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[English] [Translation] Time Eliminator 2.5 by PROzess

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:56:59 +0000

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Time Eliminator Extra:

Page01:
P1.Box1: The back alley of a small town located near the west coast of Europe.
P2.Box1: Amidst the various shops, loved by the locals
P2.Box2: lays a store, that's in the talks now...
P3.Box1: That is a mysterious store that erases the past that you want to erase.
P4.B1: Ah, welcome!
P5.Box1: And today, again---
P5.B1: Umm....
P5.B2: Is that true that you can erase the past?
Page02:
P1.T1: Extra: Father and Child
Page03:
P1.B1: These people are from multi billionaire Hannover Family, famous in our country.
P1.B2: The one sitting in the middle in the chair is the late Damaskas Hannover.
P2.B1: And the one on right beside the butler is the oldest son, Alessd.
P2:B2: And on the left are the youngest son, Rafian and his wife Grandia.
P3.B1: What wonderful brothers.
P3.B2: Yes... They had the looks, the academic level and athletic abilities
P4.B1: But her personalities were completely different... // To think it would turn in such a thing....
P4.B2: "Such a thing"?
P5.B1: I served the Hannover Family for a long time, so I'll tell you.
Page04:
P1.B1: It's about when this photo was shot.
P1.B2: About the two sons of the multi billionaire Damaskas....
P2.Box1: In our country, a small island at that time, there were countless multi billionaires. [kewl country...]
P2:Box2: One of them was Damaskas, successful in business and accumulation a great fortune. He was envied by all citizens.
P3.Box1: His both sons were blessed with talent, which made Damaskas very proud.
P3:Box2: But with time, Alessd, being in line to succeed, couldn't endure the strict teaching of his father and ended up in disputes every day. // And the younger brother, Rafian, who was the complete opposite, honest and following his father.
P3.Box3: So Damaskas favored his younger son.
P4:Box1: Grandia too, Rafian's wife, had good manners and was a beautiful lady.
P4.Box2: Rafian's future looked bright....
P5.Box1: But....
Page05:
P1.Box1: The one to succeed the business and the capital was the older brother, Alessd.
P1.Box2: He too had the academic skill and good looks, but he played around too much.
P2.Box1: Using various methods, he dated a lot of women.
P2:Box2: The father was really worried about his son being hooked up with women of unknown origin.
P3.Box1: Damaskas, bedridden with those worries,
P3.Box2: then got murdered by someone.
P4.Box1: At first the police said he was murdered by burglar that he caught red-handed, seeing as the room was a mess.
P4:Box2: But a few days later they caught the culprit and everything changed...
P5.Box1: The caught culprit was no other
P5.Box2: than the older brother, Alessd...
Page06:
P1.B1: Mhm.... // So...
P2.B1: You saw the article about me, // and since you had nothing to lose, you came to me for a request?
P3:B1: Yes...Actually, the older brother Alessd didn't kill his father...
P3:B2: It was the younger brother who killed him.
P4.B1: Eh? Really?
P5.B1: Even now, Alessd is sitting a jail for a crime he hasn't done...
P5:B2: And Rafian inherited everything and leading the company at the moment...
P6.B1: I see... // And you will pay 20million....huh.
P7.B1: If!
Page07:
P1.B1: If it's not enough, I'll get more, so please!
P2.B1: N- No.... It's enough for my payment...
P2.T1: I like this even less now that she's willing to pull out even more money...
P3.B1: Looking at the facts, it's an easy job once I sneak in.
P3.B2: But the problem is that sneaking in is a bit too dangerous.
P3:B3: You have a point there...
P4.B1: At that time, a lot of people wanted to work for my Master, in chase for the money.
P4:B2: All maids and butlers got a strict selection if they could be trusted...
P5.B1: Then it would be difficult to sneak in as an employer...
P5.B2: ....
P6.B1: What will you do, Cornish-sama....
Page08:
P1.B1: Butler...
P2.B1: Could you lend me a hand?
P2:B2: ?
P3.Top: 25/1/1995----
P4.B1: Yes. Please take a vacation for a week, starting today...
P4.B2: Yes... That's right.
P5.B1: I got everything covered on my end, so please just enjoy your vacation.
Page09:
P1.B1: Yes... Okay, take care...
P2.B1: Fuh... Okay... // If the only butler hasn't changed for 15 years....
P3.B1: then sneaking in is no problem!
P6.B1: Okay.... // Let's get started.
Page10:
P1.B1: Good work!
P1.B2: Good work.
P2.B1: You're rather late today.
P2:B2: Yeah, I had some business until now.
P3.T1: Good! Looks like there's no problem...
P4.B1: Think about your future already, you idiot!
P5.B1: Shut up! I don't need you to tell me!
P5.B2: What's with that tone?
Page11:
P1.B1: Stop it already, Brother!
P1:B2: Geh! Still kissing up to Dad?
P2.B1: Wha--! // What about you! Why are you so rebellious!
P3.B1: Huuh!? You don't know the pain of being the oldest son, that's why you can say that!
P4.B1: Stop it, both of you...*cough* *cough*
P4.B2: Father-in-law!
P5.B1: Tch!
P5.B2: Done with your lecture? Good, I'm outta here.
P5.B3: Brother!?
P6.B1: !? // What is it, Butler?
P7.B1: You got a complain too?
P7.B2: N- No.. I would never...
Page12:
P1.B1: Hmp!
P2.B1: Sorry for causing you trouble, Rafian.
P3.B1: Father, even without him, I....
P3:B2: Despite that, he in his own way... *cough* *cough*
P3.B3: Please take your medicine and go to bed for today, Father-in-Law.
P4.B1: Gramps! Don't stand there and help!
P4:B2: Ah,
P4.B3: Yes.
Page13:
P1.B1: My Lady, the Sir is asleep now.
P1.B2: Thank you.
P2.B1: I'll excuse myself then... // Good night.
P2:B2: Okay, good night to you too.
P3:B1: Father is asleep.
P3.B2: I see. // I prepared for tomorow's work...
P4.B1: I'll put it away, then let's go to sleep too.
P4.B2: Mh?
P5.B1: This...
P5.B2 :A testament... // When did he write such a thing...
P6.B1: Ah, Rafian! You can't just open it...
P6.B2: Don't worry. With this are going, I'm gonna inherit it anyway. // Ehm, let's see.
P7.B1: !?
Page14:
P1.B1: The whole capital and business goes to brother...And I only get 5 million...
P1.B2: W- Why...
P2.B1: R- Rafian...
P2.B2: I'm... I'm sure he had his reasons for this...
P3:B1: His reasons!? If it's reasoning // it should be me, who sacrifices everything for him!
P3:B2: Y- Yeah, but...
P4.B1: Damn!!
P5.T1: W- Why... Why won't he let me succeed the business?
P5.T2: I endured all of his strict teachings and he betrays me!
P6.B1: Rafian, wait...
P7.T1: ...Unforgivable... I cannot forgive this...
Page15:
P1.B1: Cornish-sama, can we let him take the testament?
P1:B2: No use in stopping him.
P2:B1: Even if I manage to stop him, he already knows the contexts. // I will try to rewrite the testament with a different method.
P3:B1: Then shouldn't we have hid the testament from the beginning?
P3:B2: That's no use either.
P4.B1: The fact that he wrote a testament shows that he doesn't want it to be touched before he dies. // And if it's not touched it means the older brother will inherit the business.
P5.B1: To prevent that, the younger brother will prepare a fake testament. In the end, nothing would change.
P5.B2: I see... You have a point.
P6.B1: Well, // I still have a trump card, so don't worry.
Page16:
P1.Box1: 27/1/1995 Midnight Day of the incident
P1.B1: Let's not do this after all, Rafian?
P1.B2: What? You're getting blues now?
P2:B1: I let all servants go home for today. // I also prepared an alibi for us. Don't worry.
P2:B2: Not about that... I meant you can't kill your own father.
P3.B1: What are you saying! You must know that we can't become happy like this!
P3:B2: But...
P4.B1: No need to worry! I drugged him into sleep, he won't feel any pain.
P4.B2: Now I only need to shoot him with brother's gun and make him out to be the culprit and it's our win!
P5.B1: Father... // thanks for everything so far.
P6.B1: *slowly move*
P6.B2: And to secure our future, farewell.
Page17:
P2.B1: Wha--!!
P2:B2: Y- Young Master.
P3:B1: What do you want with that gun....
P4.B1: Ah, no... // This... Ehm...
P5.B1: M- More importantly, what are you doing here!
P5:B2: Eh?
P6.B1: Why you ask... That's...
P7.B1: Because I came here to stop you, disguised as a servant...
Page18:
P1.B1: I'm a terminator!
P2:B1: Wha--! // The gramps turned into a kid!?
P2:B2: Who are you....
P3.B1: Fufu. Would you believe me if I said I came from the future?
P3.B2: Future.. you say? Ridiculous...
P4:B1: Whatever...
P4:B2: If you came from the future // you know
P5.B1: what will happen next!
P5.B2: *clack*
P6.B1: ...Huh... No ammo...
P6.B2: Naturally.
Page19:
P1.B1: I knew whose gun you would use after all. // Emptying the gun beforehand was easy.
P2.B1: Grrrrrr.... Damn bastard....
P3.B1: Okay! If you really come from the future, then who told you to do this? // Tell me!
P4.B1: Yeah, who asked me...
P5.B1: !
P5.B2: I know! It was brother!
P6.B1: Like I planned, he innocently went to jail...
P6.B2: Holding a grudge against me, he sent you here, right?
P6.B3: Too bad, you're wrong.
Page20:
P1.B1: It's not my brother?
P1.B2: If it's not him... // There shouldn't be any other trying to stop...
P2.B1: Ah!
P3:B1: Don't tell me, you...
P3.B2: Eh?
P4.B1: Reminds me, you were against it until the end...
P4.B2: N- No....
P5.B1: No matter what, I'll always be on your side....
P5.B2: Liar!
Page21:
P1.B1: Then who are you saying did it!
P1.B2: You're the possible one.
P1.B3: It was your daughter.
P3:B1: Eh.
P3.B2: What... did you say...
P3.B3: Like I said, the one who asked me to was
P4.B1: your daughter!
Page22:
P1.Box1: You might have been able to grasp happiness by making out your brother to be the culprit and faking the testament,
P1.Box2: but your daughter was lonely, because you had to work so much.
P2.Box1: She had no friends and her only enjoyment were the countless books in the room of her grandfather.
P2.Box2: She only knew the world from newspapers and information magazines.
P3.Box1: Spending her days like that, she found her grandfather's testament example, some notes of his every day life and some documents // while she was searching for some new books in his working room.
P3.Box2: And came to know that her current happiness was just a lie...
P4.Box1: But even by knowing this, there was nothing she could do...
P4.Box2: She then remembered an article about me in the newspapers.
P5.Box1: With nothing to lose, she came to me with her request.
P6.B1: To stop her father...
P6.B2: N-- // No way...
Page23:
P1.B1: My father didn't love me and threw me away...
P1.B2: And even my future daughter...
P2.B1: Rafian-san....
P2.B2: Specially because your father loved you
P3.B1: he told you everything about his business....
P3:B2: Huh?
P4.B1: That's love? // If he loved me, then why did he only gave me 5 million and not his company?
P5.B1: Because that's a number with an important meaning to your father.
P5.B2: A meaning...?
P6.B1: Rafain-san, do you know what this is?
P6.B2: That's probably from my Father's company.....
Page24:
P1.B1: Yes... This is a record of when your Father founded his company.
P2.B1: His capital at that time was 5 million.
P3:B1: Your father saw your talent and instead of letting you succeed his own company, he taught you all he knows // so you could try out for yourself what you want to do.
P4.B1: With that in mind, he gave you that money.
P4:B2: !?
P5.B1: Fa..ther... // I-- I....
P6.B1: I didn't // understood your feelings...
Page25:
P1.B1: What a mistake of mine....!
P2.B1: Uhhh....
P2:B2: Rafian, you still have time... // it's not too late yet...
P3.B1: Let's give our best.. For our future daughter...
Page26:
P1.B1: Thank you....
P2.B1: Even now I can't believe you really // created such a miracle!
P3.B1: So you really can go back into the past!
P3:B2: Didn't you come to me because you believed in it....
P3.B3: Though it's really doubtful until the past actually changes.
P4.B1: But what had you done if your father had failed // in business with his 5 million?
P4:B2: Fufu. I'll think about it when it comes to that.
P4:Box1: Youngest Son of the Hannover Family hits big with cheese!
P5.B1: I didn't mind working here then after all.
P5.B2: Huh? // HUH!?
Page27:
P1.B1: Th- That's impossible! // This job is harder than it looks!
P1.B2: A- And besides! // And you need to know him good to be able to grant all his wishes well...
P2:B1: Ah!
P3.B1: What are you panicking for?
P3:B2: So it's like that...
P3:B3: I- I'm not panicking! A- Anyways, it's impossible!
P4.B1: Okay, enough with the jokes. Time I excuse myself. [small text] I have to head back to help. [/small text]
P4.B2: Ah.
P5.B1: Ah, right! Airedale-san.
P6.B1: He's dense, // so you have to appeal to him or another woman will take him!
Page28:
P1.B1: I-- // It's not like that...
P1.B2: See you~~
P2:B1: ...
P2:B2: Fuh... // She's too energetic, even if it all worked out...
P2:T1: Though it's better than all gloomy...
P3:B1: ....
P3:B2: U-- // Umm...
P4.B1: Mh?
P4:B2: Just now.... I was a bit tousled...
P5.B1: So... // I know I hadn't the right to.... // but still went on on my own...
P5.B2: It's okay, don't worry about it.
P6.B1: Besides...
P6.B2: Even if I had the money to, I wouldn't employ anyone. Rest assured.
P7.B1: I only need you...
P7.B2: !
Page29:
P1.B1: ....Yes!

[English] [Translation] Time Eliminator 2 by Transfade

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:35:06 +0000

This is reserved for Otakami Scans.

If it is to be used in a scanlation, credit the translator as Transfade. Bubbles that have no need to be translated are not included. Bubble sequence is in order from rightmost to leftmost in most cases otherwise just figure out the flow of the speech bubbles. Generally I may interchange SFX sounds with their onomatopoeia to go with the flow. I may also leave certain phrases in Japanese because I can’t think of a suitable English equivalent. This translation has yet to be proofread.

Name Mutter: - Means a person says something outside a bubble
SFX: - Sound Effect
Name: Apple Banana(STYLE) Cucumber – Means a particular word has to be done in a specific style
Name(STYLE): - Means the entire sentence is done in the mentioned style.
(Random) – Means a comment only meant for working purposes.
(TN:) – Means this comment is meant to be included in the typesetted version.
(S) - Music Note

Page 2
Text: The hidden truth behind that smile is...
Text: Chapter 2
Text: "This painting tempts me, it calls for me to seek it out, it bewilders me, I have been plundered by it. It's as if, like a little bird pinned down by a snake, I have unexpectedly been swallowed by it"
Text: - France Historian Jules Michelle 21st AUgust 1798 - 9th February 1874
(I can't find anything about this guy)
Text: Tomozo

Page 3
Aire: What exactly is a Babylon Item?
Text: Airedale's naive query...
Rex: What's this all of a sudden?
Aire: Umm...
Aire: I have yet to see it even once after coming here you see.
Aire: I was just thinking just exactly what those items really are...
Rex: I see. So you haven't seen them firsthand even since you came then...

Page 4
Aire: Is this one of them?
Rex: Yeah
Rex: What is this?
Aire: An apple... right?
Rex: That it is
Rex: Now, turn around for a bit.
Aire: Ah... Sure

Page 5
Rex: Okay, you can turn back now.
Rex: Now then, what is this?
Aire: The same as just now, an apple... right?
Rex: Seems that way doesn't it.
SFX: Click
Aire: Am I mistaken?

Page 6
Aire: The apple turned into a ball...
Aire: How did...
Rex: Do you know of the word "Bias"?
Aire: Bias... you say.
Aire: If I remember correctly, it means a prejudiced inclination towards something am I right?
Rex: Yeah...

Page 7
Rex: Even with the slightest possibility of a there being an inclination, humans become less capable of making precise judgements.
Rex: For example, let's say there's this young woman who has gives off the impression of being totally hopeless at sports.
Rex: People will see her as this klutz who's just plain horrible at sports.
Rex: Conversely, even if she's actually a super athletic person, people won't register that existence in their heads.
TN: Felt wrong to translate what he said and I know I translated it right.
Rex: People will only acknowledge and put together whatever they see fit from the information surrounding the subject.
Rex mutter: Okay!!
Aire mutter: No!!
Rex: Conversely, that makes it easy for people become inclined in ignoring what they think doesn't
Rex: And thereby the end result is that they end up making judgments based on erroneous facts.

Page 8
Rex: And your mistaking that ball for an apple just now, it made use of that bias.
Aire: Mmm. So in other words.
Aire: I mistook that ball for an apple because I thought that the apple was there at the beginning. Is that it?
Rex: That's right. This Babylon Item took that instance of partiality and covered it with the stronger bias.
Rex: It can even make push one to mistake a fake for the genuine article.

Page 9
Rex: Right now, science can't explain the mysterious powers of these Babylon Items. It'd be easier to call them OOPArts like they did in the 20th and 21st century.
Aire: I see!
Aire: So Conisch-sama is gathering items with that kind of power then!
Rex: Even I have no idea as to how many of these there are in total...
Aire: Pardon me but...
Aire: You're collecting these Babylon Items but
Aire: You really won't tell me what you're going to do with them are you?

Page 10
Rex: I've told you before haven't I? I can't expose you to danger by telling you about it. All I will say is that I am collecting them to close a certain door... That's all I'm going to do.
Aire: I guess so...
Aire: Well then...
Rex: Ahh. Not going to happen.
Rex: I ain't telling you a thiiing!
Aire: No no!
Aire: That's not it.
Aire: I was wondering if you could tell me about the time you obtained that Babylon Item...
Rex: Haaah!?(BOLD:"Haaah!?") Why would you want to know about that?

Page 11
Aire: But...
Aire: I just want to know more about Conisch-sama...
SfX: Fidgeting
Rex: Uuh
Rex SFX: Blush
Rex: Cheh!
Rex: I... I guess it can't be helped.
Aire mutter: Yay

Page 12
Rex: I got this from a client. The case concerned the theft of the Mona Lisa.
Aire(BOLD): Stealing the Mona Lisa!!? There was case like that?
Rex: Ahh. That's right.
Rex: It was a case that I eliminated before you came. So the incident that took place isn't recognized as reality then...
Aire: Seems that way...
Rex: The theft of the Mona Lisa...
Rex: The actual incident took place in the summer of 1911
Rex: And it also happened to be the very first request that I handled as an eliminator...

Page 13
Someone: Beautiful isn't it?

Page 14
Woman: The Mona Lisa... The most prominent and most often seen woman in the world.
Woman: Possessing that uniquely perculiar smile, she has a mystrious allure about her. Her eyes as well would just pull you right in with a mere glance.
Woman: But thanks to one certain incident, arguements about whether it's genuine or an imitation have sprung up...
Woman: I do not wish to feel such suspicion upon seeing this piece of art. I just want to experience the hope and thoughts that were put into this work...
REx: At roughly 8 a.m. on the 21st of August 1911... Rather than the crime that some people committed, it's the actually more about the sudden disappearance of the Mona Lisa from this Louvre. And there's the event of its return three years later that came along with it...
Rex: That's what you want me to eliminate?

Page 15
Marie: Yes... It can be done if it's you. That's what I heard from Barney when I asked him about it.
Box: Curator of Louvre Museum Marie Loyrette
Rex: And you believe that?
Marie: I am on the fence about it...
Marie: But, I do have a way to prove it. That OOPArt that I just handed to you is capable of such

Page 16
Rex(EERIE FONT): Ah... It's going straight into my head
Rex(EERIE FONT): Knowledge of this Babylon Item is... entering me
REX(EERIE FONT): Not good... If this keeps up my brain will melt...
Rex(EERIE FONT): This is the power of... Baby... lon...

Page 17
Marie: Are you alright?
Rex: Ye... yes. I'm fine...
Rex: it's real...
Rex: But, why this?
Marie: It's been handed down from generation to generation but keeping something I can't use would be like throwing pearls before swine wouldn't it?
Marie: If I pass it onto someone who can use it to grant my wish then...
Marie: I'd be killing two birds with one stone wouldn't I?

Page 18
Rex: Understood
Rex: Well then...
Rex: Please sign this.
Rex: By signing this, it will make it so that your memories would stay intact even after eliminating history.

Page 19
Rex: I have arrived on the 20th of August 1911 at 3.05pm local time.
Rex: The location is...
Rex: Probably Louvre's Napoleon Plaza. But somehow, it doesn't feel that way...
Rex: I see.... It's because the glass pyramid hasn't been built yet.
Rex: Aside from that, there doesn't seem to be any major differences from the present...
Note: The Glass Pyramid was completed in 1989

Page 20
Rex: that man with the straw looks like one of the targets for this time.
Rex: Vincenzo Perrugia...
Rex: Right...
Rex: About time for me
Rex: To move!

Page 23
Rex: Oh
Rex: The subject matter was right here...
Box: Salon Carre (Square Period)
Rex: On the right is Corregio's Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine.
Rex: And on the left is Tiziano's The Madonna of the Rabbit...

Page 24
Rex: Peruggia's talking to the Ranchelotte brothers
Rex: Vincent
Rex: and Michael
Rex: The three of them will steal the Mona Lisa tomorrow morning then...
Rex: How exactly should I protect her...
Somene: I won't let you do that!!

Page 25
Tissue: Huhmm(S)
Rex: Yo! Long time no see Snotty Tissue!
Tissue mutter: Wha!!
Tissue: That nickname is off limits!!
Tissue(BOLD): I've said before but my name is British Shorthair! I have a cute name you know!!
Tissue(BOLD): You haven't changed a bit! You're still as irritating as ever!
(TN: I curse the author using this weird ass name. Took me half an hour to realize it actually said British Shorthair. What makes it worse is that could probably be Shorthare.)
Rex: I was thinking that I haven't bumped into you in a while. As usual, you're still the raging wave of verbal attacks aren't ya.
Rex: So you hate being called Snotty Tissue huh... Well then, I think Bri-chan is good too. Bri Bri Bri~(S)
Rex mutter: Kuku...
Tissue mutter: Gnash gnash
Tissue(BOLD): YOU REALLY ARE INFURIATING!!!!

Page 26
Tiisue: Ah well! I'll make you pay your dues this time around!
Tissue: I'll definitely catch you so prepare yourself!
Rex: Hey hey!
Rex: I haven't even done anything yet.
Rex: On top of that, we're allies to begin with aren't we.
Tissue(BOLD): Hah!! Allies!!?
Tissue: We're complete enemies right now! Do you even understand how serious a felony erasing history is!?
Tissue mutter: Do you?
Rex: There's ain't any evidence of me erasing anything.

Page 27
Tissue: Who else could it be except you!? At any rate, thank god I always kept a mark around this era!
Tissue: It's thank to that I've finally run into you!
Small text: As expected of me(S)
Rex: Thanks for that. It's hard to be such a popular guy.
Tissue: Hmmph!! Acting like that even now!
Tissue: This great British-sama will expose your crime perfectly!
Rex: Yeah yeah. Do whatever you want...
Rex mutter: Sigh... What a tiresome girl...
Someone(BOLD): It's closing time!

Page 28
Guard: Little miss, the exit is that way!
Girl: Got it~
Guard: Take care on your way home.
Box: Louvre Security Guard George Picke
Rex: Let's get going then... The museum's closing...
Rex: Since you're going to stalk me, I pray that you won't waste my time.
Tissue: Ah! Hey! I'm still not done talking!
Tissue(BOLD&LARGE): Don't just run off as you like!!!

Page 29
Gurad: It's time for us close up. Please hurry and pack up.
Gurad: Be sure to come again!
Box: 4 p.m. Inside of Louvre Museum D'Chatel - Warehouse
Guy: It's gotten quiet...

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Michael: Have they closed down...?
Vincenzo: Yeah...
Vincenzo: Now we just have to wait till tomorrow morning and carry out our job according to the orders...
Michael: Failure is not an option...
Vincent: That's why we went through all those simulations...
Vincenzo(BOLD): We will definitely pull this off!!
Text: Tout Va Bien
Subtitle: All is in our favor...

Page 31
Box: Paris Restaurant Rude Wyan
Woman mutter: Stop that~~(S)
Man mutter: GAHAHAHA
Tissue: I shee...

Page 32
Tissue: Sho yoo wanted to sheck out the ringleader behind the heisht...
Tissue: The one on the right ish Marcus, the boss of the bad guys... And the one on the left is probably the counterfeit genius, Eve Chaudron isn't it.
Small text: Om nom nom...
Rex: British... Don't talk while you eat...
Rex:Rather, you sure know a lot about them.
Tissue(BOLD): Of course I would!
Tissue: If we're talking about events that'd you'd erase, this would be the most interesting one(S)
Small text(CURLY FONT): Preparation! Preparation!!
Tissue: Perrugia's group sneaking in and stealing the Mona Lisa will turn into news later.
Tissue: He'll tell rich people "This is the real Mona Lisa that was stolen" and have Chaudron come up with a fake and sell that. It's crime that'll bring in loads of money isn't it?
Rex: That's about right...
Small text: Thanks for the long winded explanation
Rex: In the end he'll make money without getting caught. Just what part of this exactly should I eliminate...

Page 33
Box: On top of that, he's eating here to make up an alibi isn't he...
Tissue: Hey. Hey. Whatcha gonna do? You can't do a thing with me around you know~
Tissue mutter: Ehehee(S)
Tissue: So what exactly did you intend to do? Come on now. Go ahead and tell me.
Rex: You're being noisy
Rex: Maybe I'll head back to the hotel now that I've filled my stomach.
Rex: Don't come into to my room okay.
Tissue(BOLD): Hah!?
Tissue(BOLD): As if we'd go together to a hotel as man and woman! Sorry but it's too bad for you!

Page 34
Tissue: I'll keep an eye on you from the room facing yours! I'm not going to let you do anything!
Rex: I'll leave my curtains open so you'll can watch me as much as you please then.
Tissue: Ahh Before that I'll take a nice shower.
Rex: You... The same as always huh...
Tissue: Hmm Huhuhumm Lalala~(S)
Tissue: Fuu...

Page 35
Tissue: Whuaah(S) I've come back to life(S)
Tissue: Now then. Onto the observation~!
Tissue: Alright. He's right there~
Tissue: On top of that, he really isn't moving a muscle... That's boring... Rather, what did he come here to do exactly...
Tissue: Oh well. It's my job to make sure history doesn't get eliminated...

Page 36
Box: Take a guess
Tissue: I'm not letting you out of my sight!

Page 37
Rex: That's pretty good! You'd think it was the real Da Vinci who painted this.
Rex mutter: Ho Ho~~~
Eve: Wha!? Who are you!? When and how did you get in here!
Rex: Well From the window. I saw you painting the Mona Lisa so I got interested you see...
Rex: Oh! This is also one of Da Vinci's right?
Eve: That's... Dominique Ingres' Grand Odalisque...
Rex: Hee...
Rex: Everything over here seem to be copies that you painted but
Rex: Don't you have any originals that you painted yourself?

Page 38
Rex: With your skill you should be come up with one or two amazing pieces...
Eve: ...I have no intrest in that.
Rex: You don't? Why's that?
Eve: I don't know who you are but please don't bother me... I'm in the middle of work so would you kindly leave at once?
Rex: Well if you say so...
Rex: Huh...
Rex: Could it be that this painting is one of your originals...
Eve(BOLD): Please cut it out!!!

Page 39
Rex: Whoops
Eve: ...stop it.
Eve: I... ...I've decided not to do work that's not going to bring me money...
Eve: My works are merely there for my own self-satisfaction...
Rex: Hmmm... And that's the reason behind this job?
Eve: Yeah. Is that bad? This too is a fine job.

Page 40
Rex: That's true... Does seem to be to fine job.
Rex: But
Rex: Even though you decided not to paint anything, you still keep your remaining works properly...
Rex: Doesn't that mean you still have some attachement to it?
Eve: I told you stop didn't I!?
Eve: You've been babbling on and on since just now...
Rex: So... sorry. Looks like I made you angry...
Rex: I also like painting you see. It's been a while since so it got me worked up... I thought it'd be nice to paint something...
Eve: Hmm

Page 41
EVe: If you want to paint so much then go ahead and take those with you. I'm busy here.
Rex: Oh! Can I?
Rex: Well then. I'll help myself...
Rex: Later then. I'll return these if I can.
Rex: It was fun talking to you!
Eve: It was a pain for me...
Rex: Haha

Page 42
Rex: So it's already 8 o'clock huh...
Rex: That sure took a while...
Rex: Right! I've got my hands on some paint from this era too...
Rex: I think it's it's about time for me to start on my preparations!

Page 43
Box: 6.30 p.m. 21st August 1911
Guard: Group A will focus on maintanence in the Richelieu wing...
Guard: Group B will run checks in the Sull wing.
Guard: I'll be making rounds while carrying out checks myself. If something comes up, report it back to me.

Page 44
Box: Meanwhile D'Chatel - Warehouse
Someone: The gates should have opened by now...
Someone: Perrugia. Is it really okay for us to wear these tunics...
TN: It does say tunics there. A time period thing?
Vincenzo: These are what the staff working the Louvre are assigned with. There shouldn't any problems with them.
Vincenzo: Vincent! Michael! It's time for us to get started too!
Both: Right!

Page 45
Vincenzo: ...looks alright...
Vincenzo: I'll go on ahead...

Page 46
Vincenzo: Wha!! No one's supposed to be here at this time...
Vincenzo: Why is he here!!!?
Vincenzo: Fu-fuck...!
Vincenzo: That bastard... If I remember right, that's the guard in charge... What's he doing in front of the Mona Lisa!
Vincenzo: Since he's checking the artwork, he should be hurrying up and moving along! We can't do anything yet...
Michael: Perrugia, what's wrong?

Page 47
Guard: Hm?
GUard: I heard something...
Someone: Mr. Picke. So this was where you were!
Guard: Yeah. What's the matter?
Someone: We're done on our side.
Guard: I see
Guard: Right then, let's go and check the Egyptian hall.

Page 48
Vincenzo mutter: Haaa~~
Michael: That... That was close wasn't it.
Vincenzo: Yeah... Let's hurry and get started before anyone else comes.
Vincenzo: Vincent Keep an eye out for anyone while we take this apart!
Michael: Perrugia. Dismantling of the Mona Lisa complete.
Vincenzo: Right!
Vincenzo: Vincent, keep the Mona Lisa away in your clothes! We're getting out of here!
Both: Got it!!

Page 49
Michael: We did it!
Vincent: Yup!
Vincenzo: Don't get careless!
Vincenzo: We still haven't broken through the first obstacle!

Page 50
Vincenzo: Get this door open quick!
Vincenzo: Where's the duplicate key that the boss passed to us?
Michael: Hang on a second
Michael: Here
Vincenzo: Hm?
Vincenzo: Kuu
Vincenzo: Hmmph!
Vinchenczo: Shit! This is made from an old mould so it doesn't really fit in there. It won't open...
Michael: Wha... what did you say!?
Vincent: Perrugia, wha... what should we do...
Michael: Things are going to end up badly if we can't get this door open!!
Vincenzo: ...don't panic.

Page 51
Vincenzo: Can't be helped... Let's pick the door open.
Vincenzo: Michael! Stand watch upstairs!
Michael: Got it!
Vincenzo: ...right
Vincenzo: Now the keyhole...
Michael: Pe... Perrugia!!

Page 52
Michael: Tro... Trouble!
Michael: Someone's heading this way!
Vincenzo: What!?
Box: Louvre Exclusive Plumber Souve
Guy: Hm?
Guy: What are you guys doing standing around this kind of place...
Michael(SMALL FONT): Ah...
Vincent: We... Well...
Vincenzo: ...ww

Page 53
Guy mutter: Ohh?
Vincenzo: So... Some halfwit made off with the doorknob!
Vincenzo: Now then you big oaf!
Vincenzo: How exactly are we supposed to get out from here!?
Vincenzo: Are you trying to tell me that we have to go through the keyhole!?
Guy: Cal... Calm down.
Guy: There's no need to make such an uproar over this. Let me open it for you...
Guy: And
Guy: ...there

Page 54
Guy: See? It's open.
Vincenzo: Ohh!
Vincenzo: Sorry about that. You really helped us out!
Guy: No prob
Vincenzo: Bye... Bye then. We'll be going now...
Vincent: Ye... yeah...
Guy(BOLD): Hey!!!

PAge 55
Guy: I'm going to write up a report after this so
Guy: Please leave that door open like that.
Guy: We can't just let someone stand around at their wits end again after all...
Thieves: Siiigh~~
Vincenzo: Sa... Safe...

Page 56
Michael: Now all we have to do is just get out through the south exit of this courtyard!
Vincent: Yeah... Just a little more.
Vincent: Hey... There's someone...
Vincenzo: What?
Someone: Tch... The security is cleaning in front of the exit.

Page 57
Someone: Dammit! Why is it there are so many things we didn't predict happening at this time...
Cleaner: Hmmhmhmm hhmhmm(S)
Vincent: Wasn't this place supposed to be empty until half past seven...
Vincenzo: No. He's right on time...
Vincenzo: That door just now slowed us down. Looks like it's cleaning time...
Vincent: Are you serious...
Michael: What should we do Perrugia?
Box: You are here
Vincenzo: There's another exit on the other side but seems like it's got a padlock. The route seems to dangerous...

Page 58
Vincenzo: Going back there at this point is dangerous.
Vincenzo: The only logical possible route really is this one...
Vincenzo: But there's someone at the exit so...
Vincenzo: Are we going to have to knock him
Vincenzo: Ehh?
Vincenzo: You're kidding me... Something like this...
Michael: The exit...
Vincent: Is open...

Page 59
Vincenzo(BOLD): Hurry! Let's get out of here before that guy come back!!
Someone: Haa
Someone: Haa
Someone: Haa
Someone: Haa

Page 60
Michael: Haa
Michael: Haa
Michael: Haa
Vincent: Haa
Vincent: Haa
Michael: We... Did we do it...?
Vincenzo: Yeah...
Vincent: We... We really pulled it off didn't we...
Vincenzo: Yeah...
Someone: ...h
Someone: ...uu
Someone: ...uu...

Page 61
Guys: YEEEEEAAAHH!!!
Guys: WE DID IT!!

Page 62
Tissue(BOLD&ANGRY FONT): I've been had!
Tissue: Damn it. To think he'd pull this on me...
Tissue: But, there's still no confirmation of history being eliminated yet. Just what sort of foreign influence is left...
Tissue: If I can find that then that guy will definitely show up...
Tissue: Just you wait Conisch!
Tissue: I will absolutely catch you!!

Page 63
Box: 23rd August 1911 Two days after the theft of the Mona Lisa
Boss: Why!?
Boss: Why hasn't it been mentioned in the newspaper!? It's the Mona Lisa! We stole the Mna Lisa!
Small text: Dammit!!
Eve: You don't supposed that Perrugia and the rest failed...
Boss: If they failed then they would have made the news. I'm going to try and contact them.

Page 64
Vincenzo: ...mm...
Vincenzo: Mmm...
Vincenzo: Shut up...
Vincenzo: Hello...
Vincenzo: Ahhh... Boss? What's the matter? At this time in the morning...
Vincenzo: Yeah... Of course we succeeded.
Vincenzo: Eh? I said we did. But we've been sleeping here with Mona Lisa right here.
Vincenzo: Haa... Understood. I'll check it out...
Vincenzo: The boss doubts us...
Vincenzo: The Mona Lisa is right
Vincenzo: here...

Page 65
Vincenzo: Eh...
Vincenzo: Wha... Tha... that... can't... be...
Vincenzo(SHAKY FONT): What the fuck is this....
Note: A special thanks to Hayashi Tomoaki-sensei
Boss(BOLD): Hey! What's wrong!?
Boss(BOLD): Perrugia! Answer me!! Hey! Hey!
Boss: Damn!
Eve: Wha... What happened boss?
Rex: Hahah! In any case looks like it's a total failure.

Page 66
Boss(BOLD): Who's there!?
Rex: Kukukuu...
Rex: Well, the shocked expression on Peruggia's face when the bias was undone must have been one heck of a masterpiece...
Rex: At any rate, this item really is amazing...
Rex: It really fooled ya!

Page 67
Boss: Don't tell me you're the reason for this!?
Eve: But, how did...
Rex: That's right... Though, even if I explained it all you still wouldn't understand...
Rex: I'll tell you anyway as a present.
Rex: At 3.45 p.m. on 20th August 1911, I stood there before the Mona Lisa troubled by the matter of how I would protect it...
Rex: Even if I did stop Perrugia from stealing it from the Louvre, I still wouldn't be stopping his boss Marcus, you. It was because there still stood the possibility of him using different people to carry out the heist. That's why I figured that the only thing that would have worked was to have you think you had it temporarily.

Page 68
Rex: That's when I spotted the security officer, George Picke. The guy was the head of security in the Louvre.
Rex: In the plan's simulation, he was the most troublesome person for Peruggia and his men.
Rex: On my out, I made sure to pass him by at his designated location at the bottom of the second flight of stairs.
Rex: At that time, I used the Babylon's Item's "Bias Copy" power to copy his.
Rex: To make myself one of the staff members was the basis for this. With that, even Peruggia and his men would mistake me for Picke.
Rex: After that, I had to go prepare the fake that Perrugia would steal and headed over to Chaudron's Atelier to obtain the painting materials.
Rex: After leaving the Atelier, I used the current private information that I investigated for in advance
Rex: To contact George Picke and tell him "No need to come in tomorrow. Someone else will take care of things for tomorrow."
Rex: I then proceeded to seclude myself in a hotel near the louvre until the next morning when the gates would open
Rex: And painted the fake with the painting materials until then.
Rex: And on the actual day itself at 6.30 a.m.

Page 69
Rex: The Louvre's gates opened and I used the Babylon Item's power to assume Picke's identity
Rex: I then ordered the maintanence teams to preform checks everywhere except for the Grand Gallery where the Mona Lisa was.
Rex: I proceeded to head to the Mona Lisa at the Salon Carre
Rex: From there, I stood in front of the Mona Lisa observing it allowing Peruggia to see me and hide himself. Under the pretense of carrying out a check, I switched the Mona Lisa with my own painting.
Rex: I then used "Bias Copy" on the Mona Lisa to disguise the fake as the real one and stealthily hid away the real one behind a wall.
Rex: After that, Peruggia and his men happily stole the fake and brought it with them.
Rex: I later went back to confirm that and put the real one back to where it originally making it so that nothing had taken place.

Page 70
Rex: And that's how it went. Your carefully laid out plans did not come to fruition. I essentially made as if it never happened.
Boss: Wha... That kind of thing is...
Boss: What are you...
Rex: Hahah You're reacting just like I predicted.
Rex: And that's it for my present...
Rex: And the last job I have to do is eliminate you!
Boss: Kuu... You bastard! So you want to kill me!? I... I won't let you!!!
Rex: Oh? You won't?
Rex: Alright! I'll take you...

Page 71
Small text: On...
Rex: EEEEEHHHHHHH!!?
Boss: Gahahaha!(BOLD&LARGE:"Gahahaha!") As if I'd let myself get killed!!
Boss: There are still a lot of things I want to do!!!
Rex: Trying to escape huh!!
Boss: Haa
Boss: Haa
Boss: Haa
Boss: Haa

Page 72
Boss: Guaaaahhh!!!
Boss: Kuuu...
Boss: Hah?
Rex: Goodnight

Page 73
Rex: Phew...
Rex: Right. I've eliminated the incident...
Rex: Mission complete...
Eve: ...mn
Eve: Da... Dammit...
Eve: Why... Why did this...
Rex: Seems like I threatened your job. Sorry about that Miss Chaudron. I left the tools I borrowed from you out by the entranceway...
Eve(BOLD): Why did this sort of thing happen!?
Rex: Eh?

Page 74
Eve(BOLD): Even though I've put my power to the test!
Eve(BOLD): Why did this happen!?
Eve(BOLD): My fakes... They all fooled the world! It was supposed to be best opportunity!
EVe(BOLD): This is your fault! It's all your fault!!
Eve(BOLD): Everything's ruined!!!
Eve: Haaa
Eve: Haaa
Eve: Haaa
Eve: Haaa

Page 75
Eve: Are you really okay with that?
Eve: Ehh?
Rex: The truth is that you really want to paint your own originals even if you have to suffer and be poor to do it, isn't that right?
Eve: ...you're wrong.
Eve: My originals are...
Rex: Then why did you bring along that piece that you treasure so much?
Eve: Tha... That's
Rex: You want to paint... That's the reason you brought it with you right?
Eve: So that someday you could continue painting it...

Page 76
Eve: I...
Tissue mutter(BOLD&BLOCKY FONT): CONIIISSCCHHH!
Rex: Ugh!
Rex: Crap!
Rex: Chaudron-san
Rex: I really would like to see your painting.
Eve: You want to see...
Eve: ...my painting?
Rex: Yeah. I'm looking forward to it.
Rex: See ya!

Page 77
Tissue: CONISCH!!!
Tissue(ANGRY FONT): GAAAHH!! I didn't make it in time!!!
Tissue: Even though I would have caught him if I had just found out his exact whereabouts just a littler sooner!!!
Eve: Umm... Could it be you are an acquaintance of that person just now?

Page 78
Tissue: Hm?
Tissue: I am but what of it?
Eve: That's...
Eve: If you have some time...
Eve: Would you help me out...?
Tissue: ......eh?
Tissue: A new way of flirting?

Page 79
Box: Present Day Louvre Museum Third Meeting Hall
Marie: Thank you for eliminating history...
Rex: But in the end the authenticity still gets questioned since it was stipulated that the Aerwass Edition was the genuine one by Vanan family...
TN: I have no idea what he's referencing here
Marie: Fufu... How true.
Marie: Then again, the people before us are fine with this regardless of whether or not it's real or fake.
Marie: That one picture... It's that one single woman that they're coming here to see isn't it?
Rex: ...that's good too.
Rex: Huh? Come to think of it, why is that even though history was eliminated
Rex: The Mona Lisa is being displayed here instead of the Salon Carre?

Page 80
Marie: Ah yes... A different woman's painting is now being displayed in the Salon Carre.
Rex: Hee...
Marie: She's not very famous but it was painted by a woman by the name of Eve Chaudron.
Marie: A single piece dedicated to the one who helped her reclaim herself...
Rex: ...and that's how it went.
Aire: Woo... Ugu...
Aire: That was the best... What a wonderful story! I'm so touched!
Aire mutter: Uwaaah~
Guy: Hey there

Page 81
Guy: Whoah!
Guy: Why is Airedale crying!? Conisch, you do understand it's not good to make women cry right?
Rex: She's crying because I told her an old story...
Rex mutter: Sigh...
Guy: You were telling old stories? That's pretty rare.
Rex: Shut it. Rather than that, what's with that huge bag?
Guy: Mm?
Guy: Ahh. This?
Guy: I went to Japan some time before this and bought a pretty old and rare painting you see. It was originally painted in Europe but seems that it kept moving from one owner to the next that it finally reached Japan but...
Rex: A rare... painting?

Page 82
Guy: Check it out(S)
Aire: Ah! That's quite a cute painting!
Guy: Isn't it? It's so old and yet it has the same style of the current era. It's quite rare...
Rex: How... How much did it cost...?
Guy: One Million
Guy: There there. Lately your luck's been bad so I thought it would improve if you put this up.
Small text: Ah. Of course you're going to have to cough up for it as well.
(I can't actually read what that says on account of the blurry kanji but this goes with the flow of his character and the event)
Rex: A painting... like this...
Rex: How would it improve my luck!!?
Text: Going round and round and ending up back at its origins. With meaning to it, his luck may actually be good...

CREDITS
TN: Sorry if there are glaring mistakes here and there but I'm not into art, history or french culture so I am very ill-equipped for this series. A special thanks to Galooza for helping me out with the names of two of the paintings featured in this manga.

[English] [Translation] Time Eliminator 1 by nukumi

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:15:49 +0000

Interesting to note : The two main characters are named after a breed of cat and dog respectively. ;D

Please ask me if you'd like to use this text in any way. Thanks :)

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Page 1 (643)
Time Eliminator
Chapter 1

[Something you'd like erased, perhaps?]

Magazine Notes : From the same artist as 'The tale of the prosperous country of Mismarca', we invite you to the other side of space and time.

Tomozo

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Box : August 31, 1888. Victorian London.

[Our tale unfolds with that famous series of bizarre murders..]

Box : In Whitechapel District, where all the harlots and criminals gathered
There resounded the shriek of a woman...

Box : The victim's name was Mary Ann Nichols.

Box : An atrocious corpse, with it's throat slit wide open.

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[Through November 9th, at the Dorset Street boarding house,]
[where Mary Jane Kelly's massacred body was found. A total of 70 days.]
[A total of five prostitutes were murdered, submerging London into terror.]

Box : This series of murders, even though key evidence and eye witnesses were found, still proved to be a mystery.
Box : The perpetrator has yet, to this day, to be found.

Box : Before long, the case was out of the hands of the police...

Box : He became known, to the people of the world, as ...

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Cornish Rex : Jack the Ripper, right?

Barney : Oh. So you've heard of it?

Rex : Barney, are you making fun of me or something?
How could I NOT know that famous case.

Barney : Ahah. That's a good point!
(haha)
(glance)
Rex : ...so

Rex : This little one is the one who would like it erased then?
(annoyed)

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Kelly Abberline : ....
(staring)
Rex : Wh-what...

Kelly : I wonder. Is that how you should be speaking to your client?
(Wha-)
(turn away)
Rex : What?!

Kelly : Barney.

Kelly : Are you quite certain that this child can actually travel back in time to the year 1888? I don't believe it, to be sure!
Rex : Ch.. CHILD?!

Rex : I'm clearly older than you, idiot!
(GAAH)
Kelly : Only an idiot would call someone an idiot!
Rex : WHAT DID YOU SAY?!

(snicker)
(hmph)
Rex : Why you little~
(growl)
Airedale Terrier : Now, now. Calm down, Mr. Cornish.

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Airedale : Pleased to meet you!
I'm Mr. Cornish Rex's assistant, Airedale Terrier.

Airedale : However, why was it again that you wanted to have Jack the Ripper erased?
Um..
Kelly : Kelly.

Kelly : Kelly Abberline.

(flinch)

Airedale : Ah.. Then, Kelly, why would...

Rex : I see now..
Your great-grandfather, police inspector Abberline, couldn't catch the culprit...
(creaking chair)
Airedale : ?

Rex : So you'd like to make as if it never even happened..
(surprise)
Kelly : How did you..?

(smirk)
Barney : Well done!

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Barney : This child's great-grandfather was the famous detective who chased after Jack the Ripper.
Detective Fred Abberline.

Airedale : Wow!
I had no idea! ...so that's why.

Kelly : My family lineage
is cursed because of the Jack the Ripper case.

Airedale : C-c-c-curseddd?!

Kelly : Yes...
Afterwards, Fred Abberline, who was in charge of the investigation, moved on in life, getting married and starting a family. However..

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[On November 9th, at the age of 44]

[He committed suicide..]

[As if in response to him, my great-grandmother also killed herself at the age of 44 on November 9th.]

Kelly : Their children as well, grew up and got married, but as soon as they hit 40, funny things started happening.

Kelly : They died at 44, on November 9th.

Kelly : In the same manner, all family, or anyone related to our family, have all died on a November 9th at the age of 44.
Airedale : C-coincidence?

Airedale : I-I-It has to be...
(ahahaha)

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Kelly : I used to be the same as you. I also thought it was just a coincidence when my mother told me.

[However... not long after, my mother started to change as well.]
[She killed herself on my 14th birthday.]

Kelly : Strangely, that day was a November 9th, and my mother was age 44.
Airedale : ...that's awful...

Kelly : The truth is, I have a severe heart condition, and the doctors tell me I won't even last a year.

Kelly : I'm the only person remaining from my family.
With my death, it will also mean the end of this tragedy.

Kelly : However.. if I'm going to die either way, I'd rather break the curse and give my great-grandfather Fred the blessed future he deserved... even if it kills me...

(flinch)
Rex : [...even if it kills me...?]

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Kelly : Please help me!
If you really can erase the past, please erase Jack the Ripper for me!

Airedale : ..and so you want to give him... a better future...
(you're too compassionate, stupid...)
(wimper)

(sigh)
Rex : .. and so

Rex : Kelly, was it? How much were you going to offer me for this?
Kelly : Oh?

Kelly : ...umm.
(rustling)
I gathered a bit of money somehow...

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Kelly : I managed to gather one million Yen.

Rex : My my. I'm surprised a child could pull together that kind of money.

Rex : ...however

Rex : That won't cover it.
One million doesn't even come close to cutting it for such a big case like this.
Kelly : Y-You can't be serious?!

Rex : You too, Barney. Why did you even bother bringing her in.

Barney : Well the thing about this case
I did a little research, and I've got this hunch that a Babylon item is behind the curse.

Rex : ?!

Page 12 (654)
Barney : Well... there's nothing we can really do if he says no.. I feel bad for you Kelly..
Rex : Wai-! Wait a second!
(reaching)

Rex : Damnit! I get it already!
However!

Rex : I have one condition!

Rex : I'll take your first million as a down payment.
You'll then pay me the remaining nine million after the contract has be satisfied. Ten million in total.

Kelly : T-ten million?!

Kelly : I could never get that kind of money..
Rex : I know that. I never said you had to pay it immediately.

Page 13 (655)
Rex : You can pay off the full total..
before you die a year from now.

Kelly : Before I die...

Kelly : I understand..

Rex : Airedale.
(handing over)
Airedale : Okay.

Page 14 (656)
Rex : If you could sign this contract then.
All things recorded here are immune to any changes in history.

Rex : For example, even if we do remove Jack the Ripper from history, you will still have your memories of it, and will still be required to pay.

Kelly : ....

Kelly : I-I'd just like to reconfirm...

Kelly : Your powers can really let you travel back in time
and erase an event itself from history?

Rex : Rather doubtful aren't we.. If we aren't able to complete it, then the incident will continue to exist as it always has. You can always just come back and demand your hard-earned money back, right?

Page 15 (657)
Kelly : ...I suppose.
If I disappear, then that means everything is over..

Barney : See ya. We'll leave the rest up to you!
Rex : Yep.

(clang clang){bell on the door}

Airedale : For how little she trusted you,
She sure was quick to sign.
Rex : ...yeah.

Rex : Either way.. I'm going to go get my things together.
Airedale, find me some clothes appropriate for that time period.
Airedale : Sure thing!

Page 16 (658)
Box : Here stands a single man.

Box : And before him stands a single door.
Puzzling over whether or not he should open this door.

Box : As a result, the man opens the door.

Box : As a result, the man loses everything.

And that result, creates the world.

Page 17 (659)
Box : The world, seen as a single line,
Past
Present
Future
Was organized into these three ideas.

Box : The future branches off into various alternatives.
The decisions you make will shape your future.
As well as leaving the resulting past in your wake.

Box : If, by chance, the man had not opened the door
Maybe the world would have been different...

[If you had the ability to change the outcome...]

[Case 1 Jack the Ripper ]

Page 18 (660)
Box : January 19, 2010, Midnight.

Rex : August 31, 1888, Nichols. September 8th, Annie Chapman. September 30th, Elizabeth. Same day, Catherine.
Then finally, after two months, Mary Ann Kelly on November 9th...

Airedale : Those were the women that were killed by Jack the Ripper?

Rex : Yeah. Five women were killed over a three month period.

Rex : It only gets worse when you add in the way he went about it.
Airedale : ...Yeah. So sad.

Page 19 (661)
Rex : All we need to do for this case is to take out the bad guy. That much is easy enough to understand.

Airedale : However, we still have no idea just who exactly the culprit was anyhow.

Airedale : According to rumors, there are theories against Doctor Creem, Prince Crawlings, heir to the English throne, an artist and even a writer.
Rex : Means we won't know until we go and check it out..

Rex : Nevermind that for a second.

(tattered)
Rex : Are you sure they wore this tattered, sorry excuse for clothing?

Airedale : According to our data, the London of that time was a very unsanitary place. Sewage could be found floating in the rivers, leaving a rather awful smell. The disparity among the poor was just terrible. Wearing that outfit will draw the least attention to you.

Rex : Even if it IS for Babylon, to think I have to go back to a place like that.. Sigh.

Page 20 (662)
Rex : Let's see here..

Rex : Right!
Let's get this started!

Page 21 (633)
Rex : ..The flow of time circulating through our world, Paso Dorado.
{T/L Note : Paso Dorado is Spanish for "golden passage"}

Rex : Open to me the way through to the past...
(shining)

Rex : I ask of you to guide my way

Page 22 (664)

Page 23 (665)
Rex : I'm counting on you, Airedale!

Airedale : You got it!
Please be careful!

Airedale : ...first things first.

Airedale : Before Mr. Cornish lands..
(sigh)

Airedale : I better straighten this mess up..

Page 24 (666)
Rex : Heh..

(beep)

Rex : Check one, two. Can you hear me? Airedale?
(static)

Page 25 (667)
Airedale : ..No sound complications. Go ahead.
Rex : Okay!

Rex : I just now landed.

Rex : The time is... 2:45am August 31st, 1888.
Where am I?

Airedale : Hmm...
(typing)
Your current location is

Airedale : Near Osborne Street. Here.
(beep beep)
Rex : Okay!

Rex : The first murder is in 30 minutes, so I'll head directly over there!
Airedale : Understood! Be careful!

(beep)
Rex : Now then.

Rex : Time for work!

Page 26 (668)
Box : August 31, 1888 2:50AM London

Woman : Mm...Mmm..
(chatter chatter)
Woman : Hey mister, wanna give it a try?

Woman : Oh blessed...
Man : Shut up you piece of trash!

Woman : Play with me. I'll make sure you have a good time.

Page 27 (669)
Rex : Wow..

Rex : It really is a free-for-all.. a bizarre murder wouldn't be surprising at all in such a lawless district.
Either way, I should just focus on getting to the scene of the first murder..

Mary Jane : Hey, mister. What are you doing? If you've got some time, want to have a little chat with me?

Rex : Huh? No.. uh, sorry I'm in a hurr-
Huh?

Page 28 (670)
Rex : [I remember her from the case files. The last victim of Jack the Ripper....]

Rex : Are you Mary Jane Kelly?

Mary Jane : Hm?
How do you know my name?

Mary Jane : Perhaps... you've been charmed by my beautiful face, and have been following me?
(hehe)

Rex : .. Why would you even think that.

Page 29 (671)
Rex : ..even so, you're rather young.
Mary Jane : Oh?
You're one to talk. You look even younger than I do...

Mary Jane : You sure it's okay for you to be out wandering around like this? Little boy.
(pissed)
Rex : Wha-

Rex : I'M NO LITTLE KID! DON'T JUDGE ME BY HOW I LOOK!
(raging)

(approach)
Mary Jane : Hmmm
Rex : Eh?! What do you wan-

Mary Jane : Then..
(snuggle)
Certainly, that wouldn't exclude this here, right?

Rex : Uh.. no.. I mean
That's..

Page 30 (672)
Airedale : Mr. Cornish! What are you doing!
(surprise)
Rex : Wah?!
Mary Jane : ?
(that surprised me...)

Rex : Th-that's right..
(panting)

Rex : H-have you
felt like someone might be targeting you lately?

Mary Jane : Targeting?
Me?

Mary Jane : That's true... It is a rather dangerous world out there..
(hmm...)
I guess maybe...

Mary Jane : If we're talking about a certain suspicious person who somehow knows my name.

Page 31 (673)
Mary Jane : He's right here in front of me.
Rex : Ugh.

Rex : [I doubt I'll get anything out of her at this rate..]

Rex : Someone other than me.

Rex : Mary.
(grab)
There's a chance that someone is after you. Please be extra careful!

Rex : Alright! I'm in a hurry, so we'll leave it at that!
Mary Jane : Wha?
(woosh)
Mary Jane : Wait!

Mary Jane : What was that all about...
(beep beep)

Page 32 (674)
Box : August 31, 1888 3:10AM, Whitechapel Station, near Buck's Row.

Mary Ann Nichols : Damn.

Nichols : To think I came all the way out here.

Nichols : This measly amount isn't going to get me anything.

Nichols : I can't even make any money either,
with how empty this place is about this time.

(footsteps)
Nichols : I really messed up this time...

Page 33 (675)
(footsteps)
Nichols : ?
[Footsteps behind me?]

Nichols : [Lucky! Found my prey!]
(footsteps)

Nichols : Mister~
Wanna spend the night with me?

Jack the Ripper : Trash like you will be judged by my hand..

Page 34 (676)
Nichols : Ahh!

Nichols : Eek!

Nichols : Wait.. W-What did I do?!

Jack : ...

Nichols : No.. P-Please.

Jack : Heh heh heh..

Rex : Good evening.

Page 35 (677)
Jack : !

Rex : My my. Seems like you like 'em feisty.

Jack : Damn!

Rex : !

Rex : Wha-!

Page 36 (678)
Rex : Was that for real...

Nichols : A-a-a-a-ah...

Rex : Are you okay? Calm down.
(ah...ah..)
Nichols : H-He wasn't h-human..

Rex : ?!
(wobble)

Rex : Wai-! Hey! What's wrong! Snap out of it!
(wobble)
I can't have you dying on me.. come on.

Rex : She only fainted...
(don't scare me like that..)

Rex : ..not human.. hm..

Page 37(679)
Rex : She's right though..
A normal person could never have jumped like that...

Rex : Airedale, I messed up and he ran. I'm going to jump to the next murder scene.

Rex : Where and when am I headed?
Airedale : The second victim was Annie Chapman. Estimation of time of death is September 8th at 5:30AM.

Airedale : In the backyard of 29 Hanbury Street!

Rex : Understood!

Rex : Destination, September 8th...
(beep)

Page 38 (680)
Box : September 8, 1888, 5:24am. Hanbury Street.

Box : Backyard for 29 Hanbury
Rex : ?!
Not here?!

Rex : Why?
(beep beep)

Airedale : Mr. Cornish. The location has changed from the first one I gave you!
Rex : What?

Rex : Where is it then?!
Airedale : In about 15 minutes, in the back alley Miller Court, at 5:40. I'll send you the data!

(beep)
Rex : It's not too far!

Page 39 (681)
(panting)
Box : Miller Court, 5:35am.

(panting)

Rex : !!

Rex : [Is that..?]
Joseph Barnett : Hang in there!

Barnett : Hey!
Rex : [I'm pretty sure he's Joseph Barnett, Mary's ex-boyfriend.]

Page 40 (682)
Rex : Is everything okay?
Barnett : ?! Who are you?!

Rex : Uh, I was just passing by. I'm an apprentice doctor.

Barnett : Oh! What luck!!
Please help her!

Annie : Ughh...

Rex : [The wound isn't too deep, but with this amount of blood, this isn't looking good..]

Rex : Go and call for help while I give her some temporary first aid!
Barnett : Uh.. but, are you going to be okay on your own?

Rex : I'm fine. Just get going!
Barnett : O-Okay!

Page 41 (683)
Rex : Damnit.
(rustling)

Rex : These are two million each!
(rip)
You better appreciate this!
(stick on)

Rex : Sigh...
Well, that's one life saved, for now..

Rex : Airedale, is the next location altered as well?
Airedale : Actually.. that's become a bit of a problem..

Page 42 (684)
Airedale : Because of all the events between now and the very first incident, everything is really out of sync, and the Time Seek has failed..
Rex : What?!

Airedale : At the moment, it's unable to predict any outcomes... Until the Time Seek comes around, I won't be able to give you any specifics.

Rex : Are you serious.. This sucks...

Airedale : However.. why did the the time and location of the crimes start changing anyhow..
Rex : That's easy.

Rex : My actions are affecting our target..
He was still found by 'someone', even though he thought he had a sure-fire plan.

Rex : When you feel like you're being watched, you start altering your movements. It's not strange at all.

Page 43 (685)
Airedale : That is true... So does that mean the next location will be different as well..
Rex : ....

Rex : No...

Rex : This time he was found, not by me, but by some other man, and couldn't complete the job. Not only that. The location of the crime was altered as well.
It's very likely it was only a coincidence.
Airedale : That means!

Rex : Yeah...
The next murder should happen right on schedule!

Page 44 (686)
Box : September 30, 1888. 12:30am. Berner Street. Near the International Learning Center.
Elizabeth Stride : Hey~ Wanna have some fun~?
Man : I've got somewhere to be.

Elizabeth : Heh. What's with all these limp bastards!

(trotting horse)
Elizabeth : Damn.

Crawlings : Well I do declare.. you're a pretty little lady.

Elizabeth : Huh? Are you talking to me?

Crawlings : That's right. Maybe you'd like to have some fun with me tonight?

Elizabeth : Uh..

Elizabeth : [He's obviously from the upper class. So why would he pick someone like me..]

Page 45 (687)
Elizabeth : There's been a lot of unpleasant things happening around here lately..
How can I be sure you're not up to something?

Crawlings : Ahah.. For someone as beautiful as you, any man, no matter who, would be up to various things I'm sure.

Crawlings : Well, if I can convince you to spend some time with me

Crawlings : I'll let you have these here.
Elizabeth : ! Grapes!

Elizabeth : S-Such an expensive thing for someone like me?
Crawlings : ...Of course.

Page 46 (688)
Elizabeth : You've got a deal! So, where'd you have in mind?
Crawlings : How about that little space over there? It's my property.

Elizabeth : Kinda dark over here.

Elizabeth : But hey, the dark makes it easier to imagine various things. More fun that way~

Crawlings : ....

Page 47 (689)
Crawlings : That's true..

Crawlings : I'll..

Crawlings : give you more fun than you can handle!

Rex : I can't let you do that!
Elizabeth : ?

Crawlings : ?!

Rex : Finally found you.
Mr. Jack the Ripper!

Page 48 (690)
Crawlings : Heh!

Crawlings : Die!

Rex : Too slow!

Rex : ?! You?!

Page 49 (691)
Rex : Prince Crawlings?!
(coughing)
Crawlings : P-please. Let it slide this time, I'll never do it again..

Rex : ..the heir to the throne of England, Jack the Ripper. That would only send the world into a panic with such an obviously huge scandal...

Rex : Either way, my job is to erase the incident itself.
Crawlings : !

Crawlings : S-stop!
I'll do anything you say! I-I only wanted to try it out!

Crawlings : PLEASE STOP

Page 50 (692)
Crawlings : !

Elizabeth : ...mu..

Elizabeth : ..Mu-murderer..

Page 51 (693)
Rex : Hey now.. don't get the wrong impression.
I only erased his memories.
Elizabeth : Huh?

Rex : He fainted, that's all.
(twitching)

Elizabeth : Just who are you..
Rex : Nothing you need to worry about.

Rex : Airedale. I'm finished, so I'm heading back.

Airedale : N-No wait. The Time Seek still hasn't stabilized!

Rex : What?

Rex : Why.. Didn't I stop him..

Rex : He isn't Jack the Ripper..?

Page 52 (694)
Rex : [I only wanted to try it out..]

Rex : ..I get it now. He thought he'd try it out, hiding behind the rumors. An imitation..
He's not the real Jack.

Rex : Damnit... Then where is the real one...

Rex : !

Rex : That's right!
I put that homing device on Mary.

Rex : What?

Rex : That's... That's the fourth crime scene.
Why would Mary be in such a deserted place...?

Page 53 (695)
Airedale : Mr. Cornish! The Time Seek has recovered!
There are still more murders!

Rex : By chance, is the next one at Master's Square off of Aldgate?!

Airedale : Yes! A-and soon.
Mary will be murdered within the next 10 minutes!

Rex : Shi- It'll take time to get over there.
I'd never make it on time...

Rex : That's right.
I'm sure I put some Instant Enhancement Shots in here...

Rex : Here it is!

Page 54 (696)
Rex : Damnit! There's no other way!
I'm really gonna be in the red this time!

Rex : Ugh..

Elizabith : Um.. what have you been going on about..
Rex : Ugh..

Page 55 (697)
Elizabeth : Wah?

Elizabeth : ...a dream

Elizabeth : ....
..right?

Page 56 (698)
Joseph : Don't you give me that..

Joseph : Why.. Why can't you understand, Mary? Can't you see how much I love you?
Why!

Mary : I'm sorry, Joseph..
I have someone I'm seeing now..

Joseph : Hah!
That detective?

Joseph : What the hell do you see in him!
Aren't all your friends being targeted?! I'd be much better for you than that useless detective!

Elizabeth : How... how did you know that?

Page 57 (699)
Elizabeth : No one should have known about that.
Joseph : I-I just..

Joseph : A friend of mine told me about it.
More importantly, it's that detective's fault that everyone is so tense lately..
Elizabeth : .....

Joseph : M-Mary. I can make you-
Elizabeth : I hate you.

Joseph : Huh?

Elizabeth : Leave me alone!
It's your fault that everyone is so upset!

Elizabeth : Disappear!

Page 58 (700)
Joseph : ...I understand.
Elizabeth : Joseph?

Joseph : You're saying that you won't become mine.
Heh.. I see now. I get it...

Joseph : You leave me with no other choice.. If...

Joseph : If you won't become mine, then I'll have to
Kill you.

Page 59 (701)
Joseph : Isn't that right!

Elizabeth : [Someone..]
Save.. me...

Page 60 (702)
Joseph : Ugh..

Joseph : Aghhh!

Page 61 (703)
Elizabeth : !
Joseph : Ugh..

Elizabeth & Joseph : It's you!

Joseph : From before?!
Rex : I see now.. So you were Jack then..

Joseph : So you WERE following me!

Page 62 (704)
Rex : You're one to talk.
I've got to hand it to you though. Pretending to be the first one on the scene, just to check whether or not I'd show up.

Joseph : ....
I've got no idea how you were reading my movements, but that doesn't matter.

Joseph : Now that I have this power, no one will be able to stop me.
Rex : [?!!]

Rex : [It can't be..?!]
[A Babylon item?!]

Joseph : Now you die!!

Page 63 (705)
Joseph : Heh!!
Rex : !

Rex : Ah. Oop. Wah.

Joseph : Is dodging all you can handle?!

Rex : Heh! Actually you're so slow I'm fallin' asleep over here! (I'd be in trouble if I hadn't taken that shot tho..)

Rex : What about you! Hurry up and..

Page 64 (706)
Rex : Finish me off already!

Joseph : ...damnit.. damn it all!

Joseph : All of you just keep getting in my way..

Page 65 (707)
Joseph : How about I use this to curse all of you sorry assholes!

Rex : [Damn! So Babylon was behind the curse!]

Rex : LIKE HELL!

Joseph : !!

Page 66 (708)
Joseph : Ugh!!

Joseph : (gagging)

Rex : All that curse nonsense
because of your conceited love!

Rex : Women
Joseph : Stop!!

Page 67 (709)
Rex : Deserve to be treated better!

Page 68 (710)
Rex : Whew..

Rex : It's no wonder he acted so strangely, Babylon had too much power for him to handle.

Rex : Well.. even if we did go into the red tonight
Getting my hands on a Babylon item makes up for it~

Rex : ?

Rex : Wha-?

Rex : (WWAHHHHH?!)

Rex : A fake!
Damn it alllll!
Mary : Um..

Mary : You.. Didn't we..

Page 69 (711)
Mary : You're strong. I was wrong about you before...

Rex : Uh, thanks...
(Sigh.. my Babylon item...)
Mary : Thank you for saving me.

Mary : It would have made my dear Fred so sad if I died here..
I'm truly thankful..

Rex : Yeah yeah.. Good for you..

Rex : Hm?

Rex : You.. You just now mentioned a Fred...
Mary : Hm? Yes...

Rex : You couldn't possibly be referring to detective Fred Abberline, could you?

Page 70 (712)
Mary : Yes...

Mary : Always seeing through me so easily like that. You really...

Rex : ...

[until you pass away..]

[I understand..]

Rex : That kid...

[even if it kills me..]

Rex : She knew that Mary and Fred were lovers...
That's why she said.. those things...

Mary : Is something the matter?

Page 71 (713)
Rex : That means, I won't get the rest of the money now either...
Mary : Hey! What are you going on about all by yourself over there!

Mary : Look here! I'm grateful for what you did, so at least give me your name.
I'll pay you back somehow.

Rex : ..it's okay.

Rex : I'm just your average exterminator, sent out by paid request.

Mary : Exterminator?
(beep)

Page 72 (714)
Airedale : All records of Jack the Ripper have completely vanished. Mission Complete.

Rex : Understood. I'll head back.
(beep)

Mary : Excuse me?

Rex : ...Mary.
Mary : ?

Rex : If you really want to thank someone, don't thank me...
thank the one in the future.

Page 73 (715)
Rex : Pray to that angel instead.

Rex : See ya.
Mary : ?!
He's gone...

Mary : ....

Mary : Angel.. from the future...

Page 74 (716)
Rex : Damnit. Any chance I had at that money is lost now. And that Babylon item turned out to be a weak rip-off.
Not only that, but with all the supplies I used, we're totally in the red...

Airedale : There were a lot of unforeseen problems this time around. There was nothing we could do.

Airedale : However, to think that the culprit was Mary's previous lover..

Rex : Hm? Well, knowing him.. even if the prostitutes were on their guard, it'd probably still be easy to get in close with them.

Rex : As for why he did it.. his feelings for Mary turned into anger towards the other prostitutes, and eventually turned into killing Mary herself...

Page 75 (717)
Rex : But still, even though Kelly knew what would happen to her, she still wanted to see Fred and Mary's love bloom, breaking the long tragic chain of events at its start.
I'm not sure how I should feel, if this was even right.. there won't even be anyone who remembers her.. using her remaining time for something like this..

Barney : Hey guys.
Airedale : (Barney!)
Rex : What?!

Rex : YOU! Giving me such worthless leads! I'm in the damn red over here!

Barney : Haha, my fault you say...
I wasn't the one who desperately stopped me from leaving earlier.

Barney : You were just unlucky this time, that's all. You can't just expect Babylon items to fall in your lap. Surely you didn't think it'd go so easy?
Besides..

Barney : Not everyone is as upset as you are with the result.
Airedale : ?

Page 76 (718)
Airedale : This is...
Barney : And with that..

Airedale : Oh? You're leaving already?

Barney : Yeah
I only stopped in for a second before heading to work.

Rex : ....

Rex : What's with him! Comes over just to harass me!

Rex : Argh! All I managed was to erase a record this time, are you kidding me!
Airedale : That's not true.

Airedale : Look. It's the paper from that era!

Page 77 (719)
Box : An angel from the future stopped the serial killing

Airedale : Right?

Rex : ....

Airedale : Don't worry!

[Even if she no longer exists in this world]

[Among the records]

[She lives on...]

Page 78 (720)
Hooded Man : This time it was Jack the Ripper...

Hooded Man : Over this past month, both serious and minor unresolved cased, have been disappearing..
It also seems we're after the same thing, Babylon. The power to control time..

Hooded Man : How perfect.. I'll make sure to use you to your full potential.

Page 79 (721)
Hooded Man : This other me..

Magazine Notes : A man with the same goals. A man with the same face. A deepening mystery comes to light, as the gears of time revolve....

To be continued next time. Planned to go on sale April 19, 2010, Spring!!