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Translation: Ibitsu Gaiden 13.5

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:23:24 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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So that's all the chapters of Ibitsu done! Thanks to everyone who read my translations until now. I really hope you enjoyed them. ^w^

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183.

Box 1: My name is Sano Susumu. I'm a manga artist.

[Note: Susumu is reading the manga Pakuman, probably a reference to Bakuman]

Box 2: But my series are always cancelled and I'm pretty much out of work.

Box 3: The new manga I had put so much effort into making was laughed at by an editor.

Box 4: They politely turned me down, saying "It would be better in a magazine for young men".

Susumu: Haha. // They're really motivated.

Box 5: For most manga artists, things don't go as well as they do in manga.

Box 6: Just when I was considering getting a different job because / I was having trouble with money...

Rukina: Sorry I'm late...

184.

Text:
Side Story
The Mysterious Tale of the Editor ~Ibitsu: Another Story~

Box: An editor contacted me.

185.

Business Card:
OX社
OX Company

出版部門　少年アクセル編集部
Publishing Department: Shounen Axel Editorial Division

翠川　瑠綺奈
Midorikawa Rukina

株式会社OX社
OX Corporation

携帯
Cell Phone

アクセルONLINE
Axel Online

Susumu: Rukina... // Sounds like the name of a manga heroine... // But... // Is this person gonna be okay...

186.

Susumu: Eh?

Rukina: I was very moved by your work "Baroque Star" and I stay up late every night reading it. I think the editorial department deserve to die for cancelling it.

Rukina: I feel that the composition in the third panel of the third chapter is divine composition that shows the hero's depth.

Rukina: I'm a personal fan of yours too!

Sfx bubbles [2] hehe

Susumu: Ah...thank you very much...

Rukina: Ah, sorry...I'm the type of person that gets completely absorbed in what they like... // By the way, Sensei... // I would definitely like you to draw for our magazine.

187.

Susumu: Re...Really?!

Rukina: Yes. // We are ready to begin publishing.

Text: Alright! My luck has changed!

Susumu: Thank you very much!

Rukina: Well, Sensei... // I would like you to draw a character called "Alice Yuu".

188.

Susumu: Alice Yuu?

Rukina: Yes, he's a prince-like character... // According to mail-in surveys and posts on the internet, this is the type of character people want.

Rukina: I think he'll be popular with a lot of readers if you draw him now. // I think your style will be perfect too. It'll be a hit.

Text 1: This editor...

Text 2: She might actually do it...

Susumu: Alright then.

Box: After that, we had a meeting for several hours. I began creating a storyboard right after getting her feedback.

189.

Box 1: Several weeks later...

Box 2: I produced a clear storyboard

Box 3: that was worth the effort I put into it.

Susumu: I made it a fantasy adventure, to match the magazine's genre. // How is it?

Rukina: Tch. // A damn third rate manga artist.

Susumu: Eh?

Rukina: Sensei. / Shounen Axel already has several adventure stories. // So we don't need any adventure stories now.

190.

Rukina: And the type of story that suits "Alice Yuu" // is a love story!

Susumu: A love story... / But I haven't written anything like that before...

Rukina: It's okay, Sensei! // You're just nervous because you haven't understood the character "Alice Yuu". // I'll tell you my image of him.

Susumu: Ah...

191.

Susumu: Th...This is?

Rukina: Planning materials about "Alice Yuu".

192.

Rukina: I wrote this. // "Alice Yuu's 18 year diary."

Diary: Alice Yuu Volume 1

Text: Alice Yuu's 18 year diary?! What is she talking about?!

Susumu: 18 year diary...?

Rukina: Please read this // to understand Alice Yuu. // It's okay. I'm sure you can do it.

Susumu: I'll...I'll try.

193.

Susumu: Alice Yuu's eyes are cobalt blue. // He never goes to the toilet.

Susumu: His sweat smells like roses. // His whispers are like the voice of an angel.

Susumu: What is this? Is she making a fool of me? // I can't create a manga with these materials! // What's with that editor? // I can't put up with this!

Text 1: I'm sure this is my last chance to draw manga.

Text 2: And I need the money...

Susumu: Damn it.

194.

Susumu: I was able to write it somehow... // I'll contact that editor after I eat... // Ah!!

195.

Susumu: Midorikawa-san?

Rukina: Sensei, leaving your door open is careless. // What if our "Alice Yuu" got stolen?

Susumu: Isn't that...my phone?! // What were you doing picking it up without permission?!

196.

Rukina: What are you talking about? / A creator and an editor tell each other everything // and share the same destiny, right?

Sfx bubble: blush

Rukina: You can think of me as your girlfriend.

197.

Rukina: I'll do anything // if it's for manga research.

Sfx bubbles [2] hehe

Text 1: What's wrong with her...?

Text 2: She's more than just an editor...

Rukina: It was a joke, Sensei. // So you've redone the storyboard then? / I'm going to take a look.

198.

Sfx bubbles [2] hehe

Rukina: Just as I expected, Sensei! It's "Alice Yuu"! "Alice Yuu" is alive!

Text: I knew it...she's weird...

Susumu: ...It was thanks to your materials.

Rukina: Oh? // Sensei? // What's the meaning of this final scene? // "Alice Yuu" dies, embraced by the heroine?

Susumu: Well...that's...

199.

Susumu: Because it was necessary! // "Alice Yuu" understands true love in his final moments! // I thought the readers would understand their love that way!

200.

Rukina: You're just a damn third rate manga artist after all. // My Yuu-kun lives forever. // Yuu-kun has to smile.

Rukina: Even if all the curses in the world befall a certain girl, // she would easily survive with Yuu-kun there... // Killing that Yuu-kun... // You virgin!

Rukina: Ah...I can hear Yuu-kun's screams... // It hurts... // It's painful...

201.

Rukina: Sensei! It's no good! // Do it again! // You'll do it again, won't you?

202.

Susumu: I...I understand. // I'll do it again.

Rukina: Thank you very much.

Box 1: I was locked up for ten days

Box 2: and made to create a draft.

Text 1: I was reluctant about a lot of things,

Text 2: but I was just glad it was finished.

Box 3: However, several weeks later, that editor stopped contacting me.

Box 4: There was no sign of the magazine being published either,

Box 5: so I decided to ask at the editorial department.

203.

Man: Midorikawa? // There's no editor by that name here. / I've never seen this storyboard before either.

Susumu: Eh?

Man: Come to think of it... // There was an artist who said something similar.

Man: A woman who pretends to be // an editor from a famous magazine and gets her favourite manga artist // to draw her favourite character!

204.

Man: If the artist doesn't draw it the way she wants, // she cuts off their hand, / making them unable to draw manga again.

Man: She finds the next artist in the previous artist's cell phone. // Well, it is just a rumour.

Man: But this storyboard... // It's no good for Axel, but if you alter it a little...

Man: Sano-san, we have another magazine / which is aimed at girls...

205.

Man: Would you like it to be serialised there?

Box 1: I accepted that offer right away.

Box 2: Several months later, the series was more popular than I expected.

Box 3: I think I might buy a motorbike when my next book is out. / It was complicated, but now I'm a little grateful to Midorikawa.

Sfx bubble: ding dong

Susumu: Ah! // It's time to meet my editor...

206.

Rukina: How dare you mess with my Yuu-kun! // I won't forgive you!

Box: It seems that my next series will be cancelled too.

Text: Ibitsu 2 END

Translation: Ibitsu 13

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:18:43 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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154.

Text: Final Chapter – The Rumour of the Girl

155.

Sfx bubbles [2] stab

156.

Woman: Ah... // Gah...

Kazuki: Uh... / AHHH!!

157.

Sfx bubbles [3] huff

Kazuki: Ha...haha... // I did it...

Kazuki: I did it! // I killed her! // How dare you // ruin my family!!

158.

Paper: Circular Notice

Kazuki: ...Eh? // I was wrong...? // Why...?

Remina: She came round because you were making noise every day.

159.

Remina: The woman next door!

Kazuki: AHH!

Remina: It feels good. // That's what happens when someone comes into our house without permission. // Right, big brother?

160.

Remina: Just now, you said "I was wrong..." // Did you think she was someone else? // Hey, who did you think she was?

Kazuki: No... // You're wrong! // Listen, Remina!

Remina: ...Remina? // What are you talking about?

161.

Remina: My name is // Itou Hikari!

Text: Why did she use my little sister's name?

Remina: Remina... // Come to think of it, I had that name too.

Kazuki: What are you talking about? // Your name is Kanbe Remina, right?

162.

Kazuki: That's what was written in here...

Kazuki: No way... // You're not...Kanbe Remina? // You changed places // with the real Kanbe Remina!

163.

Remina: If I made a mistake, my big brother disciplined me! // I don't want to eat trash anymore!

164.

Kazuki: The murder committed by the eldest son of the Kanbe family... // You did it all...!!

165.

Kazuki: You killed the real Kanbe Remina... // and became Remina... // Doctor Tanabe too...

Kazuki: You've done this // over and over again... // Who are you...?

166.

Kazuki: Who the hell are you?!

Remina: I told you. // I'm Itou Hikari. // Anyway, big brother. // I'm crying, you know.

167.

Remina: You tried to kill me earlier, didn't you? // I thought I'd finally found my ideal big brother... // I don't need // a big brother like that anymore.

168.

Kazuki: AHH! // S-Sorry! // I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Kazuki: I'll do anything! // I'll become your ideal big brother!

169.

Kazuki: Look! The soles of your feet are dirty! // Big brother will clean them up! // Let's be friends from now on! // ...Okay?

Remina: I see... / If you insist, // I'll make you my friend.

170.

Remina: Hehe! You heard what he said, I can make a new friend. // So we can't be together anymore. // Goodbye, Keiichi.

171.

Diary:
Clinical Psychologist
Tanabe Keiichi

Kazuki: T-This... // Uh...Uhh...!!

Remina: This time you're going inside. // Forever... // I'll play with you forever.

172.

Remina: AHA! // HAHAHAHA!

173.

Kazuki: AH...AHH! // AHHHH!

174.

Reporter: On the morning of the 3rd, four bodies were found // at the home of Itou Kouichi-san, an office worker from I Prefecture.

175.

Reporter: The suspect has been confirmed as the eldest son, Itou Kazuki. // As he committed suicide after killing the others, his motives and what exactly happened are currently unknown.

Woman 1: Every night was awful! He was bullying his little sister!

Woman 2: I thought something like this would happen one day.

Reporter: A weapon believed to have been used / in the murder of a school employee and member of the girls' basketball team on the 18th of last month // was found in the home.

Reporter: The fingerprints of the suspect that were found on the weapon are currently being investigated...

176.

Reporter: The whereabouts of the suspect's younger sister, Hikari-san, are also unknown. More information is being called for // and it appears he has committed other crimes.

Woman: My dog Sunny-chan was killed! // He killed his little sister too!

In panel text: And his room was dirty too...

Sign: Youth Crime Analyst

Man: It was a perverted crime. // Adult movies about younger sisters were found in the perpetrator's room.

Man: What really is happening to the youth of today?

Man: Well, let's move onto the next story.

177.

Girl: Hey, have you heard the urban legend about the strange Lolita? // At midnight, / a girl in Lolita clothing appears // and asks a question.

Girl: If you answer that question, then she'll come // to be your little sister.

178.

Girl: Then she'll say "I've found my big brother" and she'll chase after you.

Girl: Last of all, she'll make you into a stuffed toy, // giving you a "twisted" death!

179.

Girl 1: What's that? It sounds creepy!

Girl 2: It's true!

Remina: Hmm? // What is it? // I see...I'm glad. // Kazuki. // Hey.

180.

Remina: Do you need a sister?

Translation: Ibitsu 12

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:29:45 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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129.

Bubble 1: I haven't seen Itou-san's wife recently.

Bubble 2: Isn't she busy because Kazuki-kun just got back?

Bubble 3: What do you mean?

Bubble 4: Kazuki-kun makes weird noises at night.

Bubble 5: And that window...

Bubble 6: Oh no!

Bubble 7: I wonder if he's okay...

130.

Text: Chapter 12 – The Girl that Imprisons

131.

[No text]

132.

Remina: That's no good!

Kazuki: Ahhh!

Remina: You don't see me... // If you understood my pure heart, // then you wouldn't do such a disgusting drawing!

Remina: If you're the ideal big brother, // then you should be able to draw me!

133.

Remina: Discipline! // I don't really want to do this...

Kazuki: S-Stop...

Remina: You go to art school, so you've got to draw well. // I love you, big brother.

134.

Kazuki: Gyaaah!

Remina: Hehehe...it'll stay open. // Now you'll be able to see me a little. // Let's eat, I'll get dinner ready now.

135.

Sfx bubbles [2] clatter

Kazuki: Ah... // Ah...Uh... // I'm going crazy! // If this keeps going, I'll... // I'll...

136.

Kazuki: These boards! If I could just remove these boards... // I'd be able to get out of here!

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Kazuki: I can get them out! // I can get them out!

137.

Kazuki: AHHH!!!

Remina: What ...? // Practicing how to draw...

Bag: Burnable rubbish

Remina: Preparing dinner!!

138.

Remina: Even though I do all those things for you!! // Why do you do this?!

Paper: Circular Notice

Remina: Don't do that anymore!! // Why do you hurt me?! // Uh...No...No...!!

139.

Box 1: I can't...

Box 2: move the way I want anymore...

Text: I can't escape...

140.

Text 1: What on earth...

Text 2: should I do...?

Kazuki: That doctor...Tanabe's diary... // ...Blood?

Diary:
11th July
Sunny
Today she

141.

Box 1:
11th July
Sunny

Box 2: Today she blamed herself and was self-harming again.

Box 3: It was only a temporary solution, but I decided to make her wish come true.

Box 4: I told her "Remina, you're the ideal little sister."

Box 5: She smiled for the first time since coming here and stopped hurting herself.

142.

Box 1:
15th July
I was mistaken.

Box 2: Becoming "the ideal little sister" wasn't her wish.

Box 3: She wanted us to be "the ideal siblings".

Box 4: She imprisoned me in an unused room in the old hospital ward.

Box 5: She abused me, calling it "discipline".

Box 6: It was a thoughtless decision. I shouldn't have accepted her.

143.

Kazuki: No...No way...!

Box 1: 20th July / I shouted for help, but no one noticed.

Box 2:
1st of August
My fourth attempt at escaping failed.

Box 3: She seems to see through everything. / I can't...

Diary: I'll never escape.

Kazuki: escape // from her!

144.

Diary:
15th August
I was...

Miyama: Several years ago, a doctor at this hospital went crazy // and stabbed the people inside the hospital. // The doctor committed suicide after that.

Kazuki: That rumour...so Tanabe was the doctor?!

145.

Kazuki: Ha... // Haha...ha! // Hahahaha! / Hahahahaha!

146.

Remina: Ah, look at the time!

Bag: Burnable rubbish

Remina: Time for dinner.

Sfx bubbles [3] tap

147.

Kazuki: Will you look // at my new drawing?

Remina: That's the right attitude! Have you drawn it properly?

Bag: Burnable rubbish

148.

Kazuki: I finally... / understand you.

149.

Remina: I'm happy! // I'm happy, big brother! // I knew you'd become "the ideal big brother"!

Bag: Burnable rubbish

Remina: I'll remake dinner, so just wait!

Kazuki: Could you give me the pencil sharpener before that? // I want to finish the drawing.

Remina: Alright, got it.

150.

[No text]

151.

Kazuki: That's all...

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Kazuki: Killing her is the only thing I can do...

Sfx bubble: huff

Kazuki: I'll stab her!

152.

Kazuki: I'll kill her!

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Sfx bubbles [3] tap

Kazuki: I'll kill her!

153.

Sfx bubbles [3] tap

Sfx bubbles [4] thump

Translation: Ibitsu 11

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:30:35 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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107.

Remina: Good morning, big brother. // I want to be with you forever, so I'm making sure you won't be able to go anywhere.

Remina: It's okay, the medicine from earlier is working, so it won't hurt.

Kazuki: Sto... // Stop!!!

108.

[No text]

109.

Box 1: This is...

Box 2: my parents' home...?

Box 3: I see...

Box 4: I was saved...

Text: Chapter 11 – The Girl of Nightmares

110.

Kazuki: Uh...

Text 1: Miyama and Goto must have

Text 2: carried me here because I was injured...

Kazuki: Shit...the medicine that Lolita injected me with is still working... // I've got to see a doctor later on...

111.

Door: Hikari's Room

Kazuki: I should talk to Hikari about the Lolita. // Hikari, I'm coming in.

112.

Kazuki: She's not back yet...?

113.

Mother: Ah, Kazuki! // You're finally up? It's time for dinner!

Kazuki: Good morning.

114.

Mother: What do you mean "Good morning"?! // Being carried in by your friends late at night... // Of course I'd get a shock!

Mother: As usual, Hikari stayed out without contacting me! / Honestly, my kids are no good! // What are you smiling for? / Tell me what happened last night!

Kazuki: Ah...I'll tell you later. / I'm...going to wash my face.

Text 1: Things are the same as usual.

Text 2: My daily life is

Text 3: back to normal...

115.

Text: It's over...

Box 1: I caused Miyama and Goto a lot of trouble...I'll take them out to eat.

Box 2: I've got to tell Hikari soon too.

Box 3: Because she's a scaredy-cat...

116.

[No text]

117.

Remina: Good morning, / big brother.

Kazuki: Yo...You...why...? // So...it's not over...

118.

Remina: Over? // What are you talking about? // There's no end to being siblings. // It's forever!

Kazuki: Da... // Damn it!

119.

Kazuki: Mom...the police! // Call the police!

Sfx bubbles [2] sizzle

Kazuki: Mo...Mom?

120.

Sfx bubbles [2] sizzle

121.

Kazuki: Ah...Ah...

Remina: Hehehe...it was only natural. // When I brought you here... // those people kept calling me your friend.

122.

Kazuki: Didn't I make your wish come true?! // So why...

Remina: Yes, I was happy! // Big brother accepted me as his little sister! // Now I'm your only little sister!

Kazuki: You... // No way...

123.

Kazuki: Shit!! // Shit!!!

124.

Remina: Hey, big brother. // A big brother should protect his little sister. // Didn't your mother and father teach you that?

Remina: They taught you! // But instead of protecting me...you threw a vase at me! // That's a shameful thing for a big brother to do!

125.

Remina: I'm going to discipline you, // so you won't do that again!

Kazuki: Sto...Sto...

126.

Kazuki: Gyaaah! // Ahhh!

Remina: It'll be your turn to become "The ideal big brother" next!

Translation: Ibitsu 10

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:06:07 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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81.

Remina: Hey, big brother. // I know you're inside there...

Remina: Do you...remember your promise? // If you've...forgotten...

Remina: Then I wonder what will / happen to the people important to you?

82.

Text: Chapter 10 – The Mad Girl

83.

Kazuki: You...do you know where Miyama and Goto went?!

Sfx bubbles [2] hehe

Remina: Who?

Sfx bubbles [3] hehe

Remina: I don't know those people.

Remina: Hey! Listen, Keiichi! // Big brother kept his promise! I'm very happy! // I'm glad he can see me looking beautiful this time!

84.

Kazuki: You... // You're Kanbe Remina, aren't you?

Kazuki: I'm sorry that bad things happened to you // in the past and you had painful experiences.

Remina: Keiichi, I'm with my big brother today...

Kazuki: But...!

85.

Kazuki: Asking something from me // won't change a thing!

Kazuki: I'll look for Doctor Tanabe, if that's what you want. // So...

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

86.

Remina: Why...do you say such mean things? // Doing... / something to push me away...

Remina: How can you think things like that?! // Even though I just want us to be together... // You're...betraying me again!

87.

Kazuki: W-Wait...I...

Remina: AHHH!

Kazuki: Uh...! // S-Stop that!

88.

Kazuki: Uh...!!

Remina: Uh... // Uh...

Kazuki: L-Let go of me!!

89.

Kazuki: Uh...! // You... / I told you to let go of me!!

90.

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Remina: Uh... // Uh...

Kazuki: Uh...! // Don't be ridiculous! I'm not thinking of you at all!

Kazuki: So why do you have to do this?! // If you follow me around anymore, // I'll report you to the police!

91.

Kazuki: ...!!! // Ouch!!!

92.

Kazuki: Uh...!

Sfx bubble: splatter

Remina: Hehe. // I told you that I do // crazy things when you're mean to me...

Remina: See, your mind // will go blank... // Hehe. // I'm sure you'll go crazy again.

Kazuki: ...Again?

93.

Remina: My previous brother / put his head in the stove when he came to. // He was sizzling.

Remina: It smelled good! I felt better when I smelled that! // So I smelled it until he burned up completely!

Kazuki: I knew it...he...!

Text: Burned himself to death

Kazuki: At this rate, I'll also...

94.

Text 1: W-What...?!

Text 2: My arm is numb...?!

Remina: How disgusting. // I got hit a lot when you struggled.

95.

Remina: Hehe... // Hehe... // Ah...I can't wait any longer... // What will happen to big brother today...?

96.

Remina: Hehe! Hehe!! / Hehe, hehehe! // Hahaha!!!

97.

Kazuki: Uh...uh!

Remina: Hehe...big brother is all warm inside! // It feels good!

Remina: Big brother and I are becoming one! // We're becoming one!

98.

Text 1: No...no...

Text 2: I'm losing consciousness...

Remina: I'm going to mess you up! // Just like what big brother did to my wish!

Kazuki: ...Wish...

Notebook:
To save her from this obsession,
it might be necessary to make her wish come true.

Kazuki: You shouldn't // do things like this...

99.

Kazuki: Because you're // a good little sister!

Remina: A good...little sister?

100.

Kazuki: You've always thought of your big brother // and done good things for him, right? // Uh...!

Kazuki: Even though other people didn't understand you and you had painful experiences, // you were always // trying your best...

101.

Kazuki: You're... // the ideal little sister!

102.

Remina: I'm glad...

103.

Remina: Big brother Kazuki // is my brother...

104.

Remina: Thank you... // Big brother...

Translation: Ibitsu 9

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:30:12 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

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55.

Text on the wall: Big brother

Kazuki: W-What is that...?

56.

Sfx bubbles [2] clatter

57.

Text: Chapter 9 – The Girl Inside the Memories

Kazuki: This... // belongs to a doctor from the hospital?

Notebook:
Clinical Psychologist
Tanabe

58.

Bubble 1: For the first time, I've accepted a patient involved with a criminal case.

Bubble 2: I thought that I'd document this for future psychology.

Box 1:
Year 20XX
5th of June
Rainy

Box 2: The patient's name is Kanbe Remina (aged 11)

Box 3: She is the only survivor of a family murdered in K Prefecture.

59.

Box 1: A family murdered in K Prefecture. / The eldest son (aged 15) used a hammer to kill his father, mother and grandmother. He committed suicide afterwards.

Box 2: The girl saw the whole incident.

Box 3: The shock caused slight memory loss and neurosis.

Box 4: Countless bruises were found when her body was examined.

Box 5: According to the police report, she had been abused by her older brother over a long period of time.

Remina: Kagome~ // Kagome~ // Inside // the cage~

[Note: Kagome, Kagome is a game similar to tag, as well as a children's song]

Doctor: Change into these clothes, Remina-chan.

60.

Remina: It's okay...

Doctor: It's okay? But your clothes are all dirty...come on...

Remina: A little sister has to be like this... / My big brother said so. // So I'm fine like this!

61.

Box 1: The girl never took off her clothes after that.

Box 2: Reluctantly, I left her like that and kept observing her.

Box 3: How exactly had she been abused?

Kazuki: This...Kanbe Remina... / That's who the Lolita really is?!

Box 4: 7th of June

Box 5: In order to start communicating with the girl, / I decided to eat together with her.

62.

Box 1: Her mouth was swollen and she couldn't close her mouth properly. She often spilled her food.

Doctor: Look, you've spilt some. That's no good.

Remina: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! // I'll clean it up right away!

63.

Doctor: S-Stop that! What are you doing?!

Remina: If I make a mistake, my big brother disciplines me! // I don't want to eat trash anymore!

Doctor: Trash?!

Remina: Trash is good enough for a little sister who's trash... // I'd be made to eat it, even if it made me throw up! // My stomach would hurt everyday and I'd feel cold!

64.

Remina: I'll be a good little sister! I'll be a cute little sister! / I'll be big brother's ideal little sister! // So...stop disciplining me! Stop disciplining me! Big brother!

Box 1: Her heart was clearly marked by the wounds of abuse.

Box 2: How much time will be necessary for her heart to heal...?

65.

Box 1:
19th of June
Rainy

Box 2: In order to understand the murder completely,

Box 3: she was hypnotised at the request of the police.

Detective: Please start from the day of the incident.

Man: Where were you on the 23rd of May, Remina-chan?

Remina: The closet...

Man: Why were you there?

Remina: Because...I was scared...

66.

Remina: My big brother did something bad to my mother and father... // I can hear... // a strange noise...

Sfx bubbles [3] smash

Remina: I...I can't move... // Ah...Ah...

67.

Remina: AHHH!

Man: H-Hey...what happened?

Remina: Stop...big brother... // Stop!!! // Don't cut me there!

68.

Remina: AHHH!!!

Doctor: S-Stop that! Damn it! How awful! // Calm down, Remina-chan!

69.

Remina: Big brother... // Don't say you don't need a little sister anymore... // It's my fault / that you hit me... // Because I'm a useless little sister.

Remina: I'm sorry. // Making you do terrible things for me...

Remina: I'll try my best... / I'm sure I'll be a good little sister... // So don't say you don't need me...

Doctor: ...You're not an unwanted little sister.

Remina: Sensei...

70.

Remina: Do you need a little sister?

Box 1: As long as the "big brother" inside her heart remains,

Box 2: she will suffer her whole life.

71.

Doctor: Yes, I'll be your // big brother from today.

72.

Remina: Kagome~ // Kagome~ // The bird // inside the cage~

73.

Box:
25th of June
Sunny
There was an accident at the hospital.

Doctor: You're a lot better now, Tamai-san. / You'll be able to leave the hospital soon.

Tamai: Thank you! It's because of you, Sensei!

Remina: Why are you with that girl? // It's because I'm a useless little sister, isn't it?

Doctor: W-What are you talking about? // She's a patient, you know?

74.

Box 1: That night,

Box 2: Tamai-san committed suicide.

Box 3: I suddenly suspected that

Box 4: Remina-chan had done something...

Remina: I'm sorry...if I was a good little sister... // I could comfort my big brother, but I'm a useless little sister...

Box 5: I'm thinking too much.

Box 6: There's no way she could have done anything.

Doctor: Thank you. It's okay.

Box 7: If I think like this, then she won't trust me! I've got to pull myself together!

75.

Remina: Hehehe... // Look Keiichi. They're beautiful now. // I found the perfect nails. // Right, I'm going to / see big brother now.

Remina: Kagome~ Kagome~ // The bird inside the cage~

76.

Box:
8th of July
Her condition only became worse.

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Remina: I'm sorry! I'm a useless little sister! A useless little sister!

Doctor: What are you doing? Stop!

Remina: Noooo!

Box 1: On my days off, she would spend the whole day writing on the wall.

Box 2: It was as if she had received some kind of punishment.

Text on the wall: Big brother

77.

Remina: In the evening // of the dawn~

Box: To save her from this obsession...

Notebook:
To save her from this obsession,
it might be necessary to make her wish come true.

Kazuki: Her...wish...

Remina: The turtle // slipped~

78.

Remina: Who is the one // behind you~?

Translation: Ibitsu 8

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:14:12 +0000

For the use of Project Bite Me! Scanlations only.

==========

29.

Goto: So this is the hospital, huh? // It's a creepy place.

Miyama: Why'd you bring that camera, Goto?

Goto: I thought I'd film the Lolita if she appeared! // We can take it to the police as proof, right?

Miyama: I don't really want to see her though.

Text 1: We might find

Text 2: some information about the Lolita here!

30.

Kazuki: Alright, let's go!

Text: Chapter 8 – The Girl in the Hospital

31.

Goto: Whoa! This place sure has atmosphere! // Lolita-chan! Your dear brother is here! // Ah, did I make you angry?

Miyama: Ah. // Anyway,

Map: 1st floor map

Miyama: let's search the patients' rooms first.

32.

Goto: It stinks of mould... // Ouch! // It's too difficult to walk here!

Kazuki: Iron bars...

33.

Goto: Whoa...are those scratches?

34.

Kazuki: ...What's that?

Goto: It's creepy...

Kazuki: Hey, Miyama. / Do you think those stories are true?

Miyama: The ones on the internet? // There's been a lot of gossip about the hospital being closed down because of murders.

Kazuki: Murders? What are you talking about?

Miyama: Several years ago, // a doctor at this hospital went crazy

35.

Miyama: and stabbed the people inside the hospital. // The doctor committed suicide after that.

Goto: Scary! Hope we don't get unlucky! // Hey, there's something in this room!

36.

Goto: A body bag...? // Is there something inside...?

Kazuki: Don't say weird stuff. Let's go to the next room.

Goto: Hey...just now...

Kazuki: S-Stop...Goto!

37.

Goto: Whoa!!!

38.

Everyone: AH...AHHH!

39.

Sfx bubbles [3] huff

Goto: What?! // What was that?!

Kazuki: Wait, Goto!! // Miyama isn't here!! // Let's go back!!

Goto: Hey...wait up...Kazu...

40.

Kazuki: Miyama!! // Miyama!!

Kazuki: Damn it! Everything looks the same... // Where's the room we were in earlier?! // Goto...do you know where it is...?

41.

Kazuki: ...Goto? // Stop...messing about... // Goto! Miyama! / Where are you? Say something!

42.

Kazuki: Just now...somebody was... // Miyama?! Goto?!

43.

Kazuki: AHH!

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Text: I guess I was mistaken...

Sfx bubbles [2] huff

Kazuki: A-Anyway, I've got to find them...

44.

[No text]

45.

Text 1: Shit...!

Text 2: What's wrong with me?

Text 3: I'm getting scared of the Lolita!

Sfx bubble: hehe

46.

Girl: Hehe... // Hehehe... // Big brother...

47.

Kazuki: AHHH!!!

Sfx bubbles [in middle panel] hehe

Girl: Hehe... // Hehe... // Wait... // Let me // out of here...

48.

Girl [bubble in first panel] Big brother!

Kazuki: Stop it!! // Stop it!! Stop it!!

49.

Kazuki: Shit! What's wrong with me?!

Text 1: Calm down...

Text 2: That thing just now was just an illusion...

Kazuki [sfx bubbles] huff

50.

[No text]

51.

Kazuki: A black...wall?

52.

Text on the wall: Big brother

Translation: Ibitsu 7

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:30:18 +0000

002.

Text 1: Contents

Text 2: Chapter 7 – The Girl Behind the Door

Text 3: Chapter 8 – The Girl in the Hospital

Text 4: Chapter 9 – The Girl Inside the Memories

Text 5: Chapter 10 – The Mad Girl

Text 6: Chapter 11 – The Girl of Nightmares

Text 7: Chapter 12 – The Imprisoned Girl

Text 8: Chapter 13 – The Rumoured Girl

Text 9: Side Story – The Mysterious Tale of the Editor~Ibitsu: Another Story~

003.

Phone:
Calling
Hikari

Kazuki: I wonder what's up with Hikari...

004.

Miyama: So will the Lolita come today?

Kazuki: I don't know...

Miyama: Goto would probably hate it if // she came the one time he wasn't here.

Kazuki: Going to his part-time job at a time like this! Some friend he is!

Miyama: Well, things should be okay with just you and me. // You changed the locks, right? She can't come in by herself.

005.

Kazuki: Miyama... // Who do you think the Lolita is?

Miyama: Haven't you got any ideas? / Like an old girlfriend or one of your seniors from high school. // People likely to be stalkers.

Kazuki: I haven't got any ideas! // We've got no information! We're totally lost!

Miyama: Found something!

Kazuki: Found something...?

006.

Text 1: Chapter 7 – The Girl Behind the Door

Computer Screen:
[First Title] Urban Legends
[Second Title] Scary Urban Legends
[Entry 1] Hanako-san
[Entry 2] The Slit-Mouth Woman
[Entry 3] Hikiko-san
[Entry 4] Mysterious Call
[Entry 5] Three Centimetre Lady
[Entry 6] Strange Lolita

[Translator Notes]
*Hanako-san: A girl who died after being bullied, and haunts the toilets of elementary schools.
*The Slit-Mouth Woman: A woman with a slit mouth who wanders around at night, asking people if she is pretty and kills those who say she isn't.
*Hikiko-san: A woman who became a social recluse after being bullied, now attacks schoolchildren in revenge.
* Mysterious Caller: 10 people sit in a circle and call someone sitting next to them. All the calls should connect normally, apart from one, which will be answered by a mysterious person. If the person who made the call can't answer the question asked, the mysterious person will steal one of their body parts.
*Three Centimetre Lady: An old woman that murders people by tearing their bodies apart with a needle.

Screen Close-up: Strange Lolita

Kazuki: Lolita!!

Miyama: Some high school student said that the Lolita was an urban legend. // So I thought there might be some information on the internet.

007.

Computer Screen:
Strange Lolita
At midnight, a girl dressed in Lolita clothing appears at a dump site and asks "Do you have a younger sister?" If you answer, the Lolita will come and be your young sister.

Miyama: It doesn't matter whether you answer "I have" or "I don't have"... // She'll definitely come to be your younger sister...

Kazuki: Isn't there anything else written there?!

Miyama: Don't get so worked up...

Computer Screen:
Post
Discussion of Frightening Experiences

Miyama: How about / checking this out?

008.

Miyama: Several years ago, in I city, there were "incidents of mysterious corpses at dump sites". // One of the victims was a friend of mine...

Miyama: Ah...so there were incidents like that... // I'm sure that...some time after the incidents occurred, it was decided that they were suicides.

Miyama: My friend was talking about strange things a month before he died. // At midnight, // he met a girl at a dump site.

009.

Miyama: When he was about to call out to her, thinking she was feeling unwell, // she asked him a question instead.

Miyama: "Do you have a younger sister?" // That was it. // My friend didn't understand, // so he just said "I don't have one".

010.

Miyama: The next day, she began harassing him. // She'd call a hundred times a day and follow him around...

Miyama: She told him to wash her stuffed toy // and forced her way into his home.

Kazuki: Just like what happened to me...!

Miyama: She forced her way into his home again and again, saying "I'm your sister, so I'll always be with you." // The day after he told me "I said no"...

011.

Miyama: He was hanging // at the dumpsite, dead.

Kazuki: He died...

012.

Miyama: My friend spoke to the police, // but no one had seen the girl. / They didn't take him seriously. // Even now, I don't think it was just suicide.

Kazuki: So the Lolita did something?

Miyama: H-Hey! This...!

Text 1: He burned himself to death.

Text 2: He threw himself in front of a car.

013.

Kazuki: All the guys who said // "I don't have one" are dead!

Miyama: Kazuki...what did you say?

Kazuki: I said that "I have one". // What happens to the guys who say "I have one"?! // What's written there?

Miyama: ...Nothing.

Kazuki: There's nothing about the guys who said "I have one"! // No way... // Then I... // What the hell is gonna happen to me?!

014.

Kazuki: ...A blackout? // Shit! At a time like this...

015.

Miyama: ...She's here?

016.

Kazuki: The Lolita!

017.

Girl: What... // What... // Why? // Why did you change the lock without telling me? // Open up... // Hey, open up...

018.

Phone Screen: Number unavailable

Miyama: What is this...?

019.

Girl: You're there, aren't you? // Open up...

Kazuki: Shit!

Miyama: Stop! // All the victims on the internet died! // If those stories were true, then it wasn't suicide! They must have been murdered!

Miyama: It's dangerous! // Don't open the door!

020.

Girl: Why are you being mean? // Your little sister is here! // Open up! // Open up! // Open up!

021.

[No text]

022.

Girl: Ah... // Ahhhhh...

023.

Girl: When you're too mean to me, // I sometimes do crazy things.

Girl: When that happens, you disappear... // It's happened so many times.

Girl: So don't be mean to me anymore. // Promise me! // Ah...I ended up getting dirty because you were mean to me...

024.

Girl: Such a dirty little sister // cannot see her big brother... // Don't forget your promise.

Miyama: D-Did she leave?

025.

Kazuki: ...She's not there. // It looks like she left already. // Uhh! // W-What is that stuff?!

026.

Miyama: Kazuki. // I don't know whether it will count as information, // but I found this.

027.

Computer Screen:
63 Is that for real?

64 Abyss
Recently,
I saw the Lolita girl going into
the rundown psychiatric hospital in I City.

65 mansion yokoyama
I saw her too!

Miyama: It's pretty unreliable information... // But what are you gonna do?

Text: My brother has disappeared.

Kazuki: Let's go. // We might / find something if we do!

Translation: Ibitsu Gaiden 6.5

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:33:21 +0000

I'm finally catching up with this series! It's a year after I translated the first chapter...but better late than never, right? XD

==========

169.

sfx bubbles [2] creak

Yuki: Hey, Kaori...

sfx bubbles [3] creak

Yuki: Doesn't that sound weird?

Kaori: You think so?

sfx bubbles [2] creak

Kaori: Isn't it just the trees?

Yuki: I suppose so...

170.

Yuki: Hey! Can't you guys run properly?!

Yuuji: We were just kidding! Didn't we look like that musclehead coach?

Yuki: Yuuji! Satoshi!

Satoshi: You were scared, right?

Yuki: N-No way! And you didn't look like the coach!

Kaori: Hey, you! / Isn't he more like that?

Yuuji: Tch! Kaori does it way better! // But doing club activities in summer vacation is pretty depressing.

Yuki: Makes you want to do something interesting, right?

171.

Kaori: Alright then! / Let's have a fear test!

Satoshi: Fear test?

Kaori: There's an abandoned building near the freeway that's supposed to be haunted. How about going there?

Yuki: Sounds interesting! Let's go!

Satoshi: Yuki...I thought you hated stuff like that...

Yuki: It's okay! I wanna go!

Satoshi: Alright, then let's go!

172.

Text:
Side Story
The Corridor of Dolls: Ibitsu~Another Story~

Sign: No Entry

Yuuji: Whoa...it's pretty creepy.

Yuki: Yeah...seems dangerous...

173.

Yuuji: But... // There really are a lot of couples around here... [They're deadbeats too...]

In panel text: Better not make eye contact...

Satoshi: Hey, there's somewhere we can get in over there!

Yuuji: Huh? This place is a mess. Was there a fire or something?

174.

Yuuji: Whoa! Dead bodies?!

Satoshi: Calm down. // They're just dolls!

Yuuji: Huh? I was scared...

Kaori: This abandoned building...it belonged to a famous doll maker named Mikasai. // See...

175.

Kaori: The story is that Mikasai set fire to himself here.

Satoshi: So the story is true then...

176.

sfx bubbles [2] cough

Yuki: Hey, Satoshi! You're making Kaori cough! // You're smoking again, even though you promised to quit!

Satoshi: Sorry...I wasn't thinking. Don't get so angry, Yuki!

In panel text: Throw away that cigarette.

Yuuji: Come on, don't fight. / Well, what are we gonna do about the fear test?

Yuki: It might be kinda scary, but why don't we split into two groups? // How about we try to reach the top floor and write our names on the wall?

Satoshi: Okay! Then I'll go with Yuki from here!

Kaori: See you on the top floor!

177.

Yuki: T-This is scary...I'm sure a ghost is gonna appear!

Satoshi: If you hate it that much, then why'd you say you'd come?

Yuki: There's actually an urban legend about this place.

Satoshi: What's that?

Yuki: It's called “The Wall of Happiness”. / If a couple write their names of the top floor of an abandoned building, // they'll be happy together forever.

178.

Yuki: Kaori recently broke up with her boyfriend. // She seemed kinda unhappy. // I want her to forget about her old boyfriend.

Yuki: Yuuji doesn't like Kaori, so I thought an urban legend might make it work.

Satoshi: But...being an “old lady matchmaker” at your age?

Yuuji: Great job, Yuki! // Now it's easy for me to confess to Kaori! // And a haunted place // is great for this and that!

179.

Yuuji: W-Whoa!

Kaori: Kyaa!

Yuuji: S-Sorry! // H-Huh? You're not angry?

180.

Kaori: I want you.

Yuuji: N-No way!

181.

Yuki: I wonder if they're getting on okay...

Satoshi: Hey, why don't we... // Hey, we've already been dating for six months. // You should trust me now.

Yuki: I can't do that. You broke your promise and started smoking again. // Anyway, keep a look out for ghosts!

Kaori: KYAAA!

Yuki: W-Was that scream just now Kaori?!

Satoshi: Huh? / Did Yuuji attack her or something?

182.

sfx bubbles [2] shiver

Yuki: Kaori, are you okay?!

Satoshi: H-Hey! What the hell happened?! // Where's Yuuji?!

Kaori: I don't know...I don't know. // But...a dark shadow attacked... // and Yuuji...

183.

Yuki: No way...a ghost...

Satoshi: That's impossible! It must have been one of the deadbeats out front. // I'm gonna go look for him!

184.

Satoshi: Shit! Where did you go, Yuuji?

Yuki: These dolls look like they could move any minute! // Creepy!

Kaori: That because they're “Ultimate Dolls”.

185.

Yuki: What are those?

Kaori: When Mikasai lost his wife in an accident, his personality changed. // At that time, he said this to a friend...

Kaori: “Humans...love...are such short-lived and fragile things...” / “I'll make something that lasts for eternity”.

Kaori: Then he worked here until he committed suicide, // creating “Ultimate Dolls”.

Yuki: Don't talk about that now!

186.

Yuki: Ah... // KYAAA!

187.

Yuki: What is that? What on earth is it?!

Kaori: I-It must be a doll!

Satoshi: What's the matter? // Hey, what is this? // This is the // only room without dolls.

sfx bubbles [2] creak

188.

sfx bubbles: creak

189.

Yuuji: Get away...

Satoshi: That voice... // Yuuji?!

190.

Satoshi: No way...those things... // did that to Yuuji... // This is bad!! // Let's get out of here!

191.

sfx bubbles: creak

Yuki: N-No!!!

192.

Kaori: Yuki! This way!

Yuki: S-Satoshi?!

Satoshi: You guys go ahead!

Sign: Fireproof wall

Satoshi: Shit! It's not gonna close?! // Whoooa!

193.

sfx bubbles [2] creak

Satoshi: Damn it! They're not stopping!

194.

sfx bubbles [2] creak

Satoshi: Looks like they've gone...

Yuki: What is this? Why are those dolls chasing us?!

Satoshi: I don't know! Anyway, we've got to escape somehow!

Kaori: Ouch... // I think I hurt my leg... // I won't be able to run anymore...

195.

Satoshi: I'll go out front and get help, you guys hide here!

Yuki: What are you talking about? That's impossible!

Satoshi: It's okay! I'm a 200 metre runner, so I should be able to shake them off at my speed! // And I want you to trust me!

Yuki: Satoshi...

Satoshi: I promise I'll return and write my name on the wall!

196.

Yuki: Come back safe, Satoshi... // R-Right...Kaori! // Is your leg okay? I should take care of it!

Yuki: Whoa! // What is that?!

197.

Yuki: Ah...names... // I see...this is the room with the “Wall of Happiness”.

Wall:
Iguchi Ryuuichi
Kanou Kaori

Yuki: K-Kaori's name? // You've been here before, Kaori?

Kaori: I have. // With my old boyfriend.

Yuki: K-Kaori?

Kaori: We both wrote our names on the wall. // So we could be happy together forever.

198.

Kaori: But we didn't become happy. // Even though her boyfriend was accepted right away...

Kaori: Kaori ran away and left him behind! // She resisted while it was happening, and set fire to her boyfriend, who had become a doll! How cruel!

Kaori: But now I'm wearing her skin and have become Kaori! // Ah... // Now that I'm like this, it's no good!

199.

Doll: Hey... // Give me your skin.

Yuki: No!!!!

Doll: Give it to me! // Give it to me!

200.

Doll: Give me // your skin!

Yuki: AHHH!

Doll: I'll become // Yuki next.

Kaori: She set fire to her boyfriend...

201.

Yuki: No!!!

sfx bubble: screech

202.

sfx bubbles [2] screech

203.

sfx bubbles [2] huff

Yuki: I-I'm safe... // Satoshi's lighter saved me...

sfx bubble: bang bang

Satoshi: I'm here! Open up!

Yuki: Satoshi!

Satoshi: I'm back, just like I promised. // Come on, write your name on the wall.

204.

Satoshi: Let's be together forever.

205.

[No text]

206.

Girl: Hey, hey. // That couple // look really close. // Like they became that happy because of the urban legend about that abandoned building.

Girl: Hey, why don't we go too?

Text: Ibitsu 1 – END

Translation: Ibitsu 6

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:17:16 +0000

140.

Girl: I said I'm here.

Text: Chapter 6 – The Chasing Girl

141.

Hikari: Kyaaa! // Uh... // Uh...

142.

Girl: Hehe. // Now I can clearly see // where you are twisted, Hikari. // Come on, look.

Girl: I fixed Yuka, // so she became a pure and good girl.

Girl: I'll fix you too, Hikari. // You'll become a good girl...

143.

Girl: Right?

Hikari: A-Ahhh!

Girl: Hehe. // The game of tag begins!

144.

Hikari: No way! // She tied these all...

sfx bubbles: scrape

145.

Girl: Wa~it~ // Hi~ka~ri~ch~an~

Hikari: A-Ahh! // S-Somebody!

146.

Hikari: Help me! // A-AHHHH! // N-No way... // No way!!

147.

Hikari: Waah!

sfx bubbles: huff

Girl: I missed.

148.

Hikari: I've got to escape! I've got to escape! // If I don't escape, I'll be next...

Girl: I won't let you escape... // I won't let you escape!

Girl [6] I won't let you escape. I won't let you escape.

149.

Girl: Hehe, I'll be right there. // Just wait, Hikari-chan!

Hikari: No!! // Stop it!!

Hikari: Open up... // Open!

Sign: Biology Room

150.

[No text]

151.

Girl: Hi~ka~ri-chan. // You're here, aren't you? // I wonder... // where you are...

152.

Girl: I wonder where... // Maybe you aren't here...

Girl: Keiichi. // You sit there and wait.

153.

Girl: Hey, Keiichi... // That girl Hikari is twisted. // She makes the people around her bad and hurts them.

sfx bubbles [2] twist

Hikari: What's that noise?!

Girl: My heart has been damaged a lot too. // That's right...a lot. // A lot!!

154.

Girl: That's why I'm going to tell her. // About the pain I felt! // About the pain brother felt! // About all the pain in this world!

Girl: Hehehe...! // Hehehe! // Okay, practice is over. // Let's go and catch that girl, Keiichi!

155.

Girl: Hehehe // Hehehe

Hikari: T-That was close...

156.

[No text]

157.

Hikari: I-I've got to escape... // I'll be able to get away now... // I've got to get away quickly!

158.

Hikari: Ah... // AHHHH! // AHHH!

Girl: Caught you, Hikari-chan!

159.

Girl: Hey. // Let's play hide and seek next. // Okay, I'll count to ten. // One. // Two. // Three.

Hikari: Uh...

Girl: Ready or not, here I come.

Hikari: Uh... // Uh...

160.

Hikari: U-Uh... // I can't escape now... // What should I...what should I do?! // Kazuki, help me...

161.

[No text]

162.

Girl: Found you.

Hikari: So... // I'm sorry. // I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

163.

Girl: Why are you... // apologising so much? // There's only one sin of yours that's difficult to forgive. // That you were born as his little sister!

164.

Girl: Hehehe! Hehehe! // Ahaha! Ahahahaha!

165.

Hikari: No!!!

Girl: Ahahaha! // Ahahaha!

Hikari: No!!! // Stop!!!

166.

Phone: Calling Kazuki

sfx bubble [2] ring ring

Translation: Ibitsu 5

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:10:40 +0000

115.

sfx bubbles: scrape

Teacher: Hmm? What's that sound?

Sign: Janitor's Room

sfx bubble [2] stare

Teacher: That's strange...just now, I'm sure that...

116.

Text: Chapter 5 – The Hammer Girl

117.

Yuka: Your brother saw his stalker?

Hikari: Yes...she said weird things like "I'm your little sister." // She's a girl wearing a dirty lolita dress...

Yuka: Maybe it's that! // "The Weird Lolita"?

Hikari: W-What's that?

118.

Yuka: It's an urban legend. / A girl dressed in lolita clothing appears at night and asks a question. // “Do you need a little sister?” // Hey. How would you answer, Hikari?

Hikari: Huh? // Well... // I'd say "I don't need one"!

Yuka: Right! // But when a guy with a little sister says that... // The lolita would come to kill the little sister, because “She's not needed”!

119.

Yuka: When someone without a little sister replies “I don't need one”, // she says "I don't need // that kind of brother!" // And then she kills them right there.

sfx bubble: click

120.

Hikari: T-Then... // What if someone answered // "I have one"?!

Yuka: "I have one"... // She thinks that they're saying "I need one", // then tries to become their little sister against their will!

[Note – "To need" and "To be" have the same pronunciation "iru", which makes the question ambiguous as to whether it's "Do you need a sister?" or "Do you have a sister?"]

Yuka: It's the same as saying "I don't have one". / If you don't have one, she'll say that she'll be your sister.

121.

Yuka: Whatever you say is no good.

sfx bubble: clatter

Yuka: It's said that you'll meet a twisted death in the end.

Girl: Hehe... // Hehe...

Yuka: That's why you mustn't answer!

122.

Yuka: S-Sorry, Hikari! Are you okay? / They're similar, but I'm sure they're not the same thing!

Hikari: O-Okay...

Yuka: Hey, Hikari! Seeing as you're here, / why not practice to take your mind off it?

Hikari: But the club activities are already over, right?

In panel text: No one's here.

Yuka: I told the teacher and got permission to stay behind and practice.

In panel text: Because there's a tournament soon.

Yuka: Hey, Hikari! Practice with me!

Hikari: O-Okay...then I'll go get my gym clothes from the classroom.

Yuka: Great ♥

123.

Hikari: I see...it's the weekend, so the lights are off... // I'm scared of the dark...

sfx bubble: bang

124.

Hikari: Guess it was my imagination...

125.

Yuka: Ah...jeez! // Hikari...that was quick!

126.

Yuka: Umm...what do you want?

Girl: Hikari... // Where... // Hey... // Where?

Yuka: Hikari's not here right now!

127.

Girl: That can't be! // She's an idiot, so I'm sure she came!

Yuka: Are you... // the stalker who attacked Hikari?!

Girl: Stalker...? // What are you talking about? // I'm a "little sister"!

128.

sfx bubble: annoyed

Yuka: What kind of crazy stuff are you talking about?

Yuka: From anyone's point of view, what you're doing is stalking! // If you don't understand that, then you'd better get yourself checked out! // Anyway, you're an annoyance!

Yuka: Hikari is upset because of you! / Don't come near her again! // If you understand, then get out right now...

129.

[No text]

130.

Yuka: AHHH! // Ahhh!

Girl: If Hikari's an idiot, her friend must be too. // I'm a stalker?

131.

Girl: I'm sorry for you! Your heart is twisted, // so the world must look twisted too.

Yuka: Uh...

Girl: Is there anything else twisted? // Ah, your hand!

Girl: The filthy hand that pushed me away earlier? // No good! It's quite twisted! // I'll fix it for you!

132.

Yuka: ...!!

Girl: It's still twisted... // Twisted! Twisted! // Twisted!

Yuka: No!!!

Girl: That looks better. // It's unbalanced, so I'll do the other one too.

Yuka: Ahhh! // Uh...

133.

Girl: Ah...your mouth is so warped, it's disgusting. // That's right, it's the mouth that mocked me. // I'll fix it.

Girl: I'm sure you'll be cute when you aren't twisted!

Yuka: S-Stop...

134.

[No text]

135.

Hikari: Yuka...sorry to make you wait! // Oh? Why are the lights off...? // Yuka...? // Yuka's glasses...

136.

Hikari: Yuka... // Huh? Don't scare me.

Hikari: Hey, your glasses... / What happened to them?

sfx bubble: shake

Hikari: What's the matter? Are you okay? / I'll go and call someone...

137.

Hikari: Okay...? // Yu... // ka...?

138.

Girl: Hikari-chan. // Let's play. // Let's play tag. // I'll be “it”. // Okay?

139.

Girl: Hehe... // Hehe... // Where are you looking?

Girl [small bubbles] Hehe

Girl [large bubbles] I'm here. // Over here.

sfx bubbles [2] huff

Translation: Ibitsu 4

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:04:07 +0000

90.

Girl: We're siblings that have spent many // precious times together.

Text: Chapter 4 – The Determined Girl

91.

Kazuki: What is this?! // I've never been with you!

Hikari: Kazuki, help me! // She's been acting strange since earlier! // AHH!

Girl: You're the one who's strange, right? // Look, / brother!

92.

Girl: This girl wet herself like a baby // and messed up your room. // I can't believe she showed something dirty to you... // I won't forgive her for making you experience something disgusting!

Girl: That's why I'm going to clean up // this disgraceful girl!

Kazuki: Stop!

93.

Girl: Such a serious look... // My brother is really trying to stop me. // For my sake!

Kazuki: W-What?

Girl: You're so kind, brother! // You're trying so hard to stop me so I won't do something dirty, right?

Girl: It's okay, I'm not like her. // If it's for my brother, then I can do anything, no matter how dirty.

94.

Girl: If it's what my brother wants, then I'll become even more dirty! // Make me dirty! // I can do anything for my brother!

sfx bubble: ugh

Girl: I'm different from this thing! // I'm the better sister!

95.

Kazuki: Hikari!!

sfx bubble: thud

Kazuki: That's enough!! // If you go any further, I'll really kill you!

96.

[No text]

97.

Girl: Uh... // Oww... / It started to heal, but it's open again...

Girl: My brother gave me this injury... // Hehe... // Hehe...

Girl: I'm happy. // I've got another memory with my brother.

98.

Girl: My brother is worried / that he hurt me... // Hehehe... // I'm in his thoughts!

Girl: Hey, you can hurt me more. // Then you'll think // of me even more!

Girl: See! Open this wound even more! // Make more memories!

99.

Girl: I'll just sew it up again! // Hey, open it! Open it!

Girl: See! Open it! // Open it! // Big brother!

100.

Kazuki: Stop! // I'm not your brother!

Girl: Why? // Why did you say that? // Why... // Ah...

101.

Girl: Why did you lie to me, brother? // Don't go...ah... // Ah...

sfx bubbles [2] sob

102.

Girl: Ah... // AHHH!

Kazuki: Let's get out of here, Hikari!

103.

Policeman: Your sister was attacked / by a stalker dressed in Lolita clothing?

Policeman: Sounds like a weird urban legend. // Not long ago, were a lot of daydreamers // letting their imagination get the better of them, saying a stalker attacked them...

Policeman: Recently, / many people who no longer want to be with their boyfriend or girlfriend // report them to the police as a stalker. // Because we politely get rid of them.

104.

Kazuki: It's not like that! // You'll understand if you see inside! // S-She's not here! Did she run away?

Policeman: Run away? // The stalker cleaned up the mess made during the argument?

Kazuki: No...she really...

105.

Hikari: She's not his girlfriend! She said something like “I'm his little sister”.

Policeman: People have strange relationships these days. // A kind of twisted love...? [Haha]

Policeman: If you're an older brother // then you should find love without troubling your younger sister. // See you...

Kazuki: She really is a stalker! // He wouldn't be in love with that thing!

Text: No...the police don't believe us...

106.

Text 1: Hikari had a frightening experience because of me...

Text 2: I've got to be more reliable...

Kazuki: Let's go back to our parents' house, it's better not to be here for now...

Hikari: Okay...

Kazuki: I'm sure she'll come again! // I've got to deal with it next time!

107.

Girl: Brother... // Why... // Why...

108.

Girl: That girl is no good... // That pig is staying by your side and ruining you... // I've got to help you! // Wait, brother!

109.

sfx bubbles: ring ring

Mom: Ah, hello. This is Itou. // Yuka? // Yuka-chan... // Ah, Hikari's friend from the club!

Girl: Is Hikari-san at home?

Mom: Yes, she's resting in her room. // Something happened and she'll be taking a little break from school. // Is there something you want?

110.

Girl: We're having a club meeting about the summer training camp after this.

sfx bubbles [4] mutter

Girl: It can't start without Hikari, the club leader.

Mom: Oh my! What trouble that must be, having to go on Sunday! // I don't know whether she can go, but I'll tell her for now.

111.

Hikari: There's no meeting?

Yuka: There isn't! / Anyway, I didn't call you.

In panel text: I would have called you on your cell phone.

Yuka: I wonder what it was? Your mom probably made a mistake.

112.

[No text]

Translation: Ibitsu 3

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:01:50 +0000

63.

Hikari: Oh? That's weird. I heard a noise from inside earlier...

sfx bubble: click

64.

Text: Chapter 3 – The Encounter with the Girl

65.

Hikari: Ah...ahhh! // Wha?! // Who is she?! // And why is she standing there with a knife?!

66.

Hikari: Ah...that smell... // So she was / cooking... // W-What...

Text 1: Who on earth

Text 2: is this girl?

Hikari: Anyway, she seems to be someone Kazuki knows...

Kazuki: It'll only be trouble, so don't go!

Hikari: It sounded like he knew she'd be there...

67.

Text 1: His girlfriend?

Text 2: But as far as I know, she doesn't seem to be his type...

Text 3: No way...the type that tends to get in trouble?!

Text 4: "Keeping a runaway lolita in his house"?!

Text 5: Of all people...it's my brother!

Text 6: Ah~~~ I'll ask her!

Hikari: Umm...my name is Itou Hikari. / The owner of this apartment is my older brother. // Who are you?

68.

Hikari: U-Umm...are you someone my older brother knows? // Is it something difficult to talk about? // Like running away from home...

69.

Hikari: Ahaha...right, you wouldn't want to talk about it to a stranger.

Text: This girl...is weird.

Hikari: I'll go home soon, I'm just going to get my makeup. / That smells good...

Hikari: Oh...where is it? // Why does this have to be the only time he clears up?

Girl: If you wait, // he'll be // here soon.

70.

Kazuki: Damn it! This is ridiculous! // It'll take at least 10 minutes to get there! // Hurry up and open! // I hope Hikari is okay!!

71.

Hikari: There are two plates...so this is for me...

In panel text: But she hasn't said anything...

Hikari: So she's making me feel somewhat welcome...? // But this smells really bad... // Is she really someone Kazuki knows?

Text: I'll check with him!

72.

Phone:
New message
To Kazuki
New entry
Kazuki, where are you now?
There's a strange girl in your room,
so come back soon.

Hikari: Right, send! // Reply soon, Kazuki!

Phone: Sending failed

Hikari: One more time!

Phone: Sending failed

Phone: failed

Text 1: Why?!

Text 2: There's plenty of reception!

73.

Girl: That's too bad.

Text 1: ...Why?!

Text 2: I typed out the message without her knowing...

Text 3: But why did she know

Text 4: that the message didn't send?!

74.

sfx bubble: crash

Hikari: Ah...the iron... // Ah...you did that? / Have you been doing the housework recently?

Text: I'll talk about anything...and wait for Kazuki...

Hikari: I come here and clean a lot. / My brother really hates cleaning up. // Our mom was always getting angry at him.

sfx bubble: crunch

Text: ...What's that sound?

75.

Hikari: When he was a kid, / he didn't clear up his models and cried when someone stepped on them.

sfx bubbles [2] crunch

Text 1: Again!

Text 2: Where on earth is it coming from?!

Hikari: But he doesn't tidy up! He's so useless!

sfx bubbles [2] huff

76.

Hikari: H-Hey...what are you doing?!

Girl: huff // huff // huff // huff

sfx bubbles: scratch

77.

Girl: It's your fault! // Everything's your fault!

Hikari: My...fault?

Girl: Yes! Chatting non-stop about your memories with him! // Ah! Just thinking about it makes me angry!

78.

Girl: I can't allow such a pig to be his little sister!

Hikari: Pig...?

Girl: You're not a pig! // You're just a piece of shit from the same place as him!

Girl: You didn't touch the soup I kindly made you! // You've hurt my feelings! // You're so unkind! You're a useless sister!

79.

Girl: That indecent way of talking! You only say bad things about him! // You're his sister, but all you do is put him down! // I wouldn't say those things.

Girl: I respect my brother. // I love him very much. // I am his number one little sister! // Little sister!

80.

Hikari: What are you talking about? // You're just a complete stranger to him... // T-This is weird...I'm his little sister!

Girl: I see...you're still saying that. // Then if you are, show your lovable side, like a little sister should!

Girl: Eat my cooking // that you're refusing!

81.

Girl: Come on, eat it! // Eat it!

Hikari: Hey...stop...

Girl: Come on!

Hikari: Stop!

sfx bubbles [2] huff

Hikari: Wha... // What is that?

82.

Text: A dog's paw...

Girl: Ah...you really are a useless girl! // Getting his room dirty...

Girl: What a waste... // There are only two of these.

83.

[No text]

84.

Hikari: No!!! // What?! // Who are you?!

sfx bubble: gulp

Girl: Ah...wetting yourself and making a mess like that! You really are no good! / Before he gets here...

85.

Girl: I'll clean / it up.

Hikari: No!!!

86.

Girl: Come on, spread your legs properly!

Hikari: S-Stop!

87.

Hikari: Kazuki, help me!

sfx bubbles [2] bang

Kazuki: Hikari!!

sfx bubbles [3] huff

Hikari: Kazuki!!

Kazuki: You...!!

88.

sfx bubbles: huff

Girl: Why did you interrupt me? // I was doing that for you.

Girl: So stay over there and watch! I'll clean up! // Hey, big brother.

89.

Kazuki: Bro... / Brother? // What are you talking about?

Girl: Hehe // Don't be embarrassed. // We're different to other siblings.

Translation: Ibitsu 2

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:50:59 +0000

35.

Hikari: Wow~~~!!! // That's unusual! Your room is still clean! // I'm impressed!

Kazuki: Still clean...? You came just the other day, right?

Hikari: I did, but you always make another mess right away!

36.

Kazuki: Hey, what's that? Food?

Hikari: Unfortunately, it's makeup!

Kazuki: Huh...you're no use.

Hikari: I wonder if you should be saying that... // Tada! Mom gave me this // and told us to get some food together!

Kazuki: Alright~! I was short on food money this month!

Hikari: I thought you might be, so I asked mom for some ♥

Kazuki: Whoa! Great job, sis!

sfx bubbles: tap

37.

Hikari: Bro! Why are you looking at the trash dump? That's gross~

Kazuki: Gross...? Hey...

38.

Text: Chapter 2 – The Trespassing Girl

39.

Girl: Brother... // Brother... // Bro... // Brother... // Brother... // Brother... // Brother... // Brother... // Brother...

Dog: Woof! // Grrr... // Woof! // Woof! // Woof! // Woof! // Whimper...

40.

Building Sign: Design College

Kazuki: What are you doing, Gotou?!

Gotou: Ah...umm...I thought you // might be able to get over that bad experience?

Kazuki: Liar.

41.

Gotou: Gyaa! Her head! // I went to the trouble of buying that in Akiba!

Miyama: So what happened to the crazy lolita?

Kazuki: She was looking through my trash, // so I set her straight and got her to leave! // She wasn't around this morning, so I don't think she'll come again!

Miyama: I see. That's great!

Gotou: But there's got to be another explanation for why you look so relaxed! // I bet you watched that DVD I gave you!

Kazuki: Huh?

Gotou: It was good, right? It's one of my recommendations!

Kazuki: Oh, that. I threw it out.

Gotou: What~~~?! You!! Rejecting a guy's friendship!

42.

Sign: Rubbish Collection Day

Kazuki: Mmm...

sfx bubble: click

43.

sfx bubbles: creak

Kazuki: Ah...Hikari? // Oh well...you missed the last train again, huh?

44.

Kazuki: There are clean sheets on the table, lay them out yourself and go to sleep...

sfx bubbles [2] rustle

sfx bubble: munch

sfx bubble: crunch

sfx bubble: munch

sfx bubbles [3] crunch

Kazuki: She's eating something she got from a convenience store...?

sfx bubbles: crunch

Kazuki: That's a weird noise. What's she eating?

sfx bubbles: slurp

Kazuki: Hey! Eat a little more quietly!

45.

Girl: Ah...

sfx bubbles [2] sniff

sfx bubbles [7] sniff

Kazuki: What's she doing?!

sfx bubbles [2] bzzz

Kazuki: Who'd be calling at this time? // Yes...hello...

Hikari: Hiya, bro? // Hmm? Can you hear me?

Kazuki: A call from Hikari? No way!

46.

Kazuki: Then who's in my room?!

Hikari: Hello?

Text: There's no one here...was I half-asleep?

47.

Kazuki: Whoa! Damn, I'm gonna be late! // Shit! I wasn't able to sleep after that! // What's this?

Kazuki: Hikari has a weird way of using makeup. // Is that popular with high schoolers now? // Anyway, she should have gotten rid of it!

sfx bubble: rustle

48.

Kazuki: I'm not gonna have enough money unless I cook for myself today... // Going to the supermarket is kinda embarrassing...

Kazuki: Ah!! // Whoa! // Uh oh, it's my landlady! // Ahh!

Landlady: Oh! Well, if it isn't Kazuki-kun!

49.

Kazuki: Ah...hello. Good evening...

In panel text: I'm sure she was just over there...

Landlady: I just happen to have something to tell you! // I'm going to have trouble if you don't hurry up and sort it out!

Kazuki: What a pain~ She's gonna bother me about my room again.

Landlady: Make sure you return it! // The key!

Kazuki: The key?

Landlady: Three days ago, your younger sister forgot hers, so I lent her my master key.

Kazuki: Eh...really? I'll ask her now.

Landlady: Oh, you didn't know about it? I suppose it can't be helped then.

50.

Hikari: Hello! What's the matter, bro?

Kazuki: I just wanted to ask something. // Did you borrow a key from the landlady when you cleaned up three days ago?

Hikari: Eh? I didn't borrow the key.

Kazuki: Huh? Really?

Hikari: I didn't come to clean your room three days ago anyway.

Text: What does this mean?!

Kazuki: What are you talking about? Three days ago... // My room was clean because...

51.

Hikari: I cleaned your room two weeks ago.

Text 1: No way...she was the one who cleaned my room?!

Text 2: No...that's not possible...

Hikari: Hello? Can you hear me? Bro? // I'm going to your house now! / I left the makeup I bought the other day there!

52.

Kazuki: Makeup? // Didn't you throw that away?

Hikari: What are you talking about? I wouldn't throw it away before even using it.

Kazuki: ...Before using it?

Text: Even though the lipstick looked like it had been used...

sfx bubbles: crunch

53.

Text 1: No way...

Text 2: I thought I was just half asleep...

Text 3: But that really happened...?!

Text 4: The person I thought was eating something...

Kazuki: Someone... // came into my room without permission...!

54.

Text 1: It was her!

Kazuki: Hello, Hikari? Can you hear me?

Landlady: Hey! What about the key?! // What did your careless sister say?!

Landlady: Hey! I'm still talking! // I haven't seen my dog Sunny since yesterday! // Catch him if you see him!

Text 2: It's got to

Text 3: be her!

55.

Kazuki: That lolita // sneaked into my room and did it! // Don't go near my apartment! Got it, Hikari?

Hikari: Huh?

56.

Hikari: I'm already in front of your apartment.

Kazuki: Is there a strange girl nearby?!

Hikari: Girl? // Ah, is your girlfriend coming or something?

sfx bubbles: tap

In panel text: Then all the more reason to see her.

57.

Kazuki: It's not like that! She might be dangerous! // Don't go to my apartment! Go home today!

Hikari: It's okay. I'll go right home after I get my makeup. // I'm right in front of your door now, and coming again would just be annoying ♥ // Oh?

Kazuki: What? // What's the matter, Hikari?!

Hikari: There's a noise coming from inside.

Text: No way...that lolita!!!

58.

Hikari: Hehehe...well, I'm going in!

Kazuki: Stop! Don't go, Hikari! // Hikari! Hikari!

sfx bubble: bzz

Kazuki: She hung up?!

sfx bubbles [2] beeeep

sfx bubbles [2] beep

Phone: The number you have dialled is currently...

Kazuki: This is ridiculous! Why can't I get through?!

59.

Kazuki: Damn it!! // Hikari!!

Hikari: I'm coming in!

60.

Hikari: Oh? // Weird...it's pitch black. No one's here then?

Translation: Hakuouki Jurenka Special : Saitou Hajime Hen Part 1

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:54:16 +0000

Page 0.

Text 1: Quietly telling the story of his life…

Saitou: I was born left-handed. // Because of that, I could never get a license, no matter where I went.

Text 2: While headed towards battle, knowing that it was a losing fight,

Text 3: Saitou-san sighed as he spoke

Text 4: under the beautiful night sky.

Text 5: He had the same expression as usual on his face,

Text 6: but it seemed to be really lonely…

Page 1.

Text: Leave your transient destiny to the cherry blossoms.

Page 2.

Text: Will it be the sword or dreams that I hold in my hand?

Page 3.

Saitou: I was born left handed. // Because of that, I could never get a license, no matter where I went.

Saitou: As soon as I held a shinai, I was called clumsy and my grip was corrected. // But I could never beat the guys who said that.

Saitou: Well, what is true strength? // A long time ago, that was all I thought about.

Chizuru: A long time ago… // Do you have an answer now?

Page 4.

Saitou: It’s simple. // The one who strikes decisively and wins is the stronger person. // That was what I thought.

Text 1: But…

Text 2: The truth was different…

Page 5.

Text 1: Before the Shinsengumi was formed, I challenged the apprentice of a hatamoto.

[Hatamoto – A samurai employed directly by the Tokugawa Shogunate.]

Text 2: Although I was sure I’d won, I ended being accused of a crime and forced to become a masterless samurai.

Saitou: It was originally a samurai’s job to kill people, / but if he actually kills someone, he’s a criminal. // Is there anything as contradictory as this?

Text 3: The word “swordsman” which appeared in Saitou-san’s conversation was extremely important to him…

Text 4: However, I don’t think there are many people that could share those feelings with him.

Text 5: While he had a rare style of fighting, he was denied by everyone.

Text 6: Saitou-san might be too concerned about “samurai” and “strength”.

Page 6.

Saitou: Then when I become a masterless samurai, I escaped to Kyoto where I finally // found a way to make use of my sword.

Saitou: The Shinsengumi are very similar to my image of samurai. // I thought that I’d finally met people I could talk to. // Until now, the blade I have kept on sharpening hasn’t been any use in this corrupt world.

Page 7.

Saitou: But this sword // is proof that I’ve kept on winning.

Text: Saitou-san…

Box: Now time starts to go back a little…

Page 8.

Box 1: In the third year of Keio, power was restored to the emperor and the shogunate disappeared. / The Satsuma clan, who were supportive of overthrowing the shogunate, all gathered together when they heard this.

[Third year of Keio – 1867]

Box 2: The Shinsengumi, who kept order in Kyoto, had been observing the Satsuma clan and got involved in a dispute with them.

Shinsengumi: We’re back!

Chizuru: Ah, welcome back!

Harada: As usual, Kyoto’s winter chills me right to the bone.

Nagakura: Jeez…getting asked to lead the troops so early in the New Year…! // I haven’t even had time to eat zouni yet!

[Zouni – A New Year dish, rice cakes cooked with vegetables]

Inoue: Hahaha…you’re always saying things like that, Nagakura-kun!

In panel text: But going to sleep at New Year’s after eating rice cakes is the best!

Chizuru: How are things outside?

Saitou: There weren’t many problems just now.

Chizuru: I see…

Box 3: I don’t know what will happen from now on…

Page 9.

Box: But I’d prefer it if we could have a peaceful time on this special day…

In panel text:
Ah, the zouni is ready, Nagakura-san!
Really?! That’s great, Chizuru-chan!
It’s Edo style though.
No problem!

Nagakura: What?! / It’s not like an earthquake happened all of a sudden! // What’s going on?!

Page 10.

Box: The roaring sound that echoed because of the ground breaking / was caused by the cannons that the Satsuma clan had set up at Ryuuunji next door.

Chizuru: Kyaaaa!

Hijikata: It seems that the building is being quite badly damaged.

Chizuru: Hijikata-san!

Hijikata: I’ve left the command of the main army to Kondou-san. // Now we’ll attack…

Harada: Now you’re talking!

Nagakura: We’ve got to try! // Sacchou had better watch out!

Page 11.

Hijikata: Gen-san, I’ll leave protecting this place to you. // I’ll be leading the troops to attack the stronghold.

Inoue: Ah, leave it to me, Toshi-san!

Box: Then…

Text 1: The troops lead by Hijikata-san, Nagakura-san and Harada-san head to the Gokouguu, where the Satsuma stronghold is.

Text 2: Saitou-san went to Ryuuunji to try and stop the gunfire.

Text: And I…

Saitou: You stay here.

Chizuru: Ah…

Saitou: We can’t guarantee that you’ll stay alive this time.

Page 12.

Chizuru: All I could do was pray for everyone’s safety…

Box 1: I wonder how long it’s been since then…

Box 2: The Satsuma army eventually attacked the magistrate’s office too.

Box 3: None of the units could be called back, and those who had stayed behind were unable to protect this place…

Chizuru: I’ll go and send a message!

Inoue: It’s too dangerous for you to go to the stronghold. // I want you to go to Ryuuunji, where Saitou-kun is and tell him to return immediately.

Page 13.

Inoue: You’ll leave through the back entrance / while we distract the Satsuma forces.

Text 1: I’ve got to hurry…

Text 2: to where Saitou-san is…!

Man: As you are human…

Page 14.

Man: I’m surprised that there is someone able to fight me. / It’s impressive. // But a human is human after all. // So this is your limit then?

Chizuru: Saitou-san!

Page 15.

Chizuru: Something bad happened! Satsuma’s army is at the Fushimi magistrate’s office!

Saitou: What?

Chizuru: Stop attacking Ryuuunji and return to the magistrate’s office! // Leave here for now…if you don’t hurry… // Inoue-san and Yamazaki-san will…

Page 16.

Man: Well… / Out of consideration for your strength, I’ll leave now. // But be careful. // Kazama wants that girl.

Man: Kazama is much stronger than me. // It’s impossible for a human to protect her. // I don’t recommend working together with her.

Page 17.

Saitou: I went up against an unarmed opponent…

Chizuru: Eh…

Saitou: It’s nothing. We’ll return to the magistrate’s office with everyone. // We don’t have much time.

Chizuru: O-Okay!

Text 1: After that, we hurried

Text 2: to everyone, who had been waiting for Saitou-san’s help.

Text 3: But…

Chikage: Where are you hurrying to?

Page 18.

Chikage: Long time, no see. / You’re still with those weak guys?

Chizuru: Why now?! // Y-You’re…

Saitou: Stay back.

Chizuru: B-But…

Saitou: Just stay back.

Page 19.

Chikage: Oh? You’re thinking of fighting with me? Hehehe…very well… // I couldn’t wait to kill a rare female demon, so I came to take her away though…

Chikage: To think that // a weak human would challenge me to a fight. What a fool.

Page 20.

Chikage: You’ll regret pointing your sword at a demon // when you’re in hell!

Page 21.

Chikage: Behind you.

Chizuru: He’s gone?!

Saitou: Uh…

Page 22.

Chikage: I’m behind you // again.

sfx bubble: uhhh

Chizuru: Saitou-san!!

Page 23.

Chikage: Well, well. // What a foolish and fragile creature. // What’s the matter? You look like you’re in pain. // Do you hate me?

Page 24.

Chizuru: Saitou-san!! // Please don’t stand up again! / I’ll // just have to go with him!

Page 25.

Chizuru: That way, you’ll be saved…!

Chikage: Well, well. // The female demon is trying to help you. // How about you be obedient and accept what she says?

Chikage: If you run away from here and keep quiet, no one will know…

Saitou: Even if no one is looking, / I don’t intend to give in to you!

Saitou: If I ran away from here, I’d be betraying what’s important in my heart. // This girl and my subordinates…I’ll use my hands and my sword…

Page 26.

Saitou: to protect them.

Chikage: Hahaha! // Protect? With your beat up body? // Very well then!

Page 27.

Chikage: What’s so important? Your insignificant pride? Your worthless honour?

Chizuru: No…please… // Stop… // Stop it already!

Page 28.

Chikage: Cutting up a motionless body is more boring than I imagined.

Page 29.

Chikage: Saitou, / can you beat me? Can you protect // what’s important to you? // Very well…

Page 30.

Chikage: I’ll give you one chance.

Chizuru: That’s… // Ochimizu…?!

Page 31.

Chikage: What will you do? // Will you drink that, become a false demon and fight me? // Or… // Will you die with the pride of a human in your heart?

Page 32.

Chizuru: You can’t! // Saitou-san!

Page 33.

sfx bubble: uh

sfx bubble: guh

sfx bubble: uh / ah

sfx bubble: ah

Page 34.

Box: Everything is to protect what’s important!

Chizuru: Saitou-san!

Translation: Hakuouki Jurenka Special : Todo Heisuke Hen Part 2

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:52:39 +0000

37.

Text 1: Since that day 6 months ago when Heisuke-kun and Saitou-san left the Shinsengumi as Goryoueji

Text 2: I’ve had a feeling

Text 3: that something bad might happen…

38.

Text 1: That time

Text 2: I missed your

Text 3: bright

Text 4: and heartbreaking

Text 5: smile.

39.

Text 1: Since Heisuke-kun went away, life seems very quiet.

Text 2: I miss the times we were together…

Text 3: Heisuke-kun…

Chizuru: It’s no good / thinking that/ I want to see him… // Ah! / Sorry.

Saitou: It’s alright.

40.

Chizuru: Sa… / Saitou-san?! // Why are you here…? / Didn’t you become a member of the Goryoueji?!

Text: “Contact between the Shinsengumi and the Eji is forbidden!”

In panel text: Seppuku

[Seppuku – Ritual suicide practiced by samurai.]

Saitou: The captains were saying that / the leaders will meet together soon.

41.

Kondou: So… / You joined Itou and the others as a spy.

Saitou: By being a member of the Goryoueji for half a year, / I understood that Itou-san and the others are clearly hostile towards the Shinsengumi.

Saitou: And… / They are also planning to kill Captain Kondou.

Hijikata: Unfortunately, / the only thing we can do it kill Itou-san.

Text 1: The truth told to us by Saitou-san upon his return…

Text 2: Hijikata-san immediately gave the order to suppress the Goryoueji.

42.

Hijikata: Saitou-san and I will call for Itou and entertain him, then kill him when he is drunk.

Hijikata: After that, we will use Itou’s body as a reason to summon the rest of the Eji, then we will beat them in one go. / Shinpachi and Harada will be the ones to do that…I’m counting on you.

Chizuru: Wa… / Wait. // The Goryoueji…what will you do about Heisuke-kun?

Hijikata: If he attacks us, then we will kill him.

Chizuru: No… / You’re saying it doesn’t matter what happens to him?!

43.

Kondou: Yukimura-kun. // It’s okay. // Even Toshi’s true feeling is that he wants to help Heisuke-kun.

Kondou: If he didn’t he wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of choosing Harada-kun and Nagakura-kun.

Chizuru: Ah… // I’m sorry for getting angry…

Kondou: Everyone likes Heisuke-kun so much. / Harada-kun, Nagakura-kun…we’re counting on you.

44.

Chizuru: Umm… / Please wait.

Box 1: If Heisuke-kun can be convinced,

Box 2: then he should return to the Shinsengumi.

Chizuru: Please let me go too.

45.

Harada: They should be coming soon… / Are you okay, Chizuru?

Chizuru: Yes. // Heisuke-kun… // I’m going to save you!

Harada: They’re here. // Let’s go!

46.

Men: Shinsengumi!! / Itou-sensei’s enemies!

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun! // Heisuke-kun! // Heisuke-kun!

Heisuke: Chizuru?! // You…

47.

Heisuke: You idiot! / Why did you come to such a dangerous place?

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun… / I… // I… // I want you to come back to the Shinsengumi…

Chizuru: Kondou-san and even Hijikata-san feel the same way. / Everyone does… // Everyone is waiting for you.

48.

Heisuke: But it’s too late… // I thought that I was following Itou-san for the sake of the country…

Chizuru: You still think that now?!

Heisuke: Well…

Man: Toudou!!

49.

Man: What are you doing?! / She’s a Shinsengumi too! // I’ll kill her! // Move!

50.

Heisuke: Ugh…

Man: Gah…

sfx bubbles: huff

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun!!

51.

Heisuke: Uh… / Damn it…

Chizuru: Hold on…

sfx bubbles: huff

Heisuke: I attacked one of my allies! // I’m a failure as an Eji. // I ended up following Itou-san…but that doesn’t matter to me now…

Heisuke: Now…I just wanted to protect you…

52.

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun?!

Heisuke: I wanted to… / protect you more… // Hehe… / So uncool…

53.

Box 1: If Heisuke-kun comes back to the Shinsengumi…

Box 2: We could be together again, like before…

Text: Together…

54.

Box: After that…

Text 1: On the verge of death from his injuries. Heisuke-kun took the “Ochimizu”.

Text 2: His wounds healed in an instant and he returned to the Shinsengumi unbelievably quickly.

Text 3: But as a “Rasetsu”…

55.

Box: “Rasetsu”

Text 1: A forbidden existence that gains superhuman powers such as increased strength and healing powers from a medicine called “Ochimizu”.

Text 2: However, people who have become “Rasetsu” cannot be active during the day.

Text 3: When they transform, they are no longer themselves and lose their humanity.

Text 4: Also…

Text 5: Using their power drains their life.

Text 6: It is their fate to eventually turn to dust and disappear.

56.

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun…are you there?

sfx bubble: clatter

Heisuke: Chizuru… / What is it?

Chizuru: Sorry… // I was wondering how you were.

Heisuke: I don’t even have scars. / It bothers me because I get attacks sometimes though…

Chizuru: Ah… // I’m sorry. / It’s because you protected me…

57.

Heisuke: What are you talking about? // It was my choice to drink the Ochimizu and protect you.

Heisuke: Even though I thought it was my decision to follow Itou-san… / I wonder what it really was… // I’m always regretting things and getting lost…

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun?

Heisuke: [Hey!] It’s time for you to sleep now!

Chizuru: W-Wait… / We don’t get to see each other much, so just a little longer…

58.

Heisuke: I can’t do anything about that. / I’ve become a monster, so we live at different times.

Chizuru: Goodnight…

Text 1: Time passed by…

Text 2: The Shinsengumi became the target of the new governmental army…

Text 3: and we moved to Aizu.

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun…I wonder what he wants to talk about. // Excuse me.

59.

Heisuke: Sorry for calling you out so late.

Chizuru: H-Heisuke-kun?! / W-W-W-What…

Heisuke: Wha…you’re getting too excited… // Hijikata-san said these clothes would be better if we’re using guns…

Chizuru: [Ahhh!] His hair completely changed too! He’s like a different person!

60.

In panel text: Ah…

Chizuru: Eh… // Guns…?

Heisuke: Yeah.

In panel text: My neck feels cool…

Heisuke: I’m going to the north by myself.

Hijikata: It won’t be any good if this gets out… // We can’t send anyone from the main army. / The only one who can go is you, who is believed to be dead…

Heisuke: I understand.

61.

Heisuke: I thought I’d leave without saying anything, // but I wanted to tell you after all…

Chizuru: No… / It’s too dangerous for you to go alone in your condition. // Right! I’ll go too! / If it’s just me, then I can even convince Hijikata-san somehow…

Heisuke: You can’t. // This is a job for someone that’s already dead.

62.

Chizuru: What are you saying…? / You’re alive like this…

Heisuke: Am I? / I avoid the sunlight. I spend everyday living in fear of attacks and disappearing… // I don’t really know whether I’m dead or alive anymore.

Heisuke: As you know, anyone who uses this medicine turns to dust. // I feel like that time is nearing. / It wouldn’t be strange if I disappeared.

63.

Heisuke: I’m already dead anyway… // I might as well leave this world with a bang and take some enemies with me…

Text 1: So he’s going to the North alone? Going to face the fear of attacks and disappearing by himself… Fighting by himself…

Text 2: Will he be satisfied dying like that? Seriously…

64.

[No text]

65.

Chizuru: ~~~~ // I… / I was… // happy. // Happy you were alive, even if you were Rasetsu. / Even though we’re together / like this…

Text: I don’t think I can understand how much Heisuke-kun is suffering.

66.

Text: But…

Chizuru: Saying something like that / and trying to die is just cruel!

Chizuru: I won’t give up. / I’ll go with you. // And when we get back, I’ll find a way to get your body back to normal.

Heisuke: Even though you don’t know if there is one…

67.

Heisuke: You say you’ll go and look for one, / but my legs might turn to dust soon.

Chizuru: Then… / I’ll support you.

Heisuke: Even if it becomes within your reach, my arms might crumble and disappear right away…

Chizuru: Then I’ll stretch out my hand instead of you!

68.

Chizuru: I’ll find a way to keep you alive… // No… / A way for me to live together with you... // I want to find it, no matter what!

Heisuke: I… // I can’t become positive right away even if you say that. / I can’t think there is a way to save my body.

69.

Heisuke: But I think I can believe in you, the one who believes that. // Even if I don’t know when my body will disappear. // I’ll try to live a little longer for you.

70.

Heisuke: If I’m with you, then it doesn’t matter if I’m Rasetsu, // I can believe there’ll be a time when I’m able to smile like I did in the past. // Let’s go!

Box 1: Headed towards their future…

Box 2: End

Translation: Are You Alice? 9

Fri, 28 May 2010 01:51:52 +0000

English: Scarlet Carnival

French: Zero Fantasy Scans // Oleo

==========

01.

Text 1 (page centre) Everything’s ready, let’s charge!!

Text 2:
Art: Katagiri Ikumi
Story: Ninomiya Ai

02.

Box: The Mad Hatter’s past…

White Rabbit: Have you forgotten your name? // In that case, I’ll tell you.

White Rabbit: Your name is… // “Mad Hatter” // Hatter…

03.

White Rabbit: Isn’t it perfect for you?

sfx: clatter

Queen of Hearts: “The Mad Hatter is the only one who can kill those hostile towards Alice.” // Only you can become Alice’s strength, Hatter.

Mad Hatter: Ridiculous. Why do I have to kill for someone I don’t even know? // I don’t even know who I am.

Queen of Hearts: You will listen to my orders, whether you like it or not.

04.

Queen of Hearts: In Wonderland, it is only your time that is accurate. // If you ever want to stop it moving, then come to me anytime, Hatter. // I’m counting on you.

Text: This game won’t be over until the real Alice is found.

05.

Text 1: What is Alice?

Text 2: Where is the real Alice?

Mad Hatter: Please stop // my time.

sfx: click

06.

Duchess: Are you alright, Cheshire Cat?

Cheshire Cat: Yes.

Text: “Do what you want with him.”

sfx: clink

Mad Hatter: If this guy / isn’t Alice… // Then where is the real Alice now?

07.

sfx bubble: sigh

Alice: Ah…

Fish: Glub.

Alice: Glub…

sfx: gyaaaaa

sfx: crash

08.

Alice: D-D-Don’t s-s-scare me!!

sfx: punch

Fish: It was rude of you to try and punch me all of a sudden. / Glub.

Duchess: Alice!

Alice: You…

Duchess: I’m glad you’re awake!

sfx: flump

Duchess: I’m glad…

09.

Alice: Ah…what about that guy?

Cheshire Cat: If you’re talking about my master, he was dealt with by the White Rabbit.

Alice: White / Rabbit?

Cheshire Cat: By the way, the Hatter is

In panel:
downstairs
drinking tea.

sfx: clink

Cheshire Cat: I’ve got an appointment, so I’ll be leaving. // Take care, little Alice.

Alice: Ah… / Hey…

Duchess: Alice.

10.

Duchess: It’s okay, let him go.

Alice: …

Duchess: …Bye bye, / Cheshire Cat.

sfx: slam

11.

Cheshire Cat: Goodbye, / Mistress.

sfx: ting-a-ling

Duchess: Alice. / Thank you for this. [I made sure to clean it.]

Alice: A-Ah. [Thanks.]

Duchess: …I’ll tie it for you.

sfx: creak

12.

Duchess: You’re feeling better now? / Tell me if you feel any pain.

Alice: No, I’m not hurt at all… // Anyway…what on earth happened? // Did I… / do something?

Duchess: You don’t / remember?

Alice: …Oh. // Oh? // So the White Rabbit dealt with him…

Duchess: Yes. / He cut him to pieces with a big sword.

Alice: Why…?

Duchess: Because he wasn’t useful anymore, / I suppose.

sfx: tighten

13.

Alice: …Then you don’t have to be the replacement anymore.

Duchess: That’s right.

Alice: So you can live happily in Wonderland.

Duchess: …Yes.

Alice: …I see. / That’s great.

Duchess: Hey, Alice. I asked you this, didn’t I?

14.

Duchess: Do you still want to become Alice?

Duchess: If you can live without looking back at the past... / If you want to become Alice, // you’ve got to keep moving forward. // No matter what.

15.

Alice: …Yeah, I know. / I will // become Alice // so that my name won’t be taken away again.

16.

Duchess: ….Okay.

sfx: clink

sfx: slurp

Mad Hatter: This has no flavour. // This is why I don’t like other people pouring me tea. / It’s not sweet at all. // Sugar, sugar…

17.

Text: In my house, there’s no sugar for anyone who won’t pour tea for Alice.
By the Duchess

Mad Hatter: I’ll / make / that kid / cry one day!

Alice: What are you doing?

Mad Hatter: Alice…

Alice: Is it really the time for you to be relaxing and having tea? // You’re going to / kill the White Rabbit, aren’t you?

18.

Duchess: You don’t need to go to this trouble.

sfx bubble: bow

sfx: pat pat

Duchess: Don’t apologise. // Useless people shouldn’t be in Wonderland. // It would be no good if I got in the way of Alice / reaching the goal…

19.

Duchess: So my turn is already over.

sfx: tap

Duchess: A new Duchess will become Alice’s replacement.

Text 1:
89th Alice.
Will you be able to end this story?

Text 2:
Cheshire Cat.
Please help Alice.
Only you can help Alice.

20.

Text:
…I know your regrets that want to forget Alice.
I know your nightmare that cannot forget Alice.

Duchess: Could you / tell that to my lovely pet?

21.

Queen of Hearts: Even if he is unnecessarily tormented by that?

Duchess: …Well. // I wasn’t / able to become Alice. // I didn’t want to trouble him like Alice did. // So I kept on enduring it… / But…

Duchess: I should have let myself be jealous. // I should have acted like a spoilt child. // Those are / my regrets.

22.

Queen of Hearts: I’ll make sure / to tell him.

Duchess: Thank you very much. / Your Majesty.

Duchess: Cheshire Cat.

23.

Text: I love you.

Woman: …What’s wrong?

Cheshire Cat: Nothing… / I just felt a little lonely.

24.

Cheshire Cat: Where will I go home to now?

25.

Duchess: Hey. // There’s something I’d like you to tell me before I disappear. // You were the only one whose figure I didn’t see inside of the pitch black ink. // Your regrets. // Your past.

26.

Duchess: Mad Hatter. / Why are you in Wonderland?

Box: Will the question be answered?

Translation: Hajikeshi Oneshot : Hajikeshi Oneshot

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 23:15:29 +0000

For imangascans

===========

1.

Text 1: Is there something embarrassing you want to erase?

Box: An up-and-coming mangaka makes their first appearance on GanGan Online!

Text 2: Hajikeshi

2.

Title: Hajikeshi

Author: Nishizawa Shuuji

3.

Shinzou: I'm gonna wash it away!

4.

Mizuhara: Tamiya-kun is so clumsy!

In panel: Cute!

In panel:
Ahahaha!
Shinzou is cute!

5.

Text 1: It's not like that, Mizuhara-san!

Text 2: I panic when I'm around you...!

Shinzou: Okay...

Text 3: Now today's embarrassment is forgotten.

Shinzou: In my mind. // Ah...

6.

Ryouko: I've got good news for you!

Shinzou: Gyaaa! // You pervert!

Ryouko: We used to take baths together, didn't we?!

Shinzou: That was more than ten years ago! // Anyway...what's the good news, Ryouko-san? // The usual "Information about Mizuhara-san"?

Ryouko: No, that's not why I came today.

7.

Ryouko: You might be able to give up that awful routine.

Shinzou: Awful?! // Anyway, I'll hear you out for now.

Ryouko: My fee. // Hmm... // That's right, a bakery just opened around here.

Shinzou: Damn it! // Fine!

Ryouko: Thanks for your business!

8.

Sign:
Is there something embarrassing you want to erase?
Hajikeshi

Ryouko: I heard about it from a friend of a friend.

Shinzou: That information just sounds suspicious! / I really wanna go home!

Ryouko: Huh? We've got this far already! // I've heard that it really works.

Shinzou: Eh~~~ // Ah! // He saw us... [He's telling us to come over!] // Well...let's just go in.

9.

Takada: Sir, Madam...welcome. / I'm the secretary, Takada.

Shinzou: Secretary?

Ryouko: It said "office" on the front, right? [So wouldn't there be one?]

Takada: President Hime // You have a customer.

Ryouko: President Hime?!

Shinzou: The way he said "Hime" and "President"?!

10.

[No text]

11.

Takada: Just as the reading suggests // Hajikeshi is / the task of erasing shame...

Takada: If there's something you are ashamed of, // then we can make arrangements / for it to disappear completely, whatever it is.

Takada: However, / we will make a deal. // Only the people in this room will remember the incident. // Is that acceptable?

Shinzou: T-This is suspicious!

12.

Ryouko: Try it, Shinzou!

Shinzou: She just came here to play around from the start?! [With me!]

Takada: You don't believe it, do you? // In that case, how about we erase one for free?

Ryouko: Really? // Umm... / Then... // The embarrassing poem written in Shinzou's student notebook... [Make it disappear.]

Notebook:
You are a white lily.
A poem about Hotaru Mizuhara-san
Shinzou Tamiya

Shinzou: How did you know about that?!

13.

Shinzou: I want to go home and take a bath...

Takada: It's okay. / It's times like this that we erase your shame. // Come on, // look up.

14.

Shinzou: Owww! // Something came out?!

Hime: This is

Shame: You are // a white lily!

Hime: your shame.

Shame: Small and cute... / I like you!

15.

Shame: White...

Takada: Look at your student notebook.

Shinzou: Ah, okay! // The poem from my heart is disappearing...?!

Takada: It'll remain inside your heart.

16.

Takada: Thanks for waiting.

Ryouko: Hey! // Are you done already?

Takada: What's written in this notebook?

Ryouko: Huh...? // The school rules...?

17.

Shinzou: Wow! It's the real thing! // Thank you...thank you, Ryou! // Now I can get close to Mizuhara-san more quickly!

Ryouko: That's great!

18.

Ryouko: My fee.

19.

Ryouko: My fee.

20.

Shinzou: What's the matter, Ryou?

Ryouko: Nothing! / About Mizuhara-san... // She seems to think your clumsiness is interesting. // You've been going to Hajikeshi recently, haven't you?

21.

Mizuhara: Tamiya-kun... // doesn't seem as brilliant as before.

Ryouko: That's what she said.

Shinzou: That's so harsh!

Ryouko: So...it's better if you stop going to Hajikeshi, okay? // Anyway, I've got to stop by somewhere!

Shinzou: Okay...

22.

[No text]

23.

Shinzou: Hey. // You talked me out of it so you could come here and erase something? [You...]

Ryouko: There's no way I could have told you!

Shinzou: I'm going to forget anyway, it doesn't matter! // Show me something good for once!

Ryouko: Will you go home if I tell you?

24.

Ryouko: I got rejected when I confessed to the guy I like. // Get it now? // Go home...

Shinzou: Your hair...

Ryouko: Huh?

25.

Shinzou: You've always had a habit of touching your hair / when you're lying. // It's not unusual for you to lie, // but you wouldn't use someone else as an excuse.

Shinzou: You were trying to make me keep my distance // until I said Mizuhara-san's name?

26.

Mizuhara: Ah~! / I want to become the kind of girl that Ryou-sama is!

In panel: Cool~

Ryouko: Even I want to be like you! // Despite your height, your armspan is 170cm!

In panel: Even though you have it pretty good...

Mizuhara: But you have someone who understands you, right?

Ryouko: Who?

Mizuhara: Eh? // Hmm? // You're dating Tamiya-kun, aren't you?

Ryouko: That's what she said!

27.

Ryouko: It's embarrassing, right?! It's depressing, right?! // Apparently that's what everyone was thinking! // Because I was actually always around you, // I won't be able to deny it convincingly!

Ryouko: My honest opinion is that // there's still some hope for you and Mizuhara! // But it definitely won't go well at this rate!

28.

Hime: Then... // Now that you feel ashamed of the time you spent together until now, // you're going to erase that shame?

Shinzou: That means...

Takada: Yes... / We can't say for sure...

29.

Takada: but there's a high possibility that // it will be as if you two were never friends to begin with. // I explained that to her earlier.

30.

Shinzou: You were going to... // do that without saying a thing?!

31.

Takada: In that case... // Will you two have your shame erased together? // You should be the only ones who know about your relationship, / because the memories of the people in this room won't disappear.

Shinzou: That's right... // It's simple! // Ryou...?

Hime: Takada.

Ryouko: You're wrong.

32.

Shinzou: Eh...? // Wait... // Ryou?!

Ryouko: Takada-san! / I'll pay for it! // Erase his shame!

Shinzou: There's no way you can do that! [Not the way things are going!] // Listen to me!

33.

Mizuhara: You like Tamiya-kun, don't you? // I can tell just by looking. // That's so cute!

Mizuhara: I'm actually // a little jealous. // But... // I can't get in your way.

34.

Ryouko: I honestly // expected this to happen. // Without thinking, I said that // I'd support you and followed you around. // I thought it was a good opportunity.

Ryouko: I want us to spend some time apart.

35.

Ryouko: Let me // give up completely!

36.

Ryouko: It's okay! // You'll remember it, you see. // If things work out with Mizuhara... // Just talk to me! // I'll be your friend again.

37.

[No text]

38.

Takada: Is that alright?

Text 1: I'm sorry.

Text 2: Ryou...

39-41.

[No text]

42.

Shinzou: Uhh~

Ryouko: I haven't forgotten! // You ran away after all, didn't you?! You useless guy! // Go there again!

Shinzou: There's no point.

43.

Takada: Hime, Hime. // They won't disappear.

Shinzou: Being with her...

44.

Shinzou: There's no way that // I'm ashamed of being with Ryouko.

45.

Shinzou: Thanks. // You really were thinking of me... // I'm sorry, though. // All your preparation ended up going to waste.

46.

Shinzou: We're friends, so will you accept me?

Ryouko: Huh?! // You're asking me out? / Ah..well... // Are you okay with that?!

In panel: I'll get mad!!

Shinzou: Well...

Ryouko: This is the first time I've heard something that sounds so much like a confession... [My heart is beating so fast...]

Shinzou: They told me to give you the fee back.

Ryouko: This is the wrong time to be returning it to me! [That's a terrible drawing!]

47.

Shinzou: I guess I should write poems about you in my notebook now...

Ryouko: Huh? That's just creepy... // I'd forgotten about it!

48.

Ryouko: I decided to // start dating Shinzou.

49.

Mizuhara: O-Oh? / Oh no...

Ryouko: A-Ah...I'm sorry!

Mizuhara: Even though I was sure you'd given up... // Ryou-sama...

Ryouko: Me?! // W-Well...let's be friends from now on!

Mizuhara: Hmm~

Shinzou: I'm really glad that it didn't work... // I'm crying because I'm so relieved. [I'm sure that's it...]

Mizuhara: You're Tamiya-kun's girlfriend and a sister to me... // Sorry...I'm talking too much!

50.

Hime: I'm hungry.

Takada: That's because you ended up not getting to eat any shame yesterday. // It's unfortunate that I can't feel full // because I don't know the feeling of shame.

Hime: What a useless secretary.

Takada: But if I was able to fall in love once, // then I might be able to experience shame.

Hime: You haven't fallen in love before?

Takada: Real love has always been most important to me.

Hime: I wish you'd just die.

Takada: Ah...your eyes are colder than ever.

51.

Hime: At this rate, I'm going to die!

Takada: It seems like things will be okay.

Shinzou: You were there that time! / It got embarrassing all of a sudden!

Ryouko: I said it doesn't matter!

52.

Shinzou: Please erase our shame!

Text: Their memories will never disappear...

Translation: Uta No Prince-sama 3

Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:10:31 +0000

Page 0.

Text 1 [top of page]
No Music, No Life
16 pages of Melodious Academy Love!

Haruka: Ittoki-kun... // Ah...umm...cheer up...

Text 2:
Uta no Prince-sama
Yukihiro Utako

Haruka: You just happened to do badly this time...I'm sure that next time...

Otoya: What do you mean "next time"?! // If this was a real audition, there wouldn't be a next time!

Box: Otoya realised the difference between their singing skills...

Page 1.

Haruka: Ittoki-kun...

Text:
Uta no Prince-sama
Art: Yukihiro Utako
Original Work: Kunozuki Kanon, Broccoli
Character Design: Kurahana Chinatsu

Tomochika: [Hey! Hey!] How did the test go? Haruka wrote your song, there's no way you didn't pass!

Masato: O-Of course I passed. / What about you?

Tomochika: Hehehe! I passed, of course!

In panel:
[Tomochika] Getting the top grade is really different! The top grade!
[Masato] Oh...?

Natsuki: I passed too~!

Tomochika: Ah...Nacchan!

Natsuki: I baked a cake to celebrate~ // Let's eat it together!

Page 2.

Tomochika: Hmm? // It feels really depressing in here all of a sudden...

Natsuki: Will you eat it with us, Otoya-kun?

Tomochika & Masato: He really doesn't understand the situation! / Pay attention to what's going on!

Otoya: I'm sorry, I don't have the right to eat that yet.

Tomochika: Ah...maybe I wasn't very considerate...

Masato: That's right...your punishment is to eat all of Shinomiya's cake!

Tomochika: Eww!!

Natsuki: Punishment?!

Page 3.

Otoya: We're not meant to be meeting up for another hour...

Haruka: Ittoki-kun... // I wondered if I could make some kind of plan for the test in two weeks... // So I came here a little early.

Page 4.

Haruka: You're coming to practice early too, Ittoki-kun? // Let's practice together then!

Otoya: I was always so proud... // I thought that my songs would be good if I believed they were. // But I was wrong. My singing was only as good as karaoke. // Even though I didn't want to, I realised that when I heard Tokiya singing. // At this rate, there's no way I'll become an idol like that person...

Page 5.

Haruka: That person? // Ah...I'm sorry, I asked a personal question.

Otoya: It doesn't matter... / It 's okay. Will you listen to my story?

Haruka: Y-Yes!

Otoya: I don't have any parents, so I was raised in an orphanage. // That's why I don't have many memories of my mom. // The only thing I remember was that she liked music / and she would often sing the songs by her favourite idols. // Idols give people dreams and hope, right? / Mom looked really happy when she was singing their songs...

Page 6.

Otoya: That's why I thought I'd like to become that kind of idol.

Haruka: I see! // So that's why your singing is so passionate!

Otoya: My singing is?

Haruka: Ah...yes! I understood your feelings completely! // I think that / even though you might not be as skilful as Ichinose-san, // your singing has heart.

Text: Heart...

Page 7.

Haruka: I think that's why even Ichinose-san couldn't stop looking at you.

Text: Tokiya...?

Otoya: But my recording was a mess... // Ichinose-san said that I wasn't even using half my ability that time.

Haruka: Just as I thought, he was acknowledging something about you. // Something that he didn't have... // I think that's your greatest asset.

Otoya: My...asset...

Haruka: There's no need for everyone to sing the same way! // You must have your own song.

Page 8.

Haruka: So how about we find it together? / Your song!

Otoya: Nanami... // Thank you...I'll try my best!

Haruka: Yes, let's try our best together!

Page 9.

Box: So we used as much of the remaining time as we could to practice together.

Otoya: Ah...the range is completely different from before! That's amazing, Nanami!

Haruka: I learned a lot of new things from reading books too... // But I think it's become even easier for you to express your feelings now.

Otoya: Up until now, I was just using my intuition to sing. / I understand that skill is necessary to express feelings after all. // Thanks, Nanami. I'm sure I just got discouraged because I was alone.

Haruka: That's not true...

Otoya: I'm glad I met you. I'm really glad I started attending this school.

Haruka: Me too, Ittoki-kun!

Otoya: Nanami...

Page 10.

Otoya: U-Umm... / If I pass the test... // No, never mind! I'll try my best in the test!

Haruka: Okay!

Page 11.

Ryuuya: Ah, he's changed a lot in two weeks!

Text 1: Ittoki-kun's singing is so carefree. He may not be as skilled as Ichinose-san, but he can captivate people with his singing.

Text 2: A song that makes you happy when you hear it.

Ryuuya: Following the written music isn't everything. He'll continue to change even more.

Natsuki: We've got to try our best too.

Masato: We definitely can't be careless.

Tomochika: Haruka, you're amazing! You stayed up late and helped!

Haruka: Thank you, Tomo-chan!

Tokiya: Skill is just a way of showing your feelings after all... / Which means that's what I don't have.

Page 12.

Otoya: What are you talking about? I wouldn't have been able to sing like this without hearing you sing. // You're amazing after all, Tokiya!

Tokiya: Otoya...

Otoya: Still, I don't have any intention of stopping yet! // I've got Nanami. // As long as I've got Nanami, I can aim higher! // Just you wait, Tokiya!

Tokiya: Yes...I'll look for it too... / My own song...

Haruka: Congratulations on passing the test.

Page 13.

Otoya: It really was thanks to you, Nanami.

Haruka: No, it's because your singing really was amazing!

In panel: I was fascinated! And...

Otoya: I didn't think I'd be able to sing like that. // Thanks, Nanami.

Text: Ittoki-kun's hand is warm...

Otoya: Nanami...your hand is so cold! What's wrong?!

Haruka: Umm...maybe because I was so nervous earlier?

Otoya: Were you nervous because of me?

Page 14.

Haruka: U-Umm...

Otoya: Hey...Nanami... / Can I call you something else?

Haruka: Eh?

Otoya: I want to...call you Haruka.

Page 15.

Cloud Text: You can't fall in love.

Haruka: Wow! The principal even watches over the students from the skies!

Otoya: I say it's more like he's checking up on them... [That was my chance...]

In panel:
[Haruka] Chance...?
[Otoya] Ah, nothing...

Otoya: Anyway, never mind about that!

Box: Everything's okay, right? Otoya passed the test and summer is finally here!

Translation: Are You Alice? 8

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:08:19 +0000

English: Scarlet Carnival

French: Oleo

==========

01

Box: A sudden reunion…

Alice: Big… / sis…

[sfx] hehe

Girl: Alice, that’s no good. // You shouldn’t be taking a nap here. [Your back is covered in leaves.]

02

Yellow text: Wonderland’s mysterious fate…?

Blue text:
Art – Katagiri Ikumi
Story – Ninomiya Ai

03

Girl: You’ve got leaves all over your back.

Alice: A-Ah… [Sorry…]

[sfx] pat

Alice: That’s right… // I was…

Girl: You had another dream, didn’t you? / Alice

04

[sfx] riing

05

[sfx] rooooar

[sfx] click

Duchess: So why are / you doing that?! // You can’t shoot, Alice is in there!

Cheshire Cat: I didn’t think he’d actually get eaten.

In panel: Or perhaps I should say he was literally eaten!

06

Duchess: Cheshire Cat

Cheshire Cat: I’m okay.

Mad Hatter: He probably really didn’t look like Alice…

Duchess: …I don’t think so. // When I stopped him from going berserk… / many different thoughts entered my mind. // Those were the past and the regrets that had been abandoned by the people of this country…

07

Text 1: Sad and painful…

Text 2: “Nightmares”

Duchess: Everyone’s…feelings towards Alice. / “The Real Alice” should understand those more than I do. // I’m just a replacement.

08

Girl: Ta-da!

09

Girl: Ta-da!

Alice: Umm…I get it already! // What is this?

Girl: If there’s no bread, eat cake!

Alice: You made way too much again… / Your teacher loves sweet things, doesn’t he…

Girl: T-That’s not it! / I wanted Alice to eat them too. // Anyway, he’s / out today…

10

Alice: I’ll eat it, so give me a fork.

Girl: Okay!

[sfx] clink

Alice: I don’t need that many!

11

Alice: Anyway, you shouldn’t walk around outside by yourself.

Girl: Why not?

Alice: You mustn’t, no matter what.

Girl: But Dinah is with me, / I’m not alone.

Alice: So what if you got into a lot of trouble?

Girl: Like what kind?

Alice: Don’t keep interrupting!

Girl: But it’s bothering me…

Alice: Okay. // Well, for example…

12

Alice: You were // about to be killed by someone. // She probably wouldn’t be any use then.

Girl: …It’s not like that.

13

Girl: The Cheshire Cat always saves me when I’m in trouble.

Alice: …Cheshire Cat?

Girl: Yes // Wonderland’s Cheshire Cat. // He always looks like he’s having fun teasing people, // but the Cheshire Cat offers a lot of advice in order for Alice to reach the end of the story.

Alice: …He helps you?

Girl: That’s right.

Alice: But… / I’m Alice.

14

Girl: Hey, Alice… // Give me back my name.

15

Alice: Big sis…?

Girl: I’m Alice, you see. / I’m Alice in Wonderland. // Not you.

Alice: Hey / Wait, big sis! // I… // I won’t give that name to anyone. One Alice is enough and I’m that Alice.

16

Alice: I… / I’ve had enough of no one calling my name…no one acknowledging my existence… // I don’t want to live like / a piece of scrap paper anymore… // Didn’t you promise to / give me a name…big sis?

Alice [thoughts] No…I…! / Huh…? I can’t…

Text: speak properly!

17

Alice [thoughts] My body is moving by itself…

Alice: You’ve lived happily enough, right? / It’s my turn now.

[sfx bubbles] scratch

Alice: I’m…

Text: Wait…stop!

Alice: going to become Alice!

18-19

Text 1: Stop!!

[sfx] scratch

[sfx] thud

[sfx bubbles] scratch

Box 1: The man shot Alice and took away everything that belonged to her.

Box 2: Her happiness, her name

Box 3: And…

Text 2: even the story of Alice in Wonderland, whose fate it was to be happy.

Alice: Wha… / Huh… // Why… // Why…

20

Alice: This is / wrong… // I didn’t kill // Alice here… // It always rains / in the world // where I was born…

[sfx] shaaa

21

[sfx] shaaa

Alice: That’s right. // This is the right “story”…

22-23

White Rabbit: No, it’s not.

[sfx] slash

[sfx] crumble

24

[sfx] splash

[sfx bubble] tap

Mad Hatter: White Rabbit…

25

[sfx] thud

Duchess: Alice!

White Rabbit: …He’s not Alice.

26

White Rabbit: Hurry up and admit that!

Cheshire Cat: How unusual for you to meet us here, Little Rabbit. // I’ll come round to eat again soon.

[sfx] clank

Cheshire Cat: Ah! / He ignored me.

White Rabbit: I’ve got to hurry up and find a replacement… // I don’t have anymore time…

27

[sfx] sigh

Mad Hatter: He’s not Alice…? // What is he talking about? // He was the one who brought him here!

Cheshire Cat: The 89th Alice came to Wonderland of his own will.

Mad Hatter: Huh? // You’re keeping important things from me again…!

Cheshire Cat: Oh, I didn’t tell you?

Mad Hatter: The Queen of Hearts doesn’t know either…

Cheshire Cat: Of course not.

28

Cheshire Cat: You can do what you want with him. / Hatter

Duchess: It’s okay, he’s breathing. / Can you carry him to my house?

Cheshire Cat: Of course, mistress.

Mad Hatter: Hey! Don’t just do whatever you want!

29

Duchess: No one would get better in your dusty house!

Mad Hatter: Alice…

White Rabbit: Ah, I’m so very busy!

30

[sfx] tap

White Rabbit: Just how many pawns have died today? / If I don’t hurry up and bring my mistress…

[sfx] tap

White Rabbit: If I don’t complete the story, // Wonderland will disappear. // That’s right, I’ve got to find a replacement for the Duke. / The past and the regrets aren’t necessary in Wonderland, you see. // I’ve really got to hurry…

[sfx] tap

31

[sfx] shock

White Rabbit: *huff* / *huff* // Damn… / it…

[sfx] drip

White Rabbit: I’ve / got to // find Alice soon…

[sfx bubble] thud

White Rabbit: Don’t cry, Mary Anne… // You don’t have to worry about anything…

32

White Rabbit: The story where you continue to be killed… / I’ll… // put an / end to it… // I’ll… / save // you…

Text: Alice...

Box: Where is the real Alice…?

Translation: 12 Nin no Yasashii Koroshiya ―LEO MURDER CASE― 10

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:19:59 +0000

I did say 9 was my last chapter for this series, but I'm posting this one to help Muffin out~

This is the last chapter (kind of sad to see it go >_<), but it is an exciting one!

===========

1.

Text 1: “Stars”

Text 2: “The gears of destiny.”

Text 3: “The balance of fate.”

[sfx] tap

Yosuke: Welcome…

Text 4: On the slanted scales, there is only one weight you can choose…

Yosuke: …Leo.

2.

Text 1:
The two who are guided.
The two who wander.

Text 2: CASE FINAL - Tohru (Part 2)

3.

Woman: Are you serious…?

Tohru: Yes… // I’ll try to minimise the / inconvenience to the club as much as possible… // I’ll // quit being a host…

Woman: Wait! // What is this?! Explain it…!!

4.

Women: Tohru told me he’s leaving the club!! // Hey…out of my way! // Is it true?! // Waah…Tohru! // Don’t grab me!

Makoto: Ah…well…

Women: No matter how many times I call, Tohru doesn’t answer! // What about Takashi?! Takashi hasn’t come in at all, right?! // Takashi might know something, right?! // Get him out here!

Rei: Takashi is… / That’s right! He has influenza!

Woman: Huh?! He has influenza now?! How long will this continue?!

Rei: Umm…

[sfx] tch

5.

Maya: Hey. / I know you’re angry, but don’t let the customers see.

In panel: Oh no

Maya: Makoto-senpai // You’re scary.

6.

Makoto: This might be / the end of the club. // You should probably think what you’ll do next…

Maya: I don’t think so… // I believe…

7.

Yosuke: You can / take off the mask. // Today isn’t about work. // I called you here for a personal matter, Kotarou-kun. / Please take a seat. // Will you… / talk for a while…?

8.

Yosuke: What are you thinking?

Takashi: The worst thing… // I’m an assassin… / I thought I was able to understand “that”… // It wasn’t something to “understand” though…

Yosuke: And what is “that”?

9.

Takashi: Hate // The intent to murder…

Yosuke: Kotarou-kun / Seeing as you have come to the fortune teller, how about I tell your fortune once? // A one card // tarot reading.

10.

Yosuke: Come / Please choose one card. // I’m sure that your “star”… / Your “choice” will shine…and become a fire.

Sensei: Are you really okay with that?

Tohru: Yes

Sensei: Namie-san has always been here… // Considering her condition, I think it’s better for her to be here… / You’re still going to transfer her…?

11.

Sensei: Your heart’s already set on it… / I understand… // I’ll ask at the hospitals I know.

Tohru: Thank you very much.

Sensei: Hey… // Yuu-kun…

12.

Sensei: Who are you // doing this for…? // You’re the type // who does things for other people’s sake. // So, for whose sake are you / abandoning your friends and the place you belong?

----

Sensei: Hey…why don’t you be // a little more honest about what you want? // Even if you choose that for someone else’s sake, / isn’t it that person who’ll take responsibility for that choice? // Because it’s you…

13.

Sensei: So that you // don’t regret anything… // If there’s something you want, // then it’s okay to want it.

Tohru: Sensei

14.

Tohru: Can I // see my mom?

Yosuke: “Strength”

15.

Yosuke: This is your “star”… // The “strength” card depicts a ferocious lion baring its fangs and a woman holding its jaw. // The lion represents an aspect of their heart that someone cannot accept. / The shadow of the heart…it represents the dark side of a person…

----

Yosuke: The lion trapped within the cage of reason. // The many targets you have buried did not realise the existence of this beast. / As they did not realise, they were lead…

16.

Yosuke: Only the hunters who possess “strength” // can proceed into the darkness and encounter // the lion that resides there. // The existence of that beast… / The truth of your heart…

----

Yosuke: Before long… / The pursuer that encounters the lion will desire control of that… // And the card shows this…the “strength” to control the lion is not the “cruelty” of a warrior…

17.

Yosuke: It is…the “kindness” / symbolised by the woman… // Leo… // You stand before two choices… // Follow the beast’s voice and choose revenge… // Or abandon the “hate” that has held you up and forgive her…

18.

Yosuke: Your choice doesn’t matter… // There is no right answer. // Each of our choices are small decisions, before “the will of heaven” they are equal to nothing… // Regardless of your choice, // the eventual outcome will not change…

19.

Yosuke: But you must still make a choice. / The scales have become unbalanced. // You must choose one of two weights. / Whichever you choose, you will lose the other. // Make your choice… // As your heart desires…

20.

Yosuke: But… // Kotarou-kun // There may be a small star / that is saved by your small decision. // Fate is that kind of thing…

Sensei: Her self mutilation has gotten worse… / She’s been restrained…

Tohru: Alright…

21.

Tohru: Mom

Namie: Don’t…

Tohru: Hmm?

Namie: Don’t come near me… // You’re not…my son. / You look like “that man”…a loser! // You’re not my son!

22.

Namie: I’m not a loser! I’m not a loser! I’m not a loser! I’m not a loser! I’m not a loser! I’m not a loser! // Kyaaaaa!

Tohru: Mom…

Namie: Kill…! // Kiiiillll! Kiiill…

Tohru: Mom…!

23.

[No text]

24.

Tohru: Kota…

Takashi: Don’t move…! / Don’t move…Tohru! // Why did you // kill my mom?

25.

Takashi: Answer me!

Namie: Kill…

26.

Takashi: I… / Unlike your son, I wasn’t always a nice guy… / I…

Boy: Waaaah!

Woman: What’s wrong?!

Boy: Ahhhh!

Woman: His arm…! Someone call the hospital…!

Boy: Ahh…it hurts…

Woman: Kotarou-kun…why did you do that?!

27.

Woman: What’s the problem with your son?! / Breaking another child’s arm like that…!

Ayumi: I’m really sorry…!

Women: Demon…! // Kotarou-kun…is normally really cute… / But he’s kind of scary sometimes…

28.

Kotarou: Mom…

Ayumi: Kotarou-kun… / Why did you do that…?

Kotarou: He called mom a mistress! / He made fun of you! He called you dirty! I’m gonna kill…

Text: Demon…!

29.

Kotarou: Uh…uh…

Ayumi: Hey, Kotarou / Inside people’s hearts there are devils and angels…inside of me and you too… // When you make a friend cry or hurt them, one of those angels dies. / If you do that, everyone will hate you and you’ll be alone…are you okay with that?

Kotarou: I don’t want that…

Ayumi: Then become a // kind person, Kotarou…

30.

Tohru: Kotarou…

Takashi: I’ll…

31.

Takashi: I’ll forgive you… // I… / forgive you…

Tohru: ….

Text: It should be okay like this…mom…

32.

Text 1: What an unfortunate person…

Text 2: Namie-san

Text 3: Do I look happy?

Text 4: That’s right…I’m definitely happier than you. You see…I noticed!

33.

Text 1: “Happiness” is stretching out your hand and only finding places you can reach.

Text 2: I’m sure that Namie-san will also notice that someday…

Namie: Yuu…

Tohru: Mom…

Namie: I… // I… // killed someone.

34.

Policeman: Are you the doctor in charge?

Sensei: Yes

Policeman: In that case, could you accompany us for the time being?

Sensei: There’s one more person…

Tohru: Sensei / I’ll come along later.

35.

Sensei: Eh…?

Tohru: Kotarou…

Takashi: Tohru / You said this, didn’t you?

36.

Takashi: That you’d return // what your mom took away…

Tohru: Yeah…

Takashi: That’s why you always helped me…?

Tohru: Yeah

Takashi: So that’s why you listened to my selfish requests?

Tohru: Yeah / That’s right…

37.

Takashi: Tohru… / Thank you. // I’ll return…what you’ve given me so far.

Text 1: This is

Takashi: So listen to

Text 2: my choice.

Takashi: my last selfish request.

38.

Takashi: Stay by my side from now on!

39.

Takashi: Got it?

Tohru: Yeah…!

Text: Dawn is breaking.

40.

Tohru: As you wish… // King…!

Maya: Ah…jeez! / Our top two really caused us trouble!

Makoto: Takashi…do you know how much trouble we were in?!

Takashi: I’m sorry…that’s enough, isn’t it?! / Why am I the only one being told off?!

Maya: Ah, Tohru-san…it’s about time!

Tohru: Takashi // I won’t // hold back anymore.

41.

Maya: Oh no…you were holding back?

Makoto: It’s as if Tohru-san is feeling like No. 1 again. / Isn’t your place as king in danger, Takashi?

Takashi: Perfect…! // Good evening!

Text: The gears keep turning and morning comes.

Tohru: Welcome to Overlord!

Translation: Kogan no Mouten 3

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:41:26 +0000

Thanks to mikkih for help on a few of the sentences.

For imangascans

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1.

Isaku: Help… // Ah…

Box:
3rd of August, 8.39 am
Ayabuchitei Boarding House

Text: He appeared before the man who committed a crime…!

2.

Akihiko: Please wait a minute. // I’ll open up now.

3.

Text:
Kogan no Mouten
Otaro Okonogi’s Incident Register
Chapter 3: A Chance Meeting.

Original work & General Editor: Tennosuke Shouyado
Artist: Seri Hayama

4.

Otaro: Ah // I’m sorry to have come so early…

Akihiko: …Who are you?

Otaro: I’m a policeman. // Are you Akihito Ashikuni-san?

5.

Text 1: A policeman?

Text 2: If someone drowns, the body shouldn’t appear for two or three days.

Text 3: I was originally planning to ask the police to carry out a search when Inuzuka went missing, so that the footprints on the pier wouldn’t disappear.

Text 4: But why is he here when I haven’t reported Inuzuka missing?

Akihiko: Ah… / Could you show me some I.D. just to be on the safe side?

Otaro: Yes // My name is Otaro Okonogi.

6.

Text 1: A detective…

Text 2: He looks so disorganised…well, that can’t be helped.

Text 3: What’s with his sleepy eyes and relaxed look though?

7.

Text 1: He maybe a detective, but he doesn’t seem at all motivated…

Text 2: Well, this might work to my advantage…

Text 3: If I tell this detective that Inuzuka disappeared, there’s no doubt that I can guide things.

Otaro: Ah…I came here because I heard Inuzuka-san was staying here…

Akihiko: Hmm? Has Inuzuka-san done something?

8.

Otaro: Sorry, could you check if he’s in his room?

Akihiko: Inuzuka-san // Are you awake? / Someone from the police is here to see you. // Inuzuka-san?

Otaro: Could you check inside the room just to be sure?

Akihiko: …Okay.

9.

Akihiko: Inuzuka-san, I’m coming inside, okay? // …His things are there, but he’s not in. // He probably went out.

Otaro: Was he here this morning?

Akihiko: Yes…I’ve just woken up though…

10.

Otaro: Which means you didn’t see him go out… // Inuzuka-san was staying here yesterday, wasn’t he?

Akihiko: I believe so.

Otaro: …What do you mean?

Akihiko: I went to sleep before him… / So I wouldn’t know if he had gone outside late at night.

Otaro: Well, that’s unfortunate… // About what time did you go to sleep?

Akihiko: …I don’t know. / Yesterday, I went to sleep after drinking, so I’m not sure of the time. // I think it was around 11 pm…

Otaro: Inuzuka-san was here until then?

Akihiko: Well, we were drinking together.

11.

Otaro: Did he say he was going out anywhere?

Akihiko: No

Otaro: How long was Inuzuka-san planning to stay?

Akihiko: Until the 10th of August…that’s what he said…

Otaro: I see…

Text: Hmm…?

Akihiko: Umm…detective? // What on earth has happened? What do you want with Inuzuka-san?

Otaro: Ah… // Well, you see…

12.

Otaro: Three men who came to go fishing this morning… // pulled up Inuzuka-san’s body from Lake Kagami.

13.

Text 1: Wha…

Text 2: What…?

Akihiko: Is that…true?

Otaro: His licence was in the wallet found on the body. // The man in the photo and the body were identical. I believe it is him… // It’ll take some time for his relatives to arrive, so there hasn’t been an official confirmation yet. / I want you to meet them.

14.

Otaro: …Were you friends with Inuzuka-san?

Akihiko: …He treated me very well.

Otaro: Well…I’d like you to come with me and see the body…

Akihiko: …Alright. Please wait a moment, I’ll get changed now.

15.

Akihiko: …. // This is really bad! // Of all things, Inuzuka’s body was pulled up! // That’s why I hate fishing! It’s ruining the lake and my plan! // There are signs banning fishing on Lake Kagami anyway! // Damn it!

16.

Text 1: Calm down…there’s no point in getting angry over this…

Text 2: It’s just that the body turned up sooner than expected…

Text 3: Rather than worrying about that…

17.

Text: It’s important for me to respond carefully from now on…

18.

Text 1: Come to think of it…

Text 2: The police coming here means that…the gasoline stain

Text 3: doesn’t seem to have been discovered yet.

Akihiko: Well, it doesn’t matter if they find it quickly…

19.

Text 1: If the police had arrived later…

Text 2: Wouldn’t there have been the possibility of someone stepping on the pier and destroying the footprints I went to the trouble of faking…?

Text 3: The body was found sooner, so the police became involved sooner. It was unexpected, but there’s no doubt it saved me…

Otaro: Sorry…I want to warn you about one thing. / On the way there, I’d like you not to walk in places where you’ll leave any footprints. // Ah, the only thing here is the footprints I made earlier, so it’s okay.

20.

Akihiko: …Footprints?

Otaro: It might turn out to be a case, so just to be on the safe side. // Has it been raining since yesterday? // When the ground gets muddy, clear footprints are left behind. // They may be Inuzuka-san’s footprints.

Akihiko: He’s taking the bait!

21.

Text: If no footprints are found at Lake Kagami, I can lead them to think that I wasn’t walking around after the rainfall…

Akihiko: Are footprints important? Does that mean it was actually murder?

Otaro: It seems as if that’s a possibility.

Akihiko: …So you’re investigating the incident?

Otaro: I was sent here just in case. // What’s understood is that he drowned… // We still don’t know if it’s murder.

22.

Akihiko: …It’s not an accident? // Suicide is unthinkable.

Otaro: …Of course it could be that. // But I can’t say for sure yet…

23.

Text 1: Judging by his unmotivated attitude, he probably doesn’t think it’s murder…

Text 2: To think that the detective who came all the way here

Text 3: The way things are,

Text 4: the incident might be judged as an accident quicker than I thought!

Box: The crime has already been discovered…

Translation: Kogan no Mouten 2

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:39:58 +0000

Thanks to mikkih for help on a few of the sentences.

For imangascans

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1.

Box:
2nd of August, 9.18 pm
Ayabuchitei Boarding House

Akihiko: Is it alright for you to drink that much?

Text: The perfect plan?!

Akihiko: Your friend is visiting tomorrow evening, right?

2.

Text 1 [top of page]
Original work & General Editor: Tennosuke Shouyado
Artist: Seri Hayama
Chapter 2: Execution

Text 2:
To protect everything…
Abandon everything…

Text 3:
Kogan no Mouten
Otaro Okonogi’s Incident Register

3.

Isaku: Hmph! It’s nothing for you to worry about. // I came here to relax, what’s it got to do with you if I drink as much as I like?

Akihiko: That’s true… // But please take it easy.

Isaku: Ah…Lake Kagami always looks wonderful. // You should be proud. // It’s admirable that you improved it this much from its pitiful state.

Akihiko: …Thank you very much.

4.

Isaku: Aren’t you a little too overprotective though? // You seem to be acting like “The Knight of the Lake”, but I don’t think it’s like that. // You’re just pleased about having the lake to yourself.

Akihiko: Give me a break!

Isaku: You’re not helping the environment, you’re just helping yourself! / And doing that takes money! // Who do you think supported your lifestyle?!

5.

Akihiko: …Inuzuka-san. // I am indebted to you and I’m very grateful.

Isaku: Then how about you listen to my plan?

Akihiko: I can’t. / The lake isn’t some kind of show.

Isaku: A beautiful lake is a valuable thing. // It was my intention to make a wonderful plan that’d benefit you too. // My company has agreed to it too.

6.

Isaku: I’ll create jobs for the people around here too. // My company continues to grow, even in the recession. Consider what that means. / We aren’t always overbearing. // If I can’t make everyone happy, I’ll be penniless.

Akihiko: …I’ll acknowledge your ability. You’ve been successful because a lot people wanted that.

Isaku: Right?

Akihiko: But… / That only made people happy.

7.

Akihiko: It’s not like you were helping nature.

Isaku: You could say that…

Akihiko: …Inuzuka-san, where are you going?!

Isaku: The restroom.

Akihiko: …I see…

8.

Text 1: Inuzuka’s friend will be visiting tomorrow evening.

Text 2: If I don’t do it tonight, when will my next chance be…?

Text 3: …It’ll be difficult to make the perfect plan succeed if he isn’t completely drunk.

Text 4: I’ll get him to drink

Text 5: so much that he won’t wake up, no matter how much you shake him…

9.

Akihiko: That took a long time… // However, Inuzuka-san shouldn’t wake up, no matter what I do…

Text:

10.

Text 1: I’ll wash the bottom of my shoes with water so they don’t leave any prints.

Text 2: The flashlight is a waterproof one that can shine through the rain.

Text 3: Matches and lighters won’t be any good on an evening where there’s no moonlight.

Text 4: And Inuzuka’s shoes…

Text 5: Alright.

11.

Akihiko: This atmosphere…it’ll start raining soon. // I’ve got to hurry…

12.

Akihiko: Next thing is… // He’s fast asleep…

13.

Text 1: That’s right…the incident will occur with the assumption that Inuzuka went out alone…

Text 2: It’d be suspicious if his fingerprints weren’t on the doorknobs inside the building.

Text 3: If I don’t be careful…

14.

Text 1: A stone…

Text 2: The doorknob…

Text 3: The other places where I need to leave fingerprints are the storehouse and the pier…

15.

Text 1: This is the main part of the plan!

Text 2: I can’t make any mistakes.

Text 3: I’ll make sure Inuzuka’s footprints are there!

16.

Text 1: …Calm down.

Text 2: I’ll move the car around a little during the evening.

Text 3: There aren’t any obstacles.

Text 4: It wouldn’t be strange for Inuzuka to step in the gasoline while he’s drunk…

Text 5: Alright…I’m going…

Akihiko: It’s started raining…

17.

Akihiko: I’ve got to hurry.

18.

Text 1: …Are the footprints there?

Text 2: Inuzuka’s normal footprints will be left there.

Text 3: They’ll know it’s fake if the pattern is different from how Inuzuka normally walks.

Text 4: At this rate…

Text 5: At this rate…

19.

Text 1: Don’t panic…

Text 2: Remember how Inuzuka walks…

Text 3: If this doesn’t go well, the plan will end in failure…

Text 4:
Just a little more…
Three steps…
Two steps…
Just…

20.

Akihiko: huff // huff // huff… // …Did it work out?

21.

Akihiko: Hahaha… // It’s perfect! // There’s no mistake…

Text: But it’s not over yet…

22.

Text 1: I haven’t forgotten anything…

Text 2: …Then all that’s left is to drown Inuzuka.

23.

Text 1: There’s a reason I chose the south western part of the lake.

Text 2: The currents in the north eastern part of the lake are weak and capsizing would be unlikely. However, the south western part is between two rivers, depending on the place, there are strong currents.

Text 3: If it drifts over to the north eastern part of the lake, the canoe will end up on the north eastern shore.

Text 4: If it drifts to the south western part of the lake, it could wash up on the south western shore or travel down Kiyomi River and move away from the lake.

Text 5: In other words, the area where the canoe is discovered can be used to determine roughly where it capsized.

Text 6: If he’s found in the south western part of the lake, and not the north eastern part, which has weak currents, the police won’t investigate too thoroughly.

[Diagram]
[the building] Ayabuchitei
[river on the left] Tamano River
[river at the bottom] Kiyomi River

24.

Akihiko: Around here should be fine…

25.

Text: Don’t get emotional…

26.

Text 1: Everything will melt into the darkness…

Akihiko: huff… // huff

Text 2: If I kill him…

Akihiko: huff…

Text 3: Everything will be resolved…

27.
Isaku: Ah…

28.

Isaku: Wha… // Help… // Ah… // ….

29.

Text: I killed him…

30.

Text:
No…not yet…
The plan isn’t complete yet…

31.

Text 1: The flashlight!!

Text 2: The police will search the 23rd canoe…but they won’t find a flashlight…

Text 3: …Won’t that be suspicious?

Text 4: If there wasn’t any light, he couldn’t have got a paddle from the storehouse! He wouldn’t row in the dark to begin with…

Akihiko: This is really bad! // I should have brought one more…!! // Should I go back and get one? Will I make a mistake by doing that? // …I don’t know. / What’s the best thing to do?!

32.

Akihiko: Ah…ah…no, it’s okay…

Text 1: If they don’t find one, it’d be normal for them to think that it fell into the lake with Inuzuka…

Text 2: Lake Kagami is huge, completely searching it would be impossible…it’s the same as there being no proof.

Akihiko: That’s right…it’s okay. / There’s no problem. // Haha…

33.

Akihiko: Come to think of it…where am I now? // This is the south western shore? // I drifted over here at some point… // …Hmm? // Trash…?

34.

Akihiko: Some bad mannered person threw it away? // What do they think Lake Kagami is? // Tch… // …I’m going back…

35.

[No text]

36.

Akihiko: Heh // Haha…

Text: It’s perfect!!

37.

Otaro: This is how Akihito Ashikuni murdered Isaku Inuzuka, the manager of Inuzuka Resort Development.

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Otaro: When Ashikuni had made all the preparations, he immediately carried out the crime. // He made use of footprints and water to fake a capsizing accident… // It should have been… // the perfect crime.

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Otaro: Try and think about // the mistake he made.

Translation: Undertaker Riddle 9

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:35:57 +0000

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2.

Text 1:
Volume 1 goes on sale 22nd of February!
There’ll be a signing on the 27th of February!

Text 2:
You’re everything to me.
I’m everything to you.

Text 3: Akai Higasa

Text 4: Funeral 9 – The Undertaker Binds.

3.

Text: A new truth is understood…

Faust: Hayato Sakura’s soul has been stolen by someone else. // The enemy of the catacomb and us undertakers… // An evil spirit…

Hayato: No…I was going to get my soul back if I met the king…why did an evil spirit…

[sfx] clatter

Hayato: Why…? What for…?!

4.

Riddle: I see…Hayato-kun’s soul is stronger than those of other humans… / If part of his soul is missing, he can’t become king and the catacomb will be destroyed. // Which means that they have the upper hand.

Hayato: Why are you impressed?! // Damn it…now’s not the time to be relaxing and drinking tea! // I’ll find that evil spirit and get my soul back for sure! / Let’s go, Riddle!

[sfx] click

[sfx] bang

5.

Hayato: Wha…

Brad: The enemy is sure to come looking for the rest of your soul…what good is carelessly going back to the real world? // If you’re serious, then you’re even more stupid than a monkey!

[sfx] annoyed

Hayato: What the hell do you think I should do then?!

[sfx] dash

[sfx] reach

6.

Brad: Just stay here.

[sfx] sway

Hayato: Wah…! // Eh… // What do you mean…?

Faust: All the undertakers are already looking for your soul. // Please leave the rest to us undertakers. // All you have to do is wait for good news.

Hayato: B-But…

7.

Brad: Do you have any problem with that?

Hayato: N-No…I’m really grateful for that…

Text 1: Never mind how dangerous it is, is it really okay for me not to do anything?

Text 2: Even though it’s my soul…

Faust: Riddle, you take part in the search too. // We won’t miss anything if there are a lot of people searching.

Riddle: Well, well…I don’t mind…

[sfx] clatter

8.

[sfx] bang

Riddle: But you can’t be suggesting // that I go alone?

Faust: What are you trying to say, Riddle?

9.

Riddle: As you know, when an undertaker shares their soul, they are one existence formed of two people. / They can only use half of their true power if they’re just a fragment. // Making me go like this

[sfx] hehe

Riddle: is the same as sending me to die.

Hayato: R-Riddle! / I’ll go too!

[sfx] clatter

Faust: Wha…

10.

Faust: You can’t do that, Hayato Sakura!

Hayato: I’m sorry, King…but I want to go! // I don’t like to admit it, but I’m actually indebted to Riddle because he’s done a lot for me! And… // I can’t just watch while someone is working for my sake!! // I can’t stand doing something so pathetic!

11.

Hayato: I want to go with Riddle too… / Please…!

Riddle: Hayato-kun…!

Faust: I don’t have a choice. / Riddle’s got his reason too…fine.

[sfx] sigh

Hayato: ….

Faust: Since you said that, you must have quite a lot of confidence in your skills. / Hayato Sakura

[sfx] shock

Hayato: Eh… // W-Well…about that…

12.

Text 1: I haven’t done kendo or judo…

Text 2: The battles I’ve had with evil spirits so far…they were more like running away while waiting for the right opportunity…

Hayato: The king’s smile…her smile is scary!!

[big sfx] rumble

[small sfx] eeeek

Hayato: I can’t say it…I’m really not confident…but I can’t say that!

[sfx] shiver

Faust: I understand, we’ll do it like this then.

[sfx] shock

13.

Faust: I’ll teach you how to fight. // If you can successfully learn that, then you’ll go to the real world as an undertaker. // It’d be no good if you fell into the hands of an evil spirit. / Is that okay?

[sfx] smile

Hayato: King…

Riddle: Well, that’s much appreciated. / You must have her teach you, Hayato-kun.

14.

Hayato: King… / Ah… // Thank you very much!

[sfx] crash

Hayato: ~~~~ / ~~~~

In panel:
Ah
It hurts, it hurts!

[sfx] hehe

Faust: Ah!

Text 1: I thought the King was a scary person, but she’s a nice person after all. She’s taking care of all these things…

Hayato: I don’t know anything about fighting, but I’m good at sports!

Text 2: Okay! I’ll take whatever special training they throw at me!

15.

Faust: Well, let’s start right away…Brad.

Brad: Roger! // Excuse me.

[sfx] grab

Hayato: Eh…

16.

Hayato: Eh…wha…what are you doing?

[sfx] shake

Brad: Riddle…help me.

Riddle: I don’t have a choice then.

[sfx] swish

Riddle: Please stay still. / Hayato-kun

[sfx] clank

Hayato: Eh?!

17.

Hayato: W-What are you doing?! / K-King?!

Faust: Hehe…this is an interesting sight. / It won’t hurt if you stay still.

[sfx] reach

Hayato: Eh…wait…

[sfx] glow

Faust: Twilight Key, resonate with my power. // Release this being, now…

[sfx] roar

18.

Hayato: Uh…

Text: Huh…my chest feels warm…

[sfx] glow

Hayato: Eh… // W-What is this…? // A rose mark?!

19.

Faust: I partially activated the Twilight Key inside you.

Hayato: Activated it?

Faust: I said I was going to teach you how to fight, didn’t I? // As I explained, the Twilight Key has the power to create and destroy worlds… // Shall we try it out? // First, touch that vase with your hand.

Hayato: L-Like this?

Faust: Yes, then visualise breaking it. / If you do that, the vase should break.

Text 1: This is a way of fighting…?

Text 2: As if this could be real…

20.

[sfx] silence

Text: See, I knew it…

[sfx bubble] crack

[written sfx] crack

Hayato: Wha… // Eh… / Hey…

21.

[sfx] crash

22.

Hayato: No… / way… // Uh… // Uwaaah!

Riddle: Hayato-kun!

[sfx] slam

23.

Faust: Hayato Sakura!

Riddle: …It’s okay. // There’s no need to worry. // He seems to be safe.

[sfx] dangle

Hayato: How… / does it look like that?!

24.

[sfx bubble] huff

Faust: That’s the destructive power of the Twilight Key. / It was your first time, so it seems you weren’t able to control it.

Hayato: D-Did I really do that? // I-I’m sorry, King. I don’t really get it, but I destroyed the room…

Faust: It’s okay. At times like this, use the power of regeneration. // Visualise what it was like before it was broken and get it back to normal.

Hayato: Okay… / Got it…

[sfx] reach

[sfx] glow

25.

[sfx] rumble

[sfx] clatter

Riddle: Ah, it was a great success this time.

Hayato: Wow… / It went back to normal all of a sudden!

26.

Hayato: This is the Twilight Key…

Riddle: Hayato-kun, that mark…doesn’t it look different from before?

Hayato: Eh? // It’s true… // I’m sure it was a big rose earlier…! Why…?

Faust: I have a warning for you. // You can only use the Twilight Key three times in one go. / When you’ve used it three times, all the petals disappear. // It’s a sign for you to rest.

27.

Faust: If you use the Twilight Key anymore than that while your soul is missing, your body won’t last. // Please just remember that…alright?

Hayato: O-Okay… / Which means I can only use it once more today.

Faust: Yes // There are limits, but if you use it carefully, I’m sure it’ll be useful.

Hayato: That’s right…with such an amazing power, I might be able to take on evil spirits like Noir…!

[sfx] blush

28.

Hayato: Wow…thank you so much, King!

[sfx] grab

Faust: Hehe…I’m so glad you’re happy!

[sfx] annoyed

Riddle: Hayato-kun, please let me relax a little now. / All you could do before was run around, you see.

[sfx] squeeze

Hayato: Wha… // How can you talk like that when you’ve been working me so hard?!

Riddle: But it’s the truth!

Hayato: Wha…why’d you get angry all of a sudden anyway?

In panel: Calm down!

[sfx] dash

29.

[sfx] blam

Secretary: King…Brad-sama…this is bad! / It’s a state of emergency!

Faust: Ah…the secretaries! What’s the matter?

Brad: How insolent! You’re in front of the King! / Calm down and explain what happened.

Secretary 1: Well, something terrible is happening in the real world…!

Secretary 2: Ah, that’s not fair…I got here first!

Secretary 1: What’s that got to do with it? Our department is having a hard time! Give it to me!

Secretary 2: If you put it like that, then we…

[big sfx] gyaaa

[small sfx] grab

Secretary 1: No, our department has a wider range! Give it to me!

30.

[sfx] thump

Brad: Keep quiet, you trash!

[sfx] rumble

Brad: You didn’t hear what I said…?

31.

[sfx] smack

Secretaries: We’ll explain carefully!

Secretary: A-Actually, the number of deceased suddenly increased…

Brad: There’s no shortage of deaths in the real world…it happens everyday…

Secretary: No, you see… // The deceased… / are all people who weren’t scheduled to die!

32.

Faust: How awful…

Hayato: What does it mean?

Faust: The destiny of humans is decided in advance. / For example, it’s so absolute that it’s decided whether the death is accidental or not.

Brad: Unscheduled deaths one after another… / What on earth could be going wrong…?

Evil spirit: That’s simple.

33.

[sfx] bang

Evil spirit: I was the one // who took all those souls.

34.

[sfx] smile

[sfx bubble] crunch

Hayato: Why is there an evil spirit here…?!

[sfx] tap

Faust: How convenient that he appeared of his own will! // Catch him!

Brad: Roger!

Riddle: Let’s go, Hayato-kun!

Hayato: Okay!

35.

[sfx] dash

36.

Hayato: Eh… // Ah

[sfx] step

Evil spirit: Okay, Twilight Key. // You’re the only one I’ll tell. // The next playground will be here.

[sfx] boom

37.

Text 1: W-What…I can see a scene in my mind…

Text 2: A cross…a school?

Riddle: Hayato-kun!

[sfx] whoosh

[sfx] slam

Hayato: Wha…

[sfx bubble] kaw

38.

Text 1: Have you memorised that scene?

Text 2: Then hurry up and come to play!

Text 3: I have one of the things you’re looking for…

Hayato: ….

39.

Hayato: What I’m looking for… // It can’t be…he has my soul?

Riddle: Hayato-kun…what did the evil spirit show you earlier?

Hayato: Umm…I think it was the real world. It was like a school…or a church… // It isn’t a place I know, but I feel as if I know where it is.

40.

Riddle: I see…he’s gone to the effort of politely inviting us… // Without a doubt, // he’s challenging us to a battle. // There’s a high possibility of it being a trap…it’s very dangerous. / What will you do, Hayato-kun?

[sfx] crush

Hayato: That’s obvious!

41.

Hayato: Perfect! // We’ll go there and give him the last rites, just like he wants! // To prevent anymore people dying… / To get my soul back… // And…

Riddle: And…?

42.

Hayato: Giving evil spirits a funeral is an undertaker’s job! // Right…?

[sfx] heh

Riddle: Yes / …Well, let’s go to the real world together.

43.

Riddle: Exorcise that pitiful / lost child’s soul!

[sfx] zoom

Text: Now we’re flying down to the human world…

Translation: Undertaker Riddle 8

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:34:49 +0000

For Mango Scans

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1.

Text: Undertaker Riddle

Box 1: The holder of the Twilight Key, Hayato Sakura. / You have been invited to our catacomb.

Box 2: By all means come with your contractor, Undertaker Riddle. / I’ve been longing to meet you… King of the Catacombe, Faust

2.

Text 1: Volume 1 goes on sale 22nd of February!

Text 2: In return for charming hospitality…

Text 3: Undertaker Riddle

Text 4: Funeral 8 – The Undertaker Guides.

Text 5: Akai Higasa

3.

Brad: That’s all the king said.

Hayato: Umm, that means… / the boss is calling me? // The one who might get my soul back… // Which means I’ve already achieved my aim!

In panel: I did it! Yay!

Hayato: My efforts have finally been recognised!

Brad: It doesn’t mean that…

4.

Brad: It means that the boss wants to meet Hayato-sama, the holder of the Twilight Key.

Hayato: H-Huh? I see… // Oh well, as long I get to meet the boss… // Anyway, you’ve been calling me “Hayato-sama” for a while. / It’s creepy.

Brad: It’s natural to respect the holder of the Twilight Key. // What’s wrong with that?

Text 1: What kind of amazing power is the Twilight Key?

Text 2: In that world, it means that I’m called “Hayato-sama”, I get invited by the the boss and I’m suddenly great?

Text 3: It doesn’t feel real, it feels creepy.

5.

Riddle: Ah, you have a worried look on your face. / You’re not going to accept the invitation?

Hayato: I’ll go! It’s the perfect chance to get my soul back, you see! // So where is the catacomb? Let’s go there right away!

Brad: Hayato-sama…don’t you know? // The catacomb is the where you go when you’re dead.

Hayato: Umm…but I’m still alive…

Brad: Don’t worry. / In your case, it doesn’t mean you’ll be dying, you’ll definitely return to the human world.

Hayato: So there’s no need to worry! / Okay! Remember what you said!

Riddle: If you’re that worried, then you don’t have to go…

6.

[sfx] reach

[sfx] slash

Brad: Well, I’ll open up the entrance to the catacomb then. / Please come this way.

Hayato: Uh… // What are you doing?

[sfx] drip

Brad: We promise that our blood is loyal to the king…

7.

Brad: In the name of our master…

[sfx] whoosh

Brad: Open the gates of eternal rest!

[sfx] slide

Hayato: Eh?! / Ah…!

[sfx] glow

8.

[sfx] zoom

Brad: This is the entrance to the catacomb.

Hayato: Wow…a massive building appeared in an instant… // [Hmm?] This is the entrance, but I don’t see a door anywhere…

9.

Brad: Gloria in excelsis Deo

[Glory to God in the highest]

[sfx] reach

Brad: Glory to the catacomb!

Riddle: Let’s go, Hayato-kun.

Hayato: Eh… / No way…

10.

Hayato: The entrance is below us?! // Uh… // Uwaaaaah!

11.

[sfx] thump

Hayato: Gyaah!

Brad: Are you alright, Hayato-sama?

Hayato: Oww… / Is this makeshift entrance all you’ve got?!

Riddle: Ah…you just need to get used to it. // I was surprised at first too. // Anyway, look in front of you, Hayato-kun. / A beautiful scene just right for the world of the dead.

Hayato: Eh?

[sfx] jump

Hayato: The beautiful scenery in the world of the dead…something like a field of flowers?

12-13.

Riddle: Welcome to the final destination of the dead.

[sfx] whoosh

Riddle: The catacomb of the souls.

Hayato: Uh….

[sfx] shiver

Hayato: Uwaaaaah!

14.

Riddle Ah, you don’t have to be so frightened… / You’re unexpectedly delicate.

Hayato: No…a normal person would be scared! // Anyway, this massive castle is too atmospheric… // It wouldn’t be strange if a vampire lived here…

Brad: It’s the castle of judgement. / It’s where the King of the Catacomb lives and where the judgement of souls takes place.

Hayato: Judgement of souls?

15.

Brad: Souls from all over the world are brought to this castle. / Then the king judges whether they will go to heaven or hell.

Riddle: By the way, souls that don’t go to heaven or hell end up working in this castle. / Brad and I are those incomplete people.

In panel: I’m not like you…

Hayato: Hmm… // In other words, the king is a huge demon… // What should I do? I’d be scared if something like that appeared…

Brad: Please come inside the castle.

Hayato: Ah…okay.

16.

Hayato: Waah…it’s huge!

Brad: Please watch your step.

Hayato: Scary… / It’s extravagant, but so creepy…

Brad: This is the King’s office.

Text 1: The king is on the other side of this door…

Text 2: Finally…we’ll finally meet…

17.

Hayato: No matter how big and scary he might be… // I’ve got to say that

[sfx] squeeze

Hayato: I want my soul back…!

Brad: I’ve brought Hayato Sakura-sama.

[sfx] knock knock

Faust: Come in.

[sfx] click

Brad: Excuse me.

18-19.

Faust: This is the first time we’ve met. // My name is Faust.

20.

Faust: I’m the king of this catacomb.

[sfx] smile

Text 1: Eh…

Text 2: Eh…eh…

Hayato: Eh?! / The king is a woman?!

21.

Text 1: She’s really pretty though…

Text 2: Uh oh…my heart is beating really fast…

Riddle: Ah, what an amazing pile of documents…you’re busy as usual.

Faust: Sorry, even though you came all the way here, / I’m not ready to take a break from my work yet… // Could you wait over there?

Hayato: Over there?

[sfx] mess

Faust: Brad

Brad: Roger!

22.

[sfx] reach

[sfx] tap

[sfx] clatter

[sfx] rustle

Brad: Please sit down, Hayato-sama.

23.

Brad: The chef’s special choux cream, made with the finest milk, has been prepared for you today, Hayato-sama.

Hayato: Wow! / Can I eat this? All of it?!

Brad: Please have it with this aromatic Earl Grey.

Riddle: You’re always such a brilliant worker. / Just what you’d expect from a workaholic.

Brad: Not really. // It’s natural for a secretary to support his master. // I’m nothing like a certain lazy undertaker.

Riddle: Well, my goodness!

[sfx] hehehehe

Hayato: Scary… [They really don’t get on well…]

24.

Faust: Sorry to keep you waiting.

Hayato: King! Good day! It’s an honour to meet you!

[sfx] shock

Faust: Hehe, what an interesting person you are. // You don’t have to be so formal.

[sfx] reach

Faust: It was actually me who wanted to meet you.

[sfx] thump

Hayato: Eh…

25.

[sfx] annoyed

[sfx] grab

Riddle: Well…what did you want to talk about? / You didn’t call him here just to drink tea, did you?

Brad: Riddle, you… / How dare you talk to the king like that!

Faust: It doesn’t bother me. // That’s right…let’s get down to business right away. / Hayato Sakura // No…

26.

Faust: The Crown Prince, future King of the Catacomb. // My successor.

Hayato: …Eh…?

27.

Hayato: Umm…is this some kind of mistake? / I’m just a normal person…

Faust: No // The Twilight Key you hold qualifies you to become king. // Of course, I have one too.

----

Faust: The Twilight Key is a “god’s power”, one with the ability to destroy or create worlds. / Only the chosen ones are born with this power in their bodies. // Generations of people who possessed the Twilight Key have ruled the catacomb and supported it with that power.

Hayato: A god’s power…the Twilight Key is something so important…

28.

Faust: However, the catacomb has been damaged by attacks from evil spirits. // At this rate, it’s clear that I won’t be able to keep supporting it with my Twilight Key… // That’s why I want you to become the next king and using a new power, support the catacomb instead of me.

----

Faust: As the king, I have a duty to protect the catacomb. // Please, Hayato Sakura.

Hayato: If you ask one of the other Twilight Keys…

Faust: People born with it don’t appear often…it’s just you and me right now.

Hayato: N-No…

29.

Faust: But… / You’re not ready to become king yet.

Hayato: Eh…

Riddle: Part of your soul is missing, which means that the Twilight Key is incomplete. // Well, the king who stands at the summit of the souls should be able to solve that.

Hayato: That’s right! I came to ask about that!

[sfx] jump

Hayato: The missing part of my soul already ascended…so the king should be able to return it!

Faust: Yes…if it came here, then it should have been dealt with… / Brad

Brad: Roger!

Hayato: If it came here…?

30.

[sfx] grab

Brad: This is a list of the souls that have come here over the past few months. // From among those, these are the ones from Japan… / Tokyo…

[sfx] grab

[sfx] rustle

Brad: Names beginning with “S”…

[sfx] thud

31.

Brad: If the missing part of your soul ascended, your name should be written here. // Please check it by yourself.

Hayato: …. // Wha… / Why…

Riddle: Hayato-kun?

32.

Hayato: It’s not here… / My name isn’t written here…

[sfx] grab

Riddle: That can’t be… / I’m sure we saw it ascending. // But it hasn’t come to the catacomb, which means…

Faust: Yes…in other words…

33.

Faust: Hayato Sakura’s soul has // been stolen by someone else.

34.

Faust: It’s likely to be the enemy / of the catacomb and us undertakers… // An evil spirit…

Text: The whereabouts of the stolen soul…this is the worst thing that could happen!

Translation: Will o' Wisp 4

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134.

Text: Chapter 4

Will: I thought you’d be here…

Hannah: Will…

Will: No matter how much you stare at her, she won’t move. // You know that…

135.

Will: She wasn’t an elemental doll to begin with. // What kept her moving until now was your power / and the strength of her feelings. // That’s all… That expressionless doll wanted to be by your side.

136.

[Page not in the raw]

137.

Box: After that, no matter how much I wound her up and no matter what I researched, / she wouldn’t move.

Hannah: Emily…

Text: I’m sure that Emily’s presence was inside that doll…but it’s not there anymore.

Hannah: Why…?

138.

Text: Emily…where did you go?

Gyl: How are you feeling, Princess?

Gloria: Gyl…where were you?

Gyl: I’ve brought the letters that arrived. / It seems that there are several invitations to evening parties and letters regarding charitable contributions.

Gloria: Please turn all the invitations down.

139.

Gloria: I’m not in the mood to see anyone.

Gyl: Princess…

Box: The Ripper has appeared…

140.

Rudy: Hannah, where are you going? It’s dangerous for you to go alone, I’ll come too.

Hannah: Thank you, Rudy… // Sorry, but I feel like going alone.

Rudy: Hannah…! // Eh…ah! / Will?! // Okay, okay…I’ll keep watch while you’re out.

141.

Text 1: That’s right…

Text 2: Her grandfather just died recently…

142.

Hannah: This is my grandfather’s grave. // You followed me because you were worried? Thank you…

Will: You noticed? // I told you not to go out without telling me, right?

Hannah: I’m sorry…I really wanted to come and see my grandfather… // It was only two weeks ago… // But I was thinking that everyday has been so busy and so much fun since I met you and the other dolls…

Will: What was your grandfather like?

Hannah: Hmm…

143.

Hannah: He was a kind person. / He was a quiet person, so we didn’t talk much when he was making dolls… // But he’d quietly stay by side and stroke my hair when I got lonely. // His hand was large and warm…

Will: I knew he was a skilled doll maker when I looked around the workshop. // A doll maker that works sincerely is someone to be respected.

144.

Will: Even if they don’t have a special power like yours…

Text 1: Grandfather…what should I do?

Text 2: I lost my first friend.

Text 3: The first friend I made when I had none…

145.

Text 1: When we were happy, when we were having fun, when times were difficult…

Text 2: She was always by my side.

Text 3: Even when my grandfather died.

Text 4: She stayed by my side and supported me more than anyone.

Text 5: Lady Hannah

Text 6: Lady Hannah

Text 7: Emily…

146.

Text 1: I didn’t want us to separate like this!

Hannah: Emily?!

Text 2: No…

147.

[No text]

148.

Text 1: What is it?

Jack: Crows have a special meaning here in England.

Text 2: W-Who is it?

Jack: Crows are kept at London Tower and the folk belief that London will be destroyed if a crow is killed still lives on. / Taking a mere superstition seriously and believing in a nonexistent curse is quite frightening.

Text 3: This feeling…

149.

Jack: Don’t you think humans are quite strange?

Text 1: An elemental doll?

Text 2: Eh? He’s asking me?!

Hannah: You look quite strange to me too.

Jack: I do…?

Will: You did suddenly start talking to someone you don’t know about crows… // That makes you quite strange.

150.

Hannah: Eh?! I-I didn’t mean it like that…

Jack: Is that so? That’s useful to know.

Will: You’re not supposed to agree! // You haven’t changed, Jack.

Jack: I see…you don’t look like you’ve changed either, Will.

Will: Oh, really…

Text 1: Then…

Text 2: He really is an elemental doll too.

Text 3: Will, Rudy,

Text 4: Gyl, Ignis

Text 5: and Jack.

Text 6: The last doll made by Shamrock!

151.

Victor: What are you doing, Jack?

Jack: You’ve already finished what you were doing?

Victor: Yes // Who are they?

Jack: A doll and a doll maker. // This is my owner, Victor Redmond.

Text: Jack’s owner…

152.

Victor: To think that I would meet another doll…

Text: Could he be a noble or a member of the gentry?

Hannah: Pleased to meet you. I am Hannah Ellington.

Victor: Sorry, but I’ll have to take my leave now.

Jack: The carriage is ready.

Will: Neither of you are very sociable.

Jack: I don’t really feel inconvenienced that way. // Well, I’ll take my leave too. // Ah…I forgot to say this. // It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a doll maker inherit Shamrock’s powers…

153.

Jack: But will you be able to make elemental dolls like us?

Hannah: Make elemental dolls?!

154.

Will: Hey

Jack: If you have the same level of power as Shamrock, then I think it’s possible. / Have you tried?

Hannah: I haven’t…

Jack: I see.

Text 1: If…

Text 2: If I could make elemental dolls like Will and the others…

Rudy: Remake Emily?

155.

Hannah: Yes…

Text: I want to see Emily again, no matter what!

Hannah: If I have that power…

Rudy: In the end, I did think that was the only way…

Hannah: Rudy…

Rudy: It’s true that doll’s body can’t be used anymore. / If you bring back her soul, it’ll soon reach its limit. // So the only thing you can do is to prepare a body like the ones us elemental dolls have.

156.

Rudy: A container for Emily’s soul.

Text: A container for her soul…

Will: Don’t be so irresponsible about encouraging her.

Rudy: Of course, I’ll make sure to help too. I am one of her dolls, you see. // I want to make my precious owner’s wish come true.

Will: Anyway, didn’t your grandfather stop you making dolls?

Hannah: ….

157.

Text 1: Grandfather…

Joseph: You mustn’t make dolls again!

Text 2: That time, I didn’t want to see my grandfather’s unhappy face anymore…I hadn’t considered the reason at all…

Text 3: What do you want to do?

Hannah: I…

Emily: Lady Hannah

158.

Hannah: Even if it means breaking the promise to my grandfather, / I want to see Emily again…

Will: If you say that you’re serious about remaking her as an elemental doll, then I won’t stop you. / Unless you order me to help, this is the end.

Hananh: I won’t order you to help!

Will: I know. // But it’s impossible with just your powers.

Hannah: Eh…

159.

Rudy: Will is so unkind. // You realise what’s necessary, don’t you? // If you don’t have it, then you just have to get it.

Hannah: Something I don’t have?

Will: Hannah // If all you’re going to do is make it, then that’s definitely possible. I’ll help if you insist on doing it. // But even if you make a body, // what are you going to do if she doesn’t want to become a doll?

160.

Text 1: If Emily doesn’t want to…?

Text 2: I just wanted to see Emily, but I didn’t consider that at all…

Text 3: What if Emily and I don’t feel the same?

Text 4: Emily…

Text 5: I didn’t want us to separate like that…

Text 6: I want to see her again and talk properly…

Text 7: But…

161.

Hannah: If Emily doesn’t want to, then I’ll give up. // I don’t want Emily to hate me.

Will: Okay, I get it. // So stop making that face. That’s not a decent thing to see!

In panel: He meant that it was cute.

162.

Text: Thank you Rudy, Will…

Hannah: No… / Can’t you give her a message?

Man: I’m sorry, Lady Gloria won’t meet with anyone at the moment.

Hannah: What should I do?

163.

Text 1: To fix Emily’s body, I have to see Lady Gloria, no matter what…

Will: The problem isn’t making the body, / it’s the power to seal the soul inside of it.

Text 2: The power to seal the soul?

Will: Even though you’ve inherited Shamrock’s powers, your power is still weak. // No matter how many containers you make, it’s meaningless if you can’t seal them.

Hannah: What should I do?

Rudy: If you obtain elemental dolls, your power should increase little by little. / Haven’t you felt that?

Hannah: My power will increase?

Text 3: It’s true that I can see the light more clearly and I’m more sensitive to its presence since I awakened Will…

164.

Rudy: The reason for that is within our keys. // These stones contain Shamrock’s power.

Will: Your power is affected by these stones and gradually gets stronger. // Right now you have two, mine and his…

Rudy: If you have one more stone, / then won’t you be able to make her into an elemental doll?

Text: In other words…

165.

Text: I have to get another elemental doll?!

Hannah: If I talk to Lady Gloria about this, she might give me hers.

Rudy: If you aren’t intending to choose the way of doing it, then there are plenty of other methods.

Hannah: R-Rudy? // Lady Gloria has been very kind to me…so… // Oh…where’s Will?

Rudy: He was here a moment ago…I’m not good enough then?

Hannah: Eh…I didn’t mean it like that…

166.

Rudy: I’m just joking. It looks like someone’s here to help us.

Gyl: Welcome, young lady doll maker.

Text 1: Gyl…

Gyl: I’m surprised that you came with Rudy though.

Rudy: There are a lot of reasons…you could say that I gave into her charms.

Hannah: Eh?! // Umm…I wanted to see Lady Gloria.

Gyl: Princess hasn’t been feeling well for a few days… / But I think she’d be glad of your visit.

Text 2: Gyl…?

167.

Gyl: Princess…I’m back.

Gloria: Gyl? / I was worried because you went out all of a sudden.

Gyl: Princess, I brought the young lady doll maker.

Hannah: I’m sorry for coming round to visit so suddenly.

Text: Lady Gloria?

168.

Gloria: Sorry, I don’t feel like talking to anyone. / I can’t really entertain you, is that alright?

Hannah: Yes…

Text 1: Lady Gloria seems different from usual…

Text 2: But…

Text 3: Alright…

Text 4: Except for Ignis, all the other dolls already have owners.

Text 4: Getting their keys means

Text 5: taking them away from their owner.

Hannah: I came here today because I have a request.

169.

Hannah: Could you give Gyl to me?

Gloria: What do you mean?

Hannah: Actually…

170.

Rudy: Just what you’d expect from the home of a count…

Text 1: Will…?

Text 2: That’s…

171.

Gloria: I can’t do that.

Hannah: Just for a little while! / Just while I remake Emily…a doll…

Gloria: I’m sorry, Hannah…I can’t do that. // Gyl protects my dreams. / If I let him go, my world will be covered by darkness. // So…

172.

Gloria: I won’t give him to anyone.

Hannah: Lady Gloria…

Text: She’s acting somewhat strange.

Hannah: Umm…I’m sorry for making an impolite request.

173.

Hannah: Umm… / Gyl?

Gyl: I’d like to talk to you for a little while, is that okay? // You’ve probably noticed that Princess’s spirit is in a very insecure state…

Hannah: What on earth is wrong with Lady Gloria?

Gyl: It’s not something I should be saying, but… // Princess was very hurt by a certain incident and has withdrawn from social life. / She hardly leaves the mansion these days.

174.

Text 1: “If I let him go, my world will be covered by darkness.”

Text 2: Right now, the only thing that calms Lady Gloria is her time with Gyl…

Text 3: Even so, I asked her to give Gyl to me…

Gyl: At first she only intended to take a short break… // But…

175.

Text 1: What’s wrong?

Text 2: Gyl…

Text 3: Don’t betray me…

Text 4: Never…

Text 5: As Princess wishes…

176.

Gyl: My existence might have distorted her heart…

Hannah: Gyl…

Text: Even Gyl should understand it’s no good like this…

Hannah: Are you alright with things this way?

Gloria: Gyl, you’re here…I was looking for you.

177.

Hannah: Lady Gloria!

Gloria: Come, Gyl…show me a dream.

Gyl: Princess…

Text: A black mist…

Gloria: Come here, Gyl…

Hannah: Gyl

Gyl: Young lady doll maker… // Dolls make their owner’s wishes come true. / If Princess continues to desire this situation, // I will continue to obey.

178.

Hannah: Then… // Why do you have such a painful expression on your face?!

Gloria: Hannah…you’re still here? / Please get out of here immediately! Gyl and I are the only ones allowed to be here.

Hannah: Lady Gloria…why are you doing this?

Gloria: You’re even trying to get into my dreams without permission! // You’re so unpleasant!

Gyl: Princess?!

179.

Hannah: …. // Lady Gloria…please come to your senses!

Gyl: Young lady…

Gloria: I’ve told you, but you don’t seem to understand…so I’ll make you understand!

180.

Gloria: Right…Gyl?

Gyl: Princess…

181.

Text 1: Gyl?!

Text 2: Will O’Wisp 1 - END

Translation: Will o' Wisp 3

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96.

Hannah: A dark mist…

Will: From the dolls’ room, huh?

Text 1: What on earth is happening?

Text 2: Chapter 3

97.

Will: Don’t let go.

Hannah: O-Okay.

Text 1: The light that appeared in front of me then showed me

Text 2: Rudy, who had a painful expression on his face…

Text 3: If something happened to him…

Will: I’m opening the door.

98.

Text 1: It’s frightening and I’m finding it difficult to breathe…

Text 2: What is this place?!

Hannah: Rudy! Are you here? / Answer me if you are!

Irvine: Hey, Hannah…you’re feeling better already?

Hannah: Lord Irvine!

Will: Hey!

99.

Hannah: Rudy?!

Rudy: Ah…you’re here. You came into the darkness for me… / Or is this just an empty dream that shows my desire?

Text 1: Rudy!

Will: So he’s the one who created this messed up room…

Text 2: Lord Irvine?!

100.

Text: Why did he do this?!

Hannah: Lord Irvine, please let Rudy go.

Irvine: No, I won’t. // It’s Rudy’s fault. / I can’t do anything without Rudy. // I was scared. If Rudy leaves, then I’ll… / That’s why I thought I should stop Rudy from being able to escape…

Hannah: But why would Rudy be leaving?

Irvine: Because he tried to take the key…

101.

Irvine: Rudy tried to escape from me!

Hannah: Rudy tried to take the key?!

Irvine: You’re wrong, Lord Irvine. / I wouldn’t run away from my precious owner… // ….

Hannah: Rudy! // Will! Can you save Rudy?!

102.

Hannah: Will?

103.

Text: Ignis!!

104.

Hannah: Why is he here?!

Will: Here comes trouble. // You didn’t learn from last time! Are you trying to attack Hannah again?! / Or did you come to take Hob’s key?

Ignis: I do want Hobbyrdy’s key, / but even you know that an elemental doll can’t become the owner of another elemental doll.

Text: What does this mean?! Ignis wants the elemental dolls’ keys?

Ignis: I have another aim.

Will: Did you trick that useless four eyes?

Ignis: Irvine is definitely useful to me… / But the one who caused his madness…

105.

Ignis: is Rudy, who tried to take the key.

Hannah: Doing something to betray his owner… / Is there a reason?

Text: Rudy did that?!

Rudy: This was the perfect chance… / But something got in my way…

106.

Text: Eh?

Rudy: The effort I put into that performance has gone to waste. / I was even tied up and managed to get her sympathy.

Irvine: R-R-Rudy…

107.

Text 1: Rudy?

Will: Are you done with that ridiculous performance?

Rudy: I was expecting you to help me! That’s pretty cold, Will.

Hannah: Eh?!

Will: You wicked prince…

Text 2: Ehhh?!

108.

Ignis: Irvine…are you okay with that? Your Rudy is going to escape.

Irvine: M-My Rudy…

Rudy: I’m grateful that you awakened me. / To thank you, I showed you the dream you wanted. // But… // Any more than this would be too much, right? // Society is about give and take. It’s logical that you return what is given to you. / I should have already paid you back for awakening me.

109.

Rudy: That’s why I desired my next owner. // She is the best one for that.

110.

Text: Is that really Rudy?!

Irvine: No way… / This can’t be…

111.

Ignis: Don’t worry. Whatever Hobbyrdy says, / you’re his current owner. // Elemental dolls can’t disobey their owners. // Hobbyrdy is obedient, just order him to do what you want. // Everything will be the way you want it.

Irvine: T-The way I want it?

112.

Hannah: Rudy?!

Will: Stop!

Hannah: Will?!

Will: The strength of the order is proportionate to the owner’s will.

113.

Text: A contract!!

Will: We can’t disobey it.

Hannah: Lord Irvine, please stop! He’s in a lot of pain!

Irvine: Shut up! You’re trying to take Rudy away from me!

114.

Hannah: T-That’s not it! / Even dolls have hearts! Forcing them to do this…

Ignis: Doing as their owner wishes is a doll’s destiny. // Dolls and their owners have such a sorrowful relationship.

Hannah: It’s not like that!

Text: It’s not such a one-sided relationship!

Hannah: There are times when dolls help us. / There are people who honestly think they’re precious…

115.

Hannah: I… / I think that if you want someone to acknowledge you and to be with you, // you’ve got to make an effort too.

Text 1: If Lord Irvine gave him an order, then I’m sure Rudy would do what he wants…

Text 2: But nothing would change that way!

Irvine: I-I can’t! // That’s impossible for me!

116.

Irvine: You don’t understand my feelings! / My brothers are all amazing and my family is proud of them, it’s only me who’s a burden! // It’s only me…

Family: What an incompetent child! / He’s an embarrassment to the family!

Young Irvine: I can’t do it after all…I can’t! // I’m sorry! / I’m sorry!

Irvine: I can’t do anything by myself…

Hannah: Lord Irvine… // There are a lot of things I can’t do by myself either. // I can’t braid my own hair. I leave the housework to Emily, I can’t do most of it.

Will: You…

Hannah: But…

117.

Hannah: I want to be able to braid my own hair someday… / I want to at least be able to cook… // Because I want to be like that… // Please don’t give up without trying. // Believe in yourself more…

118.

Irvine: Believe in myself…

Ignis: Ridiculous! // You shouldn’t listen to the nonsense that doll maker girl says! // It only takes one command for Hobbyrdy to return to you! / Don’t you want to keep enjoying your days with him like you have before?!

Text: Ignis…

119.

Ignis: What’s wrong, Irvine? Why are you hesitating?! / You can’t do anything without Hobbyrdy… // It should be you who understands this the most!

Text 1: You really can’t do anything.

Text 2: You can’t do anything by yourself.

Irvine: Be… / quiet!

Text 3: Lord Irvine?!

120.

Irvine: Be quiet! Be quiet! / Shut up! // It’s because of people like you who decide I can’t do anything! / That’s why the only thing I could do was lock myself away! // ….

Hannah: Lord Irvine…

Irvine: E-Even I always thought that I wanted to change…

121.

Hannah: The mist…

Ignis: What a boring person…

Will: Ignis?!

122.

Text: What on earth is he doing?

Irvine: R-Rudy…I…

123.

Rudy: It’s not like I was bored all the time I was with you.

Irvine: Rudy…

Rudy: I didn’t notice it… / But I think you have your own special good points. // I’m sure that someday there’ll be someone who really likes you as you are. / It’s unfortunate I couldn’t do that.

124.

Will: You’re okay with / becoming his owner?

Hannah: Lord Irvine made an important decision, so we’ve got to support him. // You’re giving me Rudy’s key?

125.

Irvine: I-I think I shouldn’t always rely on Rudy… // I want to change too.

Will: You’re good natured, so you’d probably get tricked right away.

Rudy: That’s mean! I’m a kind doll who can befriend anyone.

In panel: Is something the matter?

Hannah: I-I’ll try my best not to be fooled easily. // After all, // I’d rather believe than doubt.

126.

In panel: Hmm?

Will: Try your very best then.

Hannah: Umm, Emily…

Emily: Lady Hannah

127.

Emily: This might be harmful, but it’s better than that.

Rudy: So this is Hannah's house...

In panel:
[next to Rudy] This
[next to Will] That

Rudy: The room you prepared is clean and homely, I like it.

Emily: I’m glad you like it.

In panel: That’s very different to how she treats me.

Hannah: But I’m glad our family has grown.

Rudy: It makes me happy to hear that.

In panel: Tch

128.

Emily: Lady Hannah, would you like some Turkish Delight? // I’ll pour some of your favourite tea to go with it.

Hannah: Thank you, Emily. // Will…where are you going?

Rudy: Maybe he’s sulking because he’s treated differently?

Hannah: Ah… / Sorry, Emily. I’m going to cheer Will up. I’ll take my time having some tea later.

Emily: Lady Hannah?!

129.

Hannah: Emily, I’m sorry! / I ended up telling Rudy about the workshop after that… // I’ll take my time having tea tomorrow…

Emily: Yes…please don’t worry about it.

Hannah: Also… / From now on, I think that I’ll do things like braiding my hair by myself.

Text: I can’t keep relying on Emily forever.

130.

Hannah: Even if it’s only a little, I’d like to be able to do it myself… // Of course, I won’t be as good as you right away… // Emily…?

Emily: You don’t need me then…

Hannah: Emily?

Emily: You could be even a little less lonely because I stayed by your side… / That’s what I thought… // But…

131.

Emily: No matter how much I stay by your side, / I understand that it’s something I can’t do alone.

Text: She’s different to how she usually is…

Hannah: Emily…what’s wrong?

Box: I have a bad feeling about this.

Emily: You’re everything to me, // but you don’t just belong to me. // Why didn’t I realise something so obvious? // I… / I…

Hannah: Emily?

132.

Box: At the same time she said those empty words, Emily’s body slowly fell. / All I could do was watch that in shock.

133.

Hannah: Emily?

Translation: Will o' Wisp 2

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:12:51 +0000

For Twee Quidam Scans

I'm not 100% sure on the romanisation of Rudy's name (ホブルディ). The official site says "Hobblrdy", but I'm sticking with "Hobbyrdy" at the moment.

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64.

Text 1: The ones who inherited Shamrock’s powers…

Text 2: It’s my mission to destroy them.

Text 3: Chapter 2

Text 4: What?

Text 5: What’s going on?!

65.

Text 1: Ignis - an elemental doll created by Shamrock.

Text 2: He’s somewhat different from the elemental dolls I’ve met so far.

Will: I don’t know about your mission, // but if you say you’re going to kill her, I’ll stop you!

Hannah: Will…

Ignis: Hmm…so it was that girl who awakened you.

66.

Ignis: A sinful owner is suitable for a sinner!

Will: Shut up, Ignis!

Text: A sinner?!

Ignis: Doll maker girl…I’d like to kill you now, // but I’ll let you live a little longer because of Shamrock’s orders.

Hannah: Shamrock’s orders…? // It can’t be…

67.

Ignis: Be thankful to the doll maker who is nothing but a symbol of sin. // You should be happy that your life has been extended. / As you have awakened Will, it looks like I’ll be able to fulfil my original aim.

Will: Ignis, wait!

68.

Will: Ignis!

Emily: Are you awake?

69.

Emily: You’re probably tired from being out late last night. / Shall I bring your breakfast here?

Hannah: …No, it’s okay.

Text 1: I mustn’t make Emily worry.

Emily: I thought I’d make your favourite tart this afternoon…

Text 2: Never mind mentioning that my life was in danger…

Emily: Lady Hannah...?

70.

Hannah: Eh…sorry, Emily. I’ve been invited to see Lord Irvine today.

Emily: I see…

Will: Are you okay?

Hannah: Y-Yes… // Will…about Ignis…

Will: Forget about what he said.

Hannah: B-But…

Will: It might be okay for a little while, but that doesn’t mean he’s given up on killing you. / From now on, don’t go out without asking me first…got it?

Hannah: Hey…

71.

Hannah: Why is he trying to kill me…?

Text 1: Is my power forbidden?

Hannah: Because I have the same power as Shamrock? / The only thing I did was see that light and hear that voice…

Will: Hannah // You still don’t know anything about elemental dolls. // We’re not as easygoing as you think…

Text 2: Will…

72.

Text 1: What is Ignis’s aim?

Text 2: He called Will and I sinners…

Emily: Lady Hannah

Hannah: Eh? // Ahh!

Emily: I’ll braid your hair.

Hannah: Thanks…

Emily: Okay!

Text 2: I can’t do anything alone…

73.

Rudy: We meet again, lovely young lady.

Hannah: Thank you for inviting me, Rudy.

Rudy: It hasn’t been long since we last met…was it an inconvenience?

Hannah: N-No…I’m happy to see you!

Will: Ah, that’s right.

Text: It’s just like Will said, I still don’t know anything about elemental dolls. If I had a few more chances to meet the other elemental dolls…

74.

Text: Rudy might know what Ignis’s aim is.

Rudy: I’m happy you said that. // Well, I’ll go and get Lord Irvine.

Hannah: Rudy really is like a prince.

Will: You’re pretty calm considering your life is in danger.

Hannah: Eh…I suppose so…

Will: Even though your life was in danger, you probably don’t think another doll will harm you.

75.

Hannah: That may be so…

Text: Even if my life is in danger, I can’t truly hate Ignis…

Hannah: But…I’m sure that you, Rudy and Gyl… / were all made because Shamrock wanted you. // You didn’t become a doll to fight with your owner, right?

76.

Hannah: I think dolls meet their owners so they can enjoy their time together. // Because I think that, Ignis could also…

Will: It’s useless thinking that you’ll be able to persuade him.

Hannah: Will…

Irvine: You came! / I’d really like you to see my collection.

Hannah: Thank you for inviting me, Lord Irvine.

77.

Irvine: It’s amazing, isn’t it? A collection of magical dolls from all over the world!

Will: What a creepy hobby…

Irvine: You’ll be lucky just by owning this doll! // This doll sobs every night and cries tears of blood! // And that one over there…

Hannah: What should we do? He won’t stop.

78.

Text 1: Even so, it’s kind of difficult to breathe…

Irvine: I feel kind of calm when I have dolls near me. // I feel as if they’ll protect me from anything. // As long as I have dolls, the things I don’t like disappear. // Don’t you think so too?

Hannah: Eh…

Text 2: Lord Irvine?

79.

In panel: It’s not like that…

Text 1: It’s true that I feel calmer when I’m with Emily and it’s reassuring to have Will there…

Text 2: But…

Hannah: Is it really like that? // I don’t think everything will be solved just by having dolls near you.

Irvine: No…! Those dolls really are amazing!

Rudy: It might just be that they have a special meaning to you.

Irvine: T-That’s right, isn’t it?! They’re my dolls, so they’ll protect me!

80.

Text: I didn’t mean it that way…

Will: Hey! // Hannah?!

Rudy: Young lady!

81.

Rudy: I’m glad you came to…

Hannah: Ah… / Umm…

Rudy: You collapsed because you were affected by the dolls’ malicious feelings…

Hannah: I’m sorry for causing trouble…

Rudy: Please don’t think that you’re causing trouble.

82.

Rudy: I’m happy just because you looked at me again. // I’m the one who should be blamed. I should have noticed that you were sensitive to dolls’ feelings…

Hannah: I-It’s okay now.

Rudy: I’m really sorry.

Hannah: Eh…come to think of it… // There’s something I want to ask you.

Rudy: If it’s something I’m able to answer…

Hannah: Well…

83.

Hannah: …What is Ignis trying to do?

Rudy: You met Ignis?!

Hannah: Y-Yes…

Rudy: Did anything happen to you?!

Hannah: What do you mean?

Rudy: He has an unnatural dislike of the doll makers that inherited Shamrock’s power.

Text: I knew it…

Hannah: It’s okay…Will was there, so I was only a little shocked…

Rudy: I see…I’m glad nothing happened to you.

84.

Rudy: If you were my owner…

Hannah: …Eh?

Rudy: I could always be by your side protecting you.

Hannah: R-Rudy…?

Rudy: I… / have a genuine and personal… // love for you.

85.

Rudy: Am I causing you trouble by feeling this way?

Hannah: R-Rudy…umm…

86.

Rudy: I’m sorry, please forget that. // I didn’t intend to cause you any trouble.

Text 1: Rudy…

Text 2: Ah…no matter how many hearts I had, there wouldn’t be enough!

Rudy: About Ignis… // We encountered him several times during the hundreds of years that Will was sleeping…

Hannah: Hundreds of years…?

Rudy: Will didn’t tell you?

87.

Rudy: He hasn’t woken for hundreds of years.

Will: It’s already this late…

Text 1: We’ll go home as soon as she wakes up…

Text 2: What?

88.

Irvine: Rudy?! / Where has Rudy gone?!

Maid: Rudy has gone to check up on the guest…

Irvine: I-I can’t do anything without Rudy…

Maid: Lord Irvine…

Irvine: Your gaze…you’re comparing me to my brothers again! // Hurry up and bring Rudy here!

Maid: Y-Yes…

Irvine: Rudy…how cruel of you to leave me on my own!

89.

Rudy: I’m glad it was easy to find.

90.

Text 1: Will hasn’t woken for hundreds of years…

Text 2: What does that mean?

Text 3: No one could find Will when he was sleeping?

Text 4: But he can’t have been in my basement for hundreds of years…

Text 5: If it was more than a hundred years ago, there won’t be anyone who knows his previous owner…

91.

Text 1: His previous owner…

Text 2: The person who owned Will before me…

Text 3: I think that Gyl and Rudy must have had many owners…

Text 4: Sleeping after having had many owners for hundreds of years…

Text 5: Then waking up again…

92.

Text 1: What does that mean?

Text 2: “We’re not as easygoing as you think…”

Text 3: I don’t know what it is…

Text 4: But there’s a future that elemental dolls desire.

Text 5: If there’s some meaning in the relationship between dolls and their owners…

Text 6: Then what about Ignis?

93.

Text: He doesn’t have an owner.

Hannah: Huh…what’s wrong?

94.

Will: Hey…are you awake?

Hannah: Will… // Rudy is…

Irvine: Rudy, that’s no good… // Because you tried to escape from me…

95.

Rudy: Lord Irvine…

Translation: Hakuouki Jurenka Special : Hijikata Toshizou Hen Part 2

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:39:27 +0000

I labelled it wrong and this is actually part 2 of Hijikata's story, not Heisuke's story. Sorry for my silly mistake. >_<

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40.

Kondou: What's going on?!

Hijikata: We’re surrounded by the new government army!

Box: Hijikata and the others are surrounded by enemies!

Hijikata: There are two or three hundred of them… // We could do something if there weren’t hundreds of them.

Chizuru: No…!

41.

Text 1: A bloodstained mark remains.

Text 2: In that mark

Text 3: is a handful of memories.

42.

Hijikata: Tch… // Anyway, I’ll hold them back! // You two leave through the back entrance and meet up with the troops in Ichigawa right away!

Chizuru: No…that’s impossible alone!

Hijikata: I won’t know if I don’t try! // We can’t let all of us get caught here.

Chizuru: But…

43.

Kondou: Toshi // I’ll go to their stronghold.

Chizuru: Eh?

Hijikata: What?!

Kondou: Of course, I won’t say that I’m Kondou from the Shinsengumi. / I’ll pretend to be someone else, it’ll buy some time for you guys to run away easily.

Hijikata: What are you saying?!

44.

Hijikata: You’ll be found out right away!

Kondou: Even if I’m found out, I’ve been given the rank of daimyo by my superiors, so I won’t be refused like that.

Hijikata: That’s worth nothing to them! // Hey… / You’re joking, right? Kondou-san // Do you think we’d let you go knowing you’d be killed?

Kondou: Sorry, Toshi… // But I’ve already decided.

45.

Chizuru: This is the first time I’ve seen them like this… // But why, Kondou-san?

Text: Surrendering now would be like going to be killed…

Hijikata: Don’t… // be ridiculous! // The Shinsengumi is nothing without its general! / You’ll come with us, even if it means dragging you!

46.

Kondou: In that case, it’s an order. // Vice Captain Hijikata // Take Yukimura-kun and meet up with the troops in Ichigawa!

47.

Hijikata: You’re… // giving me an order?

Kondou: The chief’s order is absolute. // Isn’t that right, Toshi? // Hey, Toshi… // Isn’t it about time you relaxed? // You’ve had a fierce look in your eyes, supporting me…the Shinsengumi and you’re all worn out… // It honestly hurts me to see you that way.

48.

Kondou: I’m not a man you need to make that much effort for…

Hijikata: No! // I don’t care about that. // It’s because…I thought both of us would be happy. / That’s all it was…

Kondou: Yes… // I completely understand. // But that’s enough. // That’s enough, Toshi. // I’m really sorry for everything until now.

49.

Kondou: And… // Thank you.

Text 1: Then…

Text 2: We left Kondou-san behind and broke free from the enemy’s siege.

Box 1: As the other soldiers left Kanekotei, / I could only think “Isn’t there a better way?”

Box 2: However, Hijikata-san kept going forward.

50.

Text: It was as if he was severing his doubts.

Chizuru: Ah!

Hijikata: Hey! / Are you okay? // Pull yourself together! Can you stand?

Chizuru: Yes, I’m okay. // Anyway, let’s hurry on ahead. // For Kondou-san too, he went to the trouble of helping us escape… / Ah…

Hijikata: Let’s go!

51.

Chizuru: Hijikata-san…

Hijikata: This is… // for Kondou-san? // Then what were the things I did before? // Greater than any military commander he respects… / I believed we could be like that if we were together…

52.

Hijikata: Then why did I // hand him over to the enemy?! // I left Kondou-san behind and only saved you! // Isn’t that just the same as what the Tokugawa lords have done to us?!

Text: Hijikata-san…

Hijikata: That’s not what a courageous warrior does! / I’m just a coward!

Chizuru: Hijikata-san!

53.

Chizuuru: Kondou-san said this… // When I told him “It’ll be okay if we leave it to Hijikata-san”, // he told me that was cruel… // I think he did that because he thinks you’re important! // It definitely doesn’t mean this was anyone’s fault!

54.

Chizuru: Hijikata-san…

Text 1: Listen…

Hijikata: If that’s the case… // Now that the Shinsengumi’s Isami Kondou isn’t here, how should I live? // Pushing him to the top was my reason for living. // If he’s not here, // aren’t I just an empty shell?!

Text 2: No!

Text 3: You’re still alive, you see.

Text 4: I’m sure the Shinsengumi can continue as long as Hijikata-san is here!

55.

Text 1: But…

Text 2: Whatever I say probably won’t get through to him…

Text 3: If Hijikata-san could turn around, then I’m sure…

Hijikata: Jeez… // Kondou-san / You’re always getting me into dangerous situations. // I’m not a jack-of-all-trades…

56.

Box 1: Then…

Box 2: We met up with the troops in Ichigawa and headed to Edo at once.

Box 3: In Edo, Hijikata-san appealed for Kondou-san’s life to be spared, but the former Shogunate were slow to respond.

Box 4: On the other hand, even Edo Castle had been surrendered to the new government.

Box 5: Even though the Tokugawa Shogunate has collapsed, the former Shogunate army have not given up.

Box 6: Whilst we were on our way to Aizu after meeting the Denshuutai, Utsunomiya Castle was attacked.

[TN: Denshuutai - a group of elite soldiers belonging to the Tokugawa Shogunate.]

Box 7: Hijikata-san, a member of the advance guard, fought like a demon god.

Box 8: When it was thought to be only a matter of time before the castle fell…

57.

Chikage: Ah… // You’re finally here. // I’ve been waiting for you, Hijikata!

Chizuru: Chikage Kazama! / What’s he doing here?!

Hijikata: Well, well… / I can’t say that I wanted to see you…you lazy demon!

Chikage: You’re all talk! // I’ll have revenge for the way you disgraced me right here!

58.

Hijikata: You seem to want to experience pain again! // As you wish, I’ll cut you to pieces! // Tch…!

Chikage: What’s the matter? / Is that all you’ve got? // Ah… / Your powers are weakened during the day, aren’t they?

59.

Chikage: How pathetic! / This is all a fake could do to begin with!

Hijikata: Ugh…

Chizuru: Hijikata-san!

Hijikata: Ugh…

60.

Text: His wounds aren’t healing?!

Chikage: Hahaha! // How does it feel to taste the treasured blade of the Kazama family? // “Doujikiri Yasutsuna” is a legendary blade that is said to have killed the demon “Shuten Douji”. // A sword used to kill a real demon is definitely sharp enough to kill a fake!

Hijikata: Tch…

Chikage: The look on your face is amazing… // But it’s not enough! // Cry out! / Beg for your life!

61.

Hijikata: Ugh!

Text 1: No…Hijikata-san!

Text 2: Hijikata-san is going to die!

Chizuru: Stop!

62.

Soldiers: It’s a fire! // The government forces have set fire to the inside of the castle! // Run!

[sfx] huff [x2]

Chikage: Tch… / It’ll be meaningless if the escape route is cut off. // I’ve got no choice…I’ll leave this fight. / Be prepared to lose your head at any time!

63.

[sfx] huff [x3]

Chizuru: Hijikata-san! // Hijikata-san!

Text 1: Before long,

Text 2: Utsunomiya Castle fell as a result of Hijikata-san’s furious efforts.

64.

Box: However, four days later, / a 20,000 strong reinforcement army arrived and the castle was taken back in the blink of an eye.

Text 1: While the former Shogunate were targeting Aizu,

Text 2: Hijikata-san, who had been heavily wounded, was recovering in Nikko.

Chizuru: Hijikata-san / It’s time to change your bandages… // Ah! / What are you doing?!

Hijikata: I’ll be done writing soon!

65.

Chizuru: No! // You only just managed to get up and you’re already overdoing it!

Hijikata: It’s okay, this is just a scratch.

Chizuru: How is that just a scratch?!

Hijikata: Alright, I get it! // Jeez…!

66.

Chizuru: Everyone’s waiting for Hijikata-san to get back. // Me too, of course… // Anyway… / When you’re done writing that document, rest right away! // Even a little cold will affect an injury.

67.

Hijikata: I’m sorry…

Chizuru: Eh…?

Hijikata: When I think about it, I’ve caused you quite a lot of trouble.

68.

Hijikata: But you always stay by my side. // I’m grateful for that… // Thank you.

69.

Hijikata: Hmm? / What’s wrong? // Is there something on my face?

Chizuru: No! [It’s not like that!]

Text 1: I feel so happy.

Chizuru: …..

Text 2: Just by hearing those words!

Chizuru: Hijikata-san / I don’t need anything else. // Just being by your side…

70.

Text: Afterwards…

Box 1: Hijikata-san recovered and joined Saitou-san at Aizu, where they suffered an overwhelming defeat.

Box 2: Saitou-san said he wanted to see Aizu’s fate, so we parted ways.

Box 3: Then,

Box 4: We were informed that Okita-san had died and Kondou-san had been executed…

Box 5: At Sendai, even further north, / what awaited us was a sorrowful parting with Sannan-san and Heisuke-kun, who had become Rasetsu.

71.

Text 1: However, unlike before, there was no hesitation in Hijikata-san’s eyes.

Box 1: The life and feelings entrusted to me…

Text 2: He only looked straight ahead.

Text 3: What he carried on his back was not sadness, but everyone’s feelings.

Text 4: The Shinsengumi would continue existing with him…

Box 2: End

Translation: Hakuouki Jurenka Special : Todo Heisuke Hen Part 1

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:44:05 +0000

05.

Text 1: Shinsengumi

Box: A certain situation has led to me living with this organisation.

Text 2: I was given a room

Text 3: and warned not to leave without permission.

Text 4: but I can’t just stay here doing nothing…

Text 5: I was told that I can’t go out…?!

06.

Text 1: The season when flowers blossom.

Text 2: The sakura in full bloom

Text 3: and the smiling faces.

08.

Hijikata: Don’t wander around, got it? // Stay inside your room!

Box: The demon vice-captain

Text: Even if he says that…

Chizuru: A little while should be okay. // I don’t even know what the barracks I live in look like. // No one’s keeping watch either! // I’ll be careful so the other soldiers don’t see me…

Heisuke: Oh? // Chizuru-chan? / What are you doing?

Chizuru: Kyaaa! // Right after I just said that…!

09.

Chizuru: I’m sorry! / I went out of my room without permission…

Text 1: He is Heisuke Toudou-san, the captain of the Shinsengumi’s 8th troop.

Text 2: As would be expected from someone who is a leader at such a young age, his swordsmanship is impressive.

Chizuru: I just thought I’d look around the barracks… / I’ll go back.

Text 3: I’m scared.

10.

Heisuke: Go back…to your room?

Chizuru: Yes… // It’d be no good if I was seen by the other soldiers, just like now. / I’m glad it was you…

Heisuke: Well, I suppose… // Ah! / I’ve got a good idea! // I’ll show you around!

Chizuru: But…

Heisuke: Something might happen if you’re alone, / but if you’re with me, it doesn’t matter if you’re seen.

Chizuru: That’s true, but…

11.

Chizuru: I’d be causing trouble for Toudou-san…

Heisuke: That’s it! // Stop calling me “Toudou-san” like I’m a stranger!

Chizuru: Well…

Heisuke: Just call me “Heisuke”. / We’re going to be living together for a while~

Chizuru: Alright… // Heisuke… / kun?

12.

Heisuke: Alright! / I hope we’ll get on well! // Okay then, let’s get going right away!

Chizuru: Ah!

13.

Heisuke: Well, not that I can take you far.

14.

Text 1: I thought the Shinsengumi were all scary people…

Text 2: but I guess that’s not the case…

Sanosuke: Oh…Heisuke? // Chizuru too!

15.

In panel [Heisuke] Uwaa!

Heisuke: Sano-san! Shinpattsan!

Sanosuke: What are you doing?

Shinpachi: It can’t be…! // You’re getting ahead of us…?

Heisuke: That’s not it! / I was just showing her around the barracks!

Shinpachi: Oh really? / There’s nothing strange going on?

Heisuke: You pushy old man!

Sanosuke: Be careful, Chizuru!

Chizuru: Ah…

Text 1: Those three

Text 2: really are good friends…

16.

Sanosuke: [Ah] It’s too bad you’re wearing guys’ clothes though. / It’d be nice to see you wearing girls’ clothes.

Heisuke: Ah! / I’m sure it’d be cute too! // When things calm down, let’s see you wearing a furisode!

[TN: Furisode - a kimono with long sleeves, meant to be worn by unmarried women.]

Shinpachi: That’s a great idea, Heisuke!

Chizuru: Wait… / That’s so sudden…

In panel [Chizuru] Even if you expect that from me…

Chizuru: Uh… // I can’t refuse…

17.

Chizuru: Ah… // Someday… // If there’s an opportunity… / Okay? // Jeez…

Sanosuke/Heisuke/Shinpachi: Alright!

Chizuru: They seemed really happy…

Box 1: Living here, the future is uncertain

Box 2: but being with them

Box 3: is kind of

18.

Chizuru: Hehe

Text 1: fun…

Heisuke/Shinpachi: She / laughed!

Text 2: Thanks to Heisuke-kun and the others, I got used to things more quickly than I thought I would.

19.

Text: One day, after breakfast…

Chizuru: I’ve poured some tea.

Hijikata: These barracks are getting quite small. / If we don’t move somewhere bigger…

Okita: So, do you know somewhere that would accept the Shinsengumi?

Hijikata: Nishi Honganji.

[TN: Nishi Honganji - A temple established in 1602 by the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, in order to reduce the power of the main Honganji temple.]

20.

Okita: There…? / Won’t the monks hate it?

Hijikata: Nishihonganji is sympathetic to Choshu and has hidden ronin before. / Getting their agreement won’t be simple though.

[TN: Ronin - a masterless samurai.]

Shinpachi: But if we move, Choshu will lose a hiding place!

Okita: If they’re against it, will you do things by force? / That’s just what I’d expect from you, Hijikata-san.

Kondou: What’s everyone getting excited about?

Okita: Kondou-san!

Kondou: Sorry to interrupt, / but there’s someone I want to introduce to you.

21.

Kondou: This is Kashitarou Itou-sensei. // He’ll be a Shinsengumi officer from now on.

Itou: Pleased to meet you.

[sfx] glare

Itou: Hmm… // This place is just like the rumours suggest.

Kondou: Hmm? / Ah…

22.

Kondou: Ah… // Itou-san / Would you come and watch the soldiers sparring?

Itou: Ah… // That is a wonderful invitation. // Being immersed in men’s sweatiness is quite pleasant!

Kondou: Sweatiness…? / Well, I suppose the dojo does get hot…

23.

Kondou: Well then, this way…

[sfx] shut

Okita: Ah… / He’s a suspicious guy!

Saitou: I heard that Itou-san supports the Emperor and the expulsion of foreigners… / He’s come around to associating with us…

Shinsengumi: He probably agreed with Kondou-san about the expulsion of foreigners. // Can that kind of guy get on with us? // Anyway…

24.

Chizuru: It looks like things have gotten a little complicated…

Box 1: From then on, I often saw Itou-san arguing with the officials…

Box 2: However, Heisuke-kun returned from his journey to Edo.

Box 3: I thought that the days would be like they had been before…

Chizuru: Oh?

Box 4: But…

Man: Shimada-san and Inoue-san?

25.

Chizuru: Umm… / Has something happened?

Man 1: Yukimura-kun… // Well… / Itou-san said that he’s leaving the Shinsengumi…

Chizuru: Eh…?

Man 2: He’s trying to create a new group called the “Goryoueji”.

Chizuru: [Ah] Then won’t that be the end of what everyone’s so tense about? // Is something the matter?

Man 2: [No] It wouldn’t matter if it was just Itou-san leaving, / but some of our soldiers will go with him.

26.

Man 1: Toudou-kun and Saitou-kun are leaving with him.

Box: No…

Chizuru: It can’t be!!

Man 2: Are you alright, Yukimura-kun?

Chizuru: … / I… // I’m going to check it out!

27.

[sfx] huff [x2]

Text 1: Hijikata-san said that it would be forbidden to associate with the Goryoueji from now on.

[sfx] huff [x5]

Text 2: Why…?!

Heisuke: Chizuru…

28.

Heisuke: [Hey] Are you okay?

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun… / Saitou-san… // Is it true? / About the Goryoueji…

Heisuke: You heard about it? // It’s true.

Chizuru: But… // Why?! // We were getting on so well… / Even everyone else wants you two to stay!

Heisuke: Chizuru…

29.

Saitou: Is that all?

Chizuru: Eh?

Saitou: We decided to leave here of our own will. / We’re prepared to abandon any feelings we’ve had up until now. // I’ll be leaving now.

Chizuru: Ah…

Heisuke: He’s a strong person…

30.

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun…

Heisuke: Chizuru / Come and sit here for a while. // Ah… // It’s gotten pretty hot. // It’s not like I gave my answer right away. / I was confused… // But I’m going with Itou-san after all.

31.

Heisuke: I’d actually like to keep having fun with everyone else, // but Itou-san is a senpai from my school / and I was the one who invited him to join the Shinsengumi. // I think it’s my duty to go with him.

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Heisuke: I know that Itou-san might be planning something, / but I don’t think he’s wrong about everything. // As for supporting the Emperor and the Shogunate, you won’t know what’s right unless you try. // I want to see what’s necessary for the country.

32.

Heisuke: I’ve already made up my mind…

Chizuru: But… / If I could… // be with you for longer…

Heisuke: No… / It’s not like I’ve gotten to hate everyone! // But… / That’s…

33.

Heisuke: Well… // If I said that leaving you didn’t make me lonely, / I’d be lying… // I’ve already made up my mind though. / I’m a man, you see…

Text 1: Heisuke-kun is the same.

Text 2: It’s painful and lonely for him too.

Chizuru: Okay… // Thank you for / telling me how you felt.

34.

Chizuru: Heisuke-kun // Be careful.

Heisuke: I promise. // I won’t do anything like throwing away my life for no reason.

35.

Sanosuke: Take care, Heisuke.

Heisuke: You too, Sano-san. // Ah… // Shinpattsan! / Don’t drink too much and cause trouble for everyone around you!

Shinpachi: Tch…

36.

Heisuke: Uwaa…he’s so mean!

Sanosuke: Well, he’s got his own way of being lonely. // I have too. // Take care then.

37.

Shinpachi: Damn it!

Sanosuke: Shinpachi…

Shinpachi: I can’t stand that / we’ll be enemies the next time we meet!

Text: It’s like the Shinsengumi is being broken apart

Text 2: and an indescribable doubt grows greater…

38.

Box 1: It feels as if something is going to happen…

Box 2: While Chizuru worries, an unthinkable incident…!