Soul Eater 44

Property of myself and Binktopia

p.1
[1] Shibusen student Kim's true colors...
[2] If the witch world found out that I've infiltrated Shibusen, I'd be excommunicated... / That's true, since infiltrating Shibusen has been prohibited by the witch world ever since Medusa snuck in and resurrected the Kishin...
[3] And if Shibusen's side discovers my true character, sooner or later it'll reach the witch world's ears... / If that happens... / I'll be totally isolated...

p.2
[1] We've stopped that from happening so far, haven't we? / I'll never leave you alone, Kim... / Jackie...
[2] Sorry, Jackie... / I just wanted to leave the witch world, but I got you involved, too...
[3] We're Shibusen students! / We don't abandon our friends. / Right, Kim!?
[4] Yeah!!

p.3
[1] Let's get back to Shibusen.
[Title] Chapter 44: The Choice

p.4
[1] Death City / Have you managed to get any intelligence out of Death Scythe? / Witch Lisa, Witch Alisa
[2] Sure, it was easy! He keeps blabbing about all sorts of important things. / No worries. / How so?
[3] Well... / It seems... / from what we've heard / that the one with the real power in Shibusen ain't Shinigami, but Death Scythe... / Ain't that awful?
[4] Is that all...?
[5] And then, and then... / from what we've heard / At the snap of Death Scythe's fingers-- wow! It seems that he has the power to cause a downturn in the world's economy just by snappin' his fingers! / Will it rebound?

p.5
[1] And you believed that? / Eh!? What do you mean? / Did you really believe that?
[2] Oh yeah, remember, you were really scared that time, Lisa! / You even dropped a couple of pieces of ice! / Right-? (music note) / PACHIN* / I dropped the ice right into Death Scythe's lap! It was like something out of a play~ / I was twice as scared cuz I got the feeling he was gonna make a move on me~!
* slap
[3] Kyahahahahahahahahaha(music note) / I can't even find the energy to get angry...
[4] Lisa-cha~n, Alisa-cha~n, / you have customers! / Get ready!
[5] Seems we were requested by name. / We'll get more material for you for next time... / You can count on Lisa and Alisa! / Later~

p.6
[1] KYOROKYORO* / Nnngh...
* fidget
[2] Sorry to keep you waiting~ Oh, you brought a friend with you today (music note) / BIKU*
* startled
[3] How do you two know each other?
[4] GII* / What's going on?
* stand
[5] You two are under suspicion of being witches. / We're taking you to Shibusen.
[6] Eh!? / Wait, Lisa...

p.7
[1] KITSU*
* zap
[2] ZATSU*
* shing
[3] Don't do anything stupid.
[4] There are more skilled technicians right outside the club.
[5] There's no chance of escape.

p.8
[1] It'll be a problem if you use magic, / so we're going to gag you. / Mmph mmf.
[2] What do you think? / Those two? I'm sure they're guilty, but... / i'm kind of shocked. / I come here pretty often...
[3] So this means the accusations in the tip-off list are accurate... / Then Kim is also...
[4] I can't believe that the ones we just caught, Lisa and Alisa, are really bad people... / For now, there's nothing we can do but locate Kim and hear what she has to say. / Witches can have special circumstances too.
[5] That's true...

p.9
[1] Shibusen!! Main Entrance!!!
[2] Everyone else is back too... / Is there anyone from our class?
[3] Oh! Soul, Maka! Did you just get back? / What about Kid?
[4] Kilik, Ox-kun!
[5] RATSU* / Why're you shirtless?
* boom

p.10
[1] Well! / We were talking to the mad giant with our fists...
[2] Come on!! Giant!! Take your anger out on us!! / Graaaaah!!!
[6] In the end, / we all gathered around the campfire naked.

p.11
[1] What the hell, man... That sounds like it was way more exciting... / I should've gone with them... / That's not true! / Ours was exciting too!! (aside: Since we learned a new technique...) / And why do boys like to get naked so much!?
[2] A new technique? / Yeah / You could say it's something like a power-up of the Witch Hunter...
[3] The shape of the scythe changed, and the attack pattern changed became a straight line. Though it became easier for the enemy to read, / the weight of each attack has been significantly powered up. / Hoho~ That's very interesting... / And also- / Hang on a second while I finish writing this down... / Ah, that stuff is boring... / Isn't it? Let those fleas have their battle of wits. How petty...
[4] Ah, Soul... By the way, I found a really interesting drum / that someone had left behind by the campfire! / Oh-? What kind? Did you take a look at it? / GETSU* / They're the same... / It was something similar to a "Talking Drum"**. / Then you should be able to play it, right?
* clench
** T/N: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_drum
[5] Warlock Hunter...

p.12
[1] With that technique I might be able to shove an attack down her throat.
[2] Just wait, Medusa.
[3] PIKU PIKU*
* beep beep
[4] Th... This is... / Eh? What is it, Ox-kun?

p.13
[1] My fair lady-! Kim!!! / VUOOO / BATSU* / Welcome home!!!
* fwoom / arms open wide
[2] KIKIKI*
* screech
[3] Maka~ (music note) / Kim~ (music note)
[4] Yea... Okay okay... / Welcome home, Kim... You're uninjured, I hope? / Bare.
[5] What is it? Did you come just to meet me here? / You won't make any money that way, you know... / Yes, well...!! 90% of it was that I was waiting because I wanted to see you / but I was also asked to give you a message.

p.14
[1] She's back. / Let's get Nygus...
[2] There are people who aren't students mixed into the crowd...
[3] Sid-sensei and Nygus-sensei are looking for you at Shinigami-sama's request... / Did something happen?
[4] Kim...
[5] BOSO* / I'm getting a bad feeling about this... / Could it be that...
* whisper
[6] Kim, Jacqueline... / Come with me for a minute.

p.15
[1] What is it you want? / There're some things we want to ask you. / Just come with us.
[2] Oi. / Let her go. / No need to get rough.
[3] MERAMERA*
* glare
[4] JYUU* / Ah-!
* fwoof
[5] Jackie-! / Yeah! / SHUBO*
* fwoom

p.16
[1] You've got it wrong! / Wait, Kim!!
[4] DODODO*
* thump thump thump
[5] DODODODO*
* thump thump thump thump

p.17
[1] DODODODODO* / Come down! / We're ready to listen to you!! / Don't misunderstand!
* thump thump thump thump thump
[2] Wait... / DODO* / Don't be rash!
* thump thump
[3] GOU*
* voom
[4] .....Nygus-sensei... / What's going on?
[5] Che... / She got away.
[6] You moron!! / That's my student!!

p.18
[1] DON* / And you treated her like a criminal...
* drop
[2] Don't be rash, Kim... Jacqueline... / Don't make the wrong move.

p.19
[2] No way... / I was discovered...
[5] A witch like me can never return to Shibusen... / What am I going to do...?

p.20
[2] A... a spider!!
[3] Could it be that this is... / I'll burn it to a crisp!
[4] Hey, hey, hey... please wait a moment. / KII KII*
* braking
[5] A car, in the middle of this forest? / What a luxurious car!!

p.21
[1] There's no need to explain, / we saw what happened to you through the spider.
[2] Well, get in. / You have nowhere to go, right?
[3] Old man, you're from Arachnophobia, right!? / Shibusen's enemy! / There's no way we'd get in!
[4] Don't forget... / you've been driven out of Shibusen.
[5] Miss Kim... to think they'd chase a lovely witch like you out... / what kind of justice is that?
[6] In the end, the wall between you and your clan has been broken. / Arachne-sama is also a witch... She understands.

p.22
[1] Jackie... / You decide. / I'll follow the path chosen by my technician.
[3] Get in!! / The top-class world is waiting for you!

p.23
[1] I can't go back...
[5] Don't worry... / For your sakes, I'll become a daddy long legs...**
** T/N: This is a double-entendre; the secondary meaning of this in Japanese is a benefactor system for orphans in Japan from the 1912 book by Jean Webster - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy-Long-Legs_(novel)

p.24
[1] Shibusen... / Both the East Asia Section and the Africa Section have been severely damaged / by Arachnophobia...
[2] "Brew" was used to draw them out again... / This is the fifth attack...
[4] Letting them get "Brew" was really bad for us, huh~...
[5] If we allow "Brew" to come out, it becomes impossible for us to mobilize... / since in the meantime, the base would come under attack.
-> Counterclockwise from top-right: We'll use "Brew"! / Stop!! / Gotcha! / Attack!! / Base

p.25
[1] Arachnophobia is still expanding... / If we give them more time, the situation will only get worse... / When will these impossible situations with "Brew" come to an end...?
[2] Since we haven't located Arachnophobia's base yet, we can't move first... / The spiders have hidden themselves well~~ / We're always just moving this way and that, reacting to what they do~~... / How did this happen...?
[4] Yo. / This is Sid.

p.26
[1] I'm very sorry / but this is an emergency / What's up?
[2] The person who sent the list with the names of the 3 witches on it has appeared.
[3] Eh!? Where? Here!?
[4] Yes... / We've put the person into prison for now.
[6] Prison? / It's sad that the list was accurate, but... / why'd you put that person into prison?
[7] Well... Truth is...

p.27
[1] Shibusen Prison Cells
[3] What'd you come back here to do? / There's no way we would've forgotten our grudge.

p.28
[1] Even though you've shrunk, I recognize you, / you little snake. / It's been a while, Death Scythe.
[2] Do you know what you've done!? / Because you resurrected the Kishin, right now the whole world is in chaos due to the infection of insanity!
[3] How boring... / Talking to you isn't interesting. / Isn't Professor Stein around?

p.29
[1] Ah, that's right... / He left, didn't he...
[2] How did you- / How much do you know!?
[3] I have information that you don't. / Information you want so badly you can taste it.
[4] I came to make a deal.
[5] You must be joking... / How can you say that with a straight face?
[6] The list of the names of those three witches I sent... It was accurate, no? / I know...

p.30
[1] Shall I tell you? / The location of Arachnophobia's stronghold, "Baba Yaga's Castle"?
[3] Poor Shibusen... In a manner of speaking, Arachne has steamrolled you... / Shall I cooperate with you?
[4] Are you an idiot!? You want to cooperate with us!? / Do you think you can get out of here alive!?
[5] I understand that Shibusen could never trust me, / so I've prepared the real "Brew" as a gift...
[6] The real "Brew"? / What are you talking about? "Brew" is in Arachnophobia's hands...
[7] I came to make a deal.