Teiichi no Kuni 1

TEIICHI NO KUNI #1

tl by molokidan

1)
1: The time is the Showa Period.
2: And now for some words from the President of the Student Council, celebrating the entrance of all you new students.
sign: Kaitei High School
3: Today, my battle
4: begins!!
side: Fluttering cherry blossoms accompanying throbbing hearts--
5: Akaba Teiichi

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right: NEW SERIALIZATION Center Color, 59 Pages

left: Teiichi no Kuni (Teiichi's Country)
Furuya Usamaru
[Chapter One] Teiichi's Ambition

4)
1: Attention all new students!
2: Congratulations on your entrance to Kaitei High!!
3: Along with that, you are all now
4: members of the Student Council!
5: Student Council President
Douyama Keigo
6: Here in high school, we would like you to inform us, the Student Council
7: about things you weren't able to do middle school, and things that you would like to do now!!

5)
1: Kaitei Middle School and and High School belong to a private system of co-ed schools in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
2: It was originally established in 1888 as a naval academy,
3: and graduated a number of excellent commissioned officers.
4: After the end of the war, through the scholastic revolution,
5: the school was reborn with a new system as Kaitei Academy. (*Kaitei means Ocean Emperor)

6)
1: And now, it has echoed its name throughout the nation once more as an ultra-prestigious university
2: that gives birth to a number of politicians and bureaucrats.
3: The main character of this story, Akaba Teiichi,
4: has entered into this high school with a specific goal.

7)
1: We of the Student Council will sometimes gently,
2: and sometimes strictly lead you all.
3: What majesty!
4: So this is the confidence of the Student Council President, who came out from that merciless election on the top!!
5: As a special privilege for being Student Council President at Kaitei High,
6: this man has been promised entry to the greatest public university in Japan, Touto University. (*In Japan, public universities are better than private.)

8)
1: And on top of that
2: he also receives a great key that promises him a future.
3: The details of this key
4: will be explained later.
5: Vice President
Koga Heihachirou
6: Vice President
Hourai Shikezou
7: Secretary
Kunitomi Tsuruo
8: Treasurer
Nihei Junichi

9)
1: The main officers of the staff have also been promised entry into famous private universities,
2: filling the expressions on their faces with confidence.
3: Now then, ladies and gentlemen, I beg you:
4: live a fruitful academic life along with us!
5: President Douyama.
6: He is SO cool!!

10)
1: Next, we would like
2: the representative of the incoming class to introduce himself!!
3: The student who entered with the highest marks...
4: Year 1, Group 1, #1
5: Akaba Teiichi-kun!!
6: Yes, sir!

11)
1: klak
2: Climbing upward,
3: one step at a time...
4: until I stand at the top!!
5: I
6: vow

12)
1: I will become the Student Council President
2: of Kaitei High!!

13)
1: We new students
2: are filled with emotion at having entered into Kaitei High, a school rich with tradition.
3: With this passion, and pride at having become a member of the Student Council in our hearts,
4: we hope to make this a significant three years!!
5: I will not lose
6: to anyone!!

14)
1: Having sent out many politicians from its doors,
2: Kaitei High has traditionally been a faction-based school, and its Student Council elections have been carried out no different than those of the political world.
3: The school itself also promotes these battles,
4: and gives the Student Council President great power.
5: This has been the new student representative introduction. Thank you very much!
6: bow

15)
1: Therefore, this high school has become a breeding ground for fierce conflicts between students.

16)
sign: 1-1
1: The majority of you are from Kaitei Middle School,
2: so you should understand well the vigor of the Student Council activities in this high school.
3: Exactly one month from now,
4: as the homeroom teacher of this class, I will nominate a room leader.
5: 1-1 Homeroom Teacher
Kawamata Toyoshi (60)

17)
1: Becoming a room leader or vice room leader will allow me in on council meetings.
2: However
3: in order to become Student Council President
4: I absolutely must become room leader!!
5: The criteria for selection are people who...
6: possess irreproachable conduct,
7: leadership,
8: and who did excellently on the entrance exam.
9: These three areas will be taken into account during the decision.

18)
1: The room leader will also
2: have the power to appoint a vice room leader.
3(2b): Don't lose focus over this next month. Understood?
4: YES SIR
5(no bubble): glance
6: His entrance into a class that was run by a council advisor meant that the school also had its own set of expectations for Teiichi.
7: And this is because the room leader of Kawamata's class had a very high possibility of becoming Student Council President.

19)
1: You're gonna become the room leader after all, aren't you, Akaba?
2: Yeah, of course he is!
3: Kawamata-sensei looked right at him!

20)
1(2b): You can't be sure of that. Haha...
2: Since almost all the new students were from Kaitei High, they already acknowledged Teichi's superiority.
3: Since he had been the Student Council President in middle school.
4: When you become room leader, Akaba-kun,
5: make me vice room leader!!
6: Ishii Momotarou
7: Hahah
8: In your dreams, Ishimo!
9: Why nooooot?!

21)
1: Because the Vice-President from middle school
2: Koumei, is here!!
3: You boys sure are hasty.

22)
1: I'm so happy I'm in the same class as you two!
2: Yeah!
3: It's very reassuring!
4: If it was my choice, I'd make you two class leaders in an instant!
5: Hey, what about me?
6: Yeah, I agree!
7: Thank you.
8: I'm just as happy to be with you all, if not moreso.
9: If I become room leader,
10: I will work my hardest for the sake this class' growth.

23)
1: Oh...I guess that's the way it'll be, then...
2: Wish I could be a part of the council as well...
3: Ishimo! Why don't you become a committee member?
4: If you work hard and become committee leader, you could join the council too.
5: Oh yeah!
6: I forgot about that!
7: I'm gonna go pee, Teiichi.
8: Ahh, I'll go with you.
9: Those two sure are buddy-buddy.
10: Yeah
11: I'm gonna work so hard...

24)
1: This place sure is bustling.
2: Mmm.
3: On that day, every class was talking solely about their respective room leaders.
4: Excuse me, class 1 room leader candidates!!
5: Yo.
6: 1-2 Tougou Kikuma
7: 1-2 Izu Nishizou

25)
1: Kikuma...
2: I'm gonna become the room leader of Class 2 no matter what!!
3: And then I'm gonna fight with you so much you're going to end up hating me!
4: I have no intention to fight with anyone, Kikuma.
5: All I want to do is spend a meaningful 3 years here.
6: Hah

26)
1: There you go again!
2: That goody two-shoes act you have going on is exactly what I can't stand about you!!
3(2b): The people around you even say that you're an honest, nice boy! And you never betray their expectations!
4: But people like you are the true villains in this world!
5: I can smell evil just reeking out from you!!

27)
1: Teiichi?
2: Just ignore him. Let's go!
2: Woah, woah, you're gonna IGNORE me?!
3: Don't be getting big heads just because you were
4: President and Vice-President!
5: To be honest, student Council in middle school is just...
6: I know.
7: It was nothing more than play.

28)
1: But there,
2: I found something important I needed in order to become Class President in high school.
3: Eh?
4: A...and that was?
5: Hey
6: Hey!!
7: H...
8: He's probably just bluffing to make himself look tough...
9: Yeah.

29)
1: Teiichi.
2: I really respect you.
3: What's this, all of a sudden?
4: You live a special existence,
5: so I really want someone like you to take the top.
6: You're going to make me blush,
7: Koumei.

30)
1: Hey, about earlier...
2: What did you find when you were a Class President in middle school?
3: Well, one thing...
4: was you.
5: Eh?
6: I don't have another friend as trustworthy as you.
7: Ah
8: Thanks, I'm glad to hear that.
9: One more thing
10: was a dream.
11: A dream?

31)
1(2b): Koumei...I'll tell you, but only you. My dream for the future...
2: My dream...
3: for the future is...

32)
1: The Akaba Estate

34)
1-2: Hah
3: Your piano playing is so wonderful, Tei!!
4: Teiichi's younger sister
Yumeko (8th Grade)

35)
1: It's so rare to see you playing a fast song like this.
2: Really?
3: C'mon, play some more!
4: I'm tired.
5: Teiichi-san.
6: You've broken a sweat.
7: Here's a towel.
8: Mother - Sakurako
9: It's cold tonight, so be sure and wipe yourself down.
10: Yes, mother.

36)
1: Hey, Tei!!
2: I'm an adolescent girl now, remember? Take off your clothes in your room!
3: What's wrong, Yumeko?
4: Does it embarrass you?
5: How about we take a bath together just like old times?
6: Stop teasing me!
7: You're so stupid!
8: Hahaha!

37)
1: I'm home!
2: Ah, welcome back.
3: Teichi.
4: Come to my room.
5: Yes, sir.
6: How was school?
7: No problems.
8: My introduction as representative of the new students went well.

38)
1: I'm sure you understand, but your first step to becoming class president
2: is going to be winning the spot of room leader.
3: Father - Akaba Jousuke
4: Yes, sir.
5: You absolutely must become Class President.

39)
1: No...
2: I'm going to be very angry if you don't!!
3: Yes, sir.
4: Jousuke graduated from Kaitei High himself.
5: You can't lose to him, no matter what...
6: Don't you dare lose to Tougou's son.
7: During his high school days, Jousuke fought with Kikuma's father, Tougou Usaburou over the presidency, but was beaten...
8: Kikuma
9: Tougou Usaburou

40)
1: Do you know how pathetic it is to be a loser?!
2: It's something that controls the rest of your entire life!!
3: It was a difference of one vote...
4: If I only I could have become President..
5: "The Kaitei Student Council Presidents Group"
6: is a faction that acts as a strong network of personal connections for politicians and bureaucrats.

41)
1: After losing the election, Jousuke worked and entered Touto University out of his own efforts, and eventually became a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance.
2: The top vice-minister he served, however, ended up being the Student Council President, Tougou Usaburou.
3: In other words, even among the ruling political party, the Liberal party, which controls these bureaucratic posts, the power of Student Council President being written on one's resume is tremendous.
4: That is how great a key
5: being in the Student Council Presidents Group nets you!!

42)
1: I will dispel
2: those painful feelings you bear, father!
3: By my name, Teiichi (*the characters are emperor, and one)
4: which was given to me with the intent that would become "the top at Kaitei High,"
5: I will become Student Council President!!

43)
1: First...
2: I'm gonna make sure you become room leader.
3: I will do my best, sir!!

44)
1: koh
2: shah
3: Hanazono Girls' Academy
Shirashima Mimiko

45)
sfx: squeak
1: Teiichi-kun!
2: Mimiko!

46)
1: Teiichi has a girlfriend named Mimiko.
2: They both went to the private Bunmei Elementary school.
3: How's Hanazono?
4: It's so much fun!
5: But all the other girls are so spoiled, they aren't so interesting.
6: They all introduce themselves by saying "How do you do?!"
7: While I'm busy wishing I could go climb a tree!
8: Hahahaha! You never change, Mimiko.
9: How about you, Teiichi-kun?

47)
1: It's just the right level of tension where I am.
2: I've taken the first step toward my dream, after all.
3: Don't...
4: overdo it, OK?
5: I'll like you, Teiichi-kun,
6: whether you become prestigious or not.
7(3b): All humans have a point somewhere in their life where they must fight with all they've got. For some it may be during their university examinations, and for others, it may be during their employment examinations.

48)
1: This just means that for me,
2: that time is right now.
3: Alright...
4: I'll be cheering you on.
5: Thanks, Mimiko.
6(2b): OK, my father...will be coming up soon, so...
7: Alright, good night.
8: Teiichi's time spent talking with Mimiko on the paper phone was a time where he could feel at peace.

49)
1: One month later
2: The first year homeroom teacher meeting
3: We shall now proceed with the room leader selection.
4: As the senior staff responsible for the first years, I, Kawamata, will lead the selection.
5: Class 2 Homeroom Teacher
Ebisu Gorou
6: Class 3 Homeroom Teacher
Yone Masamitsu
7: Class 4 Homeroom Teacher
Yanaihara Akira
8: Class 5 Homeroom Teacher
Kouyama Yuki
9: Class 6 Homeroom Teacher
Kurosaka Reiko

50)
1: Ok then.
2: Principal
Kuroiwa Isoroku
3: Begin, Kawamata-kun.
4: Yes, Principal.
5: We shall begin with the room leader of Class 1...
6: Suzuki Makoto has made a contribution of 1,000,000.
7: Yamada Kenji, 1,200,000.
8: Okada Shinnosuke, 1,500,000.

51)
1: And Akaba Teiichi...
2: 5,000,000.
3: Ohhh
4: 5,000,000?!
5(2b): Ho ho hoooo! How splendid!
6-7: quiver
8: That must be the largest contribution we've ever received, no?

52)
1: I think there is no problem in electing Akaba-kun...
2: are there any objections?!
3: Then the room leader of class 1...
4: has been decided as Akaba Teiichi!!
name: Akaba Teiichi
stamp overtop: ROOM LEADER

53)
1: Publicly, room leaders are decided on by students' scholastic prowess and personal conduct,
2: but the truth is, they are decided by how much the students' families contribute to the school post-entrance.
3: Stand!
4(low): Bow!
5: Sit!
6(bottom right): This is a hidden truth that only a group of parents deeply enthusiastic about the election know of,
7: and is top secret information that normal students never find out about.

54)
1: Now,
2: I will announce the room leader.
3: A dream?
4: I'll tell you, but only you, Koumei.
5: My dream is

55)
1: to make Japan...
2: the best country in the world.
3: You mean...
4: Yes.
5: I'm going to become Prime Minister.
6: I will become Student Council President and go to Teito University, for in order to enter the political world,
7: entering the Student Council Presidents Group is a necessity!!

56-7)
1: I am going to create!!
2: My own country!
3: I'm going to follow you.
4: Follow your dream, Teiichi!!
5: Thank you,
6: Koumei.

58)
1: The room leader is...
2: Akaba Teiichi.

59)
1: Yes, sir!
2: The curtain opens to the battle on which Teiichi's life depends...!!
black text:
Eyes hiding dreams and ambition!!