Vagabond 223

Vagabond chapter 223, early this week. I guess it's actually going back to normal, as we used to get RAWs Wednesdays, then they started getting later and later.

In any case. This translation is for Strays and Strays alone. Please DO NOT use this translation to scanlate.

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#223|樹上ニテ想フ
#223 | Musings in a Tree

剥き出しの殺意。
Unconcealed murderous intent.

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うっ!?
Wha!?

人骨!?
Human bones!?

ここは戦場になったこともあるのか?
Has this place been a battlefield before?

フフ
Hehe.

もつなよ
Don't pick that up.

それ案外拳法先生に斬られた者かも
That could be someone Master Kenpo slew.

何?
What?

拳法先生に?
Master Kenpo?

この場所にしたのには個人的な理由もある
I have my personal reasons for choosing this place as well.

実はー
The truth is...

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ここで初めて拳法先生と出会ったんだ
I first met Master Kenpo here.

この場所でー
Right here...

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吉岡総がかりで来るだと・・・?
So the whole of the Yoshioka are going to come after me...?

七十人で・・・?
All 70 of them...?

やれやれ　殺し合いの螺旋　ここに極まれりだ
Well, the spiral of death and killing ends here.

死ぬな
I'm going to die.

今度こそ
This time.

間違いなく・・・
Without a doubt...

当主である兄弟を斬られりゃそれで終わりと思うけどな・・・
Though I thought this was over after I killed the two brothers...

それを認めたら道場に人が来なくなっちまうか
But if they were to acknowledge that, then no one would join their dojo, I guess.

・・・って知ったことかよ
... Like I care.

一
One.

二
Two.

三・・・
Three...

・・・七人か
... 70 of them.

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あれの十倍・・・?
10 times what they have now...?

どう考えても無理
It's impossible, no two ways about it.

死体を三条大橋に晒すだと?
And they plan to show off my corpse on the Great Sanjo bridge?

くそっ
Shit.

ケェ~
Heh.

ケッケッケッ
Heh-heh-heh.

一番喜びそうなのは本位伝のババだな
That old Hon'iden hag will be the most pleased about the whole thing.

死
Death.

死か
Death...

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どうせなら誤解を解いてからにしたかった
I wanted to do that after I'd fixed all these misunderstandings.

俺が又八を無理に村から連れ出したのではない
I didn't force Matahachi to leave the village.

あれほどまでにオババに恨まれるいわれはない
The old hag shouldn't feel that bitter about it.

まあいいか
It doesn't matter.

俺の真実があればー
As long as I know the truth...

知ってるぞ　何もかも!!
I know it! I know everything!!

おつうはどこだ!?
Where is Otsu!?

どっからそんなことに・・・
Where'd he get that from...

誤解もいいとこだ
Speaking of misunderstandings.

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又八よう
Matahachi.

昨夜のお前が見てたのは俺じゃない
You weren't looking at me last night.

会わない数年の間にお前の頭の中にこしらえた「俺」-
You were looking at the "me" you created in the few years we hadn't seen each other...

あいつけっこう乱だろ?
She gets pretty loud, doesn't she?

どうだ　お前との時は?
How was she with you?

お前の頭ん中の「俺」
The "me" in your mind.

お前の頭ん中の物語
The story in your mind.

その物語こそがお前自身の姿を映してる
That story reflects your own self, your true self.

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今のお前を映してるよ
It reflects you as you are now.

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ハア
Haah.

おつう
Otsu.

俺の姿はどう見えた?
How did I look to you?

俺の目にはー
In my eyes...

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お前はそのままだった
You were exactly the same.

拍子抜けするくらいに
Such a disappointment.

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おつう
Otsu.

俺の中にいつもお前がいる
You are always within me.

そして　それもまた　俺のこしらえた「おつう」なんだろう
And that, that is probably the "Otsu" that I created.

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一人だ
I'm alone.

もともと
Always have been.

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又八の馬鹿野郎
You idiot, Matahachi.

ふーっ
Fffff.

もっときつく殴っておくんだった
I should have punched you a lot harder.

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んっ
Hm.

む
Mu--

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武蔵!!
Musashi!!

与一!!
Yoichi!!

与一　待て
Yoichi, wait!

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うぬっ・・・ぐ・・・
Unf... Guh...

武蔵
Musashi.

そのまま樹上に息を潜めていればよかったものを
Know that it would have been better for you to stay lurking in that tree.

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我々全員を相手にする自信があるのか
Or are you confident that you can take us all on?

ははは　まあ
Hahaha, well.

七十人と斬り合うよりマシだろ
This is better than crossing blades with 70 of you.

Enjoy. Holy hell. Next week will be awesome.