Undertaker Riddle 7

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1.

Text 1: I’ll ignore the cruel story and only wish for you.

Text 2: Funeral 7 - The Undertaker Recites

Text 3: Akai Higasa

2.

Riddle: My condolences.

Text: The funeral is over. The work is already done, but…?

Riddle: Pitiful lost soul, I hope you will be at peace somehow…

Hayato: Alright! The funeral was a great success!

3.

Riddle: I wouldn’t say that, it was more like half successful… // You ran into a tree while you were acting as a decoy…

Hayato: Gyaaa!

Riddle: Hayato-kun disappeared?

Hayato: Shut up!

Riddle: Well, today’s funeral is over. // Your enthusiasm was quite surprising. It was thanks to that we made progress!

Hayato: [Huh?] It’s not like I was enthusiastic…that guy, Noir…the one trying to get the Twilight Key inside of me / It just annoys me to lose to him… // To win next time, I’ve got train harder… // It’d be no good if I kept hesitating about being an undertaker!

Riddle: Hayato-kun, it seems like you’ve matured a little!

In panel: Okay, good boy!

Hayato: You didn’t have to say “a little”! [You’re making a fool of me!]

4.

Hayato: Jeez…he always says such awful things! [It annoys me…] // Hmm? // Oh? // This is… // The place where I first met you…

5.

Riddle: [Ah] It’s been a long time…

Text 1: This is where it began…

Text 2: I met Riddle, made a contract and a lot happened…

Text 3: Hmm?

Text 4: Wait a minute…

Hayato: Considering that a lot’s happened // I don’t know anything about Riddle…

In panel: Mystery

Hayato: To be honest, I don’t even know undertakers…

Riddle: Well, that’s enough reminiscing… / The funeral is over, so I’ll take my leave.

Hayato: Eh?

6.

Hayato: Wait a minute…sit here!

Riddle: You want advice about being an undertaker again?

Hayato: No, it’s not that… [Umm…] // Have you got any family?

Riddle: Huh?

Hayato: I’m asking if you’ve got any family! // Asking a question now / seems kinda embarrassing though…

Riddle: I’m already dead, so I don’t have any family.

In panel: On the other hand, if I was alive, that would have been a frighteningly long time ago…

7.

Hayato: Then…how old are you? / Your age!

Riddle: I’m twenty…well, that’s how old I was when I died…

Hayato: Then we’re quite close in age…

In panel:
Hmm…three years older…
Got it!

Riddle: Why are you asking me anyway, Hayato-kun? [How strange…are you planning something?]

Hayato: Eh…no… / I just thought that I didn’t know anything about you… // [You see] We’re both trying to defeat evil spirits, which makes us friends, right? // It seemed strange that I didn’t know anything about you… // Well, it seems a bit late to be thinking that… [Hahaha]

Riddle: Friends? / I see…

8.

Riddle: The idea of friends / is quite ridiculous. // I don’t care about that.

Hayato: What?! // Why… // did you say it’s ridiculous?!

9.

Riddle: You’ve only been around 17 years, so you might not know // Not only are people’s feelings false, they can change very easily depending on the situation. // So, being tied to your feelings… / will eventually destroy a relationship… // It’s meaningless unless you tie yourself to something more fundamental.

Hayato: Riddle…?

Riddle: Hayato-kun…

10.

Riddle: I’m only interested in // bonds that last for eternity.

Hayato: Bonds that last… // for eternity?

Riddle: Yes, especially the relationship between you and I …

11.

Riddle: We are connected by the fact that we share a soul, having transcended feelings and will. // You cannot live without me. // If I disappear, I’ll disappear from your body too… // You’ll die.

Text: I won’t allow betrayal or escape…

Riddle: What do you think? There’s no greater bond. Don’t you think it’s wonderful?

Hayato: He says scary things so easily… // Why me…? Is it because I have the Twilight Key…?

12.

Text 1: But am I the only one

Text 2: who thinks those scary thoughts

Text 3: are kind of sad…?

Riddle: What’s wrong, Hayato-kun? // Why do you look so sad?

Hayato: I feel kind of / sorry for you.

13.

Riddle: Sorry / for me?

Hayato: A contract isn’t like a threat… // Doing that to someone… / That’s… // …..

14.

Riddle: Well, well / I appreciate your opinion. // I’m sure that I’ll learn from it. // Ah…it seems there’s still one left… // Hayato-kun, that’s enough talking. // Do your job as an undertaker…

15.

Riddle: Hayato-kun? // I’ve got no choice then.

Spirit: Ughhh!

Riddle: Hayato-kun…what are you spacing out for?

16.

Riddle: ….. // What?! // A floating spirit… / It can’t be…it was behind too…

Hayato: Riddle… // Hurry up and send this one off too! You idiot!

17.

Riddle: ….. // My condolences, Hayato-kun.

18.

Hayato: Owww!

Riddle: Why did you overdo it?

In panel: Well, well…let me see.

Hayato: But I had no choice! / You would have been hit if I’d dodged! [Understand?!]

Riddle: Well, of course… / You’ll die if I do… // As long as the contract exists…

Hayato: No… / I wasn’t… // thinking anything like that…

19.

Hayato: Riddle… / The contract might be absolute… // but I’m sure that’s not the only important thing. // I don’t really know what it is / but I wouldn’t protect you immediately just because of a contract… // That’s what I think…

20.

Text 1: Well…

Text 2: Could it be

Text 3: that he only believes in the contract?

Text 4: His confidence always annoys me and he’s arrogant…

Text 5: but he’s really a coward…

Text 6: It’s only with a contract that he can relax…

Text 7: That’s why he was so happy when the ring changed?

Text 8: In that case…

21.

Riddle: Hayato-kun…?

22.

Riddle: What was // that just now?

In panel: Give me back my hat.

Hayato: Umm…it was nothing!

Text 1: An eternal bond…? That’s what Riddle wants…? I’m curious about a lot of things…

Text 2: I’ll listen when Riddle wants to talk about it.

23.

Text: Hmm…?

24.

Brad: Long time, no see.

Riddle: Brad…

Hayato: [Ugh] Glasses wearing demon!

Brad: Who are you calling glasses wearing demon? You monkey! [Ah]

In panel: Fountain pen

Hayato: [Ouch] Owww!

Outside panel: Doesn’t really hurt

25.

Hayato: Why are you here anyway? / Are you a stalker?!

Riddle: [Ah] Hayato-kun doesn’t know. / Chasing me around is Brad’s hobby.

Hayato: Eh? How creepy!

Brad: It’s my job.

In panel: However, I can’t say because it’s top secret.

Riddle: Hey, Brad… [Hehe]

Brad: Be quiet, Riddle. // I’m not here to see you today. I’m here to see Hayato Sakura.

Hayato: I hope he’s not stalking me this time…

In panel:
[Big text] Drag
My, my…how upfront

Brad: That’s enough!

26.

Brad: Head Secretary Brad // I’ve been ordered by our great King of the Graveyard to bring you imperial orders.

27.

Brad: Hayato Sakura / sama

Text: Eh…?

Hayato: Eh…?!

28.

[SFX bubbles] huff

Noir: Damn it…I’ve got to get back the lost part of my soul… // And hurry to meet my master…

Eve: Noir-senpai! Are you okay?! // You failed your mission?

Noir: Eve…why are you here?

Eve: Don’t worry! Actually, the master told me to relieve your pain!

Noir: Relieve my pain…?

30.

[SFX bubble] grab

[SFX bubble] ah

Eve: See… / You can’t feel anything now… // Ah! My clothes are dirty! How ugly… / I’ve got to throw them away! Right, Neusch?

Neusch: Throw / them away!

Eve: I’m surprised they couldn’t give Noir-senpai a funeral. // Undertakers aren’t anything special~

31.

Eve: So they won’t get in the way of our mission. // The Twilight Key is ours alone. // It’s exciting! // Isn’t that right… / Neusch?

[SFX bubble] kaw

Text: Noir was easily defeated! Destiny is shaken by a powerful enemy.