Asklepios 5

Sorry for the late translation guys! To answer some PMs and emails I've been getting, yes I'll be trying to translate the chapters on a weekly basis. Sometimes real life just catches up on me though... So sorry for the delay ^ ^

I think chapter 4 hasn't been translated yet, but I was having trouble d/ling the raw (what with my shared IP address) so I'll have to keep trying. Once I have the raw, I'll get down to translating! So... it might not be of much use but... here's chapter 5 first:

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Page 01

Chapter 5 -- I want to test it
Text: Gather up your courage and take a big jump!!


Page 02

[1] Text: Could...this guy be
the real "masked man"...?!!

(Side text: The "mystery" attacks!!)

[4] Mask: You're a young one
It's nice to meet you, new "Asklepios"
[T/L note: Kanji for Asklepios = God of medicine]

[5] Rosary: Hey!!!


Page 03

[1] Rosary: Postale!!

[2] Rosary: Oh yeah!!
[3] Rosary: I forgot, you haven't met him yet right sir?

[4] Rosary: Don't worry!! This is on our side
It's our sponsor!!

[6] Postale: I'm Postale
For reasons I won't go into, I have dealings with the Medills

[7] Postale: I didn't want to face anyone but the heads of the Medills and Telesfos
so I had to do things this way...
Rosary: Even so, you went too far!! (Well not that I care about this guy...)


Page 04

[1] Buzz: U- umm
When you say "dealings with the Medills"... Does that mean

[2] Buzz: Y- you know my father?
But I've never seen you before...
Postale: ...Of course

[3] Postale: I know both Thug Medill and Dominique Telesfos very well
I simply met them in a way that you wouldn't notice me
But I myself have known you for years...

[4] SFX *sizzle*

[5] Rosary: Po- Postale provides us financial support for travels and information about patients and such!!
I know he looks dodgy but he's definitely our ally!!

[6] Buzz: He was seeing my dad without me knowing...?
But I was always with them...

[7] Postale: Thug never said much
Now that the Medills have a new head
There're a number of things I must tell you...


Page 05

[2] Postale: Such as what the Medills are trying to accomplish
And
about the Biblos...

[3] Postale: But... I have yet to judge your skills
I want to test the ability of the new "Asklepios"...

[4] Postale: I'll be at the city, Vigor, at the foot of this mountain
I want you to save a boy named "Ian"
Once that's done, I'll tell you more....

[5] Box: Vigor City


Page 06

[1] Guard: Hey... Are you sure
that the Asklepios'd be coming to this hospital in the next few days?

[2] Guard: Yeah... A few days ago a strange man appeared in front of one of the patients here
Postale: The Asklepios shall cure you...
Guard: and said the Asklepios would be dropping by

[3] Guard: He's been reported to've been sighted in a village over the ridge
It's worth keeping guard here...

[4] Lady: Thank you for your work, gentlemen

[5] Guard: ...Yeah
It's worth it


Page 07

[1] Ian: Oh, Dr Laura

[2] Laura: How're you feeling Ian?

[3] Ian: Dr Laura...
Soon... The Asklepios man's gonna come
and remove this lump for me right...?

[5] Laura: No... I'll be the one that cures you
Tomorrow we'll be performing the seton stitch on you
Be prepared for it


Page 08

[1] Guard: It's unusual to have such a young doctor... and a woman at that
Laura Roman... They say she's a genius; She studied at a medical school at Salerno, the most medically advanced town, and topped her class
She has a great reputation for her logic-based procedures, and I've heard she's got the full trust of the people here...

[2] Guard 1: She doesn't smile at all, but she's sure good-looking
If the Asklepios gets me, I want her to fix me up

Guard 2: The captain'd have his hands on you first...

[3] Parent: Umm... Dr Laura
How's Ian doing...?

[4] Laura: You know how when you have a large wound and it's in the process of healing, it can remain soft and release "pus" right?
Ian's lump is caused by a build up of such "pus" under the skin of his cheek

[5] Laura: I'm currently performing a procedure called the "seton stitch" on him


Page 09

[1] Laura: First we use these "seton forceps" to pinch the affected area until it's numb*
and with a hot needle, we pass a silk thread through the holes at the end of the forceps
We then pull this thread left and right alternately and so remove the pus inside the lump

(*Text below: To lose sensation)

[2] Laura: I've picked the best procedure
from the medicine I've learnt so far

[3] Father: B- but Ian doesn't like this "seton stitch" procedure
And he says there's a doctor called Asklepios who knows how to remove his lump completely...?

[5] Laura: The Asklepios is a maniac who calls himself a doctor
and cuts patients' bodies up, regardless of who they are
He's a despicable class one heretic

[6] Parents: What?!!
A- Are you serious?!

[7] Laura: Don't worry... I've already contacted the church
We only have a few guards at the moment, but soon a small cavalry unit would be joining them


Page 10

[1] Laura: I take pride in what I've learnt
I will not let those who make light
of our honorable practice of "medicine" touch my patient...

[2] Rosary: ...Geez
That four-eyes sure says whatever she wants!!

[3] Rosary: Hah, well no matter how many horsemen come, we can easily sneak in!!
And sir, you're surprisingly good at moving around without being spotted!!
Buzz: W- well I'm used to keeping low...

[4] Rosary: So how is he?
The little patient we're after!!

[5] Buzz: Y- yes
The boy...

[6] Buzz: He has a "parotid gland tumor"
It won't be too difficult to remove...

[7] Snake Column
A "parotid gland tumor" is a tumor that forms on the parotid gland, which is an organ that secretes saliva
It's said that the Kobutori Jiisan in the Japanese folk-tale could have had this condition too!!


Page 11

[1] Buzz: Tonight... let's take him out somehow
a- and do the operation...!!

[3] Rosary: Sir, you're starting to show more confidence!!
It's hard to believe how unreliable you looked when I first met you!!

[4] Buzz: R- really...?
Text: That person probably

[5] Text: Knows a lot of things I don't
I wanna hear it all...

[6] Text: About Dad
About the Biblos...!!!


Page 12

[4] Buzz: H- hello... I'm the Asklepios
I'm here to heal you, Ian-san...

[5] Buzz: Could you lend me an ear
As I tell you our plan to remove your lump...?


Page 13

[2] Rosary: Young master...

[3] Rosary: I wonder if he'd be ok...
Buzz: Ro- Rosary, I want you to prepare for the surgery at the inn across the bridge
I'll meet up with Ian-san at the bridge past midnight and head to the inn immediately

[4] Rosary: What?!!
It's dangerous sir!! Let me take your role!!
Buzz: N- no, I think that I'm probably better
at hiding and running away than you Rosary...

[5] Buzz: After all

[6] Buzz: running away was all I did for 2 years...

[7] Ian: Oh, there you are!!
Oniichan!!


Page 14

[1] Buzz: I- I'm sorry Ian-san... for asking you to do this
Ian: No... It's ok!!
Cuz soon you're gonna

[2] Ian: remove this lump for me nice and clean right?!

[3] Laura: There's no such procedure in the textbooks...

[4] Laura: The horsemen are everywhere searching for you... They should be here anytime soon
This is the end for you, "Ripper"

[6] Ian: D- Dr Laura!! You've got it all wrong
This oniichan is...
Laura: Ian...


Page 15

[1] Laura: I will treat your lump
with the best that medicine has to offer
Now be a good boy and return to the hospital

[2] Buzz: Y-
you won't be able to heal it...

[3] Buzz: I- I've explained it to Ian-san already
But Ian-san's lump isn't caused by "pus". It's a tumor
No matter how much of the "seton stitch" procedure you perform... You won't be able to remove it

[4] Buzz: B- but I
can remove the lump painlessly

[5] Laura: ... I graduated the medical school in Salerno with top grades
but I never heard of such a procedure...

[6] Laura: Or are you trying to say you've had a better education than me--
Ian: I'm sick of it!!!

[7] Ian: Dr Laura's seton stitch is painful!!
And I've had enough of it!!!


Page 16

[3] Laura: I-
Ian!!!

[4] Buzz: L- Laura-san
Ian-san!!!


Page 17

[1] Guards: Is he here?
No... not a sight

[4] Buzz: L- Laura-san looks ok
but Ian-san...

[6] Buzz: The third rib has punctured his lung...
It's a "pulmonary laceration"...!!!

[7] Buzz: He's hasn't got much strength because of his sickness ...
I need to operate on him immediately


Page 18

[1] Buzz: I have to
but I don't have my tools on me...!!!

[2] Buzz: I need to stop the bleeding from his lungs and fix his rib in place
I've got some medicine on me but...

[3] Buzz: I don't have a scalpel... I need at least a knife
or I can't cut him open...

[4] Buzz: If I swim to the inn... by the time I get back
Ian-san would be dead...!!

[5] Postale: I want you to save a boy named "Ian"
Once that's done, I'll tell you more....

[6] Buzz: It's not about the information
It's more than that...

[7] Buzz: If I let Ian-san die here
I wouldn't be an "Asklepios"...!!


Page 19

[1] Buzz: But what can I do...?!
Laura: U- uh...

Side text: Placed in a desperate situation...!!

[5] Text: What would Buzz do in this crisis?!
With his pride as an "Asklepios" on the table,
next chapter, his risky operation starts!!