Bamboo Blade 29

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宅急便者　石田虎侍さんですね
宅急便者　ハンコお願いします
Delivery man: You're Ishida Toraji, right?
Delivery man: Please affix your seal* here.
*In Japan, official documents are usually stamped with your official seal, consisting of your name kanji.

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コジロー　サインでいいですか
宅急便者　はい
Kojiro: Is it okay to sign it?
Delivery man: Yes.

Panel 3
コジロー　おふくろからか
Kojiro: Is it from Mother?

Panel 4
ラベル　食品
コジロー　お
Label: Food
Kojiro: Oh.

Panel 5
コジロー　なんだなんだ？
Kojiro: What is it, what is it?

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第２９話
コジローとわかめ
Chapter 29
Kojiro and Seaweed

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Panel 1
わかめ
Seaweed

Panel 2
コジロー　わかめ
Kojiro: Seaweed.

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コジロー　へー水で戻るんだ
コジロー　ラーメンに入れよ
Kojiro: Hey... just add water.
Kojiro: I'll put it in my ramen.

Panel 4
あとは…
The rest is...

Panel 5
コジロー　わかめ
Kojiro: Seaweed.

Panel 6
コジロー　わかめ
Kojiro: Seaweed.

Panel 7
コジロー　わかめ
Kojiro: Seaweed.

Panel 8
コジロー　…………
Kojiro: ...

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Panel 1
コジロー　手紙…
Kojiro: A letter...

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こないだTVでわかめが身体にいいど言っていたので送ります
コジロー　はあ
（手書き）　わかめ
Since they've been saying lately on TV that seaweed is good for your body, I'm sending this.
Kojiro: Huh.
(handwritten) Seaweed.

Panel 3
手紙　コンビニ弁当やインスタントばかりだとリン酸を取りすぎてよくないらしいのでわかめを食べましょうわかめにはリン酸によって体内から減少するマグネシウムがたくさん含まれていてーーーー
コジロー　へーー
Letter: Eating nothing but convenience store box lunches and instant food gives you too much phosphoric acid and isn't good. Eat some seaweed. Seaweed reduces your phosphoric acid and gives you lots of magnesium...
Kojiro: Huh...

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手紙　どうせいつもカップめんばかりでしょうからこれをしっかり食べるんですよ
コジロー　母ちゃん…
Letter: Anyway, you probably are always eating nothing but instant ramen, so be sure to seat this.
Kojiro: Mom...

Panel 5
コジロー　俺の身体の事を心配して…
Kojiro: If you're worried about my body...

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コジロー　だったら米とかみそとか
コジロー　野菜とか送れーーーッ！！！
Kojiro: How about sending some rice
Kojiro: Or bean paste or vegetables!!!

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コジロー　だめだあのババア
コジロー　いっつもTVに動かされやがって
Kojiro: That old woman is terrible.
Kojiro: She's always being moved by the TV

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コジロー　ゴマやらココアやらコエンザイムQ10やらいらねーんだよ大量に！！
コジロー　全部学校の先生方にあげてるよ！！
Kojiro: I don't need huge quantities of sesame seeds or cocoa or co-enzyme Q-10!!
Kojiro: I give all of it to the school's teachers!!

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コジロー　実家か…
Kojiro: I'll never

Panel 5
コジロー　全然帰ってないな…
Kojiro: Go home...

Panel 6
そんな休日
A school holiday

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タマキ（思い）　そうだお店に強盗とか釆ちやったらどうしよう…
タマキ（思い）　たしか先月近くのコンビニに深夜入ったって……………
Tamaki (thought): That's right, if a robber should come, what would I do...
Tamaki (thought): They certainly say that one went in a nearby convenience store in the middle of the night last month...

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タマキ（思い）　竹刀があれば負けないのに………
Tamaki (thought): Even though I wouldn't lose if I had a shinai...

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タマキ（思い）　えっと何かかわりになるものないかな
タマキ（思い）　木刀とかぼうきとか長い棒……
Tamaki (thought): Um... I wonder if there is something I can use in it's place?
Tamaki (thought): A wooden sword or a broom or a long pole...

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タマキ（思い）　あった
タマキ（思い）　これで強盗が来てもーーーーー
Tamaki (thought): I found something.
Tamaki (thought): With this, even if a robber comes...

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タマキ（思い）　ムチ！！
タマキ（思い）　誰が買うの！？
Tamaki (thought): A whip!!
Tamaki (thought): Who would buy this!?

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店長　川添さんそろそろあがっていいわよ
店長　今日は午後から部活があるんでしょ
タマキ　あ
タマキ　はいそうです
Shopkeeper: Kawazoe-san, you may leave now.
Shopkeeper: You must have club activities this afternoon.
Tamaki: Oh.
Tamaki: Yes, that's right.

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店長　部活終わったら都ちゃんに来てもらう事になつてるから
店長　忘れないように言っといてね
タマキ　はい
Shopkeeper: After club, have Miyako-chan come see me.
Shopkeeper: Don't forget to tell her.
Tamaki: Yes, ma'am.

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店長　おつかれさまでした
Shopkeeper: Thank you for your help.

Panel 3
タマキ　…………
Tamaki: ...

Panel 4
部活ーーー
Club...

Panel 5
アルバイトーーー
Job...

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これが高校生ーーーー……
This is high school life...

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コジロー　うーーむ
Kojiro: Hmmmm

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面ッ
Men!

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ダン　くそーーーー
ダン　やっぱリユージには敵わないや
Dan: Darn...
Dan: Just as I thought, I can't beat Yuuji.

Panel 2
キリノ　ほらダンくんお水だよ飲みなー
ダン　ありがとキリノ部長気がきくねーーーーー
Kirino: Hey, Dan-kun, have some water.
Dan: Thank you, president. You're considerate.

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ユージ　…………
Yuuji: ...

Panel 4
コジロー　ユージどうだ？ダンは
ユージ　はい
Kojiro: Yuuji, how is Dan doing?
Yuuji: Hm...

Panel 5
ユージ　強くなりますよ栄花くん
Yuuji: Eiga-kun is getting stronger.

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コジロー　あやっぱり？
Kojiro: Oh, as you expected?

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ユージ　素質
ユージ　あります
Yuuji: He has
Yuuji: Character.

Panel 3
ユージ　まだまだ素人同然ですけどね
ユージ　こちらのスキをついてくる動きや
ユージ　こちらの攻撃が当たりにくい動き
ユージ　とにかく天性のものです
Yuuji: Naturally, he's still a novice.
Yuuji: He moves to follow my chinks
Yuuji: And he moves to make my attacks difficult to hit.
Yuuji: Anyway, that's his nature.

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ユージ　持久力は全くないですけど
Yuuji: But he doesn't have any stamina.

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ユージ　これからどんどん伸びますよ栄花くん
ユージ　卒業までに抜かれなきゃいいな
Yuuji: Eiga-kun will rapidly improve.
Yuuji: I hope he doesn't catch up to me before graduation.

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コジロー　うーーん…
コジロー　いいのか？あんなキャラが強くなって…
（手書き）　あのキャラ
ユージ　いいんじゃないすかキャラは
Kojiro: Yeah...
Kojiro: Is that a good thing? That kind of guy getting strong...
(handwritten): That guy
Yuuji: Wouldn't it be good for him?

Panel 2
コジロー　それと…
Kojiro: Besides...

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サヤ　だめだよミヤミヤ
サヤ　そんなんじや
サヤ　めちゃくちゃやっても当たんないよ
Saya: Too bad, Miyamiya.
Saya: Even though
Saya: you swing wildly like that, you can't hit.

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サヤ　あーーー〰んこわかったよキリノーー〰
キリノ〈手書き〉　おいおいよしよし
Saya: Oh... that was scary, Kirino...
Kirino (handwritten) Hey, hey, it's fine, it's fine

Panel 5
擬態語　ハア
擬態語　ハア
(SFX) Pant
(SFX) Pant

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Panel 1
ミヤミヤ　すみません先輩手かすべってしまいましたわ
Miyamiya: Sorry, Sempai, my hand slipped.

Panel 2
ミヤミヤ　あ校内暴力
ダン　いけないんだーーーーー
コジロー　うるせーよ
Miyamiya: Oh, violence in the school.
Dan: Don't do that!
Kojiro: Shut up.

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コジロー　ミヤミヤお前に突きは早い！！殺す気か！！
コジロー　素人はやっちゃだめ！！危険！！
ミヤミヤ　すみませーーーん
Kojiro: Miyamiya, your strike was fast!! Did you want to kill her!!?
Kojiro: A novice must not do that!! It's dangerous!!
Miyamiya: So-rry

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コジロー（思い）　ーーまあダンもミヤミヤも筋がいい
コジロー（思い）　今度の大会が楽しみになってきたぞ
Kojiro (thought): Well, both Dan and Miyamiya have ability.
Kojiro (thought): The upcoming tournament will be enjoyable.

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コジロー（思い）　そして何より
タマキ　すみませんおくれました
Kojiro (thought): And anyway
Tamaki: Sorry for being late

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Panel 1
コジロー（思い）　川添タマキがいる
Kojiro (thought): There's Kawazoe Tamaki.

Panel 3
よーしみんな勝手にバトルしてないで
ちゃんとした繰習始めるぞー
Okay, everyone, don't fight among yourselves.
Start practicing properly.

Panel 4
キリノ　？
Kirino: ?

Panel 6
キリノ　なんじゃこりゃ
キリノ〈手書き〉　？かぐわしいしょうゆの香りがしますぞ
コジロー　おー忘れてたとっくに3分たってたな
Kirino: What is this?
Kirino (handwritten): ? It smells like fragrant soy sauce.
Kojiro: Oh, I forgot about that; 3 minutes was up a long time ago.

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キリノ　道場でカップめんーーーー？
サヤ　いけないんだーーー
コジロー　いいじゃんちょっとくらい昼メシ食ってなくてさ
Kirino: Instant ramen at the dojo...?
Saya: Don't do that.
Kojiro: It's fine, I didn't eat much for lunch.

Panel 5
わかめ入れすぎだよ先生
You put too much seaweed in it, Sensei.