History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi 372

HSDK 372
TRANS BY YOJI-KUN
FOR USE BY KEISHOU

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<B1> I WONDER WHAT "THE FALL OF ETERNITY" IS...
<B2> THE ELDER GETS UNUSUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT IT, SO IT'S HARD TO ASK HIM.
<B3> DOES IT MAKE YOU CURIOUS?
<B4> MIU-SAN, DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW, TOO?
<B5> MMM,
<B6> GRANDFATHER IS ALWAYS LIKE THAT. WHEN IT'S TRULY IMPORTANT, HE'LL WAIT FOR THE RIGHT TIME
<B7> AND HE'LL TELL US EVERYTHING.
<SIDE> AFTER EXCHANGING BLOWS WITH TANAKA TSUTOMU, KENICHI LEARNED OF HIS TROUBLED HEART. LINGERING WORDS TELL OF "THE FALL OF ETERNITY," AND THE CONFLICT IT WILL BRING...

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<TITLE> BATTLE 372 - ANTI-WEAPON BATTLE
<COLORED BOX> YAAY
<B1> THIS PERSON HAS TOTALLY BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE SCHOOL.

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<B1> N.
<B2> HM? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO... OH, OK
<B3> KUSHINADA, YOU'RE LEARNING HOW TO DO A CAT'S CRADLE NOW?
<B4> I LEARNED FROM MY FEMALE COMPANIONS. I HEARD ONO-SENSEI IS VERY SKILLED, SO I CAME TO REQUEST YOUR GUIDANCE
<B5> PEACEFUL OVER HERE, TOO.
<B6> GENERAL SHIRAHAMA! WE MUST HAVE A MEETING!
<B7> I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S NOT PEACEFUL...

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<B1> BUT WHO DOES NIIJIMA THINK HE IS, ALWAYS CALLING THESE SHINPAKU ALLIANCE MEETINGS?
<B2> NOW NOW, I THINK IT'S GREAT TO BE INVITED OVER BY A FRIEND!
<B3> I DON'T REALLY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ANYTHING THAT CUTE...
<B4> THERE IS ONLY ONE REASON FOR OUR MEETING TODAY!
<B5> WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD OUR ALLIANCE'S ANTI-WEAPON BATTLE PLANS IMMEDIATELY!!
<B6> THE ALIEN'S SAYING SOMETHING AGAIN.
<B7> I DON'T REALLY MIND. I'M ALWAYS RECEIVING GREAT TRAINING FROM SHIBA SENSEI, SO I BASICALLY COME HERE TO CHAT WITH YOU GUYS
<HANDWRITTEN BUBBLE> TAKE YOUR TRAINING SERIOUSLY!

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<B1> HANG ON, LET'S AT LEAST HEAR HIM OUT.
<B2> DOUBT!
<B3> EEP!!
* THEY'RE PLAYING THE CARD GAME "I DOUBT IT"
<B4> INDEED. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YOUR WAR AGAINST WEAPONS IS STEADILY APPROACHING.
<B5> ...IF THAT'S SO, WHAT PLAN DID YOU COME UP WITH?
<B6> IT'S SOMEWHAT UNCIVILIZED...
<B7> BUT IT'S THIS KIND OF PLAN.

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<B1> KUH!!
<B2> GWAH!!
<B3> AH!!

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<B1> YOU GUYS ARE!!
<B2> FREYA'S TEAM - THE VALKYRIES!!

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<B1> HYAAAHAHA!!
<B2> WHEN FREYA JOINED THE SHINPAKU ALLIANCE, THESE GUYS OBVIOUSLY JOINED TOO! A MINION'S MINION IS MY OWN MINION!!
<B3> I TRAINED WITH THESE GUYS AT FREYA'S PLACE UNTIL JUST RECENTLY, BUT...
<B4> DIDN'T THEY GET REALLY STRONG ALL OF A SUDDEN!?
<B5> HMPH, NANJOU KISARA, YOU TRAITOROUS VALKYRIE.
<B6> SINCE MISS FREYA DEMANDS IT, I WILL FORGIVE YOU FOR YOUR PAST ACTIONS... BUT I HAVE NO DESIRE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!!
<B7> ALLOW ME TO ANSWER.
<B8> IT'S BECAUSE OF FREYA'S MASTER.
<B9> FREYA'S MASTER?
<B10> WHOA WHOA!!
<B11> WHY AM I BEING ATTACKED BY SO MANY!!?

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<B1> THAT MAKES SENSE... IT'S LOGICAL FOR SOMEBODY AS SKILLED AS FREYA TO HAVE AN INCREDIBLE MASTER.
<B2> BUT I WOULD EXPECT NOTHING LESS OF YOU, GLORIOUS GENERAL NIIJIMA!! TO FIND THAT OUT ABOUT FREYA, WHO NEVER SPEAKS ABOUT HERSELF!!
<B3> WASN'T IT CALLED KUGATACHI-STYLE JO-JUTSU*? DOES THAT MEAN HER MASTER IS HER FATHER, OR SOMETHING?
* STAFF TECHNIQUES
<B4> NO, THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TEACHING US IS MISS FREYA'S GRANDFATHER. HE CAME OUT OF A LONG RETIREMENT...
<P1> WHAT A SHARP SWING!!
<B5> TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THE USE OF SO MANY WEAPONS, IT'S LIKE...
<B6> OUR MASTER PRACTICES SOLELY STAFF TECHNIQUES, BUT HE TAUGHT US THE COMMON PHILOSOPHIES ACROSS THE USE OF ALL WEAPONS!

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<B1> HE DEFINITELY HAS TRAINED YOU WELL IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.
<B2> YES, IF HE'S SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WEAPONS, I THINK IT MAY BE GOOD FOR HIM TO TEACH US PERSONALLY, IN PREPARATION FOR OUR ANTI-WEAPON BATTLE.
<B3> WE RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM MISS FREYA FOR THAT,
<B4> AND WE WERE ABOUT TO SPEAK TO OUR MASTER ABOUT IT, WHEN THAT INCIDENT HAPPENED.
<B5> THAT INCIDENT?

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<B1> !? I JUST REALIZED, FREYA HERSELF ISN'T HERE!
<B2> WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
<B3> ...FREYA IS,
<B4> SHE'S DISAPPEARED.
<B5> THOR!!
<B6> THAT'S ENOUGH. PUT AWAY YOUR WEAPONS, VALKYRIE LADIES.

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<B1> THOR-SAN! IT'S BEEN A WHILE!!
<B2> THOR!!
<B3> THOR?
<B4> THOR THOR THOR~!!

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<B1> WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
<B2> MASTER KENICHI.
<B3> ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN...
<B4> IN SONG...
<B5> NO, PLEASE EXPLAIN NORMALLY.
<B6> ...OK.
<B7> HE'D TOLD ME EARLIER SINCE WE'RE CLOSE FRIENDS, BUT THOR HAD BEEN SENSING THE LIMITS OF HIS SUMO STYLE. HE TALKED TO FREYA ABOUT IT,
<B8> AND ASKED HER GRANDFATHER, THE MASTER OF STAFF TECHNIQUES, FOR GUIDANCE.
<B9> SUMO AND STAFF TECHNIQUES HAVE NO TECHNIQUES IN COMMON, BUT THEY SHARED THE SAME SPIRITUALITY.
<B10> NOT ONLY THAT, I ALSO LEARNED HOW TO CARRY MY BODY, HOW TO USE TRUE STRENGTH, AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS...
<B11> AND ABOVE ALL, I LEARNED HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST WEAPONS BARE-HANDED.

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<B1> SO WHAT'S THIS INCIDENT, THEN?
<B2> THE UNDERGROUND MARTIAL ARTS SCENE IS FULL OF SCARY RUMORS, SO I'M GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.
<B3> FREYA, AND
<B4> KUGATACHI DANKI, HER MASTER AND GRANDFATHER. YESTERDAY, THE TWO OF THEM WERE...
<B5> KIDNAPPED BY MEMBERS OF YAMI!!

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<B1> WHAT!? IS FREYA... SAFE!?
<B2> SHE IS ONE OF THE HOSTAGES AFTER ALL. THEY WOULDN'T HARM HER.
<B3> ONE OF?
<B4> DOES THAT MEAN THERE ARE MORE?
<B5> YES.
<B6> THEY'RE CONTROLLING FREYA'S GRANDFATHER BY SAYING THIS:
<B7> "YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER'S LIFE..."
<B8> "AND THE LIVES OF HER FRIENDS," BY WHICH THEY MEAN US, THE SHINPAKU ALLIANCE. "IN RETURN FOR THEIR SAFETY, YOU MUST JOIN OUR ARMY!!!

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<B1> IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR LIVES? WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
<B2> IT MEANS THIS.
<B3> "WE CAN KILL YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER AND HER FRIENDS WHENEVER WE WANT TO~!"
<B4> SO WHILE WE GO ABOUT OUR LIVES, WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT...
<B5> THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE ALREADY THEIR HOSTAGES!

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<B1> IT'S NOT JUST AN EMPTY THREAT...
<B2> YOU REALIZE THAT BY KNOWING THEIR STRENGTH, RIGHT?
<B3> THIS ANTI-WEAPON BATTLE TRAINING ISN'T JUST TO KILL THE TIME...
<B4> HOW INSULTING!!
<B5> TREATING US AS THOUGH WE'RE NORMAL CIVILIANS...
<B6> I'M PRETTY PISSED OFF!!
<B7> TAKEDA-SAN...
<B8> HEY NOW, KENICHI. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TELL ME ABOUT YAMI'S STRENGTH, I CAN'T BACK DOWN THIS TIME.
<B9> YES, I KNOW. YOU WANT TO SAY THAT THESE THREATS WON'T WORK ON US...

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<B1> BECAUSE WE ARE POWERFUL!!
<B1> YUP! EXACTLY!!
<P1> THE SHINPAKU ALLIANCE HEAD OUT FOR THEIR WAR AGAINST YAMI!! NEXT TIME, SPECIAL COLOR EDITION!!!