Earlier today, out of the blue, this manga came to mind and I wondered if there'd be any more updates. And whaddaya know, now this landed... Thanks for translation!
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Thanks for the explanation. That makes more sense.
Thing is, when I read this chapter I had the word sakai on my mind because a new restaurant in my town have a drink called sakai (from 茶会/chakai). Never mind that sakai is an alternate and not very used pronunciation but hey, I...
The way this is developing, with them both being oblivious to the other's intentions, this manga runs the risk of this being stuck in nothing-ever-happens-hell....
The manga is named 'kono natsu' ('this summer'), a reference to a new (started in January) baseball/time travel (which I suppose is why Nishikata yells 'time slip' when he pitches) manga named 'ano natsu: 1959' ('that summer: 1959').
What are you lot getting all 'but muh immersion' about the media for? Japanese media (and politics, and the relationship between the two) is quite different to US/EU media and this manga's depiction is nowhere close to being outrageously different to how media is usually expected to behave in...
I really dig the military equipment and vehicle design in this manga. The transport plane in this chapter sure does give off an alternative universe Me323 feeling. The general technical style also has a resemblance to Hayao Miyazaki's style from 35+ years ago like in Future Boy Conan and Nausicaa.
Adventurers think there has been some shady deal (bribe) to clear White wolf squad's name.
Adventurers happily accepts free booze (bribe) to ignore it.
Ok then.