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Three Wolves Mountain
chapter one
http://shi-ran.cjb.net
Written and illustrated by Boura Naono.
English translation by Cirrus.
Raws provided by Valeria.
Transcription, notations (9/9/03) by Cibo
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[text] = text in bubbles, boxes
   {text} = text outside of bubbles or boxes
   /text = small handwritten texts
   text = dialogue
sfx: *text* = onomatopoeic (otherwise, it is a description of the noise)
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p1
man: Who's there?
p2-3
man: [a dog?!?]
[I love you, master! True Romance of a Grave Keeper and Wolf Boy!]
[Expect Naono Boura's first SBBC Release, "FingerTip's Love" / Yubisaki    no Koi. A Nice Middle detective and his righthand man. An adult love begins!)
note: "nice middle" is a term that refers to a middle-aged character    (30-40 years of age - ? not sure on this range.)
title: Three Wolves Mountain.
p4
man: {I'm...}
   {I'm going to kill them!!!}
sfx: *chomp chomp*
 *GASP!*
man: /My dinner.
sfx: Growling Stomach
man: Erk!
p5
man: well?
 care to explain?
boy: W-... we're sorry! But, you see...
man: ...
   what?
boy: *gasp*
 We... we hadn't eaten in five days... My name is Tsukihara Jirou...
   
   And this is my brother Tarou.
dog: Gah!
boy: Oh!
   I meant, uh...
man: So?
   /ignoring
p6
man: How do you plan on paying for the meal?
boy, dog: *gulp
boy: Please let us work her-
dog: *woof
man: No thanks.
 I can manage this store on my own. I don't have many customers.
 Besides, there's no way I could keep such a large DOG in the house.
boy: But! He won't be a problem at all!
 Tarou's very smart! And he's always looked after me...
dog: ....
   //shut up you idiot!
boy: Like before, he knows I can't eat raw meat, so... There was nothing else    we could do.
man: Raw meat?
boy: /waah!!
   /no! no!
--: Forget it, Jirou. Let's go.
p7
wolf: Sorry for being a bother. We'll pay for the meal, but...
   Our parents have pushed us out of the house and we have nowhere to live now...
   
   man: [It can talk...!]
wolf: So, if you could just wait for a bit...
man: Let me guess. You two came to the mountains to break into graveyards?
sfx: *clack
man: My other job is as the gravekeeper of this place.
 Is it because of all the rich graveyards? The burials? Many people have lost    their way within it.
 The way I see it, I hold no distinction between man or beast. It is only my    duty to kill all trespassers.
sfx: swish
boy: No!!! We're not like that!!! We're not robbers!!!
p8
man: Then, is it the corpses you're after? Demons.
boy: !?
wolf: Don't be so quick to judge. We need to live and eat just as humans do.
 I hate to be a bother, but while I'm out collecting the money, please accept    my little brother.
boy: Tarou?!?
man: And just how do you expect to make money in that form? Don't be ridiculous.
 *shpp--
 Very well then. I'll look after you guys. But don't get any wrong ideas.
 // pay me back with work.
wolf: Aren't you afraid of us? You don't even know anything about our pasts.
man: That's not important.
p9
man: If you want to kill me, then go right ahead. I'm better than a corpse,    aren't I?
 I have no interst in where you came from. And I don't care to get myself involved.
 However...
 Lay a single pay in my graveyard, and I'll kill you.
sfx: clip clopping of shoe heels
boy and wolf: ... ...
tarou: For being a human, he sure is a lone wolf. 
   / He gives me the creeps.
jirou: He's kinda cool (heart)
tarou: Say what?
jirou: Aaah! We didn't even ask for his name!
p10
cough
cough cough
man: *maybe I need a mask.
   (note: Or a mouthcover, whichever you prefer)
jirou: Uh, excuse me? ... Is the stor eopen? M-Mr Grave keeper? 
man: My name is Susugi Kaya. And of course it's open.
tarou: you look horrible, Kaya.
susugi: Don't call me by my given name, dog!
jirou: Let me help you! it's our fault you got a cold in the first place, so...
susugi: No thanks.
jirou: /yikes!
 W-well, I don't know how to cook or anything, but...
 /I won't give up!
 I'll do anything you need! 
 I'll do my best!
p11
 So... please, take the day off...
susugi: Damn.
jirou: /Sorry, we only have tea today..
 Welcome!
susugi: You're slow.
 Hmm. /haha
jirou: /Sorry to keep you waiting!
p12
tarou: I'll go patrol the graveyard now.
jirou: right.
   Be careful, tarou!
susugi: ...
 You don't have to do this. I won't kick you out or anything. 
   I'll be fine on my own.
jirou: I'm doing this because I want to.
susugi: Why?
jirou: Ever since I turned into an adult and my parents kicked me out of the    house, saying, "Go off on your own now"...
 I haven't had much luck making friends.
 The townspeople say that we're "not normal" and avoid us. They've    called the police on us, even thrown things at us.
p13
 You're the only one that doesn't look at us funny.
 Tarou's already told me, but...
 Well, look... my eyes are strange-looking, so we're the same. We're both "disgusting."
susugi: {Why...?}
jirou: And that's why..
 I want to help you out. Because you're the first person who's ever been kind    to us.
p14
susugi: {How can he smile like that?}
jirou: Plus...
   
   You remind me of my pack leader. (heart)
 /That's my dad!
susugi: GET THE HELL OUT!
girl: /big doggy!
   lady: /doggy?
tarou: /This is snow?
jirou: /Look how many I got!
susugi: /From the graveyard?
 /Like this.
p15
susugi: Thank you very much!
 /ha ha ha
 Hey! What are you doing? Your shift's over.
jirou: yes, sir.
susugi: ?
p16
susugi: Hey! TARO!
tarou: /Grrrr!
 It's TAROU!
susugi: Feeding time.
   
   What's wrong with your brother? Is he sick?
tarou: Oh?
Susugi: he didn't eat breakfast. he's been miscalculating the money... and    i'll have to up your debt for every broken dish.
tarou: No way!
susugi: also..
 /tarou!
 He isn't smiling.
tarou: Is that so?
 well, I'll ask him about it... but it looks like even you, Kaya, have a soft    spot.
susugi: Don't call me by that name!