Bamboo Blade 47

The final translation of the week, there's only 1 hour left of the week (c:
This is also ONLY for CxC scans, ONLY. Cross will have this ready 4 everyone tomorrow anyway... or by the time some of u notice this is here, you'll already have read the finished product (c:


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bubble sfx.1) squeak
bubble sfx.2) click

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title) Kirino's mother.
box) 2 days until the Inter-high prelims.

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b1) What?
b2) Kirino is absent today too?
b3) That's odd.
b4) She's the type to come to school and act like everything is alright even if she's about to collapse from a cold.
b5) That's true, and this makes the 2nd day that she's missed.
b6) Doesn't that mean she's come down with something serious?
b7) I can't even imagine a weakened Kirino-senpai.
b8) Did you try texting her?
b9) She didn't answer.
panel) Kirino...

page 174

b1) I just...
b2) got a...
b3) real bad feeling about this!
b4) A bad feeling?
b5) Come one Saya, you're making a big deal out of 2days.
b6) Hey Saya, where are you going?
b7) I'm going to check directly at Kirino's house.

page 175

b1) She left.
b2) And while she was wearing her kendo uniform.
b3) There she goes running off on her own fantasy again.
b4) Its her 6th sense.
-She's sees dead people!!!-
b5) Saya-senpai has known Kirino-senpai the longest.
b6) I'm sure she feels it.
b7) There's something a little different...
b8) Something in the air...

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b1) Kirinooo!!!

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panel1) Kirino is an idiot. // When she's sick to the point where standing takes all her energy, she'll still come to school.
panel2) She'll pretend to be fine when people are looking, // and when she gets home, she collapses.
panel3) And that same Kirino has, // missed 2 days of school without saying anything??
panel4) Something's up!!
panel5) Kirino. // Kirino

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b1) Welcome!

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b1) Oh, its Saya! Wha'ts up?
panel) Here are your items. // Thank you
b2) Did you need something?
b3) Uh...
b4) yeah...
b5) 6 beef patties.
b6) Coming right up.
b7) Remedial ran over, I'm sorry I'm late.

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b1) Huh? Is everyone having a snack?
b2) Here, take one and eat.
b3) But why are we having beef paties?
b4) Because I just bought them.
b5) Why are we eating beef patties during practice?
b6) Oh shut up and eat!!
b7) Hahaha, isn't it good that Kirino was alright?
b8) It was your normal overactive imagination.
b9) I'm serious, this time is different.

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b1) Anyway, give me a beef patty.
panel) empty
b2) There aren't anymore.
b3) But...
b4) hm?
b5) Why was Kirino-senpai missing school and running her store?
b6) That's because...
b7) I have no idea.

page 182

box/sign) Nakamura General Hospital
bubble sfx.) click
b1) Wha! MOM!!!
b2) hm?
panel) 1, 2

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b1) Come on in Kirino.
panel1) 1,2 1,2 // What are you doing!?
b2) Stop that!! You collapsed, you need to lie down and rest!!
b3) I got an I.V. and plenty of rest, I'm fine now.
b4) Now, get back to bed.
b5) fuuu.
b6) sigh.
b7) What happened to the store today?
b8) Don't worry I took care of everything agin.
panel2) Change of clothes, change of clothes.
b9) Then you missed school today too?
b10) If I left dad alone, I'd be too worried to do any school work.
panel3) Wha?
b11) Grandma will be there tomorrow.
b12) Really? Good.

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b1) Ah.
b2) Don't you have a kendo tournament soon?
b3) Yeah, that's right.
b4) So on saturday, I wont be able to come here during the day.
b5) Ahh... what a shame.
b6) I was planning to go cheer for you.
b7) Don't worry about, and get some rest.
b8) Fine, fine.
box1) And finally,
box2) the eve of the I-H prelims.

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b1) Oh, so your mom collapsed and you were taking care of the store for her.
b2) I'm sorry for missing practice.
b3) If that was the case, why didn't you say so? // You ignored everyone's texts!
panel) You little.
b4) Am vorry. Ah was vo buvy Ah di-int nodif -I'm sorry. I was so busy I didn't notice-
b5) That's right, making worry like that.
bubble sfx.) squeeze
b6) Sorry -small print- gueh
b7) And, how is it?
b8) How's what?
b9) Your mother!! How is she doing?

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b1) Eiga-kun, look, Kirino-senpai is back.
b2) Yeah, and she's totally fine.
b3) Don't make us worry like that.
b4) I'm sorry.
panel1) Good... Its the day before the tournament... // I don't know what would've happened to our team if she wasn't here.
panel2) Everyone is // depending on her.

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sign) Kendo club
b1) Begin!
b2) Tomorrow is the prelims.
b3) Don't get lax because its not the actual thing, if you lose, your still out.
b4) Okay.
b5) My mother collapsed from fatigue.
b6) Oh, because she was so busy running the store.
b7) yeah.
b8) She's always busy.

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b1) She wont sleep and would go to Johnny's concert instead...
cup) tea
panle) Sigh... what a pain. // Kyaaaahh!!! // Huh??
b2) Its nice to be young.
b3) But her body wasn't as young as her spirit huh?
b4) I always tell her that, and she gets mad at me.
b5) Although she's better now,
b6) But they're keeping her for tests and such, so she's been in the hospital for 3 days now.
-pffft tests!?!?!?!? they're keeping her there 2 milk her insurance, or bank if she pays out of her pocket.-
b7) Kirino... be Tama-chan's opponent.
b8) I have no more energy.
b9) Sorry.
b10) Here I come.

page 189

b1 Saya.
b2) Yes sir.
b3) You need to do your best tomorrow.
b4) What was that? I always do my best!

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b1) Although she wont show it, she's very concerned about her mom.
b2) But she doesn't want us to be hand-capped in the tournament.
b3) You know...
b4) I don't need you telling me that!
b5) I know that way better than you do!
b6) So just leave Kirino to me!
b7) I'll be captain tomorrow!

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b1) Sorry for the wait Saya!
b2) Oh, Kirino!
b3) Let's go home!!
b4) And..
b5) The rest is up to you general (anchor).
b6) Excuse me?
b7) You need to save the capta... Kirino.
b8) But how do -
b9) I do that?

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b1) That's easy.
b2) The general just needs to keep on winning.
b3) And beat out everybody!!!
b4) Yes sir!

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sword) wooden sword.