Muddy 3

Can the new series survive in the new year?

And just as a heads up, new year = new schedule. Which means school, which means later translations.

I apologize in advance. I imagine other people will start trans'ing because of this. Regardless, I will still do the series I've been doing. Whether people will use them or not makes no difference to me.

On with the show~

01
-GOOD MORNIN'!

-Woah!
-Have some breakfast!

-Where's Muddy?
sfx - huff huff
-Isn't he balled up over there?

left: It's one of those mornings!

02
-Professor...

-What?
-Besides Muddy, what kinda Chimeras have you made?

-I checked some old science journals,
-And it turns out you were someone special after all!

-N-
-nothing special...
-I have a ton of questions!!

03
top: Thank you for the fast, overwhelming response! Presenting the 3rd Chapter - a huge 23 pages!

right line: Among all the hustle and bustle, a lone sigh can be heard...
bubble: sigh...

title: Chapter 3 - Clay's decision
author: aimoto shou

04
-W-well, sorry but I've got job to run in the city
-It's something that only I can take care of
-Oh really?

-Okay, then I'll look after Muddy!
-Have fun!

-Man, why'd I have to make up such a stupid lie
-Now I can't go back unless I've got a story to tell...

-But, I should count myself lucky since Muddy's out of trouble...
-I better find some work to do!

-What's that?

05
-That's a shower spout!
-Shao-er?
-Come to think of it, you've never taken a bath, have you?

-What's a bath?

-Wha'cha holding, Suzu?
-Laundry!

-Hmm....
-That's a weird name...

-I see! Since you were made only recently, there's lots you don't know yet

-So...!

06
-Muddy! Want to study with me today?
-Then doc will be real surprised when he comes home!
-Hm?
-I don't know what that means but okay!!

-Ah

-The news...
-Hm, it's been a while since I read the paper

-Have you heard the rumor about Chrome on 3rd street?

-Know how that family was always hurting for money?
-Just a while ago, I ran into the woman of the house and she was wearing flashy clothes!

07
-She said her husband hit it big with a new Chimera!
-They payed off all their debts and had plenty to spare!
-oooh!! That's amazing, he's not even a doctor!
-maybe i should try too?
-pleasure doing business
-Grrr

キメラ財務省が発表したキメラ製品における国際収支の経常黒字の状況は前年に比べ３２．５％増加しており黒字額としてはおよそ１兆５９億メダとな
box: The Dept. of Chimera Finance recently announced that the international trade surplus of Chimera products is up 32.5% over last year's balance, bringing the total to approximately 1.59 trillion meda
(t/n - meda is prob. the currency. haven't seen it before so just guessing)
-hmph...

08
-Ops
-Pardon me...

-Sigh...
-Why am I so exhausted?
-Were cities always this noisy?

-Anyway, looks like I should be able to find some work
-All that's left is...
box: Chimera Specialists Wanted!

09
-I can't leave you at Suzu's place while I'm out at work
-It's better if I find work where we can be together...
-Muddy! Are you listening---

-Ah~~ Oh yeah, I forgot you weren't there
-No wonder I thought he was being too quiet...

-Goes to show how noisy the city is

10
-Ah!
-Welcome back!
-You must be bushed!

-Hey Doc, listen!
-Wait until you see this!
-Muddy?

-Ah!

-Clay welcome home!
-Hey Muddy! Show the professor what you can do!

-What's wrong?

11
-...welcome back...?
-Was I supposed to call you professor?

-No, I mean, I've never used that expression in front of Muddy
-He picked up new words, and even uses them properly? Just how did he learn that?!

-Ah...

-Ah!!
-Doctor!! You think Muddy's retarded, don't you!!
-Eh!?
-But...he isn't quite the brightest...

-That's not true!! Sure, he doesn't know much,
-But...well...it's just that he doesn't know much!

-??

12
-I'm pregnant!

-A---HAHAHAHAhahaha
-ehehehehehe

-You did!?
-Eh!?
-U-uh...
-w-w-wasn't me...

-It was really this book! We were just reading together, and I thought I'd teach him letters...
-But it looks like he loves pictures more than words, so...

13
-Books, huh
-W-
-Well, I've only got Shoujou manga...so... (t/n - as you know already, = girl's comics)

-For crying out loud...
sfx: goso goso (ruffling? sound)
-Don't teach him stupid---

-Hey what's this?

14
-Wha...
-Wow, Muddy!!
sfx: tete (?? tiptoe?)

-I see...
-By dispersing the crystal composition of his abdomen, ...he can even do something like this...

-Did he actually think to do this
bubble: There's lots of pictures!
-so that he could grab the paper on the upper shelf?
sfx bubble: Pa- (paper sfx??)

-I don't him...

15
-YOU RETARD!!
-If I let go, you'll come crashing down!!
-EEEK! Doc, more to the right!! He's fallin' apart!!

-My, my...

-Oh yeah, Doc! how was work?
-Huh?!
-Oh...uh...it went great....

-Aw, no fair!
-You've already made such an amazin' Chimera like Muddy,
-and you're still doin' research? I'm sooo jealous!

16
-Suzu!!
-What's up?

-Read it, read it!
-Okay...let's see...
-Amazing Chimera...?

-I was hired for the sake of creating "amazing Chimera"
-...and was forced to quit because I couldn't produce results

-But...now that I've actually made one, is there really any need for me to go back there?
-Professor?

-Read it, read it (t/n - in bold, this is kinda said thru grit teeth)
-You're really into it, I see...

-Which?
-The newspaper uses pretty complicated characters, huh?
(t/n - wow. finally someone understands me. lol)

17
-This is an article on taxes, isn't it?
-You really want to read this!?
-Yeah!
-What's that!

-Says here it's a Chimera locomotive
-Camera...?
-Hm...how to explain it simpler...?

-Why explain it?
-Why not let him ride one?

18
-...ride...
-you mean, like Anderson!?
-Oh yeah, it's kind of like Anderson.
-A locomotive is basically...

-Oh!

-I see! Because there's too many things Muddy hasn't learned about,
-Muddy's not at the level to understand what is means to ride a train even if he were to see one

-I knew you were stupid,
-but you're even worse than that!!

19
-Suzu...

-I...

20
-Yosh...

-Aw, and I was tryin' to suck-up and eventually convince you to teach me...
-S-sorry about that...
-Thank you for everything...very much...

-We're going out!?
-Yeah.

21
-But the one who's going isn't me. It's you.
-I'm going to be tagging along.

-Wherever you want, you can go
-If you aren't able to get there, or don't know how,
-Then i'll lend you my brain to sort it out.

-Your goals are my goals.
-Do you understand?

-No?
-Well, I guess you don't need to...

-za-- (dash)

22
-Well, go ahead and decide! Left or right?
-This-a-way!

-That's...quite an unusual direction...
-Oh well, I guess we're off

-And so, I decided to postpone my old job for now...
-It was my efforts that produced him
-So as his parent, I have the duty to teach and train him about the world

-Professor!

-Will you...come again sometime?

23
-SUZU!

-SEE YA LATER!

-Dangit, this pocket change won't cut it...
-Traveling on a budget like this, and unemployed?
-W-what're we gonna do...

left: Left up to Muddy's curiosity, just where will these two end up?! And, with Clay short on cash...

CH3/END
next time: They arrive at a town with strange customs, and...?