Bamboo Blade 31

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Page 1
Panel 4
校長　そういうわけだカら
Principal: So that's why.

Panel 5
コジロー　は？
Kojiro: Huh?

Panel 6
校長　ごめんね
校長　石田先生
Principal: Sorry
Principal: Ishida-sensei.

Page 2
第３１話
コジローと新たなる目標
Chapter 31
Kojiro and the new goal

Page 3
Panel 4
さや　ね――キリノ…
さや　こないだの中間どうだった？
Saya: Hey, Kirino,
Saya: How were your mid-terms?

Panel 5
きりの　ん――
きりの　いつも通りだよ
Kirino: Hm...
Kirino: The same as usual.

Page 4
Panel 1
さや　て事はよかったって事じゃーんキリノいつもいいもーん
さや　いいな
Saya: That's fine for you to say! You always do good!
Saya: I'm jealous.

Panel 2
きりの　サヤ駄目だったの？
Kirino: You did bad?

Panel 3
さや　数学駄目！！どうしても駄目！！
さや　一番勉強してんのに駄目！！
Saya: I fail at math!! Whatever I do I fail!!
Saya: Even though I study it the most, I fail!!

Panel 4
さや　文系はさーたいして勉強しなくても取れるんだけどさー
さや　理数系は勉強すればするほど駄目！
さや　なんかどんどんイヤになってムカついて
さや　あたしいつも空回りしてるなー
きりの「思い」　あちゃんと自分の性格わかってるんだ
Saya: Even if I don't study humanities much, I pass, but...
Saya: However much I study math or science, I fail!
Saya: I somehow quickly get irritated and mad.
Saya: I've always spinning my wheels.
Kirino (thought): Oh, she really knows herself well.

Panel 5
さや　キリノ数学教えてよーー得意でしょ～～
きりの　別にいーよどんとこい
Saya: Kirino, help me with math... that's your strong point.
Kirino: That's fine with me... Let's get going.

Panel 6
さや　ていうか苦手な教科あつたっけ？
きりの　えーいっぱいあるよー
Saya: Say, are there any subjects you have problems with?
Kirino: Sure, there are plenty...

Panel 7
きりの　物理にー世界史にー古文にー……
きりの　それ全部あたしよりできんじゃん…
Kirino: Physics, and world history, and classical literature...
Kirino: They're all hard for me...

Page 5
Panel 2
きりの　それじゃあ防具つける前に素振りしよー！！
Kirino: Well, then, before putting on your armor, practice your sword form!!

Page 6
Panel 2
だん　ふうう
Dan: Phew.

Panel 3
みやみや　ダンくんタオルだよ
だん　お気がきくなミヤミヤ
Miyamiya: Dan-kun, here's a towel.
Dan: You're so thoughtful, Miyamiya

Panel 4
ゆうじ　…ねえタマちゃん
Yuuji: Hey, Tama-chan.

Panel 5
ゆうじ　タマちゃん！
たまき　はいっいらっしゃいませ！！
Yuuji: Tama-chan!
Tamaki: Welcome to our shop!!

Panel 6
ゆうじ　？
たまき　あっいや…
Yuuji: ?
Tamaki: Oh, uh...

Page 7
Panel 1
ゆうじ　素振りの鋭さがどんどん力強く増してる…
ゆうじ　やっぱり栄花くんはスゴい奴なのかもしれない
ゆうじ　絶対強くなるよ
Yuuji: The sharpness of sword work is rapidly building his confidence.
Yuuji: Just as I thought, Eiga-kun is a terrific guy, isn't he?
Yuuji: He really is getting strong.

Panel 2
たまき　うん
たまき　栄花くんは強くなる
Tamaki: Yeah.
Tamaki: Eiga-kun is getting strong.

Panel 3
ゆうじ　ミヤミヤもだよ
ゆうじ　思い切りよく攻めるひとだから変なクセはつかない
ゆうじ　強くなるタイプだ
Yuuji: Miyamiya, too.
Yuuji: She's a person who attacks with all her heart and doesn't pick up bad habits.
Yuuji: She's the type that gets strong.

Panel 4
たまき　うん
たまき　宮崎さんも強くなる
Tamaki: Yeah.
Tamaki: Miyazaki-san is getting strong, too.

Panel 5
ゆうじ　タマちゃん疲れてる?
たまき　うん
たまき　たまちゃんつかれてる
Yuuji: Tama-chan, are you tired?
Tamaki: Yeah.
Tamaki: I'm tired.

Panel 6
ゆうじ　バイトの疲れが出てきてるんだね
ゆうじ　まだ先生来ないから休んでな
たまき（手書き）　はいはい
Yuuji: You're tired from work, aren't you?
Yuuji: Since Sensei hasn't come yet, take a rest.
Tamaki (handwritten): Yes, sir.

Page 8
Panel 1
さや　ミヤミヤやダンくんは１年生だから気楽よねー
みやみや　どうしたんですか？
Saya: Miyamiya and Dan-kun have it easy since they're first year students.
Miyamiya: What's the problem?

Panel 2
さや　ダンくんはいいよねー２年になっても３年になってもどうせのほほんでしよ
だん　なにすんだよーサヤ先輩
Saya: Dan-kun is nice - even when he's a second year or third year, he'll be smiling, after all.
Dan: What are you doing, Saya-sempai?

Panel 3
さや　ミヤミヤだって中間ボロボロだったでしょ
Saya: Miyamiya, you're probably worn out from mid-terms.

Panel 4
きりの　こらこらサヤ後輩いじめちゃ駄目だよーー
さや　うるさいねキリノ！！優等生はだまって素振りしてなさい！！
２年生　４００人中　２０位
Kirino: See here, Saya-sempai, don't bully!
Saya: Shut up, Kirino!! Honor students should quietly do their sword work!!
Ranked 20th out of 400 second year students

Panel 5
みやみや　ダンくんだって優等生ですよ
１年生　３９０人中　２位
さや・きりの　ええええええ
Miyamiya: Dan-kun is an honor student.
Ranked 2nd out of 390 first year students
Saya-Kirino: Huhhhhhh

Panel 6
ゆうじ　やっぱり栄花くんにはかなわないよ
１年生　３９０人中　４位
みやみや（手書き）　たいへんよくできました
Yuuji: I guess I can't beat Dan-kun.
Ranked 4th out of 390 first year students
Miyamiya (handwritten): Very well done.

Page 9
Panel 1
だん　それにしても先生遅いなーー
だん　遅刻なんてだらしないぞ
Dan: Anyway, Sensei is late...
Dan: Coming late is tacky.

Panel 2
コジロー　ここにいるよ…
生徒達　わ
Kojiro: I'm right here...
Students: Huh

Panel 3
ゆうじ　コジロー先生いつの間に…
コジロー　いや…ずっといたんだけどね…
Yuuji: Kojiro-sensei, when did you...
Kojiro: Hey... I've been here all along...

Panel 4
コジロー　みんなじしゅてきにれんしゅうしてえらいぞ…
生徒　先生…どうしたんですか今にも消え去りそうですよ
Kojiro: Everybody, free practice is fine.
Student: Sensei... what happened? You seem to have disappeared.

Panel 5
コジロー　ああ…ほんとうにきえちゃうかもしれない…
Kochiro: Oh... Maybe I will disappear.

Panel 6
生徒達　は？
Students: Huh?

Page 10
Panel 1
コジロー　このがっこうやめなきゃいけないみたい…………
Kojiro: It seems I'll have to leave this school...

Page 11
Panel 1
生徒達　え
Students: Hey!

Panel 3
きりの　校長先生から
Kirino: It's from the principal.

Panel 4
さや　今年度まででいいーーーーー
Saya: He can stay the rest of the year...

Panel 5
みやみや　って言われたんですか
Miyamiya: is what he said.

Panel 6
ゆうじ　じゃあそしたら先生はもうーー
Yuuji: Well, if that's the case, Sensei is already...

Page 12
Panel 1
だん　無職
（手書き）　無職
Dan: Unemployed.
(Handwritten) Unemployed

Panel 2
さや　なんでいきなり校長先生がそんな事を？
コジロー　いや…校長の考えじゃないんだよ…
Saya: Why did the principal suddenly decide that?
Kojiro: No... it's wasn't the principal's decision...

Panel 3
コジロー　理事長命令らしいんだ…
Kojiro: It seems it's an order from the school board chairman...

Panel 4
さや　理事長…！？
さや　なんで理事長がじきじきに
ゆうじ　なにしでかしたんですかあんた
Saya: The board chairman...!?
Saya: Why is the board chairman involved?
Yuuji: What are you guilty of?

Panel 5
コジロー　スーパーでババアと大ゲンカした…
きりの　は？
Kojiro: I got in a big fight at the supermarket with an old hag...
Kirino: Huh?

Page 13
Panel 1
さや　まさかそのババアが………！！
ゆうじ　理事長！！？
Saya: You mean that old hag is...!!
Yuuji: The board chairman!!?

Panel 2
コジロー　理事長は男だよ…
コジロー　とっても温厚なお方だったよ
きりの　じゃあ………
Kojiro: The chairman of the board is a man, you know...
Kojiro: He's a really nice guy.
Kirino: Well, then...

Panel 3
コジロー　理事長の考えじゃないんだ…
コジロー　なんでも俺の事は奥さんから言われたみたいで…
Kojiro: It wasn't the board chairman's decision...
Kojiro: It seems his wife told him all about me...

Panel 4
さや　そうかその理事長の奥さんが…
ゆうじ　ババア
Saya: So, the board chairman's wife is...
Yuuji: The hag.

Panel 5
コジロー　いやちがうよ…
生徒　ババアの正体は何！！？
Kojiro: No, that's not it...
Students: Who in the world is the hag!!?

Panel 6
コジロー　理事長のご近所さんで奥さんと大の伸良しなんだと…
コジロー　理事長…奥さんには…頭が上がらないらしくて…
生徒達　はあそれで…
Kojiro: She lives in the board chairman's neighborhood, and is a close friend with his wife...
Kojiro: And... the board chairman... can't stand up to his wife...
Students: Oh, so...

Page 14
Panel 1
コジロー先生が今年度でこの学校を去るーーーー
つまり剣道部の顧問も…やめるーーーー
Kojiro-sensei has to leave the school this year...
The point being, he also has to quit being the kendo club advisor...

Panel 4
きりの　それじゃみんな 防具つけてー
きりの　切り返しからはじめますよー
Kirino: Well, then, everybody put on your armor...
Kirino: And start sparring!

Panel 5
コジロー　をーーい！！
コジロー　少し心配しろーーーーー！！してくれーーー！！
Kojiro: Hey!!
Kojiro: Be a little worried...!! about me...!!

Page 15
Panel 1
さや　だってあたし連が心配したところで
みやみや　どうしようもないじゃないですか
コジロー　それは…お前…
Saya: But, we are worried.
Miyamiya: There's just nothing we can do about it.
Kojiro: About that... if you...

Panel 2
コジロー　みんなで校長に俺を辞めさせないよう嘆願してくれるとか…
生徒達　大いなる権力の前で生徒がなにできるんですか
Kojiro: all petition the principal to not let me leave...
Students: What can students do in the face of superior political power?

Panel 3
だん　自分で直々に訴えたりしないの？
コジロー　だって…こんななんの実績もない若造が何言ったって…
さや　うわだめだよわっ
Dan: Won't you lodge a personal complaint?
Kojiro: But... what did you inexperienced youngsters say...
Saya: Hey, we can't do that.

Panel 4
きりの　コジロー先生
コジロー　キリノ
Kirino: Kojiro-sensei.
Kojiro: Kirino.

Panel 5
きりの　だったらこれから実績をつくればいいじゃないですか
Kirino: If that's the case, what if we set out to get some experience?

Panel 6
コジロー　これから……？
Kojiro: Set out...?

Panel 7
きりの　そーです！この剣道部をもっともっと強くしてーー
Kirino: That's right! We make this kendo club stronger and stronger...

Page 16
Panel 1
きりの　全国大会に出場させるんですよ！！
きりの　誰もが認める結果を残せば誰も何も言えなくなりますよ！！
Kirino: And participate in the national tournament!!
Kirino: If we give everyone the result they want, then no one will be able to say anything!!

Panel 3
コジロー　全国大会出場か…確かにそうだな
コジロー　この部で大きな結果出せばまた来年もこの学校にいられるかも…
Kojiro: Participate in the national tournament... That will certainly do it.
Kojiro: If this club gets a high score, maybe I'll be able to be at this school again next year...

Panel 4
コジロー　時間がない…でも……
コジロー　でも……やるしかないか…
Kojiro: There's no time... but...
Kojiro: But... there's nothing else to do...

Page 17
Panel 2
コジロー　俺には…
Kojiro: I...

Panel 3
コジロー　お前達がいる
Kojiro: have you...

Panel 4
コジロー　何より…
Kojiro: Most of all...

Panel 5
コジロー　川添タマキがいる
Kojiro: I have Kawazoe Tamaki.

Page 18
Panel 1
コジロー　俺のタマキはーー
コジロー　無敵だ！！！
Kojiro: My Tamaki...
Kojiro: Is invincible!!!

Panel 2
だん　そして先生は無職！！
コジロー　まだちげーーよ！！！
Kojiro: And you are unemployed, Sensei!!
Kojiro: Not yet!!!

Page 19
Panel 2
コジロー　よっしゃやるぞ！！
コジロー　新たなる室江高剣道部の目標！！
Kojiro: OK, let's do it!!
Muroe High Kendo Club's new goal!!

Panel 3
コジロー　全国大会出場！！
コジロー　もしくはそんぐらいの実績！！
Kojiro: Participate in the national tournament!!
Kojiro: Or at least, that level of experience!!

Panel 4
コジロー　練習開始！！
きりの　やれやれ
こうしてまたしてもコジローの都合で部の目標が決まるのだった
Kojiro: Start practicing!!
Kirino: Well, well.
And so, once again, the goal of the club was deciding by Kojiro's circumstances.

Page 20
Panel 1
そして
And

Panel 2
タマキのアルバイトの終わりが近づいていた
The end of Tamaki's job was approaching.

Panel 3
そんな日瑠日
That Sunday.