Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 16

Page 01
Text: 事務所に潜みし霊！！
The ghost that was hiding in the office!!
Ghost: ァ゛ア゛ア゛ア゛ァ゛・・・
Aaaaaa...
Kenji: はやくなんとかしろよォ・・・
Quick, do something...
Roujie: わ、わかってるよ・・・！！
I-
I know, I know...!!
SFX ポロッ *drop*
Roujie: うあっ！！・・・ぁあ・・・？！
Aah!!...What...?!

Page 02
Roujie: て、手に何か・・・？
Th- there's something on my hand...?
SFX しゅる・・・ *wrap*
Ghost: ア゛ア゛ァ゛・・・
Aaaa...
Kenji: ・・・お・・・い・・・ロージ・・・ィ・・・
...H-...hey...Roujie...
SFX しゅる・・・ *slither*③
Kenji: これって・・・ヤバイんじゃねーの・・・？
We're done for...
aren't we...?

Page 03
第16条　草葉の影
Article 16 -- Under The Grave, In The Shadow Of The Shrubs
Text: 草葉の闇に、蠢くモノ
It moves in the shadow of the shrubs...

Page 04
Ghost: ア゛ォ・・・
Aao...
Kenji: や・・・！！め・・・！！
Stop...!!
it...!!
Roujie: ケ・・・ケンジ・・・！！
Ke-
Kenji...!!
Ghost: オ・・・
Oo...
SFX チラッ・・・ *glimpse*

Page 05
SFX すっ・・・ *shift*
Kenji: ひっ！！
Aah!!
Ghost: ア゛・・・
Aa...
Kenji: オ・・・オレのたて・・・笛・・・？
My-
my...recorder...?
Kenji: ほ、ほしいなら・・・や、やるよォ・・・！！
I- if you want it...
y- you can take it...!!
Roujie: な・・・なんでたて笛を・・・！！
-- Wh-
why the recorder...?!
Ghost: ォオォォ
Ooooo
Kenji: もういいよ！！やるってばー
Stop it!!
I said you can have it!!
Muhyo: うるせえナ
Oh, shut up

Page 06
Muhyo: このクソねみぃ時にまったく・・・
Shit, and when I'm so dead tired...
Kenji: タ・・・タマネギ・・・？！
O- Onion...?!
Roujie: ムヒョ！！起きてくれたんだね！！
Muhyo!!
You woke up for us!!
Ghost: オォ・・・！！
Ooo...!!
Kenji: コイツきっと悪霊だ、タマネギ！！やっちまってくれ・・・！！
-- It's an evil spirit, Onion!!
You have to get rid of it...!!

Page 07
Muhyo: ヒッヒ。ソイツが悪霊？
Hehe
That, an evil spirit?
Roujie: だって現にこんな
But look at it--
Muhyo: 必死な幽霊は悪霊なのか？
So a desperate ghost
is evil?
Muhyo: その長げェ髪の毛が何かしたか？
That long hair
Has it done anything to you?
Kenji: ・・・あ・・・！！
...!! Well no...
Muhyo: オレにはその髪は誰かに助けてほしくてもがく手に見えるが・・・
To me, that hair only looks like a ghost reaching out for help...

Page 08
Muhyo: なぁケンジ
So you up to it, Kenji?
Kenji: え？
Huh?
Roujie: そ・・・そうか・・・！！
I...
I get it...!!
Ghost: ウ・・・
Uu...
Kenji: オ・・・オレ・・・？
M-
Me...?

Page 09
Roujie: ケンジって確かボクらが留守の間事務所で笛の練習してたんだよね・・・
Kenji, you said
you were practicing the recorder in our office while we were away, right...?
Kenji: だからって・・・なんだってユーレイが・・・？
So...?
What does that have to do with the ghost...?
Roujie: 笛の音につられて来たんだ・・・！！成仏できない霊は執着のあった物や人、事柄に救いを求めて近寄ったりする
It was drawn to the sound of your recorder...!!
Ghosts that can't leave this world seek help in the objects, people, or events that meant a lot to them when they were alive
生前の記憶はほとんど無くして大事な事だけ憶えてるからね・・・たて笛って事は・・・もしかしたらだけど
They don't remember much from the time they were alive, except what was important to them...
And seeing that she was drawn to the recorder ...I can only guess this but
Roujie: この霊、ケンジと同じ位の歳で亡くなった子供かも・・・！！
She may be a child that died
around your age, Kenji...!!

Page 10
Kenji: ・・・へへ・・・だから何だってんだよ・・・！！
...Hehe...
So what about it...?!
Kenji: このおっそろしい奴はオレと同い年ぐらいで・・・
This scary ghost
is about the same age as me...
オレのド下手なドナドナを聞いて助けてほしくてここに来たってか・・・？
and you're saying it came because it wants me
to save it with my pathetic "Donna Donna"...?
Ghost: ア゛・・・
Aa...
SFX ぱしっ *slap*
Kenji: んなコト知るかよ！！！こんな
Well it's none
of my business!!!
It's so
Kenji: キモイ奴・・・！！幽霊なんてよ・・・
creepy...!!
It's a damn ghost...
Roujie: でもケンジ・・・
-- But Kenji...
Muhyo: ヒッヒ
Hehe

Page 11
Muhyo: んじゃいいんだな
Then
you're ok with that, huh?
Muhyo: 魔法律第388条。『無断変形』の罪により
Magic Law, Article 388
"Illegal transformation". For this crime
Roujie: 待って、ムヒョ！ケンジが笛を吹けば
Wait Muhyo! If Kenji'd just play the recorder--
Muhyo: 『葉影の番人』の刑に処す
I pronounce the sentence of "The Guardian of the Shadow of the Shrubs"
Roujie: もしかしたら霊が成仏--
the ghost may be able to go--
Ghost: ヒッ・・・！！
Aah...!!
Kenji: な、何が・・・？！
Wh- what--?!
SFX ザワ② *rustle*

Page 12
Guardian: アロ・・・
Aro...
Kenji: う・・・わ・・・！！
A...ah...!!!
Roujie: ムヒョ・・・！！こ、これは・・・！！！
Muhyo...!!
This, it's--!!!

Page 13
Muhyo: 冥府の住人の一人、「葉影の番人」だ。あの世に繋がる影という影を支配いていて
one of the residents of Hell, "The Guardian of the Shadow of the Shrubs"
It controls all shadows that are connected to the other world
Muhyo: それが例えベッドの下でも冥府の草原への入り口に変える力を持つ
and whether it be under a bed,
it can change shadows into the entrance to the grasslands of Hell
Muhyo: この霊が地獄へもってかれるのも時間の問題だ・・・！！
It's only a matter of time that the ghost'll be taken to Hell...!!
Ghost: ア゛ァ゛・・・！！
Aaa...!!
Ghost: ア゛アアァア・・・
Aaaaaa...
Ghost: アアッ！！
Aaa!!
Kenji: ・・・オイ・・・
...Hey...
Ghost: ア゛ア゛・・・！！
Aaa...!!

Page 14
Kenji: ちょっとタンマ、タマネギ！！！
Wait, Onion!!!
Muhyo: アロロウ・・・
Arorou...
Guardian: ロウロア・・・
Rouroa...
Kenji: オイロージー・・・
Hey, Roujie...
Roujie: ・・・え・・・？
...Huh...?
Kenji: 「ドナドナ」の吹き方教えろよな・・・！！
Teach me how to play "Donna Donna"...!!

Page 15
Roujie: ちがうよ。ソコは人差指で押えて。そうそう、上手になってきた
That's not it. You have to use your 2nd finger there...
That's right
You're getting better
Kenji: あっ、オイテメェ。眠そうにしてねェでしっかり聞けよ
Hey you,
don't fall asleep! Listen hard

Page 16
Mother: キョウコー、マナブー、お洋服脱ぎっぱなしにしないのよ
Kyoko, Manabu. Don't leave your clothes lying around
Kyoko: ちがう、ちがうっマナブ！！そこは人差指！！
No, that's not it Manabu!!
You have to use your 2nd finger there!!
Manabu: えっとぉ・・・
Umm...
SFX ジジジジ・・・ *jijijiji*
SFX チリ、チリリ・・・ *sizzle*
Kyoko: あっ、また同じトコ・・・！！あとちょっとなのにね～
Ah! The same place again...!! And when you're almost there...
Manabu: ドナドナってむつかしい・・・
Donna Donna's so hard...
Kyoko: ・・・あり・・・が・・・
...Tha...
nk...
SFX スッ・・・スウ・・・ *fade*②

Page 17
Kyoko: とう・・・ケンジく・・・ん
you...
Kenji...
Kenji: え・・・？
Huh...?
SFX フッ *ping*
Roujie: この火事で親子三人が焼死。長女の京子ちゃん（12）が次男の学くん（10）の上におおいかぶさる様に
In this fire, 3 of the family died
The eldest child, Kyoko (12), was found covering her brother, Manabu (10), as if to protect him from the flames
手にはたて笛が握られていた
and in her hand was a recorder
Roujie: 2年前の新聞記事だから京子ちゃん2年もこの世をさまよってたんだね・・・
-- This is an article from a newspaper published 2 years ago
so that'd mean Kyoko was wandering in this world for 2 years...

Page 18
Kenji: オレ知らなかったよ。霊って悲しいんだな・・・
I didn't know
-- Ghosts're so pitiful...
Kenji: 悪霊なんて言ってゴメン、キョウコちゃん・・・！！
I'm sorry for calling you an evil spirit,
Kyoko...!!
Roujie: ケンジ・・・！
Kenji...!
Muhyo: ヒッヒ・・・
Hehe...
Kenji: でもアレは悪霊に見えるだろフツー。なっ、モヤシッ（どんより～・・・）
But anyone'd think that was an evil spirit,
right, Bean Sprout?
(*depressed*)
Roujie: え゛っ（ギクリ）
Huh?
(Uh-oh)
Kenji: なっ！！モヤシッ！！
Right?! Bean Sprout?!
Roujie: ・・・う・・・うん・・・は、はじめはね・・・（ボソ②・・・）
U- uh...yeah...
W- well, at the beginning...
(*mumble*)

Page 19
Kenji: あんなんでレベルアップしたとか言ってたんですぜアニキ・・・
And Boss, he says he's at a higher rank now...
Muhyo: 仮免剥奪だナ、コリャ
Guess I have to get rid of this
Paper: 仮
Provisional
SFX ペリリ・・・ *riiip*
Roujie: わーっ、まってまって！！
Aaaah, wait, wait!!
Kenji: しかもフダ使えねェの
And he can't use the seals too
Roujie: あ、あれはたまたま失敗したのっ！！
Th- that was just my bad luck!!
Roujie: そんな事言ったらムヒョみたいな魔法律の使い方する執行人もどーかと思うよっ（プスッ）
Besides, enough about me; What about an Executor like Muhyo who uses Magic Laws like that?!
(Hmph)
Kenji: たしかにな・・・オレをせっつく為にヤベエの呼んだもんな・・・（どーかと思うよ、マヂで・・・）
Yeah... Calling out a scary thing like that just to make me move...
(You're evil...)
Muhyo: うるせェなぁ。こちとらヘトヘトで帰って早々、何でコソドロ相手にせにゃならんのだ・・・！！
Oh, shut up. And why do I have to take care of a thief the moment I come back, exhausted...!!
Kenji: コ、コソドロだとっ？！ちげーよジャピン読みに--
Th- thief?! I'm not a thief! I just came to read Jump--
（あっ）いやっ、笛の練習に来てたんだよっ！！
(Ah)
No, I mean to practice the recorder!!
Note: 京子ちゃんと学くんへ。天国で使って下さい。ケンジ
To Kyoko and Manabu
Please use this in Heaven
Kenji
Muhyo: 本音が出たナ・・・（ケケケ）
I heard that...
(Kekeke)
Side text: たて笛は奏でた。霊の悲哀と、ケンジの優しさを
A melody was played on the recorder. And it's song was of a ghost's sorrow and Kenji's kindness...
Bottom text: 次号、ムヒョ達は慰安旅行へ？！向かった先は・・・？！
Next chapter, Muhyo and the rest go on a trip! And their destination...?!