Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 3

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第3条　才能
Article 3 -- Talent
Text: 知性を司りし「深緑」
"Deep green" wields great intellect
重なりゆく二つの色
--The two colors begin to merge together--
情熱を湛える「真紅」
"Scarlet" is filled with passion

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Text: 夜中の電話は不吉の報せ
緊急、至急
ベルの向こうは大体いつもより悪い事
Telephone calls at midnight are an ominous sign.
Emergencies and the need for haste.
Such calls often bring particularly bad news...
Muhyo: ・・・おい、早くとれ
Hey.
Just pick it up.

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Roujie: 白銀町2番地。ここだよムヒョ・・・！！
Hakugin-chou Block 2.
It's this place, Muhyo...!
Roujie: ご、豪邸だけど・・・何かうす気味悪いね・・・
It's a really big mansion but...it looks quite creepy...
Speaker (Aya): ・・・つ・・・着いたの？！
Y- you're here?!
Speaker: あ、開いてるわ・・・！！
T- The gate's open...!
は、早く・・・！！早く来て・・・！！
P- please, come quickly...!
Aya: お願いっ！！急いでっ！！
Please!!
Hurry!!

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Aya: よ、夜おそくにごめんなさい・・・！！
I-
I'm sorry to have called you out so late...!
Aya: チラシを見たらいてもたってもいられなくなって・・・！！
I saw your advert and I couldn't keep still...
Aya: おかしいわ・・・！！
That's funny...
Roujie: ムヒョ、どうする？
Muhyo? What should we do?
Muhyo: おちつかせろ・・・
Make her keep still...
Aya: ・・・に・・・2時になっても出てこない・・・！！
It-
it's 2:00 already but it's not coming out!!
Aya: いつも・・・2時なのに・・・！！
Why? It always comes out at 2:00...
Roujie: 落ち着いて、白鳥綾さん・・・
僕らがいれば安全だから。まず話を聞かせて--
Miss Shiratori Aya. Please calm down.
You're safe, now that we're here, so please tell us what's been happening first--
Aya: で、でもいつもなら・・・！！
B- But it always...!!

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Roujie: 平気・・・！！
It's ok...!!
Aya: う・・・・
I...
Aya: こわかったよぉ・・・！！
I was so scared!!
Muhyo: ケケ
Keke
Muhyo: ところで
By the way,
Muhyo: そのピアノ
that piano.
Muhyo: かなりの霊痕が付着してるが、何があった・・・？
Looks like there are a lot of Reikons on it.
What happened?
Note: 霊痕・・・霊がさわった跡
Reikon -- The mark left by a ghost when it touches an object

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Aya: 「ステインウェイ・ザ・スター」。このピアノはそう呼ばれてて
"Steinway The Star"
That is the name of this piano.
Aya: 有名な作曲家達が使ってた名器だってパパが言ってた
My father once told me that it's a famous piano, known to have been played by many famed composers.
Aya: 値段は教えてくれないけど・・・多分2千万位すると思う・・・
He won't tell me the price,
but I believe it is worth about 20 million yen...
Aya: お父さんもお母さんもいっつも忙しくてなかなか帰ってこれなくて、さみしいだろうからって私に買ってくれたの・・・
My father and mother are always so busy that they do not come back very often.
So they thought I'd be lonely and they bought me this piano to keep me company...
Text: それから三年で白鳥綾は弱冠16歳で「天才」と呼ばれるまでに急成長する
In three years, by the age of 16, Shiratori Aya had developed her talent at such speed
that she had become known as a genius.
Text: --が世界選抜コンクールに優勝したその日から
However, from the day she won the International Competition...

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Text: 一階のホールに置いてあるステインウェイ・ザ・スターに
In the hall on the 1st floor,
in front of her Steinway,
Text: 黒い影が座り、ピアノを弾くという
a black shadow would sit and begin playing the piano
Text: ちょうど午前2時に
at exactly 2am...
Aya: ピアノを売るわけにはいかないし・・・わ、私・・・
I can't sell my piano...
and I- I-
Aya: 何も悪い事してないのに・・・！！なんでこんな事に・・・！！
I haven't done anything...!!
Why is this happening to me...?!
Muhyo: キヒヒッ。なんで？
Hehehe
Why?

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Muhyo: オマエ自分が周りからどう思われているか知らんのか？
Don't you have any idea
what everyone thinks of you?
Muhyo: 知ってるハズだ・・・！！無数の嫉妬の目をナ・・・！！
You should know that
everyone envies you...!
Muhyo: 富
Wealth
Muhyo: 容姿
Beauty
Muhyo: 才能と名声。全てがそろったオマエを誰が妬まない？
Talent and fame
You've got everything -- Who wouldn't envy you?
Aya: ・・・そ・・・そんな・・・！！
B- but that...!!

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Aya: で、でもそれが霊と何の関係が--！！
W- what does that have to do with ghosts?!
Roujie: 大アリなんだよ、アヤちゃん・・・
It's got everything to do with it, Aya...
Text (Roujie): 目には見えないけど空気中には生身の人間が放出する霊気が漂ってるんだ。よろこび、憎しみ、悲しみ・・感情の高ぶりが霊気を生むんだけど、特に--
Although it can't be seen, living people release auras which linger in the air
Happiness, hate, sadness... Stronger emotions cause more of such auras to be released.
Text (Roujie): 憎しみは大量の霊気を出させ・・・そしてそれはめったに無いんだけど・・・まれに集合体になって--
Hate, in particular, causes a large amount to be released...
And although it's very unusual,
auras can sometimes gather together
Roujie: 怨霊となり人を襲うんだ
to form an Onryou that will attack humans.
(Note: An Onryou is a ghost formed from the grudges/hate of dead/living people, to curse this person)
Aya: じゃあ・・・私は・・・その怨霊に・・・？！
Then...I'm being targeted by an Onryou...?!

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Muhyo: フン。安心しろ。怨霊といえど凡人共の霊気。いくら集まろうとカスはカス。
Hah. Don't worry.
Even though it's an Onryou, it's only made of the auras of untalented people. However big it may become, trash will always be trash.
Muhyo: どんなに嫉妬しようが、どんなに努力しようが。天才には何一つおよばない事を思い知らせてやる・・・ククク・・・
No matter how much they envy talented people or make the effort to reach their standards,
I'll make them realize that it's impossible for them to beat those with the talent
Kukuku...
Text: 次の日の夜
The following night
Roujie: ・・・ムヒョって前からそうなの？
...Muhyo, have you always been like that?
Muhyo: あ？何がだ・・・？
Huh?
What're you talking about...?
Roujie: その・・・天才じゃない人がキライっていうか・・・だってあんな言い方しなくてもさぁ
You know...
How you said it, like you hate untalented people...
I mean, you didn't have to go that far...
（ぐさっときちゃうよ・・・）
(It's so harsh...)
Muhyo: 才能が無い奴はキライだ。特に変装の。
I hate untalented people
Especially those without the talent for disguises
（ナンダコノハナ柄は・・・）
(What's with the flower pattern...)
Roujie: なっ、何さあ。カンペキじゃん、コレッ！！
H- heeeyy!! This is the perfect disguise!!

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Muhyo: くだらん
Idiot.
Roujie: え～、これなら霊も気付かないってゼッタイ・・・
Heeey. But I'm telling you, the ghost won't notice us like this...definitely...
（スーパーハリボテテクなのに・・・）
(And I made it using my super prop-making techniques...)
Roujie: そーいえばボクムヒョの事・・・何も知らないんだよね・・・
Come to think of it...
I don't know much about Muhyo...
Text (Roujie): 最年少の執行人で魔法律会の若き才能-- くらいしか・・・
He's the youngest Executor and among the Magic Lawyers, he's known to be a very young talent. But that's about all I know...
才能・・・何でそんなにひっかかるのかな、ムヒョ・・・
"Talent"...I wonder why that's such a big thing to him...
Roujie: アレ？明かりが・・・まだアヤちゃん起きてるのかナ？
Oh? The lights...
Is Aya still awake?
Roujie: 霊に怪しまれない様に今日は顔を合わせない約束なのに・・・
I thought we agreed we won't be meeting her today, so that we won't alert the ghost...
Roujie: あ・・・
Oh...

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Roujie: わあ・・・
Wow...
Roujie: きれい・・・だけどすごく悲しい曲だね・・・
That's beautiful...
Although it's a very sad song...
Roujie: アヤちゃん悲しいんだね・・・
That must be
how Aya's feeling right now...
Muhyo: 今何時だ。フアアアアアッ
What time is it
*yawn*
Roujie: もう3時・・・ねむいの？
It's 3am already...
Are you sleepy?

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Roujie: おかしいね。10日間続けて2時に出たって言ってたのに・・・僕等の事勘付いたのかな・・・
Funny, isn't it? She said the ghost appeared at 2am for 10 consecutive days.
Could it be that it noticed us?...
Muhyo: 妙だ
It's odd
Muhyo: ここに怨霊が出たのは霊痕からも確かだ。しかし
The Onryou definitely appeared here -- The Reikons prove that
But...
Muhyo: 怨霊のくせに、動きが計画的すぎる・・・
This Onryou,
it's movements are too calculated.
Muhyo: ただの霊気の集合体が意志を持ってそこまでするか？2時ちょうどに出る理由も無い
Would something just made of people's auras have the ability to plan things so meticulously?
It doesn't even have a reason to appear at exactly 2:00.
Muhyo: さっさとアヤを襲えばいいのにしない
It could
just attack Aya and finish it's job, but it won't
Muhyo: かといって怨霊以外の気配もない
And yet, what I sense...it could only be an Onryou...
Muhyo: わからん・・・
I don't get it...
Roujie: あっ（ねたっ）
Hey!
(He fell asleep)
Roujie: しょうがないなあ。僕が見張っておくからね・・・
Oh well...
I'll be looking out for the ghost, ok?...

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Roujie: ・・・ん・・・んあ？
...Hn...
Wha--?
Muhyo: オイ、ロージー。これはどういう事だ・・・？
Hey Roujie
What's the meaning of this...?
Roujie: ・・・え？
...Huh?
Ghost: ゴニョゴニョ。ゴニョゴニョ
*mumble* (Gonyo gonyo)
*mumble*

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Roujie: ・・・うう・・・わああっ！！
...Ah...
Aaahhhh!!
Roujie: し、しまった。寝ちゃってた・・・！！
Oh no, I- I fell asleep!!
Ghost: ゴニョゴニョ。ゴニョ。
*mumble*
*mumble*
Roujie: で、でもこの霊・・・小さい・・・？
B- but
This ghost... It's so small...?
Muhyo: 小さい？とんでもねえ・・・
Small?
Not at all...
Ghost: ブツブツ。ブツブツ。
*mumble* (Butsu butsu)
*mumble*
Muhyo: 下手すると、ヒッヒ
One wrong move
Heheh
Ghost: ゴニョ・・・
Gonyo...
Muhyo: 殺られる
And it'll kill us

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Muhyo: 魔法律、第142条
Magic Law
Article 142
Roujie: ・・・ぐぅ・・・っ？！
...Agh...?!
Roujie: ぐぅ・・・ぅ・・・！！おおおお
Ah....gh...!!
Aaahhhh!!

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Roujie: アタマがぁ・・・割れ・・・る・・・！！！
My head...It's gonna...split...!!!
Ghost: シィィィィ！！
Shiiii!!
Muhyo: 『霊気無断大量放出』の
"Illegal release of large amounts of aura"
Muhyo: 罪に--
For this-
Background: ちくしょう、あのピアノ・・・
Damn that piano...
まぐれだ！！
She was just lucky!!
才能なんて一時のもの！
Her "talent" won't last!
殺してやりたい
I want to kill her...
親も親
Her parents are no better
ちょっとかわいいからって・・・！！
Just because she's a bit pretty...!!
所詮ガキ
She's just a brat
審査員を金で買収したのよ、きっと！！
They must have bribed the judges with money!!
Muhyo: よ・・・り・・・！！
cri...me...!!
Muhyo: ヒッヒ。やるじゃねェか、凡人どもが・・・！！
Heheh
Not bad
for untalented people...!!

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Aya: や・・・やめてえぇ・・・！！
S-
Stop it!!
Aya: 私はただ、ピアノが好きなだけなのに・・・！！
I just
want to play the piano...!!
Roujie: アヤちゃん・・・？あ・・・ピアノの反響音が霊の声を消して--
Aya...?
Hey, the echo from the piano... It's erasing the ghost's voice...
Muhyo: ククク、でかしたぞアヤ・・・！！
Kukuku
Well done, Aya!!

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Muhyo: 『蠅王の宝箱』の刑に
I pronounce the sentence of
Ghost: ハアッ。シィイイ！！
Haa
Shiiii!!
Muhyo: 処す
"Beelzebub's Treasure Box"
Ghost: シィィィィ
Shiiii
Muhyo: おまえの様に醜い奴は地獄のコレクションに相応しい
A twisted creature like you
deserves to be sent to hell

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Roujie: アヤちゃんっ。アヤちゃん？寝ちゃったみたいだね
Aya.
Aya?
Looks like she's fallen asleep.
Muhyo: ふん・・・怨霊が消えて気が抜けたんだろ
Heh...She must've lost her energy in her relief that the ghost has disappeared.
Roujie: そっかぁ・・・これで安心してピアノ弾けるもんね
Right...After all, now she'll be able to play her piano again.

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Roujie: それにしても、今日は手こずったね、ムヒョ--
Well,
we surely had a tough time today, huh, Muhyo?
Roujie: 何見てるの・・・？
What's that you're looking at...?
Roujie: アヤちゃんが持ってたウチのビラ？
Isn't that our ad? The one Aya was holding?
Muhyo: よく見ろ・・・
Look carefully...
Roujie: 魔法律のマークが白黒反転してる・・・！！こんなの配ってないよ・・・！！
The Magic Law mark! The black and white are reversed...!!
I didn't distribute this...!!
Roujie: な、なんでこんなモノが・・・！！
W- why would such a thing...!!
Muhyo: これなら今回の事に説明がつく
This explains everything

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Muhyo: あの霊の狙いはアヤじゃない・・・このオレだ
That ghost. It wasn't after Aya --
I was it's target.
Muhyo: しかも何者かが裏で操っている。霊があんなに強力だったのもそのせいだ・・・
Furthermore, somebody was controlling it in the background
-- That was why the ghost was so strong...
Muhyo: まず霊が2時に出現するとアヤに印象を植え付け
Firstly, Aya was made to believe
that the ghost would appear at 2am
Muhyo: ニセのビラでオレを呼ばせ、「2時に出る」と言うアヤを信じたオレを襲う
Then by making her call me with this fake ad,
I was going to be attacked when I had let down my guard
Muhyo: そして反転のマークは反逆者の印・・・！！
And this reversed mark
is the sign of a traitor...!!
Muhyo: ヒッヒ。まったくわざとらしいやり口だ・・・
Heheh. What an over-dramatic plan...
Roujie: で、でも何でムヒョが・・・！！
B- but
Why you, Muhyo?!
Text (Muhyo): エンチューめ・・・
Enchyu, that bastard...
Muhyo: オレを狙うヤツといえば、あいつしかいない
Only one person has a reason to target me
and it's gotta be that guy

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Roujie: だれ・・・？そいつの名前は？
Who...?
What's his name?
Muhyo: フン、オマエは知らんでいい。見習いの頃仲の良かった魔法律家だ
Hmph
There's no need for you to know.
He's just a Magic Lawyer I used to get along with when we were still in training
Muhyo: まあ、もっともオレの才能を妬んで、闇の世界に逃げやがったんだがな
Well, that was until he grew so envious of my talent
and ran to the dark side
Muhyo: これだから凡人はキライなんだ・・・ケケ・・・
That's why
I hate untalented people...keke...
Roujie: ムヒョ・・・
Muhyo...
Text (Roujie): 夜中の電話は不吉の報せ
Telephone calls at midnight are an ominous sign.
Text: その報せは僕とムヒョの周りにゆっくりと近づく暗闇を予感させた--
With this event, I could feel that a darkness
was slowly beginning to close in around Muhyo and me...

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草野次郎
9月29日生まれ
身長170cm
好物　紅茶とおかし
特技　スーパーハリボテテク　料理
苦手なもの　幽霊　怖いムヒョ
（サスペンダーは魔法律家のユニフォーム）
Kusano Jirou
Birthday: September 29th
Height: 170cm
Likes tea and snacks
Good at cooking and using his "super prop-making techniques"
Dislikes facing ghosts and Muhyo when he's scary
(Suspenders are part of the uniform for magic lawyers)

六氷透
1月23日生まれ
身長128cm
好物　ジャピン（マンガ）
特技　爆睡
苦手なもの　安眠のさまたげ -- 陽の光や騒音（ロージー）など
Muhyou Toru
Birthday: January 23rd
Height: 128cm
Likes Jump (the manga)
Good at sleeping soundly
Dislikes anything that interrupts his sleep e.g. sunlight and loud noises (Roujie)