Zan 3

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三太刀　貫木（つらぬき）刃（やいば）参上！！
3rd Sword -- Tsuranuki Yaiba Is Here!!
(貫 = persist/pierce, 刃 = blade/sword)
Text: 過ぎ行く月日は成長の糧！！貫き通すは漢（おとこ）の武士道！！
The months that pass by will make you grow!!
You must stick to your male bushido!!

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Text: 無双高・昼休み
Nashifuta High School
Lunch Time
Zan: フ～・・・
*sigh*...
Book: 剣術（基本編）
Sword Fighting
(For beginners)
Etc items: 牛乳
Milk
あんぱん
Red-bean bun
Side text: 普段の斬（ザン）は、未だ剣術勉強中！！
Zan, in his normal state, is still learning how to fight with his sword!!
Zan: とりあえず剣術の本買ってみたけど、やっぱり実際に刀を振って練習してみないと全然覚えられないしさっぱりわからないや・・・
I thought I'd start off with this book I bought
But it's useless -- I can't remember or even understand a thing if I don't actually wield my sword...
Students: ・・・でよぉ
...and then
マジかよ
Are you serious?!
Student: これカワイくなぁい？
Isn't this cute?

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Zan: ・・・友達・・・か
...Friends...huh?
Zan: ここに転校してきて一週間。人見知りのせいで友達ができないどころか
It's been a week since I transferred here, but I can't work up the courage to talk to the others
教室の中の人とも話した事すらほとんどないもんな・・・
Not only have I failed to make any friends; I haven't even spoken much with my classmates...
Zan: 唯一月島さんとは会話をしたけど友達っていうよりはただのクラスメイトっていうだけの気がするし
Tsukishima-san's the only person I've actually talked with
but I think she's more of just a classmate than a friend
Zan: これ以上月島さんと仲良くなりたくても、あんなにカワイイ娘に話しかけるなんてハズかしくて出来ないよ・・・
And even though I want to get closer to her
she's so pretty -- I get too embarrassed when I try to talk to her...
Zan: ハァ～ *sigh*
Tsuranuki: おい、お前
Hey, you

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Tsuranuki: 何で俺の席に座ってんだ？
What're you doing in my seat?
Tsuranuki: のけ
Move it
SFX *silence*
Zan: き、昨日の恐そうな人ぉ～！
I- it's that scary guy from yesterday!
Tsuranuki: どうした、何黙ってんだ？
What's wrong? Can't answer me?
Zan: え？！
Huh?!

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Zan: あ、あの・・・て、転校して来たトキに先生がここに座れって・・・
U- umm...
I just transferred here and the teacher told me to take this seat on my first day...
Tsuranuki: あんだと？！
What?!
Zan: うわっ
Uwa
Tsuranuki: じゃあ俺の席はどこ行っちまったってんだよ！このままつっ立って授業受けろってのか？！
Then where am I supposed to sit?!
Are you telling me to keep standing during class?!
Zan: ぼぼぼぼ僕に言われても・・・
B- b- but I'm not the one that decided...
Tsuranuki: たった一週間サボってただけでどういう事だよ、これは！
I skip school for only a week and what's this?!
Zan: い、一週間も？
O- one week? That's long...
Tsuranuki: そういや今転校生とか言ってたな
Wait. Just now, you said you're a transfer student, right?
Zan: え？
Huh?
Tsuranuki: たしかに初めて見る面だな
Yeah, I've never seen you before
Zan: き、昨日チラッと会ったハズだけど・・・
I- I'm pretty sure we met yesterday but...
Tsukishima: あっ・・・
Hey...

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Tsukishima: こら
Stop it
Zan: つ、月島さん
Tsu-
Tsukishima-san
Tsuranuki: あにすんだこのアマ！！
What was that for, bitch?!
Tsukishima: 久々に教室来たと思ったら何カラんでんのよ、貫木
You come to school for a change and then you pick on people, Tsuranuki?
Tsuranuki: 別にカラんでねぇよ！ただコイツと喋ってただけじゃねぇか！
I wasn't picking on him!
Can't you see I was just talking to him?!

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Tsukishima: あ・・・そ、そう。ならいいけど・・・
Oh... Y- you were just talking?
Well then I guess it's ok...
Zan: そ、そうだったの？完全にカラまれてるのかと思ってた
H- he was just talking to me?
I seriously thought he was picking on me
Tsukishima: でもあんた少しは気を付けた方がいいよ
But there are some things you should keep in mind
Tsuranuki: あん？！
What, got a problem?!
Tsukishima: 顔が恐いのはしょうがないとしても声も態度もでかいし、口調も威圧的だし、さっきみたいのじゃ誰が見てもカラんでる様にしか見えないわよ
Let's say you can't help having a scary face. But your voice is loud, you've got a bad attitude, the way you talk is rough,
and if you keep at it like you did just now, it'll only look like you're picking on people
Tsuranuki: ほっとけ！！
Leave me alone!!
Tsuranuki: チッ
Shit
Tsuranuki: どいつもこいつも
You guys are all like that
Student: あの貫木（クズ）また来てるよ、ウザくねぇ
Ugh, that Tsuranuki's here again -- He totally sucks

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Students: たぶんあいつ目が合った奴片っ端から斬ってるよ。っていうか犯罪という犯罪は一通り全部やってるって
I bet he cuts down anyone that makes eye-contact with him.
I mean, I've heard he's done every kind of crime that actually exists
あいつ将来絶対に辻斬りになるよ。ホントあいつが教室に来ると雰囲気悪くなるし、サボったまま学校辞めれば良かったのに
He's so going to be a tsujikiri in the future.
(Note: Tsujikiri -- a warrior that tests the sharpness of his blade by cutting down random passersby)
When that guy comes to school, it really spoils the mood of the class. He should just stay away and quit school
Tsukishima: ・・・まったく。貫木もあんな態度とってたらみんなに嫌われて一人ぼっちになるって目に見えてるのに、一体何考えてるんだか
...Really,
it's obvious that if he doesn't change his attitude, everyone will just hate him and keep away from him. That's why he's always all alone -- So why doesn't he try to change?
Zan: 一人・・・ぼっち・・・
"All alone"...
Tsukishima: ・・・でもあたし貫木とよく言い合いになるから、なぁんとなく感じるんだけど・・・
...But I argue quite often with Tsuranuki
so I get the vague impression that...
Tsukishima: 外見とか態度はド不良なんだけど、おそらく根は悪い奴じゃない気がするよね・・・ホント何となくだけど
Although he looks and acts real mean,
he's probably not a bad person to the core...
Well, it is just a vague feeling but...
Zan: そ、そうなの？
I- I didn't think so...
Tsukishima: そうだ！
Oh, yeah!
Zan: え？
Huh?

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Tsukishima: 実際みんな迷惑してるみたいだし、貫木の為にもなるから村山君からも何か言ってあげて
It looks like he's troubling everyone and it'll be for Tsuranuki's own good, so Murayama-kun, please give him some advice too
Zan: え゛？！
What?!
Tsukishima: くやしいけどあたしが女だからナメてるのか、何度「態度直せ」って言っても聞く耳持たないんだもん
I don't like to admit it, but it may be that he doesn't listen to me because I'm a girl.
No matter how many times I tell him to change his attitude, he just doesn't listen
Tsukishima: それに村山君だったら男だし強いし、あいつも心を開いて少しは言う事聞くかもしれないしね！
Besides, Murayama-kun. You're a boy and you're strong
He might open up to you and listen a bit to your advice!
Zan: あ、あの・・・
U- umm....
Tsukishima: じゃあ頼んだね村山君！貫木は学校に来たトキはいつも屋上でサボってるみたいだし、たぶん今日も屋上にいると思うよ！
So I'll be counting on you, Murayama-kun!
Tsuranuki always seems to skip classes by staying out on the roof when he comes to school
so I'm pretty sure he's there today too!
Zan: え？あ、あの・・・
Huh? U- umm...
Zan: つ、月島さん？
Tsu- Tsukishima-san?

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Text: 屋上
On the roof
Tsuranuki: チッ・・・くだらねぇ
Shit...
How stupid
Tsuranuki: フンッ・・・
Hmph...
Tsuranuki: あぁ～あ
Aaarrgh
Tsuranuki: 誰か強ぇ奴はいねぇのかよ
There's gotta be someone strong around here
Girl: きゃあ！！！
Kyaaa!!!
Guys: 待てよねぇちゃん、ウヒヒィ～
Hey girl. Wait up, uhehe
Tsuranuki: 何だ？
What's going on?

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Girl: やめてください！
Please, leave me alone!
Guys: ちょっと俺らと遊ぼうって言ってるだけじゃねぇか！ウヒヒヒィ
We're just asking you to spend some time with us! Uhehehe
Guys: 痛い思いはさせねぇし頼むぜ、ウヒヒヒィ
We won't hurt you, so c'mon. Uhehehe
Hehehe
Tsuranuki: ウヒヒヒィって何だよ。キモチ悪ィ奴らだな、まったく
What's with the "uhehehe"?
These guys are really disgusting
Tsuranuki: よっ
Here I go
SFX スタッ *land*
Tsuranuki: テメェらそれでも武士（おとこ）か？
You act like that and call yourselves warriors?

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Tsuranuki: あんま腐った事してっと血祭りに上げんぞ、コラ
If you won't cut out this disgusting act, I'll put an end to it by killing you guys
Guys: あんだテメェ！
What did you say?!
俺らと真剣勝負（や）りあおうってのか、ボケェ！
You idiot, you wanna fight us with the Shinken?!
Guys: テメェも武士（おとこ）ならとっとと抜きやがれ、ボケェ！
If you're a warrior, draw out your sword too, you bastard!
Tsuranuki: 雑魚が
Losers
Tsuranuki: テメェらなんざ相手にわざわざ刀を抜くまでもねぇよ！
I don't need to draw my sword to take on the likes of you!
Guys: テ、テメェ・・・
Y- you...
Guys: ブッ殺す！！！
You're dead meat!!!

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Zan: た、頼られたのはいいけど、どうしよう。だ・・・第一実際弱いのに何故か月島さん僕の事強いって勘違いし・・・
Ok, so she counting on me, but what now?
I-...
In the first place, I'm so weak but Tsukishima-san thinks I'm strong for some rea-
Zan: ま、万が一って事はないよね・・・
He
He won't actually kill me, right...?
Zan: あ～、もうどうしよう！月島さんの頼みとはいえ、何か嫌な予感がするよぉ～！
Aaaarrrggh, what am I supposed to do?!
Even though Tsukishima-san asked me to do this, I've got a bad feeling about it!
Zan: つ、月島さんは根は悪い奴じゃない気がするって言ってたけど、ホ、ホントに大丈夫なのかなぁ・・・
Tsu- Tsukishima-san said she thinks he isn't really a bad person but
I- I wonder if it'll really be ok...
Zan: そういえば・・・
Oh yeah...

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Zan: 貫木君・・・みんなに嫌われて一人ぼっちなんだっけ・・・
Tsuranuki-kun...
Everyone hates him and he's always alone, right...?
Zan: ・・・僕と・・・同じだね・・・
...He's...
the same as me...
Zan: そ、そうだ！！
I got it!!
Zan: もしかしたら貫木君も本当は友達がほしいのかもしれない！
Maybe Tsuranuki-kun actually wants a friend too!
Zan: 僕もそうだから良く解るけど、一人ぼっちで寂しくない人なんてどんな人だろうと絶対にいないよ・・・
I'm like that so I can really understand
I'm sure that everybody, no matter who they are, feels lonely when they're alone...
Zan: よ、よし！上手くいけば嬉しくて心を開いてくれるかもしれないし。とりあえず勇気を出して笑顔で話しかけてみよっと！
O- Ok!
If this goes well it'll make him happy and he might open up to me
Yes! I'll just work up my courage and start by talking to him with a big smile!

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Tsuranuki: とっとと失せろ
Now get lost
Guys: ひぃ！
Eek!
Guys: お、憶えてろぉ！！
We- we'll get you for this!!
Tsuranuki: フン・・・
Hmph...
Tsuranuki: せっかく逃がしてやったってのに、自分の刀（いのち）を置いていくなんてな。まったく武士（おとこ）の風上にも置けねぇ野郎だな
I let them off and then they leave their swords, the soul of every warrior?
Warriors -- Huh, they're really just a bunch of losers
Tsuranuki: ・・・さて
...Well then

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Tsuranuki: オメェ、ケガは無ぇか？
You. Are you ok?
Girl: えっ・・・
Oh...
Girl: ギャアァアァアァ！！！お願いだから殺さないでぇ！！！
Gyaaaaaaa!!!
Please, don't kill me!!!
Girl: あたしが可愛いすぎて罪なのは良くわかってるわぁ～！けど心から謝るからそんなに恐い顔しないで、許してお願いぃ～！！
I know it's a crime that I'm so pretty!
But I'll apologize with all my heart so please stopglaring at me! Please forgive meeee!!
Tsuranuki: あ゛ぁ゛？！
What?!

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Zan: え゛？
Huh?
Zan: な、何今の声・・・お、屋上から女の人の悲鳴が聞こえたような・・・
Wha- what was that...
I- I think I heard a girl screaming up there...
Zan: こ、この上で一体何が・・・
Wh- what's happening outside...
SFX ゴクリ・・・ *gulp*
Zan: 研無刀（けんぶとう）・・・
My Kenbutou...
Zan: こ、この前も勝てたんだ・・・前より少し使える様になった気がするし、今回も何とかなるさ・・・き、きっと・・・
I- I won last time too...
I think I'm getting better at wielding this so I should be ok this time too...somehow...
I- I think...

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Zan: スー、フー。よ、よし・・・
Breathe in
Breathe out
Ok, I- I'm ready...
Zan: 僕は変わるって決めたんだ・・・
I said I'm going to change...
Zan: 武士（おとこ）らしく！！！
To become a manly warrior!!!
Zan: うおぉおぉおぉおぉ！！！
Uwoooooooooo!!!

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Zan: えっ・・・
Huh...
Girl: あががっ・・・
Ah...ah...
Zan: つ・・・
Tsu-
Zan: 貫木君が女の子を？！！
Tsuranuki-kun did this to a girl?!!

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Tsuranuki: ククククク・・・お前たしか転校生だったよな
Kukukuku...
You said you're a transfer student right?
Zan: え？
Huh?
Tsuranuki: いきなり抜刀状態で現れるなんて。そのヒョロイ体からは想像出来ねぇ程随分と威勢がいいじゃねぇか
You suddenly appear with your sword drawn
You've got a lot more guts than your looks let on, runt
Tsuranuki: そんなに俺と遊びてぇなら相手になってやんぜ
If you want to take me on that badly, let's do it
Zan: え゛？！
What?!
Tsuranuki: ・・・まあ
....Although
Tsuranuki: 秒殺だろうがな
I'd say you won't last a minute

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Zan: びょ・・・秒殺？
Won't...
last a minute?
SFX ガーン *shock*
Zan: つ、貫木君かなり強そうだし、ど、どうしよう
Tsu- Tsuranuki-kun sure looks strong
Wh- what should I do?
Zan: や、やっぱりこのまま逃・・・
I- I guess I should run--
Girl: 早ぐ助げで、殺ざれる～！！！
Please save me!! He's gonna kill me!!!
Tsuranuki: うっせぇな、マジでブッ殺すぞコラァ！！
Shut up!! Or I'm really gonna kill you!!
Girl: ほぎゃ～！
Eeeeek!
Zan: ・・・そ、そうだ・・・い、今僕が逃げたらあの娘は貫木君に・・・
...Y- yeah...
If I run away now, that girl will be...
Zan: よ、よし・・・
I- I've gotta do it...

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Zan: やってやる！！！
I'll fight you!!!
Tsuranuki: ん・・・？
Hn...?
Tsuranuki: フッ
Hah
Tsuranuki: おい、お前。随分と良いモン持ってんじゃねぇか
Hey you
You've got a pretty good thing there
Zan: え？
Huh?
Tsuranuki: ヒマ潰しに遊んでやろうと思ってたが意外と面白い事になりそうだな、研無刀君よぉ！！
I thought this'll just be an easy game, but it looks like this is gonna be more interesting than I expected
Huh, Kenbutou-kun!!
Side text: 勘違いから死闘勃発？！！
The deadly battle starts off with a misunderstanding?!!battle?!