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白紙委任の森 
パタリロ!84
Forest of Carte Blanche
Patalliro! 84

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Panel 1
人間界
The human world.

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Panel 1
至高界の連中も動き初めたな
The people of Heaven have begun making their move as well.

Panel 4
サルガタナス
Sargatanas.

人間界が騒がしくなってきた
The human world has become boisterous.

Panel 5
法王の魂をねらう連中だな
They're after the Pope's soul.

Panel 6
プップップッ
Pu pu pu - Cheep cheep cheep

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Panel 1
魔王が順番にバチカンを見張るという案を出したのはアスタロト。おまえだと聞いたが
It was proposed that the demon kings watch the Vatican in order, Astaroth. I heard it was you.

Panel 2
ポテッ
Pote - Plop

アスタロト様、ちょっとお話が。。。
Lord Astaroth, may I speak to you for a minute...

この間のような不祥事を起こさぬためにな
It's to prevent a scandal like the other day.

Panel 3
アスタロト様
Lord Astaroth.

さらに今までのような自由競争をやめさせるようサタン様に進言した
Furthermore, I advised Lord Satan to stop the current free competition.

Panel 4
魂争奪戦に参加したい魔王は三つの月の合の時青の広間に集まって名のりをあげるのだ。それまでぬけがけは許されない
When the three moons are in line, the Demon Kings who want to participate in a soul competition will gather in the Blauer Saloon and introduce themselves. Until then, trying to get ahead of the game won't be allowed.

Panel 5
厳格だな
That's strict.

Panel 6
ボン
Bon - Poof

ホーッホッホッ
Hoo ho ho 

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Panel 1
話は聞いたわしゃヤマさんか
I heard the conversation. I'm Yama-san.
*A reference to the detective in "Taiyou ni Hoero", a famous Japanese program.

Panel 2
ベリトだ
It's Berith.

魔界一のうそつき魔王
Hell's number on lying Demon King.

Panel 3
ベールゼブブの腰ぎんちゃくが何の用だ！
What business does a flunky of Beelzebub have?!

いいことを教えてやろうと思ってな
I thought I'd tell you something good.

Panel 4
知ってるか？至高界の天使たちは人間の肉を主食にしてるんだぞ
Did you know? The staple food of angel's from Heaven is human flesh.

Panel 5
サタン様はじつはホモだ！人間界のロンドンではダッコちゃんは流行してる！
Lord Satan is actually homosexual! Dakko-chan is in fashion in London on the human world.
*Dakko-chan was a popular doll in Japan that resembled a monkey clinging onto someone's arm.

Panel 6
失せろ！おまえが千に一つも本当のことを言わぬのはみんな知ってるわい！
Beat it! Everyone knows that that not one in a thousand things you say are true!

アスタロトは自分の保有している魂のことを心配しなくていい！
Astaroth doesn't need to worry about the souls he has!

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Panel 1
何っ？！
What?!

Panel 2
本当だぞ！地底の妖怪がおまえの魂をひそかに食い荒してるなんてことは絶対にない！
It's true! There absolutely aren't any demons in the depths of the earth secretly devouring your souls!

Panel 3
失せろ！
Beat it!

ヒュッ
Hyu - Fwoo

Panel 4
カッ
Ka - Light

ボン
Bon - Poof

ホーッホッホッ
Hoo ho ho

Panel 5
アスタロト
Astaroth.

おかしなことを言ったな
He said something strange.

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Panel 1
わたしの財産を食い荒してる奴がいると？
Are there people eating my fortune?

ベリトのうそは底が浅いんだよな
It's one of Berith's shallow lies.

なんであんなのだ魔王になれたのかわからん
I don't know why someone like him is a Demon King.

Panel 2
アスタロト様ってば！！
Lord Astaroth!!

なんだ？！
What?!

Panel 3
さっきから呼んでるのに、もう
わたしの友人が話があるそうなんですが
I've been calling you for awhile, geez.
I need to talk to you about my friend.

プッ
Pu - Cheep

友人？
Friend?

Panel 4
これはペットです。友人はあちら便秘の悪魔ととどのあいのこでして
This is his pet. My friend is the constipated demon over there with the mixed sea lion heritage.

押忍！
Hi!

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Panel 1
便秘つまりふんづまりととどですから
Constipated, or in short a sea lion with constipation.

こーゆー者です
Like this.

Panel 2
とどのつまり
Todonotsumari
*This is a pun. In Japanese, "todo" is a sea lion, "final result" is "todonotsumari". However, this is also the character's name.

Panel 3
つまらんギャグが用件か！
Like I need to hear such a dull gag!

何をおっしゃいます！
What are you saying?!

Panel 4
ギャグをやるつもりならもっとちゃんとやりますとも！たとえば。。。！
If I planned on doing a gag I would do something more respectable! For example...!

Panel 5
おーい、友人その2~
Heeey, friend number 2~

Panel 6
かぜの谷の~
Valley of the Wind~
*This is a reference to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

Panel 7
私は風の谷のハナシカ
I'm Hannasicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

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Panel 1
毎度バカバカしい
Ready for a funny story?

ナシカ
nasicaa

ドコッ
Doko - Thunk

Panel 2
おまえの友だちにはこんなのしかおらんのか！
Do you only have friends like this?!

ですからさー！
So-!

Panel 3
とどのつまりというのは彼の本名で本当に用があるんですったら
His real name is Todonotsumari and he really did come here on business.

公爵様の所の魂保管所の番人から伝言を頼まれたんです
I was entrusted with a message from the guard of the Prince's soul storage facility.

Panel 4
何やら怪しい事件が起こっているので至急来ていただきたいとのことで
Because some sort of strange incident happened they want you to come urgently.

Panel 6
ベリトの言っていたことと関係があるか。。。
Is this related to what Berith said...?

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Panel 1
ザーッ
Zaa - Sploosh

Panel 2
ププププ
Pu pu pu pu - Cheep cheep

ザーッ
Zaa - Sploosh

Panel 3
プギーッ
Pugii - Chiiirp

Panel 4
プギップギッ
Pugi pugi - Chirp chirp

やかましい静かにさせろ
He's too noisy. Make him be quiet.

おなかがすいてるんですが。エサを忘れてきまして
He's hungry. I forgot to bring food.

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Panel 1
エサ？
Food?

ケサランパサランです
Kesaran pasaran.
*Kesaran pasaran are the white balls of fluff from weeds. They're believed to bring good luck.

Panel 2
ふん
Hnn

プッ
Pu - Cheep

Panel 3
なつくな！
Don't get attached to me!

プーッ
Puu - Cheep

Panel 4
ププッププッ
Pu pu pu pu - Cheep cheep

Panel 5
プギーッ
Pugii - Chiiirp

Panel 6
おまえはピコラピコラか
Are you Pikora Pikora?
*A reference to Haruko Tachiiri's children's manga, "Pikora Pikora".

プププププッ
Pu pu pu pu pu - Cheep cheep cheep

Panel 7
つきました
We've arrived.

ギッ
Gi - Squeak

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Panel 1
公爵様
Prince.

案内人か
A guide?

Panel 2
ガイドを頼むぞ。この森の中はおまえなしでは歩けない
Please guide us. It's not possible to walk in this forest without you.

おまかせを
Trust me.

Panel 5
森というほど木はしげってないじゃありませんか。せいぜい林だ
These trees aren't thick enough to call it a forest, are they? At best it's woods.

そう見えるだけだ
It only looks that way.

Panel 6
この森は魂保管所を守るために長い間かかってわたしが作りあげたものだ
案内人なしに入りこんだら生きては出られない
I made this forest to protect my soul storage facility, it took me a long time to make it.
If you come in without a guide you can't get out alive.

Panel 7
そーですかあ？そこはかとなく木がほえてるだけって感じですが
Is that so? For some reason it feels like the trees are howling.

よく見ろ
Look closely.

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Panel 2
えっ？！
Eh?!

パチクリ
Pachikuri - Blink

Panel 3
あっ？！
Ah?!

Panel 4
わ~っ？！
Waa~h?!

Panel 5
ププッ
Pu pu - Cheep

*The illustration of this forest is based on Rene Magritte's "Carte Blanche" painting.

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Panel 1
きゃーっ！
きゃーっ！
Kyaaah!
Kyaaah!

さわぐな！迷ったら出られなくなるぞ！！
Don't panic! If you get lost you won't be able to get out!!

Panel 2
プッ
Pu - Cheep

白紙委任の森と言ってな
It's called the Forest of Carte Blanche

Panel 3
親子でなつくな！
Don't get attached like a parent and child!

Panel 4
誰が親子ですか！！
Who's a parent and child?!!

そっくりじゃないか！
Aren't you the spitting image of that?!

Panel 5
プッ？
Pu - Cheep

プギッ
Pugi - Chirp

Panel 6
おっとつぁん、おかゆができたわよ
Father, I made you porridge.

プー
Puu - Cheep

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Panel 1
少し急ぎませんか
Can't you hurry a little?

わたしは急ぎたいんだわたしは！
The one who wants to hurry is me!

プッ
Pu - Cheep

プギッ
Pugi - Chirp

Panel 2
して本日はどんなご用で？
And so what is your business today?

Panel 3
何っ？！
What?!

Panel 4
番人に呼ばれてきたんだぞ。おかしな事件が起こっているのを知らないのか？
I was called by the guard. Don't you know about a strange incident happening?

は？事件？
Hah? Incident?

Panel 5
森はいたって平穏でございますが
The forest has been very much peaceful.

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Panel 1
おい番人！わたしに伝言をことづけたのはおまえではないのか？！
Hey, guard! Wasn't it you who sent me a message?!

Panel 2
これは公爵様伝言とは何のことで？
Prince, a message about what?

知らんと言うのか！
Don't you know?!

Panel 3
どういうことだ！あの屁のつっぱりはたしかに番人に頼まれたと言ったぞ！
What is this about?! I'm certain that fart said the guard asked for me!

とどのつまりですが
Todonotsumari.

Panel 4
名前なぞどうでもいい！あいつ嘘をついたな！
His name doesn't matter! He lied!

そんなはずはないけどなあ
He would never do that.

Panel 5
そんなはずのない嘘にだまされてこんな所までむだ足を運んだではないか！
Weren't we sent on a fool's errand because he lied?!

わたしをどなってもしょうがないでしょうが
Even if you yell at me there's nothing I can do.

Panel 6
なぜ無意味な嘘など。。。
Why would he tell me such a meaningless lie...

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Panel 1
うん？待てよ
Hn? Wait.

嘘？
Lie?

Panel 2
ホーッホッホッ
Hoo ho ho

ベリト？！
Berith?!

Panel 3
公爵家以外の者がなぜこのような所へ！
Why is someone other than the Prince in a place like this?!

Panel 4
心配するな、皆の衆！そこにいるのは本物のアスタロト公爵だ！
Don't worry everyone! The true Prince Astaroth is over there!

Panel 7
公爵の魂を盗むためにベールゼブブ様が化けているわけではないぞ！
Beelzebub didn't take his shape in order to steal the souls of the Prince!

ホッホッ
Ho ho

本物の公爵様だ！
He's the real prince!

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Panel 3
おのれニセ者！
You imposter!

ヒュウウ
Hyuuu - Fwooo

Panel 4
なっ。。。！
Wha...?!

Panel 5
バカなことを！わたしは本物だ！
Don't be stupid! I'm the real thing!

そうとも本物だ！
That's right, he's the real thing!

Panel 6
やかましい！
Shut up!

ズドドッ
Zudo do - Blam blam

Panel 7
ベリトがそう言うからにはおまえはニセ者にちがいない
If Berith says so there's no doubt you're an imposter.

ちがう！ベリトが本当をついてるんだ！！
No! Berith is telling the truth!!

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Panel 1
ベリトは本当のことは言わない
Berith doesn't speak the truth.

番人！！
Guard!!

Panel 2
案内人！！
Guide!!

Panel 4
ベリトきさま！！
Berith, you bastard!!

ホーッホッホッ
Hoo ho ho

Panel 5
くそっ！
Damn!

追うな！！
Don't chase him!!

Panel 6
ポンッ
Pon - Bump

Panel 7
なぜ止めるんです？！
Why should I stop?!

へたに動くとますます出られなくなる
The more you move around awkwardly the more likely you can't get out.

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Panel 1
しかしベリトの奴なぜこんなまねを
But why would Berith act like this?

Panel 3
まもなく合が始まる。わたしを足止めしておけとのベールゼブブの命令か
They'll starting lining up soon. Did he have orders from Beelzebub to confine me?

Panel 4
まさかベリトが本当のことを言うとは思わなかった。百万回に一度の真実が奴の武器だったんだ
I didn't think Berith could ever tell the truth. His weapon is being able to tell the truth once every one million times.

Panel 5
早く逃げましょう！
Hurry, let's run!

簡単に言うな
Don't speak so simply.

Panel 6
魂保管所を守るためにわたしが作りあげた。自然の要塞だ。空間をモザイクのようにちりばめてあるから正しい道を知らなければ絶対外へは出られない
I made this in order to protect my soul storage facility. It's a natural stronghold. Because the space is set like a mosaic it's not possible to get out if you don't know the correct path.

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Panel 1
そうですかな？
Is that so?

ん？
Hn?

Panel 2
うにん
Unin

あなたは典型的な水平思考型だ！
That's your typical horizontal type of thinking!

Panel 3
わたしは理想的な垂直思考型！
I use the ideal vertical type of thinking!

もにょん
Monyon

Panel 4
垂直思考すなわちものごとを上下に考えれば下には草が！
If you think vertically there's up and down; down is the grass!

Panel 5
上には空がある！
And up is the sky!

Panel 6
そういうのは垂直思考とは言わないんじゃないか？
Is that vertical thinking?

詭弁を弄すのはやめていただこう！
Let's stop quibbling!

Panel 7
わたしが言いたいのは空はガラあきだと言うことです！
What I want to say is the sky is empty!

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Panel 1
行けプッ！空から正しい道を見つけだすのだ！
Go cheep! Find the right path from the sky!

プッ
Pu - Cheep

Panel 2
バカ！呼びもどせ！
Idiot! Call him back!

大丈夫、ご心配にはおよびま
It's ok, don't worry about calling

Panel 3
せん。。。あれっ？
Him back... huh?

Panel 4
ほよっ？
Hoyo?

Panel 5
ほよよっ？
Hoyoyo?

Panel 6
きゃーっ！！
Kyaaah!!

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Panel 1
ノテッ
Note - Plunk

Panel 2
上空は森の中以上に空間がガタガタになってるんだ！わたしの言うことを聞かないからだ、おろか者！
You become rickety if you go in the skies above the forest! This is because you didn't listen to me, fool!

自分の作った罠からもよう逃げられん無能者におろか者呼ばわりされるすじあいはない！
An incompetent person who can't escape the traps he made himself has no right to call me a fool!

Panel 3
きさま、主人にむかって
You bastard, you would speak that way to your master?!

そんなことよりここから逃げる方法はないんですか！
More importantly there's no way out of here!

Panel 4
時間をかければ正しい道を見つけられないこともないが。。。時間が。。。
If we take our time the right path will be found... With time...

Panel 5
ほんとにもう！自分で作った森でしょーが！
Really! You made this forest yourself!

モザイクパターンが変化しているんだ！森は成長するんだぞ！
The mosaic pattern has changed! The forest grew!

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Panel 1
いやだー！こんな所で一生を終わりたくなーい！プッ！どうしよー！
I hate this! I don't want to finish my life in this place! Cheep! What should we do?!

プッというのがそいつの名前か？ややこしい。。。
Cheep is its name? Puzzling...

Panel 2
そうだ、ベリトはどうやって抜け出すつもりでしょう？！
That's right, how did Berith plan on sneaking out?!

わたしたちを見張っていて、あとをつけてくるつもりだろう
He's probably watching us; he plans on tagging along.

Panel 3
それじゃなんの解決にもならなーい！だんだん暗い気分になってきたー！
Then that doesn't solve this! I'm slowly getting depressed!

にぎやかな暗い気分もあったものだ
You're lively for a depressed person.

Panel 4
このままじゃ森はどんどん成長して広がって二度と外に出られなくなってしまうー！
Like this the forest is going to grow steadily and we'll never get out again!

その心配はないちゃんと伐採人が刈りこんでいる
I'm not worried about that. I'll have the lumberjack trim it.

Panel 6
伐採人！
Lumberjack!

Panel 7
伐採人、わたしの声が聞こえたら姿をあらわせ！
Lumberjack, if you can hear my voice show yourself!

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Panel 1
ズオオッ
Zuoo - Zwoosh

Panel 3
そいつは本物のアスタロト公爵だ！
He's the true Prince Astaroth!

Panel 4
ひえーっ！！
Hyeeeh!!

バキーッ
Bakii - Crack

Panel 5
むだだ。そいつにはかけらほどの知能しかない！
It's useless. He only has a fragment of intelligence!

Panel 6
刈れ！刈って刈って刈りまくれ！
Cut! Cut, cut, cut as much as you can!

Panel 7
バキバキーッ
Baki bakii - Crack crack

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Panel 2
なんだ、合が始まったというのに、集まったのはこれだけか
What's this? Even though they're almost in line, only we have gathered?

今度の争奪戦にはアスタロトとベールゼブブがからんできそうだという噂が流れてな、みんな恐れをなしたらしい
Rumors are flowing that Astaroth and Beelzebub are going to get into a fight over this competition. It seems everyone was scared.

Panel 3
かんじんの二人がまだ来てないじゃないか
The two main people haven't come yet?

わたしならここにいる
If you mean me, I'm here.

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Panel 2
ベールゼブブ
Beelzebub

名のりをあげたのはここにいる者だけだな
I'm the only person to announce my arrival.

Panel 3
アスタロトがまだ来ていない
Astaroth hasn't come yet.

奴は来るまい
He won't come.

Panel 4
何っ？！どういう意味だ！
What?! What's the meaning of this?!

Panel 5
ニヤー
Niya - Grin

Panel 6
おや、アスタロトの匂いがする
Oh, I smell Astaroth.

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Panel 1
ザアッ
Zaa - Woosh

ベールゼブブ！！
Beelzebub!!

Panel 4
きさまーっ！！
You bastard!!

えらい剣幕だな。何かあったのか？
You look awfully angry. Did something happen?

Panel 5
とぼけるな！わたしを白紙委任の森にとじこめようとしたくせに！抜けだすために森の木を半分以上切り倒さなければならなかったんだぞ！
Don't play dumb! You tried to trap me in the Forest of Carte Blanche! I had to cut down more than half the trees in the forest to get out!

Panel 6
なつくなとゆーに！！
I told you not to get attached!!

ポテン！
Poten! - Plop!

Panel 7
わたしがそんなことをやったという証拠でも？
Do you have any proof I did something?

おまえの手下のベリトのしわざだぞ！
It was the work of your underling Berith!

結局とどのつまりもベリトにだまされたんだろうな
In the end Todonotsumari was Berith in disguise.

プッ？
Pu? - Cheep?

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Panel 1
知らんな
ベリトが一存でやったことだろう
I don't know about it.
Berith did that on his own.

ユラリ
Yurari - Sway

待て！！
Wait!!

Panel 2
今度のことといい先日のケムケムの件といい、きさまという奴は！！
What happened today and the case of Kemu kemu the other day, it's you!!

Panel 3
怒った顔も魅力的だ
Your angry face is charming.

Panel 4
ブン！
Bun! - Boom!

ハーッハッハッ
Haa ha ha

Panel 5
バン
Ban - Bam

Panel 6
ベールゼブブ！いつまでもきさまの思い通りにはさせん！売られたケンカなら買ってやる！
Beelzebub! I won't let you do what you want no matter what it takes! If you want a fight you've got one!

Panel 7
本気で怒ったアスタロト
Astaroth was seriously angry.

この勝負どうなりますか。。。
What will happen in this match...

白紙委任の森 /おわり
Forest of Carte Blanche / End

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キャーッキャーッ
Kyaaah kyaaah