Defense Devil 8

Reserved for I Eat Manga.

Yay I got three pages free this chapter, and Kucabara 'wins' his first non-powered up fight. I also note that I keep on occasionally use the british defence, even though I'm trying to stick with the American spelling to reflect the title...

A little translation note, some of you might be wondering what the difference is between 'demon world' and 'hell' since in english the two are pretty synonymous. Demon World refers to makai (魔界) which is the place where the demons all hang out, e.g Elimona's shop and Kucabara's place are both in the demon world (albiet probably the edges since he was banished). Hell refers to jigoku (地獄) and that is the actual Shinigami's domains specifically (e.g burning hell and eating hell). So whenever a shinigami says they will take the soul to hell it means they will take them to their own personal hell. Presumeably each individual hell is in the demon world, which kind of makes it the 'underworld' but since I've started translating it as demon world I may as well stick with it.

Page 1

-Maximum suffering would be best.
-(side) Quietly and surely, the calmly manipulative Shinigami Shugarl. And as for Kucabara the one who attracted his attention...?

Page 2

-(title) Judgment 3 - Hero 2
-He has a client who has admitted his sin...Kucabara is in a pickle!

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-Human world
-(side) The story so far, After making a contract in haste the client this time has admitted his own guilt...
-A contract can't be broken, / So I can't just take it back...huh.
-Take not of this, Kucabara.
-If you fail in your defense proceedings...

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-Here it is! The terms of the Devil's Commutative Contract!! (TN- Well they just gave the english name last page so I may as well use it)
-Chapter 11, Article 14, "The loss of a defensive court case".
-Generally for a sinner bound for hell, objecting makes you applicable to the charges of contempt of court./ In the event that the defense lawyer is able to defend the sinner and produce proof,
-That deed leads to the nullification of the sin. / However, in the event that proof is unable to be supplied...
-The defense lawyer is guilty of the sin of obstruction of justice of the sacred demon world law... (TN- Snort, I bet there are no penalties for tripping a human in order to fake their suicide)
-And while in great anguish disappears without a trace.
-Wooah!
-I told you to wait didn't I!
-Kuku, isn't that interesting.
-If you guys fail then it's the end of you.

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-Then, you guys have to curry my favour.
-Since depending on whether or not I co-operate then the outcome will change.
-I feel like drinking some alcohol~~ Yeah~~
-This village probably has some quality beer.
-You jerk, is this the time to be doing something like drinking!
-It's like Bichula says. / A Shinigami will be pursuing us through a wormhole from the demon world any moment now.
-It was Paul right?
-While it would have been better if I was able to confirm your sin before... / There's no time. So I'll get straight to it.
-Why did... / You kill a person?

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-Uuh...
-That was seriously...an accident.
-I didn't plan on killing them.
-It was a blunder...
-A blunder? / You didn't plan on killing anyone?
-Just joking.
-I'll kill you jerk!
-Bichula!

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-Ugaah! Master, over there!!
-Uwaah!?
-If it falls into the lake...
-They'll be electrocuted for sure!
-Let's go Bichula!
-Eh!? Why do we have to!
-Idiot, there's no way we can just overlook...

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-EH!?
-You can't overlook this either.
-The cable will make contact with the surface of the lake in 7.24 seconds.
-What will you do? If you go to save them,
-Then I will have taken him to hell in the interim.
-Choose one.
-What the, you punk!

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-You've given up on the humans?
-Quite unlike the rumours.
-Whether I have given up or not isn't the problem!
-I'm his defense lawyer!
-Even though he might not be innocent I can't just neglect him and let him get taken to hell!
-Besides, / I haven't given up on the humans!

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-Nice, Bichula!
-What's that! The telephone line is moving? / Hurry up and get out of here Ami!!
-Bichula is currently in his form unseeable by humans!
-I see now...
-So you teamed up with him.

Page 14

-Dammit!
-This has become a good reference.
-Gelipeta Shugarl.
-Make sure you remember it, Kucabara.

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-So he returned without fighting you?
-Yeha.
-He was smiling like he had something planned.
-And then just disappeared like that.
-A cigarette...from the demon world? / So it was his work all along...
-What kind of magic user is he...?
-It probably wasn't magic. / He probably calculated it out to appear like an accident.
-Calculated?
-This lake is a place where a strong wind blows.
-He's most likely calculated all of the wind patterns in this area, / Then he chose the moment an updraft was blowing to throw the cigarette...
-The cigarette he sent flying landed on the deteriorating telephone pole...it ignited the telephone lines, and...

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-Oh~~ Stop joking around. / That's magic of course. Only god could have that thing happen by accident...
-That guy's name is Shugarl. / He's a shinigami who was called a tensai in the demon world.
-He is able to predict any situation from the laws of mathematics and the theorys of physics, / His name is winning fame by raising awareness of unexpected disasters.
-His magic skill is top grade, he's even tougher than that Ponzol.
-He's Ponzol's older brother.
-He's planning on revenge for his elder brother.
-Is this okay? Master...having that genius as an opponent.

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-I think they forgot this.
-A child's beach ball huh...
-...It looks like that threat of electrocuting them was a test.
-It doesn't matter who they are, no demon has the right to destroy a human's life...
-I'll make him pay!
-That bastard who doesn't know the value of life! Definitely!
-Master... (small) So cool
-Guaaah save me! / I can't swim!
-Maa~~!

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-You seriously...
-Think that I might not be guilty?
-Then, I'll tell you what I can remember....
-The one I killed was...
-An innocent day care centre worker...
-(bottom) Continued in Issue 28, Next time, Paul talks...