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- Pilot translation
- The Ocean Blue Alto Sax
- Author: Yuzuki Gao (https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=11166)
- (This guy did a lot of Hoppou/Abyssal art back in the day:
- https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/8865
- https://twitter.com/i/events/886778366916911104)
- Serialization: Monthly
- Raw: Some really shitty raws we'll have to clean the shit out of
- https://www.mediafire.com/file/8id7in46gc8lbvh/ShikiSax_-_Ch._1_RAW.rar/file
- (Weekly Famitsuu) http://13dl.net/%e9%80%b1%e5%88%8a%e3%83%95%e3%82%a1%e3%83%9f%e9%80%9a-2019%e5%b9%b401%e6%9c%8824-31%e6%97%a5%e5%8f%b7.html
- Page 2
- [Splashing]
- [Boom, boom]
- ---
- Page 3
- ?: Stop!
- [Waves]
- Kuma: We'll call it here for today's exercises, kuma~
- Now we'll-
- [Slide]
- Ayanami: Good work today~ this afternoon we'll-
- -
- -
- Shikinami: ...
- Aya: -...
- Shikinami?
- Shiki: ...huh?
- [Gasp]
- Aya: What's the matter?
- Shiki: ! N-Nothing.
- Uhm... what were you saying?
- Aya: Do you want to sweep or mop up?
- Shiki: What?
- ---
- Page 4
- Weaving it together!
- An Ocean Blue session♪
- ---
- Page 5
- Shiki: Ah... right...
- Shiki: Commander did say, "We're doing a big cleanup of the warehouse today."
- Hatsuyuki: So tired, I dun wanna anymore.
- Shirayuki: We're almost there, Hatsuyuki-chan, just a little more, okay?
- Hatsuyuki: I can try... no harder.
- [Shaking]
- Shirayuki: Hatsuyuki-chan!?
- Isonami: A-Ahh!
- ?
- Uhm, this one goes here... wait, huh?
- ---
- Page 6
- Aya: [Melody]
- [Sweep sweep]
- Shiki: Looks like you're having fun.
- Aya: How about you?
- Shiki: Not really...
- Shiki: Well, I do like things tidied up a bit.
- Aya: Sure, sure.
- Shiki: Oh right.
- I was thinking we could go take a bath after the cleaning's done.
- (We're getting all dirty here.)
- Aya: ! Sorry.
- Commander summoned me, I have to go over as soon as we're done.
- Aya: Please start without me!
- Shiki: Oh, alright.
- See you later.
- Shiki: ...little curious what she's needed for.
- ---
- Page 7
- [Wobble]
- [Clatter]
- Shiki: !!
- Shiki: W-Woah!?
- [Slam]
- Shiki: Whew... that was close!
- What the heck is this?
- [Click]
- Shiki: !!
- Shoot, did the clasp break?
- Shiki: ...!
- This is...
- ---
- Page 8
- Shiki: ...a bugle?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- Shiki: Some kind of instrument... at least?
- That much is obvious.
- Shiki: Never heard about a military band...
- Someone's hobby?
- Shiki: The case is covered in dust.
- Must not be used anymore.
- Shiki: But it's sparkly clean.
- Like it was... treated with care?
- Shiki: ...there. This thing fell with it too, huh.
- [This]
- Better check if anything broke.
- Shiki: ...?
- [Rustle]
- (A note...?)
- ---
- Page 9
- Shiki: Ban... d...
- Re... corded...?
- Note: Band Recorded Performance
- Shiki: ...
- Hehhh?
- Murakumo: Hey, anyone here?
- [Peek]
- Shiki: [Shock]
- !!
- Shiki: W-W-W-W-What!?
- Murakumo: Heard a noise, was just checking in.
- Shiki: O-Oh? Well, nothing happened, okay!?
- [Close]
- Murakumo: Hmmmm, really?
- [Stare]
- Shiki: W-Why do you ask?
- ---
- Page 10
- Shiki: ...huh?
- An escort mission...?
- ---
- Page 11
- Shiki: ...and you'll be the flagship?
- And for an extended operation at that?
- Aya: Yeah, I was pretty surprised.
- Never thought I'd be assigned with this kind of thing.
- Aya: Commander was saying I've sortied on so many smaller operations since I got here,
- so it was about time I do this.
- Also said everyone was asking for me to join them.
- Aya: I need to get ready, but it still doesn't feel real, like I'm in some dream...
- Shiki: You'll be fine, Ayanami.
- ---
- Page 12
- Shiki: When you're on sortie you do better than anyone else, and you take exercises really seriously too.
- Commander must've recognized you for that.
- Aya: N-No way!
- Aya: All I want is to protect this place, where Commander... where everyone is.
- That's why I work so hard.
- ---
- Page 13
- Aya: And of course,
- [Breathe]
- Aya: my energy comes from you being by my side, Shikinami!
- [Cling]
- Shiki: Urgh!
- Aya: The thing is,
- the mission's more than a month away, you see.
- Shiki: Right.
- Aya: They said once it starts, I won't be able to come back to base for a while...
- Shiki: ...right.
- [Clench]
- Aya: So...
- ---
- Page 14
- Aya: !
- Shikinami...?
- Shiki: ...
- U-Uhm, well!
- Shiki: I'm just
- a little dizzy!
- [Lean]
- Aya: Eh?
- Shiki: I'll be fine, just need some fresh air, you can go to bed first!
- [Pitter-patter]
- Aya: Ah,
- o-okay!
- ---
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- Shiki: What
- am I doing...
- Shiki: Ayanami really is incredible.
- She's always working so hard...
- Yet I couldn't even manage to say "congratulations"... why?
- Shiki: Even today,
- I couldn't concentrate during exercises and forgot about the cleaning.
- Shiki: ...
- I'm no good.
- ---
- Page 17
- Shiki: [Breathe]
- Shiki: C-
- Con...gra!
- Shiki: a...
- ...
- ...
- ...sigh.
- Shiki: ...can't even say it.
- No good.
- Wait,
- what am I doing? This is embarrassing.
- No point saying it here and not to her.
- Shiki: What was I doing, coming all the way here to the warehouses...
- I should head back...
- ---
- Page 18
- Shiki: This is the warehouse we cleaned up today...
- Shiki: Come to think of it...
- [Creak]
- [Light]
- ---
- Page 19
- Shiki: Some kind of instrument...
- and I think a performance recording(?) was in here.
- Shiki: I was wondering what was inside, and maybe looking'll get my mind off...
- ...
- [Clatter]
- [Silent]
- Shiki: Hm...
- Shiki: Ah!
- It's one of those things!
- [Gasp]
- Those films you need a projector for...
- Shiki: But
- do we even have one of those?
- Hmmm....
- ---
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- Ooyodo: A projector?
- I wonder...
- Ooyodo: You're carrying that quite carefully.
- Shiki: Uhm,
- this is
- some kinda instrument from the warehouse.
- Ooyodo: An instrument!?
- ---
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- Ooyodo: Do you play!?
- [Stare]
- Shiki: Don't bite!
- [Shock]
- Shiki: That's not the case.
- It came with some kinda film, I figured they were connected.
- Ooyodo: What do you mean?
- Ooyodo: I see now, a film of a band's performance.
- To think we had this kind of thing.
- Shiki: I found it during cleaning, made me curious.
- Maybe we can see someone performing with this instrument?
- Ooyodo: !
- So that's why!
- Ooyodo: I do happen to know a projector!
- I shall accompany you to it!
- Shiki: You seem a little excited about this...
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- Akashi: Huh?
- And that's why you came to me?
- [Yawn]
- Ooyodo: Must've been a long day, were you cleaning too?
- Akashi: Pretty much...
- Akashi: Nobody came to help. I thought that was pretty weird so I asked Admiral,
- and he was all, "I totally forgot about your place." What the heck!?
- (So angry~)
- Then he helped me himself, but...
- [Ranting]
- [Clatter]
- Akashi: Right, so, a projector?
- You guys have good timing.
- Akashi: I found one while cleaning.
- Fixed it right up, should be good to go.
- [Ta-dahhh]
- Shiki: That's a little too convenient, isn't it?
- ---
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- Akashi: Alright, film's ready.
- I wonder if people watched this film with this very projector?
- Akashi: Can't watch a band perform without a proper speaker!
- [Slam]
- Shiki: Why do you have that in the arsenal?
- Akashi: Alrighty.
- Let's start the screening.
- Akashi: Oh, it worked.
- Pretty old, it's all grainy.
- This is...
- [Clatter]
- [Boooon]
- ---
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- Shiki: The first thing I felt was
- "passion".
- ---
- page 25-26
- Shiki: The visuals were aged,
- and the sound was choppy...
- but beyond all doubt there was passion.
- An overwhelming emotion flowed out...
- ---
- Page 27
- Shiki: My heart
- trembled.
- Akashi: What luck.
- A film of a jazz band's performance.
- [Clatter]
- Akashi: Think you'd call this... a "sextet"?
- Think it's all women.
- Ooyodo: Can't really make out their faces, huh.
- Ooyodo: Still, I think this is a really good band. You can tell they're having fun too.
- Akashi: It's incredible how that alto sax solo sets the mood.
- Ooyodo: What did you think, Shikinami-san?
- Shiki: ...
- ---
- Page 28
- Akashi/Ooyodo: [Grin]
- Shiki: Ah, uhm!
- I haven't heard much of this before... "jazz"!
- [Flapping]
- Shiki: Seems like you two know about it?
- Akashi: We used to, just a bit.
- Ooyodo: The two of us used to dabble in it, just a bit, as a hobby.
- Shiki: Hehhhh?
- Shiki: ...
- I...
- [Clatter]
- ---
- Page 29
- Shiki: do like music...
- but
- I've never felt such passion.
- Shiki: I never knew music could make your heart flutter like this.
- That music could carry emotion and hit like this.
- Shiki: So...
- So I...
- [Gasp]
- ---
- Page 30
- ShikI: W-What is it!
- Don't stare at me like that...!
- I'm already over my limit today!
- Akashi: Calm down!
- Ooyodo: Now, now!
- Ooyodo: Actually, why are you even out this late?
- Did something happen?
- Shiki: ...
- Akashi: -
- This is about Ayanami, huh?
- You weren't quite able to take the idea of her as a flagship sitting down, maybe?
- Shiki: Ugh.
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- Page 31
- Shiki: I-I just...
- couldn't say things properly, that's all.
- Ooyodo: ...that's all the more reason then.
- Shiki: Eh?
- [Clatter]
- Ooyodo: If there's a way to learn something,
- there's no harm in trying to reach for it.
- Akashi: If you want to apply that to "jazz" now,
- Ooyodo: We can help with that.
- Ooyodo: It's all up to you.
- [Creak]
- ---
- Page 32
- To be continued
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