Soul Eater 48

Old translation that I never posted

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Note: Numbering from the tank raw filenames as the ritual-scan version is difficult to read

p.129
[1] Medusa? Can I ask you something? / What is it, Kid?
[2] Whereabouts in the castle are we? / Around the middle, correct? Even though you haven't said it's the middle, it's certainly the middle, isn't it? If it's not, I won't be at ease...
[3] Yeah... / Th... that's right... / approximately...
[4] Phew... / That's a relief.
[5] He's seriously on edge...

p.130
[Title] Chapter 48: Operation: Capture Baba Yaga's Castle (Part 3)
=> Note, use color spread pages from Ritual version

p.131
[2] Azusa... / What's the situation inside? How is Medusa's group? / Right... / I'll listen in with "Long-Distance Resonance"
[3] Senrigan**
** T/N: Clairvoyance

p.132
[1] Zaza... za... / This is Azusa... / Can you hear me? Zaza...
=> Note to TS: The za's are crackling static... feel free to munge this appropriately.
[2] Yes / This is Ox Ford.
[3] What's your situation? / We've infiltrated Baba Yaga's castle. We're proceeding to carry out Medusa's mission.
[4] Be careful. If anything happens, contact me. / Roger.
[5] Sid-san, / They've successfully infiltrated Baba Yaga's castle. It appears they're about to carry out the plan. / Is that so...
[6] It was a good idea to select Ox, who can match your wavelength, Azusa. / This way we can keep track of the situation within the castle.

p.133
[1] Medusa... We won't let you just do as you please...
[2] Captain Sid, they've arrived. / Ah, / is that so...
[3] ZATSU*
* fwish
[4] You're early. / Well, / it's me we're talking about...

p.134
[2] PAKA*
* clack
[3] It's around here.
[5] From here on, you have separate destinations.

p.135
[1] What do you mean?
[2] The room Arachne is in, the "Queen Spider's Room", has rigorous security applied to it with magic. / We can't enter the "Queen Spider's Room" without breaking open several gates.
[3] Open gates? / Can we do it, even though we can't use magic?
[4] It's possible. / In order to open the gates, all we have to do is destroy the Demon Tool "Locks" managing them.
[5] There are 8 "Locks" in all. / They're in spots stretching radially outward from the "Queen Spider's Room". / Kanji clockwise from top are ornate characters for 1-8.

p.136
[1] 8 is a number I like, but... / it's dangerous to split to 8 different places. / The weapons and technicians will get split up.
[2] There are only two Demon Tool "Locks" for you to destroy. / The other 6 will be destroyed by Eruka, who you met before, and other allies of mine under her command.
[3] But what about the route to the "Locks"? / We don't even know where we are right now...
[4] You haven't seen the outside of this castle...
[5] Baba Yaga's castle has 8 towers extending out like spiders' legs. / There's one Demon Tool "Lock" in each of the 8 legs.

p.137
[1] I'll show you the route now. / Ox-kun, Kilik-kun, / come here.
[2] Nake snake cobra cobubra / BON* / Vector Conduct
* voom
[3] Wha? / What did you do?
[4] Look at the route.
[5] PA*
* bink
[6] Whoa!! / I can see an arrow! / Eh? I can't see anything...

p.138
[1] Vector Conduct. / Magic which allows you to see invisible marks I placed beforehand. / If you follow the direction the arrow points, you'll find the "Lock".
[2] So this is what your "arrangements" were... / Yes... Kid, I'll have you take the route to the other "Lock".
[3] What!? Hang on a second. / I have a responsibility to keep watch over you. / There's no way I can take my eye off of you.
[4] Medusa? / What is it, Maka-chan? / Couldn't we go instead?
[5] There's one more trap we have to get past to get to Arachne's base. / We need the "Soul Perception" ability you have, Maka, in order to pass through it.

p.139
[1] Besides, with Kid-kun's strength, he should be able to take care of it independently. / But...
[2] I'll watch Medusa!! Among us, I'm the one who's least able to forgive her... / This is no time to be dawdling. / Maka...
[3] PON* / Vector Conduct
* tap
[4] This is hard to swallow... / Everything is going according to Medusa's plan...
[5] Be careful... / You too, Kid, Patty, Liz...
[6] Let's go, Liz, Patty... / Yeah. / Comin' / I'm leaving it to you... / Yeah.

p.140
[1] Ox-kun / What is it, Maka?
[2] Let's take Kim back to Shibusen, for sure!!
[3] Yes!!
[4] I guess we take a right here...
[5] Back when we defeated that squid(?) / there was "Vector Boost", and now this "Vector Conduct"... / Witch magic is unfathomable.
[6] For now, I got another "Vector Boost". / I have a stock of two, right and left... Better save 'em for something important.

p.141
[1] Seems like you're compatible with that magic, Kilik. / Being compatible with a witch is complicated, though.
[2] A witch, huh...
[3] No... Sorry, man... I wasn't trying to talk smack about Kim. / No, it's okay. / It doesn't bother me.
[4] Kim's soul wavelength... Can't you feel it? She should be in this castle somewhere...
[5] My "Soul Perception" isn't as strong as Maka's or Kid's... Though if it's Kim's wavelength, I think I'd feel it somehow.
[6] Can't feel it yet, huh... / No...

p.142
[1] Looking at the state of them, the "Morality Manipulation Machine" appears to be complete, too. / It was tough going.
[2] Looks like if we enter this block, we'll be seen by those white-coated soldiers. / They must be related to the "Demon Tool Soldiers" Mosquito was talking about.
[3] There's nothing we can do for now but follow the arrow, you two. / I guess so, Harvar-kun...
[5] Let's go. / Let's go, Ox.
[6] Kim...

p.143
[1] Kim's down this way.
[2] Really? You did it, Ox! / But is this really Kim's wavelength...? It's pretty far off...
[3] Go on! Kim's waiting! / But there's no way I could leave the route / based only on this vague feeling...
[4] What're you saying!? / It could be Kim! / I can take care of the Demon Tool by myself.
[5] You like Kim, don't you? Is that all your two pillars are worth!? / Kilik...

p.144
[1] The arrow I see is pointing that way!!
[2] If you come this way, I'll use the two Boosts right here.
[3] Ox-kun...
[4] Yeah!!
[5] Gooooo Ox!! Do it for the girl!! / So loud... / We'll be caught, we'll be caught...

p.145
[2] Ox-kun / He's a good guy, huh... / Yeah, Harvar-kun... / Let's bring Kim back for Kilik's sake too.
[4] This is...

p.146
[2] Who're these people?
[3] Hahahaha
[4] You don't need masks or cloaks here... / Take 'em off...
[5] What's this smell... Smoke... / I'm getting dizzy...
[6] What, is this your first time? / Hahahahaha
[7] Let's hurry, Ox-kun... Before we start acting funny... / Yeah.

p.147
[2] Visibility is bad... / BASA* / Kim's wavelength is nearby, but... / I'll look over this way.
* slip

p.148
[1] Kim!
[2] My fair lady... / Man... / Not again...
[3] I just want / to send my feelings to you!!
[4] I was just attacking her with my feelings... / Was I trying to understand hers...?
[5] I'm an idiot... / If I'd known she was a witch... If I'd understood her even a little...
[6] Maybe she wouldn't have had to leave Shibusen...

p.149
[1] I feel it...
[2] I have to see Kim... / I want to apologize.
[3] The intelligence to save the one I love... And the strength to protect... That's what these two pillars are for. / So I've got to sense Kim's soul wavelength!!
[4] DOKUN*
* thump
[5] This way...
[6] DATSU*
* thud
[7] BOTSU*
* fwoosh
[8] Kim!!

p.150
[1] Jackie, hurry up!
[2] Beautiful...

p.151
[1] Ox...
[2] Why are you here?
[3] Thank goodness! I found you!
[4] Jackie, too!! We all came! / Come with me. / Let's go back to Shibusen together.
[5] Hmmm~~~
[7] TON*
* thud

p.152
[1] You came all the way here to save me... / Wait... Kim...?
[2] PACHIPACHI* / Take this stifling thing off...
* snap snap
[3] PASA*
* fwump

p.153
[1] Ki... Kim... Wh... wh... what're you doing, all of a sudden...? / You like me, don't you?
[3] I have to thank you... / for coming for me...
[4] GOSOGOSO*
* rustle rustle

p.154
[1] BATSU* / Stop it!!
* shove
[2] KOTEN*
* thud
[3] What's wrong with you!? / You're a nobler person than that! / Stop acting so easy!

p.155
[1] Oww... / Ah... / Sorry.
[2] No, I'm sorry. / I was just so happy...
[4] Are you hurt anywhere?

p.156
[1] DOSU*
* shink
[2] GATSU*
* grab
[3] Ki... Kim?
[5] BUSHI*
* fwish

p.157
[1] SHUUUU*
* thrmmmm
[2] GAKU*
* slump
[3] Oh, man... You went too far, Kim. / If you wound him so deeply, he'll die. / Are you misunderstanding something?
[4] Gentlemen are boring. Did you think you looked cool? / Idiot.
[5] Ah... Ah...

p.158
[1] GO*
* thump
[2] Morals are just a burden. / Just carrying them around is pointless.
[3] Looking at the state of them, the "Morality Manipulation Machine" appears to be complete, too.
[4] So that's what they meant......

p.159
[1] Guh... This is bad, I'm hemhorraging...
[2] Shibusen's out of fashion these days. / Arachnophobia's in.
[4] What? / The alarm?

p.160
[1] The alarm? / What's this uproar about?
[3] What, what? / So noisy!! / What the-?
[4] Oh no- / Did they find me?
[5] Medusa...
[6] What's going on? / I don't know...
[7] This wavelength...!!

p.161
[1] KACHA* / This killing intent... / So he came.
* clack
[2] Baba Yaga's Castle / Security Control Room / What!? / What happened!? / Something's headed for the castle!! / PIKON (x6)
* blink (x6)

p.162
[1] Wait... but... / It's caught in all the sensors but still heading this way!? / PIKON (x5)*
* blink (x5)
[2] OOOOOO*
* wind
[3] GAGAGAGAGA*
* bakooom

p.163
[1] Captain Sid!!! / What is it?
[2] That guy who arrived earlier... / Without waiting for orders, he...
[3] What!?
[4] Aaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!! / GAGAGA*
* foom
[5] Where is it!!!? / GAGA* / Where's Baba Yaga's shitty castleeeee!?
* crunch

p.164
[1] DOTSU*
* boom
[3] Hyahaaaaa!

p.165
[1] ZUZAZAZAZA*
* skid
[2] SHUUUU*
* smoke
[3] No matter how I look at it, it's gotta be that-
[4] M... must be...

p.166
[1] Sorry to keep you waiting, kiddies! / This is the great Black*Star's big entrance!!!