Cyborg Grampa-G 6

As the madness released by G-chan continues to surround the Kaizous, a challenge from Kei in canine combat at school releases the latest (and strangest) family addition yet!

Chapter 6: Our Dog is Number One!

125.
Boys: Amazing, that boxer dog has a pedigree.
Owner: I only bought it yesterday.
Boys: What, his collar is solid gold!
Owner: And his teeth are studded with gems from every nation—of course his front teeth are diamond!

126.
Miyazawa: You can’t find a dog like this anywhere in the world! This can be done because we have money.
Caption: Motoharu Miyazawa: Kei’s rich classmate. Kei’s most hated type!!
Kei: Ke, worthless! (to himself) He’s boasting aga~~in…
Miyazawa: Worthless!?
Miyazawa: Of course Kaizou-kun is the brazen one in school due to being a transfer. What do you think, Caesar…
Kei: Uh
Kei: I want a dog.
Voice: NO, YOU CAN’T!

127.
Kei: BUT WHY?
Eiichi: They’re dirty, smell, poop and, most of all, expensive.
Kei: Fine, I’ll take care of it.
Kei: S**T…THIS HURTS……I’M SURE HE’LL SHOW HIS HUGE FACE AT SCHOOL AGAIN! (flashback) S**t~~~Well we have an amazing dog at our house.
Miyazawa: O—K, we’ll duel!
Kei: WHY DID I HAVE TO SAY THAT……
G: KEI! YOU CAN HAVE MY DOG!!
Kei: G-CHAN HAS A DOG!?
Ai: Hey hey, you bought a dog without consulting the family!?

128.
G: I didn’t buy or find him! I built him!
Kaizous: HE MADE HIM…!? HE COULDN’T……!?
G: I made him using high-tech so he can power up my agriculture. Product #0152……
G: SUPER FARMING CYBER DOG: HEISEI GANTETSU!!!

129.
Gantetsu: ?
Gantetsu: (SFX: Smirk) Shi shi shi
Ai: ……
Ai: WHAT, THAT DOG IS AN OLD MAN--!
Kei: HE IS—
G: What are you saying, dummies! He’s a fully-fledged farming dog! His entire special characteristic is a mechanical transforming all-purpose mecha! His highest output is 1,000 horsepower and his top speed is Mach 5! However………
G: HIS ONLY WEAKNESS IS HE DOESN’T HAVE LONG TO LIVE!
Gantetsu: (SFX: Smirk) Shi shi shi
G: OK, Gantetsu! Show off your special abilities!!

130.
Kei: Huh! Wasn’t he here?
G: Hyo!?
G: PERHAPS HE REACTED TO MY VOICE IN A MILLISECOND AND IS NOW MOVING AT HIGH-SPEED!
Kei: Wh…where!?
Ai: He’s here sipping umekobu tea.
(TN: “umekobu tea” is a tea made of plum and seaweed)
G: Hyo--!?
Kei: What’s this?
G: Yes! Our first celebration of completion is taking Gantetsu on a walk!!
G: CYBORG G-CHAN GANTETSU SUPER DA—SH!!

131.
Ai: I feel that somehow our friggin grandpas have grown by one…
Kei: Gya—it’s cut—it’s cutting my hand~~stop---!!
G: What’s wrong Gantetsu?
G: What, need to pee?
G: No, too much water pressure!
G: GOTTA GO!!

132.
Kei: Can this bungling dog defeat Caeser~~~!!
G: Mu, that old woman is having problems crossing!
G: OK! TRANSFORM INTO THE ELDERLY WELFARE ROAD CROSSING MECHA!!
Old Woman: ?
G: Muu~~That’s good. She’ll go through sooner or later!
Kei: A…coffin…

133.
G: NOW, CROSS THE ROAD!!
Kei: No one does it by going around the world once.
G: --So how is cyber dog Gantetsu! Does he suit you?
Gantetsu: ?
Kei: U~~h
Gantetsu: (SFX: Smirk) Shi shi shi
Kei: Got no choice, better than nothing…

134.
Miyazawa: He’s late! That Kaizou lied after all!
Kei: UWA—WE’LL CRASH INTO THE GROUND---!!
G: Don’t worry. He has reverse thrust!
Miyazawa: A—haha, what a we—ird dog! That feeble dog is going to face my Caesar!?

135.
Miyazawa: O—K, go, Caesar!!
G: OK, Gantetsu! Show him the will of a cyber dog.
Gantetsu: ?
Kei: Yes.
G: His joints disconnected suddenly from the fangs.
G: Now with this chance, x-ray that dog and analyze his weak point!!

136.
Narrator: His x-ray is going through the outer-wall to look at the inside!
Miyazawa: Caesar!!
Caesar: GYAAAA
Miyazawa: Al—right Caesar, knaw through that tin dog with your strongest in the world diamond teeth!
Gantetsu: ?

137.
Gantetsu: Shi shi shi
G: That’ll do it, Gantetsu!
Kei: Right! Finish it with a Gantetsu Missile attack--!!
Miyazawa & Caesar: AWAWAWAWA

138.
G: Gantetsu Jet Attack!! Firing a missle while traveling at mach 5 speed!! He’s moving quickly from the missle though running poorly!!
Kei: WOW—
Miyazawa & Caesar: HYAAAA
Miyazawa & Caesar: !?
G: Well, what will we do running to the missile…

139.
Kei: Ah, Gantetsu
G: Hyo!?
Miyazawa: N…now’s your chance, Caesar.
G: Really, having a dog these days!
Miyazawa: Here, spare teeth!
Kei: Wha

140.
G: GANTETSU!!
Kei: Gantetsu!!!
Kei: Ah~~~it’s my fault~~!?
Gantetsu: Shi shi

141.
G: Gantetsu, hold on until I’m there!!
G: STRONGER G!!
G: Stand, Gantetsu!! You’re using my Stronger G body!!
G: UNITE: G CROSS!!

142.
Gantetsu: !?
Kei: Amazing, Gantetsu!!
G: Muu!
G: Hyo!?
Miyazawa & Caesar: Hyaa—

143.
G: MUU!!
Gantetsu: (SFX: Smirk) Shi shi shi
Kei: YOU DID IT GANTETSU!!!
Narrator: And so the cyborg family gained a new member!!
G: Hey—Gantetsu!! Give back my cyborg body! That’s my life!
Gantetsu: Shi shi shi shi shi

144.
Certainly Useful
GANTETSUISH LECTURE (1)
(TN: The “ish” at the end of “Gantetsuish” is sort of my way of translating the “Go” in “Gantetsugo”, or “Gantetsu Language”)
Elementary
G: GOOD MORNING translated into Gantetesuish is
Gantetsu: Shi Shi Shi
G: GOOD AFTERNOON translated into Gantetsuish is
Gantetsu: Shi Shi Shi
G: DUM~~MY, WHICH IS IT!!
Gantetsu: Shi!?
-CONTINUED IN VOL. 2

TN: Let's start with this: at least Sharekoube didn't show up this time. I think the chapter needed a break from him and we got it. With that said, Gantetsu is probably the weirdest and in some ways funniest addition to the Kaizous yet, considering that he's not just a cyber dog...but a OLD cyber farming dog more powerful than G-chan but with less time to live! (well dog years is 7 times human years) In some ways, the bully fight seemed more appropriate in standing up with cybernetic combat compared to some of the stuff the previous chapters had (I'm still a bit squeamish after G-chan's "defeating the police" tactic) with "big dog" vs. "cyber dog" leading to a lot of great moments and...that brilliant ending with Gantetsu and G-chan's switcheroo! The only real part of the chapter I sort of think I screwed up in my script was the part with the missile...was Gantetsu trying to outrun it even though he fired it? I know I screwed that part up but other than that...well, we get another new character next time but Sharekoube's back again. (that weirdo never stays down long)