Tegami Bachi, Chapter 29 translation
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Chapter 29
International Translators / Scanlators: You're welcome to use this, but I'd really appreciate it if you include a credit for Niphredil.
Line break: New speech bubble / text box within the same panel
Blank line: New panel
Blue text: Edits
-01-
Text, left: A friend Lag can rely on in a pinch - Zaji!
-02-
Zaji: I've come to save you
Zaji: Little kitty!~
Text, right: As a boy... Lag in shock!!
Small text bottom, directly below titles: Chapter 29: Light, Illuminating the Darkness
^___^ Large text, bottom: TV ANIME ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED!
Small text, left of large: Starting October!!
-03-
Lag: Zaji!!
Lag: I thought you went back...
Zaji: I've let Vashuka handle the report!
SFX: rummage rummage
Lag: Wa-buh-
Zaji: You really can't manage without me!!
Text above Lag: My trousers...
Lag: Wahh?!
Zaji: Annnd
Zaji: Hup!
Zaji: At least put your pants on, Lag!...
Zaji: ...Or no, I should say -
Zaji: Lara-chan!!
Lag: You're so annoying, Zaji!!
-04-
Zaji: Alright...
Zaji: Let 'em fly, shotgun!
Zaji: AOTOGE!!!
[Blue Thorn]
-05-
[...]
-06-
Zaji: Ch... Is he for real?!
Zaji: That bastard, he cancelled out all of my shotgun blasts!
Lag: Zaji...
-07-
Lag: I... I shot a Heart Bullet into Gauche, but it didn't work...
Lag: My Heart didn't reach Gauche's Heart...
Lag: ?
Zaji: Hey, over here!
Lag: The Letter Bullet!!!
Lag: You found it?!
Zaji: That bullet can reach Gauche-san, right?
Zaji: I'll cover you
-08-
Lag: Thanks, Zaji
Zaji: Found us already, has she?
Zaji: That Dingo's no pushover either, huh...
Zaji: Let's go, Lara-chan
Lag: Hey, I've already put the trousers on!
Zaji: Run, Lag!!
-09-
Roda: !!
Noir: Get down, Roda!!
Zaji: Have a taste of that!
-10-
Zaji: Aotoge no Ame!!!
[Rain of Blue Thorns]
Roda: !!!
-11-
Lag: Gauche...
Text, right: I know for sure... that deep down inside Noir's Heart
Text, left: Gauche Suede still exists!
Lag: I have to believe that I can reach Gauche's Heart
Lag: And fire the Letter Bullet!!
Lag: NOIR!!!
Lag: I'm gonna take Gauche back...
-12-13-
Lag: And then
Lag: I'll stop Reverse!!
Noir: It's futile!
Noir: The "reversal" has already begun!!
-14-
Connor: Sunny!...
Connor: Sunny!!
Connor: Hang in there!!
Connor: Gah...
Connor: Sunny...
Connor: Was your Heart eaten by the Gaichuu?...
Sunny: ......
Sunny: Cold...
Connor: ......!
Sunny: Hungry...
-15-
Nun: The Abbey took you in as an abandoned child.
Nun: Even if we're poor, you should be thankful and do your work!
Sunny [top]: Please, let me pray-
Man: Ugh, you're filthy! Don't come near me, you little church rat!
Sunny [bottom]: Thankful?...
Kids: How long you gonna keep crying, Sunny? We can't sleep!
Sunny: A prayer...
Connor: It's flowing out...
Connor: Sunny's Heart is...
Connor: Flowing out...
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Nun: Push properly!
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Sunny: Happiness...
-16-
Kid: I sure am jealous of them!
Kid: We gotta work like this without even getting a single piece of bread!
Kid: Just gets you so mad, don't it!!
Kid: I told you we shouldn't have set fire to that house, Sunny!!
Sunny: Joy...
Nun: Food and coal!!
Nun: Repairs on the walls and the hearth!!
Nun: Thanks to this aid, we won't ever go hungry or cold again!!
-17-
Nun: We must show our thankfulness to Reverse...
Crowd: Reverse!!
Crowd: Reverse!!
Text, bottom left: Dear Connor-san...
-18-
Text: I'm sorry for keeping this from you...
Text: I am
Text: A member of Reverse...
Text: I've put medicine in the cookies which will make your body go numb for a short while
Text: It's not poison, so don't worry... I just didn't want to get you caught up in all this...
Text: To make the country of Amberground better
Text: I will become a human sacrifice
-19-
Text: I have been honoured with
Text: This important duty
Text: And that's why
Text: I have no regrets
Connor: ......
Connor: Guh...
Text: Except... for one...
Connor: Cookies, please!!
Connor: Huh? Where's the girl from yesterday?
Sunny: She's not here today. Selling the cookies is actually my job, so...
Connor: Huh, is that right...
Connor: ...oh well! Then let's see...
Connor: I'll take some cookies anyway!!
SFX: drool
Connor: 3 bags of each type!!
-20-
Sunny: R-Right away...
SFX: ba-dump
SFX: ba-dump
Sunny: This person... could be a Bee who's come to interfere with our plan, like Roda-sama said!!
Sunny: Eh?!
Connor: DEEE!!
Text above Connor: Yahoo!!
Connor: LICIOUSSS!!
Sunny: Ehhh?! In one gulp...
Connor: Who makes these cookies?
Sunny: I-I do...
Connor: Whoa, really? You're amazing!!
Connor: I've never eaten cookies as delicious as these!!
Connor: I'm so glad I had to come here for a delivery~!
-21-
Connor: Hiya!
Sunny: You're back again?...
Connor [bottom]: Sunny
Sunny: Connor-san
Connor: Evening, Sunny!
Connor: Cookies, please!!
Connor: Delicious~!!
Sunny: We're all out of cookies for today...
Connor: Whaaat?!
Connor: And I really wanted some more too!!
Sister: You're not going to bed, Sunny?
Sunny: Just a little longer...
Sunny: One
Sunny: And two
Sunny: One
Sunny: And two...
Bubble: ......
-22-
Connor: They're so yummyyyy~!!!
Connor: I absolutely LOVE
Connor: Sunny's cookies!!
Sunny: I love...
Sunny: ...you too...
-23-
Connor: ...huh?...
Sunny: Ah!
Sunny: No...
Sunny: I mean...
Sunny: Seeing people's faces as they enjoy their food
Sunny: Their joyful faces...
Sunny: I...
Sunny: Really love it...
-24-
Text, top: And that's why, so that everyone can have such happy faces...
Text bottom: So that Connor-san...
Text: Can always
Text: Be happy...
-25-
Connor: Give it back!!!
Connor: Sunny's heart...
Connor: You give it back right now!!!
Connor: DAMN IT!!!
Text: I...
Text: Have never been in love...
-26-
Text: But...
Text: Perhaps...
Text: When it came to you...
Text: I...
Bubble: ......
Connor: Sunny...
Connor: Sunny!...
-27-
Lag: !!
Lag: Roda!...
-28-
Roda: Noir
Roda: The human sacrifice has been carried out.
Roda: We no longer need to hinder the Bees.
Roda: You go back to Laurence...
Roda: I'll deal with things here
Lag: !!
Lag: W...
Lag: Wait! Gauche!!
-29-
Roda: He is the man necessary for saving the world...
Roda: Lag Seeing!!
Roda: I won't hand Noir over to you!!
Lag: Ngh...
SFX: boom
Roda: ?!
-30-
SFX [all sfx on this page]: BOOM
Noir: !!
-31-
Noir: This is...
Lag: ....!
Lag: It's "Kibaku"...
Lag: !!
-32-
Lag: CONNOR!!!
Lag: !!
Lag: You found Sunny-
-33-
Lag: ......
Lag: Sunny...
Connor: I was... too late...
Connor: I couldn't save her...
Connor: Lag...
Connor: The Gaichuu... Sunny's sweet, kind Heart!...
Connor: All of it...
Connor: It's all... all...
-34-
[...]
-35-
Lag: ......
Lag: ...Just how...
Lag: How is ANY OF THIS
Lag: Going to save the world?!?!
Lag: I'll never forgive you...
Lag: I'll never forgive you!!!
Noir: And so what if you won't forgive me?
Noir: Your Heart Bullets don't have the power to kill
Noir: No matter how many times you fire, it'll be the same outcome. Nothing will resound in my Heart...
-36-
Noir: Nothing exists here within me but Noir!!
Noir: You'll never be able to
Noir: Bring Gauche Suede back!!
Noir: That Gaichuu is on its way to bring destruction to the capital.
Noir: In a moment, the man-made sun, the symbol of this stratified society, will disappear...
Noir: And the world will become one
Noir: Within the darkness!!!
-37-
Zaji: Lag!!
Zaji: Watch out!!
Lag: ......
Lag: I'll never forgive you...
Lag: I'll never forgive you, Noir!!!
-38-
Lag: AHHHHHH!!!
Noir: ?!
Roda: That "Light"...
Roda: Dissolved Noir's Heart Bullet?!
-39-
Text, right: This radiance surrounding his body... It's...
Text, left: It's just like-
-40-
Lag: I'm not going to bring Gauche back!...
Lag: NOIR!!
Lag: I'M GOING TO WIPE OUT YOUR EXISTENCE!!!!
-41-
Text, left: The Heart of Wrath pierces through Noir!!
Text, bottom: Tegami Bachi... To be continued in July's issue
Chapter 29
International Translators / Scanlators: You're welcome to use this, but I'd really appreciate it if you include a credit for Niphredil.
Line break: New speech bubble / text box within the same panel
Blank line: New panel
Blue text: Edits
-01-
Text, left: A friend Lag can rely on in a pinch - Zaji!
-02-
Zaji: I've come to save you
Zaji: Little kitty!~
Text, right: As a boy... Lag in shock!!
Small text bottom, directly below titles: Chapter 29: Light, Illuminating the Darkness
^___^ Large text, bottom: TV ANIME ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED!
Small text, left of large: Starting October!!
-03-
Lag: Zaji!!
Lag: I thought you went back...
Zaji: I've let Vashuka handle the report!
SFX: rummage rummage
Lag: Wa-buh-
Zaji: You really can't manage without me!!
Text above Lag: My trousers...
Lag: Wahh?!
Zaji: Annnd
Zaji: Hup!
Zaji: At least put your pants on, Lag!...
Zaji: ...Or no, I should say -
Zaji: Lara-chan!!
Lag: You're so annoying, Zaji!!
-04-
Zaji: Alright...
Zaji: Let 'em fly, shotgun!
Zaji: AOTOGE!!!
[Blue Thorn]
-05-
[...]
-06-
Zaji: Ch... Is he for real?!
Zaji: That bastard, he cancelled out all of my shotgun blasts!
Lag: Zaji...
-07-
Lag: I... I shot a Heart Bullet into Gauche, but it didn't work...
Lag: My Heart didn't reach Gauche's Heart...
Lag: ?
Zaji: Hey, over here!
Lag: The Letter Bullet!!!
Lag: You found it?!
Zaji: That bullet can reach Gauche-san, right?
Zaji: I'll cover you
-08-
Lag: Thanks, Zaji
Zaji: Found us already, has she?
Zaji: That Dingo's no pushover either, huh...
Zaji: Let's go, Lara-chan
Lag: Hey, I've already put the trousers on!
Zaji: Run, Lag!!
-09-
Roda: !!
Noir: Get down, Roda!!
Zaji: Have a taste of that!
-10-
Zaji: Aotoge no Ame!!!
[Rain of Blue Thorns]
Roda: !!!
-11-
Lag: Gauche...
Text, right: I know for sure... that deep down inside Noir's Heart
Text, left: Gauche Suede still exists!
Lag: I have to believe that I can reach Gauche's Heart
Lag: And fire the Letter Bullet!!
Lag: NOIR!!!
Lag: I'm gonna take Gauche back...
-12-13-
Lag: And then
Lag: I'll stop Reverse!!
Noir: It's futile!
Noir: The "reversal" has already begun!!
-14-
Connor: Sunny!...
Connor: Sunny!!
Connor: Hang in there!!
Connor: Gah...
Connor: Sunny...
Connor: Was your Heart eaten by the Gaichuu?...
Sunny: ......
Sunny: Cold...
Connor: ......!
Sunny: Hungry...
-15-
Nun: The Abbey took you in as an abandoned child.
Nun: Even if we're poor, you should be thankful and do your work!
Sunny [top]: Please, let me pray-
Man: Ugh, you're filthy! Don't come near me, you little church rat!
Sunny [bottom]: Thankful?...
Kids: How long you gonna keep crying, Sunny? We can't sleep!
Sunny: A prayer...
Connor: It's flowing out...
Connor: Sunny's Heart is...
Connor: Flowing out...
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Nun: Push properly!
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Kids: Haaaa
Kids: Haaa
Sunny: Happiness...
-16-
Kid: I sure am jealous of them!
Kid: We gotta work like this without even getting a single piece of bread!
Kid: Just gets you so mad, don't it!!
Kid: I told you we shouldn't have set fire to that house, Sunny!!
Sunny: Joy...
Nun: Food and coal!!
Nun: Repairs on the walls and the hearth!!
Nun: Thanks to this aid, we won't ever go hungry or cold again!!
-17-
Nun: We must show our thankfulness to Reverse...
Crowd: Reverse!!
Crowd: Reverse!!
Text, bottom left: Dear Connor-san...
-18-
Text: I'm sorry for keeping this from you...
Text: I am
Text: A member of Reverse...
Text: I've put medicine in the cookies which will make your body go numb for a short while
Text: It's not poison, so don't worry... I just didn't want to get you caught up in all this...
Text: To make the country of Amberground better
Text: I will become a human sacrifice
-19-
Text: I have been honoured with
Text: This important duty
Text: And that's why
Text: I have no regrets
Connor: ......
Connor: Guh...
Text: Except... for one...
Connor: Cookies, please!!
Connor: Huh? Where's the girl from yesterday?
Sunny: She's not here today. Selling the cookies is actually my job, so...
Connor: Huh, is that right...
Connor: ...oh well! Then let's see...
Connor: I'll take some cookies anyway!!
SFX: drool
Connor: 3 bags of each type!!
-20-
Sunny: R-Right away...
SFX: ba-dump
SFX: ba-dump
Sunny: This person... could be a Bee who's come to interfere with our plan, like Roda-sama said!!
Sunny: Eh?!
Connor: DEEE!!
Text above Connor: Yahoo!!
Connor: LICIOUSSS!!
Sunny: Ehhh?! In one gulp...
Connor: Who makes these cookies?
Sunny: I-I do...
Connor: Whoa, really? You're amazing!!
Connor: I've never eaten cookies as delicious as these!!
Connor: I'm so glad I had to come here for a delivery~!
-21-
Connor: Hiya!
Sunny: You're back again?...
Connor [bottom]: Sunny
Sunny: Connor-san
Connor: Evening, Sunny!
Connor: Cookies, please!!
Connor: Delicious~!!
Sunny: We're all out of cookies for today...
Connor: Whaaat?!
Connor: And I really wanted some more too!!
Sister: You're not going to bed, Sunny?
Sunny: Just a little longer...
Sunny: One
Sunny: And two
Sunny: One
Sunny: And two...
Bubble: ......
-22-
Connor: They're so yummyyyy~!!!
Connor: I absolutely LOVE
Connor: Sunny's cookies!!
Sunny: I love...
Sunny: ...you too...
-23-
Connor: ...huh?...
Sunny: Ah!
Sunny: No...
Sunny: I mean...
Sunny: Seeing people's faces as they enjoy their food
Sunny: Their joyful faces...
Sunny: I...
Sunny: Really love it...
-24-
Text, top: And that's why, so that everyone can have such happy faces...
Text bottom: So that Connor-san...
Text: Can always
Text: Be happy...
-25-
Connor: Give it back!!!
Connor: Sunny's heart...
Connor: You give it back right now!!!
Connor: DAMN IT!!!
Text: I...
Text: Have never been in love...
-26-
Text: But...
Text: Perhaps...
Text: When it came to you...
Text: I...
Bubble: ......
Connor: Sunny...
Connor: Sunny!...
-27-
Lag: !!
Lag: Roda!...
-28-
Roda: Noir
Roda: The human sacrifice has been carried out.
Roda: We no longer need to hinder the Bees.
Roda: You go back to Laurence...
Roda: I'll deal with things here
Lag: !!
Lag: W...
Lag: Wait! Gauche!!
-29-
Roda: He is the man necessary for saving the world...
Roda: Lag Seeing!!
Roda: I won't hand Noir over to you!!
Lag: Ngh...
SFX: boom
Roda: ?!
-30-
SFX [all sfx on this page]: BOOM
Noir: !!
-31-
Noir: This is...
Lag: ....!
Lag: It's "Kibaku"...
Lag: !!
-32-
Lag: CONNOR!!!
Lag: !!
Lag: You found Sunny-
-33-
Lag: ......
Lag: Sunny...
Connor: I was... too late...
Connor: I couldn't save her...
Connor: Lag...
Connor: The Gaichuu... Sunny's sweet, kind Heart!...
Connor: All of it...
Connor: It's all... all...
-34-
[...]
-35-
Lag: ......
Lag: ...Just how...
Lag: How is ANY OF THIS
Lag: Going to save the world?!?!
Lag: I'll never forgive you...
Lag: I'll never forgive you!!!
Noir: And so what if you won't forgive me?
Noir: Your Heart Bullets don't have the power to kill
Noir: No matter how many times you fire, it'll be the same outcome. Nothing will resound in my Heart...
-36-
Noir: Nothing exists here within me but Noir!!
Noir: You'll never be able to
Noir: Bring Gauche Suede back!!
Noir: That Gaichuu is on its way to bring destruction to the capital.
Noir: In a moment, the man-made sun, the symbol of this stratified society, will disappear...
Noir: And the world will become one
Noir: Within the darkness!!!
-37-
Zaji: Lag!!
Zaji: Watch out!!
Lag: ......
Lag: I'll never forgive you...
Lag: I'll never forgive you, Noir!!!
-38-
Lag: AHHHHHH!!!
Noir: ?!
Roda: That "Light"...
Roda: Dissolved Noir's Heart Bullet?!
-39-
Text, right: This radiance surrounding his body... It's...
Text, left: It's just like-
-40-
Lag: I'm not going to bring Gauche back!...
Lag: NOIR!!
Lag: I'M GOING TO WIPE OUT YOUR EXISTENCE!!!!
-41-
Text, left: The Heart of Wrath pierces through Noir!!
Text, bottom: Tegami Bachi... To be continued in July's issue