Ware wa Ken-oh!! 1

Ware wa Ken-Oh! Chapter 1

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Bubble 1: It's the last time we'll see this place again, huh…
Bubble 2: Hey, Wakamiya.
Bubble 3: Hm?
Bubble 4: You're not hitting up Kuro High, are you?
Bubble 5: …Nah.
Bubble 6: Getting a job?
Bubble 7: Nah.

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Bubble 1: Is there any other place dumbasses like us can go?
Bubble 2: I'm done with being a dumbass.
Bubble 3: And with smoking.
Bubble 4: And with being a failure.
Bubble 5: And with being Wakamiya.

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Bubble 1: This is it.
Bubble 2: …Yeah,
So how do you plan to stop "being Wakamiya"?
Bubble 3: Think I'll start using the name "Hongou".
Bubble 4: Hahah. What the hell, man?
Bubble 5: What's this?
Bubble 6: Letter of recommendation for scholarship students.
Apparently only one in every 143,200 people get one.
Bubble 7: According to the officials, the school in Kyou decides who's the very best in the entire world.
Bubble 8: I thought I'd give the place a shot.
Bubble 9: I see…
I thought we'd be chilling out together again…
Bubble 10: Sorry about that.
I want to try my hand at becoming number one.

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Bubble 1: At being the very best.
Bubble 2: Sounds just like you.
Bubble 3: So today's the end for us, huh?
Bubble 4: Yeah.

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Bubble 1: I haven't gone up against you once since we were freshman.
Bubble 2: Before you take the number one slot in Kyou, let's figure out who's number one in the city.
Bubble 3: Sounds like a great farewell gift to me.

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Bubble 1: LET'S GO!
Text: And so we ascended up the steps
through a fight that seemed like it would never end,
Text: A fight that would decide everything!

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Text: Battle 1: Versus the Bearer of Flames
Bubble 1: Let's see…
This is everything then.
Text: 9 hours 37 minutes left.
Bubble 2: Today is the senior high entrance ceremony.
Bubble 3: All right then, Aina.
Bubble 4: Let's head there together.
Text: I have to find and make a contract with a "Sword" by then or…

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Text: I'll
probably be killed!

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Box 1: Kyou
Bubble 1: Take a look back there.
Bubble 2: Ew, no thanks.

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Bubble 1: Hey, it's that girl,
You know the one…
Bubble 2: Yeah, the Rank F.
Bubble 3: Looks like she's moving her stuff from the junior high dorms up to the high school ones.
Bubble 4: No servants to use, so she has to carry everything herself, huh?
Bubble 5: There's still not really much point in bothering, though.
Bubble 6: She's going to die soon anyway.
Bubble 7: Sup,
Bubble 8: Hooomura-chan?
Bubble 9: Did you want something?

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Bubble 1: Why you!
Bubble 2: How dare a Rank F like you speak to us like that?!
Bubble 3: Ugh…
Bubble 4: Heheheh.
Bubble 5: Heehee…

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Bubble 1: Well, it makes no difference either way.
Why don't we just pretend that never happened?
Bubble 2: I am a tolerant man, after all.
Bubble 3: Guh…
Bubble 4: Isn't that right?
Bubble 5: No one but me is going to help a Rank F like you.
Bubble 6: …So what?
Bubble 7: Am I supposed to become your slave or something?

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Bubble 1: If you'd rather die, then be my guest.
Bubble 2: I would think you'd be grateful.
I'm saying you'll be my plaything.
Text: You piece of shit!
Bubble 3: Hm?
What is this?
Bubble 4: Give that back!
Bubble 5: Ohh? It's your photo, huh?
The one next to you looks pretty pathetic, you know.
Bubble 6: Give it back, now!
Bubble 7: Hahaha!
Bubble 8: I'll give it back if you can reach it!
Bubble 9: Hoh, really now?

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Bubble 1: Huh?
Bubble 2: HONGOU DROP KICK!

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Bubble 1: S-
Bubble 2: Sir!
Bubble 3: The…the field of flowers is…
Bubble 4: Hang in there!
I will take you to the doctor's office immediately!
Bubble 5: A punishment well-deserved!
Bubble 6: We will remember this!
This isn't finished!
Bubble 7: Uh huh, if you're looking for a fight, bring it.
Hit me up anytime.
Bubble 8: Here you go.
Bubble 9: This is yours, right?

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Bubble 1: You okay?

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Text: I've found him!
Bubble 1: Anyhow…what a mess.
Your stuff's all over the place.
Text: He's the Sword!
Bubble 2: What's wrong?
Everything's going to get dirty if we don’t pick it up.
Text: And an exceptionally superior one at that!
Text: Except…
Bubble 3: Who…
Bubble 4: Are you?
Bubble 5: Huh?

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Bubble 1: I looked up all the students before coming to this school.
Bubble 2: But of all the new students moving to the upper division along with me,
And of course out of the entire school body, no one like you came up.
Bubble 3: Just who are you?
Bubble 4: Huh.
Bubble 5: So people move up from junior high in an escalator fashion directly to high school?
Bubble 6: Well, hey there.
I went to a different junior high, but I'm a new entrant to this school, to.
Bubble 7: You transferred in from another school?!
Bubble 8: No way…
It's not as if it's never happened before…
Bubble 9: But it makes sense if that's the case…
Bubble 10: Is transferring all that rare?

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Bubble 1: Why are you injured?
Bubble 2: Rooftops are pretty dangerous.
Bubble 3: You should be careful.
Bubble 4: I…
Don't have any money to pay you with.
Bubble 5: It was a chanced meeting.
I'm pretty poor, myself.
Bubble 6: …I am short in height as well…

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Bubble 1: It's kinda hard carrying all this stuff, huh?
Bubble 2: I'll give you a hand! Where are we off to?
Bubble 3: Are you heading to the dorms, too?
Bubble 4: Figures a girl would have a ton of stuff with her.
I just have this one bag.
Bubble 5: Why?
Bubble 6: Why
Bubble 7: Are you helping me?
Bubble 8: I help people in trouble.
Bubble 9: Hongou Yoshiaki is just that kind of person!

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Bubble 1: All right then.
Bubble 2: I'm not particularly pleased with your falling from high places and getting injured…
Bubble 3: But I recognize you as my Sword.

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Bubble 1: The vow.
Bubble 2: Huh?
Bubble 3: I'm talking about the contract!
Say the words for the vow!

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Bubble 1: Wha…?!

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Bubble 1: Are you okay?!
Bubble 2: I'm suffocating…
Bubble 3: Whoa!
Bubble 4: S-sorry!
Bubble 5: …I'll accept that the event was out of your control.
Now, to continue with the contract…
Bubble 6: Wait!
Bubble 7: Where are you going?!

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Bubble 1: Was that explosion
An accident?!
Bubble 2: Or a fight?!
Bubble 3: This place is just as great as the rumors said!
Bubble 4: I'm checking it out!
Bubble 5: Out of my way! Move!
Bubble 6: What is this?!
Bubble 7: What a fraud!

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Bubble 1: This is it!
Bubble 2: Where's the nearest staircase…no, entrance?!
Bubble 3: Here we go…

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Bubble 1: Doesn't appear to be a fire here…
What the hell exploded then?
Bubble 2: How unbelievable.
Bubble 3: Some heathen is entering through the window of all places.

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Bubble 1: It was the shortest route to get here.
Besides, would a "heathen" be using a handkerchief?
Bubble 2: I was referring to your manners.
Bubble 3: Enough, Tsubakimaru.
Bubble 4: Stand down.
Bubble 5: Yes ma'am.

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Bubble 1: Are you a new student?
Bubble 2: Yeah.
Bubble 3: Are you unaware of the agreement?
It isn't yet time for new students to participate in battles.
Bubble 4: Agreement?
What are you talking about?
Bubble 5: …You're an upperclassman,
Aren't you?
Bubble 5: Precisely.
Bubble 6: My name is Ikeuchi Shino.

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Bubble 1: I see,
So you don't know anything really.
Bubble 2: Very well, then.
Bubble 3: While you lack beauty,
It seems you will become a fine Sword.
Bubble 4: Then I will let you go, just this once.
Bubble 5: Oh,
Bubble 6: And one last piece of advice from your upperclassman:
Bubble 7: Wh-
What?!

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Bubble 1: If you want to survive here,
Bubble 2: Even should an something explode and someone suddenly go missing,
You will ignore it and keep going on like normal.
Bubble 3: Have I made myself clear?
Bubble 4: All right, then,
Homeroom's starting.
Bubble 5: Be on your way.

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Bubble 1: Hm…
Bubble 2: I still never figured out what the explosion was from…
Bubble 3: Swords?
Bubble 4: Words of the vow?
Bubble 5: …Yeah, as if I get anything going on around here.
Box 1: After School
Bubble 6: A contract?
You mean the contract for the Sword Rite?
Bubble 7: Huh?
You know about it?
Bubble 8: Yeah, I already heard all about it from Shorty.
Bubble 9: Shorty?

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Bubble 1: The girl you met this morning.
Bubble 2: Her name is Kuga Homura.
Bubble 3: She's really short, right?
So we call her Shorty.
Bubble 4: But yeah, now it all makes sense.
Bubble 5: What does?
Bubble 6: Nah, it's just
Bubble 7: I guess you wouldn't know, being a new transfer and all.
Bubble 8: Ever since junior high, she's been known as quite the weirdo.
Bubble 9: She's always left out of stuff with the other girls.
Bubble 10: You got a problem with weird people?
Bubble 11: Ahahah, don't get mad.
This is just stuff I've heard from other people.

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Bubble 1: I see.
Bubble 2: Sorry then.
Bubble 3: Hahahah, don't worry about it.
I get it, you don't like that kind of stuff, huh?
Bubble 4: Mister uh…
Bubble 5: It's Hongou.
Bubble 6: Hongou Yoshiaki.
Bubble 7: That's quite the old-fashioned name.
Bubble 8: I'm Akikusa Ichirou.
Bubble 9: I'd say your name is as old-fashioned as mine.
Bubble 10: Hahaha, I guess you're right.

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Bubble 1: So?
Bubble 2: What'd you tell her?
Bubble 3: Nothing.
Bubble 4: The explosion happened right then and there.
Bubble 5: And I have no clue of what's going on anyway.
Bubble 6: Oh yeah?
Bubble 7: You're probably right…
Bubble 8: I guess this was for the best.
Bubble 9: But speaking of explosions…
There's been a ton of them, so I'd watch out if I were you.
Bubble 10: Yeah, about that!
Bubble 11: Not a single bystander came to look, so I'll bet this happens all the time!
This place seems more like a fighting ground than the rumors made it out to be!

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Bubble 1: True,
I suppose you could
Bubble 2: Call this school that.
Bubble 3: HONGOU YOSHIAKI!
Bubble 4: Uhhhh…
Bubble 5: Does being short really bother her that much?

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Bubble 1: Not only are you a fraud, but you're rather decent with cleaning.
Bubble 2: Oh,
Hey, thanks.
Bubble 3: Do you not understand sarcasm?!
Bubble 4: Hahah. I'm sorry I wasn't able to carry your stuff this morning.
Bubble 5: Don't you get it?
Bubble 6: That's called being a fraud.
Bubble 7: I said I'm sorry.
Bubble 8: IN ANY CASE.

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Bubble 1: You have betrayed me!
Text: I have?
Text: How improper.
Bubble 2: You absolutely did not do as was requested!
Bubble 3: You may regret your actions!
Bubble 4: Had you taken my hand then, we could have continued forth with saying the hierarchical fundamentals!
Bubble 5: No matter how excellent a Sword you may be, you carry no meaning when not in the hands of a King!

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Bubble 1: What's this about taking your hand?
Bubble 2: Wha…
Bubble 3: Wha-wha-wha…
Bubble 4: What insolence!
Bubble 5: This is my hand!
Don't just touch it when you feel like it!
Bubble 6: Ahh…what monstrous strength…
You've left a bruise!
Bubble 7: Unbelievable… On top of being a fraud, he's a pervert, too!
Bubble 8: Gee, sorry about that…
Bubble 9: Whatever! I’m absolutely had enough of this!
Bubble 10: Good-bye! Do NOT follow me!

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Bubble 1: I mean it! Don't come after me!
Bubble 2: Uhh…
Bubble 3: Am I to take that to mean, "Follow me"?
Bubble 4: She's better left alone.
Bubble 5: She's a Swordless King, a Rank F.
Bubble 6: This again…
I'm hearing about nothing but stuff I don't understand today.
Bubble 7: Well, you've been a normal up until now, so that's bound to be the case.
Bubble 8: Anyway.
Bubble 9: If you really want to be the best, you'd better not keep company with her anymore.

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Bubble 1: Making the wrong move without knowing a single thing will get you killed.
Bubble 2: Akikusa.
Bubble 3: Hm?
Bubble 4: Thanks for worrying about me.
Bubble 5: BUT!
Bubble 6: I don't know a single thing worse
Bubble 7: Than making a woman cry!

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Bubble 1: Ahhh…
It's the bell for the battles to begin…
Bubble 2: So he ended up not coming after me, either…
Bubble 3: I only have minutes left to live…
Bubble 4: I'm sorry, Aina…
Bubble 5: I have done nothing but fail.
Bubble 6: Look, I said I was sorry.

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Bubble 1: Wha?!
Bubble 2: Wh-wh-wh-where did you come from?!
Bubble 3: This was the shortest way up here.
Bubble 4: Are you a complete idiot? This is the rooftop…
Bubble 5: I was trained hard! Nothing's impossible with muscles.
Bubble 6: You truly are an idiot.

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Bubble 1: I don't know what's going on at all
Bubble 2: About this contract thing,
Bubble 3: Or about the Sword stuff everyone keeps on about,
Bubble 4: Or about that explosion,
Bubble 5: But if I have somehow hurt you,
Bubble 6: If I have somehow made you cry,
Bubble 7: I want to do something about it.
Bubble 8: You say you don't know anything,
Bubble 9: But you're a scholarship student, aren't you?
Bubble 10: Even so…with no rank, you're an ordinary student?
Bubble 11: I don't know anything about that either.

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Bubble 1: I heard you could fight to see who is the very best at this school.
Does that have anything to do with this?
Bubble 2: Unbelievable…
Bubble 3: What goes on here isn't nearly as simple as you make it out to be.
Bubble 4: It is a battle over the territory of this land.
Bubble 5: One in fifty people die every year.

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Bubble 1: It's true!
Bubble 2: I'm not doubting you or anything.
Keep going.
Bubble 3: Well, I am a King.
Bubble 4: I searched around for a Sword in order to use my power as one.
Bubble 5: If you don't mind a wooden sword, I think you can buy one at a stand.
Bubble 6: Don't you ridicule me!
Bubble 7: I was kind of serious though…
Bubble 8: Then don't be!
Bubble 9: I don't get this at all.
Bubble 10: You say there are regular students, so does that mean there are special ones, too?
And what's a Rank F?
Bubble 11: Well…

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Bubble 1: Foooound you.
Bubble 2: You pieces of trash…
Bubble 3: I really can't stand the idea of the two of you here together.
Bubble 4: You bastaaard…
Bubble 5: You really did me a good one this morning.

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Bubble 1: Who are you?
Bubble 2: Bastard! Don't tell me you forgot that you were the one who kicked my face this morning!
Bubble 3: Oh, that's right.
Bubble 4: It was back then.
Bubble 5: The nerve! I am a King!
Bubble 6: Just finishing you off won't end any of this!
Bubble 7: Gorg!
Torture him until his very death!
Bubble 8: As you wish.

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Bubble 1: Hoh.
Bubble 2: A Japanese sword is nothing short of calm and quiet in a fight, isn't that right?

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Bubble 1: NUOWAAAH!
Bubble 2: Th…
That's unfair, using a gun!
Bubble 3: Of course it is.

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Bubble 1: Do you expect even me to just sit here quietly and be killed?
Bubble 2: I’m using this gun to win and keep moving forward.
Bubble 3: I cannot die here!
Bubble 4: D-don't you think you're overdoing it here?
Bubble 5: NUOOOH!

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Bubble 1: INCONCEIVABLE!
Bubble 2: That you would think to use such a weapon here in a fight between Kings…
Bubble 3: HOWEVER.
Bubble 4: I am the Sword of my King, Kurogane…
Bubble 5: Guns
Bubble 6: Will not work on me!

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Bubble 1: You still do not understand?!
Bubble 2: Those bullets feel more like the beads of a BB Gun!
Bubble 3: Kuh…
Bubble 4: This isn't working…
Bubble 5: What are you doing?!
Ordinary people have nothing to do with this, so run away quickly!
Bubble 6: Heheheh.
Bubble 7: Ahahahahahaha!
Bubble 8: What?!
Bubble 9: Hmph. He's lost himself from fear.
Bubble 10: Kukukuku…to think there’s someone who’d fire a gun out of nowhere…
Bubble 11: And a guy who bounces the bullets right back…

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Bubble 1: THIS IS GETTING GOOD!

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Bubble 1: Stand back.
Bubble 2: Eh?
Bubble 3: Wait,
Hold on!
Bubble 4: All right, come!
Bubble 5: You're fighting against me now!
Bubble 6: Hahaha. What a dumbass. He still doesn't understand a damn thing!
Gorg, teach him a lesson!
Bubble 7: Gladly.
Bubble 8: Throw a punch at me.
Bubble 9: Are you sure?
Bubble 10: I’ll allow you to taste the despair of having none of your attacks get through!
Bubble 11: I’ll torture and torture and torture you until you die!

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Bubble 1: All right, I won't hold back.
Bubble 2: HUH!

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Bubble 1: Hyahaha!
You see?!
There's no way ordinary trash like you can land a hit!
Bubble 2: It's only natural!
It's just like making a contract with a Rank F King!
Bubble 3: Kuh…

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Bubble 1: Wow, that hurt.
Bubble 2: You've got a hard-ass face.
Bubble 3: Wha?!
Bubble 4: S-stop fooling around!
Bubble 5: Unbelievable!
What has he done to me?!
Text: Incredible!
How much potential does he have as a Sword?!
He's simply a normal person who has yet to make a contract,
Text: But still sent a third-class King's Sword to his knees?!

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Text: This man
Text: Is an excellent sword completely unheard of!

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Text: I want that Sword!
Text: No matter what it takes!
Text: We could actually win this!
Text: If I can make a contract with someone as great as him
Text: We could make our way out of this problem somehow!
Bubble 1: OHHH!
Bubble 2: I am the Sword of a King!
Bubble 3: I will not lose to the likes of you!
Bubble 4: That's the way to go!

End of Chapter One.