Soul Eater 66

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p.1
[Side text] Shibusen's elite squad-"Spartoi"'s first mission!!
** T/N: A group of Ares' children in Greek Mythology
[3] It's around here... / Fire, Thunder...

p.2
[1] The heart of Africa
[Title] Chapter 66: Witches' Research (First Part)

p.3
[3] ZUZUZUZUZUZU*
* murmur
[4] Kilik... Thompson sisters, can you hear me? / Yeah!! Yeahhh!! I hear ya I hear ya! / This is Yumi Azusa of the Death Scythes...

p.4
[1] I've been assigned as leader and backup for this mission. / I look forward to working with you.
[2] Likewise. / We've arrived at the designated location.
[3] Well done. I'll begin the briefing. / The mission objective is to discover and locate Witch Medusa's laboratory.
[4] Fire and Thunder will search for the laboratory by communicating with the earth.
[5] Breach the laboratory as soon as you've located it.
[6] I can't determine whether Witch Medusa's present in the laboratory or not, / but this is Medusa... Be prepared to engage at any time.

p.5
[1] I recommend you use Fire and Thunder for close-quarters combat... / and the Thompson sisters for ranged combat.
[2] With the two Magic Pots, Fire and Thunder, and the two Magic Guns, the Thompson sisters... All told you have four weapons to use... Kilik, you as a "Utility Meister" should be able to handle the differing rhythms of their wavelengths.
[3] Kilik, I'll use my "Senrigan" to look through your eyes to investigate the interior of the lab. / Our objective is to search for the Witch's research notes... Any such notes are usually written in Witch lettering
[4] As you conduct the investigation, I'll use "Senrigan" / and relay the visuals to Kimiahl Diehl, who is on standby at high altitude above you... She'll be parsing the Witch lettering.
[5] Helloooo, Kilik- Can you hear me?

p.6
[1] That's it for the mission briefing. / This is your first mission as Spartoi. Good luck.
[2] Gotcha~~
[3] KON KON* / But man, these magical devices sure are something... / You can hear her voice through these tiny things... / "Incom," I think they were called? They're pretty cool...
* tap tap
[4] BAN BAN* / Oh!? / So you found it...
* smack smack
[5] GAKO*
* thud

p.7
[1] Good job, Fire, Thunder... / GAKAN*
* thunk
[2] Alright, / let's do this.
[3] This is our first co-op mission. / Alright ladies, / let's make this a thumpin' jam.
[4] As long as we don't jam while firing.

p.8
[3] Clear. / Continue infiltration.
[4] I'm making sure there are no traps, but use caution and don't rush to complete the mission. / Roger.

p.9
[1] GIRI*
* stare
[2] Onee-chan(music note) Look, look! There's this crazy eye looking at us! / That's okay, I'd rather not see something like that. Just let it look if it wants to.
[3] What, you wanna go at it!!? Okay, it's a staring contest!! I won't lose~~! / Let it win. Let it keep its identity.
[4] Ah, man. The 'Eye' from 'I'dentity? That's wack...
[5] Well, it's no match for Azusa-nee when it comes to eyesight. / She's idolized among us gun-types~
[6] She sure is! Ahahaha / Sounds like they're having fun...
[7] It's no use trying to flatter me!! Quit the idle chatter and advance!! / Scary...

p.10
[2] It's around here... / There're a bunch of containers filled with black fluid / Please set your eyes on each object in that area one after the other. / I'll begin copying.
[3] PAAAA*
* shoom

p.11
[All across the page] GA (x12)*
* scribble
[2] Witch lettering
[3] I guess this one's next...?
[5] Next
[6] Next

p.12
[1] That's the last of it... / You may return. Good work.
[2] This mission was surprisingly easy, there not being any enemies and all / Let's go
[4] Ugh... / So bright...

p.13
[1] Towsnpeople, huh...?
[2] Kim? Are you seeing my field of vision? / I've linked your eyesight to mine using my "Senrigan".
[3] Whoa, cool- / I see it, I see it!
[4] Please start your analysis of the documents I'm looking at. / Okaaaay!!

p.14
[2] Yo. We're from Shibusen. Sorry to barge in...
[4] Insanity... / Black blood / The Kishin
[5] Chrona...!?

p.15
[1] This research... / Magic to control "Insanity"...!?
[2] Man, those eyes are weird, huh- Even 'Zu-san would be surprised. / Hey! Are these guys alright...?
** T/N: 'Zu = Azusa

p.16
[1] PAN* / HIN* / Whoa!
* bang / shoom
[2] TAN TAN*
* bang bang
[4] KYUN KYUN*
* thwip thwip

p.17
[1] Hey...!! What the hell is up with these guys...? / What's going on?
[2] Kilik!! They're breaking through the wall! Shift positions!! / KYUN KYUN KYUN* / O... Okay! / KYUN*
* thwip thwip thwip / thwip
[3] KYUN KYUN*
* thwip thwip
[4] Kilik... This is Azusa... What happened!? / We're under attack from the townspeople for some reason
[5] We're going to have to retaliate...

p.18
[1] TATSUTA*
* run
[2] Control the power of the bullets so they don't kill, alright?
[3] PAN*
* bang
[6] A molotov!?

p.19
[1] BOU*
* fwoom
[2] TA TA TA*
* thud thud thud
[3] That was dangerous...
[5] TA*
* land

p.20
[1] Up here, too!!?
[2] TATAN*
* ba-bang
[3] Kili-chan!! RPG!
[4] FUSHIRURURURU* / For real!?
* fwisssssshh

p.21
[1] BON* / Whoa!!
* boom
[2] ZUZAZAZA* / Hey!! Kim, we're under heavy attack!!
* skid
[3] We need an evac!! / What the heck is going on...?

p.22
[1] I'm taking fire too!! I can't get to you... / DA DA DA* / Shit! We're too exposed
* zing zing zing
[2] BATSU*
* fwip

p.23
[2] ZAZAZAZA* / Kim!! Watch out!! Evade!! / Kim!! Jacqueline!! Are you okay!!?
* vrmmmm
[3] Dammit... I'm worried about those two... We'll have to escape on our own...
[4] Kim!! Kilik!! Both teams, do you read me...? This is Azusa!! / I'm going to use "Senrigan" to find your two teams a rendezvous point...!
[5] Move precisely as I instruct you

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[2] First, exit that room... / take a right at the end... and right again at the next corner...
[5] Over into the adjacent building, and then left...
[9] Then just continue straight ahead...
[10] Straight ahead, she says- the only thing in front of me is a wall...!! / Are you sure about this?

p.26
[1] Smash that wall if you call yourself a man!! / Ohhhhhh
[2] DOGO*
* kathoom

p.27
[1] Yo.
[2] You scared me
[3] GASHI* / Whoaaa
* shoom
[4] Hang on tight!
[5] Let's go!!!
[6] PAN* / Whoa, Jackie! Not so fast!!
* shoom

p.28
[3] Azusa-san... This is Kim. We safely rendezvoused with Kilik's team. / We just landed away from the town. / That's right... / Then we'll see you later-

p.29
[1] She said they're going to quarantine the town.
[2] Just what happened back there? Is it related to the research Medusa was doing?
[3] Probably... / It looks like Medusa was researching a method to control insanity
[4] Those townspeople's eyes... There was something off about them
[5] There was something written in Medusa's report about Maka's friend Chrona, too

p.30
[1] Could it be that Chrona is also... / already...
[2] Isn't there any way to return them to normal? / Naturally, the critical records weren't left behind in that lab...
[3] Maybe Black*Star's team has found something...
[4] In the end, we don't really know anything...
[5] NIRU*
* vrmm

p.31
[2] What!?
[4] I am the Black Clown... / I was born of Medusa to call you into insanity

p.32
[1] Artifical Clown
[2] Will you succumb to insanity?
[Inset] Continued in December's issue (on sale 11/12)