Tegami Bachi Oneshot : Tegami Bachi

Reposting the one-shot for Tegami Bachi...came out around the time it re-launched in SQ (i think)

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white most right: Nice to meet you!!
by feet: Lag ・ Seeing
Protagonist of our story. He just passed the entrance examination and became a Letter Bee.

left in order:

Letter Bee
The highly popular adolescent fantasy "Letter Bee" will be appearing for the first time weekly in Shounen Jump! (t/n - i assume this is referring to SQ). Allow us to introduce its enthralling story. Make sure to read it all!

*The story until now*
Set in a land of everlasting night known as Amber Ground (AG), there are people who deliver "letters," widely known as the "Letter Bees." The Letter Bee that once saved Lag's life goes missing, so he decides to search for him by climbing the ranks to become a "Head Bee" himself. And so, we find Lag today with a new delivery to make!
bubble: Summary!!

Keyword 1: "Letter Bee"
-To deliver the client's most valued "Letter"...
-That is...
-A "Letter Bee's" calling!!

-(can't read this too well) It's my job to deliver you to ???
-I'm Lag
-What's your name?

paragraph: BEE - The short name for those who make deliveries. Their job is to deliver the "Letter" regardless of how dangerous the destination may be. In order to become a BEE, being able to use a "Shindanjuu" (t/n - Heart Bullet Gun) is an absolute must. In addition, many have what's called a "Dingo" accompanying them.
bubble: Lag is a letter bee!

Keyword 2: "Shindan" (Heart Bullet)
Fragments of the "heart" that are compressed into bullets to release great power. The are fired by a Shindanjuu equipped with a "Spirit Amber." Depending on its wielder, its effects can vary. Lag's "heart" is best attuned to "Akabari" (lit. red needle), which he uses.

panel above it - don't worry/this weapon can take care of those bugs/it's a shindanjuu

Keyword 3: "Gaichuu" (Armoured insects)
Dangerous creatures that inhabit the world of the Letter Bees. They hide in darkness and attack humans in response to their "heart." Because they are covered in a tough armour-like shell, only the Shindanjuu can defeat them.

bottom: We hope you enjoy today's tale!

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top: in commemoration of its new serialization and the upcoming release of jump square! A dazzling blue nighttime tale of 49 pages!

green: Shout!/Reach out!/make it to your heart!!

special chapter: A Letter Bee and their Dingo
author: Asada Hiroyuki

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-Within all living things,
-There is a "heart" that leads them
-All living things are the masters of their heart
-And this heart makes us who we are (from the scriptures of Amber Ground, 1:1)

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-The stars are shining bright...
-In this land, night never ends
-We call it Amber Ground

-There is an artificial sun that shines the way to the capital
-Where that "light" doesn't reach...

-The armoured insects - a band of dangerous creatures - reside
-There is a group of special people who travel through these dark lands (t/n - it said here lit. government employees, scrapped it in favor of the former)

-Mankind has entrusted
-each and every one
-of their "hearts" to them

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-I have a delivery!
-There's a "Letter" for you!

-Could I please have your signature here?

-I haven't seen you two before
-New employees?
-Yup!!

-I'm the new BEE, Lag Seeing!
-It's a pleasure to meet you!
-This girl is my Dingo, Niche. And...

-If you bake him, he's delicious!
-I call him steak!
-Nu
-...right...

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-Goodbye!

-Goodness, I dont believe it!
-They sent such unreliable-looking kids this time!
-That little girl is his guardian dingo?!

-Leaving important "letters" to such powerless little kids (t/n - it says kids who can't use strong animals? being that i havent read the other chapters im not sure what it means so i cut it out)
-I really wonder if they'll actually be able to make their next delivery...

-bldg 13, Nocturnal Road - Post Office "BEE HIVE" (HIVE for short) (t/n - as you can prob guess, the latter part is in japanese to explain the english prior to it. hard to make it sound any different)
-This is where the government employees in charge of deliveries, or BEEs, are based

-Huh...!?
-T-this is your "letter," Boss!

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-I want to you deliver one small parcel to Elena Bran, a former BEE herself, who used to work here
-As well as one letter to her brother, Bart Bran

-I know this is your first delivery to the Yodoka area,
-But you two grew up there!
-And, well, we're kind of short on hands at the moment, so...

-Care to take the job? Lag Seeing

Supervisor of the Hive/Ralgo Lloyd

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-YES!! OF COURSE!! ANYTHING YOU SAY!!
-My, as obedient as always?
-YES!!

-So this parcel with a "Pear Pendant" goes to Elena and then...
-the letter to her brother
-...Oh?

-Why is the postage so high on this?
-Seems like it's a zero off...

-Ah....
-how do you say...
-well, there's that, and...
-Aria, help me out here

-There's many reasons! Anyway, listen up, Lag!
-On foot, getting to the valley city Silencio takes two days one-way. It may be short, but it's a dangerous journey!
-Well, not so much since you'll have a veteran guide
-Still, the route is full of points that lead to armoured insect lairs if you take so much as one step off the path! You'd best be extremely careful!

right most, no box: Letter Bee vice-supervisor/Aria Link

boxes from top to bottom on the map:
-Departure: Yuusari Central
-The bridge connecting Yuusari and Yodaka, Pifurest
-The small village of Georges
-Dakowazu Cliff
-Destination: Silencio City

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-...huh?
-A guide?

-It's said he knows a lot about dakowazu cliff
-His name is Darwin, and he's supposed to be hanging somewhere around Olympian River...

-This is the place, but...
-What's that smell!?
-Uwa...it stinks!!

-A dog? a raccoon?
-Did it get run over?
-Seems dead for sure...

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-Excuse me, are you Mr. Darwin?
-Nope
-How about you?
-Who? Not me
-I was told he always stays around here...

-E-EXCUSE ME!!
-I have a letter to deliver to 2774-4-5 Blueberry Garet in the valley city Silencio! It's for Elena Bran!
-Is Mr. Darwin anywhere here?

-Vu

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-A name tag...
-Vu

-Da...r-win
-That's what it says

-Tarin?
-No, Niche, it's Darwin! Da-

-WHAT!?
-You're darwin?!

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-N-nice to meet you!
-I'm Lag Seeing!
-Ah...

-Is he telling us to follow him?

-Maybe not...but we better keep up! C'mon Niche!
-W-WAIT UP!!

-Sir...
-Why did you keep it secret from Lag?

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-The last time Elena Bran was active was 10 years ago
-Darwin was her dingo from that time

-And that the real "letter" being delivered to Elena
-is actually Darwin himself

-gasp gasp

-Lag!

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-Niche?
-I'M MAD!
-why?

-Lag's dingo is right here!!
-Why's he acting dingo!?
-I'M LAG'S DINGO!!
-I'M MAD!!

-I'm going to eat him first, before Steak!!
-H-hold on, Niche!

-It's all right! You're my dingo, okay?
small: I'm sure you're hurting Steak's feelings too

-Darwin is just leading us
-Plus, he's a veteran so I'm sure he's strong (t/n lit. a strong hearted companion)

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-So....

-Vu
-DARWIN?!

-Please, come on in
-Thank you so much, Gatekeeper Signal

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-Darwin isn't stupid
-If he were to realize he was the "letter," then in no time he would abandon the journey and be laying around the Olympian River again

-No matter how old he may be,
-Darwin has pride
-in the fact that he was Elena Bran's dingo

-But, up until now, he's figured it out every time
no bubble: Kome and Zaji both failed...
-The Armored Insects can't be defeated without having the Shindan (t/n - heart bullets) resonate with one's heart, right?
-Oh, I see...

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-The Shindan are fragments of one's heart...! During battle, those images can be seen openly
-It's impossible to lie

-He was the kind of guy that would never warm up to anyone but Elena

-I bet he plans on being Elena's dingo
-up till his very last breath

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-Haa
-Looks like another 50 kilometers west until we reach Silencio
-Since the village of Georges in on the way, why don't we stop there and rest

-haa

-D-Darwin??

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-How is he?

-Well...
-If he was human, he'd be somewhere around 100 years old
-No way!

-He's an old man. If he pushes himself too far, he could die at any moment
-For the time being, doesn't look like he's able to do much but rest

-Darwin...

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-You feelin' okay?

-I'm fine, pastor Vera. After I check the route, I'll get some rest.
-Your outfit...
-Huh?
-...nah, it's nothin'

-You just made me remember
-It was about 10 years ago
-At the cliff just near here

-A Letter Bee much like yourself fell to her death during a delivery
-It was a girl from Silencio, Elena Bran, I think

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-Elena...
-No way...
-The recipient??

-Her body was buried right where she fell
-Still, why in the world would they do that?
-I can't help but think there was a special reason

-Here!
-Right at the tip of Walrus Cliff, that's where she slipped
-Around there the soil is loose. you'd better be careful not to fall yourself

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-Sorry to impose on you
-Wait, he opened his eyes

-I'm sorry that you can't finish the trip with us
-Get plenty of rest, okay?

-On the return trip I promise to stop by!
-So wait for us here, Darwin

-Vu

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-Hey, hey! What's gotten into you?
-C'mon, calm down

-UWA!! HEY!!!

-huff puff huff puff
-Darin...

-Thank you so much for everything!
-I-is he really going to be okay?
-Don't worry!

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-Puuhaapuuhaa

-Darwin, slow down!

-Walrus cliff!
-This is where Elena fell...
-LAG!

-No more road
-HUH!?
-ah-
-A landslide?!

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-Must have been yesterday's rain!
-Aw, man! This was the only way to get to the city from the West!
-It's a long detour, but we can go around from the south too

-Hey...where are you going??
-Darwin!!
-There's nothing but a steep cliff there!
-It's dangerous!

-Eh...!
-A cave??

-Darwin? Wait, you mean that tunnel's a shortcut to the city?

-LAG!!

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-Armored insects!
-An Absinthe?!

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-Waaaaaaa!

-T-thanks Niche!!
-Why is it here?!
-Did the landslide displace it from its territory?

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-Darwin!

-I need bullets!
-L-lets see...uh, it's weakness is...

-Darwin, look out!!

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-Niche!!

-Ku...!! The ground is breaking under me! I can't get a hold!
-Darwin! Wake up!! Get ahold of yourself!
-Damn! At this rate we're going to lose the package!

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-I see...
-Elena probably met a similar situation like we're facing...

-She was chased by one of the insects, and was swept away with the soil
-Ku!!! Don't give up Niche!!

-UWA!
-UWAAAAA!!

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-Lag!!
-I'm coming!

-Niche
-will protect you!!

-AS YOUR
-DINGO!!

-vu
-vu
-vu

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-VU!!!

-Da...

-DARWIN!?
-Vungngn
-Vwo-
-OOOOOOO!!!

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-Nu!

-NUKOKO!!
-NUKO---!!

-Steak found its weak point!
-NUKO!
-If I just shoot to where I can hear his voice, I can finish it!
-NUkoooo!!

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-Darwin!! Can you hold on just a little longer?!

-Vwo!!
-VWO!!

-Thanks!!
-We're going to deliver this package to Elena!!

-Shindanjuu (heart bullet gun)
-Nocturne number 20!!

-The bullet it fires...
bubble: Ammo...
no bubble: Is a fragment of "heart"
bubble: Loaded!!

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-Let him have it, (t/n - lit. shout, resound - like the cover page)
-Akabari!! (t/n - lit red needle)

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-These are...

-Darwin's memories...?

-No...

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-It's the memories in the name tag...

-I'm from Silencio. I know the route well, too, so I'll be safe on my own
-Stay here and rest your wounds from our last battle

-I'll be coming back. I promise!
-So wait for me, Darwin!

-So, when I get back...how about...
-We'll go swimming in Lake Olympia!!

-Then we'll go on more deliveries together!
-Because you'll have plenty of work protecting me,
-This is just a short break
-For the long future we'll have together, okay?

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-That...your pendant (t/n - lit. good luck charm)
-It's pretty

-Sorry, it's not for sale

-I don't want it! Stupid Ralgo!
-I'd never pay for it!
-You're just like Darwin!

-Listen
-Hey, Darwin

-You don't have to wait here anymore
-Because...

-The BEE you worked with is gone

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-Darwin??

42 - sob moment coming

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-Darwin...

-This must be...
-Elena's grave

-How bout it?
-Did you know?
-"Darwin" means a dear friend
-VU

-Darwin...you were Elena's dingo, weren't you?
-Thanks for saving us

-Having a partner like you would make any BEE feel safe
-You...You're going on a journey with Elena again, aren't you?

-Uhoo
-uooo
-Darwin...
-Elena...
-P-Protect Elena well, Darwin!!!!

44-45 (get the tissues)
-HAVE A SAFE TRIP!!
-Thanks for your hard work!! (t/n - professional greeting)

-The stars...
-Are shining bright...

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-In this land, night never ends
-We call it Amber Ground

-There is an artificial sun that shines the way to the capital
-Where that "light" doesn't reach...

-There is a group of special people
-who travel through these dark lands

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-I HAVE A DELIVERY!
-There's a "letter" for you!
box: mankind has entrusted

-Those kids are BEEs?
-They seem so unreliable...
-Oh!?

-each and every one
-It's from my son!
-How many years has it been...?
-of their "hearts" to them

-Sir. I have a report for you
-Yes?

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-Boss?
-What?

-Their sole responsibility
-Is to deliver them

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-To deliver...
-"Letters"

black: Lag's next delivery will be in SQ!! (jump square)

special chapter/end

-END-

omake - page 50. Add for volumes 1 and 2 of letter bee.
line on the middle right: One young man's brilliant journey filled with countless miracles in every encounter!

okay, now really -end-