Zan 9

Page 01
Bouzu: ひっ
Aah
Bouzu: ひぃ～っ！
Aaaaaahhh!
Kaibara: たしか・・・月島を助けるとか言ってたな・・・
I'm sure...
I heard you talking about saving Tsukishima...
Kaibara: 討条さんの命により、この壊原がそうはさせん！
By Toujou-san's orders, I, Kaibara, shall not allow that to happen!
Zan: くっ・・・この人は昼間会った変な頭の手下・・・もしかして月島さんをさらった人って・・・
Ugh... This person's the follower of that guy with the weird hairdo I met at lunch...
Could the person who kidnapped Tsukishima-san be...
Tsuranuki: 斬・・・早いとこ行かねぇと月島がヤバイかもしれねぇ・・・
Zan...
You'd better hurry and go; Tsukishima may be in trouble...
Zan: え？
Huh?
Side text: 月島の身が危ない！！斬よ、急げ！！そこへ立ち塞がるは壊原・・・！！
Tsukishima's in danger!! Zan, you must hurry!! And yet, in his way stands Kaibara...!!

Page 02
九太刀　月島救出戦
9th Sword -- The Fight to Rescue Tsukishima
Top text: 敵としては恐ろしい・・・！！味方としては頼もしい！！
As a foe, he's formidable...!! But as a friend, he's all you can ask for!!
Side text: 最強の友が立ち上がる！！その姿、眼に焼き付けろ！！
The greatest friend stands up!! See him now and keep this picture in your mind!!
Tsuranuki: ここは俺に任せてお前は先に行け
Leave him to me; You, go on

Page 03
Zan: で、でも！
B- but!
Tsuranuki: 俺をナメンじゃねぇよ
Don't underestimate me
Tsuranuki: こんな雑魚楽勝だ！
I won't lose against small fry like him!
Zan: わ、わかった・・・
O- ok...
Zan: うおぉおぉ！
Uwooooo!
Kaibara: 待ぁてぇい！！
Stop there!!
Tsuranuki: おっと・・・
Hold it...

Page 04
Tsuranuki: お前の相手は俺だ
I'm your opponent
Kaibara: ぬっ
What?!
Kaibara: こいついつの間に
This guy...when did he...

Page 05
Tsukishima: 何であんたは普通の真剣であたしのはこんなにミニサイズなのよ！こんなのヒキョーじゃない！
Why do I have only this short sword when you're using a normal Shinken?!
This isn't fair!
Kanekura: ヒキョー？
Not fair?
Kanekura: お前誰にそんな口たたいてんだ？！自分の立場考えてから言え、コラ！！
Hey, who do you think you're talking to?!
Think about your situation before you talk like that!!
Tsukishima: うっ
Ugh
Kanekura: 第一そいつは小さいがまぎれもなく真剣だ。もちろん真剣と同じ斬れ味がある
Besides, that's short, but it's still a Shinken
and it can cut as well as any other Shinken
Kanekura: って事は・・・
So that means...

Page 06
Kanekura: これはれっきとした真剣勝負って事だ、ヒヒヒヒヒィ
this is a proper Shinken battle, hehehehehe
Tsukishima: くっ
Ugh
Tsukishima: いくら無茶苦茶でもやるしかないようね・・・逃げようにも扉の外には眼帯がいて無理だし・・・
No matter how unreasonable he's being, I guess I'll just have to give it all I've got...
Even to run away, the guy with the eye-patch is standing outside, so that's not an option...
Tsukishima: けど奴の刀とこの刀じゃリーチが違いすぎる！
But the difference in the ranges of attack possible with his sword and this one is too great!
Tsukishima: いくら相手が弱そうといえど、ハンデにしてもこれは大きすぎる・・・
No matter how weak he seems,
the disadvantage is too big...
Kanekura: ヒヒヒヒィ
Hehehehehe
Tsukishima: ど、どうすれば・・・こ、このままじゃ・・・
Wh- what should I do...
I- if I don't do something...

Page 07
Tsukishima: 殺されてもおかしくない！！
I may be killed!!
Zan: ハア②
Huff, huff
Zan: 月島さん無事でいて！
Tsukishima-san, please be ok!
Zan: そ、そういえば地下室ってどうやって行けば・・・
O- oh yeah
How am I supposed to go to the baseme--
Sasamori: そんなに急いでどこいくんだ？
Where are you going in such a hurry?
Zan: え？
Huh?
Zan: ラ、ラッキー。ちょっと地下室の場所聞いてみよっと
O- oh, I'm lucky! I can ask him how to get there
Zan: あ、あの地下室ってどうやって行けば・・・
U- umm, how can I get to the base--

Page 08
Sasamori: 悪りぃがそいつは教えられない
Sorry, but I can't tell you
Zan: こ、この人もあのトキの
Th- this guy!
I saw him then too
Zan: マ、マズイよ、こんなトキに
Sh- shit, at a time like this!
Sasamori: 地下室がどうかしたのか？
Why do you wanna go there?
Zan: ご、ごめんなさい！何でもないです！
I- I'm sorry! It's nothing!
とりあえずここは逃げとこ！
I've gotta run away!
SFX ガッ *trip*

Page 09
Zan: いだ！
Ouch!
Zan: ぐっ・・・
Ugh...
Sasamori: 何で俺の質問を無視するんだ？
Why didn't you answer my question?
Sasamori: 場合によっちゃここで死んでもらう事になる
Depending on how you answer to that, I may kill you

Page 10
Tsuranuki: 相手は見るからにパワータイプ。動きは鈍いかもしれねぇが一撃くらっただけでかなりのダメージを負っちまいそうだな・・・
That guy's obviously the power-type
He won't move quickly, but if I get hit, just one blow will probably cause quite a damage...
Tsuranuki: ・・・まっ、俺はスピードタイプだ。どうせ攻撃を貰う事もなく一方的に俺が攻撃して終わりそうだな
...Oh well, I'm the speed-type
I 'm not likely to get hit; This match will probably end with me being the only one causing any damage around here
Tsuranuki: おっしゃ！！
Alright!!
Tsuranuki: 相手が悪かったな、デカいの！
Too bad for you that I'm your opponent, Gorilla!
Tsuranuki: この勝負
The winner of this match

Page 11
Tsuranuki: 俺が貰ったぁ！！！
is me!!
Kaibara: ぬっ
Ugh
Kaibara: ニッ
*grin*
Tsuranuki: な・・・
Wha--

Page 12
Kaibara: ぬん！！
Hng!!
Tsuranuki: なめんじゃねぇ！！！
Don't underestimate me!!!

Page 13
Kaibara: ぬん！！
Hng!!
Tsuranuki: がっ！！
Gah!!
Tsuranuki: ぐごっ！
Ugh!
Tsuranuki: ・・・フッ
...Heh
Tsuranuki: こいつは面白くなってきたじゃねぇか！
This is getting fun!

Page 14
Sasamori: どうした？何黙ってんだ？
What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?
Zan: くっ・・・
Ugh...
Zan: 僕の足じゃ逃げきれる自信はない・・・
I don't think I can run fast enough to get away...
Zan: し、しかたない、ここは・・・
I- it can't be helped; I've gotta...
Zan: 闘うしかない！！
Fight!!
Sasamori: あの女の仲間っつうわけか・・・
So I guess you're that woman's friend, huh...?
Sasamori: ・・・ん？
...Hmm?

Page 15
Sasamori: どっかで見たと思ったら、お前は昼間の変な奴・・・
I thought I'd seen you somewhere; You're that weird guy from before...
Zan: え？！
Huh?!
Sasamori: フー・・・
Fuuuu...
Sasamori: 手加減してたにせよ、あの討条さんの一撃をガードしちまうなんてな・・・
Although Toujou-san was going easy on you, you still did manage to stop his blow...
Zan: え？え？
Huh? What?
Sasamori: 久々に斬り刻みがいのありそうな奴が当たったじゃん・・・
For a change, I've come across a guy that would be worth cutting up into pieces...
Zan: うっ、斬り刻むって・・・
Ugh...
Cut up into pieces...?
Sasamori: さっさと来いよ
Hurry up and come
Sasamori: 武士（おとこ）らしく
like a man

Page 16
Zan: うおぉおぉおぉおぉ！！！
Uwooooooo!!!
Zan: そうだ！
Yeah!
Zan: 先へ進まないと！！
I have to move formard!!
Zan: 月島さんを
For Tsukishima-san

Page 17
Zan: 助けるんだぁ！！！
I'm gonna rescue her!!!
Zan: あれ？
What?
Zan: うわあぁあぁあぁ
Uwaaaaaa!!!

Page 18
Zan: うわぁ！！！
Uwaa!!!
Zan: な・・・
Wha--
Zan: な、何？！今素手で・・・
What?! H- how... He stopped my sword with his arm...

Page 19
Sasamori: 俺のカウンターを豪剣で阻止するとはな
To think you'll stop my attack with your strength
Zan: え？
Huh?
Sasamori: 思った通りやるじゃん・・・お前・・・
As I expected, you're quite good...
Zan: な、何あれ？！
Wh- what is that?!
Side text: 研無刀が止められた・・・？！妖しく輝く左腕・・・！！
The Kenbutou was stopped...?! Sasamori's left arm glitters mysteriously...!!