Hokenshitsu no Shinigami 23

A million apologies for the unannounced, several week hiatus. I got trapped in the swirling vortex that is college.

Reserved for Muda Scans, tell me if I effed something up super bad. Also, a big hearty THANK YOU to any and all that helped me with this. Even though you'll probably never see this message...

Page 1
Hayasaka：　絶対誰にも言わないって約束して欲しいんだ
ゴメン・・・僕こんなこと相談できるの
美作くんくらいしかいなくてさ・・・
I need you to promise me you won't tell this to anyone.
I'm sorry...can I talk to you about it?
You're the only one...

Mimasaka：　安心してください先輩・・・
オレは約束は守る男です
Please don't worry, senpai.
I'm the kind of man who can keep a promise.

Hayasaka：　もうすぐマラソン大会あるだろ・・・
僕　マラソン苦手だけど・・・
いや　苦手だからこそだ！　僕の本気をわかってもらえる
大会で優勝して・・・
みのり先生に告白する！
The marathon tournament is going coming up soon...
I don't really like marathons...
No, that's why I'm bad at them! I need you to understand I'm serious here.
I'll win the tournament...
And confess to Minori-sensei!

Text box：　美作の先輩で友達
早坂　駆
Mimasaka's senpai friend
Hayasaka Kakeru


Page 2
Text box：　常伏中学校冬の行事③マラソン大会
全校生徒・教員総出で行われる誰も喜ばない毎冬恒例のスポーツイベントである
なぜか寒さのピークに行われることが多く生徒たちにとってはもはやスポーツではなくただの苦行である
Tokofushi Middle School winter event number 3: the marathon tournament.
It's an established sporting event held every winter that none of the students and teachers who come out and participate are particularly happy about.
For students who aren't into sports, holding it at the peak of coldness is punishment.

Title：　燃える！　マラソン大会
Burning Up! The Marathon Tournament

Fuji：　何だお前ら　やる気ねーな
What's up, you guys? You look like you don't want to do this.

Mimasaka：　そりゃーオメー　やってられっかよ　このクソ寒い中しちメンド臭え
Yeah, well, they're making us. When it's this damn cold it's so annoying.

Ashitaba：　僕は長距離苦手・・・
I'm bad at long distances..

Mimasaka：　えっ！
どうしたんだよ　お前・・・ジャージなんか着て
ま・・・まさか・・・！
What the...
What's wrong...you're wearing a jersey...
You...you can't be...!

Ashitaba：　あ・・・あの　面倒臭いことを毛虫のごとく嫌う藤くんが・・・
昨日まで「アシタバ俺の代わりにトイレ行ってきて」と言ってたのに・・・
Ah, ah...are you the same Fuji-kun who hates annoying things...
Until yesterday, you were all, "I'm going to the bathroom instead..."

Fuji：　俺がマラソン参加したら悪いかよ
If I didn't participate, it would be bad.


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Fuji：　先に並んでるぞ
I'm going ahead and lining up.

Ashitaba：　あやしい・・・
That's really suspicious...

Mimasaka：　何かウラがあるな・・・
There's definitely more to it than that...

Touya：　どうしたんだよ　リュウキ　そんな張り切って
てっきりサボるかと思ったのに
What's up, Ryuuki? So you're so enthusiastic...
I thought you were definitely going to skip out on this.

Senoo：　姐さんと勝負するチャンスだからな
ずっと再選申し込んでんのになかなか受けてくんねーからよ
これに勝って挑戦権を手に入れてやんだよ！
This is a chance to defeat Ane-san.
I'm always askin' for a rematch but she turns me down.
I'll win this and get the right to challenge her!

Touya：　そういうよくわかんない　自分ルール作るから相手にしてもらえないんだよ
I don't really understand that. If you make your own rules then she's not going to be your opponent.

Text：　１年勢
２年勢
３年勢
First year
Second year
Third year


Page 4
Text box：　教師陣
The teachers' camp

Saizaki：　ハデス先生・・・？
そろそろ私の言いたいことわかっていただけると思うのですが・・・？
Hades-sensei?
Do you think you could understand where I'm coming from one of these days?

Hades-sensei：　もちろん　わかっています
全力で生徒を教護しろ・・・ですよね
Of course.
It's, "we have to reform our students with all our might!"

Saizaki：　それはそうですけどなんか違うんです！
どうしてもっと普通にできないんですか？
Yes but you're misunderstanding something!
Why can't you do it more normally?

Hayasaka：　ああ・・・みのり先生・・・
あなたはなんて美しいんだ
こんなに遠くからでもあなたの周りだけが地デジ放送のようにくっきり鮮明だ
あなたの目に映る僕はまだまだアナログ放送並にボヤけているのだろうけど・・・
Ahh, Minori-sensei...
You're so beautiful...
From such a distance, area around you is distinctly clear, like you're being digitally broadcast.
In your eyes I'm blurry, like I'm being broadcast analogically.
[T/N: This is...such a weird comparison.]


Page 5
Hayasaka：　今日こそ変わる！
今日という日のために僕は毎日血のにじむような特訓に耐えてきたんだ
見ていてください　みのり先生　今日僕はあなたに告白して地デジ化します
Today for sure it's all going to change!
It was for this day that I endured that bloody training everyday.
Please watch me, Minori-sensei. Today I'm going to confess and start digitally broadcasting!

Girl：　シンヤちゃんがんばってー
Good luck, Shinya-chan!

Girl：　ゼッタイ優勝できるよ
You can definitely win!

Hachiya：　優勝したらウチら全員でジュースおごりだかんねー！
If you win, I'm going to treat everyone to juice!

Kaburagi：　ほんとー？
じゃーがんばっちゃうからね！
Really?
Then, I'll do my best!

Hayasaka：　ま・・・負けるものか・・・
ジュースなんかに・・・
Am I gonna lose...
To juice?

Announcer：　それでは生徒の皆さんはスタート地点についてください
位置について
用意・・・
Well, then, would all the students move to the starting point?
Take your places.
Get ready...


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Announcer：　スタート！
Start!

Senoo：　っっしゃコラー！
Here I go!

Mimasaka：　アホだな～・・・あいつ・・・
He's an idiot...

Ashitaba：　途中でバテなきゃいいけど・・・
わ
凄い　もう観戦してる人がいる
It'd be good if he got worn out halfway through...
Oh.
Wow, there's already people watching.

Mimasaka：　身内に遭遇したら最悪だな
目立たねーよう走ろうぜ
It's going to be bad if we see any relatives.
Let's run so we don't stand out.

Senoo：　ん・・・
Hmm...


Page 7
Kikka：　おっ　来た来た　リュウキ
Oh, here he comes, here he comes. Ryuuki!

Koko：　スゲートップじゃん
Awesome, he's in the lead.

Koko or Suzume：　最初だけだよ
It's only the beginning.

Natsumi：　優勝したら焼肉だよー！
If you win, we'll go out for yakiniku!

Senoo：　ゲッ！
ババア共！
Geh!
Frickin' women!

Touya：　おい　何してんだよ！
Hey, what are you doing?

Senoo：　事情が変わった！
フケる！
The situation's changed!
I give up!

Touya：　はぁ？
Huuuh?

Text：　５分後
Five minutes later

Motoyoshi：　ハデス先生
重くないんですか？
Hades-sensei.
Aren't I heavy?

Text box：　本好くんは体が弱いので見学です
Since Motoyoshi-kun's body is weak, he's looking on.

Hades-sensei：　そんなことないよ・・・気を遣わなくていいんだよ
その分本好くんには給水ポイントで仕事をしてもらうからね・・・
Nothing of the sort...don't worry about it.
Your job in this is going to be at the water supply point.

Motoyoshi：　はあ・・・
それならいいんですけど
Huh...
If that's it, then that's okay.


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Motoyoshi：　もうひとり働き手になりそうな奴がいますよ
It seems like there's one more person here to help out.

Fuji：　も・とよ・し！
テメー　バラすんじゃねーよ　根性悪いぞ
Mo-to-yo-shi!
You bastard, he's going to find out! You're such an ass.

Motoyoshi：　藤って本当正々堂々卑怯だよね・・・
これがイケメンだって言うんだから世の仲間違ってるよ
それに比べて美っちゃんはさぁ・・・
Fuji, you are an all-out coward.
Even though everyone says you're a cool guy, you're so much different from your other friends.
If I was going to make a comparison, Micchan is, well...

Fuji：　わかった！　わかった　今度聞くから
今は黙れな！
Okay, okay, I'll listen to you some other time.
Just shut up for now!

Text box：　さらに５分後
１・５km地点・・・
Once again, five minutes later
At the 1.5km mark

Hayasaka：　ハァッ
ハァッ
ハァ・・・
だ・・・だ・・・だ・・・！　ダメだ・・・！
もう・・・走れない！
ハッ
ハッ
ハッ
ハッ
Haa...
Haa...
Ha...
I...I...I can't do it!
I can't...run anymore!
Haa
Haa
Haa
Haa


Page 9
Hayasaka：　いや・・・それよりも今まで一体何人に抜かれたんだ・・・？
１０・・・２０・・・優勝するには今の体力でこいつら全員ぶち抜いてなお完走・・・
無理なのか　僕には・・・？
あきらめるしかないのか・・・このまま・・・
みのり先生・・・あなたへの想いまで・・・！
No...more than that, just how many people have passed me by until now?
10, 20...their physical strength in winning far surpasses mine; they're still in this race.
Is it...impossible for me...?
At this rate, is giving up all I have left?
Minori-sensei...my feelings for you...!

Text box：　その頃みのり先生
At that moment, Minori-sensei

Saizazki：　あんたたちふざけていないで
きちんと自分のペースを守って走行しなさい
You guys, don't play around.
Keep to your own pace and run.

Yasuda：　オレらみのりちゃんと一緒に走りたいんだよ
胸・・・
胸が・・超ゆれてる・・・
We want to run with you, Minori-chan.
Her chest...
It's really bouncing...

Saizaki： ちょ・・・調子のいいことを・・・！
Is...is that such a good idea...
[T/N: I'm basically guessing this is Saizaki? And from that, I'm guessing that's how the sentence goes? It could be different it's someone else...]

Hayasaka：　告白するだけならいつだってできる
だが僕の心は折れたまま
できない！　そんなこと・・・
優勝・・・優勝しなければ・・・！
僕の気持ちも覚悟もその程度だったって教えてるようなものじゃないか・・・！
そんなの絶対にイヤだ！
If I'm just going to confess, then I can do that at any time.
But...my heart is going to stay broken.
I can't do this!
If I don't...if I don't win...!
Isn't this something telling me that my emotions and resolutions aren't enough?
I really don't want that!

Disease demon：　熱いねェ・・・
ボウズ・・・気に入ったぜ・・・！
You're on fire...
Boy...I like you!


Page 10
Disease demon：　オレが力を貸してやる
男なら・・・一度決めたことは何にスがっても成し遂げな！
I'm going to lend you my power.
If you're a man...once you've decided on it, whatever you cling to, you can accomplish!

Hayasaka：　はっ・・・
え？
な・・・
Ha...
Eh?
Wha...

Disease demon：　テンパってねーで足動かしやがれ！
動くハズだぜ　今しがた「注入」したばかりだ
ガソリンをな！
Don't lose your cool, keep your legs movin'!
You should to be moving! I just "injected" it a moment ago.
Some fuel!


Page 11
Hayasaka：　身体が・・・
軽い！
My body...
Is light!

Disease demon：　走ることでてめェが消費するカロリー！　体力！
オレがそいつをガンガン補充してってやる！
これでオマエさんのガソリン切れによるリタイアはもう有り得ねえ
あとは根性（ハート）見せるだけだぜ！
With running, you burn through calories and physical strength.
I've given you an intense supplement!
By using up this fuel, it's impossible for you to stop.
Just show me your willpower!

Hayasaka：　あ
あなたは一体・・・？
Just...
Just what are you...

Disease demon：　オレか？　オレは「バーン」！
ヨロシクなァ　ブラザー！
Me? I'm Bang!
Nice to meet ya, brother!

Hayasaka：　行こうぜ！
ピリオドの向こう側！
Let's go!
The others are up ahead!

Boy：　な・・・
なんだ・・・？　今の・・・
Wha...
What was that just now...


Page 12
Mimasaka：　まぁ　案の定というか　なんというか・・・
余りに余ってるな・・・
It's just like I thought...or rather, that's...
A whole bunch of them that are left over...

Motoyoshi：　うん・・・
隣で見てて俺まで悲しくなってきちゃった
Yes...
Even I feel kind of sad being seen next to it...

Mimasaka：　オレはこのポップがよくないと思う
I don't think this sign's very good.

Sign：　つかれふきとぶ！
一口でとびきり元気
保健室印のお茶
Blow off fatigue!
With a mouthful, you'll have extraordinary energy
Infirmary brand tea

Fuji：　よお
Hey.

Ashitaba：　あれっ　藤くん？
Huh...Fuji-kun?

Mimasaka：　オメー　いつの間に・・・
Hey, when did you -

Fuji：　あ？　何だよ
俺はずっとお前の後ろ走ってただろな！　本よ・・・
し・・・
Huh? What are you talking about?
I've been running behind your guys the whole time. Motoyo-
Shi...

Ashitaba：　な・・・なに・・・？　突風？
What was that? A sudden gust of wind?

Mimasaka：　いや・・・
誰かスゲースピードで走り抜けて行ったんだ
No...
It was someone going by really fast.

Ashitaba：　誰だ？
Who?

Hades-sensei：　今のは・・・
Just now...


Page 13
Kaburagi：　テープまだ残ってる！
もしかして私が一番乗り？
やったあ！　
優しょ・・・
The tape's still there!
Am I really the first one here?
All right!
I won -

Announcer：　ゴール！
走行タイム１０分５９秒２７・・・
Goal!
Running time: ten minutes and 59 seconds.

Kaburagi：　え・・・
え～っ？
Huh...
Huuuh?!

Announcer：　優勝は３年A組早坂駆くんです！
The winner is third year A-group Hayasaka Kakeru-kun!


Page 14
Teacher：　優勝おめでとう
Congratulations on winning.

Ashitaba：　意外だね～・・・鏑木さんが２位だなんて
That was unexpected...Kaburagi-san came in second place.

Fuji：　あの先輩も運動できそうには見えねーけどな
どんな魔法使ったんだよ
I've never seen him exercising.
Just what kind of magic did he use?

Mimasaka：　努力という名の魔法だよ・・・
オメーにゃ一生わかんねーだろうな
The magic called effort...
It's something you wouldn't understand.

Hayasaka：　優勝・・・！
して・・・しまった・・・本当に・・・！
この僕が・・・マラソン大会で・・・！
I won...!
I...really did it.
Me, at the marathon tournament...!

Saizaki：　早坂くん！
Hayasaka-kun!

Hayasaka：　み・・・
みのり先生・・・！
Mi...
Minori-sensei...!


Page 15
Saizaki：　すばらしいわ　よくがんばりましたね
体育のあまり得意じゃない　あなたがこんな記録をのこすなんて・・・
さぞ陰でたくさん努力をしたのでしょう
とても立派よ　優勝　本当におめでとう
That was amazing. You did great.
Gym isn't really your strong point. To think you'd leave behind such a record...
I'm sure you've put in a lot of effort behind my back.
It was quite splendid. Really, congratulations on your win.

Hayasaka：　えっ
あ・・・
な・・なんてことだ　いきなり
チャンスだ・・・！
あ・・・あ　あの・・・
先生・・・ば
僕・・・！
みのり先生に告ー・・・！
Eh...
Ah...
What is this...all of a sudden...
It's a chance!
Ah...um...
Sensei...I...
I...
I'm going to confess to Minori -

Saizaki：　なっ・・・
Wha...

Hayasaka：　え・・・？
Eh...

Disease demon：　オイオイ・・・まだブレイクタイムにゃ早すぎるぜ・・・
オレの補充はエンドレス！　終わっちゃいねェ
走って走ってしっかりカロリー消費しねーと
ドンドンオマエさんに溜まってくぜ！
Hey, hey, it isn't break time just yet.
My supplement is endless! It doesn't end!
If you don't run and run and burn off calories...
It steadily gathers up!

Hayasaka：　え・・・
そ・・・！
Eh...
No...!


Page 16
Hayasaka：　そ・・・そっ
そんなぁ～っ！
No...no...
No waaaay...!

Saizaki：　早坂くん？　待ちなさい！
賞状忘れてるわよ！
Hayasaka-kun? Wait!
You forgot your certificate!

Fuji：　なるほどなー
I see...

Mimasaka：　優勝のカラクリはこういうことかよ
So his trick for winning was something like that.


Page 17
Mimasaka：　早坂先輩よ　こんなまがいモンの優勝ひっ下げて好きな女に顔向けできんのかよ
カッコ悪いぜ　お前
Hayasaka-senpai, can you face the woman you love weighed down by this fake victory?
It's really uncool.

Hayasaka：　み・・・
美作く・・・
んっ
ご・・・ごめん　とにかく今はどいてくれ
走り続けてないと・・・
太っちゃうんだよ～
Mi...
Mimasaka-
Kun...
I...I'm sorry. Just keep out of my way for now.
If I don't continue to run...
I get fat!

Ashitaba：　なんだか　ずいぶん面白い能力だね・・・
What...that's a pretty interesting ability...

Mimasaka：　どーすんだよ　先生！　逃げちまったぞ！
反省はしてるみたいだったがよ・・・
What are we gonna do, sensei? He got away!
It seems like he's reflecting on what he did...

Hades-sensei：　大丈夫・・・
人は無理だけど病魔はこれで捕まえられる・・・
いくよ・・・
It's fine...
It might be impossible for a human but a disease demon can catch him.
Let's go...


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Hayasaka：　わっ
Waaah!

Disease demon：　な・・・なんだ・・・こりゃあ
ま・・・前に進まねェ・・・！
Wha...what the hell...
We...can't go forward!

Hades-sensei：　はい・・・そこまで・・・
太っていく症状も治してあげるよ・・・
Yes...this is far enough.
I'm going to fix this.
[T/N: He says "I'm going to fix this condition of getting fat" but it sounded so awkward.]

Disease demon：　へへ・・・
なるほど　ニイサン　なかなか
熱いじゃねェの・・・！
いいぜ！　オレの走りとアンタのバキューム！
どっちが熱いか・・・勝負と行こうじゃねーか！
He he...
I see...nii-san...you're really
Burning up, aren't ya!
All right! My running and your vacuum...!
Which of us is burning up? Let's go on to victory!

Hades-sensei：　は・・・？
Huh?


Page 19
Disease demon：　行こうぜ　スピードの境界線！
Let's go! My speed boundary line!

Hades-sensei：　な・・・
だ・・・
だっ
誰か止めてえ～！
に・・・
逃がすか！
Wha...
So...
So...
Someone stop him!
I let him get away!

Ashitaba：　あ・・・
Ah...

Fuji：　いいんじゃねーの？　任せといて・・・
Is it okay if we leave this to him...?

Text box：　結局
ハデス先生と早坂くんが戻ってきたのは翌日の昼休みだった
In the end
Hades-sensei and Hayasaka-kun returned the next day at lunch.

Hades-sensei：　ちょ・・・
町内・・・５周くらいして・・・やっと・・・
We...
We went around the neighborhood about five times...at last...

Fuji：　その調子で東京マラソンも挑戦すれば
Now if you try to win the Tokyo marathon...

Mimasaka：　うまくまとめんな
Oh, knock it off.

Hayasaka：　先生・・・いつか必ず・・・！
Sensei...one day, without fail...!