Konto ga Hajimaru (Life's Punchline / Tale Begins / コントが始まる)

Life's Punchline (Skit Begins) Episode #4 Translations: neet21 tsunaideiku

The skit is titled, Stray Cat. Please enjoy.

Oh, there is a stray cat over there.

- Hey! Stray cat! - You shut up.

You're a stray cat too, right?

I've never been abandoned before.

I've been a feral cat since I was born.

- A mad cat's shown up. - Oh, what's your name?

Before asking for other's names, you should tell them your own.

Feral cats don't have names. So, what's your name?

Tama.

- Tama?! What a lame name! - Shut up.

If I were you, I'd ignore my owner

until they suggest a more refined, cool name.

You've never had an owner before so don't speak so highly of yourself.

It's not that I've never had an owner,

It's just that I'm the one who chooses my owner.

I'm after a beautiful CEO who's willing to provide me with premium canned food daily.

Shut up. Don't talk to me.

I don't want anyone to think I'm friends with you.

If they think so,

I'm not likely to be picked up by a new owner.

Okay, I'm sorry, Tama! I'm sorry, Tama!

It pisses me off when you call my name like that!

Bring it on, Tama!

- Hiss~! - What? You trying to pick a fight with me?

Sis, Macbeth's skit you were watching earlier ...

You mean the one with the stray cat?

It's really different from their other skits, right?

Hey! You know you're amazing, Tsumugi!

- Don't you think you haven that ability? - What ability?

The ability to understand Macbeth.

When would that actually be a useful ability?

The scripts for the Macbeth skits,

Haruto wrote them all, but

Shunta wrote the one for The Abandoned Cat.

- He wrote it? - Yeah.

Well, it's a rumor that all Macbeth fans know.

So, do you know what his favorite food is?

Of course, I do. Ramen and popcorn.

That's just what you have seen on the outside, right?

What do you mean?

Do you know what meal it is that he always wants to eat when he's drunk?

It's unlikely that the meal he wants to eat

when he's drunk is really his favorite food.

So there are some things you don't know about Macbeth.

You're annoying.

Bringing up your order.

Did something good happen?

Enjoy your drink.

I got the chance to talk with my brother for the first time in a while.

He's been cooped up in his room for a long time,

so I haven't had a conversation with him in a while.

Oh, I see.

Congratulations.

I was wondering what he wanted to talk with me,

and turned out he told me to continue with Macbeth.

Seriously?

Is there a chance you'll continue?

There is.

I've been told by our manager from the company

to reconsider canceling the disbandment.

Please continue. I want you guys to continue.

Sorry, that was rude of me.

So, what you want to consult me on?

It's too early to start talking, let's drink a little more first.

Yeah, I have something I want to consult you on too.

If you're both asking for advice, it's gotta be that , right?

It's not about that.

Aren't you asking me to be the mediator for your wedding?

I said it's not about that!

I haven't even decided whether to marry Junpei or not yet.

What!?

Seriously.

Stop joking about that.

- Did you think she was joking? - You shut up, roast that yakitori.

- You moron! - What?

Can we talk about something unrelated?

Why is your group's name Macbeth again?

- Haven't you told him? - Why should I?

- Who do you think came up with the name? - Haruto, right?

Wrong, it was me.

- Huh? You came up with it? - Yep.

Do you know when we decided to name our group Macbeth?

Ah, it was when we drove you to the hospital.

Ah, so it was that day, right.

At first, Haruto

wasn't too keen on the name Macbeth.

Have you decided on the name of your duo?

No, not at all yet. It's not that easy to decide.

I've got an idea ...

- What about Macbeth? - Macbeth?

You know, we did get Makabe Sensei's supports, right?

So, we are Makabe's students, right.

In English, we are Makabe's students. In short, Macbeth.

If it's Makabe, wouldn't it be Makabesu?

Because I think Macbeth sounds cooler!

What? Macbeth ...

It's just a suggestion. I'm not saying this is it.

I didn't even come up with it myself.

Really? Then who did?

Natsumi.

Ah, that's why.

No, it's not because it's her suggestion, but

I thought it was pretty good too.

- I see, let's go with that then. - Why? Let's think about it more.

I mean, it's really good.

You didn't agree at all earlier.

No, that's not true. It's really not too bad.

And if it's a name that Natsumi came up with,

you won't say you want to quit so easily either.

Nah, no matter what the name is, I'm still going to go all out with it.

Eh!? Isn't that Makabe Sensei?

- Makabe Sensei! - Hey!

- Don't tell him about the name. - Why?

- He'll get cocky. - Oh, you guys.

Where are you going to?

- My child is about to be born. - What?

Eh!? What do we do?

- Sensei! Sensei! - Teacher! Teacher!

- Get in! - What, get in?

- His car! - Yes, my car!

- Daddy! - Talk in Japanese!

You guys haven't read the student handbook?

- You're not allowed to drive to school. - It's okay since we've already left the school.

You're not allowed to ride a car wearing a school uniform with anyone other than your parents.

He continued preaching​, trying to cover up his nervousness.

Ice cream on the way home is also not allowed either.

I told him we were leaving, but I guess he was worried about being alone.

He told us to watch because we could learn about society and forced us to stay.

Sensei, have you thought of a name for your child?

We've already decided.

Taichi!

- Did you take that from my name? - Of course he didn't.

That kanji Ta is from my name, Shunta.

Sensei, only two kanji characters with five strokes is too simple.

What's wrong with a small number of strokes?

You're a literature teacher, right?

Two kanji characters with five strokes

is kinda lazy.

Lazy?

Because we expect that you'd use an elegant name with difficult kanji.

Especially for Taichi alone.

What? You guys ...

This name is for my beloved and adorable child, and he is about to be born ...

This will be his name ...

How can you call it lazy, what kind of schooling have you ...

You did your best.

The child takes after you.

He resembles you more, right?

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Shunta ...

I'm so happy for you two.

Excuse me.

Why were you crying?

Because that was the first time I've ever seen a newborn child.

When I realized the child would be so blessed when he was born,

I just kinda started to feel frustrated.

What, tears of jealousy?

I was deeply moved by it at first, of course.

Shunta's father died young

and he didn't get along well with his mother.

What do you mean?

He has decided not to go to college,

- He wants to become a professional gamer. - No, I do not give my permission!

Let's just let him take the chance now ...

I do not approve of this! Absolutely not!

Sensei, whatever you say to this person will be useless.

You know, that woman ...

she never likes anything I do or achieve.

She says I shouldn't play games, watch comedy, or eat sweets.

- She disapproves of everything. - “No, I do not give my permission!”

And yet she's the one who completely forgot about my father,

and is wanting to remarry a young man

without giving a second thought to my feelings.

I really feel like ...

it drives me nuts when I'm around her.

She's soft on herself and strict on others. The worst kind of woman.

As soon as Shunta graduated from high school, he started living by himself

and began to distance himself from his mother.

I'd like 3 tsukunes.

Three tsukunes! Three tsukunes!

One skin, one giblet and one gristle.

Skin, giblet, gristle! Woof! Woof!

- Skin, giblet, gristle! Woof! Woof! - Isn't that unique?

This shop is famous for its bulldog howls.

Who's the bulldog?

The head chef used to box, so when he counts numbers, he uses English.

I see.

One, two, lever!

Ouch, I can feel it hurt, you seriously hit me.

But this shop name is a golf's term, right?

It was my ring name, Bogey Ando.

If he starts to tell this story, it'll really get long,

so you better don't dig more.

- Let's talk about it later if you want to. - I'd like to hear more.

But you're quite unique too, right?

- Me? - You still talk like that.

- “Don't think, just do it!” - That brings back memories!