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DRT1.3.6: Threeway Battle, section 6
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Danganronpa Togami Volume 1: Multiple Counts of Attempted World Domination
Chapter 3: Threeway Battle
6
"It was a trap!" I shouted. "Wh-Wh-Wh-What do we do? It was a huge mistake to come waltzing back into the Church of Bones..."
"This was the only card in our hand we could play."
"How can you be so calm? You fell for it!"
"Think of it as a handicap. A four-piece handicap or so would be just right.[1] And there's no need to be too depressed by this turn of events. Our coming to the Church of Bones was a masterful move, in a sense." Byakuya-sama raised the antenna of the satellite phone he had taken out of the vault, and began dialing a number without hesitation.
"Um, who exactly are you calling?"
"I'm making an order."
"An order? What, for pizza?"
"It's obviously an order for murder. From the former Super High School Level Hitman, Suzuhiko Ootsuki."
When I heard that name—
From my left eye—
Just like ink spilling out of the mouth of a bottle—
Tears. There were tears.
"It's me. Can you hear me?" Byakuya-sama paid no attention to my crisis, putting the receiver of the satellite phone against his ear.
"DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Always keep Buckingham in your thoughts! Sorry ta keepcha hangin'. Why, I say, isn't that Suzuhiko Ootsuki, of 'The true culprit in the newspaper extra / is me... is what / I want to shout / among all this human garbage' fame?!"[2]
I overheard a deranged voice coming from the receiver. The voice of someone who mocked the world, feeding on malicious intent and verbal abuse. The voice of someone who thought everyone else was an idiot, without exception. The voice of that man.
"It's been a while, Byakuya-kun~. How've you been? How's the world domination coming along? DAHAHAHA!"
"I don't have time for chit-chat. This may be abrupt, but I'm taking a hit out."
"DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"What's so funny?"
"Do you even need to ask...? DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ain't it obvious? Anyone would laugh hearing those words come out of your cutie little mouth, Byakuya-kun, when you're the number one person on hitlists worldwide!"
"The murderous intent towards me is my own business. It's not yours to laugh at."
"DAHAHAHAHA! Wow, you're so cool. But I'm kinda on a date right now."
"A date?"
"You gotta understand that I snuck away to take this call. I can't have my lovely honeybunches finding out what I do for a living."
"What are you saying?"
"Oh~! I just remembered now that you called, but now that I think about it, the other day, I was fighting this clan of assassins, right? And they all had shit like scissors and baseball bats for weapons, and all that other kinda crap that you'd use in the first half of a zombie movie, and so I just had to say this to them. I said, 'I'm gonna beat your asses with a rice cooker!' DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I have no more idea why that would be funny than I do why that has the slightest relevance to me calling you."
"S-Seriously...? Let's just move on. I already took on an order to kill Byakuya Togami~"
"Then we have nothing more to talk about."
"Ah-ah-ah-ah! Hold the phone, Byakuya-kun, literally! Damn, you're as cold a man as ever. I haven't even really had the chance to establish my character yet."
"That's not my problem. I'm hanging up."
"Don't be shy! Anything you wanna talk about is a-okay! Wanna talk about Richard III? A-okay!"
"Hmph. An assassin is going to speak that name?"
"You're the one who just tried to order the hit, Byakuya-kun, so I think you're a little closer to this than I am. Just like great men of prestige lay their hand on a bible before they can go off with guns blazing, you should probably lay your hand on a copy of Richard III before you order any hits! DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
BORGES=SEARCHRESULT
#11118905
CLASS\HISTORY; STORIES
TITLE "RICHARD III"
The last King of England of the House of York, and the last King of England to be killed in battle.
In Shakespeare's historical drama, Richard III, he was written as a criminal deeply twisted in both mind and body, armed with crooked ambitions and bizarrely enthralling conversational skills; however, in Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time, Richard III's bad reputation was fabricated by later generations.
He left behind countless mysteries during his lifetime, and visual depictions of him especially cannot be verified even today.
"Listen, Ootsuki. Don't forget that the gap between us is as great as the gap between heaven and earth." Byakuya-sama gripped the receiver. "I am the one who authorizes the hitman. And then the hitman is the one who tears himself apart wrestling with his own tired conscience."
"That's a dangerous way of thinking. I cut ties with any conscience nonsense a looong time ago. Y'know, 'Humans / have all lost their consciences, / dancing all night / until the day breaks'.[3] Conscience makes people cowards, after all."
"I already know that you have no shred of conscience left."
"DAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for the compliment. I'll make it up to you by coming over to kill you A-S-A-P~"
"You should try to shove me in a wine barrel."
"Well aren't you a cutie, acting all tough? Well then, Byakuya-kun, try to at least stay alive until I get to kill you. The second this call is over, you'd better not turn your back on anyone, if you know what's good for you. DAHA..."
"And so it goes." Byakuya-sama hung up the satellite phone before he could listen to that unnerving, explosive laughter.
"Um, so, what were you saying about how masterful this all was?"
"The world's gotten cheeky, too, not going according to my plans."
"Hey, Byakuya-sama, are you listening to me?"
"Our situation has become very dire if the former Super High School Level Hitman has turned on us. To be completely honest with you, I'm a little rattled."
You could really tell how extreme that man's... Ootsuki's talent was, just by Byakuya-sama—someone who thought of others as nothing more than sewage worms or plankton—saying that much. Probably the only current student at the school who had a fair chance of going toe to toe with him was Ikusaba-san.
"Why don't we get Enoshima-san and Fukawa-san to do something?" I asked, despite knowing that.
"This is too heavy a burden for a gyaru and writer to bear. You of all people should know well that he doesn't reside on that level. All we can do is resolve the matter of the fake before Ootsuki makes it to the Czech Republic."
"Don't be stupid. That's just unreasonable."
"I'll tell you what would be unreasonable: trying to take on both of them at once. And let's have you refrain from calling me stupid again, under any circumstances."
"...I have a suggestion."
"Tell me."
"Let's use that."
By which I meant—
The most valuable of tricks.
The single blow that could change the world.
The word that would throw the whole world off balance.
However—
"I will walk my path under my own power, and that alone."
Thump. Thud. Thud thud. Thudthudthudthudthudthudthud!
Suddenly, the sound of countless footsteps reverberated. A sense of tension surrounded the Church of Bones.
You're bored, aren't you? You want adventure, don't you? I will fulfill that desire.
I might have touched Borges wrong, because that voice replayed on its own. Well, it was true that thanks to the fake, I was smack dab in the middle of an adventure right now.
Translator's Notes
[1] four-piece handicap - this is a reference to shogi, reductively known as "Japanese chess". Handicapped games are frequent between players of different skill levels, with a four-piece handicap (removing rook, bishop, and both lances) traditionally reserved for someone who is 8 or 9 ranks above their opponent. So of course this is Byakuya being big-headed again, with that difference relegating his opponent to amateur level by default (from my understanding).
[2] everything Suzuhiko says - 1) I have no clue what the Buckingham line is about. There is a British drama called "To Sir, With Love" whose Japanese title is something like "Always keep the sun in your thoughts", but I thought maybe that was too random of a reference. IDK though! 2) The "sorry ta keepcha hangin'" line is an attempt to translate the idiosyncratic catchphrase of a Japanese actor, Kinya Aikawa. It is a slangy distortion of the normal phrase (sorry to make you wait). 3) The "why, I say!" part is an attempt to translate an antiquated regionalism from around Matsuyama, which means something like "isn't that...?" It was used in a famous novel, but since it's not used much in person nowadays, it's more memetic. Of course, the novel's title being a diminutive for "young master", there's perhaps some relevance to Byakuya. 4) The part in quotes is a straight quote from the poem "Ryouki Uta" (Ode to the Bizarre) by Kyuusaku Yumeno.
[3] Humans / have all lost their consciences ... - This is another quote from "Ryouki Uta".
Stay tuned for the next update next Sunday (PST)!
Feel free to comment, keeping these rules in mind!
Danganronpa Togami Volume 1: Multiple Counts of Attempted World Domination
Chapter 3: Threeway Battle
6
"It was a trap!" I shouted. "Wh-Wh-Wh-What do we do? It was a huge mistake to come waltzing back into the Church of Bones..."
"This was the only card in our hand we could play."
"How can you be so calm? You fell for it!"
"Think of it as a handicap. A four-piece handicap or so would be just right.[1] And there's no need to be too depressed by this turn of events. Our coming to the Church of Bones was a masterful move, in a sense." Byakuya-sama raised the antenna of the satellite phone he had taken out of the vault, and began dialing a number without hesitation.
"Um, who exactly are you calling?"
"I'm making an order."
"An order? What, for pizza?"
"It's obviously an order for murder. From the former Super High School Level Hitman, Suzuhiko Ootsuki."
When I heard that name—
From my left eye—
Just like ink spilling out of the mouth of a bottle—
Tears. There were tears.
"It's me. Can you hear me?" Byakuya-sama paid no attention to my crisis, putting the receiver of the satellite phone against his ear.
"DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Always keep Buckingham in your thoughts! Sorry ta keepcha hangin'. Why, I say, isn't that Suzuhiko Ootsuki, of 'The true culprit in the newspaper extra / is me... is what / I want to shout / among all this human garbage' fame?!"[2]
I overheard a deranged voice coming from the receiver. The voice of someone who mocked the world, feeding on malicious intent and verbal abuse. The voice of someone who thought everyone else was an idiot, without exception. The voice of that man.
"It's been a while, Byakuya-kun~. How've you been? How's the world domination coming along? DAHAHAHA!"
"I don't have time for chit-chat. This may be abrupt, but I'm taking a hit out."
"DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"What's so funny?"
"Do you even need to ask...? DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Ain't it obvious? Anyone would laugh hearing those words come out of your cutie little mouth, Byakuya-kun, when you're the number one person on hitlists worldwide!"
"The murderous intent towards me is my own business. It's not yours to laugh at."
"DAHAHAHAHA! Wow, you're so cool. But I'm kinda on a date right now."
"A date?"
"You gotta understand that I snuck away to take this call. I can't have my lovely honeybunches finding out what I do for a living."
"What are you saying?"
"Oh~! I just remembered now that you called, but now that I think about it, the other day, I was fighting this clan of assassins, right? And they all had shit like scissors and baseball bats for weapons, and all that other kinda crap that you'd use in the first half of a zombie movie, and so I just had to say this to them. I said, 'I'm gonna beat your asses with a rice cooker!' DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I have no more idea why that would be funny than I do why that has the slightest relevance to me calling you."
"S-Seriously...? Let's just move on. I already took on an order to kill Byakuya Togami~"
"Then we have nothing more to talk about."
"Ah-ah-ah-ah! Hold the phone, Byakuya-kun, literally! Damn, you're as cold a man as ever. I haven't even really had the chance to establish my character yet."
"That's not my problem. I'm hanging up."
"Don't be shy! Anything you wanna talk about is a-okay! Wanna talk about Richard III? A-okay!"
"Hmph. An assassin is going to speak that name?"
"You're the one who just tried to order the hit, Byakuya-kun, so I think you're a little closer to this than I am. Just like great men of prestige lay their hand on a bible before they can go off with guns blazing, you should probably lay your hand on a copy of Richard III before you order any hits! DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
BORGES=SEARCHRESULT
#11118905
CLASS\HISTORY; STORIES
TITLE "RICHARD III"
The last King of England of the House of York, and the last King of England to be killed in battle.
In Shakespeare's historical drama, Richard III, he was written as a criminal deeply twisted in both mind and body, armed with crooked ambitions and bizarrely enthralling conversational skills; however, in Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time, Richard III's bad reputation was fabricated by later generations.
He left behind countless mysteries during his lifetime, and visual depictions of him especially cannot be verified even today.
"Listen, Ootsuki. Don't forget that the gap between us is as great as the gap between heaven and earth." Byakuya-sama gripped the receiver. "I am the one who authorizes the hitman. And then the hitman is the one who tears himself apart wrestling with his own tired conscience."
"That's a dangerous way of thinking. I cut ties with any conscience nonsense a looong time ago. Y'know, 'Humans / have all lost their consciences, / dancing all night / until the day breaks'.[3] Conscience makes people cowards, after all."
"I already know that you have no shred of conscience left."
"DAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for the compliment. I'll make it up to you by coming over to kill you A-S-A-P~"
"You should try to shove me in a wine barrel."
"Well aren't you a cutie, acting all tough? Well then, Byakuya-kun, try to at least stay alive until I get to kill you. The second this call is over, you'd better not turn your back on anyone, if you know what's good for you. DAHA..."
"And so it goes." Byakuya-sama hung up the satellite phone before he could listen to that unnerving, explosive laughter.
"Um, so, what were you saying about how masterful this all was?"
"The world's gotten cheeky, too, not going according to my plans."
"Hey, Byakuya-sama, are you listening to me?"
"Our situation has become very dire if the former Super High School Level Hitman has turned on us. To be completely honest with you, I'm a little rattled."
You could really tell how extreme that man's... Ootsuki's talent was, just by Byakuya-sama—someone who thought of others as nothing more than sewage worms or plankton—saying that much. Probably the only current student at the school who had a fair chance of going toe to toe with him was Ikusaba-san.
"Why don't we get Enoshima-san and Fukawa-san to do something?" I asked, despite knowing that.
"This is too heavy a burden for a gyaru and writer to bear. You of all people should know well that he doesn't reside on that level. All we can do is resolve the matter of the fake before Ootsuki makes it to the Czech Republic."
"Don't be stupid. That's just unreasonable."
"I'll tell you what would be unreasonable: trying to take on both of them at once. And let's have you refrain from calling me stupid again, under any circumstances."
"...I have a suggestion."
"Tell me."
"Let's use that."
By which I meant—
The most valuable of tricks.
The single blow that could change the world.
The word that would throw the whole world off balance.
However—
"I will walk my path under my own power, and that alone."
Thump. Thud. Thud thud. Thudthudthudthudthudthudthud!
Suddenly, the sound of countless footsteps reverberated. A sense of tension surrounded the Church of Bones.
You're bored, aren't you? You want adventure, don't you? I will fulfill that desire.
I might have touched Borges wrong, because that voice replayed on its own. Well, it was true that thanks to the fake, I was smack dab in the middle of an adventure right now.
Translator's Notes
[1] four-piece handicap - this is a reference to shogi, reductively known as "Japanese chess". Handicapped games are frequent between players of different skill levels, with a four-piece handicap (removing rook, bishop, and both lances) traditionally reserved for someone who is 8 or 9 ranks above their opponent. So of course this is Byakuya being big-headed again, with that difference relegating his opponent to amateur level by default (from my understanding).
[2] everything Suzuhiko says - 1) I have no clue what the Buckingham line is about. There is a British drama called "To Sir, With Love" whose Japanese title is something like "Always keep the sun in your thoughts", but I thought maybe that was too random of a reference. IDK though! 2) The "sorry ta keepcha hangin'" line is an attempt to translate the idiosyncratic catchphrase of a Japanese actor, Kinya Aikawa. It is a slangy distortion of the normal phrase (sorry to make you wait). 3) The "why, I say!" part is an attempt to translate an antiquated regionalism from around Matsuyama, which means something like "isn't that...?" It was used in a famous novel, but since it's not used much in person nowadays, it's more memetic. Of course, the novel's title being a diminutive for "young master", there's perhaps some relevance to Byakuya. 4) The part in quotes is a straight quote from the poem "Ryouki Uta" (Ode to the Bizarre) by Kyuusaku Yumeno.
[3] Humans / have all lost their consciences ... - This is another quote from "Ryouki Uta".
Stay tuned for the next update next Sunday (PST)!
Feel free to comment, keeping these rules in mind!
Thanks for translating!
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