Hito Hitori Futari 1

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[Hito Hitori Futari 1 Translation by Kewl0210]
Cover: Hito Hitori Futari
Vol. 1
Takahashi Tsutomu
Back Cover: Riyon is a girl living in the Astral World who always skips out
on classes. One day, she's ordered by the principal to be a Guardian Spirit
to a human as training. But the person Riyon possessed is the Japanese Prime
Minister and only has a year and a half left in his life span... Takahashi
Tsutomu's new story of souls and life begins here!

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Hito Hitori Futari
Takahashi Tsutomu
[The title makes it look like an equation of some sort.]

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[Blank]

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Hito Hitori Futari
Takahashi Tsutomu

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Contents:
Life 1 | p3 Down from the sky
Life 2 | p55 The Prime Minister and Riyon
Life 3 | p89 Blackout
Life 4 | p115 First Contact
Life 5 | p133 Declaration
Life 6 | p151 Voice of the Heart
Life 7 | p169 Psychic Prime Minister

Page 5:
Title: Life 1 Down from the sky
Narration: The people in that come into the world mostly... are not aware of their existence.
People... are not alone...
Behind all humans...
without exception
are beings called Guardian Spirits...

Page 6-7:
[All the words are already in English so there's really nothing to do here.]

Page 8:
Narration: The Spiritual World.
The lowest level zone, the Realm of the Dead.

Page 9:
[No text]

Page 10:
SFX: PETO PETO
SFX: PETO
Someone: And so,
when one is reborn through the cycle of rebirth, their memories from the previous life are lost.

Page 11:
Teacher: Understood?
Guy: Um~~
Sensei.
Teacher: Yes?
Guy: If we lose our memories, how're we supposed to live down on earth...?
Teacher: Ah,
how many times must I say it for you to understand?

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Teacher: Where down on earth do you see a human who has memories of a past like from infancy...?
Guy: ......
Right....
Woman: Excuse me.
Teacher: Yes?
Woman: Have you seen Riyon?
Teacher: Riyon didn't come today, either.
I'd expect she's off playing somewhere again.

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Woman: Is that so?
I suppose there's no choice, then.
SFX: PESHI

Page 14:
Tiyon: Uuuuuuuuh.

Page 15:
Guy: No matter how much you think, the result won't change.
It's your loss.
Riyon: Old man Gan,
gimme one more game.
Gan: Are you sure? This is your 2529th loss.
Riyon: You'd better not forget I've got 24 wins, too.
Gan: For the most part, every time I lost to you, I was hungover.
Woman: If I could interject.

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Woman: Riyon,
the principal has called you.
I would like you to come with me to see him.
Riyon: The principal? 'Bout what?
Gan: Oh.
Is it finally Riyon's turn for reincarnation...?
Riyon: Huh?
Ya think so?
Well, I guess that's usually the story when the principal calls you.

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Gan: But it's a bit of a pity.
When Riyon loses her memories when she's reborn,
she'll forget all about her Othello losses.
Riyon: What?
You could act a little happier for me you know.
Gan: I suppose so.
The last life I lived was an enjoyable one, too, after all...
I will pray that the same happens to you , Riyon.
Riyon: Okay.
Woman: Okay,
shall we get going?

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Riyon: Old man Gan, thanks for everything.
Playing Othello
was fun.
But I really give you credit
for those 2529 losses I had.

Page 19:
Riyon: Seee yaaa!
Gan: I do hope that kindness carries over into her next life.

Page 20:
Woman: Excuse me.
Riyon is here to see you, sir.
Riyon: Please come in.

Page 21:
Riyon: Um,
principal-sensei?
What did you want to talk to me about?
Is it
about being reborn?
Principal: Riyon,
I've heard you've been skipping out on classes and refining your soul and have just been playing around every day. Isn't that right?

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Riyon: Um, well,
I wouldn't say that exactly. ["that" in italics.]
Principal: It seems you need a little more training before you can be reborn.
We're having you go down to earth and be a guardian spirit.
Riyon: Huh?
Guardian spirit?

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Riyon: Please Principal-sensei, anything but that!
Bein' a guardian spirit's that pain in the ass job where you watch over some human's stupidity from morning till night?!
Principal: Exactly.
Riyon: All you do is stand next to some moron their whole life and never interfere or even say anything.
Everyone in school says the last thing they want to do is be a guardian spirit.
Principal: That's why it's training.

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Principal: Understand?
You and the person your protecting's soul should be able to attune subconsciously.
If you do well, you should have a good effect on the person you're protecting.
Try your hardest.

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Woman: I understand why you would be less than enthusiastic,
but please prepare yourself.
Riyon,
the truth is that the person you'll be attaching to won't be a newborn.
Riyon: Huh?
Woman: They're all subjects whose predecessors fell under effects of black balls and fell to the dark world.
Look.
Behind you are all of the humans without guardian spirits.

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[Collect them all.]

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Woman: Now then,
pick whichever one you like.
Riyon: Oookay.
C'mon, gimme somebody who'll die in like 10 years. I'm beggin' ya.
How 'bout this?
Maybe I'll go with him.
Screen: Kasuga Souichirou
Woman: Please look at your Life Graph.
It will display the person's life span.
SFX: PIH

Page 28:
Screen: Kasuga Souichirou
Luck
Riyon: Oh!!

Page 29:
Riyon: 518 days, that comes out to
about a year and a half, right?
All right!
It's short!
Woman: Riyon,
You'll be departing in three days.

Page 30:
Riyon: Okay,
Kasuga-san!
I'm comin', so ya better wait for me...

Page 31:
[Hills...]

Page 32:
[And there's a hole...]

Page 33:
Guy: Yo.
If it ain't Riyon?

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Riyon: Oh, it's you, Kiyozou.
Kiyozou: It's been a while.
You're in the guardian spirit group, too, eh...?
How many years is your job?
Riyon: About 500 days.
Kiyozou: Nice, that's pretty short.
I've got a newborn so I'll be in it for a while.
Riyon: Ah, Okay...
That sucks.

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Kiyozou: All we can do is get it over with fast and go to the world of light.
Riyon: Guess so.
Kiyozou: Well, be diligent.
Riyon: Yeah.

Page 36:
Guy: Next...
19660131 Riyon.
Japan, huh?
Riyon: Yes.
Guy: Okay, go ahead.
SFX: ZAAAA

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SFX: DOO

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Riyon: 500 days... on earth...
as a guardian spirit.
SFX: O
Riyon: Well, nothing I can do...
SFX: O
If they day it's training, then all I can do is go with it...
SFX: O

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Riyon: Suu...
SFX: TOH

Page 40:
SFX: DOOOO

Page 41:
SFX: DOH

Page 42-43:
[And here we are.]

Page 44:
SFX: PAAAN

Page 45:
Riyon: Like I thought.
Earth is a severe place.
Everyone
is exhausted.

Page 46:
Woman: Dear,
would you give it a rest?!
Girl: You
can't forget.
Riyon: I could
keep watching this stuff forever.

Page 47:
Well... I should get going...
SFX: DOH
Screen:
SFX: KAH
Tokyo Chiyoda Ward Nagatachou 2-3-1
[That's the address of the Prime Minister's residence, Kantei. But it may be better to not explicitly put in a note.]

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[And that's the national Diet building, which is right across from it.]

Page 50:
Riyon: What?
There are people living around here...?

Page 51:
SFX: KARA

Page 52:
[There's the guy.]

Page 53:
Guy: Minister.
It's already quite late.
Perhaps you had best turn in for the night.
Kasuga: Yeah.
I know.
Guy: Also,
forgive me if I may see forward,
but you've been a bit heavy on the alcohol lately.
Kasuga: I'm well aware
of that as well.
Guy: Well then,
I'll be taking my leave.

Page 54:
Riyon: Hang on
a minute.

Page 55:
Riyon: The person I'm protecting,
the person with the year and a half life span, Kasuga Souichirou,

Page 56:
Riyon: Is the Prime Minister?
SFX: PIH