Hokenshitsu no Shinigami 24

Aaah, this is one of those translations that feels like I didn't do as good a job as I usually do. Ah, well, whatever.

Reserved for Muda Scans. See something wrong, tell me!

I want to apologize for having to go back and change a lot of lines. This is what I get for doing a rush job. I should become more concerned with quality than trying to crank these bad boys out. Don't worry, I'm going to get less busy soon and I'll be able to devote more attention to translations instead of just an hour or so every few days. I really am sorry for such terrible quality. I'll try harder in the future, I promise. Maybe I shouldn't do be doing these...

Page 1
Kaburagi：　刀哉！
刀哉！
どう？　この格好？
女の子っぽい？
Touya!
Touya!
What do you think of these clothes?
Are they girly?

Touya：　・・・さあ？　いいんじゃない
少なくとも男には見えないよ
遠出でもすんの？
Who knows? They're fine, I guess.
At least you don't look like a guy.
You going somewhere?

Kaburagi：　フフフ・・・
なんと　今日は手芸部の先輩たちとー・・・
駅前にショッピングに行くのよ！
Fufufu...
Today, me and my senpais from the handicrafts club...
Are going shopping in front of the station!


Page 2
Title：　偽りのファッションリーダー
The Fake Fashion Leader

Girl：　やーいっぱい買えたねー
Ahh, we bought so much.

Girl：　超満足！　超金欠だけど
That was really satisfying! But I'm super out of money...

Girl：　春の新作カワイイのありすぎて困るよねー
全部欲しくなっちゃうんだもん
シンヤちゃん元気ないね　大丈夫？
There were so many cute new spring clothes, it was a pain.
I wanted to buy them all.
Shinya-chan, you don't look so well. What's wrong?

Girl：　やっぱあのワンピ買わなかったの　後悔してるんでしょー
Is it because you didn't buy that dress? Are you regretting that?

Kaburagi：　えっ？
そ・・・そんなことないですよ
まさか　ここまで刀哉の言う通りになるなんて
Eh?
Oh, no, it's not that.
No way. Everything till now has turned out just like Touya said it would.

Touya：　遊びと言えば草野球・・・冬でもコーラ一択のねーちゃんが　休日に女同士で買い物
行くけどムダだと思うけど
Speaking of hanging out...grass-lot baseball...even though it was winter, cola was all you'd get. Spending your day off bonding by shopping...
You can go but I think it'll be impossible.

Kaburagi：　な・・・なによ！　今日こそ憧れのワンピースを買って帰るんだから！
Wha...what! I'm definitely going bring home a dress today!

Touya：　何回目だよ　その宣言
How many times have I heard that?

Kaburagi：　やっぱり　私にはこんな女の子っぽいこと１０年早かったんだわ・・・
It really is ten years too early for me to be girly...

Girl：　みんな　飲み物何にする？
私キャラメルマキアート！
What's everyone getting to drink?
I'm going to have a caramel macchiato.

Kaburagi：　ま・・・巻きアート・・・？
芸術なの？
Ma...macchiato?
Is that some kind of art?
[T/N: She thinks the girl said "maki aato" or "roll (of cloth)/volume (book) art".]

Girl：　じゃーあたしクリームブリュレラテで！
Well, then, I'm going to have a creme brulee latte.

Kaburagi：　鰤？　鰤とクリーム？
Buri? Buri and cream?
[T/N: Buri is a type of Japanese fish.]

Girl：　ハタ先輩はー？
What about you, Hata-senpai?


Page 3
Hatamoto：　え？
Huh?

Text box：　手芸部　部長　３年
機本　真綿
President of the handicrafts club, third year
Hatamoto Mawata

Hatamoto：　あ　ああ　飲み物・・・？
そうね・・・それじゃあ・・・
ディアボラ風ダークショコラオレブラックタピオカフェスティバル～カプリ島の誘惑～
で・・・
Ah, um...a drink...?
I see...well, then...
A diablo-style dark chocolate black tapioca festival Capri Island temptation
Is what I'll have.

Girl：　さすが！　ハタ先輩！　我が部のファッションリーダー
セレブっぽいの楽しみますね
Wow, as expected of Hata-senpai! Our own president is a leader in fashion!
She enjoys herself like a celebrity.

Hatamoto：　そんなことないわよ・・・普通よ　普通
It's nothing like that...I'm normal, normal!

Kaburagi：　オッシャレ～・・・！
So cool...!

Text box：　機本　真綿　１５歳
彼女はー・・・
自分を偽って生きていた
Hatamoto Mawata, 15-years-old
She has...
Been living a lie.

Hatamoto：　だって　それが一番文字数多かったんだもん
値段も　一番高かったけど・・・
I just chose the one on the menu that had the longest name.
But I chose the highest priced one too...

Text box：　精一杯の大人っぽいポーズ
Trying to be an adult pose


Page 4
Girl：　それにしてもハタ先輩全然　服買いませんでしたね
Even so, Hata-senpai, you didn't buy any clothes.

Girl：　ねー
Yeah.

Girl：　まあ　先輩のお眼鏡にかなう服なんてそうそうないですよねー
Well, it's not often that senpai finds clothes that measure up to her standards.

Girl：　確かに
That's true.

Hatamoto：　ま・・・まあ　こんな日もあるわよ
言えない・・・
私の月のお小遣いが実は１０００円しかなくて
着てる服全部・・・
激安古着を改造したものだなんて・・・！
We...well, it was a day like that.
I can't tell them.
My monthly pocket money is really just 1000 yen.
All these clothes I'm wearing...
They're dirt-cheap second hand ones I've re-done.

Text boxes：　古くなったカーテンで作ったワンピース
フリマで購入したカーディガン
１００均グッズでデコった貰い物のサンダル
An old curtain made into a dress
A cardigan bought at a flea market
Sandals, that were a gift, decorated by stuff from a 100-yen shop

Hatamoto：　ああ～　なんで　こんなことになっちゃったんだろう・・・
私　本当はオシャレでもなんでもない・・・ただ　お裁縫が好きなだけなのに・・・
Ahhh...how did it turn out like this?
I'm really not fashionable at all...I just like sewing.

Girl：　シンヤちゃん　飲みたいもの決まった？
Shinya-chan, have you decided on what you want to drink?

Kaburagi：　こっ・・・
コーラで・・・
Co...
Cola...

Girl：　アハハハハ
散々悩んで結局コーラ？
Ahahahaha...
All that worrying and in the end, you get cola?

Girl：　男子じゃないだから
We're not guys, you know.

Hatamoto：　いいなぁ・・・コーラ・・・
私も飲みたい・・・
Cola must be nice...
I want some...


Page 5
Text box：　翌日
The next day

Ashitaba：　あれ？
先生　このぬいぐるみの山どうしたんですか？
Huh?
Sensei, what's with this pile of stuffed animals?

Hades-sensei：　ああ・・・それね・・・
しばらく保健室に飾ってたものなんだけど・・・
もう　所々汚れたり破れたりしてるから
可哀想だけど捨てようか思ってね・・・
Ahh, those...
I was using them to decorate the infirmary but...
They got dirty and torn in places.
They were pitiful so I was thinking of throwing them out.

Ashitaba：　へー
ちょっともったいないですね
Yeah...
Kind of bad we couldn't do anything with them.

Mimasaka：　オレにもさすがにぬいぐるみ復元できるツテはねーなぁ
雑巾にでもしたらどうだ？
Even I don't know anyone could restore them.
What about using them as dust clothes?

Kaburagi：　ふっふっふ・・・
ここはどうやら女の子の出番のようですね
Fufufu...
It appears that it's time for a girl's turn in this.

Fuji：　チョコレートを石炭に変える女が何を・・・
What can a girl who turns chocolate into coal do...?

Kaburagi：　だっ・・・誰も私がやるなんて言ってないでしょ！　最後まで聞いてよ
それに　これでもボタンつけるくらいはできるようになったんだからね！
Do...don't tell anyone I did that! Just listen to me!
Besides, even though it looks like this, I've gotten to the point where I can at least sew on a button!


Page 6
Kaburagi：　手芸部の先輩ですっごり裁縫が得意な人がいるんです！
部内でもオシャレでセンスがいいって評判で
きっと　その子たち生まれ変わりますよ！
I've got a senpai in the handicrafts club who's really good at sewing!
She's known for her great fashion sense in our club.
I just know she'll breath new life in these stuffed animals!

Hades-sensei：　そう・・・？　鏑木さんがそこまで言うなら
ぜひ力添え願いたいなあ・・・
Really? Even if you say that, Kaburagi-san...
Are you sure she'll want to help?

Kaburagi：　はい！　私　お願いしてみますね！
Yes! I'll go ask her!

Hatamoto：　ぬいぐるみ？
いいわよ　直すくらいすぐだし
Stuffed animals?
Sure. I can have them fixed up in no time.

Kaburagi：　それが　結構悲惨な子もいるんですけど・・・
この子なんて消毒液のシミが血にしか見えないし・・・
There's...some really bad-off ones here...
With this one, all you can see are the antiseptic stains and blood...

Hatamoto：　大丈夫よ　布を取り換えれば
一から作れないこともないし　任せて
It's fine. If I replace the cloth...
It's not like I would have to start from scratch. Just leave it to me.

Kaburagi：　ハタ先輩って本当にすごいですね
魔法使いみたい・・・
Hata-senpai, you're so amazing...
It's like you're a magician...

Hatamoto：　私にしてみればシンヤちゃんの方がすごいわよ
バトルマスターみたいで
To me, you're the one who's amazing.
You're like a battle master...

Kaburagi：　ハタ先輩のデザインで・・・この子たちがどう生まれ変わるのか
みんなで楽しみにしてますね！
How are you going to use your designs to bring new life to them?
Everyone's looking forward to it!

Hatamoto：　えっ？
Eh?


Page 7
Hatamoto：　わ・・・私のデザイン・・・？
My...my designs?

Kaburagi：　はい！
今時の若い子が放っとかないようなカッコイイ感じにしてくれって言ってましたよ
Yes!
I just told everyone you'd give them a feeling like they weren't neglected.
[T/N: Not too sure on this line.]

Hatamoto：　はは・・・あ　そう・・・
オッケーまかせて
Haha...ah, right.
Okay...just leave it to me...

Paper：　チェックもよう
ドットもよう
ピンクときみどりで
春っぽい感じに
Checkered pattern
Dot pattern
Pink and pea-green
A sense of spring

Hatamoto：　う～ん　おしゃれ・・・オシャレ・・・お洒落・・・
おしゃれ・・・？　おしゃれって何・・・？
ダメだわ！　こんなのとてもおしゃれなんて呼べない
もっとしっかり考えなくちゃ
でも一体どうしたらいいの？　私　元々オシャレでもなんでもない・・・
ただの貧乏性でケチなだけどの　つまない女のに・・・！
「オシャレ」？　「セレブ」？　「流行」？　そんなの全然・・・
わかんないよ～！
All right...fashionable...fashionable...fashionable...
Fashionable...just what is it anyway?
Ah, it's no use! You couldn't call this "fashionable"!
I just need to think harder.
But...just what am I supposed to do? I've never been "fashionable"...
I'm just a frugal penny-pincher...I'm so boring!
"Fashionable"? "Celebrity"? "Style"? I don't...
Understand any of it!


Page 8
Disease demon：　ったく　おバカな女ね
根がダサダサのくせにムリするからそうなるのよ
Jeez, you're such a silly girl...
Even though you're uncool, you've been doing the impossible and that's how things got to be this way.

Hatamoto：　え・・・
Eh...

Disease demon：　アタシの名前は「メイクアップ」
アンタの見栄のために一役買ってあげてもいいけど・・・どうする？
My name is "Makeup".
Can I get involved with your appearance? How about it?

Hatamoto：　ぎゃああああああーっ！
おかーさん　変態！　変態がーっ！
Gyaaaaaa!
Mom! A weirdo! A weirdo's...!

Hatamoto's mom：　真綿？
どうしたの　真綿
何よ　なんにもいないじゃないの
Mawata?
What's wrong, Mawata?
What? There's no one here...


Page 9
Hades-sensei：　えっ・・・
もう　あのぬいぐるみ直ったの・・・？
まだ　一日しか経ってないけど・・・
Eh...
She's already done with them?
But it's only been a day...

Kaburagi：　はい！　今朝メールもらって
直接保健室に届けに行くって言ってました！
Yes! I got a text from her this morning.
She said she was going to bring them here in person!

Hades-sensei：　本当に凄い人なんだね・・・
何かお礼を考えないと・・・
She really is an amazing person...
If we don't consider giving her something as thanks...

Fuji：　直接保健室に・・・？
Bring it here in person?

Ashitaba：　僕もそこ気になった
I'm a little worried about that too.

Mimasaka：　ま・・・まあ　そー言ってやるなよ
オレたちが知らん間にこの保健室も認められつつあるんじゃねーの？
W...well, don't say it like that.
We just haven't noticed that everyone's starting to warm up to the infirmary.

Kaburagi：　あっ
ハタ先ぱー・・・
い・・・
Ah...
Hata-senpa...
I...


Page 10
Hatamoto：　はっあ～い
グレムリン達おまたせえ
ハイ　シンヤっち　コレ約束のブ・ツ
７回は生まれ変わったわよ
アタシってば超パナス！　パナスカリ
Aaaall right!
I've kept you waiting, my gremlings!
Here, Shinya-chi, the goods, as promised!
They have been re-born seven times over!
I'm so panas! Panas sekali!

Note: "Panas sekali" means "hot".

Hatamoto：　じゃあまたアタシの力が必要だったら呼んで的な
テキーラサンライズ！
Well, if you need my help again, just call!
Tequila sunrise!


Page 11
Kaburagi：　え～っ！
何？　あれはなんなの？
何がどうしたの？
Ehhh!
What! What was that!
What's wrong with her?

Fuji：　何って・・・先輩だろ？　センスがいいって評判の・・・
What...that was your senpai? The one known for her fashion sense...?

Mimasaka：　まさか　あんな変態だとは思わなかったぜ・・・
No way, I didn't think she's be that kind of a weirdo...

Kaburagi：　違うのよ！　いつもの先輩はとにかく違うの！
先生！　これって病魔の仕業じゃないんですか？
ほらっ　ここ！　病魔のオーラ出てるじゃないですか
早く助けてあげましょう！
You're wrong! That's not how she always is!
Sensei! Is this the work of a disease demon?
Look, isn't its aura leaking out?
Let's hurry up and save her!

Hades-sensei：　あ・・・ああ　うん・・・
前衛的だ・・・
Ah...uh-huh...yeah...
It's avant-garde...


Page 12
Hatamoto：　ふふふん　ブリリアント！
アタシが勉強する机はこうでなくっちゃ
ウェイウェイウェイ！　ちょっと！
アンタ！　誰が今写真撮っていいなんて言ったのよ！
Fufufun, brilliant!
The desk where I study must be like this!
Wait, wait, wait! Wait a minute!
You! Who said you could take pictures?

Yodobashi：　くっ・・・見つかったか
Shi...found out.

Hatamoto：　そういうことは早めに言っといてくれないと
さ！　オッケーカメちゃんバシバシやっちゃってぇ
今しかないわよ　この輝き
ブレシャス系？
If you don't tell me these things ahead of time...
All right! Okay, cute little camera man, go ahead and take it!
Now's the only time for this radiance.
Is it a good time?

Yodobashi：　だっ・・・誰がカメちゃんだ
僕は隠し撮りは大好きだが頼まれて写真を撮るのは大嫌いなんだ！
Who...who's a cute little camera man?!
Look, I love taking pictures in secret but I loathe being told to take them!


Page 13
Kaburagi：　こらーっ！
ハタ先輩の体を返しなさい！
このヘンタイ病魔！
Hey!
Give back Hata-senpai's body!
You weirdo disease demon!

Hatamoto：　シンヤっち・・・
Shinya-chi...

Yodobashi：　鏑木真哉？
Kaburagi Maya?

Hatamoto：　ふふふん
聞き捨てなんないわねェ～誰がヘンタイですって・・・？
まあ・・・でも真綿みたいなイモギャルが一応・・・
「オシャレ」なんて肩書きで通ってる理由はわかったわ
水準が低いのね　
せっかくだしこのアタシがアンタたちの・・・
オシャレ偏差値底上げしてあげるわ！
Fufufun.
I won't overlook that. Who's a weirdo?
Well...now I understand
Why such a backwoods girl like Mawata goes by "fashionable".
You have such low standards.
It's going to be a pain but I'm going to
Raise your fashion sense for you!


Page 14
Kaburagi：　きゃーっ
Kyaaaah!

Hatamoto：　テーマはズバリ「春」！
大胆なデザインとおしとやかな桜モチーフのコラボレーションが今年流よ！
The theme is definitely "spring"!
Bringing together bold designs with graceful cherry blossom motifs is what's in this year!

Kaburagi：　いやーっ　いやーっ　何これ？
いや～！
Nooo! Nooo! What is this?
Nooo!

Yodobashi：　くははは　いいザマだな　鏑木真哉！
喜べ！　次号の常伏タイムス一面はオマエの痛々しいコスプレ写真だ！
Kuhahaha, what a fine mess you are, Kaburagi Maya!
Be glad! The next issue of the Tokofushi Times' front page will be this pathetic cosplay picture!

Kaburagi：　やめてぇ　撮らないでぇぇ
Stop! Don't take it!

Yodobashi：　誰がやめ・・・
Who's going to stop -

Hatamoto：　春といえば目覚めの季節よね！
涼しげなノースリーブで誰よりも早く冬眠から目覚めるの
ファンシー＆ハッピーをみんなにお届けよ！
Spring is the season of awakening!
With a refreshing sleeveless shirt, it'll wake you up from winter quicker than anyone can.
I'll bring fanciness and happiness to everyone!

Yodobashi：　なっ　なんだこれは　ふざけるな！
僕は人をネタにするのは大好きだがネタにされるのは大嫌いなんだぞ！
Wha...what is this? Don't fuck with me!
I love to make fun of people but I hate being made fun of!


Page 15
Mimasaka：　うおっやっぱり騒ぎになってやがる
Whoa, it really got crazy here.

Ashitaba：　様子見に来て正解だったね
It was a good idea we decided to keep an eye on her.

Hatamoto：　女子としてはやっぱり見逃せないのが春のスイーツ！
もうさりげないアピールは古いわ！　ガンガン主張してカレのお財布を狙い撃ちよ！
アッハハハハ　みんなステキ！　ステキよ！
まさに無敵！　匹敵！　目の敵！
Girls really can't overlook the sweets of summer!
Being reserved is out! You should appeal with all your might and shoot down your boyfriend's wallet!
Ahahahahaha! Everyone is amazing! Amazing!
I am unrivaled! Rivals! Enemies!

Hades-sensei：　よし！　そこまでだ・・・機本さんの体を返せ！
All right, this has gone far enough...give Hatamoto-san her body back!

Kaburagi：　先輩　目を覚ましてください！
Senpai, please come to your senses!

Hatamoto：　あら？
あらあらあらあら・・・
Huh?
Huh...huh...hmm...


Page 16
Hatamoto：　アンタ　なかなかイケてるじゃない！　イイわぁ全身黒！　ゴキブリそっくりよ！
Well, aren't you sexy! That black all over is nice. You look just like a roach!

Hades-sensei：　ごっ・・・
Roa...

Hatamoto：　おブスばっかりかと思ったらそうでもないのね
才能あるわよ！　アタシと世界を目指さない？
It seem that not everyone here is ugly after all.
You've got talent! How about aiming for the whole world with me?

Kaburagi：　あっ
Ahh!

Hades-sensei：　折角だけど遠慮しておくよ
おまえのデザインは生徒受けが悪いみたいだからな・・・
It's a pain but I'll have to go ahead and decline.
It looks like your designs aren't popular with the students.

Hatamoto：　くっ・・・
どうやら・・・
アンタたち救いようのない　昇天級おブスみたいね・・・
Kuh...
It seems like...
You're hopeless, death-level ugly...

Kaburagi：　先輩！
Senpai!

Hatamoto：　いいわよ　見てらっしゃい　こうなったらとことんだわ
セレブ級オシャレの真髄をッ
Fine. I'll show you. When it comes to this, I'll go all out.
The true meaning of celebrity-grade fashion!


Page 17
Kaburagi：　先輩！
Senpai!

Disease demon：　真綿ァ・・・
アンタ・・・！　アタシがいなきゃただのおブスのくせに
アンタまでアタシのファッションを否定しようっての・・・？
Mawata...
You...! If I hadn't been here, she'd just be an ugly girl.
Even you want to try to deny my fashion?

Hatamoto：　・・・違う
あんたに振り回されてはじめてわかったのよ
「本当のおしゃれ」ってやつが・・・
それは・・・本当におしゃれかどうかを決めるのは他人でも世間でもない
自分だっていうこと・・・！
自分に似合うと思う格好を自身を持って着こなすこと・・・あたしは人の評価ばっかり気にしてた
その点あんたは凄いわ・・・
You're wrong.
I understood it even since you wielded that power.
Someone with "real fashion"...
Neither you or anyone else can decide what is or isn't true fashion.
Only I can...!
Having and wearing the things that I think suit me best...all I worried about was people holding me in high regard...
That part of you was awesome.

Disease demon：　アラなんだ　よくわかってるじゃないの・・・
Ah, what? Then you get it.

Hatamoto：　でも・・・
But...


Page 18
Hades-sensei：　その価値観を人にまで押し付けるのは
Forcing those values on people...

Kaburagi：　ダサい奴のすることよ
Makes you really uncool.

Hatamoto：　シンヤちゃん・・・！
Shinya-chan...!

Disease demon：　い・・・イヤッ・・・何よ！
激し・・・
やめっ・・・
No...no...what!
So violent -
St-

Ashitaba：　せ・・・
せんせえ・・・
Se...
Sensei...

Mimasaka：　助けてくれよ～・・・
Help us...!

Ashitaba：　はずかしいよ～
It's embarrassing!

Hades-sensei：　あ・・・ごめん　ごめん・・・
Ah, sorry, sorry.

Kaburagi：　えっ・・・
What?!


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Kaburagi：　それじゃあ・・・先輩が今まで着てた服って全部
自分で作ったものだったんですか？
Then...up to now, all the clothes you've been wearing...
You made them yourself?

Hatamoto：　そ・・・そうよ・・・
私　本当はみんなに憧れてもらえるような人間じゃないの
ただお小遣いがもったいなくて・・・それで・・・
Th...that's right.
Truth is, I'm really not like those people everyone admires.
I just don't have money to waste...so...

Girl：　何言ってるんですか？
そっちの方がはるかにスゴイじゃないですか！
What are you talking about?
That is by far the coolest thing ever!

Girl：　先輩　あたしにも作り方教えてください！
Senpai, tell me how you make them!

Hatamoto：　えっ・・・？
Wha...?

Ashitaba：　病魔も悪いことばっかりじゃないですね
So disease demons aren't always bad, then?

Hades-sensei：　結果的にはね・・・
自分を見つめ直すきっかけになることもある
The result ended up being...
The opportunity to take a look at herself once again.

Fuji：　どいつもこいつも・・・
めんどくせー思考回路してやがる・・・
Everyone...
They all have such annoying ways of thinking...

Ashitaba：　藤くん　どうしたの？
Fuji-kun, what's wrong?

Fuji：　別になんでもねーよ
それよりアシタバ俺のエビのシッポと唐揚げ交換しようぜ
Not really anything.
More importantly, Ashitaba, can I trade my shrimp tails for your fried stuff?

Ashitaba：　シッポと？
The tails?!