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Nomenclature - Saut de ligne = nouvelle case ou image - Aller à la ligne = nouvelle bulle - / = sépare deux bulles collées l’une à l’autre - [] = indique du texte hors-bulle - (verticalement) = signifie que les points ou le texte son placés à la verticale - MAJUSCULE (mot écrit en majuscule) = mot à mettre en relief ou à faire ressortir, soit en le laissant en majuscule soit en ajoutant du caractère gras. (le mieux reste de regarder le chap US) - ^ = marque un aller à la ligne ou un saut de ligne pour le texte hors-bulle, de manière à gagner de la place - §§ = texte en italique et en petit dans une même bulle qui sert à exprimer les pensées des personnages, afin de les dissocier de leurs paroles. Ou bien indique la séparation entre deux personnes différentes parlant dans une même bulle, de manière à différencier les paroles des deux personnes. - () = remarques, commentaires de ma part
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Page 2 Facile à comprendre, non !!!!!!!!!
Page 3 Le 24 août 199X (mercredi), Shakku*
*Shakku signifie malchance toute la journée excepté à midi.
La pluie tombe sur Sotoba. Et quelque chose d’autre-
Page 4 [Enseigne : poste de police]
Takami : Oui, ici le poste de police de Sotoba. Ah, M. Tokujirou ? [Policier Takami (n°18)]
Yasumori : Elle est plus forte qu’habituellement dans le coin. Ouais, c’est ça. écoutez, j’étais le chef de la brigade des sapeurs-pompiers, donc je sais de quoi je parle. Avec ce genre de pluie diluvienne, il est préférable de garder un œil sur le niveau de la rivière Omi. [Yasumori Tokujirou (n°28)]
Yasumori : Je pense qu’on devrait également faire venir les sapeurs-pompiers. Takami : ~~ C’est vrai. Très bien. J’ouvrirai donc la caserne d’à côté.
Page 5 Takami : En y songeant, ils viennent juste de finir la construction du manoir. J’espère qu’il n’y aura pas de glissement de terrain ou quelque chose dans le genre… Mais comme j’ai oublié de leur demander leur numéro, je ne peux pas les joindre…
Takami : Puisque ce sont des citadins, je dois les avertir. J’en profiterai pour connaître le nombre d’habitants du manoir et les irai les répertorier dans l’annuaire du village.
Page 6 Tout le monde est concerné par cette chose si terrible qu’est la mort. ^^ - Ne saviez-vous pas cela ?-… Œuvre originale / Ono Fuyumi. Manga / Fujisaki Ryuu Adapté de « Shi-ki » publié par Shinchou Bunko kan Volume : Yuuki Natsuno – Chapitre 2 NDT : Les caractères utilisés dans le numéro du chapitre signifient « pourri » et « dégénéré ».
Page 7 Type : Bonsoir.
Ozaki : Désolé du dérangement. Merci d’être venu. Type : Ah, ce n’est rien…
Type : Donc… Au sujet de tout cela… Pourquoi dix villageois sont-ils morts dans un si court laps de temps ? Que se passe-t-il réellement dans ce village… ?
Page 8 Ozaki : J’ai envisagé beaucoup de scénarios possibles, mais… Pour le moment, je crois que nous faisons face au pire d’entre eux. Une épidémie.
Type : -- épidémie ?
Type : Mais… De quel genre de maladie s’agit-il ?
Ozaki : Nous n’avons pas encore réussi à le déterminer. Mais les symptômes correspondent à peu près à ceux d’une épidémie.
Page 9 Tout avait commencé de manière si bénigne.
Ozaki : Megumi-chan avait commencé par développer un cas d’anémie. Pareil pour les autres, qui avaient soit développé une grippe estivale, soit souffraient de la chaleur et en étaient très vraisemblablement devenus léthargiques. Tous présentaient des symptômes normaux au départ… Et en l’espace de quelques jours, leur état a subitement empiré !!!
Page 10 Ozaki : Au fait, mademoiselle Nao des Entreprises Yasumori est venue me voir aujourd’hui pour une consultation.
Seishin : Mademoiselle Nao !?
J’ai trouvé son état très similaire à celui de Megumi-chan, je lui ai donc fait un check-up complet. ^^ Je l’ai mesurée, pesée, j’ai pris son pouls, sa tension artérielle et sa température. ^^ J’ai fait des analyses urinaire et sanguine. ^^ Et un prélèvement de moelle osseuse.
Ozaki : Je pense que c’est probablement un cas d’anémie. Pour le moment, je vous prescris simplement des vitamines, prenez-les et revenez me voir dans trois jours.
Ozaki : Cependant !! Après ce soir, si jamais vous vous sentez plus léthargique ou que votre état empire, revenez me voir demain. Compris !?
Page 11 Hochement de la tête.
Seishin : Mademoiselle Nao, aussi… ~~ Cela signifie que les membres de la famille Yasumori ont pu être infectés par M. Giichi ?
Ozaki : Très probablement.
Page 12 Type : C’est terrible…
Type : Ce n’est pas une petite affaire… !!!!!
Ozaki : De toute façon, on a bien trop peu d’informations pour le moment ! On a besoin de plus d’éléments ! Tant qu’on n’est pas sûrs que ce soit bien une épidémie ou quelque chose approchant, inutile de déclencher une panique générale !!!
Seishin : Je parlerai aux familles des victimes et les questionnerai implicitement sur le sujet. Avec un peu de chance, on pourrait arriver à comprendre le parcours de l’infection.
Type : A-alors, je préparerai des tracts !! Si quelqu’un souffre d’une grippe estivale ou se sent inhabituellement léthargique, il devra le signaler immédiatement à l’hôpital !!! Je vous tiendrai également au courant si des actes de décès sont envoyés à la mairie, hormis ceux que vous avez attestés !!
Page 13 Ozaki : Je vais m’empresser de plancher sur l’origine mystérieuse de ces morts dans le village. Peu importe de quoi il s’agit, je trouverai ce qui en est responsable !!
Ozaki : Je ne laisserai pas cette chose ravager un peu plus le village !!
Page 14 Le 25 août (jeudi), Senshou*
Senshou* signifie bonne fortune dans la matinée, et malchance dans l’après-midi
Page 15 Tooru : Ohéééé ! Natsuno~ !!!
Tooru : Où est-ce que tu vas comme ça habillé en uniforme ? On est encore en plein dans les vacances d’été, tu sais ~ !!! [Villageois : fiche n°39 ^^ Mutou Tooru (18 ans) ^^ Frère aîné des Mutou, il travaille à l’Hôpital Ozaki ^^ Meilleur ami de Natsuno]
Natsuno : Il faut que j’aille à l’école aujourd’hui. Attends, Tooru-chan, t’as pas déjà passé ton permis ?
Tooru : Non, mais cela ne va pas tarder. Ritsu-chan est avec moi pour me donner des leçons de conduite.
Page 16 [salut]
Natsuno : Ah, bonjour. [Salut de la tête]
Tooru : Qu’est-ce qui te prend de marcher sous une telle chaleur ? Vas-y, monte, monte, j’te dis !
Natsuno : Le bus passe toutes les heures et vu que j’ai raté celui de cette heure-ci, je me suis dit que je pourrais marcher jusqu’au prochain arrêt en attendant. Tooru : Nahahahahahahah, ça m’est aussi arrivé.
Ritsu : Mais du village, il faut bien trois heures pour se rendre à pied au lycée de Mizobe, non ?
Natsuno : Ouaip.
Page 17 Natsuno : Les trains ne passent pas par ici, c’est lourd à la fin. Comme je manque de sommeil, je suis vraiment épuisé.
Tooru : Pas assez dormi ?
Ritsu : Hé, regarde la route !!
Natsuno : Ce n’est rien. Je ne pouvais m’empêcher de penser à finir le lycée le plus vite possible, pour m’en aller de ce village.
Tooru : Après toutes les épreuves que tes parents ont traversées pour venir s’installer ici et se rapprocher de la nature ? Ils pleureraient s’ils t’entendaient !
Tamotsu : Génial ! Ohé, Masao, allons faire un tour avec eux ! [Villageois : fiche n°40 ^^ Mutou Tamotsu (17 ans) ^^ Jeune frère de Tooru] [Villageois : fiche n°41 ^^ Murasako Masao (17 ans)]
Masao : Je passe.
Page 19 Tamotsu : Héé ? Pourquoi~ ? Ce serait plus cool en voiture, non ?
Masao : J’ai dit que je passais !! Si tu veux monter faire un tour, vas-y tout seul, c’est bon pour moi !!!
Tamotsu : Attends-moi, Masao~ ?
Page 20 Ritsu : Quoi… Qu’est-ce qui lui prend ?
Tooru : Masao déteste Natsuno. Bien que Natsuno se fout royalement que Masao l’aime ou pas, n’est-ce pas ?
Natsuno : ………… (verticalement) Tooru : Aïe… Qu’est-ce qui te prend, Natsuno !!!
Natsuno : Je te l’ai déjà dit !
Natsuno : Ne m’appelle pas par mon prénom !!
Page 21 Sotoba, ce village est si petit qu’il semble tenir dans les paumes de mes mains. ^^ C’est juste un village tout ce qu’il y a de plus ordinaire.
Page 22 Muroi : Si la mort continue de s’abattre sur le village… Cela pourrait bien être sa fin.
Fille : ~~M. Muroi ?
Muroi : ………………… (verticalement) !?
Page 23-24
Page 25 Fille : Vous êtes M. Muroi Seishin, n’est-ce pas ?
Page 26 Muroi : ………. (verticalement). Oui, c’est bien moi.
Fille : J’aime bien vos romans.
Muroi : ………….. (verticalement). Tu les as lus ?
Fille : Oui.~ Est-ce étrange ? Muroi : Non, cela me touche. Bien que je pense que tu doives être la plus jeune de mes lecteurs.
Page 27 Fille : Comme j’adore les livres, je ferais n’importe quoi pour leur mettre la main dessus. J’en ai lu beaucoup. Sur les étagères de la bibliothèque de mon père se trouvent vos livres également. Donc je les emprunte. Il y a six longs romans et deux recueils d’histoires courtes. Si c’est tout ce que vous avez écrit, alors j’ai tout lu.
Muroi : Impressionnant. En effet, ils y sont tous. C’est la première fois que je rencontre quelqu’un qui a lu tous mes livres.
Fille : à l’occasion, j’ai également lu vos essais que j’apercevais dans les magazines. L'année dernière, vous en avez écrit un sur ce village, non ?
Fille : « Le village cerné par la mort »*
* C’est le titre de l’un des essais de Muroi. Le traducteur US a fait le choix de ne pas le traduire par flemme. Mais cela peut être un élément important pour la suite. Donc à voir.
Page 28 Muroi : Tu en sais assez long sur ce village, alors.
Fille : Après avoir lu cet essai, j’ai facilement découvert le village où vivait l’auteur. Puis, en utilisant une carte et votre autobiographie, j’ai pu trouver ce temple.
Fille : Ce village est comme un petit autel*… Il semble magnifique. Je suis sûre que mon père avait pensé la même chose en lisant cet essai. C’est après sa publication que nous avons choisi d’emménager ici.
*NDT : il faut entendre autel par lieu de sacrifice ici.
Fille : Je suis également très intéressée par M. Muroi.
Muroi : Tu dois être déçue, je suis différent de ce que tu t’imaginais, non ?
Fille : C’est vrai, vous êtes plus ordinaire que je ne l’avais pensé.
Page 29 Fille : Je pensais que vous auriez des cornes, même une queue, ou quelque chose dans le genre. Muroi : Non, non.
Fille : ~~ Mais je peux l’accepter.
Fille : Après tout, même si vous n’avez pas de cornes, vous avez une cicatrice.
Page 30 Muroi : …………… (verticalement) Tu es~ Fille : Je suis Sunako.
Muroi : Sunako-chan, tu …
Fille : Ne prononce pas le –chan devant moi !!! Je déteste ça !!! (laisse le tutoiement, là elle s’emporte donc elle le tutoie car c’est évident qu’elle est un monstre donc elle le prend de haut)
Fille : Laissez-moi vous dire quelque chose, M. Muroi.
Page 31 Fille : Une personne ne peut mourir d’une simple entaille au poignet.
Page 32 C’est arrivé il y a bien des années. J’étais encore étudiant à l’université.
En fait, je m’en souviens à peine, mais… ^^ J’étais sorti pour prendre un verre avec des amis, et une fois rentré, pour je ne sais quelle raison, je me suis entaillé le poignet.
Muroi : C’est vrai. Cela ne te tuera pas.
Muroi : Je le savais probablement déjà au moment où je l’ai fait.
Page 33 Institut National de Santé Tajima Résultats de tests sanguins Sotoba Ozaki | Yasunori Nao.
Ritsu : La pluie a entraîné un glissement de terrain juste derrière la maison de l’oncle Sagawa. Je me demande si Kitayama y a eu droit également… Ce fut un tel remue-ménage aujourd’hui.
Ozaki : Non, les résultats du test sont très étranges. Je veux les refaire une nouvelle fois. Appelle mademoiselle Nao tout de suite s’il te plaît, et demande lui de venir pour un autre check-up.
Ritsu : Oui, docteur.
Ozaki : ………. (verticalement) Comme je le soupçonnais. C’est la même anémie que Megumi-chan.
Résultats de l’analyse au microscope du sang et de la moelle osseuse ^^ Sang – augmentation des réticulocytes*. Présence de globules rouges nucléés. ^^ Moelle osseuse – Hyperplasie* de l’érythroblaste. Aucune déformation détectée. Aucune anomalie au niveau structurel. Cependant, une grande quantité de globules rouges est consommée. L’hématose* en est même accélérée.
Mais aucune hémorragie externe ou interne. Le test à l’antiglobuline est négatif. Les niveaux de bilirubine et de LDH sont tous deux normaux en sérum… Aucune hémolyse à signaler non plus. ^^ Plus je me creuse la tête, plus toutes les possibilités envisagées sont écartées… il se passe quelque chose d’étrange.
*Réticulocyte terme désignant un jeune globule rouge à structure granuleuse. *Hyperplasie : augmentation quantitative d’un tissu ou d’une lignée cellulaire. * érythroblaste : globule rouge immature se trouvant dans la moelle osseuse. *Hématose : transformation du sang veineux en sang artériel au niveau des poumons. *Bilirubine : pigment jaune, dont l'accumulation anormale dans le sang et les tissus détermine un ictère (ou " jaunisse "), qui peut relever de causes très diverses. *Antiglobuline : anticorps dirigé contre une immunoglobuline. Utilisé comme réactif utilisé en laboratoire, il permet de mettre un anticorps en évidence. L'analyse permettant cette mise en évidence nommée à l'origine « réaction de Coombs » est maintenant appelée « test à l'antiglobuline ».
Page 35 Le lendemain, vendredi 26 août, Tomobiki*
*Tomoki signifie « qui porte bonheur toute la journée excepté à midi ».
Ozaki : Piqûres d’insectes… ………………. (verticalement) ~~~ Son pouls est assez rapide.
Ozaki : Mademoiselle Yasuyo, le test sanguin !! Son pouls est trop élevé. Allez chercher l’électrocardiogramme, juste au cas où. Après, vous irez dire à M. Shimoyama de préparer le l’échographie et le scanner. Infirmière : Ah, oui, monsieur !! [Villageois : fiche n°42 ^^ Hashiguchi Yasuyo]
Page 37 Père : Docteur Toshio, qu’est-ce qui ne va pas chez Tao… Ne me dites pas qu’elle contracté je ne sais quelle terrible maladie…
Il n’a pas changé d’un pouce depuis qu’il est enfant. Ozaki : Ce n’est pas le cas. Dans l’immédiat, rien ne prouve qu’elle ait une maladie sérieuse.
Ozaki : Et qu’en est-il de vous, Mikiyasu ?
Père : ………. (verticalement) ~~ Moi ?
Page 38 Ozaki : Vous et les autres à la maison. …. Peut-être même ceux des entreprises Contractor. Avez-vous remarqué quelqu’un se sentant mal et présentant les mêmes symptômes ? ~~ Ou du moins des symptômes similaires à une grippe estivale.
Père : Ahh… Je crois qu’il n’y a personne…
Ozaki : Avez-vous reçu de quelconques invités présentant des signes de malaise ? N’importe quels invités inhabituels ou autre ? Père : Des invités…
Père : Maintenant que vous le dites, nous avons reçu le propriétaire du manoir Kanemasa et sa femme, il y a quelques jours. Ozaki : Kanemasa ?
C’était quand nous avons emmené les enfants jouer chez les Sawmill de la branche principale.
Page 39 Ils se promenaient probablement autour du village, les bras enlacés comme ceci... ^^ Ils dégageaient une aura totalement différente de nous autres, villageois. J’ai donc su immédiatement qu’ils venaient du Kanemasa.
Père : Mon nom est Kirishiki. Enchanté de faire votre connaissance.
Page 40 Femme : Et bien…
Femme : Vous semblez être très occupés ! Type : Tout la famille est rassemblée ici pour le festival de BON… [Et bien]
Kirishiki : Je vois ! Chizuru, c’est ce qu’ils appellent le « retour au bercail » !! Femme : Oh, je vois, Seishirou ! C’est la première fois que je vois cela !!
Kiri : Là où nous vivions avant, beaucoup de personnes disparaissaient fréquemment en cette saison, c’était très mystérieux ! Le mystère est résolu, tout est clair, désormais !!!
Père : ~~ C’était un couple impressionnant. Ozaki : Huuum…
Page 41 [Ensuite après ça…] Type : Excusez-moi.
Type : Si vous êtes d’accords, pourquoi ne vous joindriez-vous pas à nous un moment ? Comme vous pouvez le voir, nous sommes au beau milieu d’une soirée et tout le monde a bu, mais…
Femme : Oh, ce ne serait pas très correct. Après tout, rares sont les moments où une famille est entièrement rassemblée.
Femme : Un autre jour peut-être, nous viendrons avec grand plaisir.
Fille: Alors, passez nous voir également s’il vous plaît !!!
Fille : Quand vous viendrez nous rendre visite, criez seulement le mot Contractor une fois arrivés, et on saura qui vous êtes pour venir vous ouvrir !! Vous avez aussi une fille, non ? Vous devriez également l’emmener avec vous !!!
Page 42 Kiri : Merci infiniment.
Kiri : On viendra assurément vous rendre visite. Dans un futur très proche !!
Page 43 Ozaki : ………… (verticalement)
Ozaki : Ensuite ? Père : Euh… Ah, ben, c’est tout.
Père : Docteur Toshio, vous devez également avoir entendu parler d’eux, non !!!! Ozaki : Oui, en effet. [Bien]
Ozaki : Non, bien, cela n’a rien à voir avec les Kanemasa, de toute façon.
Ozaki : Lorsque mademoiselle Nao est venue me voir avant-hier, je lui ai fait passer différents tests. Après avoir regardé la moitié des résultats, j’ai pensé qu’il pourrait s’agir d’une anémie… Mais, il y a différents types d’anémies, aussi.
Père : Alors… Alors, c’est plutôt dangereux, n’est-ce pas ?
Ozaki : ……. (verticalement)
Page 44 [sourire]
Ozaki : Eh bien, jusqu’à que nous sachions exactement de quelle maladie il s’agit, nous ne devons pas être imprudents. Mais à l’heure actuelle, la maîtresse des entreprises Contractor est probablement fortement exposée au stress, et cela peut engendrer de sérieux problèmes.
Père : Quoi…
Ozaki : Mais il est impossible de refaire des tests sanguins et une radiographie ici, donc nous devrons l’emmener dans un hôpital public. à cet effet, j’écrirai une lettre de recommandation au centre hospitalier universitaire. Père : Ahh… Très bien. [Je suis désolé Mikiyasu.]
[Mademoiselle Nao ne peut plus être sauvée.] [Serre le poing.]
Page 45 Le dimanche 28 août, Butsumetsu*.
* Butsumetsu signifie jour de malchance.
Page 46 Nuit du même jour, chez Mutou
Page 47 Masao : Tu as appris la nouvelle ?! Tooru-chan !! Madame Nao des entreprises Contractor est…
Tooru : Yo, Masao.
Masao: Il est là lui aussi.
Page 48 Tooru : Madame Nao est quoi ? Masao : Oh, c’est vrai ! Elle est décédée !!!
Tooru : Hein… Elle n’est pas si vieille que ça, pourtant ? Masao : Ouais ! Les obsèques et l’enterrement ont lieu aujourd’hui !!
Masao : Shimizu aussi est morte ! Vous pensez pas qu’il y a une épidémie étrange qui se développe dans le coin ?
Masao : En parlant de Shimizu…
Masao : Natsuno, tu es plutôt sans cœur, hein ! Tu as refusé d’accepter quelque chose que Shimizu avait laissé derrière elle pour toi, n’est-ce pas ?
Page 49 Masao : Tu n’as de considération pour personne ou peut-être n’as-tu aucune émotion ? Tu fais pitié. Quelqu’un de normal ne refuserait pas un présent laissé par une défunte, surtout quand elle est si jeune, non?
Natsuno : Elle était jeune, et alors ? On pourrait très bien mourir demain nous aussi, et nous en sommes conscients.
Masao : C’est impossible de mourir si jeune de cette manière !! Natsuno : Vraiment ? C’est juste une histoire de probabilités.
Masao : Oh oh oh… Mais si toi, tu mourrais demain, hein ? Aurais-tu des regrets ?
Natsuno : Je crois qu’il faut vivre sa vie de manière à ne rien regretter au moment de mourir.
Page 50 Masao : Alors si les gens se moquaient de ta mort, tu en serais heureux !?
Natsuno : Quelle importance ? De toute manière, si je meurs, je n’aurais aucun moyen de savoir ce que les gens pensent. Puisqu’une fois mort, je retournerai à l’état de poussière.
Masao : Pas moyen ! Shimizu doit être en train de pleurer dans sa tombe, à l’heure qu’il est !!! Elle doit tellement te haïr qu’elle reviendra d’entre les morts pour te rendre visite !!!
Natsuno : ……. (verticalement). Oh, grandis un peu.
Natsuno : C’est tellement banal.
Page 51 Masao : Pourquoi toi ? Tu es juste un étranger !!! Tooru : Aah ~~~ ça suffit, Masao !
Masao : Pourquoi tu aides ce type, Tooru-chan !!! C’est lui qui a tort !!!
Tooru : Pff~~. C’est vrai qu’il apparaît sans cœur. Mais il s’exprime bien et reste calme et impartial, je suppose ?
Page 52 Masao : Même toi, Tooru-chan, tu es de son côté ?
Masao : Je rentre à la maison !!!
Tooru : ……. (verticalement)
Tooru : Natsuno… Même si tu es plus jeune que lui, tu es plus vif d’esprit. Ne pourrais-tu pas être plus agréable…
Tooru : Hein ?
Page 53 Natsuno : ………. (verticalement) Je dors ici cette nuit…
Tooru : Hé, non, c’est mon lit ! Natsuno : Appelle mes parents… Je ne peux pas dormir à la maison…
Tooru : ……
Tooru : Ah, bien.
Page 54 Tooru : Couvre-toi correctement, au moins. Une grippe estivale semble sévir dans le coin.
Je me demande s’il se passe quelque chose chez lui. ^^ Bien, je le laisserai dormir tranquillement ici cette nuit…
Tooru : J’ai la gorge sèche. Je vais aller m’acheter une boisson.
Tooru : J’ai fait tomber ma pièce de 100 yens !!! Je ne peux pas l’attraper ~ !!!
Type : Yah !? Un problème ?
Page 56 Tooru : …… (verticalement) Qui êtes-vous ? Type : Yah ! Je viens juste d’emménager ici. Je m’appelle Tatsumi.
Tooru : Ahh ! Vous venez du manoir Kanemasa. Type : Yah !!! C’est exact, Kanemasa !!!
Tooru : Ah, non, ma pièce de 100 yens a roulé dans un coin sous la machine. Type : Wouah ! Quoi !!!
Type : Il se trouve que j’ai un levier avec moi !!! Ooohhh !!!
Page 57 Tooru : Ahh, merci ! Vous avez été d’un grand secours !!
Tooru : Je m’appelle Mutou ! J’habite dans la maison que vous voyez là-bas. Vous devriez passez un de ces jours !!
Type : Yah !!
Type : Dans ce cas, pourrais-je emmener un ami avec moi !? Tooru : Mais certainement !!
Page 58 Vous pouvez être certain que je vous rendrai visite.
C’est sûr que je viendrai~~~ Type : J’ai vraiment été enchanté de vous rencontrer.https://mangahelpers.com/t/kirimi/releases/1360[English] [Translation] Shiki 2 by kirimi2008-02-10T10:16:23+00:00kirimiadmin@mangahelpers.com(JUMP SQ 2008 #3)
屍鬼 (Shi-ki) Yuuki Natsuno Volume - Chapter 2
(This translation is reserved.)
Notes: 1) Anything in [square brackets] are text written directly on the panel or gutter, but not part of the narrative. Remarks in (round brackets) are used to indicate various written / drawn text and other notations.
2) All the dates are accompanied by a "rokuyo" which notes the lucky and unlucky days in the Japanese calendar. There's no one-word translation for most of these so I decided to leave them in Japanese with a note to explain what it means. You can read up about them here.
3) Starting from pg 20, I transcribed the Japanese text, but I can't be bothered to go back and do the first 19 pages.
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[24 August 199X (Tuesday) Shakku] [* T/N: bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Shiki
Overlay text: Rain falls on Sotoba Village. And something else—
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(sign) Police Box
SFX: Ring ring ring
Takami: Yes, this is Sotoba police box. Aah, Mr. Tokujirou? [Policeman Takami (No.18)]
Tokujirou: It's a local downpour. Yeah, that's right. Look, I was a fire brigade chief before, so I know what I'm talking about. In this kind of rain, we'll have to keep an eye on Omi River swelling. [Yasumori Tokujirou (No.28)]
Tokujirou: I think we should also summon the fire brigade. Takami: --That's true. All right. Then, I'll open up the station next door.
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Takami: Come to think of it, they've just finished construction over there. I hope there won't be a landslide or something… But, I haven't asked for their number so I can't even give them a call…
Takami: They're city-dwellers so I can't just leave them alone. At the same time, I can get a headcount and have them added to the town directory.
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Original work / Ono Fuyumi Manga / Fujisaki Ryuu Adapted from "Shiki" published by Shinchou Bunko Kan
Overlay text: Death is such a terrible thing to everybody concerned. -Don't you know that?-…
(title) Shiki Yuuki Natsuno Volume – Chapter 2
[* T/N: The words used for "second" in the chapter number mean "rot" and "degenerate".]
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Ishida: Good evening.
Ozaki: Sorry about the trouble, Ishida. Thanks for coming. Ishida: Ah, no…
Ishida: So… about that… Why did 10 villagers die within such a short period of time? What is really going on in this village…?
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Ozaki: I've considered all sorts of things, but… For now, assuming a worst case scenario, I suspect an epidemic.
Ishida: --Epidemic?
Muroi: We don't know which of the three people at Yamairi was the first… But, there's no doubt that's the primary case. It spread out to the rest of the villagers from there, didn't it?
Ishida: But… What sort of illness is it?
Ozaki: We haven't confirmed that yet. However, the symptoms roughly match up.
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That was how it all began so benignly…
Ozaki: Megumi-chan started with a case of anemia. The others either had a summer flu, or were suffering from the summer heat and getting lethargic, it seems. They all started with such trivial symptoms… Within days, their conditions took a sudden turn for the worse!!!
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Ozaki: --Actually, Ms. Nao of Yasumori Contractors came to see me for a consultation today.
Muroi: Ms. Nao!?
Ozaki: I had a feeling it was very similar to Megumi-chan's condition so I gave her a complete check-up. I took her height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, and temperature. Roentgen. [* T/N: radiation count] Urine and blood analysis. Bone marrow puncture.
Ozaki: I think it may be a case of anemia. For now, I can only prescribe some vitamins for you. Come and see me again in three days.
Ozaki: But!! After today, if you start feeling more lethargic, or your condition worsens, come and see me tomorrow. Got it!?
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Muroi: Ms. Nao, too… --That means, the Yasumori family may have been infected from Mr. Giichi?
Ozaki: Most likely.
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Ishida: This is terrible…
Ishida: This is not a small matter…!!!!
Ozaki: In any case, we have far too little information at the moment! We need to gather more! Whether it really is an epidemic or something else, until we know for sure, we can't afford to spread panic!!
Muroi: I'll talk to the bereaved families and ask about this indirectly. If we're lucky, we may be able to work out the infection route.
Ishida: T-then, I'll make some leaflets!! If anyone is suffering from a summer flu or is feeling unusually lethargic from the heat, they should report to the hospital immediately!! I'll also let you know if there were any other death certificates sent to the town hall, other than those signed by you!!
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Ozaki: I'll hurry on the specific cause of death! I will find whatever it is that's responsible for killing the people of this village!!
Ozaki: I won't let this thing trample on my village any further!!
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25th August (Thursday) Senshou [* T/N: good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon]
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Tooru: Oooi! Natsuno~!!!
Tooru: Where are you going, all dressed up in your uniform? We're still in the middle of summer break, you know~!!! [Villager File No.39 Mutou Tooru (18) Eldest son of Mutou, who works at Ozaki Hospital Natsuno's best friend]
Natsuno: I need to go to school today. Wait, Tooru-chan, have you got your driving license yet?
Tooru: It's still provisional. Ritsu-chan is here to give me driving lessons.
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Natsuno: Ah. Hello.
Tooru: Why are you walking on such a hot day? C'mon, get in, get in!
Natsuno: The buses come only once every hour, so I thought I could walk to the next bus stop. But, the bus passed by before I got there. Tooru: Nahahahaha. That's happened to me before too.
Ritsuko: But, it's a 3-hour walk from the village to the high school in Mizobe, isn't it? Natsuno: Yup.
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Natsuno: Trains don't even run here. That sucks big time. I didn't get enough sleep last night, so I'm really exhausted.
Tooru: Not enough sleep? Ritsuko: Hey, you, look in front!
Natsuno: It's nothing. I just couldn't stop thinking about graduating as fast as possible and getting out of this village.
Tooru: After all the trouble your parents went through to move here and get back to nature? They'd be crying if they heard you! Ritsuko: Hey! Steering wheel!!!
Tamotsu: Ehh? Why~? It'd be much cooler in the car, right?
Masao: I said I'll pass!! If you want to hitch a ride, get in yourself! That's fine with me!!!
Tamotsu: Wait for me, Masao~!!
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Ritsuko: What… What's with him?
Tooru: Masao really hates Natsuno. Although Natsuno doesn't care either way, right?
Natsuno: …… Tooru: Ouch… What are you doing, Natsuno!!!
Natsuno: I already told you!
Natsuno: Don't call me by my first name!!
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手のひらにのりそうな程 小さなこの外場村 どこにでもある 普通の村 This little Sotoba Village is so small it seems to fit in the palms of my hands. It's just an ordinary, normal village.
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死が蔓延したら この村は… なくなってしまうのだろうか Muroi: If death continues to come here... This village will be done for.
室井さん？ ??: --Mister Muroi?
Muroi: --!?
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室井静信さんでしょ？ Sunako: You are Mr. Muroi Seishin, right?
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そうだけど Muroi: …… Yes, that's me.
あなたの 小説が わりと好きだわ Sunako: I like your novels quite a bit.
君が 読むのかい？ Muroi: --- You've read them?
そうよ ー変？ いや ありがとう たぶん君は最年少の読者だと 思うよ Sunako: That's right. –Is that strange? Muroi: No, thank you. I think you're probably the youngest reader I have though.
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本が好きで手当たり次第にたくさん読むわ あなたの本もお父さんの本棚にあったのを借りたの 長編が六つと短編集が二つ それで全部なら全部読んでる Sunako: I love books, so I'll do anything to get my hands on them. I've read lots. My father has your books on his bookshelves too, so I borrowed them. There are six long novels and two collections of short stories. If that's all there is, I've read all of them.
すごいな それで全部だよ 全部読んでいるという人に会ったのは初めてだ Muroi: Amazing. Yes, that's all of it. This is the first time I've met someone who's read all of them.
あとはエッセイなんかを雑誌で時々見かけるわ 去年 この村のことを書いたでしょ？ Sunako: I've also read your essays when I occasionally spot them in magazines. Last year, you wrote about this village, right?
村は死によって 包囲されている Sunako: "The village is surrounded by death."
[* T/N: Sorry, I'm not translating Muroi's essay.]
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この村だとよくわかったね Muroi: You know quite a bit about this village, then.
読めば 著者の住んでる村だって すぐ分かる あとは 略歴とか お寺の名前を頼りに 地図を見ればいいのよ Sunako: Once I read it, I figured out the village where the author lived easily. And I was able to find the temple using your biography and a map.
祠のような村 …いい感じ きっと お父さんも読んでそう思ったんだわ あのエッセイが出てからだもの引っ越しが決めったの Sunako: The village is like a small shrine… It feels wonderful. I'm sure that my father thought the same when he read it. It was after that essay was published that we decided to move here.
わたしもとても室井さんに興味があった Sunako: I, too, became very interested in Mr. Muroi.
イメージと違ってがっかりしただろうね Muroi: You must be disappointed at how different I am from your imagination.
そうね 意外と普通だなって 思ったわ Sunako: I suppose so. You're a lot more ordinary that I thought.
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角か尻尾が生えてるかと思ったのよ だって 神さまから見離れた人のお話ばっかりだから ないない Sunako: I thought you'd have horns or a tail or something. Because everything you've written sounded like a man who's been abandoned by God. Muroi: No, no.
でも 納得したわ Sunako: --But, I can accept that.
角はなかったけど 傷があったから Sunako: Because even though you don't have horns, you do have a scar.
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君は Muroi: --- You are—
沙子よ Sunako: I'm Sunako.
沙子ちゃん 君は… Muroi: Sunako-chan, you…
ちゃん付けしないで！！！ そういうの大嫌い！！！ Sunako: Don't address me with –chan!!! I hate that!!!
ひとつ 教えてあげるわ 室井さん Sunako: Let me tell you something, Mr. Muroi.
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手首を切ったぐらいじゃ 人は死なないのよ Sunako: A person won't die from a simple cut on the wrist.
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何年も前のことだ まだ大学生だった頃 It happened so many years ago. I was still a university student.
よく憶えて いないんだけれども ぼくは 友人とお酒を飲んで 帰った後理由もなく 手首を切った ことがある I barely remember it any more, but… I was out drinking with friends, and when I got home, for no reason, I cut my wrist.
そうだね 死なない Muroi: That's right. It won't kill you.
多分 それと知っていてやったんだよ Muroi: I probably knew that even as I did it.
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(Words on envelope) Tajima National Institute of Health Blood Test Report Sotoba Ozaki | Yasunori Nao
佐川のおじいちゃんの所 裏が雨で崖崩れですって 北山も崩れたんじゃないかなぁ あの日すごい音がしてたから Ritsuko: The rain caused a landslide just behind where uncle Sagawa lives. I wonder if Kitayama had one, too... There was such a racket that day.
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先生… 奈緒さん 悪いですか？ Ritisuko: Doctor… Is Ms Nao's condition really bad?
いやー 検査結果が変なんだ もう一度 調べ直したいから すぐにでも 再検査に来るよう 電話してくれないか？ Ozaki: No—The test results are very strange. I want them to run the tests again. Please call Ms Nao right away, and ask her to come in for another check-up.
はい… Ritsuko: Yes, Doctor…
やはり 恵ちゃんと同じだ ー貧血 Ozaki: …… Just as I thought. It's the same as Megumi-chan. --Anemia.
血液と骨髄液を顕微鏡にかけた結果 血液 -- 網赤血球の増加 有核赤血球アリ 骨髄 -- 赤芽球の過形成 形態異常はナシ 造結レベルの異常ではなく --むしろ 大量に赤血球が 消費されているために造血が促進されているのか Results of the microscope analysis of blood and bone marrow. Blood – Reticulocyte increase. Nucleated Red Blood Cells present. Bone marrow – Hyperplasia of the erythroblast. No irregular shapes detected. No abnormality in the structural level. -- Instead, because of the large amount of red blood cells being consumed, hematosis is even accelerated. Isn't it?
だが出血はない 内出血もない クームス試験陰性 血清ビリルビン LDH 共に正常… 溶血でもない 考えれば考えるほど 全ての可能性が否定される … 何かがおかしい But, she's not bleeding, nor is there any internal bleeding. The Coombs Test is negative. The bilirubin and LDH levels in the serum are both normal… There isn't any hemolysis either. The more I think about it, the more it rules out all possibilities. …Something strange is going on.
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翌 ８月２６日 金曜 友引 Next day, 26th August (Friday) Tomobiki [* T/N: good luck all day, except at noon.]
[Yasumori Mikiyasu (No.30)] 敏夫さん… Mikiyasu: Dr. Toshio…
奈緒さん！！！ Ozaki: Ms Nao!!!
どうして昨日来なかった！ 連絡したろう！！ え… そんな話奈緒は何も… Ozaki: Why didn't you come yesterday! I contacted you, didn't I!! Mikiyasu: Eh… Nao didn't say anything about that…
やすよさん 血液検査！！ 頻脈があるから 念のために 心電図をとってくれ！！ あと 下山さんに言って USとCTの準備を！！！ Ozaki: Ms Yasuyo, blood test!! Her pulse is too fast. Go and get the EKG, just in case. After that, tell Dr. Shimoyama to get the ultrasound and CT scan ready!!! Yasuyo: Ah, yes, sir!!
[Villager File No.42 Hashiguchi Yasuyo]
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敏夫さん 奈緒はいったい… まさか 何か悪い病気なんじゃあ… Mikiyasu: Dr. Toshio, what's wrong with Nao… Don't tell me she's contracted some terrible illness…
こいつ… 子供のころから 変わらないな いや 今のところ 重大な 病気という 証拠はない Ozaki: (This guy… He hasn't changed at all since he was a kid.) No. Right now, we have no evidence of a serious illness.
幹康はどうだ？ Ozaki: What about you, Mikiyasu?
おれ？ Mikiyasu: --- --Me?
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お前でも 他の家族でもいい …あるいは工務店の若いのでも 誰か同じように具合の悪いやつは？ ーいや もしいたとすれば 夏風邪なんかを移されたとも考えられる Ozaki: You, and everyone else at home. …Possibly even the little ones in the contractor firm. Is there anyone feeling unwell with similar conditions? --No, even if there were, you may have thought they'd just caught the summer flu.
誰か 具合の悪そうな客があったとかは？ 何か… こう変わった客とか 客… Ozaki: Have you received any guests who weren't feeling well? Any… unusual guests or anything? Mikiyasu: Guests…
そいえば 何日か前に兼正のご主人と奥さまに会ったかな 兼正？ Mikiyasu: Now that you mention it, a few days ago, we met the owner of Kanemasa and his wife. Ozaki: Kanemasa?
本家の材木置場で子供を遊ばせていた時ー Mikiyasu: It was when we brought the kids up to the head family's sawmill to play.
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村を散策でもしていたのかな 軽く腕を組んで… 村人とは雰囲気が 全く違ったのですぐ兼正って分かったよ They were probably strolling about the village, arms linked together like that… They had an aura totally different from our villagers, so I knew they were from Kanemasa right away.
桐敷と申しますの お見知りおきを！！！ Man: My name is Kirishiki. I'm very pleased to make your acquaintance!!!
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あら ??: Oh, my.
ずいぶんにぎやかですのね！ あ… お盆なので 親せきが集まってて… Wife: You seem to be very busy! Junko: Ah… All our relatives have gathered here for the Bon festival…
そうか！ 千鶴 これが［帰省］だ！！ そうね正志郎！ わたくし 初めて見ましたわ！！ Man: I see! Chizuru, this is what they call "homecoming"!! Wife: So, I see, Seishirou! This is the first time I've seen it!!
向うに住んでいるとこのシーズンあの人たちがどこに消えているのか不思議だったんだ！ 問題解決ですわね すっきりしましたわ！！！ Man: Where we were living before, lots of people would disappear during this season. It was very mysterious! Wife: Now the puzzle has been solved. It's all cleared up!!!
なんだかすごい人達だったよ へええ… Mikiyasu: --They're quite an amazing couple. Ozaki: Heeeh…
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そして それから… あの… Then, after that… Junko: Excuse me…
よかったら 寄って いきませんか？ ごらんのとおり 宴会の最中で酔っぱらいばかりなんですけど Junko: If it's all right, would you like to drop in for a while? As you can see, we're in the middle of a party, and everyone's already drunk, but…
そんな申し訳ないわ せっかく 御親族でお集まりのところなんですもの Wife: Oh, that wouldn't be right. It's a rare time for your whole family to get together, after all.
日を改めて 伺わせていただきます Wife: Another day, perhaps. We would love to visit again.
じゃあ うちにも いらして下さい！！！ Nao: Then, please visit our house too!!!
工務店って言えば わかりますから！！ 確か お嬢さんもいるんですよね ぜひ一緒に！！！ Nao: Just mention the contractor firm, and everyone will know!! You have a daughter too, right? You must bring her along too!!!
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ありがとうごさいます Man: Thank you very much.
必ず 御挨拶に 伺わせていただきます 近いうちに！！ Man: We will definitely visit you. In the very near future!!
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Ozaki: ……
それで？ え… いや それだけなんすけど Ozaki: Then? Mikiyasu: Ehh… Ah, no, that's all.
敏夫さんが聞いたんじゃないすか！！！ ああ そうか Mikiyasu: (Well.) Dr. Toshio, you must have heard too, right!!! Ozaki: Yes, that's right.
いや まぁ 兼正は関係ないだろう Ozaki: --No, well, it doesn't have anything to do with Kanemasa, then.
奈緒さんだが一昨日来てもらった時に様々な検査をした 結局整理中でもあるってことだから貧血だろうとは思うがね… だが 貧血にも色々ある Ozaki: When Ms Nao came to see me the day before yesterday, I ran various tests. Finally, in the midst of sorting out the results, I thought it could be anemia… But, there are different types of anemia too.
まぁ 病名がはっきりするまで 油断するなってことだ！ 工務店の若奥さんはなにかと気苦労も多いだろうし ちょっと大事をとっておこう！ Ozaki: Well, until we know the name of the illness for sure, we can't be too careless! But the young mistress of the contractor firm is probably under a lot of stress at the moment, and that can cause serious problems.
なんだ… Mikiyasu: What…
だが血液の再検査とCTでもはっきりしないなら 国立病院に連れて行くんだな なんなら 大学病院に紹介状を書く はぁ… うん はい すまん 幹康 Ozaki: But, we can't do a blood test again and a proper CT scan here, so we'll have to move her to a public hospital. In that case, I'll write a referral to the university hospital. Mikiyasu: Haa… OK. Right. Ozaki: (I'm sorry, Mikiyasu.)
奈緒さん きっと 助からない Ozaki: (Ms Nao can no longer be saved.)
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８月２８日 日曜 仏滅 [28th August (Sunday) Butumetsu] [* T/N: unlucky all day]
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同日夜 武藤家 [same night, Mutou house]
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聞いたか 徹ちゃん！！ 工務店の奈緒さんが… Masao: Have you heard?! Tooru-chan!! Madam Nao of the contractor firm has…
おう正雄 Tooru: Yo, Masao.
いたのかよ Masao: (He's here, too.)
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奈緒さんがどうしたって？ うん！亡くなったんだよ！！！ Tooru: What about Madam Nao? Masao: Oh, right! She passed away!!!
え… だって確か若かったろ？ ああ！ でも今日葬式で埋葬されてたぜ！！ Tooru: Ehh… She's not that old, is she? Masao: Yeah! But, today is the funeral and burial!!
清水も死んだし！ なんか 変な病気 流行ってんじゃないの？ Masao: Shimizu is dead too! Don't you think there's some weird disease spreading around?
清水といえば… Masao: Speaking of Shimizu…
夏野 おまえ冷たいのな！ 清水の遺品断ったんだって？ Masao: Natsuno, you're rather cold-hearted, huh! You rejected something Shimizu left behind for you, didn't you?
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思いやりがないっていうか 情緒に欠陥でもあるんじゃねぇ？ 心配だ ふつう若くして死んだ かわいそうな子の遺品断わらないぜ？ Masao: You have no consideration whatsoever, or maybe you even lack emotions? How worrying. Normally, when someone so young dies, nobody would reject something the poor child left behind, right?
若いからなんだ！ おれたちだって 明日にも死ぬかもしれない Natsuno: So what if she was young! We could also be dead tomorrow, for all we know.
あんまり死なねぇだろうが！！ そうか？確率の問題だろ Masao: We can't die just like that!! Natsuno: Really? It's just a matter of probabilities.
うっ… でも 人生これからって 時に死んじゃまったんだぜ？ さぞ無念だったろうなー？ Masao: Uuu… But, what if you died tomorrow, huh? Wouldn't you have lots of regrets?
無念を残すような生き方をしているから そう思うんだ Natsuno: I believe that you should live your life in a way that assures you have no regrets in death.
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つうか おまえ 自分が死んでそういう扱いされて平気なわけ！？ Masao: Then if people disrespected your death, you'd be happy about it!?
死んだら 平気も何も わからないな あとは野となれ 山となれだ Natsuno: If I'm dead, whether I'm fine with it or not, I wouldn't know. All that's left is to become part of the wilderness, dust to dust.
いいや 清水 今頃は墓の下で泣いてんだ！！！ おまえを恨んで出てくるかもな！！！ Masao: No way! Shimizu must be crying in her grave now!!! She might hate you so much she'll come back and visit you!!!
いい歳して Natsuno: … Oh, grow up.
初心なことだ Natsuno: That's so unoriginal.
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こいつ 余所者のくせに！！！ あーここまでにしよう 正雄！ Masao: Why you!! You're just an outsider!!! Tooru: Ahh--- that's quite enough, Masao!
なんで こいつを かばうんだよ 徹ちゃん！！！ こいつの方が悪いだろう！！！ Masao: Why are you helping this guy, Tooru-chan!!! He's the one at fault!!!
う～ん… 冷たく見えるけどね 良く言うと 徹底して冷静で公平なんじゃないのか？ Tooru: U~~n… He does appear cold-hearted, yes. But, he speaks well and he's remained completely calm and impartial, hasn't he?
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徹ちゃんも仲間か Masao: Even Tooru-chan is on his side?
帰る！！！ Masao: I'm going home!!!
Tooru: …
夏野… おまえの方が年下だけど 利口なんだから やさしくしてやれ… Tooru: Natsuno… Although you're younger than him, you have a quicker wit. Couldn't you be a little nicer…
ホエ Tooru: Huh?
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今日ここで寝る… Natsuno: … I'm sleeping here tonight…
いや それはおれの布団だし！ 親に電話しといて… 家じゃ眠れなくて… Tooru: Hey, no, that's my bed! Natsuno: Call my parents… I can't sleep in my house…
Tooru: …
やれやれ Tooru: Ah, well.
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せめて ちゃんと 布団をかぶれ 夏風邪が流行っているらしいからな Tooru: At least cover yourself properly. A summer flu seems to be going around.
家で何かあったかな すっかり安心して眠っている Tooru: (I wonder if there's something at his house Well, I'll let him sleep peacefully here tonight…)
なんか おれ ノドがかわいた ジュースでも買ってくるよ Tooru: My throat is feeling kind of dry. I'll go buy some juice.
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うわっ！！！ Tooru: Uwaah!!!
なんてこった１００円が！！！ とれねー！！！ Tooru: I dropped my 100 yen!!! I can't reach it~!!!
や！？ どうかしましたか？ Tatsumi: Yah!? What's the matter?
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となた？ や！ このたび 引っ越してまいりました 辰巳と申します Tooru: …… Who are you? Tatsumi: Yah! I just moved here. My name is Tatsumi.
いやぁ 実は自販機の下に１００円が 転がっちゃって ぬう なんと！！！ Tooru: Ah, no, actually, my 100 yen coin rolled under the vending machine. Tatsumi: Whoa! What!!!
ぼく実は 偶然にも 孫の手を 持っているのですが！！！ おおっ！！！ Tooru: Actually, I happen to have a back-scratcher with me!!! Tooru: Ooohhh!!!
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いやぁ ありがとう！ 助かったよ！！ Tooru: Ahh, thank you! That was a great help!!
おれ武藤っていうんだ！ そこの家なんだけど こんど ぜひ遊びに来てくれよ！！ Tooru: I'm called Mutou! I live in that house over there. You must come over and play some time!!
や！！ Tatsumi: Yah!!
では友だちも連れて 伺ってもいいですか！？ ぜひぜひ！！ Tatsumi: Then, can I bring a friend along to visit as well!? Tooru: By all means!!
必ず伺います Tatsumi: I'll visit you, for sure.
きっと来るー I'll definitely come---…
どうぞよろしく Tooru: I'm really pleased to meet you.
Shi-ki ---------- To be continued in Issue #04 (on sale 4th Mar)
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Not for scanlation use.
PS. Many thanks to Snoopy for his input and corrections! This translation is reserved for SnoopyCool. Please don't use it for other scanlations. I'm posting the script simply for reference. Thanks.https://mangahelpers.com/t/kirimi/releases/1355[English] [Translation] Shiki 1 by kirimi2008-01-09T11:16:37+00:00kirimiadmin@mangahelpers.comNOTE The previous chapter is the Prologue, which makes this month's chapter, Chapter 1. To be specific, it's Chapter 1 of the first arc. So, it's not a repeat of the previous translation. ^^
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(JUMP SQ 2008 #2)
屍鬼 (Shi-ki) Yuuki Natsuno Volume - Chapter 1
Notes: All the dates are accompanied by a "rokuyo" which notes the lucky and unlucky days in the Japanese calendar. There's no one-word translation for most of these so I decided to leave them in Japanese with a note to explain what it means. You can read up about them here.
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Shiki Overlay text: The truth about death...
Kaori: Megumi-chan...
[16th August, Tuesday, Butsumetsu] [* T/N: 仏滅 (Butsumetsu) means unlucky all day.]
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Yuuki Natsuno Volume – Chapter 1
[* T/N: An interesting pun. The words used for "one" in the chapter number has the same reading as "one" but mean "the blood left behind after death".]
Overlay text: If I were an honest doctor, would I have returned to this countryside?
Original work / Ono Fuyumi Manga / Fujisaki Ryuu Adapted from "Shiki" published by Shinchou Bunko Kan
(title) Shiki
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Kaori: Everything's put in order.
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Postcard (on panel 3): A late-summer greeting card for you.
Kaori: A late-summer greeting card?
Postcard (on panel 5): To Yuuki Natsuno From Shimizu Megumi
Kaori: Yuuki Natsuno...
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Kaori: ...You must have re-written this over and over again, didn't you...
Sign: Postcards Megumi: Ah! What a cute postcard!! I'm going to send this to Yuuki-kun!!
Megumi: Geh! I wrote "host" instead of "hot"!! I'm not a hostess!! (written text) I have to buy another one!
[* T/N: Original pun in Japanese was Megumi wrote "hot" (暑) wrongly as "station" (署, as in police station), because the two kanji are very similar. Then, she said, "I'm not a policeman!!"]
Megumi: Oh no! I've re-written so many pieces that it's already the time for the Bon festival!! Late summer is almost over!!
Megumi: I…I finally managed to complete this... Now, to send it…
SFX: thump thump
Megumi: I just can't do it~!!
Kaori: Megumi-chan...
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--Night. There are times when we come together in a place without even knowing why.
It was dawn at the time. I couldn't stand it any more, so I walked straight to the national highway. I'll follow this asphalt through the countryside, and leave the town and the village behind, to head for the bustling city.
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Because this village is under siege by death.
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Ritsuko: Tarou, wait!!
Ritsuko: Tarou--!! [Villager File No.19 Kunihiro Ritsuko, a nurse at Ozaki Hospital]
Ritsuko: ! That's...
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Ritsuko: Ahh... (Is he leaving-?)
Ritsuko: Ah!
Natusno: Ugh... Ritsuko: Kyaaaa! Tarou, please don't do that~!!!
Ritsuko: I'm so sorry, Natsuno. I just changed his collar but it's still too big, so he slipped out right away. Natsuno: ...
Ritsuko: How's your leg, Natsuno? The one that was hurting when you were growing up.
Ritsuko: Oh... You don't like your name? Natsuno: Because it sounds like a girl's.
Ritsuko: I think it's a really nice and refreshing name, though. Did your mother give it to you? Natsuno: It was my father. Something like, it was the name of a noble family long ago.
Ritsuko: I see. Your father is quite the romantic.
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Natsuno: --If he weren't, we wouldn't have moved to a place like this.
Natusno's father: It feels like an ideal countryside. Not one thing in it can be considered young.
--Sotoba Village It has a population of merely 1300. A village that lives to grow fir trees and make these wooden grave tablets.
[* T/N: The name of the village, Sotoba, literally means an "outside place". However, in Japanese, the wooden grave tablets are also called 'sotoba' (different kanji).]
--Because of that, it's surrounded by mountains of fir trees on three sides.
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Because they were considered trees for the dead, the village became isolated from the outside world. The village was surrounded by these trees because of death... ... That's what novelists used to write, and also what the young master of the temple wrote in an essay about the village that was published in a magazine.
Natsuno's father: It'll be a refreshing change to move to that terribly boring village, right? So, let's get married!!
Ritsuko: Fufu... It's really a countryside with nothing.
Natsuno: --That's not really what I meant though... Ritsuko: Ahahaha. It's all right. It's the truth, after all!
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Old man: Oh? Ritsu-chan, good morning. Ritsuko: Ah! Mr. Tatsu and Mr. Oitarou, good morning~!!
Natsuno: I was born and bred in the city. Because of that, the inconveniences of this village, and the people of this village... --Well, everyone is watching and reporting on one another, like one big conspiracy. I can't handle this kind of village mob mentality.
Ritsuko: Especially because your family came from the city, and you're outsiders. Not that long ago, you were the talk of the village. (written words) That's how it is in the countryside. Ahaha. Natsuno: --Geez.
Natsuno: Ah, I need to make a turn here. I have to get to Shimizu Megumi's funeral.
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Ritsuko: Megumi-chan... You know...
Ritsuko: The doctor is taking this really hard. Natsuno: ?
Ritsuko: See, before she died, Megumi-chan had collapsed in the mountains where she was found, right? At the time, the doctor diagnosed it as a mere case of anemia, but...
Ritsuko: --Yet, she died.
Megumi's father: Why did Megumi die!?
Ozaki: Shimizu-san...
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[Villager File No. 22 & 23 Shimizu Takeo & Hiroko] Megumi's father: Does a person die from a mere case of anemia!?
Ozaki: Well... I won't know the details without a thorough investigation...
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Ozaki: It'd presented itself as a mere case of anemia, but even assuming that that's not all it was, I thought we'd have more than enough time to wait for the results of the blood test. The reality here is a shock to me, more than anyone else.
Ozaki: ..... How about it?
Ozaki: If possible, I hope you'll let me perform an autopsy. I would very much like to determine the real cause of death...
Megumi's father: Are you kidding me!!!
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Megumi's mother: Dear...
Megumi's father: --No, I'm sorry...
Ozaki: ...You'd like to punch me. I understand how you feel, Shimizu-san...
Megumi's father: No... But, you cannot have the autopsy. She's just a little girl. That's enough... Please, I've had enough already...
Ozaki: ...Then.
Ozaki: --The time of death is 2 a.m. in the morning. Cause of death is acute heart failure...
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Natsuno: Acute heart failure?
Ritsuko: When the cause of death is unknown, it's generally stated as acute something or another failure to close the case. I know a lot about being a doctor, you know! But, don't tell anyone!
Natsuno: ...Nurse, don't you ever feel like leaving the village? The world outside has a shortage of nurses so you wouldn't have problems finding a job.
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Leave all the people you've known since you were little, and this tiny village that you've become attached to? You mean, to move to a strange town where you'd have to rely on people who would never comprehend the loneliness of leaving all that?
Ritsuko: No, never.
Ritsuko: My home consists of my mother, my younger sister and myself. All three of us depend on me! What'll happen if I leave? And, the house is getting really old so they've been nagging me to rebuild it.
Ritsuko: Our new house will be made of fir wood, I think!
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- This one was really sudden...
Kaori: ...... What should I do with this postcard?
(written text) Megumi-chan~~ Uwaaaaaaaaa Box: ...... Box: What's with this girl? It looks like she started crying when she saw me...
Box: Uwah!! She's coming at me!!
Kaori: Thank you very much!!! Natsuno: Huh?
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Kaori: I'm Megumi-chan's best friend. We grew up together. My name is Tanaka Kaori! Uhm... you're Yuuki Natsuno, right!?
Natsuno: Yeah...
Kaori: Uhm... uhm... would you please accept something Megumi-chan left behind? It's just a little thing, but...
Natsuno: I can't.
Kaori: --Huh?
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Natsuno: I'm only here because our parents are colleagues, and they brought me along! I'm not particularly close to Shimizu so there's no reason for me to accept anything from her!!
Natsuno: Well then, it's really hot so I'm going home. Kaori: Eh, wait... Megumi-chan's funeral procession is starting soon...
Natsuno: I'm not obliged to attend the burial either.
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- Shimizu is really pitiful too. - Why was it so sudden, anyway...
- I had a relative whose son died long ago. - Even children can die.
- --But, what happened to her during the time she was missing? - Well, she's such a flippant child anyway, could it be...
Even though Megumi-chan is already dead... Even though she's no longer with us... Even though she's really, really pitiful... Even though everyone should be mourning her death a little more... They're so cruel, Megumi-chan. How could they treat you like that...
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The village still has a custom of burying the dead.
Kaori: (This is scary...)
Kaori: (It's like a hole that's sucking Megumi-chan in...) (I feel like it's sucking me inside too...)
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It's sucking me in...
There are countless numbers of graves in the fir tree forests that surround the village. Up till today, they have swallowed up so many of the dead.
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That's the reason why the village has a long-held legend of the "rising". That is, the dead would rise from the ground in the night and visit children who have been naughty and punish them...
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Kaori: Auntie! Uncle! It's almost Megumi-chan's birthday, so I'd bought this present for her. Can I bury this together with her?
Megumi's father: Eh... Kaori's mother: Goodness, Kaori!! How could you suggest that...!!! (writing below panel) ^ mother
Muroi: That's not a bad idea, is it?
Kaori: Master priest!!!
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Muroi: You're her friend, aren't you? Please put it in. I'm sure Megumi-chan will be happy too.
The temple, Kanemasa, and Ozaki. These three positions were like the pillars which bound and protected Sotoba Village.
[Villager File No. 33 Yasumori Giichi] - He shouldn't have any regrets, I suppose.
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Mutou: Doctor!
Mutou: This is the report of Megumi-chan's test that you asked for! Ozaki: Ou. Thanks for the trouble, Mutou!
[Mutou (No. 16) Head of Medical Center]
Ozaki: ......
Mutou: Well? It was anemia after all, right?
Ozaki: The report says anemia. But, this anemia... It's not iron deficiency anemia.
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Ozaki: My diagnosis was wrong.
Mutou: How could that be!!
Ozaki: There's no reason for you two to work up such a fuss.
Ozaki: There are three main types of anemia: normocytic anemia, microcytic anemia, and macrocytic anemia. Mutou(?): Uh... Right...
Ozaki: I thought Megumi-chan had iron deficiency anemia, which is common among girls her age... That is, I thought it was microcytic anemia. But...
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Ozaki: According to the complete blood count in the test report, and the concentration of hemoglobin which is roughly calculated from the hematocrit value… The red blood cell count was multiplying too. So, it was normocytic anemia, after all.
Ritsuko: Then... That means... Megumi-chan's cause of death could be summarized as...?
Ozaki: ......
Ozaki: I don't know.
Mutou: Ehh~?
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Ozaki: This usually results from hemorrhage, hemolysis or a secondary anemia such as aplastic anemia. But, in Megumi-chan's case, she didn't have any external injuries apart from scratches and insect bites, nor did she have any major internal bleeding.
Ozaki: --Yet, there was something physically wrong with her, more than just her sudden death. At first glance, I could tell there was a serious problem, but not where. That was what developed into anemia.
Ozaki: Well. Even if there were something there other than the anemia, the cure wouldn't have been available in time. An autopsy would have cleared it up.
Mutou: A person's lifespan... ...Is fixed anyway, huh.
Ozaki: Perhaps.
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[21st August, Sunday, Senbu Upper Sotoba, Gotouda Home] [* T/N: 先負 (Senbu) means bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon]
(sign) [Gotouda]
- Madam Fuki~
Tae: Madam Fuji, it's Tae~ I brought you some food~ Tae: You mentioned you weren't feeling well. How are you now~? [Yano Tae (No.12)]
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Tae: I'm coming inside.
Tae: Madam Fuki~
[Villager File No.34 Gotouda Fuki]
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Ozaki: ... Early morning calls again?
I have a bad feeling about this.
Ozaki: Yes, this is Ozaki.
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Tae: It's Madam Fuki. She's been looking sluggish since Thursday, so I was concerned and even visited her yesterday.
Tae: She was very depressed about her son, Shuuji, and her brother and sister-in-law dying one after another. She looked very sleepy, and kept staring into space, so I thought it could have been the summer flu.
Tae: But, she looked a lot worse yesterday compared to Thursday. Her fever rose about 8.5 degrees too.
Tae: I was very worried and said I could call the doctor here. Then...
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Tae: "Don't call the doctor," she said.
Tae: Even though she'd been staring into space all this time, she said that really distinctly. Although I haven't heard that she hated the hospital or anything like that...
Ozaki: Did she cough? Tae: No... Ozaki: Did she go to toilet? Tae: Whenever I was here, she stayed in her bed.
Ozaki: Did she mention any pain or discomfort? Tae: Never!! If she'd said anything like that, I'd have called the doctor here whether she liked it or not!!!
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Tae: --Then, this morning, there was no reply when I called her, which is sort of cold, so I wondered if she was dead, but only because I was worried she was really dead, and then I thought maybe she's not dead, but I didn't know what to do, so anyway, I decided to give you a call...
Tae: So... Fuki-san is...
Ozaki: She's passed away.
Ritsuko: Ehhh!? Now, it's Gotouda Fuki!!?
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Mutou: Could it be due to the fierce heat... The summer flu seems to be going around...
Mutou: Come to think of it, Ookawa Gigorou and Murasako Hidemasa who died at Yamairi, also died of the summer flu. That's what I heard from Murasako Mieko when she came to collect her high blood pressure medicine.
The two of them didn't seem to have a fever though. They're just suffering from the summer heat, I suppose... Just staring into space doing nothing.
Mutou: After that, she ended up like that...
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(sign) Temple Office
Muroi: What is it, Mitsuo-san? Mitsuo: It's a phone call from the village's manager! Madam Gotouda Fuki just died from her illness!!
Mitsuo: This year's summer is really harsh! This is going to continue!! It's like the incident at the riverbank more than twenty years ago; it's going to be a year of many deaths! [Villager File No.37 Tadokoro Mitsuo, in charge of temple routine tasks]
Tsurumi: Hmmm--- Ikebe: There was such a thing before!? Muroi: ...
Muroi: Excuse me. I have to go out for a while. Please look after things here. I just remembered I have something to discuss with Ozaki.
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(sign) Ozaki Hospital
Muroi: Sorry to bother you during your break, Toshio. Ozaki: --No problem.
Ozaki: --So, what is it?
Muroi: During summer last year, 4 elderly folks passed away. Ozaki: You sure are fully informed. Muroi: I work in the temple, after all.
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Muroi: Then, this year... Mr. Shuuji.
Muroi: Megumi-chan.
Muroi: Mr. Giichi.
Muroi: The 3 people at Yamairi.
Muroi: Mdm Fuki.
Muroi: In merely half a month, we've had 7 deaths. It's too many. Furthermore, Mr. Shuuji was only 37-years-old, and Megumi-chan was just about to turn 15. Much too young.
Muroi: What was the cause of Mdm Fuki's death?
Ozaki: Most likely, it was acute kidney failure.
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Muroi: But the true cause of death?
Ozaki: I don't know.
Ozaki: Mr. Shuuji was also acute heart failure. But, to tell you the truth, the cause of death is unknown. Mr. Gigorou was the same. Mr. Hidemasa and Mdm Mieko, too. Megumi-chan, Mdm Fuki... The only one who I have no doubts about is Mr. Giichi.
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Muroi: It's not the plague, is it?
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[23rd August, Tuesday, Taian] (sign) Yuuki, Koide [* T/N: 大安 (Taian) means a day of great peace, most lucky day]
Shimizu used to hide behind the raspberry bushes, snuggled up against the fir tree, and watched me through this window...
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Natsuno: Oh, gimme a break. Of course that would creep me out.
She did all that so that she could fully enjoy her innocent unrequited love like a hero. Then, someday, somehow, I would notice her and return her feelings... That's what she'd been hoping for.
Everyone is the same in this village. They want you to say this. They want you to do that. And, selfishly, they put you into certain roles.
The partner of the heroine in a school drama. The partner of the ill-fated heroine who died too young. The youth who came from the city with the attitude problem.
Natsuno: It's all a monkey show.
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What was that...?
Was someone watching me?
Natsuno: Impossible.
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[24th August, Wednesday, Shakku, Ozaki Hospital] [* T/N: 赤口 (Shakku) means bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Ozaki: Ahh—Hello, this is Ozaki... Ah! Ishida-san!?
Ozaki: What is it? About the matter I asked you to help me with?
Ishida: ...... It's 10. [Villager File No.38 Ishida Public Health Officer]
Ozaki: 10...!?
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Ishida: It started with the 3 people in Yamairi... 1st August, Ookawa Gigorou and Murasako Hidemasa. 5th August, Murasako Mieko. 6th August, Gotouda Shuuji. 11th August, Hirosawa Takatoshi. 15th August, Shimizu Megumi. 17th August, Yasumori Giichi. 18th August, Oozuka Yasuyuki. 21st August, Gotouda Fuki. 23rd August, Shimizu Ryuuji.
Ozaki: There are people I don't know... The village is larger than I thought. They died in the neighboring town, Mizobe's public hospital? Ishida: Yes...
Ishida: That's way too many... What on earth is going on...
Ritsuko: Doctor, the next patient is ready. Ozaki: Ou! Ishida, let's continue this another day, at the temple...
Ozaki: Right. Let's see— Yasumori Nao. ...Eh? Nao, did you hurt yourself?
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Ozaki: ---? Nao...
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Nao: I feel sluggish... My mother-in-law said I had to come to the hospital...
[25th August, Thursday, Senshou] [* T/N: 先勝 (Senshou) means good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon]
Natsuno: Why? Why am I still keeping this window shut?
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Why...
Someone is watching...!!!
Why does it feel like someone is still watching me---...
Shi-ki ---------- To be continued in Issue #03 (on sale 4th Feb)
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PS. Many thanks to Snoopy and Wolfgang from SnoopyCool for some translation help. :D Go check out the newly released chapter!