Mangahelpers Translationshttps://mangahelpers.com/translators/rss2009-10-02T05:38:30+00:00/favicon.icoMangaHelpers Adminsadmin@mangahelpers.comhttps://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/16505[English] [Translation] Soil 25 by Meriken2009-10-02T05:38:30+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comAll of my translations are RESERVED
Soil, Volume 4, Chapter 25 (pp. 7~30)
<7> [x3]=Rawr rawr!
=Woof woof! =Woof woof woof!
=Ruff ruff ruff!
=Bark! Bark!
=Grrrr =What's going on this morning? =Woof woof =Ruby! Quite down! =I can't slee—p. =It's still this early? =Ruff ruff! =This is giving me a headache—
<8> [x3]=Huff
=Mommy—! Peach got outside—! [x4]=Huff =Oh dear, =I told you to keep him in the cage at night...
[x2]=Peach—?
<9> [x?]=Huff
<10> [x6]=Huff
<11> =Onoda. =Huh?
=How old are you, again?
=Sir, uhh... =I-I- "Anomalies" =I turned 27 last month.
<12> =And? When are you gonna quit this job? =WHIRRR =No one's gonna marry you when you get old. =Or did you already give up 'cause you're ugly?
=Th-That qualifies as sexual harassment, Detective Yokoi. [x3]=RUB =Hah!
=Why don't you just give up already? =WHIRRR =You know you're not cut out to be a detective, don't you?
<13> =I-I was wrong in suspecting Mr. Tokita, but... =Th-The real "man with scales" must be hiding somewhere... =A-A-And there's still so many "mysteries" that need to be solved...
=Hmph... "Alien salt," huh... =That crap is out of our jurisdiction. [x2]=RUB
=I-I-I still believe that everything about this case can be explained logically. [x2]=RUB =Every "mystery" can be solved...
=A-A-And above all, we need the uncover the whereabouts of the Suzushiro Family and Officer Ichinose as soon as... =Ahhh—
=How long is this heat wave gonna last!? [x2]=SNIFF =Just makes me wanna give up on everything. =Huh!?
<14> =WHIRRR =Huuuh!?
=What the hell? We just passed this place. =Huh? Huh? =D-D-Did I make a wrong turn?
=How the fuck do you get lost in a place like this, you idiot. =This is why women are so... =WHIRRR =Huh? Huh? Huh?
<15> =You're late, Mr. Yokoi and Ms. Onoda. =This moron kept getting lost.
=Circling around the same place over and over again... =Took us forever to get here.
<16> [x3]=Pant [x3]=GACHUK
[x4]=Pant [x3]=GACHUK
=Everywhere in town. [x2]=POKE
=Hundreds of dead pigeons lying around... [x2]=POKE =Stop poking around, Mr. Tamura!
<17> =I'm telling you this town is being attacked by aliens! =It was a UFO! With electromagnetic radiation! It's killing the pigeons! =Yeah yeah, go away. =You're embarrassing me, Seki.
=They probably poisoned the birds, =And scattered the bodies around town at night.
=You think this has anything to do with the crop circles from before? =That would make this an organized affair with a good number of people...
[x3]=Pant [x2]=GACHUK
=I-I-I believe the issue is whether a further connection can be made with the "salt mountain..." =Wh-Whether we should establish a connection with the disappearance of the Suzushiro family and Officer Ichinose or not...
<18> [x4]=Pant [x2]=GACHUK
=So what the fuck do you expect us to do with this!?
=I told you this kinda stuff is out of our jurisdiction! =Just leave this crap to Katakuri!
=S-S-Speaking of which, where is Officer Katakuri...? =Ohh, =I think he got a call from the middle school.
=The middle school? =GASHUK
<19> =Owwwwww!! =RATTLE CRASH
=H-H-H-H-Hello everyone!! [x2]=SHUK
=Uhh... I have no idea what's going on again! =I-I-I'd like you to take a look at this...
<21> =Man—What the hell is going on!? =Who the hell did this!? Fucking asshole!
=First it was "salt," and now it's holes!? =When are we gonna actually be able to have class!? =Not that there's any students anyways!
=S-So what do you make of this...? =What's the meaning of this...?
=How come all this stuff is happening all of a sudden...? =I really don't get what heck is going on... =Calm down, Mr. Katakuri.
<22> =What's going on here...? =What's going on...? =What do you think this means...?
[x2]=What's going on...?
=...Mystery...
<24> [x7]=CLANK
<25> [x3]=GACHUK
=GONK
[x3]=GACHUK
<27> =Looks like this was brought over from the empty lots outside town. =We've found several traces of dug up earth.
=Geez, I really have no idea what's going on here. =Have you seen the other stuff?
<28> =There's shoes hanging from the power lines...
=A tree planted upside down in the park,
=And the public restroom over by the river is all trussed up with yarn...
<29> =What's going on...? =What do you think this means...?
=Th-This is bad, Tomiyama! =The aliens are really starting to take action! =Oh really?
=What's gonna happen...? =What's gonna happen to this town...?
=S-S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi... =Wh-Wh-What do you think is happening here? =Wh-Wh-Why would anyone do something like this...?
<30> =Ahh— =Fuck.
=How long is this heat wave gonna last...?https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/16411[English] [Translation] Soil 24 by Meriken2009-09-28T05:04:51+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comSoil, Volume 3, Chapter 24 (pp. 191~214)
<191> [tape]Police//Do Not Enter
<192> =You know how the world is about to end, right?
"The Second Utensil"
=We have no future in the first place. =And since we have no future, we have no sins.
=That's why I don't consider your stupidity to be a sin, Seki. =Everything's temporary, and off the cuff anyways. =...Don't eat your boogers.
<193> =In the Gishiwajiden it's written, "Men of all ages possess imprints on their front and self..."
=Front refers to the face... And self refers to tattoos on the body... =In ancient times, Japanese people tattooed their entire bodies as an incantation to prevent themselves from getting lost at sea...
=S-S-S-So those are scales!? =You're admitting that they're scales, aren't you!?
=Look, I told you it's just to understand the spirituality of the Jomon people... =D-D-Don't move!!
=I-I'm the eighth champion of the Kamikawa Station Sports Swordfighting Tournament! =I'm even going to be in the regionals soon!
<194> =Sports... What? =Doesn't that sounds so pathetic it makes you sad? =Sh-Sh-Shut up, middle schoolers!
=I'm finally drawing closer to the crux of this case!! =I'm about to accomplish something as a detective!!
=FLAP =CHUK
=WHIP =Th-Th-Th-Then the "salt!?" =What about the "salt!?"
=You purchased the meteorite containing alien "salt!"//I saw your name on the store records! =Wh-Wh-Wh-What was your objective!?
<195> =Wh-Why has a mountain of "salt" that shouldn't even exist on the Earth appeared in this town!? =E-E-Explain yourself!! =I mean like, why!? How come!?
=A-Alien? =Meteorite?
=Inside that drawer... =Drawer!? =Open it, middle schoolers!! =THUD THUD
=RATTLE =Huh!?
[box right]Dove Cookies [box left]Persimmon Seeds
<196> =P-Persimmon seeds and Dove Cookies...!? =...Look inside.
=The persimmon seeds contain the "Zag Meteorite" I imported, =And the Dove Cookies contain a stone ornament excavated from an empty lot in "Soil."
=It may look like a normal stone ornament, but it's actually made of O. Chondrite... It's a meteorite.
=Do you see the blueish crystals of rock salt on the sides?
<197> =Both of them contain Xenon 129 and Argon 40... =Which existed over 4.5 billion years ago, and are two of the oldest minerals in the solar system... =They're virtually non-existent on the Earth.
=Which means... =A similar meteorite landed in this area during the Jomon Period...
=And the ancient people... =Viewed this "foreign object" from the sky as a religious device, and used it to sculpt the ornament...
<198> =I was thinking about using that as a theme for my thesis... =I imported the "Zag Meteorite" in order to run a comparative analysis...
=But...
=But...!?
=Then the "salt mountain" suddenly appeared in the school yard...
<199> =The blueish tint caught my eye...
=So I ran some tests, and...
=It was exactly the same... =As the "salt" on the meteorite...?
=I'm the one looking for an explanation... =Forget about my thesis... =That thing refutes every single geological and archeological finding ever made...
<200> ="For all the truth, all creation, all secrets of yore. Can be told in an instant," ="By then they're no more..."
=Quit playing dumb, alien!! =AH =You may fool a detective, but you'll never fool the Paranormal Investigation Team!!
=What've you done to the Suzushiros!? =Tell us what you were doing on the "night of the blackout!!" [x3]SPLOSH =Hot hot hot hot hot hot hot!!
<201> =I was with you two, remember!?
=What!? =Oh!
=You told me there was an unidentified creature in the underground parking lot of the train station, =And I was forced to come along as the club supervisor...
=We got trapped inside because of the blackout, =And we couldn't get out till the next morning, remember!?
<202> =Yeah! The time with caught that raccoon, right?
=Hey Tomiyama... Wanna come to my house and watch some really perverted videos? =Oh! Sounds good!
=What genre of pervertedness are we talking about? =Most of your stuff is a bit too bizarre for my taste. =J-Just come, alright...!
=RATTLE =BATHUMP
<203> =I-I'm so sorry about this... =Oh no... I'm sorry for causing this whole confusion...
=But still, the real "man with scales" must be somewhere... =And he must really have something to do with the crux of this case...
=Umm...
=I don't know if an amateur should be saying something like this... =This is just my personal opinion, but...
=There's a term called the "second utensil" in Jomon study... =It's used to refer to things like that stone ornament. Relics that seem to have no practical use whatsoever...
<204> =Most of them are just explained away as items of religious significance, =But some are just so incomprehensible...
=Trying to reason with those relics doesn't get you anywhere... =They seem to exist just for the sake of existing...
=I think this world contains "mysteries" that are meant to be solved, and "mysteries" that aren't meant to be solved... =Pure "mysteries," I guess... ="Mysteries" that exist just for the sake of it...
=Perhaps this case... =Also falls into that category...
<205> =...This enigma... =Has no explanation...
=You may search forever... =But there will be no answer...
<206&207> =Because this "mystery..." =Was never meant to be solved...
<212> =Nnnn.... Nn... =Nnnnnn.... Ahh =Ahhhhhh
<213> =Nahhhh....
=Nnnnnah...
=Nnnah...
=Nn...
<214> =Ahhhhhh!!! =BZZZZZT
=Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/15895[English] [Translation] Soil 23 by Meriken2009-09-07T02:03:02+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comAll of my translations are RESERVED
Soil, Volume 3, Chapter 23 (pp. 165~188)
<165> =Kahhh—
=Phweck.
<166> =Hey, Mr. Yokoi! =Please! Give us a break! =Ahhh— =Fuck.
=What the hell are we supposed to do with this?
<167> =Really. These things keep coming up right and left... =You too, Mr. Tamura! =Eat someplace else!
=Uhh! Excuse me, sir!
=These boys were the ones who called in... =The town is being attacked by aliens, Mr. Detective!
=Not again... =They're really close by! =And we've finally discovered their true identity!! You see...
=Take a look, Mr. Yokoi.
<168> =Sneaker prints. =Multiple ones.
=Katakuri. =Sir? =If you see any aliens wearing sneakers, give 'em the death penalty.
=U-Uhh, Mr. Yokoi...? =Shouldn't we be thinking about whether this has any connection to the Suzushiro Family disappearance or not...?
=Where's Onoda? =Huh? She was here just a moment ago... [x2]=SHUFF =Uhh, Mr. Yokoi! =You're not planning on turning this into a cold case, are you...!?
<169> =What's going to happen to "Soil!?" =What about Officer Ichinose!? =Mr. Yokoi!? =Mr. Yokoi!!
"I've Got You Now"
[tape]Police//Do Not Enter
[sign]Closed//Kamikawa Station
<171> =BOOF
=UCK
<172> WHOOOOSH
=I had a real close look today. =That's gotta be a wig, right?
=That's not the issue here! =The police are trying to hush up this case!!
<173> =They're trying to cover up the existence of the aliens!! =Then what about the sneaker prints?
=Aliens can wear shoes too! =Umm... =I'm sorta having a class here...
=But how are you gonna catch Tokita? =He's an alien, right? What are you gonna do if he transforms?
=Geez you're slow, Tomiyama! =We discovered his weakness yesterday, remember!?
=Weakness?
<174> =Let's go, Tomiyama!! =We're going to save the Earth!! =Stupidity never stops, does it.
=ZWISH
[x7]=ZWISH
<175> =Ohh, that thing? =I checked it out for you.
=A-A-A-A-And... =Th-Th-Th-The result...?
=Where'd you find it? =This "salt?"
=Th-Th-That's a little... =I-I-It's confidential...
=Hmm... =*glance*
<176> =Are you really a detective? =Huh?
=You're soooooo cute.
="...Rock salt," =Is totally different from the everyday sea salt you can find at the grocery store.
=A lo—ng time ago, land that used to be part of the ocean dried up after rising up from the Earth's crust. =That salt content crystallized over millions of millions of years to form these minerals... =So it's basically a type of fossil.
=That's why the composition of the minerals differ depending on where it was excavated. =And some end up on the kitchen table, while others get sold in stores like mine...
<177> =S-S-S-So, umm...//Wh-Wh-Wh-What about this "salt...?"
=It's incredibly valuable. =It's not even from this planet.
=Huh?
<179> =In 1998, a meteorite landed in Zag, Morocco. =They called it the Zag meteorite.
=This meteorite contained crystals of "rock salt."
=An analysis revealed that it was the seawater remnants... =Of a small planet that existed 4.5 billion years ago...
=No doubt about it. =This thing's got two of the oldest minerals in the solar system, Xenon 129 and Argon 40.
=So... S-S-So, umm... =C-C-Could large quantities of this ever be found in a residential area somewhere...? =Ahh?
=You're cute, but you're not very bright, are you! =How could something that crazy ever happen!?
<181> =But small bits of that meteorite have been imported for researchers and collectors. =I got a couple orders and imported some too. =My customers are pretty unique, you know.
=D-D-Do you keep records of your sales...!? =Ahh—? =Fine, alright.
=Here you go.
=But gee, you're soooo cute, you know that?
=If you were a stone, you'd be a lapis lazuli.
[line 1]City, Lake [line 2]City, Soil New Town [line 3]Town 3rd street 4th
<182> =ZWISH
<183> =WHAP
[x8]=TAP
<184> =Gr... =GRIT
=Greeeeee =GRIT GRIT GRIT
=Owwwwwww!!! =No way!! No way!! No way!!
=...But tooth extraction was a common custom among the Jomon people... =With absolutely no form of anesthetic, of course...
=I can only understand their mentality by doing as they did... =This is a study in action...! =GRIT
=WHACK =Gah!
<185> =Fwahhhhhhhhhh!!! =Now, Tomiyama!! =Yeah!
=Take this—!!! [x2]=SPLOSH SPLOSH =Hot hot hot hot hot!! =What!? What!? What!? What!? What!?
=We know your weakness, alien!! =It's "hot green tea," isn't it!? [x5]SPLOSH
=A-A-A-Alien!? =Hot hot hot hot hot hot!!
<186> =*stops*
[x2]=KNOCK
=This is Onoda from the Kamikawa Station! =RATTLE =There's a few questions I'd like to ask you!!
<187> =Gahhhhhhhh!!!
=Eeeeeeeeek!!!
=Hi-yeeeeeee!!! =WHACK =Yah!!
=THUD
<188> =I've got you now!! =Fish Alien!!
=...Th-
=The "man with scales...!?"https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/15880[English] [Translation] Soil 22 by Meriken2009-09-06T03:28:18+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comAll of my translations are RESERVED
Soil, Volume 3, Chapter 22 (pp. 139~162)
<139> =Fooooo
=Haaaaa
=Kyehhhhhhh!!! [sign]Kamikawa Station Sports Swordfighting Tournament =WHAP =BLAM =Hi-yahhhhhh!!
<146> =Finally, huh!? [x2]=RUCK RUCK =You government guys sure like to take your sweet time!!
=Phew, finally! =That "foreign object" is disappearing from our town at last!
=Ms. Kosaka...? =Huh? Ohh... =Yes...
=Let's hope this will get the children to come back to school... [x2]=RUCK RUCK =Yes, absolutely...
<147> [x?]=TRRR
<148> =WOBBLE
=Whoa!! =GRACK
<149> =Phweck phweck! Salty!! =Watch out, you fucking moron!!
=Sor—ry.
=Oww! It got into my eye!! =Owwwww!!
<150> =Kyehhhhh!!!
=Ureeeeeeeee!!! [x4]WHACK =Eeeek!
=...What a ghastly sight... =She's sounding like the rightful heir to Bruce Lee. =Kyoeeeeeeee!!!
=One point! =WHAP [x2]=Hee
<151> =...It's almost been a month since Kento Miyahara escaped from the police hospital... =Begin! =Ukyahhhhhhh!! =EEK =I wonder if they've been able to track down his whereabouts.
=Who cares. =That's up to the juvenile unit.
=Well, a middle school boy sending in a prank letter. That's all it was in the end. =Kyehhhhhhh!! =They're probably not doing a serious job of looking for him anyways.
=Chaohhhhhh!!!
=...There haven't been any developments with the Suzushiro Family disappearance ever since... =Greeeeeeeee!!! [x3]WHACK =EEK =And the lab is wrapping things up today...
<152> =How come the higher-ups won't make this a public investigation? =It just doesn't seem like a case that needs to be kept under wraps...
=Don't dwell on it. =CRACK =It gets annoying.
=Was it like this? =The case that got you transferred over here...?
=...Pretty thick-skinned, aren't you. =Try being a bit more sensitive.
=Huh? =Ohh.
<153> =Looks like ugly bitch is our new champion or something. =All of her opponents have been geezers though.
=Let's get outta here. =I don't wanna see her ugly-ass smile.
=S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi—!! =*...tsk!*
=I-I-I-I did it, Sergeant Yokoi!! =I-I-I've advanced to the regional tournament!!
=Yeah yeah, =Now the whole "Soil" thing is behind you, right? =Yes sir! =Then let's hurry up and get on to the next...
<154> =I've decided to return to basics!! =Ahh?
=Y-Y-You see, I did some research on my own concerning the rock salt! =A-A-And the amazing thing was...!
=Take me to that place from before, Tamura. =Ohh, that place with the really perverted stuff? =S-S-Sergeant Yokoi—!! =Yo, swordmaster! =C'mon Miss Onoda, time for the award ceremony. =Thou art brave!
=Gee—z... =How long is this heat wave gonna last...?
<155> [x2]=PLICK
[x2]=PLICK PLICK =...Mystery...
<156> =Mr. Tokita—!! =Whoa, you two again...!? =SWUP =The police have given up!! =Ouch!! =GASHUCK
=Our suspicions were true! This wasn't a normal case after all!! =We the "Paranormal Investigation Team" finally have a case on our hands...!! =WHAP
="We...?" I'm not included, am I? =Just give it up already. =Listen, listen! =I was looking through some literature when I found this...! [book]This is the world of the paranormal!!
=See? Right here! =I've discovered the identity of the "man with scales!"
="The Fish Aliens..." [text]This is the Fish Alien UFO [circle]Top Secret =A hideous body covered with scales... =Their secret hideout is said to be located off the coast of Bermuda, and they kidnap sailors who sail through the nearby seas...
<157> =Umm, listen... =SPLOSH =When children your age get hooked on stuff like that, =It signifies a close connection to sexual curiosity, and...
=Seki's always thinking about sexual stuff. =He was doing some research on the girls bathroom the other day. =Wahhhh—!
=That's why he wants to get X-ray vision. =THUD =Wahhh—! Wahhh—! Wahhh—! =SPLASH =Whoa!
=Hot hot hot!!
<158> =OH
=B-Be careful, alright...?
=H-H-H-Hey, Tomiyama... =Wanna come over to my house and watch some alien vivisection videos...? =Huh? Not really.
=L-L-Let's just go home, alright? [x3]SCRAMBLE =I do wanna watch that really perverted video from last time, though. =Fine! Just come!
=*sigh...* =SPLOSH =I'm not cut out to be a teacher...
<159> [x3]=HUFF =What? What's wrong? =Aren't we gonna go watch perverted videos?
=D-Did you see that, Tomiyama!? =See what? =Mr. Tokita's arm!
=Ohh, what was that? A tattoo? =Is Tokita actually a gangster? =Ahh, geez! Don't you get it!?
=Those were "scales!" There's no doubt about it!
=What? What? So the "man with scales" is actually Tokita? =Ahhhhh! How could this beeeee!? =The culprit was here all along...!
<160> =And a member of our very own "Paranormal Investigation Team...!" =What am I to do as the team director...!? =He—y! Where are you going, Seki—?
=SHUFF
=Whoa!! =THUD
=You sure do fall a lot. [x2]SHUFF =That's just how life is for you, huh.
=SHUFF =Huh?
<161> =T-T-T-Tomiyama... =Th-Th-This is bad...! =Huh? =What is?
=Ahh, geez! Don't you get it!? =What? =What?
=Huh? =Huuuh?
<162> =Whoaaaaaaaa!!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/15655[English] [Translation] Soil 21 by Meriken2009-08-31T02:53:00+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comAll of my translations are RESERVED
Soil, Volume 3, Chapter 21 (pp. 111~134)
<111> =Looks like we'll be getting a lot more than rape and assault out of that trio.
=Juvenile unit's taking it from here on out.//It's not our problem anymore.
=But there was one interesting match... =Ahh?
<112> =The council president's rape videos... =There were tapes for all three of them.
=It's possible that the "seal" imprinted on their subconscious minds, =Led to a different kind of distortion than it did for Kento Miyahara...
=Hmph. =That stuff is outta police jurisdiction.
=What are you looking all proud for, you ugly bitch. =I-I-I-I am not looking proud, sir! =I-I-I was only doing my duty as a detective...
<113> =You're fucking ugly when you smile! =All you did was straddle a ducky! =...It's "strike it lucky," sir...
=It's probably going to match the one that was taped on to the ransom letter. =Huh? =Huh?
=We also found several notebooks... =Inside of Mizuki Suzushiro's school bag.
=Some of the letters were torn out. =And they match the ones glued on to the ransom letter.
[x3]=Huh? =S-S-So... What exactly does that...!?
=Go ask the guy who sent it. =He's right there in front of you.
<115> =...Hey,
=Did you really... =Fall asleep...?
<116> =Go ahead. =UCK
<117> =Huh...?
[x2]=CLINK =I'm tired...
=This world is full of things I can't understand... [x2]=CLINK =Everything feels like it's going on in a faraway place... =But there's nothing I can do to change it...
=I'm tired... =Of being a child...
<120> =FWUP
<123> [x3]=RUB
=Man, kids these days! =Don't even have pubes yet, but your dicks are up and running, huh! =Your hands are moving a little differently today, Mr. Yokoi. [x3]=RUB
=So... S-S-So you're saying... On the "N-N-Night of the blackout..." =Mizuki Suzushiro... Umm... How would you put it...
=Th... Th-Th-That very instant, she... =Vanished...?
=I looked around, but I couldn't find her... =So I thought she got angry at me, =And went home...
<124> =But... =The next morning...
=I found out Mizuki's family had gone missing too...
<125> =I knew somebody from the town did it...
=The blackout... All of it.
=Th-Then... =The objective of the ransom letter was...?
=...The guys from the town are all liars... =Nobody was going to tell the truth...
=So if I could get them to panic with the letter...
=Somebody... Would start talking on their own...
<126> =I'd be able to find out... =Who took Mizuki away from me...
[x3]=SNIFF =Geez, what a freaking waste of time! =You dragged us around for nothing, huh!
=Umm... Those three guys from the ghost building... =Are you sure it wasn't them...?
=Ohh, that's totally out. =Turns out those guys got arrested for robbing a car over in another town that night.
<127> =I see...
=...I couldn't do anything... =...I couldn't help Mizuki at all...
=...It's all my fault... =It's all because I tainted her...
=TUG
=Hey dickface. =You better not be lying now, are you!? =You sure you didn't mess around with that family!? Huh!? =S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi! V-V-Violence against a teenager is...
=I'm sorry.
<128> =Please find Mizuki and save her. =Please...
=...So our only lead... Kento Miyahara... =Was just another individual searching for Mizuki Suzushiro...
=Now we're starting over from square one.
=It's a total standstill.
=Does this mean we never really knew anything about the case to begin with...?
<129> =Why did the Suzushiro Family disappear so abruptly...? =What message does the "salt" convey...? =Who is the "man with scales...?" =And what about Officer Ichinose...?
=Now which direction are we supposed to go...?
<130> =ZRICK
=Stuff we don't get is outta police jurisdiction, alright? =We just gotta do what we're supposed to do.
=Wha—!? Where are you going!? =S-S-Sergeant Yokoi!? =Sergeant Yokoi—!!
<91> =Did you hear about Mizuki's place? =I saw it. =Yeah.
=What was that? Why? =Who did it? =Dunno... =Yeah.
=I feel sorry for her. =Yeah. =Poor Mizuki...
<92> =Umm...
=Just so you know... =I... Wasn't trying to save you that day...
<93> =I just... I don't know why, but I feel like that stuff is really disgusting...
=So when I see cats doing dirty things... =I can't hold myself back, and... =The same thing happened... That one time...
=Tomorrow... =Huh?
=I'm going somewhere tomorrow, and I want you to come with me.
=If you can make it, =I'll be waiting at the train station after school.
<94> [x?]=PRRR
=BLIT
<95> =Kento? =Hey, Kento?
=You're home, aren't you?
[x2]=TAP =The computer's giving me all these error messages, =Can you come take a look?
=GACHUK
<96> =Why haven't ya come over to my place these days? =Huh?
=Is it 'cause you're with that girl from the Suzushiro place?
=...Why do you know about that...?
<97> =You don't wanna have nothin' to do with those folks! =You know what the townspeople are doin' to them, right!?
=Then why don't you stop them?
=This might be a little hard for you to understand, Kento...
=But there's times when a community needs a common enemy to stay workin'... =Might even be the purpose of a community to weed out the "foreign organisms" and eliminate them...
=And besides... There's nothin' I can do about it anymore...
=I've got to go. =Wait, Kento!
<98> =That family's a "foreign organism!" =Dunno why, but I've felt it! Ever since they first moved here! =Let me go...
=I knew it was gonna turn out this way! =I've had this bad feelin' all along! =Somethin's gonna happen!
GRACK =Let go!!
=Somethin's gonna happen...
=Somethin's definitely... =Gonna happen...!
<99> [x?]=RATTLE
=Hey... =Where are we going...?
=This is it!
<100> =RIIIING =H- =Hey...!
=What... Is this...?
<101> =This isn't right...!!
=W-Wait for me! =What's not right!?
=It's supposed to be here... =But it's not...!
=This isn't right...! =I've never seen this town before...! =This isn't right...!
<102> =Listen! What isn't right...!? =Explain it to me!!
=Where's my house!? =My school!? =That park where all my friends were!? =Those stores I went to!?
=Then who... =Who's memories are these...!?
=Who... =Am I...!?
<103> =It's getting late. =We should go home.
=...I don't want to go home...
=But I don't want to stay here either...
=I want to go someplace where no one can find me...
<104> =CLINK
=It's the first time, =I've let somebody in here.
=What's wrong...?
=But this place...//I heard there's ghosts here...
=I haven't seen one before.
<105> =Maybe I'm the ghost they were talking about. =I come here a lot when I'm cutting school.
=What do you do here? All the time... =I don't really do anything. =I just imagine... Stuff. =Imagine...?
=Like what if... =I stopped existing in this world.
=No one knows about this place. =Which means I disappear from this world whenever I come here, right?
=But the world keeps moving even when I'm gone...
<106> =So... Sometimes I think... =Maybe I was never meant to exist in this world in the first place...
=You're too dark.
=Sorry about dragging you around today... =I'll tell you everything next time...
=I'm just too... =Ti-
=re...
=THUD
<107> =Hey... =Are you asleep...?
[x2]=SS— =...What should I do... =Th-This is awkward...
<108> =Hey...
=Did you really fall asleep...?https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/15125[English] [Translation] Soil 19 by Meriken2009-08-13T19:38:52+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comSoil, Volume 3, Chapter 19 (pp. 59~82)
<59> =ZZT
[x2]=ZZZZT...
=WHIRRR
<60> =Huh?
=You were still here, Mr. Yokoi? =Yeah. =I'm just gonna sleep once I get home anyways.
=You're watching the video from the blackout again? =That's real dedication. =ZZT =Just killing some time.
=*yaaawn* =It's all the same, no matter how many times I watch it.
=Hey Tamura, you know where that thing went? =The voyeur video of the women's bath they found earlier. =Never heard of it.
=Alright, good night sir. =Yeah.
<61> =*yaaawn* =WHIRRR
=ZZT
=ZZZZT...
"The White Shadow"
[x4]=ZUP
<62> =SWUP [x?]=ZUP
=Are you okay?
=Hang on, we're almost outside...
=CREAK
=GASHUCK
<63> =CLANG =WAHH!!
GRACK
=You little...!
WHACK
=AWAWAWAWAWAWA!!
<64> =GONK =EEK!!
=CRINK
=AHHHHHHHHHH!! =EEEEEEEK!!
=GRINK =ACK!!
=You...
<65> =Fucking brats!! BWHOOSH
THUD
=You think you got me punked!? =Think you can make a fool of me!?
<33> =L-L-Look, I asked you to stop calling this number....
=Huh? But aren't you "20 year old office worker seeking to grumble about her boss?" =You registered on that dating site, didn't you? =T-T-T-That was just on the impulse of the moment...
=Why don't you tell me what you're having trouble with? =I might be able to help you out.
=I... I-I-I am... =Hmm? =I am...
<34> =I am 26 years old! I am an officer in the criminal investigation department! =And I am willing to take on any case! No matter how difficult it may be!
=BLICK
=THUD =UREEEEEEEEEEK!! [x2]=FWAP
=GREEAK
=That day, Mr. Tokita was doing his excavation work in this vicinity... [x2]=GREAK =The girl came walking over from this direction... And fell. =GREEE [circle]TOKITA
<35> =However, no matter how far you walk... =GREEE [circle]TOKITA
=Over in this direction... =GREEE =It's all empty lots. As far as the eye can see...
=GREEAK
=What lies beyond this point...? =GREAK =Think, Onoda... =GREAK [x2]=CLAT
=Think... =GRIT =GREEE =GRIT
=GOCK
"Ghost Building" =Oh!
<36> =She's not moving at all.
=What should we do now...? =How do you get a person to die...?
<37> =Let's keep it simple. =Something where we can tell "Oh, she just died." =DAHHHH
=WAHHH WAHHH =Yep yep, you're right Ton-chan. =It's sad. Really sad.
=They left town after graduating middle school, =But they're originally from "Soil." They come back every now and then, =And clean the parks on their own like that...
=They may not look it, but I guess they really love this town...
=Hello sir— =Hi, hello there.
<13> =GRACK
=RATTLE RATTLE =RATTLE
=What the fuck man!?
=Mi-Mit-chan... =...Mr. Yokoi, what are you...?
<14> =Excuse us—
=The cops are moving.
=Maybe doing that girl was a bad idea. =Uck =Uck
=So what now? =We're in trouble if she wakes up, right?
<15> =Just make it so that she doesn't wake up.
=Ohh—
=Yeah, that's true. =It's sad, but it's the only way. =DAHHHH
=Wahh... Uck... Uck... Ahhhh... =Yep yep, you're right Ton-chan. =It's sad. Really sad.
<16> =This must've been a lotta work. =Thanks a lot.
=Alright, then next time... =I want you to bring us a photo of your parents having sex. =Huuuh!?
=N-N-N-No way! Th-That's impossible!! =Huh? What, you think they don't do it? =Just keep watching them for a while and they'll start it up!
=But... I don't want to... =I don't want to watch that...
=You have to watch, even if you don't want to!! =Watch it all with your very own eyes!!
<17> =Alright, then you wanna come with us? =To the "Ghost Building?" =N-N-N-No way!! No way!!
=Alright, then it's a deal. =And go throw this away.
=Hey, hold on a sec.
=Lemme beat you up for a little bit. =CLICK
<18> =...It's silent, just like the rest of the town...
=I wonder what could be troubling the children's minds so much... =Hah!
=Skipping school. That's the only thing on their minds all year long!
<19> =AHHH!!!
=Oh... I'm sorry... =A-Are you alright...?
<20> =I-I'm sorry, I must look terribly suspicious...
=I excavated these from the empty lot over there, =It's a Jomon accessory, and...
=Oh. Not interested, huh. =Uhh, it was Kento-kun, wasn't it...
=He didn't show up to my classes very often... =And he was just so quiet all the time, and... =Honestly, he didn't leave much of an impression...
<21> =Actually, I think I saw more of him when I was outside excavating...
=I saw him walking aimlessly around the empty lots several times... =This was during school hours, so I was a little worried...
=I guess that's about it... =Sorry I can't be of much use...
<22> =U-Umm... =M-M-M-May I ask you something else? =Huh?
=A-About that girl who was assaulted the other day, =I'd like to hear more about when she was discovered...
=*tsk*
=Ma—n
=Empty-handed again, huh. =Guess it's gonna be noodles back at the station.
=And what is up with you wasting my precious time like that? =Women start going on a personal crusade when it comes to those kinds of cases.
<23> =I-It's not because I am a woman... =A-A-As a detective it is my duty to...
=BLIT =You gotta finish up your own case first if you're a detective, stooopid.
=We get all worked up each time something comes up, =But in the end, we haven't gotten anything about the Suzushiro disappearance.
=Let's get the hell outta here, Onoda. =I'm starving already! =BLIT
<24> [x?]HUFF
<25> [x?]HUFF
<26> =HAHH!!
=EEK...!!
<27> =Owwwww
=My blister opened up.
=ZLICK =...This late already...
=Guess a nap wouldn't...
=UCK
<28> =...You won't tell anyone I tattled...? =O-Of course, I promise...
=But did those three really...?
=...Whenever they come back here... They do all kinds of bad stuff, and... =It's almost like... They have some sort of vendetta against the town...
=But... Nobody knows anything about that... =Because... Whenever they do something... =They always make sure to do it where no one's watching...
=Where no one's watching...?
=...The "Ghost Building..."
<29> =The abandoned building... Out in the empty lot... =No one goes near it because people say it's haunted...
=They kidnap girls from outside the town... =And bring them to that building and rape them...
=So... The girl who got attacked the other day... =Must've also been brought into that building and...
=Normally, I keep the counseling sessions confidential. Even to the parents. =But I was bothered by the location of his injuries...
=Location...?
=Children who injure themselves on visible parts of the body, like the arms, =Are making a statement to others by altering themselves... It represents a desire to communicate with those around them.
=On the other hand, children who injure concealed parts of their body, like the legs, =Do so purely as an internal impulse...
<223> =There's a chance it may get out of control unless his emotional problems are resolved...
=But why would he...?
=This may be a bit uncomfortable to hear, but...
=He said he is unable to keep himself from masturbating, =And feels the need to punish himself each time... =Huh...?
=You see... Feeling curiosity and guilt towards sex, =Is perfectly normal during adolescence.
=But in Kento's case... =He seems to be fixated entirely on the feeling of guilt...
<224> =He believes he is "tainted..."
=But recently, he's been walking home with Mizuki Suzushiro from Class C. =I'm hoping that will bring about some positive changes.
=With Mizuki Suzushiro...?
=Ma'am...?
=...This is all a bit of a shock... =He's a very good boy at home, so I never imagined...
<225> =Where is Kento right now? =Outside... He should be back by dinner...
=It's a delicate subject. It would be best if he could begin talking about it himself... =Yes...
=But afterwards... =Kento never returned home...
=Then the blackout happened that night...
<226> =The next morning...
=I learned that the Suzushiros had gone missing, and...
[tape]Police//Keep Out
=It made me very uneasy...
<227> =I searched Kento's room, hoping to find a letter... =Any mention of his whereabouts...
=And then...
[label]Kento age. 9
<228> =It was a special type of cassette... =So I went looking for a device that could play it...
=And I saw it... =Saw the abominable things inside...
=That's when I realized everything, and...
=W-W-We found about ten other similar tapes. =A-All were boys roughly 10 years of age.
=He increased the density of the laughing gas, =And once they were asleep, he...
=He... Is a terrible man...
<229> =Kento did nothing wrong... =But he unknowingly had those feelings of guilt planted within him... =That man must have forced him into doing even more horrible things...
=He was afraid of that man... =He couldn't come home even if he wanted too...
=So that's why you...?
=...I... =I couldn't even protect my own child...
<230> =So I had to atone for my mistakes...
=That was the only way... =I could ever get my son back...
<231> =I'm sorry...!! =I'm sorry...!!
=S-So, ma'am... Are you also unaware of Kento's whereabouts...?
=GATHUCK =Hey!
=There was a rape incident in "Soil" the other day. =The victim was found wearing this.
=It's your son's, isn't it?
=Wh-//What does that mean...?
<232> =It means Kento Miyahara is still somewhere in "Soil!!"
=W-W-W-When did you put that thing on, Sergeant Yokoi!? =I-I-It's evidence!! Evidence!! =Shut up, the air conditioning was on too high!
=He may be a good boy to you, =But we know for sure he sent that ransom letter to the town council!
=If he keeps this up, he's gonna be charged with kidnapping and sexual assault. =WHAP
=No...! =My son would never...!
=You better spill the guts if you know where he is! =Well!?
<233> =...Kento is somewhere in the town...? =Huh!?
=Then please! Hurry up and find him! =GRIP
=Tell him that man isn't here anymore...! =Tell him everything is okay...!
=He must be alone and afraid...!!
=Please find him and take him back home!! =Please!! =Please!!
<234> =Sighhhhhh
=Once again, we were unable to find any connection to the Suzushiro Family's disappearance...
=I suppose finding Kento Miyahara really is our only course of action...
=Fucking brat... =Where the hell is he...?
=What the fuck is he thinking...?
<235> =Skipping school? =This many students...?
=With all this going on in such a small town, =A great deal of fear has spread amongst the students...
=The police are at fault, too. =Arresting mothers in front of their children right in the middle of a funeral...
=We didn't arrest them. We asked them to come. =It makes no difference.
<236> =Ultimately... It exposed the malice that the townspeople had held towards the Suzushiros.
=It must've triggered a reaction, =Which destroyed the precarious balance of the students' minds...
=The female student who was raped the other day will also bear deep scars on her mind...
<237> =I came here looking for witnesses about that case, but... =There's really no point when the school is so empty...
=Oh yeah! =Have the students been spreading any rumors concerning suspicious individuals?
=Rumors?
="A man with scales," =For example. =CLACK
=WHAP
=...Scales...? =What is that about...? =We haven't revealed this to the public yet, but...
<238> =Right before Officer Ichinose disappeared, =Over the radio,
=He said... "There's a man with scales across his entire body standing in front of the Suzushiro Family's house."
<239> =My... That sounds like a horror story... =I have no idea... =I see...
=I thought it might have something to do with the rape incident...
=A "man with scales...?" =Th-Th-Th-This is big news, Tomiyama!
=It could be the fish aliens!! The most ferocious alien species in the universe!! =Can you just stop and think about what you're saying?
<240> =You guys wouldn't care to skip school by any chance,//Would you? =Oh, Mr. Tokita! =You smell!
=Skip school? Why? =...I thought so. =You smell!
=Do I? Really? =You smell!
=SNIFF SNIFF =Yeah, I've been sleeping over at the school a lot these days... [x2]=You smell!
<193> =Uhh, so today... =We're gonna be straightenin' out your teeth, huh.
=It's gonna take some time, =But your mom said to make 'em look real nice.
=We got a long road ahead of us. Let's stick it through together, Kento.
[bubble]*shudder shudder shudder*
<194> =What's wrong, Kento? You're in 4th grade, but you're still scared of the dentist? =I-I'm not scared!
=Okay, goodbye Doctor. =Right, thanks.
=Hey, Kento. =We can use this thing if you're afraid o' shots.
=...What's that...?
=It's called laughin' gas. =It's an anesthetic that doesn't hurt.
<195> =Really!? Then I wanna do that! =Oh, so you are afraid of shots, huh.
=SHH—
=SHH— =Breathe in deeply...
=You can go to sleep if you want. =SHH—
=It'll all be over when you wake up...
<196> [x2]=SS—T
[x2]=SS—T
<197> =Let's see...
"Secret"
<198> [x?]=HUFF
=CLICK
=C-C-C-CLICK
<199> =You don't know =Why you hurt yourself?
=Look, Kento... =I can't help you unless you tell me something.
=You decided to come to counseling on your own, didn't you? =You can start with anything you want.
<200> =...I'm tainted... =So... I have to punish myself...
=Why would you do such a thing...?
=Is there anything that you can think of? Like... =Something that happened when you were little...?
=No... Nothing... =I've tried... But I can't think of anything...
=But for some reason... =I just know I have to do it...
<203> =SHUDDER SHUDDER
=I called the fire station for ya. =SHUDDER SHUDDER
=Why'd go and do somethin' like that...? =Hmm?
=The cats... =I wanted to burn them...
=Cats?
='Cause... They're always so cute, but... =This time of year... They start meowing at each other... And start doing dirty things...
=And then the fire... Spread everywhere, and...!
<204> =I... Didn't know... Miss Sayuri was there...! =I thought she wasn't there, and...!
=What should I do... Miss Sayuri might be dead...! =I killed her...!
=It's my fault...! =It's all because I'm tainted...!
=...Kento...
=There's somethin' I wanna show ya...
<205> =What... =Is that...?
=Me...?
<206> =Hey Kento, =You know what we were doin'?
=It's somethin' re—ally bad.
=Somethin' terrible and dirty... =Somethin' very very sinful.
=I won't tell nobody. =So let's make this our own little secret.
=Let's be friends.
<207> =We can't run, =From our sins anymore.
=Oh Kento, you were home? =Thanks for stopping by the grocery. =The chicken was on sale.
=Can you wait a little longer for dinner?//I want to get this last bit of work done.
<208> =Sure. =Don't worry about me.
=Kento.
=Are you doing alright?
=Yeah...
=You can tell me if there's something you're worried about. =It's just the two of us in this family.
=...Yeah. =I'm fine...
<209> =Can't go in there. =UCK
=...I'm sorry, =Council president...
=Don't be sorry. We're friends, remember? =I'll make you some tea downstairs, a'ight?
<210> [x3]=PLICK
=Heard Miss Sayuri got out alive. =Good thing, huh? [x2]=PLICK
=Yeah...
=You gotta stop doing this to yourself. =I feel bad for your beautiful body.
=But... I just can't stop doing it by myself... =So I punish myself each time...
=Yeah. =Can't stop even when you know it's sinful.
<211> =Nah... =You can't stop 'cause you know it's sinful...
=You see, Kento... =I can't keep myself from doing this...
=This terrible sin... =I can't live without it...
=Uck...!
=...I know... =I've known this whole time...
<212> =My happiness... =Can never be mixed into this world of ours...
=I'm... =A foreign organism...!
=That's why... =I wanna protect this town...
=Protect that modest happiness... =I can never get...
<213> =This is my utopia... =My purity and innocence... =My destined home... =My...
<214> =Kento, =Here.
=Huh...?
=Sign of our friendship. =I want you to keep this.
=I wanna be real friends with you, Kento. =Real friends on equal terms.
=I ain't gonna say nothin' 'bout the fire. =So you keep this and don't show it to anyone.
<215> [label]Kento age. 9 =Now we're partners sharin' the same secret.
<216> [box]4th Grade Class B Kento Miyaharahttps://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/14646[English] [Translation] Soil 14 by Meriken2009-07-30T23:19:26+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comSoil, Volume 2, Chapter 14 (pp. 167~190)
<168> =...It's too quiet...
=Nothing's happening at all...
=Nothing... =Happened...?
=But why...!?
<169> "Later"
=PLICK
=SIGHHHH... [sign]Soil Surgical Hospital
=What'd the lab say?
=Well!?
<170> =...An analysis of the samples revealed...
=That the "salt" at the town council had been shipped from South America... =It's a very common type available anywhere in the country...
=...On the other hand, no matches were found for the "salt" left in the Suzushiro home and the school yard... =Apparently, they don't even know where it came from...
=Which means, they've got absolutely nothing in common...
=...Hmph. =So it was much ado about muffdiving, huh. =...About nothing, sir.
<171> =We can't file harassment charges for the Suzushiros 'cause the victims are gone. =Some of the housewives involved in the scam just got booked for illegal door-to-door sales. =And no connection with the "salt" either...
=We made a huge fuss just for this!?
=You haven't gotten any closer to the crux of the matter, Onoda! =Who the hell cares about solving neighborhood disputes, huh!? =I-It's not my fault, sir!
=...If none of the housewives are suspicious, then... =I suppose we'll be focusing our investigation on "Kento Miyahara..."
=And? Where the hell is that brat!? =...We have absolutely no clue, sir...
<172> =If we could only start questioning the mother...
[x3]=I'm sorry...!
<173> =Please come in, Mr. Yokoi and Ms. Onoda.
=Katakuri, I heard you starting yelling at the ladies back at the station. =Oh... I just... Sorry 'bout that...
=So you were in a bike gang, huh? =Old habits got the best of you? =P-Please, gimme a break...
<174> =Fortunately, there's been no damage to her brain... She should've regained consciousness by now, but... =The psychological factors just seem to be...
=...Poor girl... =She must've been raped after being beaten...
=Geez, we haven't gotten any leads on the main case, =But these stupid cases keep popping up left and right!
<175> =S-S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi! I-I-I-I can't overlook that statement! =C-C-C-C-Calling this a stupid case is...!
=Go see if there's any witnesses, Katakuri. =PAT =Huh? Oh... Yes sir!
=Let's go, Onoda. =S-S-S-S-S-Sergeant Yokoi—!!
=Umm... Mr. Detective...
<176> =This parka... =The girl was wearing it when she was discovered, but...
=The mother said it's not her daughter's... [x3]=SNIFF
=To think I'm sitting in the same room as a criminal... =Don't you think?
=Isn't the culprit in here? =I wish they would just turn themselves in.
=Hey! What are you looking at!? =Oh, I'm not allowed to look? =What was that!?
<146> =So? =You kidnapped 'em, right?
=Huh?
=How many people pitched in?//Were you gonna split the 30 million? [x3]=TAP =Wh-What are you...?
=Who sent in the ransom letter?//Did you tear off the daughter's nail? [x3]=TAP =N-No, I...
=Se-Sergeant Yokoi! The person who delivered the ransom letter has already been...! =Shut up, you ugly bitch.
<147> =BLAM
=Just spit it already!!
=We wanna get this stupid case over with, alright! =Doesn't matter who it is as long as we get the arrest!
=We'll make shit up if we have to! =EEK...!
<148> GASHUCK =Ahh!!
=What are you accusing me of!? =Everyone's been saying it!! =You would do something like this!!
=Hey hey! Calm down! =Where do you think you are!?
=Oww!! =WHACK =CLANG =GASHUCK
<149> [x3]=TAP =What'd you do with the Suzushiros? =You kill them?
=Just say you killed them! It'll save us time! =Right? =N-No...! [x3]=TAP
=How about you threw them into the ocean? =That way we won't have to find a body. =No...! I didn't...! [x3]=TAP
=All you gotta say is "Yes." [x3]=TAP
=We'll make up the rest for you afterwards. =Wha? =Wha?
=See, the police are re—al scary people. =You were screwed the second you came in, alright! [x5]=TAP
<150> =Perfect motive. =We've even got video. [x?]=TAP
=Gives us a link with the "salt" at the crime scene.
=How you gonna get out of this one!? Huh!?
=C'mon, say it. =Just say, "I killed the Suzushiros to get revenge for the marketing scheme."
=WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
<151> =GRIP
=Shut the fuck up already!! =Ahh!! [x2]=GASHUCK
="The beautiful city with no gloom!?" What the fuck was that all about!? =Glossing it up!! That all you do!? =Huh!?
=You're all packing shit in your stomachs, aren't you!! =Huh!? =Don't pretend like you're all innocent! =Fucking bitches!!
<152> =You! =And you! =And you!!
=You're all fucking perpetrators!!!
=...I was jealous... =Of that family...
=They seemed so happy... =They seemed so idyllic... =They felt different from the very beginning...
<153> =That whole thing with the "business..." =Was probably just an excuse...
=I just wanted to hurt those "outsiders..." =I wanted to taint them...
=That's really all it was... =I didn't kidnap them... I didn't kill them...
=...I was... =Scared of being accused...
=Most of all... The things I did to the Suzushiros... =All those ugly things... =If my children... My family found out...
=I was scared... =Scared...
<154&155> [signs from top right]EYESORE//LEAVE//HATE YOU HATE YOU//DISGUSTING SMELLY STUPID DIE KILL [lamp]DIE//STUPID WE HATE YOU GO AWAY MISERY [sign]CURSE [far right]DON'T COME OUT
<156> =WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!! =AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
=...Hmph.
=CLICK =Not this one either...
=Huh?
<158> =Approximately 4000 years ago, =The land of "Soil New Town" was inhabited by the Jomon people.
<159> =Based on the earthenware and jewelry that've been excavated, a lot of shamanism must've been going on. =It was a tribe with a very strong sense of spirituality.
=Eventually, the land turned into a farming village, =And rice farms dotted the landscape until the early 20th century.
<160> =Then the vacant village became an illegal dump site for industrial waste, =And the land was sort of neglected for a while,
=But they started developing it a couple decades ago, =And that's how they built this city.
<161> =Apparently, they found shards of earthenware during the construction, =But finding ruins would delay the project, so they kept it under wraps. =Well, it happens pretty often.
=Thanks to them, all these precious cultural artifacts were destroyed, and...
[x2]=WHIRRR
=Hey! =Can you stop fiddling with that weird stuff around here!? [x2]=WHIRRR
=Dang. =Were you guys listening to my story? =I'd rather you go somewhere else if you're not interested.
<162> =Mr. Tokita! Is it true that the Jomon people made contact with aliens!? =...Just forget about that stuff...
=ZWISH
[x2]=ZWISH =Aliens came to Earth a really long time ago, Mr. Tokita!
=They wanna kidnap us and steal our brains!! =Where do you get these stories from, Seki?
=And then! They make the brains into computer parts for their UFOs! =For real? Then Mizuki Suzushiro got her brain taken too!?
=Yeah! Remember how she always got good grades!? [x2]=ZWISH =The aliens saw that, and they...
<163> =Oh, then you won't be kidnapped 'cause you're stupid. =...Don't eat your boogers.
<115> =Uhh... Hello, citizens of "Soil New Town..."
=We'd like to thank everyone for agreeing to come to the station today, and...
<116> =Hey! Mr. Katakuri!
=What's the meaning of this!? Why are we all crammed in here!? =What do you want from us!?
=And during a funeral, too. How disrespectful... =The entire town was watching us! =That's right! Our children were there, too!
=This is tyrannical! =Are the police allowed to do anything they want!? =Well... You did agree to come with us, so...
=We know! =That's why we're here!
<117> =Besides, if we refused, who knows what people would say behind our backs... =Yes...
=That's exactly what we were going for. =Stoooopid.
=You guys won't stop bitching around, so we're gonna take care of you all at once! =Just be grateful that you didn't get handcuffed!
=So uhhh... We have a separate room... =Where we'll be hearing from each of you individually...
<118> "Business"
=Right. =Any explanations?
<119> =Like, "That's my evil twin sister," or something.
=This puts you on the suspect list for sure, doesn't it... =SMIRK SMIRK
=CLICK =You better fess up to everything you did. Tell us everything you know. =Want me to go write up the warrant for your arrest right now?
=Mr. Yokoi's really on a roll today, huh? =He loves nagging and forcing people to confess like this.
=Excuse me, sir!
<120> =Umm, I just got a message from Detective Tamura, =They found a large number of boxes stored in the assembly hall...
=All of them... =Contained "salt..."
=S- ="Salt...?" =TZZ~
=Yes... Rough crystals of it... [x2]=DIG
<121> =Most likely to be "rock salt..." [x2]=DIG =Hey, Mr. Tamura! =Stop digging your finger in like that!
=Oh my. ="Rock salt?"
=Yes. =I add just a tiny bit when I water my flowers.
<122> =Ooh, it's salty! =The minerals and iron content brighten up the flowers. =You can use it for cooking, too.
=Now that explains it. Your flowers just look completely different. =Do you import it on your own? =This is so good to know.
=Must be a secret! A secret for professional floral designers! =I just have a smattering of knowledge from when I was single.
=I can share some if you'd like? =Oh, really? =Thank you!
<123> =It all started with Ms. Noriko Suzushiro... =At the flower arrangement class...
=I-I-I-I-It's "salt," sir! ="R-R-R-R-R-Rock salt!" =T-T-T-This will finally clear up everything...! =Your noise is bleeding, Onoda.
=The "rock salt" really did make the flowers bloom beautifully... =Everyone began talking about it...
=So the town council came up with the idea... =Of turning it into a "business..."
="Business...?"
<124> =What if we make it a membership system?
=We each recommend this "rock salt" to our friends, =And we get an introduction fee if they buy it. =Then that person goes and shows it to their friends. [x2]=SQUEAK
=Any housewife would be interested in a side business. =That's true. =It would distribute the profits more evenly than just selling it from the town council.
=How about it, Mr. Council President?
<125> =Just a little extra allowance in our pockets. =Yes, like a club activity.
=It will make everyone in the town just a little bit richer. =And it adds some fun in our daily lives, =Right?
=...Sure, all the development projects for "Soil" have been suspended... =And we've had to cancel all 'em plans to invite businesses into the town...
=Seems like... The town just ain't as happy as it used to be...
=I tried plantin' flowers thinkin'... =Let's at least keep our minds nice an' rich, but...
=Yeah.
<126> =If it makes the townspeople and the flowers happy.
=Let's ask Mrs. Suzushiro for the supplier's number right away...! =Everyone's going to be so excited!
=Yep, I've got nothing to worry about. =I trust the people of this town.
=Hmph. =Multi-level marketing, huh.
=...We didn't think of it that way at first... =It really was just a little game for some extra allowance...
<127> =But when the membership increased, the profits also shot up... =And everyone just started getting a little greedy...
=We stocked up huge amounts of the "rock salt..."
=And stepped up the sales efforts to try and get back our investment...
=Before anyone knew it, this whole chain reaction occurred... =And the town council lost control of the whole situation...
<128> =By the time every flower in the town had blossomed beautifully... =Meaning, by the time the "business" had spread all across "Soil..."
=Everything collapsed...
<129> [x3]=RUB
=...Ultimately, we were left with huge amounts of excess stock... [x3]=RUB =And nearly all the citizens had lost money...
[x3]=RUB =...It wasn't just about the money... =The worst part was...
=All the relationships in the town were torn apart...
=In just a matter of months...
<130> =So? Then what? [x3]=SNIFF =You went back and blamed the Suzushiros for starting the whole thing?
=...We knew we were blaming the wrong people... =After all, Mrs. Suzushiro had only introduced us to the supplier. She didn't take part in the "business" at all...
=But I guess... =We just had to find a way to get rid of our irritation...
=Hoo—Man! These "ordinary people,"//They sure are freaky huh, Onoda!? [x2]=SNIFF SNIFF
=Bu-B-B-But, all that just to get some payback...? =W-W-Weren't there other reasons...?
=No... =That was really all it was...
<131> =Well... =Except...
=Maybe it was... =The way the couple reacted...
=Reacted...?
=It was so strange... =We couldn't figure it out...
=Don't play dumb... I know it's you people!! =You're the ones making those nasty phone-calls everyday!
=...Nasty...? ...Really? =You're one to talk... =What does that mean!?
=Everyone knows what you were doing...
<106> =What did you do the Suzushiros...?
=And a kidnapping in the end... Dear dear...
=Then what about you!? =Don't you dare pretend like you're innocent!! =AHHH!
<107> =Stop it! Not in front of the children!! =What are you talking about!? It's your fault that my kids are suffering!!
=You hated the Suzushiros too, didn't you!?
=You did horrible things because you wanted to get rid of them, didn't you!?
=Don't pretend like you're weren't involved!!
<108> =Wasn't everyone doing it!?
=Everyone here is the same!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/meriken/releases/14474[English] [Translation] Soil 10 by Meriken2009-07-26T01:15:42+00:00Merikenadmin@mangahelpers.comSoil, Volume 2, Chapter 10 (pp. 59~82)
<59> =So yeah, I have like, the worst boss ever...
=Sexual harassment is the only thing that comes out of his mouth, and he smells his own odor like sniff sniff sniff... =I just can't stand him! I started getting rashes 'cause of him...
=I can't tell if he even cares about his work. He just slobbers on and on and on...
=Oh, and my coworker... =He can't get anything right.
<60> =He's actually kinda handsome, but he acts like a kid, you know? =He's such a big slouch. [x2]=SHUFF
=But he somehow manages to get the job done, so he's a detective. Even though he's younger than me... Hum hum.
=Wow, don't know what your job is, but... =Sounds like you've got it pretty tough.
=Hey, we should talk this out when we meet up. =Maybe grab some dinner on the way. =Oh... No, that's a little...
=...What. You a shill or something? =N-No... It's just...
=You weren't thinking about meeting me in the first place, were you!?//Don't use online dating if you're just gonna complain, bitch!!
=BLICK
<61> =*sighhhhh...* =What on earth are you doing, Onoda...
=TRRR
[x2]=SHUFF [x2]=TRRR
[x3]=TRRR
=BWHIP =G-Good day, sir! =Sergeant Yokoi!
<62> =You better not be slacking off just 'cause the investigation's all stalled up, Onoda. =No sir! I'm not slacking off, sir!
=You're probably wearing sweatpants and a Pipo-kun t-shirt, huh? Aren't you!? =I-I-I am not, sir! [note]Pipo-kun; Popular mascot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
=Besides, Pipo-kun's for the Metro Police Department.//Kamikawa Station's got Bibitto-kun, isn't that right? =B-But that one's not as cool-looking... =You think you're gonna get promoted with that kinda attitude?
=A-Anyways... Why are you calling, sir...?
=We finally got a dead person. =Huh?
<63> =The council president is dead. "Video Tape"
=FLAP FLAP FLAP
<64> =H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H- =Hello everybody!
=One stab in the abdominal region with a kitchen knife. =He's been dead for about a week. =The heat's caused the body to decay rather quickly.
=SWUP
=WHIP
<65> =The weapon was left behind!//The key was left open! [x2]=WHIP =Meaning there was no intent to conceal the crime!
=The culprit must have been in a state of derangement, possibly due to deep resentment...
=Mr. Katakura was so surprised he slipped and hit his head...
=Ohh—Man...//I don't know what's going on anymore...
=Onoda!
<66> =C'mon up. =Lemme show you something interesting.
=Wha...!?
<67> =What in the world is this...?
=It's a surveillance room, can't you tell? =Guess the council president had a pretty nice hobby going for him.
=I went and checked, sir...
=There's surveillance cameras attached to the telephone poles...
=Looks like they were plugged directly into the power lines.
<68> =Maaan I'm tired. =I was just about to take a bath and go to bed. =THUD
[letter]To the cItizEns Of soiL NEw ToWn
=S-So this is the...!? =Yup. =It's the ransom letter that was sent to the town council.
=Fucking assholes... =The whole town was trying to keep it under wraps.
<69> ="COllEct 30 MIlliOn yEn frOM aLl tHe toWn's CitIZEns..." =Could this be Mizuki Suzushiro's handwriting...?
=And this nail... Looks like it was torn off from the base. =Probably the toenail from the pinky...
=So this was all just a kidnapping for ransom, huh? =I feel stupid for thinking so hard.
=...Which means, the target is somewhere within the town limits...? =Is there any connection with the council president's murder...?
=How do we investigate from...
=OH
<70> =S-S-S-S-S- =Sergeant Yokoi...!!
<71> =GARUCK
=What a lifesaver. =He really did have a nice hobby going for him.
<75> =Somebody informed the police about the ransom letter, and... =They found his corpse...
=I thought I hadn't seen him around these past few days...
=Now we won't be able to hide it any longer...
=The "business..." =All of it...
=But why the council president...?
=And who...?
<78> =It's Kento Miyahara, sir.
=You sure about that? =Yes, I saw his picture in the school yearbook...
=Hmph. The mother's the council president killer, and the son's the kidnapper, huh.
<79> =...He was definitely the one who sent in the ransom letter, but... =A 14-year old boy abducting Officer Ichinose and a family of three...?
=Oh well. There's no point in racking our brains anymore.
=It's all in here somewhere.
=Hey, you find it already? =The one we're looking for? =Give us a break...
<80> =There's this many of them! =We finally got those other ones done last night...
=Geez... They brought 'em in all randomly so they're totally unorganized... =And there's no labels or anything, so we just gotta look through 'em one by one...
=I- =I- =I got it—!!!
=This is it! The tape from the night of the blackout! =The angle from the Suzushiro residence!? =Yes!
<81> =Wow...! Th-This is amazing...! =Now we'll know everything that happened that night...! =Huh...? What's everyone looking at? [x2]=WOBBLE
=Whoops...
=20:32! =When did the blackout occur? =I-It was 20:59!
<35> [screen]Anonymous Caller [x7]=TRRR =We paid our share. [door]DEATH CRIMINAL DISGUSTING SICK =You care that much about money? =You only care about yourself, right? =You're gonna let the Suzushiros die? =Stop acting like you're innocent. =It's not like you actually care. =We know who you are. [sign]Anonymous Caller =Get out of our town. =You're the culprit, aren't you? =What did you do to the Suzushiros? =Did you kill them quickly? [sign]Nakayama =Everybody hates you. =Why don't you just die?
<36> [x8]=DING-DONG
=BZZT
=BZZZZT =Council president...!
<37> "Absence" =BZZZZT
[far right]=Get out of Soil [center top]=The culprit is in here [center bottom]=Kidnapper [left top]=Give back the Suzushiros [left bottom]=Hypocrite [behind]Punishment
=Look, why do I have to describe my sexual encounters to you!?
=I'm just curious, alright!! =I wanna know what sex is like for an ugly bitch like you!
<38> =That's sexual harassement, Sergeant Yokoi! [x2]=BRIP
=You need to take this case more seriously, sir... =BATHUMP
=...Hmph.
<39> =BEE— =GAAH— =Shoo shoo! =Scram! Go away!
=He yelled at us! =What the heck! =Stupid Katakuri!
=Hello there, Mr. Yokoi and Ms. Onoda! =Oh... H- =H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-
=Th-Th-Th-These past few days, we've been going around all the homes... =Th-That were making harassing phone calls to the Suzuhara Family, but... =No one's been willing to tell us anything...
=These "honest folk" are such a pain in the ass. =We could've just beaten 'em up if they were mobsters. =GLUCK
=I just can't believe it... =All that nasty stuff, going on in a peaceful town like this...
=What was I seeing this whole entire time...
<41> =So the citizens of "Soil..." =Were really the ones that caused all this...?
=Dunno. =But either way, that shitty-ass facade's gonna get torn off any second now.
=Huh?
=Umm... Something appears to be going on among the citizens... =We don't quite know what it is though...