Stage 4 Volume 7 translation from Chinese scanlation (complete!)
(LESTER)
This took me 3 hours last night and another 3 hours this morning to finish. And guess what, it's too long to be posted on the MangaFox forum! XD
Anyway, this is a chapter full of win and I hope you like the chapter + translation. Because of this chapter, we have enough content for a Volume 14! Hopefully it comes out soon and SnC can continue scanlating the chapters after Stage 4 Volume 4 \o/
Read the Chinese scanlation of Stage 4 Volume 7 online: HERE
DO NOT USE THIS TRANSLATION IN ANY WAY. AND DO NOT SCANLATE THE CHINESE SCANLATIONS.
MangaHelpers has posted an article HERE to remind everyone not to use other groups' scanlations for their own scanlations. I've tried asking permission to the Chinese scanlator to use their scans but my request was rejected. I understand why the group would want to do that, so I hope all of us will respect their wishes.
Enough of that, on to the translation! (Edited on 3 June for some typos and more notes)
Page 1
Text: With your own method, step forward bravely!
Text: A shining smile will give you strength!
(t/n: I wanted to replace shining with sparkling since it’s actually kira kira in Japanese at first, LOL)
Page 2
Risa: Riku?
Riku: I…
Riku: might have fallen for Hasumi-kun.
Risa: ……Eh?
Risa: Is…that-so……?
Risa: Is that the case…?
Risa: How could I be mistaken……
Risa: There must be something wrong!!
Risa: Eh-?
Text around Risa: A confused memory
Bubble: …Ah?
Text: Again…
Text: When I start thinking about it, I begin to feel giddy…
Page 3
Text: My head
Text: feels foggy--…
Bubble: Ne
Box: Riku--…?
Bubble: How about Risa?
Box: Who?
Page 4
Bubble: -Eh?
Bubble: Who will Risa go to the dance with?
Bubble: For me, it’s obviously with Dark-san!!
Risa: …even though I want to go with him, I can’t announce it.
Bubble: After all, Dark isn’t a student
Bubble: of the school…
Riku: Risa?
Box: Why can’t I recall…
Text: the face of Dark-san--?
Page 5
Daisuke: Argh---
Daisuke: Can’t do this…
FX: Toss
Daisuke: Argh-
FX: Turn
Daisuke: Ah Argh-
Thought bubble: So
Text: Without Dark’s presence, I’m just
Text: completely useless…
Page 6
Text: I’ve never been able to muster any courage at the critical moment
Text: He’s always supporting me.
Bubble: Even though he’s no good.
(t/n: I think the ‘no good’ was vulgar, but I’m confused whether it’s referring to Dark or Daisuke. It’s more probably the former though.
Text: and also very perverted.
Text: Because Dark was with me,
Text: so even if I was in this state, I could make it.
Text: I’ve always thought of it this way.
Bubble: I’m sorry,
Bubble: Niwa-kun.
Box: What if it was Dark at that time?
Text: [Idiot]
Text: [Moron]?
Text: [Spineless]?
(t/n: The spineless part reads literally as ‘soft-legged prawn’, so I thought that ‘spineless’ will be most appropriate here. Basically Daisuke is berating himself, okay?)
Bubble: Don’t drag this on.
Page 7
Daisuke: D…
Daisuke: Dark?!
Dark: Ah-that’s it!!
Page 8
Bubble: Dark!!
Bubble: Wah
Bubble: Dark!!
Daisuke: How did you become like this--!!
Dark: That Hiwatari fellow said that I couldn’t come over unless I became like this!
Daisuke: Hiwatari-kun?!
Dark: And it’s because only a small part of me came, so that’s why I’m like this!
Dark: The me waiting outside still has the same handsome appearance!!
Text: How-
Text: Why do I have to do this for that fellow…
(t/n: Refers to Daisuke by the way. But I agree that he’s a trouble magnet.)
Text: Don’t complain.
Thought bubble: …Just like Towa?
Dark: Do you understand!!
Daisuke: This means that Hiwatari-kun…he’s here?!
Text: How about With?
Text: He’s left looking after the house!
Dark: I can’t stay here like this for long, so I’ll cut the long story short.
Text: Same person
Bubble: You’re now in the world inside the mirror.
Bubble: This world is a virtual world created by Insomnia.
Page 9
Daisuke: So… Rokuto and Riku-san going out and my being dumped is…?
Bubble: Ah? Rokuto? Who’s that?
Text: And how much do you want to be dumped?
Daisuke: Rokuto, he…
Text: Dizzy…
Bubble: is my…rival…
Dark: Hey! Don’t just fall asleep suddenly!
Bubble: Wake up!!
Bubble: Daisuke
Text: His hair
Text: is turning white?
Page 10
Text: …looks like there is some kind of
Text: protection…?
Text: ---He should be called Rokuto…
Text: He once appeared
Text: in the mirror--…
Text: That guy?!
Dark: Listen up!! Daisuke!
Dark: You have to work together with Risa
Dark: Understood?!
Page 11
Bubble: It’s impossible!!
Bubble: I can’t recall Dark-san’s face!! And why was it the face!!
Bubble: What happened to me?
Bubble: It’s unbelievable!!
Bubble: Who are you …?
Page 12
Bubble: Who’s that…?!
(t/n: I sense so much déjà vu here…)
Page 13
Bubble: Hiwatari-kun…?!
Bubble: Why are you here?!
Page 14
Satoshi: Looks like you still remember me.
Satoshi: …that’s great.
Risa: Hold on!!
Risa: This is the second floor?!
Bubble: Not here…
Risa: What happened…?
Bubble: I cannot directly exist in this world……
Bubble: You should have noticed slightly……
Page 15
Bubble: This is not the real world.
Risa: …So…
Bubble: No wonder?!
Risa: It’s definitely strange!!!
Bubble: It’s a nightmare!! I can’t remember Dark-san’s face!! Riku’s weird as well!!
Text: She said that Dark is handsome?!
Text: Is that so?
Bubble: Everything is weird!!
(t/n: Remind me to try and attempt a Risa In Wonderland fanart sometime, LOL)
Satoshi: Sorry to interrupt, but I don’t have much time… Please hear me out.
Text: So it’s Dark as the primary reason?!
(t/n: I’m not sure of this, but I think its that she mentions Dark first when she states that this world is strange)
Bubble: You have some resistance due to the Argentine incident.
Page 16
Bubble: In other words, you are an existence who is considered to be not easily manipulated by the forces…
Bubble: --this is my reasoning.
Risa: --Ne, why is Hiwatari-kun so clear about this? I mean,
Risa: Why is Hiwatari-kun here?
Bubble: …Although it’s not convenient to go into detail… but as I said, I don’t have much time.
Satoshi: So…… I can only tell you that I come from a clan that is very knowledgeable about artwork……
Page 17
Text: Wherever Dark is present
Text: Hiwatari-kun will appear too…
Text: As well as
Text: --that person in white.
Text: White…feathers.
Bubble: Harada?
Page 18
Bubble: Again…
Bubble: I suddenly feel dizzy…
Bubble: My mind feels blank……
Bubble: Hear me out, Harada……
Page 19
Bubble: This world is a world that is created by an artwork called Insomnia.
Bubble: Is the reason of its aim being afraid of being destroyed so it wants to take a hostage?
Bubble: Or does it want to take something and disappear along with it?
(t/n: I apologise if the sentence structure here looks weird, orz.)
Bubble: Nothing is known about it yet
Bubble: But
Bubble: Incomplete artworks are not stable……and their characters are horrid.
Bubble: Currently, the only ones trapped in this world are Niwa and you.
Satoshi: The reason why Harada-ane didn’t go to the other side…Do you know?
(t/n: Harada-ane = older sister Harada = Riku while Harada-imouto means younger sister Harada = Risa. )
Risa: Insomnia……it’s that artwork with the door?
Risa: Because I said that the artwork was scary.
Risa: And Riku seems to like it a lot.
Page 20
Bubble: We have that identical face and body
Bubble: But our personalities are polar opposites.
Bubble: So it is very easy to tell us apart.
Text: Niwa-kun and I were dragged in here
Thought: So my instinct wasn’t wrong
Thought: That evil guy…
Thought: Anyway…… since I started liking Dark-san, I keep ending up in strange situations in which I can’t do anything.
Text: Don’t tell me
Thought: I’m slowly becoming a damsel in distress…?
(t/n: it actually reads more as ‘dangerous woman’ but I think ‘damsel in distress’ is more appropriate.)
Satoshi: Are there any other strange happenings?
Page 21
Risa: Strange happenings?
Bubble: Anyway……Riku said that she wanted to go to the dance with Rokuto-kun.
Bubble: I always thought that Riku wanted to go with Niwa-kun.
Bubble: …Rokuto?
Bubble: Yeah.
Text: --So
Text: Insomnia’s aim is to replace Niwa--…!!
Text: Insomnia wants to become “Rokuto”
Text: and in order to become an existence in the real world…
Page 22
Text: Niwa must remain in the world of the mirror.
Text: Just to achieve this goal?
Text: He (Insomnia) can go out after imitating him (Daisuke)
(t/n: The sentence structure is getting confusing here :O)
Text: But if a replacement takes place
Text: ……Rokuto
Text: as long as he doesn’t stop taking what is important to Niwa
Text: Niwa will gradually lose his own identity
Text: If this is the case, Niwa’s existence will slowly become weaker
Text: and he will be lost in the world of the mirror
Text: So he will become obsolete as he is replaced…
Page 23
Text: “Sleep” is Insomnia’s curse.
Text: Whenever one sleeps
Text: his memory will be messed up.
Text (both lines): I want your everything
(t/n: It’s more of ‘I want everything that you own.’ But at first glance, I immediately thought of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance lyrics. Actually, ‘I want your everything’ is uh, grammatically incorrect in Microsoft Word. So ‘I want everything that you own’ is more correct, but the Bad Romance lyrics will provide more lulz. Anyway, this translation won’t be used for scanlating :l)
Page 24
Satoshi: Harada?
Bubble: Hiwatari-kun…I will do my best…
Risa: I’ve caused Riku so much worry during the Argentine incident…I must…bring…Niwa-kun…back……
Bubble: Harada…! If you feel sleepy……
Bubble: Please just… think of me……!
(t/n: In the summary I said feeling down / confused, but I went to check the meaning of 犯困 and it actually means sleepy, so yeah. Also, why does this sound like a confession here? :D)
Page 25
Bubble: This mirror has already reached its limit…
Bubble: Looks like that suspicious fellow has come.
(t/n: Refers to Satoshi)
Page 26
Bubble: It’s clearly
Bubble: almost there.
Bubble: At the last moment, the mirror reflected a human who has an extremely rare artwork living inside him.
(t/n: Yup, it’s Satoshi.)
Bubble: Black Wings…
Bubble: Finally, he was brought in
Bubble: But it is incomplete……it’s not enough.
(t/n: I’m really confused whether ‘he’ refers to Satoshi or not O_o)
Page 27
Bubble: Miod
Bubble: Even though you’re an existence that is only reflecting the Black Wings
(t/n: Any sentence with Black Wings is serious business. But I’m unsure of the ‘reflecting’ thing here ;_;)
Bubbble: But me, (Insomnia)
Bubble: and you, (Miod)
(t/n: The Insomnia and Miod in the above two lines are actually furigana, so it's just 'But me and you.')
Bubble: wouldn’t we make a great pair?
Bubble: …Daisuke
Rokuto: When we meet again soon…
Rokuto: I will
Page 28
Bubble: become you.
Bubble: What’s up?
Bubble: What’s up with you, RIsa?
Text: Always staring at others
(t/n: ‘others’ actually refers to Riku)
Page 29
Bubble: Nothing, just protecting you from harassment.
Text: What on earth.
(t/n: You’re free to replace it with wtf and wth. )
Bubble: Harassment~~~?
Rokuto: Ah! Riku-san.
Bubble: Ah--! Riku!!
Risa: I want to go to the washroom, let’s go.
Riku: Huh?
Riku: What?
Riku: What happened, are you that urgent?
Text: What are you doing-
Text: Just come with me!
Bubble: Riku-san.
Bubble: That…
Risa: What?
Riku: Exactly, what’s up?
Risa: I’ve got an arrangement with her.
(t/n: Well, siblings > friends, you know.)
Page 30
Bubble: No…
Bubble: Nothing
Text: See you later…
(t/n: That’s Rokuto there, not Daisuke, by the way. He’s just shocked by Risa. Who wouldn't?)
Riku: What have you been up today? Why do you keep stalking me?!
Text: You shouldn’t see
(t/n: Risa’s referring to Rokuto, because she knows the truth and all)
Bubble: There’s no special reason, I just felt like doing so!
Bubble: So annoying!
Bubble: So noisy!
Page 31
Thought: Ah~~~that again. I feel sleepy again……
Text: I can’t keep myself awake without thinking of Dark-san’s face.
Thought: This is really bad, I can’t even remember Dark-san’s face…
Text: Harada!
Text: If you’re feeling sleepy, please just…
Text: think of me.
Text: Wait, what was that?
Text: Why did I think of that guy’s face? Really-
Page 32
Bubble: Save me, Dark-san!! I’m not being half-hearted!!
Text: There’s some force at work-
(t/n: Nah, you’re in denial, Risa.)
Bubble: Ah
Text: Not here
RIsa: Riku?
Spike: When!!
(t/n: Risa’s too shocked to say ‘When did that happen!!’, so yeah)
Risa: Wait a moment-you two…
Risa: Really-
Text: Sees it accidentally
Page 33
Bubble: Ni-?!
Bubble: Niwa-kun?!
Daisuke: Ah…
Daisuke: Harada-san.
Bubble: What happened?! You seem so down!!
Bubble: And you’re really pale!!
(t/n: IDK, a pun here? Daisuke’s hair is becoming white due to Insomnia, and he’s also shocked now. I think Risa is referring to Daisuke’s hair colour, but Daisuke thinks that she refers to his skin (due to being shocked). Also, I don’t want to make this translation sound racist. :l)
Daisuke: Is that so--…?
Spike: Too pale!
Spike: How can this go on!!
Spike: You’re too unreliable!!
(t/n: I think ‘soft’ would be a better option here but the scanlation says 可靠 which means reliable)
Large text: Already in surrendered mode?!
Bubble: Eh?
Daisuke: Ah…
Daisuke: I’m sorry…
Daisuke: Then-…I’ll be going…
Spike: Wait, wait a moment!!
Page 34
Bubble: How about this!! Okay?!
Daisuke: Huh…
Bubble: Doesn’t Niwa-kun like Riku?!
Bubble: You’ll be dumped at this rate!!
Bubble: Is this alright?!
Daisuke: ……It’s Riku-san’s……personal choice……
Bubble: I can’t do anything about it.
Page 35
Bubble: ~~~What did you just say…… that’s too embarrassing……
Bubble: Do you like her?
Bubble: Then, please do your best and get her back!
Bubble: Are you a man?!
(t/n: No, Daisuke’s still a shota.)
Risa: Just like Dark!!
(t/n: Yeah, she did leave out the -san suffix here)
Page 36
Bubble: …Dark…
Bubble: I’m …
Bubble: like Dark……?
(t/n: I’m unsure about this part, orz)
Bubble: It’s decided.
Page 37
Risa: Niwa-kun, please go with me to the dance!
Text: Petrified
Text: Starts to tremble
Daisuke: Eh…?
Spike: Aiya--?! Risa’s really going with Niwa-kun?!
Spike: Is Niwa-kun a good choice?!
Spike: So unexpected.
Page 38
Bubble: Wh…Why… Why with me?!
Bubble: Because I want to go together with you!!
Risa: Because you can’t go with Riku? Then go with me!
Risa: Or you’re thinking of going with another person?!
Spike: How!!
Spike: I…I don’t have that kind of plan!!
Risa: You won’t…go with me?
Page 39
Bubble: Can’t be forgiven-
Bubble: Daisuke, you moron-
Bubble: Risa-
Bubble: How daring ☆
(t/n: Holy crap, when did Risa have fangirls?!)
Daisuke: Thanks……
Daisuke: Thank you.
Bubble: Even though I know that you’re doing this out of concern for me,
Bubble: ……but I’m happy.
Page 40
Bubble: That’s too much.
Bubble: Don’t expect too much! I’m completely devoted to Dark!
Daisuke: Mmm…hmm.
Bubble: But Niwa-kun
Bubble: who knows that it might be a good thing if you went with me?
Risa: Look forward to it ♡
Page 41
Bubble: …What’s that...?
Dark: That Risa is definitely plotting something.
Bubble: Wah?! Dark?!
Text: You’re noisy.
Dark: That’s great, Daisuke!! You don’t need to hug your knees alone in your room and cry on the night of the dance.
Dark: Anyway, the matter of replacing me to go to the dance, I don’t think you can make it.
Bubble: If you make Risa look bad, I won’t forgive you.
Page 42
Bubble: ……You don’t sound convincing at all, Dark.
Spike: Shut up, don’t lift others like that.
Text: You moron!!
Bubble: Eh?!
Bubble: Exchange places?!
Page 43
Bubble: Correct.
Risa: It’ll be very interesting.
Bubble: I don’t understand what your plans are-
Risa: It’s really simple.
Riku: I’ll just dress up as Riku and Riku will dress up as me ♪
Risa: Just like a masquerade, it will be a lot of fun. Here are my clothes!
Bubble: Hold on…… Risa!
Riku: Don’t make your decisions on this kind of matter by yourself!
Risa: There won’t be any problems.
Bubble: Just a slight exchange, before returning to normal halfway.
Preview: Great chaos during the dance…?
Next chapter in Asuka Issue #8, released 24 June
My thoughts on the chapter~
1. Yay for all the Satoshi x Risa in this chapter!
2. I really liked Risa in this chapter, she's getting more mature, and she actually tries to help Riku by agreeing to go with Daisuke to the dance so that Riku can still go with him despite promising Rokuto by exchanging places.
3. LMAO at chibi Dark.
4. Anyway, Rokuto = Insomnia by now. And Miod uh, scares me.
5. When will Krad show his pretty self? O_o
If you're new here, there are proper translations from the Japanese raws from yukirusugisaki (which are not allowed to be used) done by feder for the previous chapters so do take a look too (:
Watch for further updates? :D
This took me 3 hours last night and another 3 hours this morning to finish. And guess what, it's too long to be posted on the MangaFox forum! XD
Anyway, this is a chapter full of win and I hope you like the chapter + translation. Because of this chapter, we have enough content for a Volume 14! Hopefully it comes out soon and SnC can continue scanlating the chapters after Stage 4 Volume 4 \o/
Read the Chinese scanlation of Stage 4 Volume 7 online: HERE
DO NOT USE THIS TRANSLATION IN ANY WAY. AND DO NOT SCANLATE THE CHINESE SCANLATIONS.
MangaHelpers has posted an article HERE to remind everyone not to use other groups' scanlations for their own scanlations. I've tried asking permission to the Chinese scanlator to use their scans but my request was rejected. I understand why the group would want to do that, so I hope all of us will respect their wishes.
Enough of that, on to the translation! (Edited on 3 June for some typos and more notes)
Page 1
Text: With your own method, step forward bravely!
Text: A shining smile will give you strength!
(t/n: I wanted to replace shining with sparkling since it’s actually kira kira in Japanese at first, LOL)
Page 2
Risa: Riku?
Riku: I…
Riku: might have fallen for Hasumi-kun.
Risa: ……Eh?
Risa: Is…that-so……?
Risa: Is that the case…?
Risa: How could I be mistaken……
Risa: There must be something wrong!!
Risa: Eh-?
Text around Risa: A confused memory
Bubble: …Ah?
Text: Again…
Text: When I start thinking about it, I begin to feel giddy…
Page 3
Text: My head
Text: feels foggy--…
Bubble: Ne
Box: Riku--…?
Bubble: How about Risa?
Box: Who?
Page 4
Bubble: -Eh?
Bubble: Who will Risa go to the dance with?
Bubble: For me, it’s obviously with Dark-san!!
Risa: …even though I want to go with him, I can’t announce it.
Bubble: After all, Dark isn’t a student
Bubble: of the school…
Riku: Risa?
Box: Why can’t I recall…
Text: the face of Dark-san--?
Page 5
Daisuke: Argh---
Daisuke: Can’t do this…
FX: Toss
Daisuke: Argh-
FX: Turn
Daisuke: Ah Argh-
Thought bubble: So
Text: Without Dark’s presence, I’m just
Text: completely useless…
Page 6
Text: I’ve never been able to muster any courage at the critical moment
Text: He’s always supporting me.
Bubble: Even though he’s no good.
(t/n: I think the ‘no good’ was vulgar, but I’m confused whether it’s referring to Dark or Daisuke. It’s more probably the former though.
Text: and also very perverted.
Text: Because Dark was with me,
Text: so even if I was in this state, I could make it.
Text: I’ve always thought of it this way.
Bubble: I’m sorry,
Bubble: Niwa-kun.
Box: What if it was Dark at that time?
Text: [Idiot]
Text: [Moron]?
Text: [Spineless]?
(t/n: The spineless part reads literally as ‘soft-legged prawn’, so I thought that ‘spineless’ will be most appropriate here. Basically Daisuke is berating himself, okay?)
Bubble: Don’t drag this on.
Page 7
Daisuke: D…
Daisuke: Dark?!
Dark: Ah-that’s it!!
Page 8
Bubble: Dark!!
Bubble: Wah
Bubble: Dark!!
Daisuke: How did you become like this--!!
Dark: That Hiwatari fellow said that I couldn’t come over unless I became like this!
Daisuke: Hiwatari-kun?!
Dark: And it’s because only a small part of me came, so that’s why I’m like this!
Dark: The me waiting outside still has the same handsome appearance!!
Text: How-
Text: Why do I have to do this for that fellow…
(t/n: Refers to Daisuke by the way. But I agree that he’s a trouble magnet.)
Text: Don’t complain.
Thought bubble: …Just like Towa?
Dark: Do you understand!!
Daisuke: This means that Hiwatari-kun…he’s here?!
Text: How about With?
Text: He’s left looking after the house!
Dark: I can’t stay here like this for long, so I’ll cut the long story short.
Text: Same person
Bubble: You’re now in the world inside the mirror.
Bubble: This world is a virtual world created by Insomnia.
Page 9
Daisuke: So… Rokuto and Riku-san going out and my being dumped is…?
Bubble: Ah? Rokuto? Who’s that?
Text: And how much do you want to be dumped?
Daisuke: Rokuto, he…
Text: Dizzy…
Bubble: is my…rival…
Dark: Hey! Don’t just fall asleep suddenly!
Bubble: Wake up!!
Bubble: Daisuke
Text: His hair
Text: is turning white?
Page 10
Text: …looks like there is some kind of
Text: protection…?
Text: ---He should be called Rokuto…
Text: He once appeared
Text: in the mirror--…
Text: That guy?!
Dark: Listen up!! Daisuke!
Dark: You have to work together with Risa
Dark: Understood?!
Page 11
Bubble: It’s impossible!!
Bubble: I can’t recall Dark-san’s face!! And why was it the face!!
Bubble: What happened to me?
Bubble: It’s unbelievable!!
Bubble: Who are you …?
Page 12
Bubble: Who’s that…?!
(t/n: I sense so much déjà vu here…)
Page 13
Bubble: Hiwatari-kun…?!
Bubble: Why are you here?!
Page 14
Satoshi: Looks like you still remember me.
Satoshi: …that’s great.
Risa: Hold on!!
Risa: This is the second floor?!
Bubble: Not here…
Risa: What happened…?
Bubble: I cannot directly exist in this world……
Bubble: You should have noticed slightly……
Page 15
Bubble: This is not the real world.
Risa: …So…
Bubble: No wonder?!
Risa: It’s definitely strange!!!
Bubble: It’s a nightmare!! I can’t remember Dark-san’s face!! Riku’s weird as well!!
Text: She said that Dark is handsome?!
Text: Is that so?
Bubble: Everything is weird!!
(t/n: Remind me to try and attempt a Risa In Wonderland fanart sometime, LOL)
Satoshi: Sorry to interrupt, but I don’t have much time… Please hear me out.
Text: So it’s Dark as the primary reason?!
(t/n: I’m not sure of this, but I think its that she mentions Dark first when she states that this world is strange)
Bubble: You have some resistance due to the Argentine incident.
Page 16
Bubble: In other words, you are an existence who is considered to be not easily manipulated by the forces…
Bubble: --this is my reasoning.
Risa: --Ne, why is Hiwatari-kun so clear about this? I mean,
Risa: Why is Hiwatari-kun here?
Bubble: …Although it’s not convenient to go into detail… but as I said, I don’t have much time.
Satoshi: So…… I can only tell you that I come from a clan that is very knowledgeable about artwork……
Page 17
Text: Wherever Dark is present
Text: Hiwatari-kun will appear too…
Text: As well as
Text: --that person in white.
Text: White…feathers.
Bubble: Harada?
Page 18
Bubble: Again…
Bubble: I suddenly feel dizzy…
Bubble: My mind feels blank……
Bubble: Hear me out, Harada……
Page 19
Bubble: This world is a world that is created by an artwork called Insomnia.
Bubble: Is the reason of its aim being afraid of being destroyed so it wants to take a hostage?
Bubble: Or does it want to take something and disappear along with it?
(t/n: I apologise if the sentence structure here looks weird, orz.)
Bubble: Nothing is known about it yet
Bubble: But
Bubble: Incomplete artworks are not stable……and their characters are horrid.
Bubble: Currently, the only ones trapped in this world are Niwa and you.
Satoshi: The reason why Harada-ane didn’t go to the other side…Do you know?
(t/n: Harada-ane = older sister Harada = Riku while Harada-imouto means younger sister Harada = Risa. )
Risa: Insomnia……it’s that artwork with the door?
Risa: Because I said that the artwork was scary.
Risa: And Riku seems to like it a lot.
Page 20
Bubble: We have that identical face and body
Bubble: But our personalities are polar opposites.
Bubble: So it is very easy to tell us apart.
Text: Niwa-kun and I were dragged in here
Thought: So my instinct wasn’t wrong
Thought: That evil guy…
Thought: Anyway…… since I started liking Dark-san, I keep ending up in strange situations in which I can’t do anything.
Text: Don’t tell me
Thought: I’m slowly becoming a damsel in distress…?
(t/n: it actually reads more as ‘dangerous woman’ but I think ‘damsel in distress’ is more appropriate.)
Satoshi: Are there any other strange happenings?
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Risa: Strange happenings?
Bubble: Anyway……Riku said that she wanted to go to the dance with Rokuto-kun.
Bubble: I always thought that Riku wanted to go with Niwa-kun.
Bubble: …Rokuto?
Bubble: Yeah.
Text: --So
Text: Insomnia’s aim is to replace Niwa--…!!
Text: Insomnia wants to become “Rokuto”
Text: and in order to become an existence in the real world…
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Text: Niwa must remain in the world of the mirror.
Text: Just to achieve this goal?
Text: He (Insomnia) can go out after imitating him (Daisuke)
(t/n: The sentence structure is getting confusing here :O)
Text: But if a replacement takes place
Text: ……Rokuto
Text: as long as he doesn’t stop taking what is important to Niwa
Text: Niwa will gradually lose his own identity
Text: If this is the case, Niwa’s existence will slowly become weaker
Text: and he will be lost in the world of the mirror
Text: So he will become obsolete as he is replaced…
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Text: “Sleep” is Insomnia’s curse.
Text: Whenever one sleeps
Text: his memory will be messed up.
Text (both lines): I want your everything
(t/n: It’s more of ‘I want everything that you own.’ But at first glance, I immediately thought of Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance lyrics. Actually, ‘I want your everything’ is uh, grammatically incorrect in Microsoft Word. So ‘I want everything that you own’ is more correct, but the Bad Romance lyrics will provide more lulz. Anyway, this translation won’t be used for scanlating :l)
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Satoshi: Harada?
Bubble: Hiwatari-kun…I will do my best…
Risa: I’ve caused Riku so much worry during the Argentine incident…I must…bring…Niwa-kun…back……
Bubble: Harada…! If you feel sleepy……
Bubble: Please just… think of me……!
(t/n: In the summary I said feeling down / confused, but I went to check the meaning of 犯困 and it actually means sleepy, so yeah. Also, why does this sound like a confession here? :D)
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Bubble: This mirror has already reached its limit…
Bubble: Looks like that suspicious fellow has come.
(t/n: Refers to Satoshi)
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Bubble: It’s clearly
Bubble: almost there.
Bubble: At the last moment, the mirror reflected a human who has an extremely rare artwork living inside him.
(t/n: Yup, it’s Satoshi.)
Bubble: Black Wings…
Bubble: Finally, he was brought in
Bubble: But it is incomplete……it’s not enough.
(t/n: I’m really confused whether ‘he’ refers to Satoshi or not O_o)
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Bubble: Miod
Bubble: Even though you’re an existence that is only reflecting the Black Wings
(t/n: Any sentence with Black Wings is serious business. But I’m unsure of the ‘reflecting’ thing here ;_;)
Bubbble: But me, (Insomnia)
Bubble: and you, (Miod)
(t/n: The Insomnia and Miod in the above two lines are actually furigana, so it's just 'But me and you.')
Bubble: wouldn’t we make a great pair?
Bubble: …Daisuke
Rokuto: When we meet again soon…
Rokuto: I will
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Bubble: become you.
Bubble: What’s up?
Bubble: What’s up with you, RIsa?
Text: Always staring at others
(t/n: ‘others’ actually refers to Riku)
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Bubble: Nothing, just protecting you from harassment.
Text: What on earth.
(t/n: You’re free to replace it with wtf and wth. )
Bubble: Harassment~~~?
Rokuto: Ah! Riku-san.
Bubble: Ah--! Riku!!
Risa: I want to go to the washroom, let’s go.
Riku: Huh?
Riku: What?
Riku: What happened, are you that urgent?
Text: What are you doing-
Text: Just come with me!
Bubble: Riku-san.
Bubble: That…
Risa: What?
Riku: Exactly, what’s up?
Risa: I’ve got an arrangement with her.
(t/n: Well, siblings > friends, you know.)
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Bubble: No…
Bubble: Nothing
Text: See you later…
(t/n: That’s Rokuto there, not Daisuke, by the way. He’s just shocked by Risa. Who wouldn't?)
Riku: What have you been up today? Why do you keep stalking me?!
Text: You shouldn’t see
(t/n: Risa’s referring to Rokuto, because she knows the truth and all)
Bubble: There’s no special reason, I just felt like doing so!
Bubble: So annoying!
Bubble: So noisy!
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Thought: Ah~~~that again. I feel sleepy again……
Text: I can’t keep myself awake without thinking of Dark-san’s face.
Thought: This is really bad, I can’t even remember Dark-san’s face…
Text: Harada!
Text: If you’re feeling sleepy, please just…
Text: think of me.
Text: Wait, what was that?
Text: Why did I think of that guy’s face? Really-
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Bubble: Save me, Dark-san!! I’m not being half-hearted!!
Text: There’s some force at work-
(t/n: Nah, you’re in denial, Risa.)
Bubble: Ah
Text: Not here
RIsa: Riku?
Spike: When!!
(t/n: Risa’s too shocked to say ‘When did that happen!!’, so yeah)
Risa: Wait a moment-you two…
Risa: Really-
Text: Sees it accidentally
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Bubble: Ni-?!
Bubble: Niwa-kun?!
Daisuke: Ah…
Daisuke: Harada-san.
Bubble: What happened?! You seem so down!!
Bubble: And you’re really pale!!
(t/n: IDK, a pun here? Daisuke’s hair is becoming white due to Insomnia, and he’s also shocked now. I think Risa is referring to Daisuke’s hair colour, but Daisuke thinks that she refers to his skin (due to being shocked). Also, I don’t want to make this translation sound racist. :l)
Daisuke: Is that so--…?
Spike: Too pale!
Spike: How can this go on!!
Spike: You’re too unreliable!!
(t/n: I think ‘soft’ would be a better option here but the scanlation says 可靠 which means reliable)
Large text: Already in surrendered mode?!
Bubble: Eh?
Daisuke: Ah…
Daisuke: I’m sorry…
Daisuke: Then-…I’ll be going…
Spike: Wait, wait a moment!!
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Bubble: How about this!! Okay?!
Daisuke: Huh…
Bubble: Doesn’t Niwa-kun like Riku?!
Bubble: You’ll be dumped at this rate!!
Bubble: Is this alright?!
Daisuke: ……It’s Riku-san’s……personal choice……
Bubble: I can’t do anything about it.
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Bubble: ~~~What did you just say…… that’s too embarrassing……
Bubble: Do you like her?
Bubble: Then, please do your best and get her back!
Bubble: Are you a man?!
(t/n: No, Daisuke’s still a shota.)
Risa: Just like Dark!!
(t/n: Yeah, she did leave out the -san suffix here)
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Bubble: …Dark…
Bubble: I’m …
Bubble: like Dark……?
(t/n: I’m unsure about this part, orz)
Bubble: It’s decided.
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Risa: Niwa-kun, please go with me to the dance!
Text: Petrified
Text: Starts to tremble
Daisuke: Eh…?
Spike: Aiya--?! Risa’s really going with Niwa-kun?!
Spike: Is Niwa-kun a good choice?!
Spike: So unexpected.
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Bubble: Wh…Why… Why with me?!
Bubble: Because I want to go together with you!!
Risa: Because you can’t go with Riku? Then go with me!
Risa: Or you’re thinking of going with another person?!
Spike: How!!
Spike: I…I don’t have that kind of plan!!
Risa: You won’t…go with me?
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Bubble: Can’t be forgiven-
Bubble: Daisuke, you moron-
Bubble: Risa-
Bubble: How daring ☆
(t/n: Holy crap, when did Risa have fangirls?!)
Daisuke: Thanks……
Daisuke: Thank you.
Bubble: Even though I know that you’re doing this out of concern for me,
Bubble: ……but I’m happy.
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Bubble: That’s too much.
Bubble: Don’t expect too much! I’m completely devoted to Dark!
Daisuke: Mmm…hmm.
Bubble: But Niwa-kun
Bubble: who knows that it might be a good thing if you went with me?
Risa: Look forward to it ♡
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Bubble: …What’s that...?
Dark: That Risa is definitely plotting something.
Bubble: Wah?! Dark?!
Text: You’re noisy.
Dark: That’s great, Daisuke!! You don’t need to hug your knees alone in your room and cry on the night of the dance.
Dark: Anyway, the matter of replacing me to go to the dance, I don’t think you can make it.
Bubble: If you make Risa look bad, I won’t forgive you.
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Bubble: ……You don’t sound convincing at all, Dark.
Spike: Shut up, don’t lift others like that.
Text: You moron!!
Bubble: Eh?!
Bubble: Exchange places?!
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Bubble: Correct.
Risa: It’ll be very interesting.
Bubble: I don’t understand what your plans are-
Risa: It’s really simple.
Riku: I’ll just dress up as Riku and Riku will dress up as me ♪
Risa: Just like a masquerade, it will be a lot of fun. Here are my clothes!
Bubble: Hold on…… Risa!
Riku: Don’t make your decisions on this kind of matter by yourself!
Risa: There won’t be any problems.
Bubble: Just a slight exchange, before returning to normal halfway.
Preview: Great chaos during the dance…?
Next chapter in Asuka Issue #8, released 24 June
My thoughts on the chapter~
1. Yay for all the Satoshi x Risa in this chapter!
2. I really liked Risa in this chapter, she's getting more mature, and she actually tries to help Riku by agreeing to go with Daisuke to the dance so that Riku can still go with him despite promising Rokuto by exchanging places.
3. LMAO at chibi Dark.
4. Anyway, Rokuto = Insomnia by now. And Miod uh, scares me.
5. When will Krad show his pretty self? O_o
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