D.Gray-Man 171

[TN: The chapter is labelled 172, but by rights it should be 171. ~_~ I've translated it as 171; hopefully they'll fix the numbering next week and have the real 172...]

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D.Gray-man
171st Night: What Lies Hidden
[TN: This is not a literal translation of the chapter title. The title is "ura-omote", literally "back and front", as in the complementary pair of that which lies plain to be seen and that which lies hidden behind it (not in that order :p). I'm kind of beginning to regret translating "ura" so loosely when Cross used it, as well (この戦争にゃ裏がある, literally "there is a hidden side to this war", which I translated as "There's more to this war than it seems"), since people keep referring back to it, but meh.]
[Top-right: A colour page to celebrate the third Character Popularity Contest results!!]
[Middle: Winning out in a close battle, Allen takes back the top spot!]
[left: We received a total of 28593 of your votes!! Thank you for all your contributions!!]

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D.Gray-man Third Character Popularity Contest / Ranking Announcement!!
***Is the character you voted for in there? In a close battle, Allen takes back the top spot!! Kanda just couldn't hold it down!***
[TN: How Kanda manages to be nearly as popular as Allen is beyond me.]
1. (7922 votes) Allen Walker
2. (7189 votes) Kanda Yuu
3. (5703 votes) Lavi
4. (1871 votes) Lenalee Lee
5. (1527 votes) Arystar Krory
6. (886 votes) Miranda Lotto
7. (725 votes) Tyki Mikk
8. (512 votes) Cross Marian
9. (399 votes) Road Kamelot
10. (359 votes) Reever Wenham
11. (307 votes) Mana Walker
12. (193 votes) Komui Lee
13. (179 votes) David
14. (142 votes) Bak Chan
15. (116 votes) Daisya Barry
16. (104 votes) Timcanpy
17. (74 votes) Jasdero
18. (63 votes) Hoshino Katsura
19. (49 votes) Yoshi
20. (43 votes) Chomesuke
21. (38 votes) Jasdevi
22. (36 votes) Klaud Nine
23. (32 votes) Fou
24. (31 votes) Eliade
25. (28 votes) Froi Tiedoll
26. (27 votes) Lulu Bell
27. (26 votes) Howard Link
28. (24 votes) Dick (Past Lavi)
29. (23 votes) Winters Sokaro / Noise Marie
31. (22 votes) Child Lavi
32. (21 votes) Johnny Gill
33. (19 votes) Chaoji Han
34. (18 votes) Malcolm C LeVerrier
35. (16 votes) Tapp Dopp / The Earl of Millennium
37. (15 votes) Ease
38. (12 votes) Lala
39. (11 votes) Bookman / Level 4
41. (10 votes) Anita
42. (9 votes) Mimi
43. (6 votes) Dag / Lero
45. (5 votes) The Fourteenth / Mama from 2-chome / Koro / Jean / Suman Dark
Lower entries omitted.

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[side text: In this fated place...]
Allen: ?!
LeVerrier: It's a new recipe of mine... would you like some?

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Allen: ...What are you doing? // ...In a place like this...
LeVerrier: I could ask the same. / I was under the impression that this room was off-limits...?
Allen: ...... // Tim, he... // Ever since that day... he's been missing Master terribly... // If I take my eyes off him for a second, he ends up in here...

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Peck: Don't you think it a little odd? // A Science Section Chief, having an Exorcist serve him coffee... surely there is something wrong here.
[box: Formerly of Central's Science Department / Science Division, Chief of Section Two / Legory Peck]
Reever: Ah, no... you see, this is.....
Lenalee: (Huh? Hu~h??)
[Label: back from a mission]
Others: (Not again...)
Peck: Do you disagree?
Reever: Ah, no...
Lenalee: I - I do this because I enjoy it!

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Peck: You "enjoy" it?
Lenalee: Yes!
Peck: ......... // Hmmmmmm... // Well, then, could you make some for me as well? Lenalee Lee.
Lenalee: Huh? / Ah - / Of course!
Peck: Well, if she enjoys it, then I suppose I cannot complain...
Reever: Section Chief Peck, I would advise you not to look at Lenalee that way.
Peck: Why? Does she have a lover?
Reever: She has a brother.

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Lenalee: Here you go!
Peck: Thank you very much.
Reever: He doesn't listen...
[bubbleSFX: plonk]
Peck: He~~~~y...
Burroughs: Section Chief Reever.
Peck: He~~y!
Reever: Yes?
Burroughs: My subordinates have been complaining about foul odours originating from your Section. // Do your men not take baths?
[box: Formerly of Central's Science Department / Science Division, Chief of Section Three / Mark Burroughs]
[bubbleSFX: fiddle fiddle fiddle]
Burroughs: If you do not have them deodorise themselves at once, my men will be unable to do their jobs.
Reever: Is it really that bad?
[bubbleSFX: fiddle fiddle fiddle]
Burroughs: You do not realise? Hah! I did not expect the Headquarters Science Division to be so incompetent. / We are going to be working together from here on out. I will expect you to at least adhere to a basic level of good etiquette.

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Burroughs: Now, USE DEODORANT!
Reever: ...One bath, coming up...
Johnny: Section Chief Reever~~! / Chief, check it out~!!
Peck: [aside]?[/aside]
Reever: TAPP!!!
Cash: I'm his SISTER, dammit!!

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[TN: wut, weird bubbles O_o]
Lavi: Say, old man...
Bookman: What? Staring like a dullard...
Lavi: I haven't seen General Cross at all since that night, you know?
Bookman: True enough.
Lavi: And for some reason the guys from the Order seem to think he's still off on his trip to Central...?
Bookman: True enough.
Lavi: So he's not here?
Bookman: I daresay not.
Lavi: So where did he go? // Old man. // You realised something that day, right? // You seemed all worked up and stuff... // Ever since you heard him say that...
Flashback!Cross: There's more to this war than it seems.
Lavi: What did you realise?

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Bookman: I should think... // ...that Cross Marian will not be returning to the Order. // Always assuming, that is... // ...that he safely escaped and he still lives.
Lavi: ?! // Escaped? ...From who...?! // ......... // Don't tell me...
Bookman: We should move with caution. // Both you and I, having borne witness to that scene, may also be in danger.

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Hevlaska: It is just as you anticipated, Komui... // I can feel it from this "Judgement"... // That Cross Marian is no longer the host for this Innocence...
Klaud: Could it be that he left his Innocence behind and ran because he feared becoming a Fallen One?
Brigitte: I would ask that this matter be considered top secret. / The flight of a General could be devastating to morale.
Tiedoll: But was this truly a "flight"? The bloodstains found at the scene would suggest a lethal amount of blood loss, would they not?
Komui: Indeed. / And tests have confirmed that all blood found at the scene belonged to General Cross. // The mask we found, too, appeared to have been pierced on the right-hand side with a bullet. // A wound of that nature would be fatal. The chances of his having survived it are exceedingly low...

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Sokaro: Then how do you explain the lack of a corpse, huh?
Klaud: Did he live, and make a run for it...? // Or else......
Komui: Or else was his body removed by another...?
Tiedoll: It couldn't be that Cross' attacker... // ...was an agent of Central...?
Flashback!Komui: What exactly happened here......?!

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[no text just investigation]

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Flashback!Allen: Tim just suddenly got up...... // ...and came here... // Is that... / ...blood......?
Flashback!Komui: ...
Flashback!Allen: Then... whose?

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Allen: ...Let's go, Tim.
LeVerrier: Don't you want any cake?
Allen: I'm fine, thank you.
LeVerrier: Allen Walker...

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LeVerrier: Was it perhaps you who killed Cross Marian? // Mr. "Fourteenth".
Allen: Or perhaps it was you? // Secretary.
Link: [aside]ahh... cracked... // he slammed it as hard as he could with his left hand...[/aside]
LeVerrier: It is delicious, though......... // I'm going to head back to Central. / There are some things I have to look into with regard to Marian's murder.
Link: Secretary...?!
LeVerrier: It was not me...

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LeVerrier: ...But this is the work of Central. // Somebody carried this out... / ...without telling me a thing. // It may have something to do with the secrets Marian was hinting at.
Link: Isn't that dangerous...? Let me come with you -
LeVerrier: You are to stay here and continue your mission.
Link: But...
Communicator: *be-beep* / Secretary LeVerrier, a call for you from the North American Branch Chief.
LeVerrier: ! / Put her through to me.
Renee: Good morning to you, Secretary.
LeVerrier: Good morning, Branch Chief Renee. Do you have it?
Renee: Yes, it reached me safely. // The fragment of the Akuma Egg... // I shall fulfil your expectations without fail, Secretary.
[side text: Swirling speculations...]