81 Diver 1

It's a travesty of humanity that this manga hasn't been scanlated yet.
I will correct that travesty forthwith.

[81 Diver 001 Translation by Kewl0210]
Cover: 81diver
Shibada Yokusaru

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★This is a work of fiction. Any connection to actual persons, organizations, or events are completely unrelated.
81diver
1
Chapter 1 Ukeshi of Akiba
Chapter 2 This is Shinken
Chapter 3 Blinder Shogi
Chapter 4 Purposefully
Chapter 5 I'm Going
Chapter 6 Hachi One Diver

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Sugata: Of humans that can make a living off of playing shogi, ["make a living" in red.]
there are two types.
Title: Chapter 1 Ukeshi of Akiba
Sugata: Of course, one is a pro shogi player,
a "Pro Kishi".
The other one is a person who makes a livelihood by paying betting shogi. ["gambling shogi" in red.]
They are nicknamed...
T/N: As explained here, a kishi is a word for a pro shogi (or go) player.

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Sugata: ...Shinkenshi!!
Title: Chapter 1 Ukeshi of Akiba
T/N: A Shinekenshi literally means a "serious/earnest master". Based off "shinken" which just means serious.

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[No Text]

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SFX: PACHI

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SFX: GACHI
Guy: I lose.
SFX: KUSHA
Sugata: My name is Sugata.
SFX: KUSHA

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Sugata: The pro kishi training for professional qualification league, I aimed to become a pro.
And when I was one step away, my dream was cut off.
But compared to this city's amateurs, I'm godly strong.
Now I just play this betting shogi
to earn a daily income.
The end result of a man who tried to become a pro kishi
is me.

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Sugata: Since starting "shinken", I have 182 wins and 0 losses. A 100% rate of victory. [The last sentence is bold.]
I've never lost.
So this is the fruit that's come from betting my life...?
It's so damn little.
SFX: PON
Sugata: Just how long can I
do this...?
But... besides shogi...
I have no skills.

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Sugata: Again
today, too...
Sign: Shogi Center
Sugata: However,
How 'bout a game, mister?
Guy: ......
Naw, naw. You're too good for me.
I'm not gonna.
Somebody like you can't be playing "shinken" anymore.
Sugata: Huh?
I won too much.
I suddenly
didn't have any opponents.

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Guy: Bro.
It's that thing, you know?
You're from the Shoureikai, right?
T/N: The Shoureikai is the Shogi professional qualifiers league, where one trains to become a pro kishi. Reaching 4-dan rank qualifies one to become a pro. You start out as 1-dan when you enter the league, and if you can't reach 4-dan rank, requiring a certain win record, by age 26 then you can't qualify to become a pro.
Sugata: Eh?
Guy: You're too strong.
Sugata: .........
Guy: Ain't I right?
Sugata: ......
Guy: If yer doin' "shinken" you can't win too much.
Sugata: ......
Guy: If you don't let the duck live or kill it,
even if you cook it, you'll only get the tail.

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Sugata: The "shinkenshi" are...
too weak.
Guy: Hoh...?
Sugata: As a shogi player, I can't do something like lose on purpose.
Guy: Do you know the proverb "a frog in a well"? [quote bold.]
T/N: The full proveb is "A frog in a well doesn't know of the sea". It means a person who is ignorant of the real world. Encouraging a larger perspective.
Sugata: I know it.
Guy: That's what you are.

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Guy: There's a shinkenshi in Akihabara known as "Ukeshi of Akiba". [quote bold.]
T/N: Ukeshi literally means "accept/defense master". [quote bold.]
Guy: And at a minimum, they'll challenge anyone to "baisou". [quote bold.]
Even you.
Sugata: "Baisou" with me?
No way.
They'll take me on?
To put it simply, "baisou" is where if I bet 1000 yen, the opponent gives me 2000 yen.
It's a bet where my money doubles if I win.
Guy: Then go to that dojo in Akihabara!
Sugata: ..........
SFX: GUTAN GOTAN

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SFX: ZAH
Sugata: I'm not kidding.
There isn't any shinkenshi that can win against me.
Here...?
Sign: Akihabara
Shogi Dojo
Sugata: "Ukeshi of Akiba".
I'll be making some money off him.
SFX: GARARA

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Sugata: Um...
Guy: Is this your first time here? The cover charge is 1000 yen.
Sugata: Okay.
Um...
I'd like to play with a person called "Ukeshi of Akiba", and uh...
Guy: Hoh.
Well then,
right inside there.
But to go in there, I'll need a different charge of 10,000 yen.
Sugata: Okay.
Guy: All right, go ahead.
Give it your all!

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SFX: GARA
Sugata: Um... I'd like to play somebody called "Ukeshi of Akiba".
Guy: Ooh.
Got some confidence in your skills, do ya, bro?
Because it's 20,000 per game.
SFX: PAKIN

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[No text. Plenty of boobs though.]

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Sugata: A...
A woman...?
Guy: It's no good.
SFX: JYARA
Sugata: ......
Guy: Damn.
SFX: GATA
Sugata: They're really playing for baisou.

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Sugata: Looks like I won't be disappointed...
SFX: GATA...
Ukeshi: ..........
Sugata: Would you have a game with me?

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Sugata: I heard you'll play for baisou.
Can I have a go for 50,000?
Ukeshi: .......
SFX: SUH
SFX: SUH
Ukeshi: It's fine.
Sugata: Heeeh.

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Sugata: You've got some amazing confidence to play baisou against an opponent you don't even know the strength of.
I'm looking forward to this.
Ukeshi: ..........
Would time controls of a *"10 minute limit" okay? [quote bold.]
Asterisk: *At the point where a player's waiting time of 10 minutes were to run out, they lose.
Sugata: I don't need 10 minutes. A "5 minute limit" would be fine.
You can be sente.
T/N: Sente = The player that goes first. Or is "black". Or uses the "Oushou".
Ukesi: In that case, this will be over soon, huh?
Sugata: What do you mean?
Ukeshi: Then
a "5 minute limit".

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Ukeshi: Onegaishimasu.
Sugata: Ongaishimasu.
T/N: Onegaishimasu = Please. It's a courtesy to say before playing shogi. It doesn't translate directly too well in this context, and it's a ritualistic phrase, so I'm not translating it.
Come at me!
SFX: PACHI
SFX: TAN
Narration: 7 minutes 58 seconds later
Sugata: Wha...
It can't be...

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Sugata: I...
I lo...
st.
Huh? This can't...
SFX: CHARA
Sugata: No way...
I... lost.

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SFX: GATA
Sugata: ..........
Guy: Ooh.
She really got you. And quick. [Hearts after both sentences.]
SFX :DON
SFX: BUH BUH FURA BUH BUH BUH
SFX: FURA

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Sugata: IT CAN'T FUCKIN' BE
I made some mistake...
I totally
underestimated her.
There was a bad flow. ["flow" in italics.]
SFX: GABAH
Sugata: Shogi is my only pride.
My backbone's been broken.

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Sugata: Aww FUUUCK.
SFX: DONN
Sugata: Among the humans that aimed to become pros
MAAAN...
there are people that just need to lose at shogi for their lives to be over.
And become failures.
With this loss, my life itself is a failure!
I've gotta take deep breaths.
SFX: GABAH
Sugata: SUUUUUU
HAAAAA

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SUUUU
HAAAAA
SUUU
HAAA
SUUU
HAAAA
SUUUU
HAAAA
Up until now, just by taking deep breaths like this over and over I've been able to bring myself back to neutral.
That was Akiba's Witch...
This is bad.
This is bad.
I've got to hurry
and get back at that woman...
I've got to do it soon...
I don't feel anything.
SFX: BUH
BUH
BUH
BUH

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Sugata: For the first time in a while, I've got to do shogi research. I've gotta study.
I've got to tighten back up again.
...First
I'll
......
clean up this room.
It took until the next day,
but with the help of a lack of exercise
I couldn't clean it up at all.
HAA
HAA
HIIH
That reminds me...

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Sign: Sugata
SFX: GOSO
Sugata: There was a room cleaning service in here.
Paper: If you have a problem and need your room cleaned, we'll get it done in a snap. [The text that's not in a background in the center.]
Sugata: This should be fine.
Yeah.
This is the age of having people come to your house to clean it up for you.
I guess I'll just try a number...
Just a little
my shogi passion is coming back...

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Sugata: KAAAAH
SFX: PONPOON
Maid: I'm here to clean!
Sugata: C-
Coming!
SFX: KACHA
Sugata: I've been waiting for you!

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Sugata: YEEEEES???!
Maid: I'm here to clean!

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Sugata: HUH???
EH????
Maid: Goshujin-sama [Heart]
T/N: Goshujin-sama = Master. I will not translate this because it makes me feel good inside.
SFX: KARAN KARAN

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Paper: Leave the cleaning of your room to us! [Top, black.]
Goshujin-sama, Ojyou-sama, no need for you to do anything. [Text below that]
A Strictly Secret Service - No Vacations All Year [Big text in the square]
Goshujin-sama, Ojyou-sama, please call us at a time when it's convenient for you.
Please call regardless of the job being big or small.
We will take on the job for you. [Really low x-scaled text]
Sugata: This?
It's so hard to understand!
Maid: Where shall I start cleaning from, Goshujin-sama? [Heart]
Sugata: EH?
H-
Hang o-

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SFX: GULP
GULP
GULP
Sugata: ..................
...............
......Nn

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Sugata: Huh... Wait...?
Huh?

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Sugata: No way...
There's no fuckin' way.

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"Ukeshi of Akiba"-san?
If I'm mistaken, sorry.
Maid: .........
Sugata: Yester
you
played a game with me, didn't you?

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Maid: No, I did not play shogi
with you, Goshujin-sama.
Sugata: You just said "shogi", right?
On your own.
Maid: ..................
Sugata: No way,
how...
can this be?!!!!
Ukeshi of Akiba-san!!!!

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Sugata: Let's play a game!
Right now!
B
But
how are we meeting again like this...
Maid: No. I am a maid.
Yours, Goshujin-sama. [Heart]
Sugata: [Heart] Gh...
Nnno.
Then,
SFX: GASA GASA PAKIN POKIN DOSA DOSA
Sugata: I'll know if I play you!
It's an order from
Goshujin... sa-sama.
So...
SFX: DON
Sugata: Okay, all ready!
SFX: BAN

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Sugata: Let's play
a game.
P-
Please
play!
Maid: ..........
Sugata: But I want you to play seriously,
so I'll put in a 1000 yen bill.
It can be
500 baisa for me!!!!
SFX: GAH

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Sugata: They're all 1000 yen bills, but I have 500,000 in here!
SFX: DON
Sugata: Doesn't this excite your shinkenshi blood?
Maid: ..........

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Maid: Understood,
Goshujin-sama.

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SFX: G... GULP
Sugata: SUUUUUU
What... is this......
Is it reality...?
HAAAA
SUUUU
HAAAA
I don't even care.
SUUUU
I'll win!!!!!

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Sugata: Like when I was stil aiming to become a pro kishi,
I'll fight with all my strength!!!!
SFX: PACHI
Sugata: Hoooh.
I see...

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Sugata: She's inviting me to attack.
I'll go along with it.
SFX: SUH
Sugata: Just as you like!!!
This is...
SFX: BACHII
SFX: PACHI
A human who fought and whose life span was shaved down at the Shoureikai's
shogi!!!!
SFX: BACHII

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Sugata: I attacked and attacked,
I attacked like hell!!!!
And she...
undertook it like hell.
SFX: PACHI
Sugata: And...
finally

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Sugata: My hand... stopped.
My attacks...
stopped.
I see. I see.
There's a reason that's what she's called.

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"Ukeshi
of Akiba"
She's the real thing.
She...

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Sugata: was truly
strong!!!!!
SFX: PACHI
[The characters get much bigger than this.]

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Sugata: She perfectly defended my full-on attack.
And there's nothing...
but a cruel enclosure left...
It's not...
...a lie.
It's reality...

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Sugata: It was reality.
I
l
o
st.
I've never had a more disgraceful loss.
She's strong...
...Please go home...
Take this money...
and go!
Right...
away.
Maid: But...

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Maid: You're plenty strong, too, Goshujin-sama [Heart]
Sugata: ..........[Heart]
SFX: KYUH [Heart]
Excuse me.
Thank you very much.
Goshujin-sama [Heart]
Sugata: ..........
This isn't...
a bad dream or anything...?
But------ In the darkness, there was a completely different giant shogi world besides pro...

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Sugata: The world of the "Shinkenshi".
With this as a start, I've started battles with underground high-class shinkenshi.

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And...
"Ukeshi of Akiba Maid-Version".

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Sugata: Sh...
She was so cute[Heart]
That's why I lost.
I mean, probably.
Yeah, had to be that.
...Definitely.
And she took all of my...
savings...
with her.
Hey, hey.
What am I gonna do starting tomorrow?
Aw, man...
What the fuck do I do now?
Deep breaths!
SUUUU
HAAA
SUH...
First... I'll scream...
I won't forgive that maid shinkenshiiiiiiiiiiii!

T/N: You need to know how to play shogi to read this manga. en.wikipedia.org/shogi is a good place to learn the basic rules. I'll translate any terms that are simple enough to merit translation, the rest I'll leave a not explaining the meaning as I have done.