Vagabond 221

At long last, Vagabond chapter 221.

This translation is for Strays and Stays alone. Please DO NOT use this to scanlate.

Page 01
重なる記憶。
Overlapping memories.

#221|旧友
#221 | An Old Friend

Page 02
やっぱりか・・・
I thought so...

Page 03
又八か!
Matahachi!

Page 04
あれっ!?
Huh!?

おい、又八!
Hey, Matahachi!

おい!!
Hey!!

むーん
Hmph.

俺から駆けっこんで逃げられるとでも?
He thinks he can get away from me on foot?

Page 05
ハア
Haah.

ゲホ
Gehah.

ゲェホ
Gahah.

い・・・息が上がってるのは
Th-... the reason I'm breathing so hard,

さっきちょっと飲んだからだ
is 'cause I was just drinking.

ゼエ
Hah.

そうか
I see.

何もきいてないぞ
I didn't ask about that.

Page 06
どうした、その顔は?
What's with your face?

・・・別に
... It's nothing.

まあ、よくある喧嘩沙汰だ
Just your everyday fight.

しかも三人対一人
But it was three against one.

腰に二本差し
I had two swords at my waist,

〝男〟を掲げて歩いてりゃあ、まあ避けられねえことよ
just screaming out how "manly" I am, and well, it just happens.

おめぇだってそうだろう?
That happens to you too, doesn't it?

うーん、まあ・・・
Hmm, well...

そうかもな・・・
Yeah, probably...

喧嘩っつーか
Fights, and stuff.

そうかもだと・・・?
Yeah probably...?

戦いの鬼が何を
You, the demon of the sword?

今や世間のどれだけの男がおめえみてえに強くなりたいと思ってるのか知らねえのか!?
Don't you know that every man in the world just wants to be as strong as you!?

酒っ!!
Sake!!

酒くれ、ぬるいのを日本!!
Bring some sake, two bottles!!

さっき飲んだんじゃ・・・?
Weren't you just drinking...?

いいだろ!今度は落ちついて飲むんだよ!
Don't worry! This time it'll be a relaxing drink!

ワハハハハ
Wahahahah.

Page 07
いや~、あんときは笑った!!
Man, I laughed so hard back then.

あんときの武蔵の顔!
Your face was just priceless, Takezo!

お前だって
It was you,

こんな顔してたぞ
your face was like this.

ウソつけェ!
Liar!

あんま笑わすな、くく・・・
Don't make me laugh, hehe...

口ん中が痛ェ
It makes my mouth hurt.

くくく
Hehehe.

オババも相変わらず元気みたいだな
Your granny's just as healthy as ever.

ん・・・会ったのか?
Hm...? You've seen her?

京にいるぞ　一緒じゃないのか?
She's here in the capital, you aren't here with her?

宿屋をあたってみろ　きっと見つかる
Check the inns, you'll find her.

うん・・・
Yeah...

まあ　飲めよ　武蔵
Anyway, drink Takezo.

ん
Well.

俺はもう飲めん
I can't drink anymore.

なんかさらに弱くなっちまったみたいだ
I can't hold my liquor anymore, less so than usual.

あれから何年だ・・・
How many years has it been...

昨日のようにも感じる
It feels just like yesterday.

Page 08
でっけえ戦が始まるらしいぞ
I heard there's a huge war starting up!

行こうや　武蔵!!
Let's go, Takezo!!

ここを逃がしたら俺は一生後悔するような気がするんだ
I feel like I'll regret it my whole life if I let this one slip past me.

村を出よう　武蔵!!
Takezo, let's leave this village!!

Page 09
でっけえ男になろうや!!
Let's become famous!!

Page 10
ぐし
Guh.

ゲヘ
Heh.

青かったなあ・・・
But man, were we naive.

ああ・・・青かった
Yeah... we were.

ガチガチに力入ってたな　俺は
I was so damn serious about going all out.

よく今まで生きてたもんだ
I'm surprised I'm still alive.

Page 10
近頃すげえな　武蔵・・・
But nowadays you're amazing, Takezo...

いや　ムサシ
Or should I say, Musashi.

宮本武蔵殿か
Mr. Miyamoto Musashi?

よせ　気持ちワリィ
Don't, that just feels wrong.

タケゾウと呼べ
Just call me Takezo.

ふっふ　何を言う　この京でお前の噂を聞かない日はない
Heh-heh. What are you saying? There hasn't been a day I haven't heard your name here.

初めて京に上がった頃・・・
The day I arrived in the capital...

道行く人皆垢ぬけててなんか偉く見えた
All the people walking the streets looked so clean and refined, it was amazing.

俺だけひどくちっぽけに思えて
I felt so damn insignificant.

ビクビクしながら暮らしてた
I was so nervous, living here.

こんな日がくるとはな・・・!!
I never thought this day would come...!!

この京に名高い吉岡兄弟を連破した　かの宮本武蔵は俺と同郷の・・・
I wouldn't have believed that the Miyamoto Musashi who defeated the celebrated Yoshioka brothers one right after the other...

兄弟同然に育ったあの武蔵なんだってな・・・
would be the Takezo that I grew up with as if he were my own brother...

痛快!
How great!


痛快だぁー!!
It's just so great!!

よくやった　たけぞう!
Good work, Takezo!

ふはははは!!
Huahahaha!

Page 12
グィッ
*gulp*

フー
Phew.

おい　飲みすぎじゃねえか?　　大丈夫?
Hey, haven't you had enough? Are you alright?

俺にはムリ
I couldn't drink that much.

お前が単身吉岡道場に乗りこんで命からがら生き延びたのが一年前だよな
Wasn't it one year ago that you barely escaped from the Yoshioka dojo with your life?

お?
Oh?

何故それを・・・?
How'd you know that...?

血だらけのお前を酒屋まで運んだのは俺なんだ・・・
I was the one who took you all bloodied up to that sake shop...

さらにその後も鎖鎌の宍戸梅軒のトコで
And after that I took you to Shishido Baiken's place.

・・・いや　そんなことはどうでもいい
... No, that doesn't matter anymore.

ぶっぶっ
Guhaw-guhaw.

あんときお前は黙ってたけど・・・
You didn't say anything back then...

本当にでっけえ男になりやがったな
But you really did become famous.

Page 13
とうとうやり遂げたな　武蔵!!
You finally made it, Takezo!!

Page 14
武蔵も明日この道を通ってくる
Musashi will come down this road tomorrow.

寂しい所だ・・・
What a lonely place...

Page 15
当主を相次ぎ斬られはしても吉岡道場は決して変わらない
The Yoshioka will not change, even if the household heads are killed one after another.

屈しない
We will not yield.

萎れない
We will not falter.

そう世間に知らしめるつもりだ
That is what we will show the world.

門下七十余名総がかりで武蔵一人を斬る
We will kill Musashi with all 70 of our men at once.

そうだな・・・三条大橋の当たりが良いか
Right... somewhere around the Great Sanjo Bridge will do fine.

Page 16
武蔵を斬り
We will kill Musashi,

死体を晒す
and show off his corpse.

Enjoy.