Hitogatana 1

-Hitogatana- Chapter 1

Translation by LittleLaki
Translation is reserved for Sugooi Scans group.

000 – 001

002

Chapter 1: Katana
Chapter 2: Problems and Solutions
Chapter 3: Emergence
Chapter 4: Howdy,World

003

- Ha
- Ha
- Ga
- Gyah
- Dammit…
- Wasting our time like this

004

- But we finally caught him.
- Even we have something known as a limit.

Chapter 1: Katana

005

- Using poison to attack and able to control poison…
- I see. So you bastards are the specialized anti-Katana organization, the government’s dogs.
- Trying to pretend to be justice / You make me want to vomit.
- Ooh.
- You’ve said enough already.
- Mission accomplished.
- We’ll leave the recovery operation to the rest. Let’s return home Sis.

006

- Hey / Stop resisting us so weirdly and give us information already.
- Is anything the matter?
- Ah / The anti-Katana criminal division’s…
- Recently there’s been frequent cases of robbery around here.
- The suspect which is a Katana, has just been caught.

007

- We were just about to lure out and capture its operator.
- Ah, we can finally be able to have a peace of mind.
- Aah, good job.
- ---And where’s the squad responsible for it? I don’t see them anywhere.
- Ah--… / Because it’s squad 8.
- ---Squad 8 eh
- As always, doing such a rough job.

008 - 009

- The technology to transfer a human soul into other objects-----
- The invention of this miraculous technology which allows one to operate something not of one’s body is the main factor for the rise of androids.
- Initially, the main functions for these androids were industrial work and medical use.
- Over time, a type that was equipped with arms was manufactured specifically for combat use.
- And so these 「 Armed Operational Androids 」came to be
- ---- And were called “Katana”.

010

- ---Just as/ someone is doing the washing up
- Why are you taking out the sake cup and beginning to drink?
- Heh?
- Please don’t pretend to not understand…
- I’ll just say this again, please wash up after yourself.
- ----And the heck are you drinking sake in the middle of the afternoon.

011

- After finishing a job, it’s an exception. An exception <3
- We have to wash away the fatigue from the job~~
- How about you?
- I’ll decline!!
- In any case you only want to have an accomplice in cleaning up.
- Ahahahaha,
- Isn’t that fine!! / You look like the type that have an interest in household chores anyway.
- (bolded words above her head) Turns
- What’s with this sudden change in attitude!?
- (small words) I can’t believe you!!
- After finishing a job, making lunch and cleaning up is a super exhausting job you know!?

012

- Togusa, you’re not a non-drinker right?
- It’s not that. It’s just that Sis loves sake far too much.
- ----geh Kyaaa!!
- Even if you don’t drink alcohol you’ll still get drunk—
- Here here—
- You
- Stink / of alcohol!
- I must be honest with myself when it comes to the lures of older age right Togusa~~!? / This is good sake.
- Sis.

013

- Tonight’s dinner / I’ll make all the dishes from tomato?
- I’m extremely sorry.
- Abusing your authority is mean.
- Please call it the privilege of the chef.
- (small words) That’s called abuse of authority…
- Listen up Sis.
- I, like Sis, wants to take my afternoon easy too, but I make sure to draw a fine line between work and rest.
- Yes…

014

- ----Then
- Wanna drink?
- I won’t drink.
- Meanie-------!!
- Ah – the wind feels good.
- We don’t know if anything else will come up. / Is it really alright for a swordsman to get drunk?
- It’s fine / To set out twice in a day
- There has been no precedent for it.

015

- Today at 11am
- The serial robbery case in I City ---…
- That guy from earlier
- The case began this month –
- The method used to conduct the crimes was
- Armed Operational Android
- Also known as “Katana”.

016

- The culprit used the Katana to rob a total of five jewelry shops, taking money and various other goods.
- 3 were critically injured from the flamethrower that the Katana exclusively possess.
- Togusa / Next next.
- The apprehenders were the Anti-Katana unit –

017

- Experts who also uses the Armed Operational Androids (Katana) to prevent crime.
- Nice one!! They caught the cool pose!!
- …Oi.
- Well, it’s a little gift from my activites!!
- If the higher ups see this kind of thing, they’ll get angry with Oya-san!! (TN: Oya-san is a way of referring to the older man who will be appearing soon.)
- Teehee.
- It’s not「Teehee」!!
- Seriously, I really pity Oya-san.
- Sorry sorry.

018

- To cope with the steadily increasing cases of Katana Crimes
- We look forward to the improvement of technology.
- (Background) Increasing cases of “Katana” crimes.
- Are you stupid? / Even if we have Katanas, we don’t have enough experienced swordsmen to operate them.
- We don’t have enough blacksmiths to deal with maintenance either.
- Speak of the devil, our blacksmith have just returned home.

019

- Hey there.
- I’m back, you kids.
- Thank you for the report.
- Seriously
- …Hachiyo
- …Hm?
- You’re drinking sake in the afternoon again!?
- Teehee.
- It’s not「Teehee」!!

020

- Seriously
- Are you even aware of what your job is?
- It’s fine, our job just ended anyways.
- Eh Oya-san.
- You bought meat again?
- …Ah—hm…
- Why is it that everytime I was served by that little Miss…?
- He got charmed…

021

- How is it Togusa?
- This is good meat.
- We have eggs, so we just have to buy some vegetables and we can have sukiyaki for dinner.
- Woah!! (small words: It’s not tomato dishes!!)
- There’s a sale later today so vegetables will be cheap.
- …Just like a housewife.
- And
- Have you been looking after Tsurumaru well?
- It has been done.

022

- Hmph.
- Have Togusa went for checkup?
- Ah…I’m going next week.
- ---Sorry / Having you help us all the time.
- As expected, there are still many amongst the higher ups that want you observed. / For the one whose hand does something wrong is the one who will get his hand burnt.* (TN: Some kind of Japanese metaphor.)
- I don’t mind. / Because I’m satisfied that there’s only that.
- Or rather I’m already grateful.

023

- Hmph.
- Alright then.
- Let’s end the serious talk here.
- Thanks for the hard work again this time.
- Go for the last spurt with this good sake that I bought!! / Let’s spend the night with this and sukiyaki!!
- Yoshaaaa
- Ple-Please don’t give my sister anymore than that!!

024

- What--!! I will restrain myself till tonight!
- Of course.
- Even if you say so, once I look away, you’ll definitely sneak some of it… / Ah, it’s sweet sake.
- ----Tsukiyama here.
- …Ah, I was just about to submit the report.
- (small words) You like sweet sake eh… / It suits my taste.
- What’s up? Don’t beat around the busy, if there’s something you need to say then say it quickly.

025

- What’s this nonsense!!
- My squad members have already taken care of one case today / If there’s something then contact the other squads!! (small words above their heads: Hiiiih!!)
- …Ah?
- Everyone else already have their hands full on other cases so you can’t rely on them?
- …I understand, it can’t be helped.
- (Background) Uneasy atmosphere.
- But I want a three times increase of our allowance / Ah, of course.

026

- …Um
- Don’t tell me…
- Sorry!
- I’ve been entrusted with one more case.
- ----Seriously?

027

- “Katana”…!!
- Oi oi oii.
- You bastards are only at this level?

028

- ----Don’t just talk there!!
- If not I won’t be able to warm up even my shoulder.
- Shoot him!!
- Naïve!

029

- With this, I can’t even demonstrate the full extent of my power.
- A criminal who does whatever he please.
- Fortunately the tracking device was successfully attached to him.
- So we’ll have you takeover from there.

030

- ---Well, that’s what happened.
- What’s up with that.
- Everyone else isn’t free either eh.
- There’s a limit to chasing happiness through crime…
- Dammit, everyone doing whatever they like.

031

- Can’t they see Katanas as anything other than weapons?
- Togusa…
- Tsk!!
- Togusa
- Your expression is bad.

032

- If there’s something you want to do, then you must put a stop to this violence first.
- Don’t say empty words.
- So that’s the case huh. That’s right.
- As long as you understand, yosh!!
- Hey kid.

033

- The vegetable sale, what time does it start?
- It starts at 5.
- Until then, shall we do some cleaning up?
- Yeah.

034

- Please begin battle preparations.
- Let’s finish this up quickly and have a huge sukiyaki party. But Sis, please remember to clean up your –
- Sha—!!
- Roger!

035

- It’s the second battle.
- “Tsurumaru”.
- Tsuki-chan, isn’t there a smaller version of this transfer device?
- Don’t say impossible things.
- Go on, it’s time to prepare.

036

- Togusa too.
- As expected, he thought that the case would continue on.
- That
- Can’t be helped.
- He’s still much like a kid.
- But
- That’s his cute point.

037

- Hmph / It’s like you’re his real sister.
- That won’t be bad.
- Hachiyo, I’ve inserted the key.
- We’ll begin the soul transfer.
- Sure thing.


038

- Setup.
- From Hachiyo Seri
- To Armed Operational Android, Meitou* ‘Tsurumaru’. (TN: Meitou is a way of addressing good swords in the past, and it’s used in this context to refer to the Katanas.)

039

- Soul transfer begin.
- 3
- 2
- 1……

040

- ---Zero.
- Go on Hachiyo.

041

- My body over there.
- While I’m inside here, don’t do weird stuff to it.
- As if I would!!
- Shall we go?
- As usual, be prepared to fight to the death.

042
- Ah.
- You’re so mean Sis.
- What’s wrong all of a sudden?
- Cleaning up the sake.
- In the end you went without doing it.
- Ah, I forgot.
- Moreover, are you sure you’re alright after drinking all that sake?
- Ah, that. It’s something like water.
- Don’t lie!!
- What are you doing?
- I’ve sent the info from the tracking device to Tsurumaru.
- From Squad leader Tsukiyama Jyuusou, Anti-Katana Criminal Division, Squad 8, commence the assault.

043

- Roger.

044

- We’re speaking for specifics on the criminal but
- The culprit this time is a Katana named “Koryuu Kagemitsu”. A thing to look out for is his left arm…
- The criminal is the creator and the blacksmith’s / apprentice.

045

- Koryuu Kagemitsu and co disappeared.
- Eversince then, Kagamitsu had walked the path of darkness, leaving almost no trace.
- The apprentice took everything away,
- And then killed his master himself.
- ---Really,
- Not even six.

046

- With this, my free and easy time in the afternoon is completely gone…
- Ahahaha!! That we can’t forgive, right?
- We have to beat him up.
- Use up the 3 gauges that we have collected.
- Got it.
- …They’re here.

047

- …Um, there’s no one here?
- The signal is coming from here though.
- In fact, the signal is telling me that the enemy is right in front of us.
- Then isn’t this too weird!! / There’s only a pillar in front of us---
- What’s wrong?
- ----Eh
- The tracking device is…?

048

- ----Ah.

049

- This
- Togusa!!

050

- You’re a Katana huh…
- Anti-Katana criminal division…That’s some high quality goods you’ve sent me!!
- It must be too much of a luxury for me to be your opponent.

051

- ---Shut up!
- ----Damn / you!!

052

- Chii
- With that stance,
- This is

053

- Let’s
- See / You / Dodge
- This.
- Fine with me, fine with me.
- Urrp.

054

- ---What / So all this talk about experts were just for show?
- They must lack personnel a lot / To have this kind of lousy swordsman----

055

- Along with one human / Too weak.
- …You
- Why do you wield a Katana?
- Why? / Because the Katana is purely a weapon.
- This guy here wants blood / To use him for industrial or medical purposes is such a waste / When I use him, I can hear his desire to be used for violence.

056

- That old man couldn’t understand this voice.
- An android can save humans? Don’t joke around! / That’s why I
- As someone who understands him, decided to release him!!
- When I killed the old man, as a weapon, this guy was so wild with happiness!!
- ----That’s what he said.

057

- Togusa.
- This opponent
- Well, simply said, seems to be that type of person.
- Can’t be saved eh.

058

- …No way / A human’s body, from a Katana’s…
- You shouldn’t be able to endure Kagemitsu’s left punch.
- There are many reasons for that.
- I’m not in a very good mood right now but, first of all, it’s to do with your way of using the Katana.
- Your skill is a far cry from that of a swordsman.
- And after that is well / a certain exception.

059

- Summing the reason up in a simpler terms, although I am half a human
- My other half is that of a Katana.
- So I won’t die from a half-assed attack like that.

060

- I didn’t know…/ I’ve never heard of such a Katana.
- -----Togusa.
- Exchange.
- Sorry.
- I really did get drunk after all…
- Alright.
- I’ll make sure to repay this debt at least three times.

061

- ---And so, that’s what’s going on.
- I’ll be the one preparing the last rites for your death.
- Shut up!!

062

- Two will be enough.

063

064

- Guh
- One is for the sealing of / that left arm.
- And---
- The second, is for killing you.
- This is the end.

065

- …Damn
- Youuu!!

066 - 067

- Well done.

068 - 069

- ---I’ll teach you.
- A Katana is not a weapon / The ones who are weapons
- Is only your madness. (TN: This is a play on words. Kyouki can mean both weapons and madness so it sounds much more fluent in Japanese.)

070

- Ah—It ended, it ended.
- Sis, your voice is too loud…
- That’s fine, we need to release all our tension from work.
- Helping you with grocery shopping, isn’t that more than enough?
- You’ll drink today right?
- Well today / I really am feeling quite tired.
- So even I’ll be in that mood at times.
- Ah—the sunset is beautiful, and there’s good sake to drink.
- That’s right.
- So you’ve come to understand the beauty of it as well eh.

071

- …They’re late.
- And I’ve already finished the preparations…
- …Are they taking their time chatting again…
- Today is
- The first time we had two consecutive cases.
- Our workload will probably continue to increase.

072

- But well / For the sake of protecting these peaceful times
- I don’t think it can be helped.
- ----Agreed!!
- You’ve also grown to be quite sentimental eh.
- Le-Let’s return home quickly. Or Oya-san will start to get annoyed again.
- sfx: Zu zu zu (phone ringing)
- Hey, how long are you going to make me wait!!
- Yes yes, we’re returning now.

End Chapter 1