zephyr07

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For easier reference, I'm compiling all the translations of the blazblue material collection short stories into this thread. So far, about 5 of them have been fully translated. I'll link to all the stories from this first post for easier navigation. Edit (1-9-2010): I will translate Phase 0 in my free time, so updates won't be regular. I'm just aiming to finish the 1st chapter for now, it covers Ragna meeting Caelica, and the 2 of them running into mitsuyoshi (jubei). Hopefully an official version will be announced or baka-tsuki picks it up. (15-9-2010): Chapter 1 is officially completed. Will be finishing up tao and litchi's short stories, then this thread is done. (22-9-2010): Prologue of Phase 0 completed. translation of the subsequent chapters will be put on hold so I can do litchi's story. (5-10-2010): All mc short stories completed. (26-10-2010): On break to tackle exams. will resume after nov. (14-11-2010): Chapter 2 of phase 0 completed. (1-12-2010): A combination of several factors means I won't be posting phase 0 for the forseeable future. I'll still be working on chimelical complex though. (18-8-2011) Chapter 3 of phase 0 completed. Updates: Hakumen's story added (20-8-2010) Carl's story added (21-8-2010) Arakune's story added (24-8-2010) Bang's story added (25-8-2010) Sub-chapter 1 of Lost White added (1-9-2010) Sub-chapter 2 of Lost White added (4-9-2010) Tager's story added (6-9-2010) Shuuichirou's Log 1 & 2 added (7-9-2010) Sub-chapter 3 of Lost White added (13-9-2010) Sub-chapter 4 of Lost White added (15-9-2010) Shuuichirou's Log 3 added (17-9-2010) Taokaka's story added (19-9-2010) Shuuichirou's Log 4 added (20-9-2010) Shuuicihirou's Log 5 and Final Log added (21-9-2010) Prologue added (22-9-2010) Litchi's story added (5-10-2010) Sub-chapter 1 of Destructive Black added (10-10-2010) Sub-chapter 2 of Destructive Black added (11-10-2010) Sub-chapter 3 of Destructive Black added (18-10-2010) Sub-chapter 4 of Destructive Black added (14-11-2010) Sub-chapter 5 of Destructive Black added (14-11-2010) Epilogue added (11-12-2010) Sub-chapter 1 of Reality's Red added (25-12-2010) Sub-chapter 2 of Reality's Red added (28-5-2011) Sub-chapter 3 of Reality's Red added (31-7-2011) Sub-chapter 4 of Reality's Red added (18-8-2011) Sub-chapter 1 of Chance-met Silver added (25-2-2012) List of stories in order given by the Material Collection: Ragna the Bloodedge (Memory of Blue) (Done by Suzaku) Jin Kisaragi (purgatory hell) Noel Vermillion (THE BLUE) Iron Tager (Trust You) Taokaka (Capricious Us) Rachel Alucard (Endless Waltz) Arakune (The Diary) Litchi Faye Ling (Borderline) Carl Clover (Puppeteers) Bang Shishigami (Fortune favours the bold) Hakumen (Innocent Black) Nu-13 (an evil sign) Blazblue Phase 0: Prologue Lost White: Shuuichirou's Log 1 & 2 Sub-chapter 1 Sub-chapter 2 Sub-chapter 3 Sub-chapter 4 Destructive Black: Shuuichirou's Log 3 Sub-chapter 1 Sub-chapter 2 Sub-chapter 3 Sub-chapter 4 Sub-chapter 5 Reality's Red: Shuuichirou's Log 4 Sub-chapter 1 Sub-chapter 2 Sub-chapter 3 Sub-chapter 4 Chance-met Silver Shuuicirou's Log 5 Sub-chapter 1 Sub-chapter 2 Sealed Green Shuuichirou's Final Log Promised Azure Epilogue

rachel's story is... annoying. But yeah I'm already working on hers Don't take this the wrong way, but with the time I'd take to do synopsises of all the stories, I could probably do a proper translatation of 1 story, and I rather do a proper translation of 1 story. You have any specific 1 in mind? Off handedly I do recall bang's story chronicles the ikaruga civil war somewhat, carl visits his uncle and aunt with ada in tow, aunt freaks out but uncle is unfazed. I'll try doing arakune after I'm done with rachel's.

noel's short story THE BLUE: Noel Vermillion. That became the girl's new name. The girl that was a war orphan was adopted by Edgar Vermillion and his wife Clair into their family, and at the same time, that name was given to her. The Vermillion household were nobility of some renown which, for many generations, had produced many distinguished knights who served in the Librarium. However, due to a weak constituion the current head Edgar was unable to join the military campaigns; in addition, they did not have any children to succeed the family line. Also, because they weren't afraid to openly criticise and protest against the Librarium (even though they were nobility), the Vermillion household was frowned upon by the Librarium and the other nobles, had their aristocratic privileges reduced, and their family line was ostracised. While surviving on their dwindling family fortune their ancestors had amassed, the ruined family carried on with their lives and adopted Noel. In a tiny cottage in a backwater area with shallow sethir levels, Noel grew up showered with love from her adoptive parents. They were moderately happy, and the days passed by as such. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ A few years after her adoption, Noel came to know about the impending termination of the Vermilion household's aristocratic privileges. The Vermilion house banished from the Librarium, and loss of their aristocratic privileges—— If that happened, that would mean even day to day life would soon become difficult. Worried about the future, Noel decided to become a knight in the Librarium, and so decided to take the entrance exams for the Military Academy. “Dad, Mum. I, I want to become a knight in the Librarium.” Noel suddenly dropped the bombshell while looking straight into her parent's shocked eyes. “Noel...” The knights of Librarium, as their names implied, were soldiers under the Librarium. Naturally, as a soldier, one was expected to devote their entire being to the service of the Librarium. If Noel became a knight then her family's privileges would be restored, and they would once again enjoy the patronage of the Librarium. Noel knew all that. Even though her parents protested against her decision, Noel's resolve remained firm. The result of their discussion was that Noel was not to enlist as a combatant but to do office work—— which could be said as their final compromise. Thus, Noel took the entrance examination for entry into the Military Academy. But, because she was entering halfway, she had to deal with another test. An test which placed priority of Ars Magus aptitude over knowledge, you could call it the real barrier within the barrier that stood in her way of enlistment. However, not only did Noel's aptitude levels exceed far beyond the required standards, it was also the highest level ever recorded in history. For the 2nd time in recent years, the previous record was once again smashed by the current one. Noel easily passed her exams—— in addition, she was specially invited into the Military Academy. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 6 months before Noel was due to graduate from the Academy, an incident happened. The school was abuzz with a certain topic. “Did ya hear did ya hear!? Kisaragi-senpai, he went and did something cool!” The one who noisily rushed into the classroom after school was none other than Noel's roommate, the half squirrel beast-kin Makoto. “Please calm down Makoto. What happened to Jin?” Also Noel's roommate, hailing from 1 of the Duodecim's families, Tsubaki Yayoi chided her friend while calmly replying. “After evaluating his actions during the Ikaruga civil war, he's been promoted by 2 grades!” While waving a newspaper that had the words “Extra!” printed on it in large font, Makoto excitedly continued to blab on. The newspaper caption read “1st Lieutenant Jin Kisaragi, has been promoted to become the youngest Major in recorded history. He also has been appointed as the division commander of the 4th Thaumaturgical Division” “ A double promotion... Besides those who were killed in the line of duty, has that ever happened before?” “Somehow, since he was only there for 2 days, I think a single promotion would have fitted more-” As soon as she recalled that name that was already fading from her mind, Noel remember her deeply emotive feelings. 1st Lieutenant Jin Kisaragi... wrong, Major. A graduate of the Academy, a a student senior to Noel and company. Serving in the student council she had faced him numerous times, and had spoken with him before. Perfect in every way and quiet... no, that wasn't right, his frosty image made him a difficult senior to deal with. Noel absent-mindedly stared at the large photo of Jin published in the newspaper that was lying on top of the desk. “Jin Kisaragi...” While saying his name, the image that Noel only saw once in her entire time in school; the image of Jin with a lunatic expression on his face, flashed across her mind, and Noel caught her breath. “What's wrong? Your breathing seems ragged... Are you that happy for Jin's accomplishments?” “N-no, that's not it...” “You really shouldn't joke about this kind of thing... so, you are really feeling ok?” With a worried face, Tsubaki looked over at Noel who had denied not feeling well with a weak voice. “Ah, yes. I'm fine.” Noel did her best to smile as she replied. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ That person arrived exactly on time. A solidly built old man dressed in a blue uniform. “Ms Noel Vermillion?” “Yes.” Her nervousness increased. “I am from the Personnel Department of the main branch. My purpose today is to inform you about the orders regarding your transfer. Do you understand?” “... Yes." “Very well. These are the instructions given from the Librarium to you. Cadet Noel Vermillion. We at the Novis Orbis Librarium hold your potential in extremely high esteem. We hope to appoint you to an official posting. In exchange the Vermillion family will have it's rights restored and you will be guaranteed your posting permanently." Noel's eyes widened. Resisting the urge to ask him to repeat himself, Noel scrutinised his expression. His face remained unchanged. The Librarium being interested in a lowly cadet to this extent was unheard of. “Um... That is... What would I have to do... if I accepted?” “Firstly, you'll have to take and clear an exam, then you'll be entered into the 4th Thaumaturgical Division. Following that you'll be assigned to Jin Kisaragi as a special solo combatist under his direct supervision, and you'll be observing his actions as our “link” to him” —— Why me? Put simply, a “special solo combatist” was a spy and an assassin. Officially she would be under Major Kisaragi to do paperwork, in other words she would become his ministral secretary... Noel bit her lip. In her mind Jin's image flashed before her. (Kisaragi-senpai's direct subordinate...) Cold sweat trickled down her cheek. It was true that her Armagus aptitude scores were the highest ever recorded in history. However, she thought that couldn't be all. If you talked about results then Tsubaki was head and shoulders above her, and in terms of battle ability there were plenty of more outstanding people. Noel thought about it long and hard. In the midst of her indecision, she finally came to 1 acceptable conclusion. Put simply, even though “her level of potential” and “her level of results” weren't exactly very high, to the Librarium, she was just usuable in her own way, and simply another “disposable when convenient person”... Futhermore the Librarium had caught on that “Noel's weakness” was her family, and were taking advantage of this fact However, even with those conditions, if she were to accept—— With a frail cough her father discussing their loss of special rights and her mother encouraging him. And also the image of her only looking from shadows without being able to do anything. That scene ran through her mind. —— I humbly accept the posting. I intentionally gave my answer respectfully. That's right, the me now should be able to endure it. I should kill off my heart. That is what I was taught being a Librarium knight means.

you're welcome. But no, not all. I believe ragna's already done by suzaku and sesame/suzaku are doing hakumen's. That being said I don't plan to do the rest unless they're all very interesting. There's not really any conflict between the short stories and the timeline. The short story itself has that repeated diamond used to seperate the 2 portions of the story from which noel joined and then the order for the capture of ragna came in. Usually this denotes a clean break in the story, so some time could have passed. I used a 2 line break instead of the normal single line break to denote it but I guess it wasn't too obvious. Hm. If you're refering to "The next day" phrase of the 2nd portion, it's used to show that the attack on the 9th city occured "last night".

Jin's short story purgatory hell: Flipping through the pages, Jin let out a sigh. Field officers and higher ranks were given an official office in the main branch of the Libarium. In a short while, the organisation was set to publish a new book entitled “Biographies of Heroes”. It covered heroes both past and present from the Libarium, as well as exploits of these heroes compiled into an omnibus format and written in an autobiographical style. As Jin was one of the top heroes still alive in the present age, not only did his face adorned the front cover, but a fair amount of the book was devoted to his introduction and exploits. The one that was in his hands was just a manuscript. “The person himself should confirm all the facts” was a duty Jin was ordered to do, which was why he was even bothering to skim through the book. “Ridiculous...” There was nothing to confirm—— The introduction chronicled his life from the day he was adopted into the Kisaragi household, and the climax covered his activities during the Ikaruga Civil War. However, there were a lot of portions that differed from the reality as it had happened, and several parts were heavily dramatised. If everything was written the way it had really happened, then a lot of the book would have to be cut. As he was about to sign off “No Problem” on the manuscript's first page, there was a knock on the office door. “... Come in.” It was a command given without even raising his head from his desk. With an “Excuse me”, the door opened. A young female officer respectfully bowed and entered. Jin's posture remainded unchanged, his vision still focused on the book on top of his desk, and he spoke. “... What do you want?” “ —— 2nd Lieutenant Noel Vermillion reporting. It's been a long time, Major.” “... Noel... Vermillion?” A name he had heard before. Jin knew this girl. It wasn't the first time they had met. During his time at the military academy, they had numerous conversations before. —— Why is this girl suddenly back at my side? She's pissing me off...!! Jin hated this girl's face. To the point where just imagining it would fill him with disgust. Noel stepped forward and presented something to Jin. Jin stretched out for it with only his hand—— it appeared to be a letter. He examined the letter, then broke the seal. He grew dizzy. From it's contents he thought that it might be the higher ups all ganging up on him with this unknown scheme. It said Noel Vermillion was “to be appointed as a special solo soldier tasked mainly with intelligence and assasination, to be place under direct supervision of a division commander.” —— Why? It wasn't as if she had come from a special family line. If you looked at her grades they weren't excellent. The only thing that could be considered for special mention was her remarkably high armagus aptitude scores. She had little experience, and possesed insufficient knowledge. Jin went through the various information and details in his head, trying to mesh his speculations into coherent thought. However, no matter how hard he thought about it he couldn't recall any special reason for this girl to be appointed as his direct subordinate. Once again, he grew dizzy. Just what kind of torture was this... He gritted his inner teeth. —— This woman is the same. At that point Jin raised his head for the first time. Her cheeks stiffened, a nervous look upon her face as she stood there. The Libarium's orders were absolute. Even a hero like Jin could ill-afford to go against them without severe consequences. This moment was another example of him always being unable to go against the Libarium's implicit laws, and it annoyed him immensely. “... Congratulations on your new appointment, Lieutenant Vermillion. Further instructions will be issued to you in another room. Look for the person in charge. That is all; you're dismissed.” Drowning the girl under all the instructions given in one shot, Jin hurriedly chased the newly appointed female officer out of his office. “Damn it...” Once he had confirmed that the girl had left his office, Jin let out an irritable sigh, and slammed his fists on his desk. “Why... Of all things... That girl is...!!” His irritation grew. As he exhaled and calmed down, Jin noticed an unusual feeling and turned around. Placed on a sword rack was the ice sword Yukianesa, and some kind of weird air seemed to be seeping out of it. “... Bastard. What do you want to say?” Jin directed his query at the sword of ice. However, there was no response. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ The next day, the Libarium's main branch was in ahuge uproar. Recently, a certain individual had been breaking in, destroying, and killing the personel in succesive Libarium branches in Hierachical cities. Reports that last night, a person thought to be the same criminal with the same M.O had destroyed the entire branch of the 9th Hierachical City, had filtered into the main branch. As an aftermath of that incident, on that day Jin was swamped in paperwork coming in from all the other branches, and by the time he managed to finish up all the documents, it had already become dark outside. As he finished up the last of his paperwork and was contemplating putting down his pen, there was a knock on his door and at the same time a girl's voice could be heard. “Excuse me Major. 2nd Lieutenant Noel Vermillion reporting.” Ignoring her wasn't possible, so faced with no alternative Jin responded. “... Enter.” The massive doors slowly opened. Jin's vision remained firmly on his desk's surface. He paid no attention to Noel and resumed his work, until she handed him a letter. “... What is it?” With a suspicious expression Jin took the letter. Noel's hard expression remained unchanged. The letter had been sealed with a high level armagus. A level S-class code—— which meant a highly classified document. Only division commanders and higher ranks had the nessescary cipher and the the aptitude to use such high level armagus. Without both the letter could not be opened. Noel took a step back and stood rigidly at attention. Although he wanted to tell her to leave if she was done, it was likely that the main branch had issued other orders to her. Furthermore the fact that she had specially hand delivered this letter to him probably meant that there was some further mission concerning her in it. Jin irritatedly glanced up from reading the letter, his eyes resting on Yukianesa, which was resting on the sword rack. Just like before, it was showing some kind of reaction. Bit by bit it seemed Yukianesa was transmitting some sort of pulse. —— Is it this girl? He glanced at Noel for an instant, but it seemed she wasn't paying any attention and was looking elsewhere. Jin began to chant the armagus code to decrypt the letter. The invisible letters appeared in quick succesion. Jin skimmed through the text. —— The Grim Reaper again?! Somehow the letter's contents were mainly about the rumored “Grim Reaper”. He had heard of a solitary person's criminal behaviour, but to think that such an individual could destroy several Libarium branches... “—— In accordance, Noel Vermillion is to head to the 13th Hierachical City “Kagutsuchi” to investigate into the matter of the “Grim Reaper”. Also, detailed information of the “Grim Reaper” will be announced to the public, and the vigilantes will be informed accordingly. In addition, the name of the “Grim Reaper” is “Ragna the Bloodedge” ——“ “—— Ragna” The words flowed naturally out of his mouth. In that instant, with a loud and flashy bang the scenery that Jin was seeing suddenly warped and distorted. When the broken pieces finally patched themselves together, the scenery was a totally different colour. Something from deep within him started to stir, as if in a hurry to be let out. “ Ragna——” Once more, he spat out the name. He couldn't be stopped. It was repeated over and over again. As if a bind had been loosened, blood rushed throughout his body properly for the first time, to him it was a great feeling. —— Why, how could I have forgotten it till now. This, this rush of emotion!

Nu-13's short story an evil sign: The only noises that could be heard within this silent room was the hum of the machines and the footsteps of the scientists who were deep in thought. On the screen of the central main monitor, the image of a girl with numerous cables attached to her was displayed. On top of that, the cable attached directly to her right eye made her a rather unusual sight. The girl was motionless. Whether she was alive or dead... That was something that was hard to be sure about. “The readings have stabilised” The female voice of the operator resounded through the loudspeaker. “Right, that's good. Increase sethir levels by 500... inject it in!” The old man in a white lab coat sitting in front of the main monitor issued out the order. “Roger. Injecting an additional 500 amount of sethir.” As the operator's voice resounded, simultaneously the noise level of the machines began to increase. After a moment, the cable attached to the girl's right eye began to undulate, and shortly became dyed black. Instantly, like the beat of a pulse, the girl began to quiver slighty. “Woooah!” The surrounding scientists cheered slightly. Before reaching this stage, there had been countless failures. “Right, all that's left is to wait for the establishment...” “Yeah, it will take quite a while till the awakening. However, it seems we will be able to finish within schedule.” The short and slender-built assistant seated next to the old scientist replied. “Because this one took so long to reach us, I'm a little uneasy... The delivery is set for tomorrow at 1030 hours right?” “Yes, it's scheduled to be delivered to the 13th Hierachical City Kagutsuchi tomorrow at 1030 hours.” The 13th body delivered to the Hierachical city numbered 13... such an ominous combination, the assistant thought but kept it to himself. The old scientist and his seated assistant gazed intently on the monitor with some emotion. After this all that was left was for the seithir to fully permeate, and then wait for the establishment process. Each of the scientists began to relax. “Nevertheless, this 13th subject that we confiscated from Ikaruga... it seems it's level of completion is different than from what was declared” “Yeah, it's something that Sector Seven made that was desgined by Dr. Relius” “Hm, that puppeter huh? I guess I should say as expected of his work then. But still, to think that those damned Sector Seven could advance to this point...” “They nearly stole a march on us. Nonetheless, it's too early for us to let our guard down” “Yeah. There were 3 bodies that were built in Ikaruga. Out of those 1 was retrieved by us, the Libarium, and is now here but...” “The whereabouts of the remainding 2 are unknown. While in the midst of recovering this subject, the Libarium's special forces ran into interference from a giant individual resembling a “demon”, and it seems another body was unfortunately stolen. The delay in the arrival of this subject is also the fault of the interference caused by the unknown individual” “ A giant resembling a “demon” huh. I wonder who's he working for... and which other body did he steal?” “Well, that has yet to be investigated into. Still, if it's the 12th then it's going to be a little bit troublesome...” The 2 men frowned. “Still, regarding the demon in Ikaruga, that's certainly some sort of fairy tale right?” The old scientist uneasily shrugged the subject off. The other scientists laughed. The many tales of the “demons” and “monsters” in Ikaruga was widespread and was treated as common knowledge amongst them. “Ah yeah, there's one more. There's this one case of the “grim reaper”. Have you guys heard about it?” “You mean the one who's destroying the boundary contact mediums and cauldrons? Who or what is he? “I don't know much. Other than the fact that he's dressed in red and has silver hair...” The assistant disappointedly shrugged his shoulders. “Boy oh boy, the intelligence department are rather useless aren't they...” The old scientist replied. At that moment, a click sound indicated the door had opened. “Ah~ sorry, am I interrupting anything? Pardon me...” Suddenly, a voice they weren't used to hearing echoed from behind them, and the scientists turned around. Other than the half opened door, the top half of a slenderly built male suddenly popped out of the gap. He was clad in a dark suit, and held a hat in his hands. His eyes seemed to not know how to open. “Hey, this is a restricted zone! How did you get in!?” One of the scientists raised the alarm over the conspicious suit-clad outsider. With an innocent look on his face, the man in the suit casually slid into the room. “I apologise for the sudden intrusion. I am Hazama from the intelligence department. So sorry, to have come while you're all in the middle of work...” His voice dripping with sarcasm, Hazama introduced himself. It seems he had been observing their idle chatter. Whether he had heard their criticism of the intelligence department was undiscernable. “... And what does the intelligence branch want?” The old scientist replied with a level voice. Walking with steady and light footsteps, Hazama stood before the scientist. “I came to retrieve the 13th subject but... I guess it'll take a little more time hm?” “Retrieve? Isn't the 13th subject scheduled to be transported to Kagutsuchi tomorrow at 1030 hours?” His face showing doubt, the scientist posed the question. The surrounding scientists' wariness of Hazama increased. “Ahh~, well circumstances have changed somewhat. No actually, everything's going according to plan.” “I do not understand what you're saying. Please explain.” “You could call it a bluff. To decieve your enemies, first decieve your friends, as they say, right?” As he said that, Hazama looked around at the scientists' faces. The old scientist quickly caught on. “I see. In other words, the official order was just a diversion, huh...” “That's right, that's right. The 13th subject is very important after all. If it were to be destroyed or stolen then, it'd be very bad wouldn't it?” “...” “Sector seven has already begun to move, and when they'll come here to cause disruptions is undeterminable. And also, there's...” Hazama stopped mid-sentence. With one eye slightly opened, he continued in a low voice. “... The situation regarding the “grim reaper” too.” The scientists murmurred amongst themselves in low voices “It seems you don't believe me. Then, I guess it can't be helped. Look here, this is the imperial edict” While saying so Hazama casually drew out a what appeared to be a note written on a piece of paper from his inner pocket. “The seal of the Imperator is present, do you see it?” It was said with a light tone. “No, it's fine. I understand. We will make preperations for the transport immediately. Please give us a while to make all the arrangments.” “Ah, before that. The truth is, aside from the retrieval I was given a special order as well...” “Special order?” “It would be bad if there were some sort of mistake. So then, I need to confirm the number of the subject with my own 2 eyes.” “Impossible...! How could there have been a mistake!?” The assistant raised his voice, to insist that their work was without flaw. Hazama turned to face the outburst, his expression unchanging. “... I understand. However, I will have to accompany you in, that won't be a problem right?” The old scientist rebuked his subordinate, and tried his best to give a calm response to Hazama. “No, of course it won't be” The old scientist led Hazama along, into the depths of the research lab, and guided him into the subject's room. Attached to the binding devices, the 13th subject's body which hung from the restraints, was unmistakably alive. As Hazama approached he climbed up a stepladder, and examined the middle of the 13th subject's neck and chest. “Ah, I see. It's unmistakably the 13th , yes.” While tracing the number 13 engraving with his finger, Hazama smiled as he spoke. “Are you satisfied now?” “Yes, thanks to you” “Then, let's hurry up and leave.” Snapping the file shut with a bang, the old scientist pressed Hazama to leave. Then, he turned on his heels and began to walk quickly towards the door. Hazama turned and followed suit. However, on his way out he turned to face the 13th subject, and with both eyes opened began to mutter “Yo, doll. It's about time to wake up from your dream. There'll be plenty of time to continue the rest in reality... no?” As if in response, the 13th subject's left eyelid appeared to flutter weakly.

Because in the original jap that line was very bad english. So for english they had to substitue another language in. Story-related: Hazama's joke ending is him bathing and accidentally putting in catnip powder into it. Cue taokaka, jubei, kokonoe and all the kagutsuchi cats chasing after him. And hazama's allergic to cats. Of course, since this is his joke ending how canon this is i don't know. I'll let proto do the full transcript.

samus from metroid?

Eh. nothing much. It's just an ad promoting Imai's website. EDIT: well if anyone's interested in what they're saying, here it is: Asami: This is an advertisement~! Kondou: This is an advertisement~! Wow isn't this great~! Asami: Yes it is! Somehow I just mentioned casually to the staff that if only SSG looked like Bururaji and “had the same little characters moving about then I'd be a happy little girl...” “why not? why not?” Was what Mori-san said. “As long as you bring them something nice to eat I'm sure they'll do it for you~” Eh? Really? Really? You asked and it was given to you huh, this programme! And now it's time to talk! I leave the rest to you! I want to raise a panda! That's not possible! Why don't we go to China? Ok let's go to China! Tadah! China! Wow it's really China! Ooh it's Litchi-san! Li-Litchi-san! Your br-breasts are... your breasts are bouncing! And hands off the panda! Right now the image in my mind is you and her having a tug of war over the panda... it's probably going “ouch ouch!” in the middle of the battle... poor little panda getting bullied like that. Bullied? Bullied? That's the image I'm forming now... Ok, the advertisement. Yes, the advertisement. On the next and 64th episode of SSG, Kondou Kananko will be the special guest appearing!! What will you be doing? What will I be doing... Do you remember? I'll be answering various questions! Answering questions...? Then, what are your 3 sizes? I can't answer that >.< The truth is, right now you have someone you like... am I right? Lies! Who? Lies Who? We're definitely not going into that! That's was disappointing~ That was disappointing~ And that's more or less what goes on with the rest on the ad.

I translated that part as "Arakune was Kokone's direct teacher". It could mean he taught Kokonoe before she entered sector seven where she became his superior. Personally I'm pretty sure it's just another weird phrasing. I'll check with my japanese teacher this weekend. Suzaku, shouldn't "しかし、真理の追求のためにココノエの教えを破り”　be translated "But, for the sake of his pursuit of knowledge he defied Kokonoe's teachings," rather than he abruptly stopped teaching her?

I thought his family cut their ties with him? it seems more likely he's trying to say he's an elite rather than having an attachment to the family name

ah thanks. translating the blood part was annoying. He doesn't. In his story mode he says he was adopted. My guess is the kisaragi house just adopts kids with potential and let them duke it out to see who becomes the next head. Which would explain why the yayoi clan would forbid tsubaki from marrying into the kisaragi household because their bloodline is not truely "pure"

Did tsubaki's bio: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tsubaki Yayoi: A upright and honest girl who upholds her family teachings. Roomates with Noel Vermillion at the Military Academy, she now works for the Libarium as a soldier. Because she was raised as a lady of war from young, she values loyalty and devotion. In the vein of a bow, she has a very dilligent and rather unflexible personality. Although she's very stubborn, she's also very helpful, and people around her have lots of faith and confidence in her. Although she and Jin come from the 12 families, the Yayoi and the Kisaragi clans emphasise their different blood purity. Only after entering the Academy did she start harbouring secret thoughts of becoming closer to Jin, but as of the end of the story she has been ordered to assasinate both Jin and Noel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- can someone help me with that underlined phrase? I'm sure there's another meaning to it but I'm not getting it. Also I think there's an official translation for the 12 families but right now I can't remember.

Nah I got my hands on it already but thanks anyway. p-kun: yeah saya compatibility was so high it was abnormal. Sister hiding her in a low seither enviornment didn't stop terumi from finding and abducting her though.

ah ok. My local bookstore NEVER has it in stock. =(

is the material collection posted online? I'd like to take a look at it if possible

the new episode is up: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1275555370