Ai Kora 79

Since I got good response on the first chapter did (and there's about two chapters left in the volume), I'll be cleaning these up for the time being. So without further ado:

Parts 79: Hachibe Enters the Ring
(TN: The title of the chapter uses the Japanese word “Dohyouiri”, which is an entrance procession of sumo wrestlers into the ring)

151.
Hachibe: Fufufu…
Hachibe: For a change, I see that it’s a fine day for Tenmaku’s eyes…they really are spectacular.
Hachibe: With all those incidents recently, I haven’t had the time to slowly gaze at them……I’ve realized that I’ve completely forgotten this excitement!!
Hachibe: VIVA!! FANTASTIC PARTS!!
Ballplayer: WATCH----OUT! AVOID IT OVER THERE----!!

152.
Hachibe: HA!!!
Sakurako: Ha…Hachibe!?
Hachibe: He he he!
Hachibe: My black eye is for Tenmaku……
Sakurako: !!
Voice: AH--!!
Voice: Owowow…
Hachibe: So…..sorry, sorry, are you OK……
Student: Watch out, be careful.
Hachibe: No, I’m really sorry!!
Student: …………Huh?

153.
(Title Page)

154.
Doctor: Hmm--, well, you didn’t break anything but…regretfully you have to rest for a bit from the pain in your joints.
Student: Wha?
Student: Bu…but the tournament…
Doctor: Out of the question. If you want to continue in it, then you should rest now.
Student: I…I give…………
Hachibe: N…No, but isn’t this good? You didn’t break any bones……
Student: !!
Student: N……no it’s you!! Actually, you said your name is Hachibe Maeda!!
Hachibe: Eh? Ye…yes.
Student: You’re famous with us. I’ve heard that you’re the guy who defeated the rabble-rousers leader with one attack…
Hachibe: Huh……Um, well…I really don’t remember, but could have been what happened…
Student: Yes!! If you are, then talk is short!!
Hachibe: ?

155.
Student: Will you be my replacement!? In the sumo tournament tomorrow!!
Hachibe: SU…SUMO!? WHA!?
Masuko: Yes!! I didn’t say so sooner, but I’m Masuko, the captain of the Sakashitamon Academy Sumo Club!!
Masuko: We only have five members. Even if we lose one member, we won’t be able to appear in the tournament!!
Masuko: Under normal circumstances, we’re a weak club who can’t achieve…If we don’t participate, we’ll be instantly shut down……It’s that which is unavoidable!!
Masuko: Please, Maeda-kun!! I’m not saying to go and win…It’s better to replace me and take part in the tourney!!
Hachibe: ………

156.
Caption: The next day.
Hachibe: Somehow it’s gotten troubling…How can I do sumo…I’ve got no choice, it’s really my fault that he got hurt.
Sakurako: Well, I think you’re showing some responsibility on this…you do have the power to do it. (I’ll root for you)
Hachibe: So then we’ll practice at once!
Sakurako: DO IT!!
Hachibe: Quickly go and greet your teammates immediately!
Hachibe U—m…where’s our school……

157.
Captain: Sumo Club Manager: AYAKO TANEFUDA
Ayako: Are you Maeda? I heard of you from the captain!! Welcome to the sumo club!!
Hachibe: Hmm, she’s quite a beauty but…nothing on my Parts radar……
Ayako: So, go into the dressing room!!
Hachibe: Ye…yes.
Hachibe: OOOOH! THERE IT IS--!! A NEW PART HAS COME!!
Ayako: ?

158.
Wrestlers: DOSUKOI!!
Hachibe: OW!
Wrestlers: Dosukoi Dosukoi Dosuko—i!!
Hachibe: Gyaaa!!
Ayako: Ho…hold on everyone!!
Sign: Dressing Room
Ayako: And so, since Maeda-kun is assisting in the club, I do not permit violent behavior due to the strength of the tourney participants!!
Wrestlers: OSU!!
(TN: “Osu” is “yes” in older Japanese, which I’m keeping due to the sumo theme)
Ayako: OK.
Ayako: So, with today’s match…please do your best everyone.
Wrestlers: YES MAM!!

159.
Hachibe: Well…he said it was supposed to be a weak club…..
Wrestlers: ARA---!!
Wreslter 1: DOSUKO—I!!
Wrestler 2: Teppou Teppou Teppo—u!!
(TN: A “Teppou” is a wooden stake hit by sumo to train their strikes)
Hachibe: What are these blood-curdling screams……
Ayako: Well, I’ll go ahead to the ring. Please do your best, Maeda-kun!
Hachibe: Ye…yes!
Hachibe: No, though…What it is is what it is.
Hachibe: Seldom is such a smooth, beautiful nape like yours!! I want to gently rub it with an oil massage!!
Hachibe: No, the one nice thing here would to play Dracula…
Wrestler: --Hey, you’re Maeda…
Wrestlers: How could you do that……hurting our captain…
Hachibe: !!
Hachibe: N…no, it…it was…I’d never…have a reason to aim for him…

160.
Wrestlers: GOOD JOB!!
Hachibe: Huh?
Wrestler 1: No, it’s because you removed one of our rivals!!
Wrestler 2: You did well.
Wrestlers: Hahahaha
Hachibe: …………
Hachibe: Th…that, what does it mean…?
Wrestler 1: Fufu.
Wrestler 1: Our manager, Ayako Tanefuta, is a huge lover of unarmed sports. She seems to love strong men!!
(TN: I should have just said she’s a huge lover of sumo, but the expression used is “Kakutougi”, which involves all sports which involve fighting without weapons such as sumo or wrestling)
Wrestler 2: Therefore, if we show our strength in this tourney, we think we’ll show appeal to the women!!
Wrestler 1: Well, since this is a five-on-five team match, it will be best if you’re the advanced guard and lose suitably.
(TN: “Advance Guard” is the first person to participate in the match, known in Japanese as “Senpou”)
Wrestler 2: OK, it’s time! Shall we steadily head ou—t!!
Hachibe: ………
Announcer: The first match: Hanzoumon High vs. Sakashitamon Academy. Advance Guard: to the west, Takasaki-kun.
(TN: In sumo, participants are introduced by the side of the ring, differentiated by “west” and “east”)

161.
Announcer: TO THE EAST, MAEDA-KUN.
Sakurako: I…I know sumo but…somehow…I slightly oppose my acquaintance showing his behind…
Wrestler: You’re suitable! Just don’t get hurt--!
Announcer: Settle down!
Announcer: Not yet!!
Hachibe: DOOSUKOOOI!!
Takasaki: OW!!

162.
Caption: Second Guard (Jihou)
Hachibe: Dosukoi!!
Caption: Center (Chuuken)
Hachibe: Dosukoi!!
Caption: Second (Fukushou)
Hachibe: Dosukoi!!
Caption: Captain (Taishou)
Hachibe: DOSUKOOOI!!
Announcer: Sakashitamon wins, 5-0--!
Wrestlers: He……Hey you!!
Wrestler: Who said you could have straight victories!! This isn’t what we spoke!! What’s the meaning!!
Hachibe: Fu…
Hachibe: Who said that all of you were strong?

163.
Hachibe: AYAKO’S HEART…WILL BE MINE!!
Ayako: Kya--!! Maeda-kun is stro—ng!! So dreamy--!!
Hachibe: Yea—yea—tha—nks tha—nks.
Wrestlers: Th…..that guy~~~! If that’s how he is…
Wrestlers: WE WON’T LOSE THIS MATCH TO YOU!! FOR SUMO-LOVER AYAKO-CHAN!!
Narrator: And so the Sumo Club members, who made Hachibe their captain, wouldn’t let Hachibe fight by winning one match after another.
Narrator: Shintarou Nishi, a boy who by chance saw this tournament…and later would become “The Great Yokozuna born every 2000 years”, would tell this tale…

164.
Nishi: “The sumo that I have come to until now is much, much further away from the incredible sumo I saw in those finals…I entered sumo so I myself can have that sumo...”
Announcer: FINALS!!!
Announcer: Sakashitamon Academy vs. Ootemon Industrial High…We are mutually grateful!
Hachibe: S…somehow I’ve had energy until now but…Next is finally Ootemon Industrial…
Wrestler: They’re all monsters, as usual…
Wrestler 1: Half the guys they’ve fought until now were sent to the hospital.
Wrestler 2: Further, there are stories they originally were mixed martial-arts fighters…
Hachibe: Hmm.
Hacibe: You’re frightened of them, you’re sloppy. I’ll be your Advance Guard.
Wresters: Wh…what!?
Hachibe: Is this how you are with your feelings facing your woman?
Wrestlers: !!

165.
Hachibe: Doesn’t that girl love strong men in sumo?
Hachibe: That’s why…
Hachibe: We shouldn’t do anything but win. No matter whom we face.
Wrestlers: …………Maeda……
Hachibe: I won’t wait!! Let’s do this!!
Wrestlers: Surely we must only fight! No matter whom we face!!
Hachibe: HEY--!! SHOW ME YOUR WAY OF LIFE---!!
Ayako: Sorry, I have to go to the bathroom for a bit.
Girl: OK
Hachibe: Ho…Hold on, my match…

166.
Opponent: PARO SPECIAL!!
(TN: “Paro Special” is the trademark attack of “Kinnikuman” wrestler Warsman)
Hachibe: …Gu, gugu…
Hachibe: I give.
Announcer: OOTEMON WINS!!
Wrestlers: Mo…Monster……
Wrestlers: (to himself) They’d…kill us. They’d certainly kill us
Voice: GUYS

167.
Ayako: YOU CAN DO IT GUYS!! DON’T LOSE!!
Wrestlers: LET’S DO IT---!! COME AT US OOTEMON---!! GO---!! SAKASHITAMON SUMO CLUB GO----!!
(Crossed Caption: Sakashitamon Academy)
Narrator: But in front of the overwhelming power, Sakashitamon Academy were overwhelmingly crushed, 5-0…The tournament champions were Ootemon Industrial High. The five of them were all sent to the hospital.
Voice: Owowow………

168.
Sakurako: Really, they said it was better to just show up, but you were weirdly stylish in it as an amateur.
Hachibe: Hehe, really…
Hachibe: Today, I decided I’m joining the sumo club! I think I’ll push my way down the road of sumo!!
Sakurako: Eh!? You’re joining!?
Sakurako: Wh…why are you suddenly?
Hachibe: Ah……
Hachibe: Good morning, Tanefuta-senpai!! Today, um…I think I will be joining the sumo club.
Ayako: Huh, really?
Hachibe: Please regard me well from now on!! Senpai!!
Ayako: Eh?
Ayako: Um, sorry. Today, I’m not in the sumo club, but the manager of the mixed-martial arts club!!
Hachibe: Huh!?
Ayako: I think that the strongest unarmed sport isn’t sumo but MMA.
Hacibe: N…no, actually I was thinking that…too...So…shall I join the mixed-martial arts club—hahaha. So, Tenma…
Sakurako: I KNOW!!
Narrator: Tanefuta saw true strength in Sakurako’s uppercut, more terrifying than MMA.