Mangahelpers Translationshttps://mangahelpers.com/translators/rss2009-01-27T12:55:57+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/molokidan/releases/9165[English] [Translation] Obake Life Oneshot by molokidan2009-01-27T12:55:57+00:00molokidanadmin@mangahelpers.comNote: Contact me first if you're willing to scanlate this, as I'd prefer to have it done in high quality only.
OBAKE LIFE
tl by molokidan
01) Right Box: Saying that one can see ghosts will no doubt bring sudden attention to themselves-- (Once in a while, there will even be a jealous person or two) Girl 1: Bye byeee! Girl 2: See ya! Left box: This declaration will cause attention to come from the ghosts' side as well, though. (And that's where the great danger lies.) Black text: And the truth is, ghosts aren't things to trifle with. G: I guess I'll go home too. G: Hm? G: Someone else's manga is in my desk... black: Especially...the type of "evil spirits" that can curse and kill a person. Manga box 1: How could you do such a thing?! Manga box 2: That's because you...
02) Letter: Those who read to this point in my manga will die without fail one the same day Hamami G: What...is this? Text: DIE sfx: Jiwaaaahhh Voice from book: HAMAMI sfx: potah
03) G: It's... G: It's gotta be some kind of joke... sfx: Haahhh G: It's gotta be...
04) G: Aaa... G: AAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE ?: Hm?
06) G: Hah G: Hah G: I'm gonna die! G: That ghost that grabbed my arm...it's certainly an evil spirit! G: Even I have only seen those in movies... G: Wahhhh G: No way...this...
07) G: THis is bad...I might just die normally! box: He
08) box: had deep red eyes, box: pale white skin, Box: and was the ghost of a young boy. sfx: Doshiiiin G: Ah! G: I'm...fine. G: ? But wait? G: I'm not standing up...
09) B: I've decided it! B: I'm going to marry you, lady! G: Huh? sfx: suuuuuuu B: Woowww--this scent! How wonderful. G: Hey... B: Makes me feel like I'm alive again! B: This is without a doubt that thing called love at first sight! Yes, there's no mistake, I've loved you ever since I set eyes upon you! When I was wandering around outside there, and then suddenly heard a scream G: Hey...wait! Let me go! What are you doing...?! B: What? This is a hug! B: Huguhhhhh!
10) B: Huguuu~ G: Just what G: is this guy...!? B: Ah, please tell me your name! B: I...well, I've forgotten my own name. B: And please tell me your address too! B: Oh yeah! And your blood type!? G: I've never seen an apparition that talks as much as this one. B: I'm pretty sure I was a K. Oh wait, maybe that was my name? B: My name is K-Type...Keita....! B: That's right, I'm Keita. G: He even helped me. He may not be an evil one... G: But I don't have time to mess around with him... G: Thanks for helping me. G: Bye!
11) G: I have to hurry. That manga's curse... G: Oww!? B: Ah, did your heart just get hurt!? B: Since you tried to ignore me! G: Of course not. WHAT!? B: That's proof that you were interested in me from the start! Yay! (Of course I feel the same way) sfx: go go go go go G: From the point where it grabbed me... G: There's a strange line stretching down. Is this my lifeline...? G: What are these spots... G: Is my lifeline being erased...!? It can't be... sfx: goshi goshi sfx: dokun
12) G: When my lifeline becomes completely erased, will I die...!? B: Ahh--this is one of those curse things, isn't it? G: You know!? B: Eh? G: About curses! G: That's right! Ghosts should be the best thing to ask about other ghosts. G: Heyy, teach me how to break this curse!!
13) B: "I will marry you"...? G: Huh? Why is he saying "I will marry you" to me like that? G: But I don't have any choice... G: "I... G: will marry you." B: Unswerving determination... B: Okay, whatever. Anyway. B: Finally,my fated person has appeared before me. sfx: go go go go go go go go go B: She's beautiful, B: well-endowed, B: and is a little...no, a huge "dojikko"... (*dojikko is a phrase that refers to girls who are excessively awkward and clumsy, but through all of it still want to help others despite their constant failures. B: my fated person!!! B: Just leave everything to me!!!
14) B: Until death do us part... B: I will protect you! G: ........eh. G: Ahh... G: So...about breaking this curse... B: I'll just search for it on the internet. B: What kind of curse is it? G: It'll probably be faster if I do it myself! B: Ahh-! That cell phone can view websites? B: You don't need that!
15) G: There it is...! G: "The Cursed Manga" G: "Hamami's Curse" Text: The curse of a female college student, Hamami, who was aiming to become a manga artist. Through malicious "bullying," her manga was uploaded to the internet and constantly picked apart. On top of her ideas being stolen and published elsewhere, she was also murdered-- G: This is terrible... Text 2: Even up until the moment of her death, foul "bullying" such as hiding half of the completed manuscript from her continued. G: With a death like that...it's plain to see how she became an evil spirit out of resentment... G: The principal instigator of her "bullying" committed suicide soon after Hamami's death-- G: However, Hamami's manga, now as the "Cursed Manga," spread across the map. G: But no one must ever read it. G: If someone does, anyone capable of saving that person's life...
16) top text: will no longer exist. B: Could this be your "marriage blues"...? G: Of course not. B: It's alright, everything is sure to go wonderfully! We'll both pledge never to divorce G: I... B: Hm? G: I think I might die. G: Hamami's grudge will kill me...
17) B: If that happened, wouldn't it be great?! B: yoh! B: Then we could go on our honeymoon for free! (Hurry up and die please!) G: You...didn't you say you'd protect me even if it killed you? B: Eh, yes! Even if YOU die, I'll protect you! (small bubbleless text): Then we'll be together forever! G: Being a ghost couple together would be so dreamy, wouldn't it-- G: Wouldn't that just be the best?! sfx: paaaah G: Don't you know? Just because someone becomes a ghost doesn't mean they'll turn out with a nice form like yours... G: Most apparitions look like orbs or stick figures. Yet for some reason, they remain in this world... G: What about you? G: Is your unfinished business with this world so strong that you've remained here in that form?
18) B: The truth is, I really can't remember... B: But I feel like I stayed behind just so I could met you. B: Have you decided? G: Do you only say ridiculous stuff like that? (Ever since we met...) G: This is why I don't like ghosts...they're just too stupid... B: Eh? G: At any rate, you're not different than the other apparitions... G: I don't want to become such an annoying ghost as that...! G: I...
19) G: don't...want to die yet. G: I've been able to see spirits since I was a small child. Every day they'd stick to me and frighten me... G: As a result, I became dark, and had few friends...nothing good ever happened to me. G: I guess being killed by an evil spirit is a fitting end for me... G: I just wish I was never born in the first place... sfx: pomu
20) B: It's no good to resent fate. B: If you must hate something, then hate the source of all your suffering. B: Then you'll just become another evil spirit... B: I bet Hamami was filled with regret too... B: Who knows if she ever had any purpose or not... G: But let's say we found what her purpose was...and cleared up her regret... B: Then the curse should be broken...!
21) G: Hamami's regret. G: This means G: I'll have to trust in my own ESP... G: What's keeping her stuck here... G: "Bullying such as hiding half of the complete manuscript." G: I have a feeling the curse is coming from the hidden portion of this "Cursed Manga"... G: Which would mean... close-up manga text: TO THIS POINT G: that Hamami actually wanted the entire manga to be read...!? G: Now that I think about it, there's probably no one who has ever continued on reading after they were cursed. G: So it's possible that no one's ever tried it before... G: If I finish it and become the "person who's read it to the end"... G: I think I've got it...!
22) G: Ahh sfx: dokun G: But I don't have... G: time...!? sfx: go go go go go G: I need to hurry back to the classroom, sfx: hah sfx: hah G: and finishing reading the manga I left there, or else...! sfx: garah G: There it is!
23) G: To be honest, I was a little scared. G: Whether the book would still be there -- whether there really was an "ending" -- and more than anything, G: in the back of my mind, I felt that when I first read this manga, that arm coming and grabbing hold of me G: had actually been an omen telling me not to read the "end." G: Alright! There really are more pages...!
24) G: Hiiee! sfx: bariiin
25) sfx: petan G: Hah G: Hah G: I...I knew it... G: Here it is... G: Nooo.... G: Ah... G: Wait, just now... G: I was about to read the rest... sfx: kachi kachi kachi (teeth chattering) G: So
26) G: don't come any closer!!!
27) B: I won't B: let you die. B: So hurry up and read the rest while you still can...! B: Quickly, do it while you run! B: Don't worry about me! B: I know why this thing is still in this world. B: Me protecting you from it will make myself look cool...in other words, B: It's here to make you fall in love with me! sfx: paaah
28) B: This thing is actually a kewpie doll of love.. B: Now...hurry... B: Run...away. sfx: dah
29) G: Even though an apparition could never take on an evil spirit... G: He still tried to protect me... G: Idiot...you've already died. G: Don't die again... sfx: gyu G: While I hide behind the counter in this library-- G: I did my best to desperately finish reading through my tears and shivers. G: I read it seriously as a prayer to this "Cursed Manga." G: But the amateurish style of the story was so amusing--
30) G: that it ended before I even realized it. G: Even though she drew such an entertaining manga, she was bullied and killed... G: But I read it all, Hamami... G: I hope you feel better now... G: ....eh?
31) G: The mark hasn't disappeared... sfx: go go go go go go G: The cursed hasn't been broken...? G: And now my lifeline... G: has reached the end... sfx: buwaaahhhh ?: The flower of death...has bloomed... (snicker snicker) ?: Since you read it... (snicker snicker) G: What? G: What do you mean!? G: I thought it was strange. G: Why would Hamami try to stop someone from washing away her own regret? ?: There is no way to break "Hamami's Curse." (snicker snicker) G: Eh...no way!
32) G: This ghost...isn't Hamami...!? sfx: go go go go (etc) B: Splendid. B: You helped me remember... B: the fact that I too am an evil spirit...!
33) ?: You've finally... ?: figured it out. ?: I am NOT Hamami. ?: I've tried so much to bring a bad reputation to Hamami's name... G: Hah G: Hah ?: All I've ever wanted is a bad image of Hamami to spread out through the world... ?: It pisses me off that things aren't working. (snicker snicker) G: Hah ?: But now all I need to do is kill you... ?: Humans like you... ?: are the ones I resent the most...
34) ?: You thought Hamami's manga was amusing, didn't you?
35) G: Are you...the person that bullied Hamami...!? G: The one that committed suicide after killing her... ?: Yes. ?: I was driven to suicide! ?: Hamami...because of Hamami, I died....the world drove me out... ?: That talentless girl...it's only right she should die...and yet.. ?: Those fools that sympathise with Hamami, those fools that criticize me -- I won't forgive them... ?: I'll kill you like I did Hamami... ?: I'll show you just how she ended up... (snicker snicker) G: Horrible...!!!
36) G: All your resentment is unjustified! ?: (snicker snicker) All your screaming is meaningless to an evil spirit like me. ?: You can't move, can you? ?: Your death is decided the moment an evil spirit grabs on to your back...it starts with paralysis... ?: There's a overwhelming gap between the power of a human and an evil spirit... ?: And just now... ?: I
37) ?: seized your heart. ?: I could pull it out in an instant if I wanted, you know? ?: How does it feel? G: Ahh... G: Hah G: Hah ?: Are you terrified? Are you hopeless? That drives us evil spirits wild~ ?: There was no point to the curse until now...it was all in order to promote despair and terror... (snicker snicker) G: I... G: can't go on!
38) ?: Giiihhh!? G: Wh...what!? G: WHo? B: Kuku...does it feel good? B: Knowing that you're about to die...
40) ?: Shah! ?: Fuhih! ?: Who the hell are you? Talking about "death" to someone who's already dead like me... B: You really think ghosts can't die too...? B: Unfortunately for you, ghosts can "die." B: It's as simple as yanking out their hearts and smashing them.
41) B: You'd never think that ghosts would have hearts too, would you..? B: And yet ghosts certainly possess things that can be called hearts, just as they have eyes and mouths. B: Not only that, but they are delicate and easily broken. B: Just a tiny scratch will cause endless pain that a mere human couldn't even begin to fathom... B: In other words, dying a second time means an eternity of suffering... B: Just like that thing called "Hell." ?: Now that I've heard what you had to say... ?: It definitely sounds like made-up prattling to me...! ?: Who the hell do you think you are, anyway!?
42) ?: How would you even know about stuff like that!? B: That's because I B: was killed in my previous life by an evil spirit, B: and have become an "evil spirit that curses other evil spirits."
43) ?: Wha... B: It's identical to the same irrational power you wield versus humans-- ?: This...guy... B: My resentment will undoubtedly kill you. ?: No way...!! ?: How could I stand to be killed by such a guy... ?: If you really want to try and seize my heart, then... B: What are you saying? B: I'm already done with all that. ?: Eh? B: Or should I say, you're already holding it in your own right hand. ?: What? B: Well, not really holding it really, it's more like you're squeezing and smushing it up...kukuku... ?: It can't be...
44) ?: Hiiieeee! B: That fear and despair... B: drives me wild. sfx: HIGYAAAHHHHHH
45) Box: The Next Day ?: Ehhhhhhh!? G: You really don't remember anything!? B: Yup! G: Haa.... G: I can understand blocking out memories of the ghost, but to forget about your own hatred... G: It seems like a lot has turned back to normal. B: More importantly, I think it's time to give you this... sfx: doki doki G: But... G: I guess it's safest if we stay together from now on... G: The most dangerous thing that's come out of this is how I've changed. G: ...hey, wait, is this a ring?! G: This ghost... B: It's our engagement ring! G: Where did you get this?! It's a real diamond... B: I bought it... G: Bou...ehhh!? G: Well then...please become my guardian spirit.... B: Guardian spirit? G: It was here when I started thinking I might someday fall in love with him.