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Otaro: Mucho gusto, mi nombre es Otaro Okonogi.
Yo soy un subinspector trabajando para una división del equipo de búsqueda.
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Otaro: Voy a ir directo al grano.
El 3 de agosto
el cuerpo ahogado de un hombre fue encontrado en el lago.
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Otaro: El autor de este delito es Akihito Ashikuni, el gerente de la casa de embarque.
Él falsificó las huellas de la víctima y controlo el incidente, planificando un crimen perfecto.
Texto: ¿Un error en el crimen perfecto?
Otaro: Sin embargo, tuvo seis errores en la ejecución del delito.
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Otaro: ¿Se puede saber // ¿cuales fueron esos errores?
Texto 1: Capítulo 1 - Plan
Texto 2: ¡Encuentre los errores que tuvo el perpetrador!
Texto 1: ¡comienza una clasica serialización de misterio!
Texto 2: Kogan no Mouten (El Punto Ciego del lago)
Texto 3: Registro Okonogi Otaro de Incidentes
Texto 4: Obra original y Editor General: Tennosuke Shouyado Artista: Hayama Seri
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5.
Cuadro 1: algunas horas atras
Cuadro 2: 02 de agosto, 3:53pm sala de embarques Ayabuchitei
[SFX] Slam
Cuadro 3: Gerente de Ayabuchitei Akihito Ashikuni
6.
Akihiko: Es hermoso ...
Cuadro 1: Lago Kagami
Cuadro 2: Yo vivo aquí, soy el gerente de Ayabuchitei y no me canso de ver esta escena todos los días.
Cuadro 3: Este escenario es especial para mí.
7.
Niños: Sensei! / / Esto es increíble, sensei! / ¡Esta es la primera vez que he visto un lago tan hermoso!
En el panel: Ahaha
Cuadro 1: Deportes Instructor Club de deportes acuaticos Urara Uyama
Cuadro 2: Mis padres han fallecido ya, pero vine aquí cuando era joven.
8.
Texto 1: Estos niños son como yo. van a crear nuevos recuerdos en el lago Kagami y aprenderan a amar la naturaleza.
Texto 2: Quiero que este lago permanezca aqui por el bien de los niños tanto ahora como en el futuro.
Texto 3: Pero para que eso suceda
Texto 4: Hay un hombre que no debe vivir.
Caja: jefe del Resort Inuzuka Isaku Inuzuka
9.
Cuadro 1: hace 7 años, el lago Kagami estaba a punto de morir.
Cuadro 2: El agua estaba contaminada con aceite y la orilla del lago se convirtió en una montaña de basura.
Cuadro 3: habia grúas dañadas que fueron abandonadas y /muchas criaturas fueron asesinados por la gasolina que se lesderramaba.
Cuadro 4: Durante la noche, una montaña de residuos industriales se formaba en las aguas poco profundas.
10.
Cuadro 1: Lago Kagami había sido llamado el "un lago igual que un espejo"
Akihiko: ... ..
Cuadro 2: pero ahora era ridiculizado y llamado el "lago negro".
Cuadro 3: La empresa responsable del vertido ilegal recibió la orden de tratar con él, pero terminó en la bancarrota antes de que el ambiente puediese recuperarse.
Cuadro 4: El gobierno local abandonó la gestión del lago debido a su ubicación.
Texto: El lago fue abandonado ...
11.
Cuadro 1: Usando al grupo de gente que forme en la universidad, hice un llamamdo a muchas organizaciones en relación con la terrible desastre en el lago.
Cuadro 2: Pero lo que obtuve acmbio fue...
Akihiko: ¡Maldita sea!
Hombre: Ashikuni ... ¿de nuevo te fue mal?
12.
Akihiko: Todo el mundo habla de la ley y el dinero involucrado ... / / Bueno, eso es natural ...
Hombre: Hey, Ashikuni ... / / ¿No es hora de que te des por vencido?
Cuadro 1: No puedo confiar en nadie.
Cuadro 2: Todo lo que puedo hacer es salvar el lago por mí mismo.
13.
Akihiko: Voy a tratar, ¡incluso si tengo que hacerlo yo mismo! / / ¡Incluso dare mi vida por ello!
Texto: Todo esera por el bien de este lago... Para traer de vuelta a ese hermoso lago...
Cuadro 1: No había manera de que una sola persona pudiese hacer algo por un lago el cual fue abandonado incluso por los organismos públicos
Cuadro 2: El dinero inverti en él se acabó.
14.
Cuadro 1: Yo estaba en banca rota
Cuadro 2: y ese fue mi límite.
Akihiko: Mamá ... / Papá ...
Isaku: ¿tú eres Ashikuni-kun?
15.
Texto 1: El único que me dio una mano en aquel momento
Texto 2: se Inuzuka.
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Isaku: Soy de Desarrollos Turísticos Inuzuka...
Libro: Corporación de Desarrollo de Resorts Inuzuka Director en jefe Isaku Inuzuka
Akihiko: ¿No puede ser ... un centro vacacional, en esta lista?
Isaku: No me mal entiendas ... / / Hasta ahora, que he usado la naturaleza para hacer dinero. / Ahora que estoy a punto de cumplir 70 años, me he dado cuenta de mi error. / / Aún tengo un buen corazón.
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Isaku: Es por eso que te voy a ayudar.
Akihiko: ¡Gracias!
Texto: La situación cambió por completo.
Cuadro 1: él Compró el terreno que rodea al lago Kagami y retiro todo que había sido abandonado en la orilla del lago.
Cuadro 2: él sustituyo el lodo sucio y pidió la ayuda de la universidad para investigar una forma de mejorar la calidad del agua.
Cuadro 3: Luego, en la cuarta primavera...
[SFX] salpicaduras
18.
Texto 1: el lago Kagami
Texto 2: volvió a la vida.
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Isaku: Ashikuni-kun / el Lago Kagami es más hermoso de lo que piensas. / / Mantenerlo para nosotros solos es imperdonable. / / ¿Qué piensas del plan?
Akihiko: Inuzuka-san ... es cierto que su ayuda fue de gran ayuda para mí ... / Pero eso fue para que el lago se pudieseconsevar para las generaciones futuras ... / / ¿No lo hizocomo base para el desarrollo de un centro vacacional, ¿verdad?
20.
Isaku: Hmm / Veo que estás en contra de eso. / / Entonces no tengo otra opción. / / Yo soy el dueño de esta tierra, no voy a permitir que ninguna complicación. / / Voy a construir un hotel en mi tierra, / con mi dinero.
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Akihiko: Inuzuka-san!
Isaku: Pensé que cooperarias ... / Es una lástima.
Akihiko: Él ... / / ¡¿Un hotel?! ¡va a construir uno! / / Si hay más gente, habrá personas que descuidadamente tiraran basura... / / Y el Lago Kagami volverá a la forma en que estaba...
22.
Texto 1: Yo no le permitirá hacer eso ...
Texto 2: ¡Voy a matar a cualquiera que contamine el lago!
23.
Texto 1: Después de eso, pensé en un plan detallado.
Texto 2: Me gustaría llevar a cabo el plan esta noche.
Texto 3: Una de las claves del plan es que va a llover esta noche.
Texto 4: La lluvia, naturalmente, eliminará cualquier rastro y huella digital
Cuadro 1: La policía no sabrá si se trata de un accidente o un asesinato,
Cuadro 2: pero usaré el problema que tiene Inuzuka con la bebida para que se vea como un accidente ...
24.
Texto 1: Una cosa más son las huellas ...
Texto 2: Desde que ideé este plan, he memorizado y practicado la manera de caminar de Inuzuka
Texto 3: Ahora, mi imitación es casi perfecta.
Texto 4: Fue una suerte que el coche se averió ayer y tiene una fuga de gasolina.
Texto 5: La gasolina mezclada con la tierra deberia dejar una huella clara.
Akihiko: ¿aumentrán las sospechas si las pruebas son demasiado evidentes ...?
25.
Texto 1: No, todo saldrá bien ...
Texto 2: Los policías se sienten atraídos hacia la información fácil.
Texto 3: Estoy seguro de que llegarán a la conclusión de que la muerte Inuzuka fue un accidente.
Cuadro 1: lo será un problema es lo que la sociedad va a pensar. Probablemente va a hacer un alboroto sobre por los artículos sobre la muerte sospechosa del presidente de una empresa.
Cuadro 2: habrán muchos rumores... Yo podría pasar unos días sintiendo sus miradas frías.
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Texto 1: Incluso si ese no es el caso, ¿voy a ser capaz de soportarlo?
Texto 2: ¿Seré capaz de tomar la vida de un ser humano con mis propias manos y actuar como si nada hubiera pasado?
Texto 3: Estoy seguro de que no será fácil ...
Texto 4: Pero, aun así ...
Texto 5: Sólo a él ... Inuzuka ...
Texto 6: No le puedo permitir vivir ...
Texto 7: Eso es cierto.
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Texto 1: Si esto va a proteger el lago, entonces no tengo miedo de perder nada.
Texto 2: Voy a hacer cualquier cosa.
Texto 3: Estoy seguro de que tendré éxito ... He revisado el plan una y otra vez.
Texto 4: Incluso he simulado todas las respuestas que la policía pudiera hacer.
Texto 5: No hay ninguna falla...
Urara: ¿Qué estás pensando con esa mirada de miedo en tucara?
Urara: Ahaha ... / Perdón por molestarle mientras pensabas ... / / ¿Podría ser / que te preocupa algo?
Akihiko: No, yo estaba pensando en los preparativos para esta noche. / Inuzuka-san va a venir hoy.
Urara: Inuzuka-san ... Estoy seguro de que es ese tipo en la canoa roja ...
Akihiko: Sí
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Urara: Bueno, sobre eso ... / / Por alguna razón ... / No me gusta mucho él ...
Akihiko: Por favor no digas esas cosas. Él es mi bienhechor y me siento en deuda con él.
Urara: ¿En serio?
Akihiko: Fue Inuzuka-san quien me ayudó a salvar el lago y habló con el club deportivo acerca de los trabajos.
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Akihiko: De todos modos, ¿cómo lo están haciendo los niños? hace mucho frío hoy.
Niños: ¡Es un pez! / / ¿Dónde?
Urara: [Ahaha] No parece importarles eso. Todo lo que normalmente hacemos es practicar la natación, así que es probablemente nuevo para ellos.
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Urara: No es sólo eso. / / Este lago es muy bonito, se siente bien con sólo mirarlo. / Eso es probablemente lo que los entusiasma. / / Es gracias a ustedes que el lago fue capaz de estar así.
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Akihiko: Por cierto, Uyama-san ... ¿querías algo?
Urara: Ah, lo siento. Hmm ... Voy a limpiar pronto, así que ¿podrías ayudarme?
Akihiko: ... Por supuesto.
Cuadro 1: Cuando la tierra de arcilla como la del Lago Kagami se moja, esto se pone muy resbaladizo.
Cuadro 2: Para evitar que alguien caiga accidentalmente a causa del barro, un camino de ladrillo fue construido.
Cuadro 3: El camino solo conduce a dos lugares, desde Ayabuchitei hasta el muelle y desde el muelle hasta el almacén.
Cuadro 4: Si caminas alrededor del lago, no encontrarás otra superficie igual.
Diagrama:
[La parte superior, el edificio más grande]: Ayabuchitei
[El edificio cuadrado cerca]: Cobertizo
[Forma rectangular]: muelle
[Dentro del círculo]: Lago Kagami
[Izquierda]: Río Tamano Río
[Abajo]: Río Kiyomi
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Texto 1: Sin embargo, como resultado, estos dos caminos forman parte del plan.
Texto 2: la lluvia de esta noche no solo borrara cualquier prueba, sino que dejrá la orilla del lago mojada, creando las condiciones definitivas para dejar huellas.
Texto 3: usando esto, creare un "cuarto secreto" en el lago.
Cuadro 1: El muelle de este lago es de 3 metros de ancho y 20 metros de largo.
Cuadro 2: Tiene un techo, así que incluso si llueve, las canoas no se mojan.
33.
Texto 1: Sólo las huellas de Inuzuka estarán en el muelle, y el subirá a la canoa.
Texto 2: Luego se va a hundir en la parte suroeste del lago.
Akihiko: Si las huellas de Inuzuka son las únicos en el muelle, la policía supondrá que él fue el único que utilizó la canoa. / entonces, si mis huellas no están en el muelle, sabran que yo no podría haber estado en la parte suroeste del lago. / Con la combinación de estas dos deducciones ... / / ¡No hay ninguna manera de que sea sospechoso!
34.
Urara: Bueno ... vamos a limpiar ahora! ¿ok? / ¡Asegúrense de hacer lo que les dicen!
Akihiko: Las canoas son pesadas, ¡asi que las pondré lejos sin sobrecargarlas! puedes dejar las más cercanas aquí. No se utilizaron, asi que no hay necesidad de que se sequen. / / Y ...
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Akihiko: Hay una piscina de gasolina en el lado del camino que conduce a la bodega. / / se ensuciarann si caen en ella, así que tengan cuidado.
Cuadro 1: No me importa cual canoa, sera usada en el plan de esta noche.
Cuadro 2: Sin embargo, algunas canoas tienen que quedar afuera, de lo contrario que Inuzuka tomase una canoa y se ahogase parecería antinatural.
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Akihiko: No hay manera de Inuzuka pudiese llevar una canoa por si mismo estando borracho ... / / Bien ...
Niños: ¿Debo ayudar a llevarlas también?
Akihiko: muevanse un poco hacia atrás... / El agua salpicará
36.
Niños: ¡Wow! / / ¡Pero ya está todo mojado señor,!
Akihiko: ¡Haha! ¡Está bien, incluso si se mojan, esta ropa se secará pronto!
37.
Texto 1: No hay un lugar seco ...
Texto 2: Así que todas las huellas innecesarias deberían haber desaparecido ...
Texto 3: Nadie tampoco dio un paso en la gasolina...
Texto 4: puse un poco de gasolina, sumándose a lo que ya se había filtrado desde el coche.
Texto 5: Es más que suficiente.
38.
Texto 1: Hay piedras repartidas por todo el piso de almacén.
Texto 2: este piso también tendrá un papel en el crimen.
Texto 3: No habrá ninguna huella dejada en estas piedras
Texto 4: Son muy desiguales, asi que distinguir las huellas sería imposible.
Urara: Eso me ayudó, muchas gracias.
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Akihiko: Está bien, esto también es parte de mi trabajo. / / ¿Hay grupos más por venir después de este?
Urara: No, no debería haber más hoy. / / Estaba pensando en relajarme y subirme a una canoa después de esto.
[SFX] cerrar
Urara: Si no tienesmás trabajo, vayamos juntos
40.
Akihiko: Uyama-san ... ¿tú estarás aquí la próxima semana, ¿no?
Urara: Sí, aunque va a ser una clase diferente. / ¿Te acuerdas de los chicos energéticos del año pasado? / / Los muchachos que comenzaron a tratar de tirar los remos, ¿recuerdas?
Akihiko: ¡Ah, esos niños!
Urara: ¡Todos están entusiasmados diciendo que te vencerán en una carrera de canoas este año!
Akihiko: ¡eso espero! / Ah ...
41.
Akihiko: Disculpe...
Niño: Ah...
42.
Akihiko: El hermoso lago ...
Chico: Uh ...
43.
Akihiko: siento haberte hecho esperar.
Urara: yo... / lo siento. / / Le dije eso a él antes de llegar aquí.
Akihiko: Le dije que tenía que asegurarme de tirar la basura en su lugar... / / Pero él es sólo un niño, por lo que no se puede evitar. / / Lo siento ... / / probablemente estoy siendo demasiado sensible al respecto.
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Akihiko: No quiero que el lago Kagami se ensucie. / / Es por eso que incluso esta pequeña envoltura de papel. / me enferma... / / Pero ... / / Creo que la gente ensucia el lago porque sus corazones son impuros también. / No se puede ignorar ni siquiera un poco de basura.
45.
Caja: Todos los preparativos están completos ...
46.
Texto 1: Es un plan perfecto.
Texto 2: Definitivamente sera una victoria
Texto 3: ¡para el Lago de Kagami!
Texto 4: Él tiene el plan perfecto, pero ...https://mangahelpers.com/t/yukihito/releases/20119[English] [Translation] Kogan no Mouten 3 by yukihito2010-02-21T21:41:26+00:00yukihitoadmin@mangahelpers.comThanks to mikkih for help on a few of the sentences.
For imangascans
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1.
Isaku: Help… // Ah…
Box: 3rd of August, 8.39 am Ayabuchitei Boarding House
Text: He appeared before the man who committed a crime…!
2.
Akihiko: Please wait a minute. // I’ll open up now.
3.
Text: Kogan no Mouten Otaro Okonogi’s Incident Register Chapter 3: A Chance Meeting.
Original work & General Editor: Tennosuke Shouyado Artist: Seri Hayama
4.
Otaro: Ah // I’m sorry to have come so early…
Akihiko: …Who are you?
Otaro: I’m a policeman. // Are you Akihito Ashikuni-san?
5.
Text 1: A policeman?
Text 2: If someone drowns, the body shouldn’t appear for two or three days.
Text 3: I was originally planning to ask the police to carry out a search when Inuzuka went missing, so that the footprints on the pier wouldn’t disappear.
Text 4: But why is he here when I haven’t reported Inuzuka missing?
Akihiko: Ah… / Could you show me some I.D. just to be on the safe side?
Otaro: Yes // My name is Otaro Okonogi.
6.
Text 1: A detective…
Text 2: He looks so disorganised…well, that can’t be helped.
Text 3: What’s with his sleepy eyes and relaxed look though?
7.
Text 1: He maybe a detective, but he doesn’t seem at all motivated…
Text 2: Well, this might work to my advantage…
Text 3: If I tell this detective that Inuzuka disappeared, there’s no doubt that I can guide things.
Otaro: Ah…I came here because I heard Inuzuka-san was staying here…
Akihiko: Hmm? Has Inuzuka-san done something?
8.
Otaro: Sorry, could you check if he’s in his room?
Akihiko: Inuzuka-san // Are you awake? / Someone from the police is here to see you. // Inuzuka-san?
Otaro: Could you check inside the room just to be sure?
Akihiko: …Okay.
9.
Akihiko: Inuzuka-san, I’m coming inside, okay? // …His things are there, but he’s not in. // He probably went out.
Otaro: Was he here this morning?
Akihiko: Yes…I’ve just woken up though…
10.
Otaro: Which means you didn’t see him go out… // Inuzuka-san was staying here yesterday, wasn’t he?
Akihiko: I believe so.
Otaro: …What do you mean?
Akihiko: I went to sleep before him… / So I wouldn’t know if he had gone outside late at night.
Otaro: Well, that’s unfortunate… // About what time did you go to sleep?
Akihiko: …I don’t know. / Yesterday, I went to sleep after drinking, so I’m not sure of the time. // I think it was around 11 pm…
Otaro: Inuzuka-san was here until then?
Akihiko: Well, we were drinking together.
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Otaro: Did he say he was going out anywhere?
Akihiko: No
Otaro: How long was Inuzuka-san planning to stay?
Akihiko: Until the 10th of August…that’s what he said…
Otaro: I see…
Text: Hmm…?
Akihiko: Umm…detective? // What on earth has happened? What do you want with Inuzuka-san?
Otaro: Ah… // Well, you see…
12.
Otaro: Three men who came to go fishing this morning… // pulled up Inuzuka-san’s body from Lake Kagami.
13.
Text 1: Wha…
Text 2: What…?
Akihiko: Is that…true?
Otaro: His licence was in the wallet found on the body. // The man in the photo and the body were identical. I believe it is him… // It’ll take some time for his relatives to arrive, so there hasn’t been an official confirmation yet. / I want you to meet them.
14.
Otaro: …Were you friends with Inuzuka-san?
Akihiko: …He treated me very well.
Otaro: Well…I’d like you to come with me and see the body…
Akihiko: …Alright. Please wait a moment, I’ll get changed now.
15.
Akihiko: …. // This is really bad! // Of all things, Inuzuka’s body was pulled up! // That’s why I hate fishing! It’s ruining the lake and my plan! // There are signs banning fishing on Lake Kagami anyway! // Damn it!
16.
Text 1: Calm down…there’s no point in getting angry over this…
Text 2: It’s just that the body turned up sooner than expected…
Text 3: Rather than worrying about that…
17.
Text: It’s important for me to respond carefully from now on…
18.
Text 1: Come to think of it…
Text 2: The police coming here means that…the gasoline stain
Text 3: doesn’t seem to have been discovered yet.
Akihiko: Well, it doesn’t matter if they find it quickly…
19.
Text 1: If the police had arrived later…
Text 2: Wouldn’t there have been the possibility of someone stepping on the pier and destroying the footprints I went to the trouble of faking…?
Text 3: The body was found sooner, so the police became involved sooner. It was unexpected, but there’s no doubt it saved me…
Otaro: Sorry…I want to warn you about one thing. / On the way there, I’d like you not to walk in places where you’ll leave any footprints. // Ah, the only thing here is the footprints I made earlier, so it’s okay.
20.
Akihiko: …Footprints?
Otaro: It might turn out to be a case, so just to be on the safe side. // Has it been raining since yesterday? // When the ground gets muddy, clear footprints are left behind. // They may be Inuzuka-san’s footprints.
Akihiko: He’s taking the bait!
21.
Text: If no footprints are found at Lake Kagami, I can lead them to think that I wasn’t walking around after the rainfall…
Akihiko: Are footprints important? Does that mean it was actually murder?
Otaro: It seems as if that’s a possibility.
Akihiko: …So you’re investigating the incident?
Otaro: I was sent here just in case. // What’s understood is that he drowned… // We still don’t know if it’s murder.
22.
Akihiko: …It’s not an accident? // Suicide is unthinkable.
Otaro: …Of course it could be that. // But I can’t say for sure yet…
23.
Text 1: Judging by his unmotivated attitude, he probably doesn’t think it’s murder…
Text 2: To think that the detective who came all the way here
Text 3: The way things are,
Text 4: the incident might be judged as an accident quicker than I thought!
Box: The crime has already been discovered…https://mangahelpers.com/t/yukihito/releases/20118[English] [Translation] Kogan no Mouten 2 by yukihito2010-02-21T21:39:58+00:00yukihitoadmin@mangahelpers.comThanks to mikkih for help on a few of the sentences.
For imangascans
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1.
Box: 2nd of August, 9.18 pm Ayabuchitei Boarding House
Akihiko: Is it alright for you to drink that much?
Text: The perfect plan?!
Akihiko: Your friend is visiting tomorrow evening, right?
2.
Text 1 [top of page] Original work & General Editor: Tennosuke Shouyado Artist: Seri Hayama Chapter 2: Execution
Text 2: To protect everything… Abandon everything…
Text 3: Kogan no Mouten Otaro Okonogi’s Incident Register
3.
Isaku: Hmph! It’s nothing for you to worry about. // I came here to relax, what’s it got to do with you if I drink as much as I like?
Akihiko: That’s true… // But please take it easy.
Isaku: Ah…Lake Kagami always looks wonderful. // You should be proud. // It’s admirable that you improved it this much from its pitiful state.
Akihiko: …Thank you very much.
4.
Isaku: Aren’t you a little too overprotective though? // You seem to be acting like “The Knight of the Lake”, but I don’t think it’s like that. // You’re just pleased about having the lake to yourself.
Akihiko: Give me a break!
Isaku: You’re not helping the environment, you’re just helping yourself! / And doing that takes money! // Who do you think supported your lifestyle?!
5.
Akihiko: …Inuzuka-san. // I am indebted to you and I’m very grateful.
Isaku: Then how about you listen to my plan?
Akihiko: I can’t. / The lake isn’t some kind of show.
Isaku: A beautiful lake is a valuable thing. // It was my intention to make a wonderful plan that’d benefit you too. // My company has agreed to it too.
6.
Isaku: I’ll create jobs for the people around here too. // My company continues to grow, even in the recession. Consider what that means. / We aren’t always overbearing. // If I can’t make everyone happy, I’ll be penniless.
Akihiko: …I’ll acknowledge your ability. You’ve been successful because a lot people wanted that.
Isaku: Right?
Akihiko: But… / That only made people happy.
7.
Akihiko: It’s not like you were helping nature.
Isaku: You could say that…
Akihiko: …Inuzuka-san, where are you going?!
Isaku: The restroom.
Akihiko: …I see…
8.
Text 1: Inuzuka’s friend will be visiting tomorrow evening.
Text 2: If I don’t do it tonight, when will my next chance be…?
Text 3: …It’ll be difficult to make the perfect plan succeed if he isn’t completely drunk.
Text 4: I’ll get him to drink
Text 5: so much that he won’t wake up, no matter how much you shake him…
9.
Akihiko: That took a long time… // However, Inuzuka-san shouldn’t wake up, no matter what I do…
Text:
10.
Text 1: I’ll wash the bottom of my shoes with water so they don’t leave any prints.
Text 2: The flashlight is a waterproof one that can shine through the rain.
Text 3: Matches and lighters won’t be any good on an evening where there’s no moonlight.
Text 4: And Inuzuka’s shoes…
Text 5: Alright.
11.
Akihiko: This atmosphere…it’ll start raining soon. // I’ve got to hurry…
12.
Akihiko: Next thing is… // He’s fast asleep…
13.
Text 1: That’s right…the incident will occur with the assumption that Inuzuka went out alone…
Text 2: It’d be suspicious if his fingerprints weren’t on the doorknobs inside the building.
Text 3: If I don’t be careful…
14.
Text 1: A stone…
Text 2: The doorknob…
Text 3: The other places where I need to leave fingerprints are the storehouse and the pier…
15.
Text 1: This is the main part of the plan!
Text 2: I can’t make any mistakes.
Text 3: I’ll make sure Inuzuka’s footprints are there!
16.
Text 1: …Calm down.
Text 2: I’ll move the car around a little during the evening.
Text 3: There aren’t any obstacles.
Text 4: It wouldn’t be strange for Inuzuka to step in the gasoline while he’s drunk…
Text 5: Alright…I’m going…
Akihiko: It’s started raining…
17.
Akihiko: I’ve got to hurry.
18.
Text 1: …Are the footprints there?
Text 2: Inuzuka’s normal footprints will be left there.
Text 3: They’ll know it’s fake if the pattern is different from how Inuzuka normally walks.
Text 4: At this rate…
Text 5: At this rate…
19.
Text 1: Don’t panic…
Text 2: Remember how Inuzuka walks…
Text 3: If this doesn’t go well, the plan will end in failure…
Text 4: Just a little more… Three steps… Two steps… Just…
20.
Akihiko: huff // huff // huff… // …Did it work out?
21.
Akihiko: Hahaha… // It’s perfect! // There’s no mistake…
Text: But it’s not over yet…
22.
Text 1: I haven’t forgotten anything…
Text 2: …Then all that’s left is to drown Inuzuka.
23.
Text 1: There’s a reason I chose the south western part of the lake.
Text 2: The currents in the north eastern part of the lake are weak and capsizing would be unlikely. However, the south western part is between two rivers, depending on the place, there are strong currents.
Text 3: If it drifts over to the north eastern part of the lake, the canoe will end up on the north eastern shore.
Text 4: If it drifts to the south western part of the lake, it could wash up on the south western shore or travel down Kiyomi River and move away from the lake.
Text 5: In other words, the area where the canoe is discovered can be used to determine roughly where it capsized.
Text 6: If he’s found in the south western part of the lake, and not the north eastern part, which has weak currents, the police won’t investigate too thoroughly.
[Diagram] [the building] Ayabuchitei [river on the left] Tamano River [river at the bottom] Kiyomi River
24.
Akihiko: Around here should be fine…
25.
Text: Don’t get emotional…
26.
Text 1: Everything will melt into the darkness…
Akihiko: huff… // huff
Text 2: If I kill him…
Akihiko: huff…
Text 3: Everything will be resolved…
27. Isaku: Ah…
28.
Isaku: Wha… // Help… // Ah… // ….
29.
Text: I killed him…
30.
Text: No…not yet… The plan isn’t complete yet…
31.
Text 1: The flashlight!!
Text 2: The police will search the 23rd canoe…but they won’t find a flashlight…
Text 3: …Won’t that be suspicious?
Text 4: If there wasn’t any light, he couldn’t have got a paddle from the storehouse! He wouldn’t row in the dark to begin with…
Akihiko: This is really bad! // I should have brought one more…!! // Should I go back and get one? Will I make a mistake by doing that? // …I don’t know. / What’s the best thing to do?!
32.
Akihiko: Ah…ah…no, it’s okay…
Text 1: If they don’t find one, it’d be normal for them to think that it fell into the lake with Inuzuka…
Text 2: Lake Kagami is huge, completely searching it would be impossible…it’s the same as there being no proof.
Akihiko: That’s right…it’s okay. / There’s no problem. // Haha…
33.
Akihiko: Come to think of it…where am I now? // This is the south western shore? // I drifted over here at some point… // …Hmm? // Trash…?
34.
Akihiko: Some bad mannered person threw it away? // What do they think Lake Kagami is? // Tch… // …I’m going back…
35.
[No text]
36.
Akihiko: Heh // Haha…
Text: It’s perfect!!
37.
Otaro: This is how Akihito Ashikuni murdered Isaku Inuzuka, the manager of Inuzuka Resort Development.
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Otaro: When Ashikuni had made all the preparations, he immediately carried out the crime. // He made use of footprints and water to fake a capsizing accident… // It should have been… // the perfect crime.
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Otaro: Try and think about // the mistake he made.https://mangahelpers.com/t/yukihito/releases/18470[English] [Translation] Kogan no Mouten 1 by yukihito2009-12-22T14:23:47+00:00yukihitoadmin@mangahelpers.comFor imangascans
I haven't translated any mystery series before, so it's cool to have this opportunity~ The series felt a little like Death Note to me, mostly because of the characters, I think. I like the villain, he seems so awesomely evil. XD
Also, thank you to WorldCon for agreeing to work with me on this! :D
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1.
Otaro: Pleased to meet you, my name is Otaro Okonogi. // I am an assistant inspector working for division one of the search team.
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Otaro: I’ll get straight to the point. // On the 3rd of August / the drowned body of a man was found in the lake.
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Otaro: The perpetrator of this crime is Akihito Ashikuni, manager of the boarding house. // He faked the victim’s footprints and controlled the incident, planning the perfect crime.
Text: A mistake in the perfect crime?
Otaro: However, he made six mistakes in executing the crime.
2.
Otaro: Can you find out // what those mistakes were?
Text 1: Chapter 1 - Plan
Text 2: Find the mistakes the perpetrator made!
3.
Text 1: A classic mystery begins serialisation!
Text 2: Kogan no Mouten (The Lakeside Blind Spot)
Text 3: Otaro Okonogi’s Incident Register
Text 4: Original work & General Editor: Tennosuke Shouyado Artist: Seri Hayama
4.
[No text]
5.
Box 1: A few hours before
Box 2: 2nd of August, 3.53pm Ayabuchitei Boarding House
[SFX] slam
Box 3: Ayabuchitei Manager Akihito Ashikuni
6.
Akihiko: It’s beautiful…
Box 1: Kagami Lake
Box 2: I live here as the manager of Ayabuchitei and I never get tired of seeing this scene everyday.
Box 3: This scenery is special to me.
7.
Kids: Sensei! // That’s amazing, sensei! / This is the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful lake!
In panel: Ahaha
Box 1: Uota Sports Club Instructor Urara Uyama
Box 2: My parents have passed away now, but I came here when I was young.
8.
Text 1: These children are like me. They’re creating new memories at Kagami Lake and learning to love nature.
Text 2: I want this lake to stay as it is for the sake of children now and in the future.
Text 3: But for that to happen
Text 4: There is a man who cannot be allowed to live.
Box: Inuzuka Resort Chief Isaku Inuzuka
9.
Box 1: 7 years ago, Lake Kagami was on the verge of dying.
Box 2: The water was stagnated with oil and the lakeside became a mountain of rubbish.
Box 3: Abandoned cranes were damaged by being turned upside down and / many creatures were killed by the gasoline that poured out.
Box 4: Overnight, a mountain of industrial waste formed in the shallows.
10.
Box 1: Lake Kagami had been called the “mirror like lake”
Akihiko: …..
Box 2: but now it was ridiculed and called the “black lake”.
Box 3: The company responsible for the illegal dumping was ordered to deal with it, but they went bankrupt before the environment could recover.
Box 4: The public office gave up managing the lake because of its location.
Text: The lake was abandoned…
11.
Box 1: Using the team of people I formed at university, I appealed to many organisations regarding the terrible disaster at the lake.
Box 2: But what I got back was…
Akihiko: Damn it!
Man: Ashikuni…it was no good again?
12.
Akihiko: Everyone talks about the law and the money involved… // Well, that is natural…
Man: Hey, Ashikuni… // Isn’t it about time you gave up too?
Box 1: It’s no good, whoever I rely on.
Box 2: All I can do is save the lake by myself.
13.
Akihiko: I’ll try, even if I have to do it myself! // I’ll even give my life for it!
Text: Everything is for Lake Kagami… To get the beautiful lake back…
Box 1: There was no way that a single person could do anything about the lake that the public organisations had given up on.
Box 2: The money I was pouring into it all dried up.
14.
Box 1: I was in massive debt
Box 2: and that was my limit.
Akihiko: Mom… / Dad…
Isaku: Are you Ashikuni-kun?
15.
Text 1: The one who offered their hand to me that time
Text 2: was Inuzuka.
16.
Isaku: I’m from Inuzuka Resort Development…
Paper: Inuzuka Resort Development Corporation Representative Director Isaku Inuzuka
Akihiko: It can’t be…a resort, here?
Isaku: Don’t misunderstand… // Up until now, I’ve used nature to make money. / Now that I’m nearing sixty, I’ve realised my mistake. // Even I have a kind heart.
17.
Isaku: That’s why I’m going to help you.
Akihiko: Thank you!
Text: The situation changed completely.
Box 1: He bought up the land surrounding Lake Kagami and removed everything that had been dumped at the lakeside.
Box 2: He replaced the dirty mud and requested help from the university to research a way of improving the water quality.
Box 3: Then, in the fourth spring…
[SFX] splash
18.
Text 1: Lake Kagami
Text 2: came back to life.
19.
Isaku: Ashikuni-kun / Lake Kagami is more beautiful than you think. // Keeping it to ourselves is unforgivable. // What do you think of the plan?
Akihiko: Inuzuka-san…it’s true that your assistance was a great help to me… / But that was so that the lake could be preserved beautifully for future generations… // You didn’t do it as a foundation for developing a resort, did you?
20.
Isaku: Hmm / I see you’re against it. // Then I have no choice. // I am the named owner of this land, I won’t allow any complaints. // I’ll build a hotel on my land, / using my money.
21.
Akihiko: Inuzuka-san!
Isaku: I thought you’d cooperate… / That’s unfortunate.
Akihiko: He… // A hotel?! Go build one! // If there are more people, there’ll be people who carelessly throw trash away… // And Lake Kagami will go back to how it was…
22.
Text 1: I won’t let you do that…
Text 2: I’ll kill anyone who pollutes the lake!
23.
Text 1: After that, I thought up a detailed plan.
Text 2: I would carry the plan out tonight.
Text 3: One of the keys to the plan is that it will rain tonight.
Text 4: The rain will naturally wash away fingerprints and footprints.
Box 1: The police may wonder whether it is an accident or murder,
Box 2: but I’ll use Inuzuka’s drinking problem to make it look like an accident…
24.
Text 1: One more thing is footprints…
Text 2: Since I thought up this plan, I’ve memorised and practiced Inuzuka’s way of walking.
Text 3: Now, my imitation is practically perfect.
Text 4: It was lucky that the car broke down yesterday and is leaking gasoline.
Text 5: The gasoline mixed with the dirt should leave a clear footprint.
Akihiko: Will it raise suspicion if the evidence is too obvious…?
25.
Text 1: No, it’ll be fine…
Text 2: Police are attracted to easy information.
Text 3: I’m sure they’ll come to the conclusion that Inuzuka’s death was an accident.
Box 1: What will be trouble is what society will think. They’ll probably make a fuss over articles discussing a company president’s suspicious death.
Box 2: Rumours lead to further rumours…I might spend days feeling their cold stares.
26.
Text 1: Even if that isn’t the case, will I be able to stand it?
Text 2: Will I be able to take a human’s life with my own hands and act as if nothing happened?
Text 3: I’m sure it won’t be easy…
Text 4: But, even so…
Text 5: Only he…Inuzuka…
Text 6: can’t be allowed to live…
Text 7: That’s right.
27.
Text 1: If it’s going to protect the lake, then I’m not afraid of losing anything.
Text 2: I’ll do anything.
Text 3: I’m sure I’ll succeed…I’ve checked the plan again and again.
Text 4: I’ve even simulated all the responses the police could make.
Text 5: There aren’t any loopholes…
Urara: What are you thinking about with such a scary look on your face?
28.
Akihiko: Ah… / It’s you, Uyama-san… // You surprised me.
Urara: Ahaha… / Sorry for disturbing you while you were thinking… // Could it be / that you’re worried about something?
Akihiko: No, I was just thinking about the evening preparations. / Inuzuka-san’s coming over today, you see.
Urara: Inuzuka-san…I’m sure he’s that guy in the red canoe…
Akihiko: Yes
29.
Urara: Well, about that… // For some reason… / I don’t really like him…
Akihiko: Please don’t say that kind of thing. He’s my benefactor and I feel indebted to him.
Urara: Really?
Akihiko: It was Inuzuka-san who helped me save the lake and spoke to the sports club about jobs.
30.
Akihiko: Anyway, how are the kids doing? It’s quite cold today.
Kids: It’s a fish! // Where?
Urara: [Ahaha] They don’t seem to mind that. All they normally do is swimming practice, so it’s probably new to them.
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Urara: It’s not just that. // This lake is really beautiful, it feels good just looking at it. / That’s probably what they’re excited about. // It’s thanks to you that the lake was able to be like this.
31.
Akihiko: By the way, Uyama-san…was there something you wanted?
Urara: Ah, sorry. Hmm…I’m going to clear up soon, so could you help me?
Akihiko: …Of course.
Box 1: When the clay-like dirt all over Lake Kagami gets wet it becomes really slippery.
Box 2: To prevent anyone accidentally falling over because of the mud, a brick path was built.
Box 3: The path only leads to two places, from Ayabuchitei to the pier and from the pier to the storehouse.
Box 4: If you walk all around the lake, you won’t find another surface like it.
Diagram:
[the top, largest building] Ayabuchitei
[the square building nearby] Storehouse
[rectangular shape] Pier
[inside the circle] Lake Kagami
[left side] Tamano River
[bottom] Kiyomi River
32.
Text 1: However, as a result, these two paths form one part of the plan.
Text 2: Tonight’s rain won’t just erase any proof, it’ll make the lakeside wet, providing definite conditions for footprints to be left.
Text 3: Using this will create a “secret room” at the lake.
Box 1: The only pier at Lake Kagami is 3 metres wide and 20 metres long.
Box 2: It has a roof, so even if it rains, the canoes don’t get wet.
33.
Text 1: Only Inuzuka’s footprints will be on the pier, and he’ll climb into the canoe.
Text 2: Then he’ll sink in the south western part of the lake.
Akihiko: If Inuzuka’s footprints are the only ones on the pier, then the police can be lead to reason that he was the only one who used a canoe. / Then if my footprints aren’t on the pier, they’ll reason that I couldn’t have been in the south western part of the lake. / Combining those two deductions… // There’s no way I’ll be suspected!
34.
Urara: Okay…we’re going to clean up now! Is that okay? / Make sure to do what you’re told!
Akihiko: The canoes are heavy, so put them away without overdoing it! You can just leave the nearest ones out here. There weren’t used, so there’s no need to dry them. // And…
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Akihiko: There’s a pool of gasoline on the side of the path leading to the storehouse. // You’ll get dirty if you fall in it, so be careful.
Box 1: I don’t care which canoe is used in tonight’s plan.
Box 2: However, a few canoes have to be left out, otherwise Inuzuka taking a canoe and drowning would seem unnatural.
35.
Akihiko: There’s no way Inuzuka could carry a canoe alone if he was drunk… // Well…
Kid: Shall I help carry it too?
Akihiko: Stay back a little… / The water will splash, you see.
36.
Kids: Wow! // But you’re all wet, mister!
Akihiko: Haha! It’s okay, even if they get wet, these clothes will dry soon!
37.
Text 1: There’s not one dry spot…
Text 2: So all unnecessary footprints should have disappeared…
Text 3: No one stepped in the gasoline either…
Text 4: I poured a little gasoline out, adding to what had already leaked from the car.
Text 5: It’s more than enough.
38.
Text 1: There are stones spread all over the storehouse floor.
Text 2: This floor will also play a part in the crime.
Text 3: There won’t be any footprints left on these round pebbles.
Text 4: They’re so uneven, that distinguishing the footprints would be impossible.
Urara: That really helped, thanks a lot.
39.
Akihiko: It’s okay, this is part of my job too. // Will there be any more groups coming after this?
Urara: No, there shouldn’t be any more today. // I was thinking of taking it easy and riding on a canoe after this.
[SFX] shut
Urara: If you don’t have any work, let’s go together.
40.
Akihiko: Uyama-san…you’ll be here next week, won’t you?
Urara: Yes, it’ll be a different class though. / Do you remember the energetic boys from last year? // The boys who started trying to throw the paddles, remember?
Akihiko: Ah, those kids.
Urara: Everyone’s excited, saying they’ll beat you in a canoe race this year!
Akihiko: I’m looking forward to that! / Ah…
41.
Akihiko: Excuse me…
Boy: Ah…
42.
Akihiko: The beautiful lake…
Boy: Uh…
43.
Akihiko: Sorry I kept you waiting.
Urara: I’m… / sorry. // I gave that to him before we got here.
Akihiko: I told him he had to make sure to throw trash away… // But he’s just a kid, so it can’t be helped. // I’m sorry… // I’m probably being too sensitive about it.
44.
Akihiko: I don’t want to see Lake Kagami get dirty. // That’s why even this small paper wrapper bothers me. / It’s an illness… // But… // I think the reason people can watch the lake get dirty is because their hearts are unclean too. / You can’t pretend not to notice even a little trash.