Persona 3 16

One piece of advice for those who didn't get passed November in the game yet and for those who is still thinking of playing and planning to buy the game. This chapter, in particular, is the chapter that I DO NOT advise any of you who fit into those two groups to read or else you will be gravely spoiled of the game. This chapter contains one of the biggest turning point, if not the biggest turning point, of the game.



So, just a small advice, do not read this unless you don't care about getting spoiled, have no plan to play the game or have passed that point in the game! Thanks~ XD

So, I know that this is weird. I'm taking that GHS is currently having chap.14 half-way done, so I'll do this backwards; going from 17 to 16 to 15. If GHS didn't release the chapter by the time I finish with next month's monthly stuff (Blazer Drive and ToI), I'll do chap.14. Don't know if this will cause pressure on them or not, but I do hope they do keep their words and release chap.14 . . . (since I don't know how are they going to make the release go. I know that it doesn't have a fixed time, but 4 months overdue because they don't even respond to the applying editor is certainly not a good sign . . . - -")

(Yep, you might have notice, I don't really like GHS that much. Their scanlations are undoubtably good, but having a really bad history as a scanlation group is something that I still don't like about them . . . - -")

And I realized three mistakes I made with chap.17 about Persona 3. One, I might really need to translate SFX for Persona 3 because sometimes, SFX is really the word, not the sound or onomatopoeia but actually a word, just realized this. Second, the title is already written in English below the chapter number (the small text, I didn't see it at first, sorry . . . >_<") Third, dates! I mean, I know that it's so easy to miss (because I saw it as one with the picture . . . which is bad) Got to try harder then . . . >_<"

So, without further, ENJOY~ XD

Reserved for Noizy Scanlation Group!

EDIT: One silly misunderstanding made by me, Persona 3, and at least all the other Dengeki Maoh manga are supposed to be "seinen", not "shounen" . . . whoopsie . . . *change the title and go back to change all the rest of TotA and ToD: DC manga that I did*

Persona 3
#16 “Plot: 03 Fragment Part 3: So near, so far”
Pg. 1
Junpei – W- . . . Wow
-- 11/4 : WED --

Is this the special sushi set . . . ?
The slices are huge!

Ken – But where’s Ikutsuki-san and Aegis-san . . . ?

Akihiko – Ikutsuki-san is checking on Aegis’ condition, so he’s off at the lab
Looks like he’ll join us later
Ken – He still is going to the lab in the time like this
He really must like being a chairman then

Pg. 2
Takehiro – So it finally ended . . .
Mitsuru – Yes

Takehiro – I have to thank you all . . . thank you
Yukari – It’s nothing . . .

Takehiro – The 12 shadows which are the cause of all these are all destroyed, thanks to you all

You don’t have to carry any more worry now
You have your rights to enjoy your youth

Pg. 3
The SEES will probably break up at tonight’s midnight

You no longer need to put yourself into the battle
From tomorrow onwards, you can return to your ordinary school life

What’s it?
Yukari? – Oh . . . it’s nothing

Junpei – Alright! Everyone – I think we should take the memorial photo here
I was planning to take it yesterday at the scene, but the camera won’t work because of the Dark Hour

Pg. 4
Person – Alright, is everyone ready?
Junpei – Yeppee~

Akihiko – Hey, hey! You got in too close to me!
Junpei – Eh~ Isn’t that fine, Akihiko-senpai?

Pg. 5
You are all full already?
Yukari – I can’t . . . eat anymore

Junpei – How about the two senpais?
Akihiko – Enough for me
Junpei - . . . O- . . . OK

Aegis and Ikutsuki-san are so slow . . .

Just a little while . . .
And it’s going to be midnight . . .

Pg. 6
What is this . . . !?
Dark Hour . . . again!?

Akihiko? – Not “again”, but rather “still”
I do think that this isn’t completely impossible

Ken – We just . . . didn’t completely realized possibility

Pg. 7
Junpei – Why does it . . .
Yukari – Wait . . . did you hear something? The sound . . . of the bell?

Where does that come from?

Takehiro – Ikutsuki . . .

Where is he!?
Why didn’t he tell us anything about this?!!
What is his reason for taking Aegis with him for this long?!!

Pg. 8
Akihiko - . . . Mitsuru

Mitsuru – Got it . . . Everyone, prepare for battle
We’re heading to Tartarus!!

Yukari – Umm . . . what is this exactly all about?
Fuuka - I don’t know . . . but the sound of the bell came from Tartarus
We’ll go see for ourselves what exactly happens

Koromaru – Ku—n . . .
Junpei – Time for you to look after here!

We’re depending on you if anything happens, OK?

Pg. 9

Pg. 10
Junpei – Ikutsuki-san!
What is the meaning of this!?

Yukari – Aegis . . . why are you?
Ikutsuki – She had accomplished her duty and stay here

The duty as the “weapon” of course

Pg. 11
Akihiko – You said that both the Dark Hour and the Tartarus will be gone if we defeated the 12 shadows!!
That’s why we fought all this time, yet what is this . . . ?

Ikutsuki – I didn’t say anything about “gone.” I just said “everything will end”
. . . That’s right. “The End to Everything” will come upon this world which is filled with despair

Ken – Are you saying that “defeating 12 shadows to get rid of the Dark Hour” was a lie . . . !?
Chairman . . . you knew that from the very start . . . ?

Mitsuru – What’s . . . your goal?

Ikutsuki – The 12 shadows are just “fragments” which originally are one as a whole
It got split out due to the accident, but you came in contact with them and cause them to reunite into one once again!

Pg. 12
As the final being know as “Nyx”

The one who called upon the “Fall” is now resurrected . . . this bell is the bell of that blessing
Tartarus is the “Reception Tower” for that
That’s why the shadows gathered up in Tartarus

Minato - . . . “Nyx”?
Ikutsuki – The death of all . . . but that also means the birth of all as well . . .

Pg. 13
Ten years ago . . . I was also the researcher who participated in the project
Even though we lost control of the experiment, Tartarus and the Dark Hour are not the result of that . . .
Those are also the true “power of the Shadows”

だから先代は集めたんだ…“滅び”を得るためにね
That’s why your grandfather gathered them . . . to bring about the “Fall”
Mitsuru – To bring about the “Fall”!?

Ikutsuki – Human had filled this world, and made it into the kingdom of complete nothingness!!
In the end, the “Fall” is the only way to save it

As the prophecy said . . . the “Fall” can be led by the “Prince”

And that “Prince” will become the savior of all, become the “King” and rule the new world

Pg. 14
And I’m the “Prince”!!

. . . Well, you all have done what you should for the future
Just like before, if you follow me, then I’ll give you your “salvation” then

Pg. 15
Junpei - You call death . . . salvation . . . ?
What the heck is with that?!!

Yukari - . . . I got something I’d like to ask

My father’s record from ten years ago . . .
When he said to destroy the scattered shadow . . . does it means that’s also a lie?
Ikutsuki – Yes . . . that report is indeed something he himself left for the present

But . . . with some edit so that his intention didn’t get through though

Mitsuru - . . . you fake it!?
Ikutsuki – Now that isn’t a good way to phrase that

Pg. 16
Your father . . . Takeba Eiichirou was truly a capable scientist
He as the leader may not know me who was really young at that time, but I do admired him

While the other researchers only looked at the ability of the shadows . . .
He investigated on the “Fall” with a lot of enthusiasm

But it’s a pity that he didn’t understand the “magnificence” of the “Fall”
Yukari – What . . . is that . . . ?

That was the record he traded his life with to left it behind!!

Ikutsuki – Seems so
Isn’t it already good that it did what it’s supposed to do?

Pg. 17
Junpei – O-oi

Mitsuru - Our job is to correct the mistake that was left behind!
And I’ll get that accomplished!!

Ikutsuki – My . . . that’s the simplistic move you take due to lack of understanding . . .
Well . . . you’re still young, so that can’t be helped, I guess

Pg. 18
Aegis!
Now is the time for you to accomplish your “duty”!

Capture them and make them the “sacrifices” for the Fall
Aegis - . . . Understood

Pg. 19

Pg. 20
Junpei – Wow!?
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!?

Mitsuru – Father!

Takehiro – Ikutsuki . . . what are you getting at?!
Ikutsuki – Just as you see
I’ll make them . . . become the “sacrifice” prior to the Fall

Pg. 21
Now everything will be just like the prophecy said . . . and incidentally
Those crosses are equipped with device which suppress Persona
You won’t be able to use them
Akihiko – Dammit

父は間違っていたのだ！！
Takehiro – Father was mistaken!!

Death won’t save anyone!!
Ikutsuki – Seems like even if I already say as much, you won’t change you mind . . .
思えば先代も不幸な方だ
何を求めていたのか世継ぎのあなたは１０年経ってもまだ理解できない…
Come to think of it, the grandfather is also a misfortunate one
Even 10 years had passed, you, his successor, still don’t understand what is it he that he wanted

You’ve helped me with a lot of things . . .
So I thought I would just let you live on . . .

But now it looks like you’ll get in my way . . . Aegis!

Pg. 22
??? – Stop it!
Please stop, Aegis!!

Minato – AEGIS!!

Pg. 23
Aegis - . . . I
I . . . I . . .

I!!

Pg. 24-25
Junpei – Koromaru!

Fuuka – Koro-chan!

Takehiro – IKUTSUKIIIIIIIII!!

Pg. 26-27
. . . Mi-
. . . –tsuru

Pg. 28
Mitsuru – FATHER!!

Ikutsuki – Te- . . . ten years
Ten years of nothing . . . .
It’s not going to be like before . . .
Now, there won’t be any more exception!

Fu . . . fufufu, why do you not understand
The new world needs the “Fall” . . .
If it’s left like this, the world will just rot over many years and months . . .

Pg. 29
I’m great . . . I’m just so great

I’ll become the “King” of the next world!!

Pg. 30
Mitsuru – Why

Pg. 31
Why does it have to . . .

My father . . . used to say before . . .
That he’ll even trade his life to take responsibility for getting the children like us into this risk

But I . . .
I want my father to live on . . .

I . . .

Pg. 32
Became a Persona user because I want to protect this person . . .

Thank you for reading . . .