Hitogatana 3

: I hear you go drinking with her often.

Box: Fourth Squad Squad Leader, Minamoto Kaede

Box: She drives* the Katana inscribed “Shishiou.”**
*[uses] **[Lion King]
Box: She may seem docile at first glance...


p.120
Kaede: ......

Kaede: Inuzuka.
[“Inudzuka” to be more precise]
Inu: Whu –
Ye – yes!!

Kaede: You were sleeping just now, weren’t you?

Togs: ......
Inu: No problem whatev!
[He says “Mou Man Tai,” which I’m guessing is “no problem” in Chinese, and ends in “mo ja” which means something like “is also”]
Kaede: You screwed up the ending.
[Lit: You’re still half asleep on the “gobi” (the ending to a statement in Japanese, like desu, which Wiki tells me is a “copula”)]
Inu: Urgh...

Kaede: [you’re doing] Bunny hops on the temple stairs when we get back.
Inu mutter: That’s cruel!
Box: But she’s surprisingly physically-minded.*
*[That’s the best I could come up with for now >.>]

Shikoku: You’re as severe* as ever.
*[Alt: harsh, strict, stern]
Kaede: Am I?
Shikoku: Have you ever heard of carrot and stick?
Togs: ......
Inu mutter: Yeah! Yeah!


p.121
Shikoku: No sense in meddlin’ with how other squads their thing, [He is The Idiot From Osaka]

Shikoku: But it’s crucial to keep everything in moderation, ya know?
[Eh, I’ll leave it to others to play around with his diction]

Box: Sixth Squad Squad Leader, Shikoku Shirou
His Katana is inscribed “Kiku-ichimonji.”*
*[Translation is unnecessary, but: chrysanthemum, “one (ichi)” character]

Box: His skills may be top-notch,
[Prowess?]
But I know that he uses a late-night anime character for his wallpaper.

Togusa: ...Who cares.


p.122
Shinobu: Let’s end the worthless chatter,
Shinobu: And finish up this meeting promptly.

Shinobu: You see, grandma is...
Inu: [ i]That’s[ i] your reason for rushing again?

Box: Second Squad Squad Leader, Hiyama Shinobu
Shinobu: No really, grandma’s seriously feeling under the weather lately.
So I really want to end this earlier and get back after buying some medicine.
Box: Inscribed Katana “Kogarasu Maru” [“Little Crow (maru)”]


p.123
Togs: ...Is he strong?
Sis: Extraordinarily.
Due to a certain specialty... I guess.

Sis: There’s a limit to the length time one can keep their soul fixed to a Katana, which is not of their own body.
Sis: The maximum amount of time I can spend in Tsurumaru is one and a half days.
Any more and my soul would start decaying inside the Katana.

Box: Hiyama can stay in a Katana for three days.
Box: That’s very potent in a drawn out battle.

Inu: –––Hey, hey,


p.124
Inu: I’m Inuzuka from the fourth squad.
Inu: Nice to meet you... well, it’s not quite our first time.

Inu: Two years ago, in the meeting to discuss the establishment of the eighth squad and your joining,
Inu: I was there too.
So the thing is,

Inu: Wasn’t your name “Yatsuka?”
Inu: Or is my memory wrong?


p.125
Togs: Nope.

Togs: That wasn’t my [ i]name[ i].
Togs: My name’s Togusa, which Ane-san and Oyassan thought up of.

Togs: I like it.

Inu: So that’s how it is...
Inu: Then I’ll go with that, too, Togusa.

Kaede: Inuzuka, your side talk earned you some more bunny hops.


p.126
Box: Hoshi* is currently escaping to the north above the Tsutsui buildings.
*[Not sure what they mean by “hoshi” :( ]
Lilbro: Heh, heh,
Wahooo!!

Box: Akabori Bank was attacked
By a pair of Katana!

Lilbro: So awesome, aniki~
Aniki: It’s refreshingly exhilarating, my little bro.

p.127
Aniki: Alright~ time to test run our Katana.
Let’s get used to them.
SFX: vwoom
Lilbro: So awesome, aniki~!!

Shikoku: –––How’s about you, Yachiyo?

Sis: I’d imagine establishing a new squad’s not feasible, cost-wise.
Wouldn’t adding to our squads be the safer bet?

Kaede: We wouldn’t need to prepare a new office for augmenting our numbers, either...
Kaede: How about you, Togusa?

Togs: ......
Inu: I’m a bit relieved it wasn’t me...


p.128
Togs: Even if we were to augment our numbers, wouldn’t training them take too much time?
Togs: I think it would be wise to contact people known for their skill as kenshi if we want to increase our strength immediately.

Shinobu: I wonder about that.
Shinobu: Who knows if we can provide adequate terms for those we scout out while we’re worrying over lack of funds?

Shinobu: Inuzuka-kun, summarize the opinions so far.
I got a call just now.


p.129
Shinobu: There are two Katana that attacked a bank.

Shinobu: They seem to have come running near here.

Shinobu: Fortunately, we have people who can deal with this immediately.
Shinobu: So, there’s been a request for us to sortie. [alt: deploy/deployment]

Togs: ...Is that me?
Shinobu: –––And,

Shinobu: Me.
Shinobu: Didn’t I tell you? They have two Katana.


p.130
Togs: ...!!
Shinobu: Huh? What’re you so surprised about?

Togs: Wh... but... huh?
Shinobu: Aah. Since there [ i]are[ i] situations like this,

Shinobu: I’m required to embark and attend these in my Katana.
Shinobu: –––Let’s get going.


p.131
SFX: shut
Others: ......

Shikoku: Never get ta see his real face, as usual...
Kaede: I haven’t met him in person, either.
Sis: Well, I’ve seen it......

Shikoku/Kaede: Wut

Shinobu: –––Uncle* Tsukiyama,
*[Oji-san]

Shinobu: He has a cold?
SFX: thwang [>.>]
Shinobu: If it seems to be long, I know of a good herbal medicine store.
My grandma’s getting treated there, too.

SFX: clamp


p.132
Shinobu: You should try going there when you’ve got the time, Togusa-kun.

Togs: Th...
[Oh...]
Thank you very much.

Shinobu: ...Hmm,
Shinobu: Right on the money.


p.133
Shinobu: Here they come.

SFX: whirrr
Shinobu: Like moths to a flame.

Lilbro: ...Hm?

Lilbro: Aniki, there’s some guys waiting over there.
Aniki: Hmmm?


p.134
Aniki: –––Heh,

Aniki: Matters not, my little bro.

Shinobu: I’ll take the right.
Get the left, m’kay, Togusa-kun?
Togs: Okay.

Aniki: Let’s bust through them, wahooooo!
Lilbro: So awwwesome, Anikiiii!


p.135

Shinobu: ...Nope,

SFX: rip

Shinobu: The only thing that’s (going to be) [ i]busted[ i] is your ass. [I sort of made that up. The aniki originally goes let’s “bucchigiru” while Shinobu responds with you will “chigireru”]


p.136
Aniki: ...Wha?

Lilbro: .........
Togs: ......What the –

Aniki: Oww!!!!

Togs: What did you just –
Shinobu: Togusa-kun
Enemy, right in front –


p.137
Togs/Lilbro: ––––Oh –

Shikoku: –––He’s
Grown a lot since last time I’ve seen him.


p.138
Inu: –––Huh?

Kaede: Right? Right?
Inu: Wha, what?

Kaede: What’s with your flabbergasted reaction, Inuzuka?
Inu: No, but, I thought the opposite. The impression he gives off [ i]has[ i] changed, but –

Inu: How should I put it, he seems...

Inu: To have gotten weaker, or like he was more well-honed* last time I saw him...
*[Alt: sharper, more disciplined]


p.139
Kaede: ...Sigh,
Is that how it is?
Kaede: You can only measure growth by strength?*
*[Alt: skill (in battle)]

Kaede: Two years ago he did leave a hardened impression.
He was also vicious enough that he could fly into a rage just by being called Yatsuka.
Kaede: We had to take care not to provoke him.

Kaede: ...He [ i]has[ i] changed.
Kaede: Togusa is trying to get familiar with us now, little by little.


p.140

Kaede: –––Is that not


p.141
Kaede: A form of growth,

Kaede: As a human?


p.142
Kaede: His face is getting better, isn’t it,
Kaede: Ane-san?
Sis: Mm?

Sis: I guess so.

Sis: He’s still a handful of a little brother, though.


p.143
Sign [top]: Herbs
[(Traditional) Chinese Medicine]
Sign [black, middle]: Welcome in
Sign [black, left]: Herbal Medicine [medicine mostly cut off]

Togs: It looks shady.
Togs: I wonder if this’ll really be okay...

Shinobu: Get me the usual.

Clerk: Sure, sure.
Shinobu: Thanks.

Clerk: Shibobu-chan –


p.144
Clerk: Give your grandma my regards.
Shinibu: Yup!

Togs: ......
Togs: Nah.
[Alt: Yeah right.]

Shinobu: You’re such an honest person,
[In an obedient sort of way, I guess]
Shinobu: Togusa-kun.