Defense Devil 1

Reserved for I Eat Manga and Tenkai. Also scanlators please be sure to include my translation notes in your release.

Woah big first chapter, I think the only one larger I've seen is Tegami Bachi. I'll be working on this series each week, so look forward to it.

Note on Royal Jelly - Royal jelly is contrary to what you might think not a super amazing type of jelly. It's a honey bee secretion. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_jelly for more info.

Note on the name - While the name in the one shot was translated as Kukabara, and that's how the katakana is written as well, on the first page you can clearly see his name written as Kucabara on the document he is holding, so I've gone with that spelling to best reflect the authors intentions.

Although we all know that it is mean to be spelt kookaburra. A little children's rhyme from Australia for you: "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, merry merry king of the bush is he, laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra, how gay your life must be." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_Kookaburra for more info.

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-(big red words) Sign an agreement with this Devil
-(black letters right side) Even though he's a devil, he's a lawyer. Even though he's a devil, he's a poor negotiator, Even though he's a devil, he's a nice guy.
-(left side red and white) Before you step into hell he searches for you, this Devil Lawyer, Kucabara...

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-(top left corner) Grand New Series Chapter 1
-"While breaking into a home the burgular was killed, whether the master of the house is guilty..."
-"Judges opinions are divided" huh...
-One day, a demon was banished from the world of demons.
-Please stop it already Master. / Peeping on news from the human world is...
-Uhmm...
-And what will he do?
-Yosh,
-I've decided.
-The thing he will go to do is...

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-Bichiura, finally...
-I've found a way to escape from this boring day in day out.
-In this world filled with chaos...
-I can say that I have found a job that only I can do!
-While you are saying that if you have that much free time then please clear up these skeletons!
-Especially sinc the deadline is tomorrow!
-If we don't get this work done then we'll be dead meat!
-And on top of that Master has already lost all his power, your body has been exiled from the demon world!
-Even though you won't spend a single day to try and retrieve your power so that we can find a way to return home!

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-Everyday all you care about is collecting news about idiots from the human world!
-What was it this time! Something about about a diver's corpse being found dead in the jungle again?
-That's not it, first off listen to what I'm saying Bichura.
-If it's not about how to return to being a demon then I don't want to hear it!
-Well listen anyway.
-It might have something to do with returning to being a devil you know.
-One day, a demon was banished from the world of demons.
-So, listen okay <3
-And what will he do?
-The thing he will go to do is...
-The name of the plan is...
-Defense Devil.

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-Futile work that no one else will take.
-There he found his own wishes coinciding with that of humans.
-A struggle far removed from that of dickhead demons.
-Regal Opening!!!

Page 7

-What?
-Where is this...
-Who...
-am I?

Page 8

-This is "Event Horizon"
-I guess you could call it a dimension where souls gather at the entrance of hell.
-Wh, what is it!?
-Your name is Tom.
-30 minutes ago you...
-Were involved in a traffic accident,
-And died.
-Wha...? Did you say I died?
-Don't lie to me, who on earth are you? Why do you know...

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-My name is...
-Kucabara.
-I act as a defense lawyer...
-To save sinners like you.
-Sinner!? Who'se a sinner?
-Look behind you.

Page 10

-What a horrible scene hey?
-The bike went flying and fell, that person must have suffered.
-Hmm, and it looks like as he went to run away he ran into that truck and died.

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-An elderly person who wasn't even involved was hit on the head with a bat.
-Luckily her life isn't in danger...
-It's just like the typical non-caring attitude of a criminal.
-Where is this outfit from...
-It's a gang of bikie thugs probably.
-It's poetic just then.

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-Wh, what's up with them, they don't know anything, didn't see anything, yet they're judging me...
-That was completely regrettable! I would never do anything like that!
-Yes, after only seeing that situation they have already made a judgement. / I too think that treating you as a sinner based only upon that reason is absurd.
-However the blood upon the bat that you are carrying, / It is unmistakibly the blood of that elderly person.
-After you died, that thing is evidence that you were a sinner.
-N, no! this is because dickheads from another school are trying to have a go at us... / I was only planning on carrying it to help! It's true!
-Ah, somehow my memory is getting all messed up...
-That's due to the shock of dying. / You'll remember directly.
-Ooooooh

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-Damn, it appeared.
-Shinigami!
-It looks like you really were the sinner. / Too bad, now reflect on your crimes in hell.
-Wha!?
-Uwaaa!?
-Oi, what is that thing? Are you abandoning me?
-At this rate I'll go to hell, can't I convince you otherwise!!
-Those words / Can you swear to their truthfulness?

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-I swear! I swear on my life!
-I never planned to hurt any elderly people!
-Well then, will you sign an contract with me?
-I am a defence laywer from hell who can oppose the Shinigami!
-Basically, when you link in a contract with me, / I will investigate to determine if you have a justifyable reason as to why you are not the sinner.
-In the result that you are free of guilt, then on top of that I have the capability to return you to life.
-B, back to life!?
-Aah, however to fight the fight the outlaw Shinigami / I will need an arragement with you.
-I get it I...I'll contract with you!
-Okay then, sign here.
-O...okay!

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-Wait! Before that...
-Yo, Bichura! It's okay now!
-You can take it off!
-Fuhaa, it's so hot I thought I was going to die!
-Why does the great me have to do this for the sake of a sinner!
-...Eh!?
-Sorry for surprising you, he's my partner, Bichura. / In order to confirm your innocense just then we needed to collect some data.
-Uwaa! This skeleton still has some brain!

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-Even for a lawyer it isn't that easy to believe in a sinner.
-It's a little wild way to do it, but I bear some risk as well doing this.
-I needed to know that you were saying was true. / If you are going to leave it to me then I need to be able to protect you.
-Now! Hurry up and sign the document!
-D, Don't make me laugh! You just decieved me!
-Gargh
-Keeh
-Keeh
-Oof/ Ouh

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-What the? It was just a light push. / Was I really that strong?
-Or is it...
-Just that you two are really very
-Weak?
-Wh, wha, what are you saying, if we were weak...
-Then how I be able to say that I will protect you from the Shinigami!?
-Geez~~ Stop it already, Master!
-Master's plan failed after all!
-Stealing the power from a Shinigami who came to take a sinner already consigned to hell! / We won't be able to collect any "Dark Matter" like this!
-Let's just deliver the idiot to the Shinigami!
-Thats what we demons do!
-Demon?

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-If I failed I'm sorry, Tom. / First of all, I needed to test your innoncence because...
-Don't lie to me! You're a devil!?
-Ah...that is...
-Yes, it's just as he said, we are demons. / And also...we got close to you because we want the "Dark Matter".
-Dark Matter is an energy that is the source of evil power... / For demons it's kind of like Royal Jelly supplements you see. (TN- see note on royal jelly)
-For sinners like you, we can get a whole lot of it out of you.
-Actually, I think I can use that power to protect you from the Shinigami.

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-Don't bullshit like tha! The reason Master was exiled from the demon world in the first place, / was because of that non-demon complete, sucker attitute.
-If you didn't have that attitude then you wouldn't always run your mouth off without thinking!
-Bichura, Stop!
-There's no time Tom.
-The real Shinigami will soon show up. / Hurry up and link the contract with me.
-I think I will go all out to save you.
-Because not everybody is able to be fairly judged. / If that is to decide the fate of one human then...

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-Ara, well look who it is.
-The piece of trash bug banished from the demon world, / if it isn't Kucabara.

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-Tch, the Shinigami came... / Maya.
-It's been a while hey, / How has the demon world been during my absence...
-She really doesn't care to listen. / What a one-minded young lady.
-Damn. Just when we almost has the contract signed. Bichula because of you...
-Sorry. I made a mistake.

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-Whatever you thought I was saying was a huge mistake!
-Who would be fooled by that pathetic act!
-It could make our client confused otherwise, how would you threaten him?
-Aah, you're trying to be a good person again, you idiot Master!
-Sorry, stop it already, Bichura.
-Now since the soul has been taking away by the shinigami, our power is useless.
-I thought if I went all out I could save him, now I can't even believe that.
-That's why you should have gotten him to sign the contract.
-If the contract wasn't completed succesfully then you can't fight the Shinigami.
-As you are Master, your power could never catch up to that girl's!
-Um...

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-Kucabara...I thought he had given himself up to suicidal despair after he was banished.
-It's pathetic how he has attached himself onto sinners.
-Oh, you woke up? / Don't move, you sinner scum!
-One wrong move and,
-who knows what kind of pain you will go through before arriving at hell.
-At the moment, I'm in an amazingly exciting situation, do you know why? / It's due to the dark matter that is rising out of your body.
-Dark Matter is a very enticing energy to Shinigami. / Once you are tossed in hell I can suck up the Dark Matter coming from your body.

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-Yo~~u don't understand just how enticing Dark Matter is to Shinigami. / A power up of course, the tone of your skin starts to look so such a nice, stylish...
-N, noo! I don't want... / To go to hell!
-Aaah, you're so noisy.
-You trash!
-You need some discipline,
-Uwaaaa

Page 25

-Ara.
-Well done Bichura!
-Man, why does the great me have to go through this difficulty!
-If you look at it like this then you are a member of the superior dragon family!
-Isn't looking at it like that just looking too hard!?
-Sorry Maya.
-Tom is my client.
-In fact a new space for him just opened up.
-Whether it be by god, I won't forgive you for going off with him!

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-Khe! She's going to do it again! That no questions asked electrical attack!
-Run away, quickly!
-Even if you say that I'm already going!
-You understand right, I've lost my power too!
-Gyaaa
-Khe...Bichura, take care of Tom.
-Okay!
-If you want to have a go...

Page 27

-Then I can do so!!
-Help me, help me!
-Kucabara, I knew you had lost your power but, this isn't enough for even a bug...

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-Oh, nice Bichura!
-It's too soon to be happy! My power is about to run out...
-We're back to the start!
-Uaaa!!
-Tom, hurry and sign!
-I understand, here's alright?
-Master!
-Yes, quickly!

Page 29

-Okay, with this,
-The contract is complete!!

Page 30

-Owow...
-This is?
-The real world, probably the street where you lived.
-On roof of a building.
-Once the sinner and lawyer are linked in contract, / We are automatically sent to the clients original world.
-Here you are just a mere ghost.
-Let's hurry, Maya will be following us. / We need to quickly find your Innocence Item.
-Innocence Item?
-It's a legal term for "presumed innocent" / It's the principal that whatever kind of sinner you are accused of being, you should not be punished until your guilt has been proven.
-Basically, the innocence item represents the accused sinner. / If there is any piece of evidence that can prove your innocence, then you are considered not guilty. That's what it means.

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-Once you've selected an Innocence Item, it will be verifyed by the contract. If the verdict selected is okay, / Then from the principal of presumed innocence the Dark Matter carried in your body will be expelled.
-Innocence Item
-It flowing out of your body is equivalent to you escaping from hell.
-The outcome... / Depends on the truth of the Innocence Item.
-Speaking of that Dark Matter, if it disappears then that girl from before...
-...She'll probably give up. / Because she can't use it as Royal Jelly supplements.
-Kucabara was it? / ...Thanks.
-Hmm?
-No / it's just...

Page 32

-Thanks,
-For believing in me.
-Hahaha.
-That's alright...
-Doh!!
-What are you doing to me!!
-You're trying to make a fool of me!?
-The original plan was to pretend to help someone appropriate, steal the Dark Matter, and then run away!
-So that we could reclaim our original power and return to the demon world!

Page 33

-But no matter what I see Master's actions are way to fishy! You were planning on saving the human from the start right!
-You weren't thinking about returning to the demon world at all!?
-Please cut it out! Master is a demon, a demon!
-Wasting your power for that kind of guy's sake is lunacy!
-Heeh, what a nice view, overlooking the neighbourhood.
-Oh yeah, I wonder if they are okay.
-It looks like they were tangling with a pretty bad crowd.
-...I hope you'll be okay. / Just you guys.

Page 34

-Tom!
-Don't worry! / I'll deal with everything.
-(bichura) Oi
-Because I'll find your innocence!
-Pwease do whatever you like.

Page 35

-Just like the rumours said, Kucabara.
-I heard you were ruled by a non-demon heart...
-But to take this simple-mindedness this far, it's only natural that you were banished from the demon world!
-A shame on demons, please just retire back to your dark dirty hole.
-Hmph, is that...
-In the middle of your panties?
-Hold on! Why did you identify your sexual harrasment so naturally!?
-Wh...why is it!?

Page 36

-I shall inform you of one thing.
-This sinner's...
-miserable heretical actions.
-That day, there were two more people knocked down.
-While riding the bike,
-This child harmed and elderly person, along with other humans, then ran.
-Do...don't lie to me, Maya!

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Page 38

-Do you understand Kucabara? This sinner... managed to hurt a total of 3 people.
-Hell is too good,
-for this piece of scum.
-And despite that you say you want to save this soul?
-What's that image?
-What a cruel jerk.
-I wonder if you think that this is for the good of the world.
-A sinner is nothing more than a sinner right.
-A very dirty and cunning existence.
-Tha...that's wrong! / That isn't the truth at all!

Page 39

-A...all of it was just a mistake! / I said it right, I was rushing forward carrying a bat to help my friends...
-Those three...it was an accident...that I hurt them! / Because I came balling out of the alley there was no helping it!
-Kucabara, I remebere it all clearly! / Believe me! That was definitely not on purpose!
-Kyahahaha, can you believe this tale that he's spinning?
-Then, why were the police...
-That's of course because I was planning on contacting them!
-Since the bike's handle was cut the handling of the bike got out of control! / I thought if I kept the centre of gravity correct, and on top of that and keep my balance...then I could pass by that old lady...honest!
-I can't listen to any more! / I'll chuck him into hell in just one moment.
-You've given up your idea to save him I expect?

Page 40

-Face of a jackass!
-Kucabara, believe me!
-Kucabara, please! I don't want to go to hell!
-Kucabara!!
-Believe me!!

Page 41

-Master...
-Shit!!
-Bichura...I was probably stupid after all. / A demon removing a human's sin...
-I was really...
-Just mimicing a brainless fool.
-Master...
-This is a frog?
-It was our fault it burned to death?
-(out of bubble) Sorry!

Page 42

-Heh? It really is a frog. But, what's it doing in the middle of town? / And on top of a building at that??
-But there couldn't be any way it fell down from the sky.
-Bichura, that news of the human world that I'm always looking at...
-Do you remember the incident of the diver's death?
-You mean that thing where they found a human's corpse in the mountains still clothed in his diver's outfit? / Of course I remember it. Nobody thought it was a murder though.
-Really in order to quell the forest fires occuring, a fire fighting helicopter sucked up some water from a lake...
-And accidentally sucked up a diver along with the water, then dropped him in the mountains.
-It was an unexpected series of incidents that piled up.

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-Unexpected accident...
-Bichura / Let's head to the scene of Tom's incident!
-Hah? Could it be that you still beileve in Tom?
-I'm a lawyer.
-Whatever falsehoods the sinners of this world are accused of,
-I alone cannot disbelieve them!
-Man! This means I'll have to work hard again.
-If we're going then hurry and up go!
-Yosh! If we go now we can still make it in time!
-We'll find that Innocence Item!

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-Now let's go!!

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-(upper right) Welcome
-(upper left) To hell.
-(lower right) Shinigami each have their own form of hell.
-This is the one I'm in charge of. / Burning Hell!
-Everywhere in this universe is burning hot lava,
-It's a place where sinner are cooked for the space of three thousand years.
-You understand? You will burn in the lava? / For the space of three thousand years, carefully writhing and boiling...

Page 47

-Uwaa, save me!!
-Please, somehow
-Come to save me!!
-Bichura, I'm sure this is it. / The place where Tom died at his accident.
-Then this is where the old person was hurt as well.
-Alright!
-Devil Search Spray!
-This will respond to everything that involved Tom and the accident!

Page 48

-Bichura, it doesn't matter what, just find something!
-There must be something left behind that will react to this spray!
-UWaaaaa!!

Page 49

-Hihihi, how do you feel?
-Scared right?
-I take the most please at this moment.
-I suppose you can call this a customary practice I do before pulling out the Dark Matter.
-Trifling with your life it truly enjoyable! / Next time I'll drop you for sure.
-Master!

Page 50

-This is a bike part?
-This was on the other side to where Tom crashed into the truck!
-(top sign) Accident Location
-(middle sign) Elderly Person
-(bottom sign) Tom's Bike Part
-Without a doubt this came off before he harmed the elderly person.
-It was because Tom's bike broke down after all...
-It's true!
-But this is still not enough.

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-Uwaaa!

Page 52

-Kucabara!?
-What the hell are you doing! / You're weaker than an insect!

Page 53

-Actually that's fine, if that's how you want it then I'll make you fall... / to hell together!
-She's getting angry.
-That time of the month?
-It's true, she's even more nervous.
-Master, that's sexual harrassment again! / All it's doing is getting her angry!
-Eh? Ah...my bad?
-Maya, do you understand what this is?
-This is proof that Tom's bike broke down before the incident!
-That won't make me forgive this man for his sins!
-Whatever kind of proof you acquire it won't change the truth... / That is this guy delieberately harmed people, that makes him an evil person!!

Page 54

-Yeah, it's as you say, that Tom hurt people is an undeniable truth.
-However,
-That Tom made people suffer,
-Was not deliberate!
-While we are in the world all kinds things accidentally overlap,
-That produces changes in the truth.
-Have a look at this.
-This is an image taken from a camera close by to the location of the accident!
-This let's us have a look at the old person's form in the final moments before Tom's bat hit her.
-This photo is in other words, the Innocence Item that we have prepared!

Page 55

-In this old person's eyes,
-All of the truth is revealed!
-Looking in the elderly person's eyes...
-The sinner's face is...!?
-Falling headlong into her!!
-Ooh! The contract is responding!
-It's judging the Innocence Item!
-Dark Matter is flowing out!
-Master, hurry up and absorb it! With that you can return to your original power!!
-Okay!
-Do, don't make me laugh! Before that I'll just stop the source of it's breath!

Page 57

-...So quickly...
-It's the same...the accident continued on three times...
-I thought nobody...would believe me...
-It was...only natural...that I be dropped into hell...
-But...

Page 58

-You believed me,
-Truly thank you...Kucaba...ra...
-Tom! / Tom, hold on!
-Kyahaha, tears are flowing down his face!
-It's disgusting though!

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-You finally returned!
-To the demon world's Great Devil... / Kucabara!

Page 61

-Master, that's already enough! There's no need to waste any more than you already have taken!
-Tom's sin has disappeared, let's hurry up and bugger off! / If you don't quit using your power, / then all the hardship we have gone through up to now will become worthless!
-Master!
-I won't!
-Hmph! You've returned to your true form huh!
-So what about it!

Page 62

-With this girl, if we run away like this,
-Then what'll she do to Tom.
-Besides, after I've finally become like this don't you want to have more and more fun.
-Nah? Maya?

Page 63

-Kyaaa!
-Dammit! Any more of this and I'll pull out all of my power, / Even if I have to lost all my Dark Matter to send you to hell!
-Pen Sword,

Page 64

-Lock, Off!
-Taa!
-I, Kucabara, lawyer from hell,
-speaking in regards to my client Tom's sin,
-assert that his actions were not deliberate, and that his sentence to hell should be overturned. / On behalf of my client, I hereby...

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-...declare...
-his innocence!!!

Page 67

-That thanks from before... / was unmerited, Tom.

Page 68

-At that point I still suspected you a bit.
-Sorry about that.
-You aren't...
-like a... demon... at all.

Page 69

-Hey, pull yourself together!
-Hey!
-Th-this place is...?
-That was a close. If things had been off by a fraction of an inch, you would have died.
-Huh... I already died.
-My head hurts.
-The Shinigami...
-Died? Did you hallucinate or something?
-Go to a hospital.
-Hallucinate?
-Was that all... a hallucination? / Was it...
-just a dream?
-Ah! Those people!
-Before I crashed, I accidentally hit some people!
-Three of them!

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-Call the police! An ambulance! / Let me use your phone!
-Lady! / Are you OK, lady?!
-Once you prove the innocence of a sinner condemnded to hell,
-it allows you to turn back time to before that body was killed..
-The world that humans live in / You can't just make snap judgements about things!
-I can't make any snap judgements about Master either!
-Where did that talk about returning to the freaking demon world go to.
-This half-wit.
-I can hear you yeah, you asshole. What was that about a half-wit!?
-Ouh, you want to go!?

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-Wah! What's this? Frogs?
-Frogs are falling from the sky!
-Could it be?
-We didn't hold a memorial service for that frog we killed earlier. Is the sky angry? / Run, Bichura! I still don't understand this world!
-Ahhh! This is the apocalypse, right?
-Dear viewers, currently throughout the whole city area
-A huge number of frogs are falling from the sky. The so called frog rain is falling.
-This frog rain was established as being a one in sixty million chance of happening...
-As a scientific phenomena...
-Croak
-(bottom) Continues in the 20th issue Judgement 1 Frog Rain - Complete! Next time, new story!