Vagabond 302

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95)
#302 - Children of the Earth
1: The warrior munches... (In Japan, "musha" means warrior, but it's also a sound effect for munching)
2: Ahih
3: Hafuh
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96)
1: Hahih
2: Alright...
3: Time to go.
4(2b): I need to get to town while the sun's still up...I'd like to sleep under a roof for once in a while...I've been camping outside forever.
5: I want to put warm food into my stomach...
6: Before the sun goes down...

97)
1: It's close...
2: The scent of cooking--
3: And...

98)
1: The sound of a blade being sharpened...

99)
1: A tanuki...?
2: A child...

102)
1: You don't need to hold it so firmly.

103)
1: What were you intending to do, kid?
2: Cut up someone?
3: My father.
4: Your father?

104)
1(2b): He's too heavy to carry to the graveyard. That's why.
2: But...it's your father.

105)
1: Hey.

106)
1: You want to stay at my place tonight?
2: You can.
3(2b): Sorry, kid. I'm really grateful.

107)
1: Sluuuuurp
2: What is this?
3: Hm?
4: Want some hot water?
5: Sure...thanks.
6: Hm?

108)
1: You like swords?
2: Can you unsheath it for me?

109)
1: Actually, no.
2: You have no business with these.
3: Why not?
4: I doubt you'll ever have to do any killing.
5: Night.
6: What a strange child.
7: I know he was dead, but still...to cut up his father like that...

110)
1: If I hadn't stopped him, he really would have done it...what was he thinking?
2: Doesn't the blood of men run through his veins?
3: Wait, is that the same thing they told me...?
4: Oh yeah, I tried to kill my father too...

113)
1: ...eh
2: Ehh...ehhh
3: Daddy...

114)
1: This is a destitute place.
2: How did you and your father
3: survive here?
4: Your nose is running.

115)
1: What's your name, kid?
2: Iori.
3(2b): Iori? That's a fine name.
4: Are you the son of a samurai?

116)
1: Are you alone now?

118)
1: I'm going to cut open a path for you.
2: Your father left this land to you.
3: Sow seeds in it
4: for tomorrow.
5: Cultivate it, Iori.

119)
1: Mr. Samurai.
2: What's your name?
3: Miyamoto...
4: Takezou.
5: Takezou.
6: Huh?
7: Who's that samurai?

120)
1: Don't waste your time!
2: It's no use digging there!
3(2b): Heeey! Those fields are useless! Can't you tell we're trying to help you?!
4: ...tch. Ignore them.
5: Cultivate
6: and harvest.
7: That's how a man should live, Iori. (Hey, don't eat bugs.)

121)
1(2b): Look, Iori. I've won.
2: We can plant seeds here tomorrow.
3: It'll rain tomorrow.
4: What? You don't believe me because it's so sunny?
5: Yeah.
6: A storm'll come.

122)
1: Uwahh! What is this?!
2: It's become a river.

123)
1: The field...
2: Hyahoooooooi!

125)
1: Delicious!!

126)
1: Thank you for this food!

130)
1: Iori.
2: I'm hungry!
bottom right: A blade of pain found shelter and became power!
(*tl note: Another meaning for Iori is "shelter," signified by the extra block on top of the "blade" kanji. The "blade" kanji with the extra block becomes the kanji for "power.")
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