Re:BIRTH－The Lunatic Taker－ 16

[Scanlation with this translation reserved for Muda]

Re:BIRTH
Chapter 16
Their Battle


p.01
Ayaka: You didn’t come back since then...

Ayaka: Forever...
Natsuhi: Wasn’t that your real intention? From the beginning?

Ayaka: It’s helpful that you’re so quick to understand.
Natsuhi: ?


p.02-03
Chapter 16: Their Battle
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Natsuhi: Owwww!!!
Natsuhi: What’re you going to do if I get cut by the gla...!?


p.04

Natsuhi: ......!!

She’s making sure to aim for my face!?
Is she seriously trying to kill me?

Natsuhi: Whoa!?


p.05

......!?


p.06

......!?

Natsuhi: It’s your first time experiencing it, isn’t it? Getting your brain rattled directly.
Ayaka: !?

Natsuhi: That’s what boxing is.
Natsuhi: If you aim precisely, it won’t lose to a single sword being swung willy-nilly.


p.07
Boxing...?

She’s certainly moving like she practiced something...
Natsuhi mutter: That’s really mean.
Natsuhi mutter: Were you seriously trying to stab me?
Since when did she do something like that...?

Natsuhi: Let’s just cool our heads for now.
Natsuhi: We can calmly talk things out when Reiji comes b...

Natsuhi: Whoa!?

Natsuhi: H-hey!? Are you trying to act like this to the very end!?
She’s fast! She was about to cut them off in an instant!!


p.08

What’s with her...!!
Those leg movements...!?


p.09
The edge of my sword won’t reach at all...!!

Natsuhi: Look, you were the one who started attacking me, alright...!!?
Ayaka: !?


p.10

Ayaka: !?

Natsuhi: See, my sorcery device...!!
Seems to have this kind of use, too!!

Ayaka: Augh!?


p.11

She dodged it!? At this distance??


p.12

Natsuhi: So? Are you going to keep going? Even though our weapons are the same...
Natsuhi: There seems to be a gap in the users’ potentials, you know? A decisive one.

She’s just become a Taker... she shouldn’t have learned any skills yet.
That was likely her sorcery device’s basic skill...

In that case... it means it’s already a chance for me...
To test mine out as well...


p.13
Phantom

[character meaning sky/empty]


p.14

Wh...what?
The color of her eyes... changed...?

A symbol appeared...?
But it doesn’t really feel like anything’s changed...


p.15

Wow, you showed me something rare...

Phantom Skill... to think I’d encounter it in a place like this...
You really can’t tell what could happen...

Natsuhi: Wh-what's that? ...Is it what they call a skill?
Which means you want to take this to the end...?


p.16

Natsuhi: ......
Ayaka: ......

Natsuhi: Ha...

Natsuhi: Hahaha...!
Ayaka: ......
Natsuhi: Ahahahahahaa!

Natsuhi: I got it! I get it now!! You don’t know how to use it!!
Natsuhi: I hit the nail on the head, didn’t I? What!? Seriously!?

Natsuhi: That’s too bad~ you even tried to make it look so cool~
Natsuhi: You shouldn’t haphazardly try to act cool~ kyahaha!


p.17
Ayaka: I can do it...
Natsuhi: ...!?

Ayaka: I can get rid of you even without using skills!!!
Natsuhi: Hm~ph! I won’t let it go that easily~!

Ayaka: !?

Natsuhi: !!


p.18
Ayaka: Renji!?

Reiji: What in the world... is this supposed to be...

Natsuhi: R-Reiji... it’s not my fault, you know? Ayaka-nee-san started...

Reiji: You keep your moth shut!!

Reiji: Tell me, Nee-san. What is the meaning of this? Why did you point your sword at Natsuhi?
Ayaka: ......

Ayaka: It’s going to go like this for sure someday...
Reiji: ......!


p.19
Ayaka: Dealing with this before it’s too late is for Natsuhi’s sake, too, you know?
Reiji...!! You should also face reality soon...!!
Reiji: Stop iiiiit!!!!

Reiji: Then what’re you saying we should do!? Laugh and start killing each other!? What good will come out of us fighting!!?
Reiji: Why don’t you try to believe in each other!!? Are you saying it’s a mistake to trust each other!?

Reiji: Continuing to trust someone... even if they were to betray you!!
Is that such a foolish thing!?
Reiji: To trust someone...!! To keep trusting them...!!


p.20
Reiji: Even if it’s only that!!
Reiji: It holds a lot of meaning!!!!!

Taker: There’s a limit to being soft you know? Little boy...
Taker: There’s nothing more foolish than trusting someone and then being betrayed...

Taker: Then you should create a situation in which you can’t betray each other in the first place...
Don’t you think that’s the best way?

On top of the roof...!?
Could it be...!!


p.21
Takers!?

We were way too defenseless...!!
Even though we had known Natsuhi would easily become a target...!!!

Taker: You’re extremely on guard...
Taker: From what I can tell, you guys became Takers not long ago, right? Boy and girls...


p.22
Reiji: And you are...?

Taker: Yes, as you guessed, we’re Taker’s too.
Taker: We came over to the place we detected low levels with a search.

Reiji: D-don’t look down on us because of the amount of life points we have left!
Reiji: We’ve fought through many battles and built up skills until now!!

Taker: Wow... but in that fight just now you didn’t show me those skills you’re so proud of...
Natsuhi: ......
Ayaka: ......
Taker: Heehee, you were obviously beginners no matter how you look at it, you know?


p.23
Ayaka: So, are you ultimately saying you want to hunt those beginners or something?
Ayaka: If you see us as convenient prey... you’ll be disappointed.

Taker: Just calm down...
While it’s true that in the beginning that’s what we were going to do...

Taker: I’m getting interested in you guys.
Taker: How about it? Do you want to group up with us?

Ayaka: You’re telling us to act together? With you guys…?
Taker: Right. We can even make you our allies right away.

Ayaka: You think we’ll believe you?
Taker: ......


p.24
Taker: You’re right, in the beginning you’re constricted by life points so it can turn into a situation where you can be betrayed at any time... That really is the scariest thing, isn’t it.
Taker: But you see, if you always stay like that, in the end everyone except the strongest person will be dead... but it’s different in reality.

Taker: An experienced Taker will find a way to overcome that situation.
Taker: As proof of that... we’re also acting together, as you can see.
Wouldn’t this pairing never have been formed if we were hunting for life points?

She has a point...

Taker: This is the reason for its formation... It’s because we’re part of the “guild.”

Taker: It’s set up so that once you join, there’s no more reason to betray each other.


p.25
Guild!?

Taker: If you enter this guild, there will be a force preventing you from being able to betray.
Taker: Also, you can even say that you won’t be reaching 0 life points and dying.
It’s the way with the highest probability of success and is indispensable in order to survive as a Taker.

There even also those who created an organization!!
They create situations where they can’t ever betray each other!!

Taker: Of course it’s not like we’re accepting just anyone.
Taker: This is only limited to those who possess talent.
You’re really lucky~ you let us witness a glimpse of your talent.


p.26
Talent...?
What... exactly for?

Ayaka: You’re telling us to listen to that nonsense so easily?
Taker: Well, that kind of reaction is very normal, isn’t it?

Ayaka: ?

Ayaka: !

Taker: Try coming there in the next interspatial time. You can still make your decision after seeing us directly.

Taker: You may not realize it, but we’re really considering you strongly, you know...?
Even though, looking at things rationally... we could just kill you guys as our prey...


p.27
Taker: Your life points... you’re pretty short on them, right?
Natsuhi: !

Taker: Personally, I feel it would be a waste for eggs with a lot of talent to break...
Taker: You got it? If it goes well, you can gain life without any risk, alright?

Taker: Well then, I hope we can meet again~


p.28
Ayaka: See, it’s just like I said. Something like this happened because Natsuhi’s here.
Natsuhi: You’re totally trying to make it my fault!?

Reiji: Both of you, stop it already!!

A guild...?
Is there really such a thing!? Something like that...!?


p.29

Reiji: Are you really planning on sleeping here? Nee-san?
Ayaka: I’ll keep doing it as long as Natsuhi-chan’s here.

Is she
Still...

Reiji: I guess we should try going after all...
Ayaka: !


p.30
Ayaka: You’re going to believe it? What those two were talking about...!?
Reiji: There’s just something that’s bothering me. I want to confirm it.
I’ll be careful I won’t be found, just in case...!!

Reiji: If that story were to be true, we couldn’t ask for better!
Reiji: If we could gain life without the fear of betrayal...!

Reiji: We’ll just figure out what we’ll be doing in the future after we check that out! This is the most I can compromise...
Reiji: Natsuhi will stay with us until then.
Ayaka: ...

Ayaka: Then... Can you promise me this?
Reiji: !

Ayaka: If there is nothing to reap there,
Ayaka: Make Natsuhi-chan leave unconditionally!


p.31

Reiji: I got it.
Reiji: I’ll do that.

Reiji: Natsuhi, you got a second?


p.32
Reiji: Whoaaaaaa!! Sorry!! Sorry!!!

Natsuhi: You’re overreacting. It’s okay, I’m fine.

Natsuhi: I’m in a position where I don’t even know what’ll happen to me tomorrow. That doesn’t bother me.
Natsuhi: It’s not like I’m losing anything if I show it, either...

Reiji: Are you... okay...?
Natsuhi: Huh? Yeah...


p.33
Natsuhi: Pretty much~

I guess there’s no way she’d be okay...
And she’s purposely trying to be lively...

Reiji: I’m really sorry, Natsuhi...
Natsuhi: !

Reiji: Just because Nee-san is trying to protect me... I think she’s lost her composure...
Reiji: I know it’s shameless... but would it be possible if you could understand her...?

Natsuhi: How about you, Reiji?
Reiji: Huh?

Reiji: !


p.34
Natsuhi: Can you believe in me...?
Can you really say for sure... that I’m not dangerous?

Reiji: Obviously! Because you’re my childhood friend.
Reiji: I will protect you.
Reiji: I will never leave you by yourself.


p.35
Reiji: And because of this, in the next interspatial time I want to try getting in contact with those people from before.
But if we do that, you...

Reiji: Won’t be able to do anything but watch your life points decrease until then.
Reiji: It’s a cruel request, but... will you wait together with us?

Natsuhi: When is that interspatial time?

Reiji: It’s probably in 11 days at night...
Natsuhi: Then if we mess up there I’ll have 8 left...
Natsuhi: I’ll be out for sure for the next one... I guess.

Reiji: Th-that’s...
I knew it’d be too much... there’s too much of a risk for Natsuhi.

Natsuhi: Sure.
Reiji: !


p.36-37
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p.38

A-a kiss on the cheek...?
No, just now... our lips...

Natsuhi: That was a reward for helping me before.
Reiji: !

Natsuhi: Protect me from now on, just like you are.
If you do, the rewards might keep getting upgraded~

Natsuhi: Aren’t you excited? For the next one, right~?
Reiji mutter: Geez...
Reiji: Natsuhi... this isn’t a problem you should decide on jokingly...

Natsuhi: There’s no way it was a joke.
Reiji: ......!


p.39
Natsuhi: I believe in you,
Natsuhi: Reiji.

Reiji: Thanks...
Reiji: Natsuhi...


p.40
Box: 11 days later

Natsuhi: So this is the interspatial time...
Natsuhi: It’s hard to believe, even though it’s happening right in front of me...

Reiji: That was quite a distance to cover by walking.
Natsuhi: Well, it was good that we got some exercise~

She did well in maintaining her presence of mind until today...
She has a strong will.


p.41
Reiji: The spot written in this note... should be somewhere around here.

Angel: Kyaaaargh!
Ayaka: ......!!

Reiji?: Over there!!

......!?


p.42-43

Wh-what is that giant thing...!?

A large-size!?
It was something that big!?


p.44
Angel: Kreeeh

Those people... are all Takers...!?

Taker: So you came, after all.

......!!