#Unofficial Translation

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Kamiya Dojo Monogatari Tale 79 (JUMP SQ 24/08)

About Kamiya Dojo Monogatari:

Tales of Kamiya dojo is written by Kaoru Kurosaki and published along with the “Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido” arc in JUMPSQ. The tale involves the Rurouni Kenshin character in daily life that takes time between Kenshin and Kaoru marriage until the epilogue chapter in the original manga before the Hokkaido Arc. Until this month (July 2024) there are a total 79 chapters in Tales of Kamiya dojo. This is an unofficial translation. 

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“That's a reverse-blade sword... a cross scar on the head... that babysitter, it couldn't be..."

Seeing the color drain from Suwa's face, Kenshin prepared himself, wondering if this man also knew who "Battousai'' was.

“You're the Kamiya dojo‘s free-loader, aren't you?”

“Oro?”

Kenshin had assumed for sure that he would be called "Hitokiri Battousai" and nearly trip over.

“Well, that is it.”

“Awuah!”

Kenji, who was on his back, hitting on Kenshin's head like he’s attacking the enemy.

“Around here, you've got a reputation for being extremely strong, but I'm a skilled one too! Huh...eeeeh?!”

Before Suwa could say anything, Kenshin had smashed the three bodyguards with his reverse-blade sword in an instant. Suddenly he was in front of Suwa and glaring at him.

“Now, where are the skilled ones?”

“Aaahhh.” 

Overwhelmed by Kenshin's glare and spirit, Suwa was lost of words, even though usually he’s a man who is good at talking.

“If you don't want to suffer, get out of here.”

He flashes the blade of his reverse-blade sword.

“Daa!

Kenji also yelled an angry "Daa!" at Suwa.

“Hyaa!”

Suwa was so overwhelmed by Kenshin's strength, he was standing there, limping, and had to give up.

“Gu…Guys…” Staggering, Suwa moved towards the defeated bodyguards and called them.

“Guys, are you okay? Now, our strategy is to retreat to avoid an unexpected turn of events.”

“Su... Suwa-san…” The bodyguards also staggered to their feet.

“Who would have thought we'd be fighting the Kamiya Dojo’s free-loader?”

“I've never heard anything about that.”

They had completely lost the will to fight.

As he watched the gang stagger away, Kenshin indulged in deep emotion.

It was a surprise to Kenshin to be called "Kamiya Dojo’s freeloader" rather than "Hitokiri Battousai" by his enemies.

Mikio and his current enemies were probably about the same age as Sanosuke. They were still children when Kenshin was active as Hitokiri Battousai. Even Sanosuke, who was active with the Sekihoutai at the end of the Edo period, didn't know who Battousai was without doing some careful research.

To these young people, Kenshin was "an incredibly skilled guest of Kamiya Dojo." It was a sweet yet sad fact that made him feel how time was changing.

・

“Kenshin!”

Kenshin was lost in his own thoughts and watching the gang run away, when Yahiko came running towards him, out of breath and he heaved his shoulder.

“Mikio, he took your sword...wait, what?”

“I did get the sakabatou.”

Kenshin held up the sheathed reverse-blade sword to Yahiko.

“Oh, so he took it to give to Kenshin? I thought for sure he was taking it to a pawn shop to sell.”

“It's a reverse-blade sword, so it's not worth a penny.”

“Well, that's true. So where's Mikio?”

Yahiko looked around restlessly, but he was nowhere to be found.

“After he handed me the sakabatou, he ran off in that direction..."

Kenshin pointed in a direction different from the cafe and the direction Suwa had fled.

“Well, I guess I'll have to look for him. I need to tell him that his wife has gone into labor and has returned to the tenement house.”

“Oro? Before there were no signs about it?”

“Kaoru and Megumi took her to the tenement, so I don't think there's anything to worry about.”

“I'd like to let him know as soon as possible... Let’s..."

Just as he was about to say that they would search together….

“Hueee…Hueee…,” Kenji began to whine.

“This crying is because of his diaper, that I think.”

“I'll look for Mikio, so you can change his diaper.”

“Sorry I can't help you.”

“That's okay.”

Yahiko runs off to look for Mikio.

Kenshin is about to leave the place, but suddenly stops.

“I feel like I've forgotten something important... Kenji, do you know what it was?”

“Whew, whew.”

Kenji didn't answer Kenshin's question, and continued to whine.

“Hmm... I guess even Kenji doesn't know. Well, then...”

He muttered and looked around.

“!”

Kenshin noticed a muddy tablecloth caught on the bridge.

“Oro…”

He hastily picked up the table cloth, it became more dirty than before he washed it.

“Kenji... How do we pay for this damage? No… if I wash it off with the soap, maybe I can return it to its original, clean state…”

Kenshin hurried back to the cafe to get soap and to change Kenji's diapers.

Kenshin couldn't help but feel that he was in a much more desperate situation than he had been before when he was facing so many enemies.

・

Thus, the first day of the Rabbit Cafe came to a climax.

Shino gave birth to a girl the next morning.

Mikio was found by Yahiko in time for the birth and was brought to the tenement house, so he made it in time for the birth.

Somehow Kenshin managed to wash the muddy tablecloth with soap and it became clean.

・

A month has passed.

The Rabbit Cafe was started because they needed to do something about the rabbits that had been brought into Kamiya Dojo, so Kaoru and the others were meant to help out at first. However, thanks to Usagawa's efforts, he found the waitresses to work exclusively at the cafe, and it was decided to replace Kaoru and the others.

Mikio would continue in his role as manager. The waitresses and backstage staff would hand over their duties, and this day was their last shift.

“It's over already. It went by so quickly…” Kaoru seemed reluctant to leave.

“The rabbit was so cute!” Misao felt that she did her best.

“Well, when you take care of them you start to get attached to them,” Megumi also didn’t seem to completely disagree.

“If Mikio-sama says he doesn't have enough staff, then I'll help out…”

“Geez, we can't keep this master-servant relationship going forever! This is the Meiji era,” Yahiko cut out Tsubame, who seemed to want to work for free.

“The cafe will still open, so you can come any time. Well, I prefer it if you come as a customer and spend money.” MIkio said. Although Western clothes didn't suit him, Mikio had gradually become more comfortable. And little by little, he would become accustomed to the Meiji era.

“Since it's our last day, why don't we have fun after this?”

Everyone nods at Kaoru's suggestion.

“You guys really get along well,” Mikio sounded annoyed.

“Umm, Mikio-sama, let's come along today too… Tsubame invited him.

“Huh? Me too?”

“That's obvious. We're comrades who started up the Rabbit Cafe,” Misao slapped Mikio on the back.

“Ouch, hey it hurts!” Mikio looked happy even though he grunted.

“So, where are we going? Akabeko?”

“You’ll have to wait and see where we go. You’ll go with our group after all,” Megumi said with a smile, she looked like she’s plotting something.

“Well, just shut up and follow us.”

“Geez, I guess there's no other way,” Mikio reluctantly agreed to Yahiko's words.

・

Mikio walked along following the group for a while, but gradually he could no longer keep quiet.

“Hey, you'd better put an end to your scheme,” Mikio said when they arrived at neither Akabeko nor *izakaya, but the tenement house where Mikio lives.

“What on earth are you guys planning to do at my house? I can't fit this many people in there anyway.”

“Well..well…”

Kaoru smiled and she opened the door of the house.

There was Shino holding a baby, Kenshin preparing something, and Kenji was on Kenshin’s back.

“Daah—!” Kenji greeted everyone cheerfully.

“I've brought some beef hotpot from Akabeko. It's a small space here, so let's go out to the *well and eat there, that we are.”

Kenshin headed to the well with food and drinks for everyone.

“Why are you here?” Mikio complained as he chased Kenshin.

“These are the people who helped out on the first day.”

“Well, I suppose so.”

Everyone gathered at the well, and Kenshin handed out sake to those who could drink, and barley tea to those who couldn't.

“The manager should lead the toast,” Kaoru urged.

“Oh, okay. Well then…” Mikio raised his glass and spoke briefly, “You guys have worked hard, cheers!”

Then he drank the sake poured into his glass in one gulp.

“Eh, that's all?” Misao chimed in.

“Shut up, what else are you supposed to say? Tsubame, you said something!” Mikio asked Tsubame to do something impossible.

“Um, well... that's…” Tsubame turned bright red and everyone thought she wouldn't be able to say anything, but she spoke firmly, despite her weak voice, “Mikio-sama, Shino-sama, congratulations on the birth of your child.”

“!”

Mikio, who never expected to be congratulated, was taken by surprise. An indescribable emotion welled up inside him. Not knowing what to do with it, he picked up the bottle of sake in front of him and gulped it down.

“Drinking like that is bad for your health,” Megumi warned him, but Mikio didn't care and drank the whole bottle.

“I... I'm... not the kind of man that you guys should celebrate with…” Mikio was crying a little.

Then, he wiped away his tears and turned back to face Tsubame.

“I'm sorry for everything,” Mikio said, bowing to Tsubame.

“..Mikio....sama?” Tsubame was so overwhelmed that this time she couldn't say anything.

“You see, Daddy is trying to become a real man,” Shino said to the baby she was holding.

“Shut up!” After roaring at the sky, Mikio fell asleep.

The bad deeds he had done. The bad deeds he had avoided. Swallowing all of those things with his alcohol, Mikio slowly became accustomed to the new era.

Notes: *Kamiya Dojo’s free-loader: What he said to Kenshin is Kamiya Dojo no Shokkaku, Shokaku(食客) literally means house guest, but it can be used as slang for free-loader or parasite. (I interpret it as free-loader to convey the slang, but I open for any suggestion) *sakabato: reverse-blade-sword *izakaya: sake bar *well: Since the Edo period, in the tenement house, usually there’s a public well where people gather to wash and take water for drinking and cooking.

.…..to be continued in chapter 80…… 

TLnote(1): translating Japanese is so hard because the sentence structure is very different compared with English. Also the style of writing is different, plus there’s a lot of figurative, poetic language and things that don't make sense if it’s directly translated into english. So forgive me if this is very weird to read, and please tell me if you want to give corrections. 

TLnote(2) I will provide the original Japanese text for correction if any of you who read have better knowledge of the Japanese language. Just dm and I’ll send the file.

TLnote(3) Dtninja had translated some earlier chapters on his website. You can go and check on there

Read the rest of the story here: https://at.tumblr.com/kenkaodoll/kamiya-dojo-monogatari/5dqxxnmq29m0

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Guild Member Next Door (kinda) translation - Part 12

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Disclaimer, as always: This is based on an MTL translation, I do not know Korean myself, I am trying more to stick with the impressions/vibes of a sentence instead of a strict word-for-word meaning - and most importantly, this is only for fun.

Now, back to the story!

After drinking the night away, Yeo-woon had fallen asleep like he’d been knocked out. In the middle of his rest, he heard his own ringtone. When using a pillow to keep the noise from his ears didn’t work, Yeo-woon begrudingly got up and started his search. He followed the ever- louder ringtone, until he finally held his phone in his hand.

“Hello!”

Yeo-woon took the call with a displeased tone. 

‘Whoever’s calling better be prepared to die, if this isn’t the most important phone call ever.’

“…Ah yes.”

Yeo-woon had went from unable to even open his eyes to a professional air and tone in an instant. There was no more anger to be found in his posture.

“Yeo-woon, please, I’m trying to sleep...”

Soon enough, the call was over. Yeo-woon, had only just woken up a moment ago, so he put the phone on his bed and went to the floor, where he could grab Se-hyung and shake him into full wakefulness.

“Se-hyung, wake up.”

“Huh?”

“Just get up, you gotta look at me.”

“Why?”

Se-hyung eyes remained firmly shut, but Yeo-woon still made him get on his feet, holding him steady as he said the next part.

“Slap my face.”

“Okay.”

Clap!

Se-hyung slapped Yeo-woon across the face without any hesitation, and it hurt Yeo-woon so much, he instinctually retaliated with a headbutt, knocking Se-hyung back to the ground. While he whined about an aching head and the rude awakening, Yeo-woon stood frozen, because now he knew for sure.

‘This isn’t a dream…’

“I got the job.”

Sehyung blinked up at him as the words slowly registered and then he grimaced, launching into a new line of complaints.

“But how? What about yesterday then, huh? You were all ‘they already decided on someone!’ this and ‘can I sue for the wasted time?’ that.”

“Hehe...”

At Yeo-woon’s sheepish smile, Se-hyung’s face twisted into pure disgust. Through gritted teeth, he finally forced out his next words.

“You’re so stupid... Congratulations, bastard. So, you gonna move? They say it’s always best to live close-by.”

“I’ll start looking at some places. But it’s not like I have to move right away.”

“Just look at a lot of different places and don’t let them talk you into renting some shithole.”

Yes, that was what mattered most. Yeo-woon couldn’t hold back his happy laughter anymore, so he let it all out, filling up the room. Then he froze, as his blood went cold from an important realisation.

“…I didn’t do my daily check-in yesterday.”

“What check-in?”

“Aah, it’s all your fault!”

He stumbled over to his computer to turn it on, pushing away his friend with his foot along the way, since Se-hyung had gone back to being sprawled out all over the floor. But in response to the weak kick, he curled up and began muttering to himself.

“This is painful to witness... Just some game anyway. Who cares if you don’t log in for a day?”

“It’s more than just a missed day, it’s rewards too!”

Whatever. He didn’t expect the guy who only ever played Minesweeper and Tetris to understand this anyway. Yeo-woon focused on logging in, typing his password and ID into the login screen. He still wouldn’t receive yesterday’s attendance rewards, but he was anxious to get back into the game all the same.

First the loading window appeared, with its cute little characters. Then the screen changed to show the village he’d logged out in, the last time he’d played. A red notification instantly greeted him.

‘Your mailbox is full, so you cannot access the Auction House! Please empty your inbox, to gain back your access!’

He didn’t know what could have caused this, so he double-clicked the Postman that was still right in front of him and checked his mail. What he found was 20 pages of new mails. Eight mails could fit onto one page, so that made 160 new mails he’d received, even though he hadn’t even logged in yesterday. It looked like each mail had something attached to it as well, since he couldn’t press the button to just delete all the mail.

Ji9Star [.]

Ji9Star [.]

Halloween Eggplant [New Year’s Cash]

Ji9Star [.]

Impeatuous Peatection [Your allowance^^]

Ji9Star [.]

Ji9Star [.]

Ji9Star [.]

1 2 3 4 … 19 20 ▷

Most mail came from Earth Star, but sometimes other people’s names would pop up. After opening the very first mail on the list, Yeo-woon couldn’t help but laugh out loud from how dumbfounded he felt.

[Received mail]

Sender: Ji9Star

Title: .

(empty)

Attachment: 100,000,000 Coins

‘That bastard really couldn’t just accept me giving the 1.2 billion back and making a run for it, huh...'

“Lee Yeo-woon. I’m going back to bed. Just wake up for lunch when it's three.”

“…Uh, sleep well.”

Se-hyung finally left the floor behind, to instead monopolize Yeo-woon’s bed. But the bed's owner didn’t even check what Se-hyung was doing, too busy scrolling down his computer screen. He opened each mail one by one and then went to his chatbox, trying to open the Couple tab he had there with Earth Star. But maybe it was still too early in the day, because Earth Star was shown as offline.

So Yeo-woon headed off to the village’s nearby bank instead, to first put away all his own money. This way, with the money he was now carrying on his person being 0, he’d have an easier time counting exactly how much money Earth Star had sent him. For now, he excluded any mail from other Poseidon members and only collected the attached money in Earth Star’s mails, but he still ended up with an impossible sum of money that just kept on growning and growing from where he’d originally started with 0. After working his way through just three of the twenty pages, he alteady got a notification that he’d unlocked the [Get Rich Quick] achievement.

‘Achievement Unlocked: Get Rich Quick’

There were many achievments in the game and each could be unlocked by accomplishing specific things. But even then, there was no actual effect they caused, just some nice accomplishments you could feel proud about, so there was no real reason to actively collect them. Soon enough, Yeo-woon held 10 billion coins in his inventory. The amount sent with each mail kept randomly changing too and occasionally there were event items attached alongside the money.

‘He’s crazy. What’s he doing, sending more than 10 billion coins to a random person like me? What if I’d just run away with it all?’

Yeo-woon couldn’t say he understood Earth Star anymore at all. Once he’d went through each mail Earth Star had sent, he’d amassed a sum close to 50 billion.

After he noted down the exact amounts everyone had sent, Yeo-woon started returning the money to its rightful Poseidon members. In response, the ones who were online right now sent him messages in the Friends chat.

[Friend] CroakRush: Huh?

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Just keep it...

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Really now! Newb is just as naughty as Earth said... ;;

[Friend] neutaaaa: T not B, it’d be Newta if anything

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: ? Damn...

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Thought I graduated school just fine, but now I can’t even read the alphabet anymore ig.

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Lmaooooo

“Oh, you actually just wanted to call me a newbie.”

Yeo-woon, who’d just realized that had been the actual meaning, just sat there staring. And then he frowned. After inadvertently accusing Halloween Eggplant of not knowing the alphabet, he decided to go all in and also disprove what he’d actually meant by it.

[Friend] neutaaaa: And I’m not a newb, I played another game before, but it kept getting worse.

[Friend] neutaaaa: I even was a max level chef in it, okay?

[Friend] neutaaaa: I got to be the sous chef in the biggest tavern of the Paladin server.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: LOL Little Forest 2?

“…!”

His heart raced as he saw Halloween Eggplant correctly name the game he used to play. He had a different username now than he’d had on Little Forest, but a part of him still wondered if Halloween Eggplant had recognized him. His surprise made him impulsive and so he just asked.

[Friend] neutaaaa: Hey, did you know me on there?

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: How would I lol

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: But there’s a bunch of LilFor refugees who’ve switched to Illusion you sweet summer child lmao

[Friend] neutaaaa: Ah…

The games did share a genre, so Yeo-woon had also heard about many people that went for Illusion once they abandoned Little Forest 2. It was sad, because Little Forest 2 used to be a masterpiece among games. But these days, most of its long-term players had given up and left. Over time, especially with a switch in the company developing the game, it had become more and more bug-ridden and unoptimised and to attract new players, a lot of the old mechanics had been radically changed or even removed entirely. Many people who used to enjoy the original game had been unable to adapt to the changes and so the game was heading towards its end.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Why do they keep coming here anyway? They’re always saying this game is shit lmaoo.

[Friend] CroakRush: Newguy we usually just call you our newbie;;

[Friend] neutaaaa: But I’m nearly level 160 now, aren’t I?

[Friend] CroakRush: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahaha ahh!

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: ? PFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Your level is still really low haha

[Friend] CroakRush: 160 lmaoooo

“You...”

Just looking around the village, Yeo-woon saw more than enough people that were a lower level than him. He really didn’t get why these guys insisted on laughing at his current level, when they’d been the ones to help him reach it in the first place.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: So why does our newbie just reject our help like that?

[Friend] neutaaaa: I’ll just accept the help from now on ig. Thanks.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Well, if that’s the case…

‘You have new mail! Please go to your inbox to check it.’

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: My help is more on the financial side of things.

‘You have new mail! Please go to your inbox to check it.’

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Lol same for me...

‘You have new mail! Please go to your inbox to check it.’

[Friend] CroakRush: Since our newbie’s 3rd job improvement is coming up he’ll struggle with equipment anyway. It’s Illusion so you need a lot of money to enhance weapons. I heard in LilFor your weapon doesn’t get destroyed even if the enhancement fails?

[Friend] neutaaaa: Ah yeah...

[Friend] neutaaaa: That took some getting used to.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: FR???? Wdym it doesn’t get destroyed??

In the last game he’d played, Little Forest 2, if you failed to enhance a weapon, the chance to succeed the next time went up by 0.5% and the main weapon you’d tried to enhance didn’t get destroyed either. As a result, Yeo-woon had never expected a weapon to break in that way, until he’d switched to Illusion and experienced this painful situation firsthand.

CroakRush walked up to his character and sat down right in front of him.

[Friend] CroakRush: I spent a whole month trying to get my cane to survive until +3 and then getting a good spirit stone for it.

[Friend] CroakRush: Wanna see? I made the stats public just now

[Friend] neutaaaa: Huh

The weapon CroakRush had equipped changed its color, from its edges towards its middle. Sometimes Yeo-woon had spotted other players with weapons like that and he always tried to check their equipment details, but people could hide those, if they wanted, and many players did just that.

[Friend] CroakRush: Love that cane haha.

[Friend] CroakRush: Its total stat boosts are 250+!

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: I broke so many weapons to get my enchanted golden hammer too.

That staff had an impressive Lv. 10 boost for attack power, Lv. 9 boost for all stats, and Lv. 8 boost for attack speed. It even had two more boosts, though they were less impressive, but still provided a small boost to defense and damage reduction. With all of that combined, anyone would scramble to buy that staff, if it ever appeared in the Auction House.

[Friend] CroakRush: But I still haven’t enhanced my armor haha… After the 3rd job upgrade you’ll really notice the stat changes depending on what you equip but enhancing it is hard.

[Friend] CroakRush: Even with all the LilFor refugees we keep getting they don’t stay too long haha. Weren’t there also some you switched over with and who’ve quit since then because of how expensive things get?

[Friend] neutaaaa: No clue, I always played solo...

[Friend] CroakRush: Anyways, this is so you’ll keep playing. It’s normal to give newbies nice things like this to keep them! Lmao all of this is reminding me of when we raised our cat too.

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: ?? Cat raised himself.

[Friend] CroakRush: Sometimes I buffed him tho so it’s p much the same ^^

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Why help someone who’s trying to become a Valkyrie?

Since they were discussing a player called Cat, they probably meant KittycatMeowMeowMeow. Yeo-woon remembered he was a Wolfist, which was part of the Explorer class and their 4th and final job was the Valkyrie. Valkyries were ranked the number one job to avoid playing at all costs, in a ‘Top 5 Jobs to Avoid’ guide Yeo-woon had found when he first started playing Illusion. They apparently had difficult controls, weren’t good solo-units and their overall performance was pretty low. Even though the job had been added to the game not that long ago, it was already infamous for getting zero love from the developers.

[Friend] neutaaaa: I heard Valkyries don’t really do much...

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Wellㅡㅡ; Maybe he’s just young and still full of hopes and dreams!

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: Btw I heard that no one could send you mail yesterday bc your inbox was full... Would Earth Star happen to be the culprit behind that?

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Oh, true true haha. How much did Earth send anyway?

“….”

Everyone else had sent some amount between 50 million and 100 million coins. It’d be normal to assume everyone had stayed in that ballpark, Earth Star included. So Yeo-woon hesitated a little, but then he typed in the numbers and send them off with the Enter key.

[Friend] neutaaaa: 50...

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: 50 million? LOL What a cheapskate

[Friend] neutaaaa: Wrong...

[Friend] CroakRush: What so did he only send 50 coins?

[Friend] neutaaaa: 50 billion

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: 50 billion??

[Friend] CroakRush: Did you type a 0 too many????

[Friend] Captain Poseidon: ??

Like he’d expected, everyone was dumbstruck by an amount so high that they felt it had to be a typo. His chatbox became really active, with everyone calling Earth Star crazy for what he’d done. They were right. 50 billion was enough to buy a full set of equipments that already had good stats and enhancements, no extra work necessary.

[Friend] Halloween Eggplant: Ah, Earth Star’s still asleep ig.

[Friend] CroakRush: Woah but the guy did always change the topic when I asked how much he’s got.

[Friend] CroakRush: Never would’ve thought he’s that filthy rich;;

Because the person in question was still offline, they couldn’t ask him why he’d done something this outrageous. Which just made it worse.

Yeo-woon took the chance to send a mail back to Earth Star with the 50 billion coins attached to it and then he immediately logged into his alt account that he normally just used for additional storage space. But this time he used it to send a flood of mails to his actual character, neutaaaa, until his inbox was filled to bursting again. Now, even once he’d log in, Earth Star wouldn’t be able to send him anything per mail and so he’d be forced to keep his 50 billion himself.

(Next Part)

[nycterisg]

"An artist is always in exile, but they cannot say whether they are in exile from life when they retreat into solitude to create, or in exile from art when they venture out and surrender to the beauties of the world."

P. Mastrocola, The Fire God.

[saplingofspunk]

TOGACHAKOTOGACHAKOTOGACHAKO

[has-gilgamesh-doneanythingwrong]

gilgamesh gave her alcohol in an attempt to see her erotic side?!!!! XD

I'm not the best at Japanese but i can try a brief translation (will likely have errors).

PANEL ONE (right to left)

Gilgamesh: This master has an arresting (引くほど so much) lack of eroticism...

Hakuno in Gilgamesh's mind: If I make her drunk maybe I'd see something interesting? (sorry can't read what Hakuno in Gilgamesh mind says)

Hakuno in background: I get some kind of bad omen/ bad feeling from over there... (sensing Gilgamesh's bad intent, and has prickles on her body from it.)

PANEL TWO

Gilgamesh (right side, thrusting alcohol down Hakuno's throat): Then, drink as soon as possible! Hurry and drink!!

Hakuno (right side): UNDERAGE DRINKING IS PROHIBITED BY THE LAW!!!

PANEL THREE

Box on right: "A few minutes Later."

Sound from Hakuno's mouth: *drunken belch*

Gilgamesh (black speech bubble): How coarse!!!* (*the direct translation is just 汚ない dirty/ untidy/ foul/ filthy)

PANEL FOUR

Hakuno (right): I've become a little more at ease... (楽 tends to be read as "easy" but also refers to feeling comfortable and relaxed)

Gilgamesh: Get cultured! * You're** already fast asleep!!

*(桜を読んでくる lit. "go read the cherry blossoms" is likely a Japanese cultural reference to poems on the cherry blossoms, as writing poems under the cherry blossom viewings was a way for many Japanese poets to express themselves. I can't provide a complete translation for this cultural phrase, but it may also be a reference to cherry blossom poems in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu of 100 Tanka poems.

He could be telling Hakuno to read the atmosphere by possessing the same awareness as these poets once did, or gain more cultural awareness; as these cherry blossom poems showcase great understanding and awareness of their surroundings.)

**(Gilgamesh uses 貴様 kisama here which is the extremely harsh and archaic way to refer to someone, often translated as "you bastard/bitch".)

PANEL FIVE

Hakuno (right): Gil... Wait...

Small text: はぁ。。。 (breathing heavy/sighing. Hakuno also has tremble marks around her so she's probably vulnerable)

Sound effect next to Gilgamesh (left): *His heart is loudly throbbing!*

PANEL SIX

Hakuno: *Loudly vomiting all over Gilgamesh's clothes* (Literal sound: OUEEEEEEEEEEE)

Gilgamesh: You bastaaaaaaaard!!!

[knights-tempura]

[crystallizsch]

the fucking pulling-his-hood-down-before-introducing-himself im gonna lose it goodbye i am not okay

[the-art-of-sanshoku]

[rassicas]

hello! sorry if youve already been asked something like this before, but I’m curious about the japanese gender nuance when it comes to acht. Mostly because I know the dedf1sh blurb in haikara walker uses “彼女” to describe them, and they appear pretty femme, but they use “boku” in their dialogue in side order. (And of course they use they/them in the English localization, not she/her.)

I know only a little japanese so most nuance about this topic would be lost on me… I was wondering if you might have some more insight? Is there anything related/more telling in how they speak in their dev diaries as well?

I took a quick look on twitter and some articles to see what some JP users are saying about Acht's gender... The consensus I see is that because of their introduction post on twitter (and aforementioned Haikara Walker blurb) using 彼女 kanojo, or "she", Acht is a ボクっ娘 bokukko. this is a slang term for a young woman that uses the traditionally masculine first person pronoun "boku". not that there Aren't women that use "boku" in real life but it's a more of a manga/anime trope... I can't say I'm extremely knowledgeable on this, but it seems how femininely/masculinely these ボクっ娘 characters act can vary. another take i saw was that, because in the game itself Acht's gender is very much ambiguous (and even because they use they/them pronouns in english), that leaves their gender more open to interpretation. Again, I only took a quick look, but seems like a similar thing is happening on the JP side as there is on the english side: do we count that one tweet from 2018 or not? I honestly think it's more valid for that tweet/haikara walker info to be counted on the JP side.... regardless, there is something CLEARLY gender-nonconforming happening with Acht. While this wasn't in your ask, I wanna address a related question I've seen pop up a few times in my ask box and around online: Because of that 2018 info, should we still use "she" for Acht in english? Honestly...I don't think so. I think in this case, we can't use what's happening on the Japanese side to determine whether we can use "she" for Acht because there is a gender presentation happening there that doesn't fully translate, and "they/them" is how that was chosen to be localized once their personality and way of speaking became known. Plus "she" hasn't been used in english officially since 2018 and it wouldn't be the first time a Splatoon NA post from that long ago was quietly retconned. Remember how Ikkan and Warabi were renamed to Quinn and Mashup? Since the english version is subject to these kinds of retranslations while the japanese version isn't, that's part of why I think it's more fair for JP users to still consider that old tweet/haikara walker blurb as valid.

got a little side tracked from the main question but i hope that helps!

[epickiya722]

NOT EVEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER!!

[kenkaodoll]

Kamiya Dojo Monogatari Tale 76 (JUMP SQ 24/05)

About Kamiya Dojo Monogatari:

Tales of Kamiya dojo is written by Kaoru Kurosaki and published along with the “Rurouni Kenshin Hokkaido” arc in JUMPSQ. The tale involves the Rurouni Kenshin character in daily life that takes time between Kenshin and Kaoru marriage until the epilogue chapter in the original manga before the Hokkaido Arc. Until this month (April 2024) there are a total 76 chapters in Tales of Kamiya dojo. This is an unofficial translation. 

Previous Story: https://www.tumblr.com/kenkaodoll/745210446270889984/kamiya-dojo-monogatari-tale-75-jump-sq-2404 

The night passed.

Finally the day had arrived. It was the first day of the opening of the Rabbit Cafe. Kaoru, Megumi, Misao, and Tsubame, all dressed as waitresses in bluish-gray, wide-brimmed dresses and frilly white aprons, they had finished their preparations before the opening and were all gathered around, looking somewhat restless and uneasy.

“I'm kind of nervous about opening a rabbit café for the first time,” Kaoru told Misao.

”Shall I teach you a method to relieve the tension that has been passed down through the Oniwabanshu?”

“It sounds like it might work. Please let me know.”

“Write the character for "person", *hito (人) in the palm of your hand…”

Before Misao could finish, Megumi immediately interrupted.

“Everyone does it, not just the Oniwabanshu.”

“Eh! Really?” Misao was surprised.

“You write the hito (人) character in your palm three times then put it in your mouth and act like you swallow it, right?”

“Bingo! So this wasn’t a special method handed down to the Oniwabanshu,” Misao was disappointed at Megumi’s words.

“Yes, I know that too,” Kaoru followed up.

“Damn, Jiiya has played me for a sucker!”

“I know that old men would do such pranks. He didn’t tell you immediately, but eventually you will find out that everyone knew about it, even if they weren't the Oniwabanshu. Then when you realized it for the first time, you were already tricked by him.” The lie was like a time bomb.

“I've been tricked!” Misao was very frustrated.

He is a funny old man, isn't he?” Tsubame said, and Yahiko, who had been listening from the back room, came out and shrugged his shoulders.

“Yes, he can be too funny sometimes.”

Since today was the first day, Yahiko and Mikio's wife, Shino, were waiting behind the room, just in case they needed help.

Yahiko and Shino were not dressed in Western-style clothing because they were waiting in a place where customers couldn’t see them. They were dressed normally.

The plan was that while everyone was working in the cafe, if a customer came in and wanted to buy rabbit, whoever was available would take care of it. However, if there were too many customers who wanted to buy rabbits, the situation would be very hectic. The cafe had a fixed number of seats, so there was a limit to how busy it could get.

However, since it was completely unknown what would happen, it was decided that Yahiko and Shino would wait and see to respond in case of an emergency.

However they had their own reasons. Yahiko wanted to see the usual face of his friends, and Shino wanted to see Mikio in his high spirit.  

“Today, the members of the Rabbit Club, which Usagawa-san represents, will be here, so we will definitely be busy,” Mikio spoke at the morning briefing before the store opened.

“The first impression you make on the first day is very important! I look forward to working with you today.”

“Eh! What he just said? I didn't know he could say such an auspicious thing,” Yahiko was so surprised that he unintentionally whispered to Tsubame.

“Well, um…” Tsubame lost a word.

“He’s going to be a parent now, he'd better be able to say something like that, or else we'll be in trouble,” Shino patted her big belly and spoke to Yahiko in a whisper.

“Ah... Mikio-sama's…”Tsubame bowed his head.

She had wanted to greet Shino ever since she arrived at the store, but she had somehow missed it.

“You must be Tsubame-chan. I heard about you from him,” Shino looked at Tsubame and smiled.

“Eh?” Tsubame was very curious about what was said, but she didn’t have the courage to ask her about it. 

“Hey, there!” Mikio looked at Yahiko, Tsubame, and Shino and shouted.

“The manager is giving you a very important briefing, so you should not chit-chat casually.”

“Hey, hey!”

“I.. I'm sorry, sir.”

“My bad.”

Yahiko, Tsubame, and Shino each apologize to Mikio.

“All right, everybody, take your positions! We're about to open!”

 Mikio cheerfully urged everyone to get ready, like he was commanding a battle.

The waitresses line up in front of the entrance door, while their helpers, Yahiko and Shino, wait in the back room.

Mikio glanced out the window and saw a few customers waiting for the store to open. Are they members of the Rabbit Club, or are they just a fan of new things?

“All right, everyone. I'm going to open this door. Once we open this door, there's no going back.”

“Yosh!”

 Kaoru, Megumi, Misao, and Tsubame all pumped their fists in the air and shouted with all their might. From the room behind Yahiko and Shino’s voice also could be heard.

・

And then the store opens!

“Welcome!”

Mikio opened the door, and Kaoru, Megumi, Misao, and Tsubame greeted the customers in cheerful voices.

The first guest to come in was....

It was Kenshin.

He entered with a smiling face, carrying Kenji on his back.

Mikio opened the door and saw an unexpected person, letting out a strange voice.

“Ooooh! Oh, you!”

For a moment, he almost ran away. He had reflexively turned away, remembering once he stared at him with scary eyes. But this time Mikio was not just a thug. He was the manager of the Rabbit Café.

“…”

Mikio took one deep breath to prepare himself.

”Why did you come here?” He sounded intimidating.

This was a completely wrong response for a manager, but it was better than running away.

“Mikio-sama,” Tsubame helped him out in a whisper.

“This is the time when you say 'irasshaimase' (welcome).”

Mikio gasped hearing her voice

“Irasshaimase!”

 He greeted Kenshin with a stiff smile.

“Today, I came to see my wife in her finest clothes,” Kenshin told Mikio.

“Oh no, Kenshin,” Kaoru broke into a smile.

“Does it look good?” She picks up the hem of her waitress dress and spins around.

“For me, my favorite is your regular training clothes, but the Western clothes suit you as well, that you do.”

Kenji who’s carried by Kenshin, was also cackling happily.

“What are you guys doing? Cut the crap and get to work.”

“Then let's have some tea,” Kenshin replied to Mikio's request with a serious expression.

“Please come to our seat over here,” Kaoru led Kenshin to a table.

“Tsk… our first guest is her family. How long has he been waiting in line with his child?” Mikio grumbled and invited the next guest in.

“Irasshaimase!”

The second guest was a member of the Rabbit Club.

The third and fourth guests were also members of the rabbit club.

 “Usagawa-san told me I could see cute rabbits while sipping a cup of delicious tea.”

 The men in the group look fondly at the rabbits.

 “Can I take a good look at that rabbit over there with the nice fur?”

“Please let me see that little rabbit with the brown ears.”

“I'd like to see that little rabbit over there!”

“I want to give the rabbits some *komatsuna. Eh, it’s sold separately? How much?”

The members of the rabbit club seemed very satisfied with this breakthrough opportunity to interact with the rabbits.

Then it got out of hand, not only for Kaoru and the waitresses, but also for Yahiko and Shino, who were also really busy helping out.

“It can't be helped…” Mikio looked at the rabbits and growled at Kenshin, who was slowly sipping his tea.

“You know, it's so crowded, can you think about it a little.”

Hearing that, Tsubame hurriedly apologized.

“I am terribly sorry!”

She then chided Mikio.

“Mikio-sama, you shouldn't talk to customers like that.”

“You’re so annoying. I don't like to treat him like a customer.”

“But you said it's important to make a good impression on the first day.”

Kenshin smiled at Tsubame.

“I don't mind. The rabbit café was so interesting that the manager had a hard time. I'll go home soon.”

“No, I didn't ask you to leave the store. It's the other way around.”

“What do you mean by ‘the other way around’?”

“I need your help. Your wife and her students are helping. As a house head you should help out too,” Mikio threw the apron at Kenshin.

“Oro~?”

・

Although the first day had only just begun, this rabbit café seemed to have a promising future.

They served tea and sweets, sold live rabbits, and had a lot of customers! Sales are also going well!

It was a wide difference from last year, when Mikio was selling rabbits by himself.

Will there really be customers for such an unprecedented new-age business as a rabbit café, or will anyone buy rabbits there? Mikio was a bit skeptical about Usagawa's plan for this rabbit café. But even if this did not work out, it was Usagawa’s money, not Mikio. His pocket would remain unschated. On the contrary, he would be paid as a hired manager, so it could only be a good thing whether it sold well or not. He thought it would be convenient no matter which way it went.

When he actually saw customers coming in and being pleased with the product, he was glad I could sell it. A sense of fulfillment that he had never felt before welled up from the bottom of his heart.

・

Mikio was in a good mood.

The door of the store opened.

“Irasshaima-…”

“Hey”

Suwa appeared at the store.

 “I've come to pick up... The clay.”

Suwa's smile brought down Mikio’s mood.

Notes:

*Hito(人): Kanji character for man/ person

*Jiiya: grandpa

*Irasshaimase: welcome

*komatsuna: Japanese mustard spinach, a leafy vegetable.

.…..to be continued in chapter 77……  https://www.tumblr.com/kenkaodoll/750191530648748032/kamiya-dojo-monogatari-tale-77-jump-sq-2406

TLnote(1): translating Japanese is so hard because the sentence structure is very different compared with English. Also the style of writing is different, plus there’s a lot of figurative, poetic language and things that don't make sense if it’s directly translated into english. So forgive me if this is very weird to read, and please tell me if you want to give corrections. 

TLnote(2) I will provide the original Japanese text for correction if any of you who read have better knowledge of the Japanese language. Just dm and I’ll send the file.

TLnote(3) Dtninja had translated some earlier chapters on his website. You can go and check on there

Read the rest of the story here:

https://www.tumblr.com/kenkaodoll/686193523858538496/rurouni-kenshin-tales-of-kamiya-dojo

[sic-fayl]

Guild Member Next Door (kinda) translation - Part 17

Click here for the previous part - or click here for Part 1!

Disclaimer, as always: This is based on an MTL translation, I do not know Korean myself, I am trying more to stick with the impressions/vibes of a sentence instead of a strict word-for-word meaning - and most importantly, this is only for fun.

And now it's time for what you're here for!

#02. The Guy Next Door

“You’re really staring at that cafe, you know? You need a coffee or something?”

“No, I just...”

‘…He’s not at the counter?’

Yeo-woon glanced one more time past the cafe’s glass front, then turned away as he licked his lips.

They’d been checking out all kinds of viewable apartments in the neighborhood and the next one happened to be right by the cafe he’d just stared into. When Yeo-woon left Seon-yong’s car, he’d been surprised to see these familiar surroundings and he’d instantly had a good feeling about this apartment. The outside of the building looked nice too, not too old or anything, and so Yeo-woon wanted this to be the place that worked out for him.

They first had to visit the local real estate building, to collect the manager responsible for the place. When Yeo-woon told them he was here to see the apartment, they asked “Wasn’t that planned for the afternoon? How comes you’re here so early?” and Seon-yong poked Yeo-woon in the side for that, looking confused as well. Should we come back later, his eyes seemed to say, but Yeo-woon just subtly shook his head. They were here earlier than planned because now that he’d seen the surroundings of the apartment, he didn’t want to waste another second, too worried someone else might get ahead of him. And if they’d just leave again now, it might also look unprofessional, like Yeo-woon couldn’t remember what plans he’d made or something. He didn’t want to risk them viewing him in a bad light and not getting the apartment because of that.

“I’m really sorry, something important has come up and so I can’t make it this afternoon. Could we maybe go view it now instead?”

“Oh? Okay, then.”

Thankfully, the apartment had no tenant at the moment, so they could indeed take a look at the place right away. It was on the top floor and the moment the three of them entered, they could see the bright living room, with natural light from its wide windows casting half the room in a warm glow.

“You’re so lucky.”

That was whispered to Yeo-woon as soon as they entered, by his friend who’d spent the last five years living in all kinds of different apartments. The building was pretty new, and for the first time all day, the apartment actually fulfilled all requirements that Yeo-woon had written down beforehand, for what he’d ideally want in an apartment: At least two rooms, if not more, and no semi-basement either. Ideally close to a station and no restaurant in the ground floor. An elevator for sure and bright rooms, with as much natural light as possible.

Out of all the places they’d viewed, he definitely liked this one the most. There probably wouldn’t be another place this perfect for rent anywhere around these parts, that’s what Yeo-woon assumed. He’d gone through something like this before one time, when he’d found the ideal place, just a 5 minute walk away from his university, but then someone else had snatched up the apartment, just 10 minutes before Yeo-woon himself called to rent it. He never again wanted to go through a loss like that and so he now transferred what money he had to the real estate manager, making a preliminary deposit to guarantee he’d get the place.

‘Is this real? Things are working out so well for me…’

He actually felt a bit unsure about it all, because he’d stepped out to call a moving company right away and they just so happened to have an empty time-slot for him, as if through some divine intervention.

“Huh? Next week already?”

“Yeah, The moving company apparently had some plans fall through with a pair of newlyweds. Seems the bride suddenly reconnected with her first love on her wedding day and she eloped with him. And from the way it sounded, that was the groom’s older brother.”

“Wow, that’s… great for you.”

“So that’s when I’ll move now.”

“Really? Just like that and in just a week?”

“Yep, so keep that weekend free! We’ll need to do some clean up.”

“...You’re such a shameless bastard...”

Instead of answering, Yeo-woon was already moving towards the stairwell again, to make another call. Though… he’d admit that he had just blindly accepted the moving date and only checked it after the call, to see it would be next Saturday. He just couldn’t shake the feeling that something had been planned for that weekend already... So he felt a bit uneasy, wondering if he’d forgotten something, but he decided to ignore that for now, in favor of immediately telling his parents about his upcoming move. He got scolded by his mother for a bit, who complained “What crazy kid just puts down a deposit, before all the documents are in order?”, but in the end he still left that call feeling good.

“Seon-yong, time to go! Haha, Mom even told me she’ll lend me some money until I get my deposit back.”

He skipped back over to Seon-yong, now that his phone call was over. But at his friend's shocked expression, Yeo-woon stilled and cocked his head.

“What’s up?”

“The person next door just got home...”

“...?”

Seemed like his future neighbor had come up through the elevator, while Yeo-woon had been talking with his parents in the stairwell. And now Seon-yong gave him a play-by-play of what happened, while bursting into laughter throughout the explanation.

“So, he asked if I was gonna move in and when. And so I said ‘a friend of mine, but the next weekend’, right?”

“Mhm.”

“And I even smiled and tried to be all nice and stuff. But the dude just got all grumpy and said ‘On that weekend? Why?’ and then he left.”

“Okay?”

“And then he slammed his door so goddamn hard, I thought it was gonna fall off its hinges. People, man, you just innocently try to be nice to them and they repay you by trying to cause a shockwave with their front door, in an attempt to end you...”

“It is a bit strange.”

“Just be careful, Yeo-woon. You can’t trust that future neighbor of yours.”

“You sure you didn’t just scare him off with your smile? Remember, your nephew cries every time he sees it too.”

Seon-yong was already someone with a rather harsh face, but whenever he smiled, he’d look truly intimidating. That was just another reason for why he’d been unsuccessful so far, in his quest to earn his four-year-old nephew’s adoration.

“Little Haejin is just naturally a bit of a scaredy-cat, alright?”

“Strange, could’ve sworn he’s only ever been scared of your face...”

“Hey!”

Seon-yong responded by muttering out his own endless list of arguments, along with squeezing Yeo-woon’s collar and pretending to shake him in his annoyance. Yeo-woon only listened to the long-familiar words with half an ear, unquestioningly nodding along. He was more just thinking about what Seon-yong had said about his neighbor.

Yeo-woon had lived in a dorm with four other people before and semi-basements too. Sometimes, in all his moves, he’d also met neighbors that seemed concerningly shady, or even neighbors who could have easily been mistaken for the main villain in some tragic drama. Maybe that’s why, in the end, something as cute as a little door-slam left Yeo-woon as unconcerned as he’d been before.

[aq2003]

macbeth star wars au. i am cringe but i am free

[maybeamiles]

I don't think we talk about this Daydream hour panel enough.

[nyxrev]

The Plot Thickens

almost thought I clicked on the wrong manga

Do not be fooled by pretty faces.

For an agent of shadows, display of emotions is always purposeful.

Void: certified 疑心暗鬼* sneaky ass, wonders if Blast meant to pry about his village, so he prods him back…with crocodile tears(?)

(ready, set, cry)

Mission Blast

get close to him,gather intel about associates, financial flow, unknown technology, can be used for village or not, then get rid of unnecessary elements.

“As you wish”

Meanwhile Blast snores sonorously like an uncle, asleep like a log.

Luna: Void's younger sister, refers to him deferentially as if a master

Ofc it's all related… Void schemes…

Funny how it looks like Blast just accepted pretty lady out of nowhere & life henceforth without an ounce of suspicion. Happily bamboozled.

No clues if Blast knows it's Void's sister yet but I doubt Void reveals it while the mission went on.

Void: his eyes are unreadable…

Maybe he's got no motives to read. Unlike you.

Luna is known to Blast &co. as Maya

She died from combat with a particularly strong ‘agent’ of the cube. And her brother's reaction?

Void: to be eliminated by such circumstances, pathetic.

“I don't even get sentimental about my sister's death. You died because you are weak. It's all your own responsibility.”

“…incompetent bastard…”

Or so he says, while he looks like he is haunted by her ghost.

Maybe he is in denial about grief, maybe he only saw her as a means to an end, a tool for his plan anyway, not as a person. Who knows.

His guilty conscience even suspects Blast knew & let her die to get rid of spies,as the timing of her death was when she delved into crucial details of his circles.

How much did it affect him? Hard to say, he's the calculated unreadable bastard who puts on facades.

Only the weak die, peak survivalist mentality. You only die because you are weak sounds real tough until it happens to yourself.

He may deny it, but I suspect his most useful subordinates still had some value to him… else, why would they appear to him when he was hit with cube vision? And why he didn't go for Blue… surely smb as ruthless as him could if he wanted. He has his reasons, and weaknesses.

Truly apathetic humans do exist,but how far can you stray from yourself & how much can you reject your humanity at the end?

*疑心暗鬼: a bit difficult to explain but it's like, your heart is always so full of suspicion, it becomes plagued by ghosts of endless, often irrational thoughts.

[knights-tempura]