Me: 3(?) Nakayama's oneshots: About six or seven if I'm counting correctly. I'll beat them someday!
But the ongoing (and pointless) quest to TL all of Nakayama's works continues. Maybe one day I'll finish Nejimaki/Traumeister. One day. In any case, here's the rigmarole if you wanna use this:
Free for anyone's usage, but only if:
1) Permission is granted.
2) The script is proofread for grammar/translation mistakes.
3) I see the final product before it's posted.
Been a while since I did a non Saike/Gintama TL. If only I could stay consistently motivated, and sleep more than an hour a day. Maybe I too am actually a zombie...
Also I have a plurk now, so feel free to friend me there and stuff.
(Middling text- True love isn't something you awaken to...but something closer to a nightmare...)
(Text in butterfly- The worst possible 55 page oneshot..)
THE ZOMBIE MARIA
ATSUSHI NAKAYAMA
(Bottom text- The death like comicer (after two years) liiiiiiiiiiiiiivessss!!!//The battle of the spiral girl's pure love, “Nejimaki Kagyuu” is in stores everywhere!)
002
(Top text- Now toward the beginning of the end...)
{Damn..!!}
{Someone saw me...!!!}
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Dude: MOONSTEEEEERRR!!!
Girl: SUICIIIIIIDEEEEE!!!
Dude: Wh---
What the hell are you....?
005
Girl: I—I'm a zombie who lives in this forest...
As you can see I'm currently dead....sorry.
Dude: Zo..
Zombieee?! Are you serious?
Girl: Yes, although I was only ten after death....
{Special makeup?!}
{A prank?!}
{An illusion??!}
{She can't actually already be dead, right?!}
Girl: Um...
And what about you?
006
Girl: Why are you trying to kill yourself?
Dude: Hmph..
It doesn't...
Really concern you, right?
After all, there's no way someone who's already dead would understand..
The pain of a person who's alive.
007
Dude: I hear voices in my head twenty four-seven.
“There's no merit in you being alive you sinful piece of trash!”
“So just die! Die! What are you waiting for? Go die immediately!”
...And stuff like that.
I'm sick of it already...
So just y'know, leave me here to do my thing...
(Sfx- Ruruuhh drrrip)
Dude: Ah...
008
Girl: IDIOT!!!!
009
(Sfx- Mishiihh Griiind)
Dude: Ungh!!
Girl: While it's true that I don't understand your pain and stuff...
No matter what reasons you have, dying is an absolute no-no!!
We should live...
So that fortunate, happy things will happen!!
010
(TN- Love the Nejimaki/Traumeister cameo here, Nakayama.)
???: To convey your love to another...
To overcome your weaknesses and traumas....
If one colors their life full of this outlook...
Then the world will embrace them with flowers and light!
Ahh! Life is incredible!!
Thank you God!!
Dude: Zehah...
Zehah...
Zehah..
Girl: So don't die, 'kay?
Dude: ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!
011
Dude: Uggggggh...What the actual hell....now I don't feel like dying.
I'm headed home for today.
Girl: Ah!
Yaaay!! So you've realized how bad that is right?!
I'm so happy!
Dude: I said for TODAY!
More like, don't follow me!
{This is a forbidden forest.}
012
{A long time ago, a terrible thing happened, and the forest was sealed off in it's entirety.}
(Signs- No entry!!// Entry is forbidden!//Dangerous)
{None of the people in the town get anywhere near this place.}
{That's why I chose it...}
{...Yet...}
(Sfx- Garara clatter)
Dude: What the hell was her deal anyway....
{Could the reason why this place was sealed off be because of that monster...?}
???: Hey Misao, why aren't you dead?
Misao: No reason...
(Sfx- Zukiiii throoob)
Misao: Ngh...!!
???: Die, Die, Die!!!!
Misao: Unghhhh.
Hah...
hah...
hah..
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(Sfx- Zazaaah sffft)
(Sfx- Zaaa sfft)
(Sfx- Hiso hiso hiso whisper whisper)
{Unfortunately there's no better place to die...}
{Before I had realized it I had returned to the forest today too.}
Misao: Today's looking like a fine day to die...
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Misao: Huh?
Ah...
Ahh...
GYAAAAAAHHH!!!
Girl: Teehee...
I got you good!
Misao: Eh?
015
Girl: Never fear!
I'm here!!
Misao: YOU'RE ONE HELL OF A ZOMBIE!!
I didn't think I'd have a zombie encounter two days in a row...
Girl: Suicide...
Is...
bad!!
I'll name this strategy...
The “I don't want to die in a scary forest like this” battle plan!!
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Misao: Why do you care about me so much anyway?
Girl: Hmm...I dunno~
Misao: Seriously.
Girl: I...
Don't have any memories of when I was alive.
So I don't know who I was...
Why I died...
Or anything like that.
I've only got one memory, and that's....
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???: Being alive is a happier thing...
than being dead.
So maybe that's why I just can't overlook you who wants to die.
Misao: Heh, But I will die, trust me.
And no one is gonna stop me!
Girl: Then,
Shall we make a game out of it?
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Girl: If you're able to commit suicide, then you win.
If I'm able to stop your suicide attempts, I win.
Misao: Huh?
Wait, don't just decide stuff like that on your ow--
(Handwritten- Oh yeaaaah!)
???: I won't lose!!
Misao: Listen to me, dammit!
{So from the next night on...}
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Girl: Kyahahahahaah!!
Wait up!!
Misao: Quit following me!!
Let me die!!
I just want to die quietly somewhere on my own!!
{On rainy days...}
Girl: Dying is bad!
{Windy days...}
Girl: You have to live!
020
Misao: I'm back...
???: Hey Misao...just how long do you intend to keep living?
Just stop it. Die. You have to.
There's no value in a sinner like you continuing to stay alive!
Misao: Shut the hell up.
You're friggin' noisy.
021
Kid: Hey...
Notice that lately, Misao hasn't been saying stuff like “I wanna die”, anymore?
Kid2: Y—Yeah, it's like...
He's gone back to being the way he was before that incident...
Kid: Dumbass, don't talk about that!!
Kid2: S—Sorry!!
Kid3: Hey, look!
He's going into the forest.
022
Girl: I caught you!!
Hey, how about you be “it” once in a while?
I want to be chased too...
Misao: We aren't playing tag!!
Dammit, zombies don't have to worry about running out of stamina, so no matter what I scheme, it turns out like this....maybe this place is a no go after all.
Girl: Thank you so much!
023
Girl: I've been having so much fun recently!
When I woke up, I found I couldn't leave the forest so I was prepared to remain here alone forever.
But then ever since you came, each and every day has been so much fun.
So I just want to...
Thank you.
Misao...I...
Have to thank you as well...
024
Misao: I—It's pretty dark out tonight...
I can't see too well.
Hrm....
Ah, here it is.
(Sfx- Chiriii fifsssh)
025
Girl: Kyaaaaaaaaaah?!!?
Misao: Wha?!
(Sfx- Hah hah hah)
Misao: Gh...
026
Misao: Y—You okay?!
Girl: Y—yes...
Thank you.
Whoooa, that was scary.
My body is quick to burn, huh....
Misao: Well you are a corpse...
(Handwritten- Hahahahah)
(Handwritten- Teeheee)
Girl: I'd end up being a ball of flame if you're not careful!
Misao: S—sorry...
Girl: It's fine! You did save me after all!
027
Misao: It's not so bad....
Living, that is.
Sure it's full of things that are painful, but still...
Yeah,
It's not too bad at all.
Girl: Then I win...
our game!
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029
Kid: Ah...
ahhh...
Kid3: Whoa, you're kidding me....
Misao: Shit!
Some of the villagers found us?!
Run for it!
Kid2: Mi---Misaooo!!
Dude...
You don't know who that is you're with?!
Misao: Huh?
030
Kid2: Ma—Maria...
You...
You're Maria, aren't you?
Kid2: Mariaaaaaaaaaa?!!?
WHY ARE YOU HEEEEEEERE?!
031
Kids: Hiiiiii!!!
Gyaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Misao: Ma...
Ria...?
(Handwritten- Save usssssssss!!)
Misao: Hey! Do you know something about her?!
Kid2: What are you talking about Misao....
That girl...
Maria....
032
Kid2: Is the girl you killed eight years ago....
033
Misao: Eh?
(Sfx- Gachiri clacck)
(Sfx- Gi....*grinnd*)
(Sfx- Gigigiggigi griinnnnnd)
034
???: Maria!
{We were...}
{Childhood friends.}
Misao(?): Are you okay?
Did you get hit again?
(Sfx- Gushii whssht)
Maria: Misao-kun, I...
I don't want to go back home.
Mommy and Daddy are always fighting...
035
(Sfx- rururu drip drip drip)
Maria: I just want to die.
Misao: N---
No way! You can't die!
Maria: Butbutbut....
(Sfx- Rururu dripdrip)
Maria: Why am I even alive in the first place...?
Misao: Uh...
For...
For fortunate, happy things to happen, obviously!!
036
Maria: Happy things...?
Misao: To convey your love to another...
To overcome your weaknesses and traumas....
If one colors their life full of this outlook...
Then the world will embrace them with flowers and light!
Maria:'Kay!
037
Maria: Why can't I join you guys!
You're so stingy!!
Misao: As if a girl could play with us, iiiidiot!
Kid3: Go home, ugly!
Maria: But there are no girls my age in the village!
Misao: Then go play by yourself!! Smell ya later!!
Kid2: C'mon Misao, don't be like that bro. You guys are practically married, right? Heheheh...
(Sfx- Poon pat)
Misao: Who's married to who?!
Kids: You're happily married!! Gyahahaahah!!
Misao: Shut yer faces!!
038
Misao: Okay, fine Maria. We'll let you be our friend.
Maria: Yaaay!!
(Sfx- Sutaaah thmpt)
Kid2: Kya! Really?
Misao: But only....
If you can get that flower blooming there.
And bring it to us!
039
Kids: No way bro! That's one hundred percent impossible!
That's messed up Misao!
{That's right, you'll never be able to do it.}
{So just give up and go home!!}
Misao: So while we wait for Maria to bring us the flower, let's pick up where we left off!
(Sfx- Babaaaaan)
Kid2: D—Dude....
Misao: Hm?
040
(Sfx- Garaaah clatter)
(Sfx- Para para clatter clatter)
Misao: Ma....!!
041
Maria: Got it!!
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044
{After that the adults looked the best they could...}
{But they were unable to find Maria's body anywhere.}
{And after that they banned all access to the forest.}
Misao: That whole incident...
Was a huge shock for me...
For ten days and nights, I suffered regret and a high fever.
When I finally woke up, I had forgotten everything relating to Maria.
However, the afterglow of that sin still remained in my consciousness, and It eventually gave way to a desire for suicide....
The voice compelling me to die was mine.
045
Maria: Aaah...
So this is the end huh?
I'm sorry, but the truth is I actually remembered everything.
The whole bit about me having no memories of my previous life? It was a lie.
I couldn't pass on...
Until I met you again.
046
Maria: So you....
Finally remembered huh....
Misao: Hiii....!!
I---I'm sorry Maria!!
It wasn't like that!!
I didn't actually think you'd try to go get the flower!!
047
Misao: Ah....
But...
That's how it goes, huh...
It's because I did that...
That you probably hate me....
If I'm the one who killed you....
Then I...
I.....
048
Maria: It's not your fault...
I ended up like this.
I've been saying that for 8 years....
049
Maria: I was hoping we could keep playing together...
But it's all over now.
I cannot be connected to people of this world.
Misao: You can't!
Don't go...
Maria....!!!
Let's live on together!!!
050
Maria: My life was a happy and fortunate one!!
So you too have to live your life...
you have to keep living.
051
Misao: MARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
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053
{Maria wouldn't forgive me if I died after all...}
(Bottom text- That is the holy mother Maria's golden flowers “Marygolds.” “Sadness” “Unchanging love” and “The radiance of life”.
ZOMBIE MARIA.............END.
(Bottom text- In midst of preparations for a new serial!! Nakayama-sensei's mangaka life rejoices!!)