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  1. Maizuru Naval District Anthology, Volume 9, Chapter 14
  2. Title: Momotarou
  3. Author: Narju (http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=9991)
  4. Original Dump: http://desuarchive.org/a/thread/140783953/#140783982
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D
  6.  
  7. Page 123
  8. Panel 1
  9. One day, the horizon of the ocean which once pulsed a peaceful blue,
  10. were dyed in a gloomy darkness.
  11. A darkness like that of demons.
  12.  
  13. In order to bring peace back to the ocean,
  14. the nation's shipgirls rose up.
  15. As goddesses of righteousness, they perform the song the peace.
  16. The concerto of their advance begins here.
  17.  
  18. Naval District Special Operation, begin!
  19.  
  20. ---
  21.  
  22. Page 124
  23. Panel 1
  24. Eugen: Not that any of that matters to us.
  25. Let's focus on your studies, Ro-chan!
  26. SFX: Tap, tap
  27. Ro: We're not gonna sortie!?
  28. SFX: Shock
  29.  
  30. Panel 2
  31. Eugen: I wanted to head out too, you know!!!
  32. SFX: Jump
  33. Eugen: But they told me I didn't have enough experience for it!
  34. [Level 24]
  35. Ro: O-oh...
  36.  
  37. Panel 3
  38. Eugen: You were the one that asked for my help anyway, Ro-chan.
  39. "I want to learn about Japanese folktales" or something?
  40. (I thought now'd be a good time since I'm free anyway)
  41. SFX: Squeaky
  42. Ro: Ehehe.
  43. Eugen-san's been posted here longer, so I thought you might know a bit.
  44.  
  45. ---
  46.  
  47. Page 125
  48. Panel 1
  49. Eugen: Well, yeah♪
  50. There's plenty of folktales to go around...
  51.  
  52. Panel 2
  53. Eugen: But today, I went and prepared
  54. my top pick folktale, just for Ro-chan.
  55. SFX: Rustle
  56.  
  57. Panel 3
  58. Ro: Eugen-san's top pick!
  59. SFX: Clap
  60.  
  61. Panel 4
  62. Eugen: Japan's folktales are a reflection of its culture.
  63. If you learn its folktales, you'll learn more about the naval district's culture!
  64. SFX: Gesture
  65.  
  66. Panel 5
  67. Eugen: Now then, let's begin.
  68. Ro: Read it already, read it!
  69. (Danke! Danke!)
  70.  
  71. Panel 6
  72. Eugen: "Momotarou".
  73.  
  74. ---
  75.  
  76. Page 126
  77. Panel 1
  78. Eugen: Once upon a time, in a certain land
  79. lived two sisters (light cruisers).
  80. Label: Maizuru Naval District
  81.  
  82. Panel 2
  83. Eugen: To secure supply lines, one sister (light cruiser) went on expeditions.
  84. SFX: Sliiiiide
  85.  
  86. Panel 3
  87. Eugen: To conserve resources, the other sister (light cruiser) did laundry by the river.
  88. At the river, the sister-
  89. Ro: Hold on!
  90.  
  91. Panel 4
  92. Ro: Uhm... I asked for a folktale...
  93. (Ahaha)
  94. This "folktale" is a bit...
  95. Eugen: You misunderstand, Ro-chan.
  96.  
  97. Panel 5
  98. Eugen: Folktales are not limited to stories of human happiness.
  99. Shipgirls have many painful stories to tell.
  100. In particular,
  101. you can't just ignore topics like "resource shortages", "completing quests", and "sortieing while moderately damaged". Please remember this.
  102. Ro: O-okay...
  103.  
  104. ---
  105.  
  106. Page 127
  107. Panel 1
  108. Eugen: While the sister did laundry by the river,
  109. Sign: Class A River, "River" * Apparently an environmental protection classification
  110. Bucket: Maizuru Naval District
  111.  
  112. Panel 2
  113. Eugen: with a splish and a splash,
  114. Isokaze's group passed by on rat transportation. * IJN night resupply runs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Express
  115. SFX: Skate
  116. Ro: "Isokaze on rat transportation"?
  117. Eugen: Yes.
  118.  
  119. Panel 3
  120. Eugen: "Well, this must be a gift from the gods,"
  121. said the sister, as she grabbed the drum can and raced homeward.
  122. SFX: Whoosh
  123. Isokaze: (Ah!)
  124. Thief!!!
  125.  
  126. Panel 4
  127. KTKM: Ooicchi, where'd you get that drum can?
  128. Ooi: I found it floating down the river.
  129. Eugen: But when she opened the drum can,
  130.  
  131. ---
  132.  
  133. Page 128
  134. Panel 1
  135. Eugen: to their surprise, a cheerful young girl (heavy crusier) sprang from inside the drum can.
  136. SFX: Snap
  137. Ro: What?
  138.  
  139. Panel 2
  140. Eugen: "This must be a gift from the gods!"
  141. SFX: Ooh, ooh
  142. Eugen: The sisters' home was filled with joy at the arrival of the young girl (heavy cruiser).
  143.  
  144. Panel 3
  145. Eugen: But that was naught more than a passing dream.
  146.  
  147. ---
  148.  
  149. Page 129
  150. Panel 1
  151. SFX: BOOM
  152. Eugen: With every sortie,
  153. Eugen (story): Feuer!
  154. Eugen: the young girl consumed more and more resources.
  155. The home's resources began to bottom out.
  156.  
  157. Panel 2
  158. Eugen: They even considered purchasing more, but they were hit by a weak yen and soaring oil prices.
  159. Newspaper: High Oil Prices
  160. Yen Continues to Weaken
  161. (Yen Exchange Rate)
  162. SFX: Emptied
  163. Eugen: They were unable to purchase enough resources.
  164. Ro: Eugen-san? This is getting weird...
  165. Eugen: This is a completely normal folktale.
  166.  
  167. Panel 3
  168. Eugen: The young girl, unable to eat her fill, fought many hard battles.
  169. Eugen (story): I'm starving~
  170. SFX: Groooowl
  171. Tremble, tremble
  172. Eugen: Her earlier passion vanished into thin air.
  173.  
  174. ---
  175.  
  176. Page 130
  177. Panel 1
  178. Eugen: And then...
  179. SFX: Screech
  180.  
  181. Panel 3
  182. SFX: BOooN * That Engrish.
  183.  
  184. Panel 4
  185. Eugen: Even a girl who had overcome thousands of miles of waves to annihilate her foes
  186. could not defeat a weak yen and high oil prices.
  187. SFX: Cough...
  188. Ooi: I'm sorry.
  189. If only we had more resources...
  190. Ro: But the problem was obviously that last hit...
  191.  
  192. Panel 5
  193. Eugen (story): I still wanted to eat more steel rice and sortie more...
  194. ...ah, my oneesama...
  195. The iron-blooded battleship, my beloved Bismarck-oneesama,
  196. please forgive my steel heart and body for failing...
  197. SFX: Gasp, gasp
  198. Eugen: At the time, it seemed the young girl's story had drawn to an end.
  199.  
  200. ---
  201.  
  202. Page 131
  203. Panel 1
  204. Bismarck: You don't have to apologize for anything!!!
  205. SFX: Splash
  206. Eugen: After hearing her younger sister's plight, the young girl's oneesama could bear it no longer and rushed to her side.
  207. She used instant repair material on the young girl.
  208. Ro: Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?
  209.  
  210. Panel 2
  211. Eugen: The young girl's spirit immediately returned.
  212. SFX: Gasp
  213. Grab
  214. Eugen: Strictly speaking, there were still resource shortages, but let us not fret over such details.
  215.  
  216. Panel 3
  217. Bismarck: Are you alright?
  218. SFX: Sparkle
  219.  
  220. Panel 4
  221. Eugen (story): Y-yes!
  222. SFX: Throbbbb!!
  223. Eugen: And so, the young girl grew closer to her oneesan, and they began to work together...
  224.  
  225. ---
  226.  
  227. Page 132
  228. Panel 1
  229. Eugen: The young girl and her oneesan headed toward the vast ocean to exterminate its demons...
  230. And thus ends "Momotarou", Chapter 1.
  231. SFX: Flush...
  232. Eugen: Next is "Momotarou", Chapter 2.
  233. "Bismarck-oneesama and My Heart-throbbing♥ Operation Rheinübung of Love", coming soon!
  234. Ro: .......
  235. SFX: Exhausted
  236.  
  237. Panel 2
  238. Ro: That was obviously just Eugen-san's personal story, not some folktale...
  239. SFX: Dizzy
  240. Eugen: Ah, right, we've been here a while.
  241. Ah, let's leave it here for today, okay?
  242. There's seven chapters total, so we'll continue tomorrow!
  243. SFX: Tehepero
  244.  
  245. Panel 3
  246. Eugen: So, did you learn anything from my folktale?
  247.  
  248. Panel 4
  249. Ro: I think I'll go to Houshou-san for more folktales.
  250. (Danke)
  251. END
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