Re:BIRTH－The Lunatic Taker－ 15

[Scanlation with this translation reserved for Muda]

Re:BIRTH – The Lunatic Taker
Chapter 15
Collision


p.01
Reiji: Open your eyes! Natsuhiii!!
Reiji: Hang on! Natsuhi!

It can’t be true! This has to be some sort of bad dream...!!
It’s not true, right...!!? Natsuhi being like this...!!

Natsuhi: Rei...ji...
Reiji: ......!?
Reiji: Natsuhi!!!


p.02
Chapter 15: Collision
SFX: GROWWWWL


p.03

Ayaka: Reiji!?

Ayaka: What in the world happened? How’s Natsuhi-chan!?

Reiji: We don’t know yet... She’s getting an examination now...
Natsuhi: Examination...? They said she got hit by a car... what about surgery...!?

Reiji: Yeah... A large truck hit her straight on...
But she was fine... and she didn’t even seem to have any major injuries...
Reiji: She was either saved miraculously......


p.04
Reiji: Or...
Reiji: She died once and came back to life.....

Reiji: If...
Reiji: It’s the latter...

Natsuhi: Oh man~
Sorry, sorry! I had you guys worried~

Natsuhi: That must have been a heck of a nuisance~ even I completely thought I was dead~
Natsuhi: But I’m surprised as well! Could it be one of those miracles that I’m so fine like this?


p.05
Reiji: Natsuhi... are you really okay?
Natsuhi: Yeah, they said it was just some light bruises.

Natsuhi: Maybe it’s because of my good deeds~ God knows what he’s doing.
Natsuhi: Well, afterwards I’m going to meet with and talk to the other side’s insurance company.

Natsuhi: Wh-what is it!? This is the girl’s bathroom!
Why’s Reiji in here too!? Hey!


p.06
Reiji: Show me your chest for a bit.
Natsuhi: Wha...!?

Natsuhi: Can you save those kinds of things for when we’re alone...?
Natsuhi: Wait... what is this, really? And even Ayaka-nee-san...?

Natsuhi: Eeeeek!!!

Natsuhi: What’re you doing!?
Natsuhi: I can’t believe this! Ayaka-nee-san!?


p.07

She has... life points...!!

Reiji: Ha...ha...

Reiji: What kind of joke... is this... Why is this happening...?
Natsuhi: These clothes were borrowed from here, but you ripped them! How could you!!?

Natsuhi: Um... you two...?
Ayaka: ......
Natsuhi: Is something the matter...?


p.08
Natsuhi: Wow... what an interesting story, eh?

Natsuhi: So then... this writing on my chest is the sign of a Taker... and I was dead, and I’ve already been revived~?

Natsuhi: You’re telling me to believe that now!?
Natsuhi: That’s just like a light novel~ isn’t it?
Reiji: Believe us, Natsuhi!


p.09
Reiji: That number on your chest is proof above all else! That’s the limit on your life!
Natsuhi: But even if you throw such a ridiculous story at me so suddenly...

Natsuhi: !

Natsuhi: Whoa~ a magic trick? How’d you do that?

Natsuhi: Eek!!!


p.10
Natsuhi: Waaaah!! You cut the face!? The face!! My face!!
Reiji: Nee-san!?
Ayaka: It’s okay. It should recover right away.

Natsuhi: Recover!? Don’t fool around!! This is a woman’s life, how dare you...!!!

Ayaka: You still can’t believe it?
Natsuhi: ......

Reiji: Natsuhi, there’s a place called Taker Net. It seems to be a gathering place for people who became Takers like us.
Natsuhi: Taker Net?

Reiji: You’ll be able to know everything if you access it, since I think you’ve already been registered...


p.11

Natsuhi: Did you just... say... “like us”?

Natsuhi: Then, Reiji... you and...
Natsuhi: Ayaka-nee-san, too...?


p.12

Welcome to Taker Net.
Please enter your name and date of birth.
Name
Date of birth

Your injuries get healed right away if you leave them alone, you know? Isn’t it awesome!? [same with two lines of horizontal text underneath it]
It’s safest to finish it by taking their head out, right? [one line of horizontal text going through the middle]
Looking for people to newbie hunt with! [bottom right and horizontal text at bottom]
Re: You must be joking! How are we supposed to trust someone we’ve never even seen? [long horizontal text that starts in Re)]
I haven’t been feeling much since after I killed about 10 people. [top left and two lines of horizontal text on the top left]
It feels a lot better to kill weaklings than those dangerous angels. [two lines of horizontal text going through the lower part of it]
I’m starting to feel like I want to fight to the death with stronger guys these days. Is this getting monotonous? [horizontal text second and third lines from the bottom]


p.13

Taker... ability points... skills... So this is this all real?
And apparently you even have to steal other Takers’ life points to survive.

Natsuhi: ......

Ha ha ha...
I’m at a loss... seriously...


p.14

Reiji: To think that even Natsuhi would become a Taker...
Reiji: How the heck did things get so messed up?

Reiji: What’ll we do... What should we do to do from now on...

Ayaka: We have to make a decision.
Reiji: A decision...? About what...?

Natsuhi: Will we abandon Natsuhi-chan like this...
Natsuhi: Or perhaps...


p.15
Reiji: Abandon her like this...?

Reiji: Nee-san... don’t tell me...

Reiji: Are you talking about the danger between Takers again!?
Are you saying Natsuhi would try something against us!?
Ayaka: It’s completely possible! She might start going crazy at any time when her life points gets to the brink!!

Ayaka: Did you forget about what happened with Misaki!?


p.16
Reiji: Then! Why don’t you just erase me as well!?
I’m a Taker too, right!?
Reiji: You don’t know when I’ll go for your throat when you’re sleeping, Nee-san!!!

Ayaka: Wh...why...

Ayaka: Why’re you saying something like that...


p.17
Reiji: I’m sorry, Nee-san... I went overboard... I just wanted to say that Natsuhi’s also in the same position as us...
Ayaka: ......

Ayaka: Natsuhi and I are in the same position...?
Reiji: O-of course. She’s different from you, nee-san, who’s family... but she’s also...

Ayaka: It’s definitely not the same! It’s completely different!!

Ayaka: We’re sharing life points so we’ll never be a threat to each other!!
Ayaka: But Natsuhi’s different!! Depending on the situation! We could become the perfect prey for her!!


p.18
Ayaka: I am the only Taker in the entire world...
Ayaka: That you can believe in!!

Reiji: At any rate, let’s call Natsuhi over and talk about what we’ll do from now on.

Reiji: Natsuhi is a complete beginner. It’s alright if it’s just this, right?
Ayaka: ......


p.19

Reiji: Natsuhi, can we come in for a bit?

Reiji: Natsuhi!?


p.20
[none]


p.21
I died once. And gained a body that can recover as long as it’s not a fatal wound that will kill me right away...
That’s what a Taker is...

Is this about four stories high...? If it’s from this height...
Even with a normal body, as long as you land right you shouldn’t die...


p.22
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p.23
I landed... and very naturally, even...!
That should have been 15 meteres...!!

There’s no strain on my joints... It seems it’s true that Takers have heightened physical abilities as well as healing...!
I’m getting excited for some reason...!!


p.24
And this is...!!
My... sorcery device...!!


p.25
Man: Urrrrggh!!

Man: That little shit!! What do you mean, manager!! You’re just a god damn kid compared to me!!
Man: If you want to show off so much, why don’t you just make her your wife!!

Thug: Hey, old man!
Man: Hm!?

......!?

Thug: You’re causing us trouble dirtying the street like that~
Thug2: For everyone’s sake, think of the people who have to clean that up.


p.26
Man: Gah!!

Thug: Hurry up and fork over what you’ve got!!
Thug2: Don’t give us too much manual labor to do!

Man: Y...!!
Man: You punks...!!

Man: I’ll have you guys arrested!!
Man: I’ll definitely get you thrown in the slammer!!

Thug: Then we have to make it so you won’t tattle on us!!!
Thug: Just die! You piece of trash!!


p.27
Natsuhi: Whoa... is it okay for you to murder so easily?
Thug: ......!?

Thug: The heck are you...?

......!?


p.28

Thug: What? Just a girl?
Thug2: Whaddya want? Just run along now, girlie.

Natsuhi: I’m sorry I can’t comply with your requests...
......!?
Natsuhi: It’d help me out if you bothered me too, you know~?

Natsuhi: I just need to try something out a bit. Won’t you help me out?
Thug: What, are you joking?
Thug2: What’re you saying you want to try out against us?

Natsuhi: Yes, trying out.


p.29

Thug: Whoa!! What is it!? This light!!
Thug: What’s she using!? This bitch!


p.30
“Sorcery device Orpheus” Weapon Mode

Thug: She transformed...!?
Thug2: Huh? A hidden camera show? Or is it a special effects show!?

Natsuhi: Now, come bother me. You’re thugs, right, boys?
......!?


p.31
Natsuhi: The first customers for the power of justice try-out period...
Natsuhi: You people are really lucky.

Man: Hieee
Man: Hiiii


p.32
Amazing~!! What wonderful power!
And what is this!? My body’s so light!
Is this what a Taker is!? The power of a Taker!!

And it heals mostly any injury to boot!!
As long as you can obtain life points, aren’t I pretty much immortal!?
This!! I can’t get enough of it~!


p.33

Ayaka: Welcome back.
Natsuhi: !!

Natsuhi: A-Ayaka-nee-san... Were you waiting the entire time...? Perhaps...

Ayaka: Where were you?
Natsuhi: Oh, I just went around for a bit... But where’s Reiji?


p.34
Ayaka: He’s looking for you. He was extremely worried...
Ayaka: You may not know this yet, but there’s a skill called lower level search and you’ll become a target if you recklessly move about.
Natsuhi: Huh!? Really!? It wasn’t my intention to make you worry...

Natsuhi: Anyways! I tried it out a bit but it was amazing!!
Are Takers all like this? Nee-san, too?
Ayaka: ......

Ayaka: That’s right. But we require life points.
Natsuhi: You can just gather them!

Ayaka: Gather them......

Ayaka: You’re talking about this as if it were a train pass.
Ayaka: Do you think you can just easily recharge it if you pay money or something?


p.35
Natsuhi: I know! I looked it up, too! You can defeat other Takers and steal them
Natsuhi: Or get them by hunting those angel things, right?

Natsuhi: Then this is great! There are three of us now!! Aren’t angels tremendously backbreaking work?
Ayaka: ......
Natsuhi: No harm in having more allies, right!?

Ayaka: Who’re you calling allies?
Natsuhi: Huh?

Ayaka: Your habit of getting ahead of yourself is the same as ever.
Ayaka: You have no allies here.


p.36
Ayaka: You are an enemy.
Ayaka: I’m sorry, but can you leave right away?
And... don’t ever show yourself in front of us again.


p.37
Natsuhi: What? You want to cast me away me, someone who just became a Taker?
Well sure I sort of noticed that you didn’t like me very much...

Natsuhi: Come to think of it... when I found the sorcery device, didn’t you tell me to throw it away?
Knowing that if I had done that, I would have died and been finished there...
Natsuhi: You wanted me dead?

Ayaka: That’s right.

Ayaka: Either way, since you had your soul eaten by an angel, it had to be either a scheduled death or becoming a Taker.
Ayaka: It would’ve been better for you to die if it meant you becoming a Taker and turning into an enemy.
For Reiji’s sake as well... that was the best path.


p.38
Natsuhi: How awful... You don’t have any feelings at all for a childhood friend...?
Does Reiji think that too?
Ayaka: I don’t plan on asking for Reiji’s opinion.

Ayaka: What’s important is that you are a danger.
So please hurry and get out.

Natsuhi: Won’t it make you feel better to tell the truth? That I’m in the way.
Ayaka: In the way?

Natsuhi: You’re thinking that your dear Reiji’s heart might get stolen away, right!? I won’t let you say it’s not by this point!


p.39
Ayaka: How childish... I now understand that that imagination’s the source of your ability as an author.
Ayaka: There’s no way I would harbor such feelings towards my younger brother, is there?

Ayaka: And besides, Reiji has no interest in someone like you.

Natsuhi: I don’t know about that. You don’t think I can make him feel that way right away if I really wanted to?

Natsuhi: It’s true that it’s ten billion times more realistic to feel an awareness of the opposite sex towards an attractive childhood friend than your own older sister!!
Natsuhi: If you want, why don’t I go for him starting from now!! How about it?


p.40
Ayaka: I wonder why... you won’t understand me...
Ayaka: Even though no matter how you look at it, now that you’re a Taker, it’s better for the both of us if we don’t have anything to do with each other...

Ayaka: Or... are you really interested in Reiji...?
Natsuhi: I wasn’t intending on that in the beginning, but~

Natsuhi: I’m completely pissed off at your ways, Nee-san!! I really want to get at you once!!!
Yes! That’s right!! I like Reiji so much that I can’t help myself!!!


p.41
Ayaka: That’s enough with your nonsense, so just hurry up and get out.
Natsuhi: It’s not gonna go like that! I definitely won’t get out until I hear Reiji’s opinion!!

Ayaka: If that’s how you’re going to be no matter what... it can’t be helped...
......!


p.42
Ayaka: You didn’t come back since then...
Forever...


p.43
Natsuhi: Wasn’t that your real intention? From the beginning~


p.44
Box: Volume 3, on sale August 23!! An important announcement on the band...!!*
*[The volume raw didn’t have the band thingy on it D:]