Claymore 123 Discussion

[Super Angillis]

would you rather they killed off an Abyssal One in 1 chapter? That seriously won't be any fun and there would be no thrill. The agony & anguish of waiting makes the next chapter more exciting & satisfying to read. I believe that art should not be rushed..


I'm sooooooooooo glad Yagi didn't kill off Anastasia..

I do hope however that in the next 2 or 3 chapters we get some real progress made. This arc is starting to fatigue me. Wouldn't be so bad if it were a weekly, but the series isn't. The dead three are cool, but they did sorta come out of nowhere. They didn't have the build Isley and Riful did.

[Ryus]

Rough translation of the Chinese scan provided by AS member

Here is a quick translation from Chinese Scans: (I think some translation do not sound right but have no access to raws.)

Page 1
Miria (thoughts): When Clare fought Rigardo, she had to awaken her arms to control the speed of her awakened legs.

Page 2
Helen: Damn
Miria: For Hysteria, those tentacle legs of hers serve the same purpose as Clare's awakened arm. Using them to dig into the ground, it allowed her to make abrupt stops and turns.
Miria:When these things shoots into the ground, they almost act as an anchor, so that even when she is in the air she can change direction freely and instantly return to the ground.
Tabitha: If that's the case, this awaken being...
Miria: That's right. Technically, she is not flying.
Miria: The height she is able to reach is dependent on her initial jump. After that she can only move horizontally or downwards.

Page 3
Miria: But even then, her speed is much faster then when she had wings. To her, fighting in the air is essentially the same as fighting on the ground.
Denev (Panting)
Miria: Denev!!
Miria: I am fine now. Go help heal Denev.

Page 4
Denev: No, I am fine. Nike and Dietrich are hit far worse then me.
Denev: Especially Dietrich, she is an offensive type, it does not look good...
Dietrich: (Panting)
Dietrich: (Panting More)
Tabitha: Dietrich!!
Tabitha: Take a good hold of yourself! Don't stand up, just lie down.

Page 5
Tabitha: She already lost some innards. On top of that she is an offensive type who can't heal well...
Yuma: Get a grip of yourself Nina, I am going to start to youki sync with you to help you heal.
Miria: (Panting)
Helen: Damn it.
Anastasia: !
Anastasia: Ah!
Helen: Anastasia!!

Page 6
Hysteria(AO): What's the matter? I have found myself a substitute for the one you stole from me.

Page 7
Anastasia: Ahhh!
Hysteria(AO): I will not be as nice as I have been before. I don't care who, only the person that pulls this word out of my neck will be spared.
Hysteria(AO): If you will not listen to my recommendation, I will shred all of you into pieces and then swallow them.
Miria (Thoughts): Out of the 9 here, only 6 have gone into battle. But these are not just any 6 warriorrs...

Page 8
Miria (Thoughts): Most of these 6 are equivalent of a single digit, half of them even have may even be equal to low number single digit... Even a group like this, 4 of them suffered severe injuries and impaired mobility from Hysteria's single assault.
Miria: (Panting and turn to watch battle between Cassandra and Roxanne)

Page 9
Miria (Thoughts): So this is the power of an abyssal one... This is a battle between abyssal ones...
Miria (Thoughts): If I awaken, what kind of power will I receive...

Page 10
Miria (Thoughts): Even if I don't acquire the power of an AO... actually I'd rather I don't win this fight... so that I can inflict a fatal would to her and then die right here in her hands...
Miria (Raising Youki)
Miria (Thoughts): But will I still be fighting Hysteria if I fully awaken? Can I be sure that I will not attack my comrades?
Miria (Continue to raise youki)
Miria (Thoughts): But it's just a matter of time before we all get wiped out... If that's the case...

Page 11
Denev (extends her hand to Miria)
Denev: Stand up Miria! Let's join the battle as well.
Miria: Denev?
Miria: I'm sorry, Denev...
Denev: Miria, your weakness is that you always seek perfection, and you are obsessive about cleanliness...
Miria: huh?

Page 12
Denev: If you are human, you will make mistakes and get your hands dirty
Denev: This is even more true for leaders...
Denev: Goals like: A outcome where no one in the team dies, and every under you are protected from harm is beautiful to behold. But in reality such ideal is only a fantasy and impossible.
Denev: To have a future, even if some of us perish in this fight, no one will begrudge you for any decision you make, do not be hang up on something like this...
Miria: But, even so...
Denev: LISTEN, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING THAT I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU!!!

Page 13
Denev: For those of us who would have other wise waste our entire meaningless life in the Org, we are already saved by having the will to stand up against the Org that created and destroyed us as humans and not as monsters.
Miria: Eh ?
Denev: After being redeemed as humans, none of the warriors will expect you to save their lives too...

Page 14
Denev: The speech you gave earlier about needing our strength...needing our help as comrades...
Denev: Even if we lose our lives here, for me, this is what I always wanted to hear from you...
Denev: Not all the comrades that are fighting here came because of your command. They came by their own will, on their own feet with honor and glory ...
Denev: So Stand Miria! For us humans, we fight together as humans to defeat that monster.

Page 15
Miria: Is that right? ... You are right...
Hysteria(AO): So, I take it no one heeded my suggestion.
Hysteria(AO): Very well. I will shred all of you into pieces.
Nike: Wait...wait....

Page 16
Nike: (Panting)
Nike: I...I will do what you suggested.
Hysteria(AO): Ah, that's surprising... But what can you with a tattered body like that?
Nike: It's because my injured body. Your first attack made me realize how much I am out classed.
Anastasia: Nike...
Nike: You said you will spare anyone that draw out the sword from you neck. I trust you will keep that promise...

Page 17
Denev: Spreading youki in her hair is how she is able to increase the elasticity and durability of the strands.
Miria: I see. That's how you were able to fly.
Miria: Denev, what happened to Clare?
Denev: Don't worry. She just overexerted herself a bit in the west. Now she is resting in Rabanon.

Page 18
Hysteria(AO): Listen well. The reason why I cannot remove the sword is because when I fully awakened, the sword was merged with my awakening in some ways and become part of me. I will concentrate on directing my thoughts to treat it as a foreign object. You can pull it out during this time.
Anastasia: (Panting)
Nike: (Panting)
Hysteria(AO): Even though it should be obvious, but if you attempt to exert any extra effort and attempt to move the sword in another direction even slightly, make sure you prepare to have your torso completely obliterated.

Page 19
Hysteria(AO): YES! The sensation of a blade moving inside of me is fantastic!

Page 20
Hysteria(AO): What's wrong? There is just a little bit left.
Miria: Helen, Tabitha.
Miria: Get ready to start...

Page 21
Nike: AHHHH! (Cuts off Hysteria's limbs that is holding Anastasia on the ground)

Page 22
Mike: What?
Hysteria(AO): I promised that I will spare you. Even if it turn out to be treachery like this I will still keep my word.

Page 23
Hysteria(AO): However, everyone else here is a delicious meal that I have been waiting for a long time.
Hysteria(AO): How did you... from where...

Page 24
Hysteria(AO): It seems like you can fly in the air as well.
Hysteria(AO): Very well. Let's settle this again with speed.

Page 25
Hysteria(AO): Is that all the speed you got?

Page 26
Hysteria(AO): Damn you.

Page 27
Helen: I am not stupid enough to allow you to continue to keep a foot hold while you are in the air.

Page 28
Miria: The second round of speed contest will occur in the air. With coordination from everyone, we can be evenly matched, may be even have a slight advantage.
Hysteria(AO): If you really believe such nonsense, I may have judged you wrong.

Page 29
Tabitha: Get a grip of yourself
Helen: Anastasia
Nike: Don't worry about me. Heal Anastasia.
Anastasia: It's no use.
Anastasia: Even one known as Mirage cannot hope to compete against that abyssal one despite being in the air offset some of the disadvantages.
Denev: Miria knows that herself. Focus on healing yourself first. We have something that we would like you to try.
Anastasia: Eh?

Page 30
Denev: Miria is aim towards the center of that chaos (The battle between Roxanne and Cassandra).

[hardedge]

thanks for that

I hope Dietrich doesn't die she is my favorite as of the moment.

[Aphetto]

Oh Miria you leave Cassandra alone.

[Goral]

Here's raw in case someone would want it:

http://www.mediafire.com/?md7e2yewww46a7b

[Super Angillis]

Talky chapter. Doesn't seem to move the plot much. I hope Yagi is going to go somewhere with stuff soon.

[Ravenstar]

OMG.. will Anastasia acquire a new skill?

---------- Post added at 03:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:25 PM ----------

I can't wait to see what it would be like.. I'm guessing an improvement of her flight skill.. or maybe something that might disrupt Hysteria's movement.. I still fear for your life Anastasia.. if Yagi can do it to Jean & Flora...

[wickedsmile]

Hi Super Angilis:

I'm not sure if plot development has been furthered. However, Miria appears to be stepping out of the shadow that the War in Pieta casted upon her. Her guilt about losing the task force is what forced her to behave irrationally, and to attack the Organization on her own. She just couldn't stand to lose another friend. As Deneve points out, Miria had already saved the fallen warriors before they fell. Standing against the impossible, they had forged the bonds of friendship and affection. Daring to live against the Organization's deceitful plot, they had regained their humanity.

It's been a long time since Yagi has given us a touching moment, albeit a small one. It's refreshing considering the onslaught of violence in the recent chapters. I do agree though, this Arc seems to have lingered at a stand still for some time.

[Alisia]

I think that Miria want to send Histerya in the midst of the battle between Cassandra and roxanne.
She wants to do it with the help of anastacia, using her special hair to move the awakened behing them.

[metalia]

Miria: Denev, what happened to Clare?
Denev: Don't worry. She just overexerted herself a bit in the west. Now she is resting in Rabanon.

Wait... what?

[rosco12]

Wait... what?

She lied because she didn t want Miria to worry about that as well. She has enough already to deal with. If she was to learn Claire situation, and that there exist an awakened stronger than abyssal, she'll crack.

[Super Angillis]

Yeah, the last thing Miria needs right now is to find out that Claire may be permenently enblobed with the most powerful awakened ever. Course if Priss does show up... Actually I think with the end of this chapter we're getting to the end of these fights. Probably not more than 2 or three left.

[aegon-rokudo]

Here's raw in case someone would want it:

http://www.mediafire.com/?md7e2yewww46a7b

Itadakimasu!

[enmymiguel]

i dont know how this manga coming out. like naruto/one piece. they come out 1 in every week. but i dont know about this 1.

wow miria is cool. i was mad when i though she die. wow i still mad of how easly die. he was suppose to be the stronger of the 3

[Ravenstar]

I wish someone on the world wide web would prioritize translating Claymore manga for once. It's been several days since the raw scans came out but the english version is still nowhere to be found.. It comes out only once a month for goodness sake the other mangas come out weekly so they can friggin wait! Why must everything be a popularity contest..