Meerkat Localizing Literature
Interlude: The Castle of Justice and the Den of Evil
“I’m sorry, Hina.”
“?”
Rui Amaken, who had returned to the 10th Branch of [The White Scales of Justice : Prim Libra], dropped her shoulders in front of her best friend.
Her best friend, Hinata, who had received the apology, tilted her head in confusion.
A large amount of food was laid out before her as she sat in a chair in the cafeteria.… Read more
“Hey, Kushina.”
“…What?”
“Don’t you think just the two of us was too few for attacking a prison transport?”
“…But we managed, didn’t we?”
“Just barely!”
“…If it succeeded, then it’s fine.”
Today, as usual, after completing our mission, Kushina and I came to Café-Manhattan to report our success, arguing quietly.
Reluctant to admit anything, I finally voiced what I didn’t really want to say.
“──But our current situation is problematic, isn’t it?”
“…………”
As soon as we entered the café, Kushina said, “I prefer the back,” and we sat at a table in the corner.… Read more
Desperately repeating evasion and separation, I flee from the torrent of consecutive attacks.
I can’t help but feel there’s quite a bit of personal grudge in this, despite her claim of rationality.
But regardless of the reason, if she’s targeting me, that makes things easier.
I couldn’t bring myself to attack my Oshi anyway.
All I can do is keep her attention on me, just like yesterday.
“………..”
— Come to think of it.
Her flowing light blue hair like a babbling brook.… Read more
[Ahhhhh, I’ve seen that in manga too! It’s so cool!!!]
Here’s one otaku – me who’s skillfully managing to whisper and shout at the same time in an extremely low volume.
Of course, a cool scene featuring my favorite character would resonate with an otaku like me!
[Fan service!? Is this fan service!? — Hah]
Although she probably couldn’t hear my quiet fangirling, she must have sensed that the serious atmosphere had dissipated.
Kushina, standing several meters in front of me, stamped her foot once.… Read more
I quickly check my pocket watch. It’s exactly one minute before the escort vehicle is due to pass through here.
This girl still has an frighteningly precise internal clock, I think to myself, amazed.
I lower my gaze to the street below and let it slide towards where it leads.
And there it is– coming.
“Well, shall we go?”
“Yes.”
We simultaneously throw ourselves off the rooftop and soar through the air.
Falling towards the middle of the road, when we’re just a few meters from the ground–
–I focus my vision.… Read more
This is a memory from when I had just met Kushina.
“Ibuki-kun, what do you want to do?”
It was a vague question.
However, those deep purple eyes were incredibly pure, looking straight at me.
So I faced her directly.
“I want to join the [Prim-Libra]!”
I spoke of my dream to Kushina, who was sitting on the sofa with her knees together.
“Well…”
“Um, Ibuki-kun.… Read more
Good vision equals lifeline, so overdoing it is just right.
“Anyway, that’s why it’s ‘Separation’ and [contact]. But I might need to pay the price of Umbra with Kushina here, so please take care of us.”
“No problem.”
Yuika replied with a skilled lie that could be taken as either “I refuse” or “don’t worry about it.”
Impressed by her skill, I added,
“Well, I doubt it’ll be as intense as today.”
“Really…”
“Thanks for always helping me.”… Read more
It suddenly dawned on me.
That’s right, my objective was the diversion.
I open the pocket watch engraved with the mark of [Nega-Messiah]—which serves as a membership badge—.
The designated 10 minutes had just passed.
I turn my eyes towards Hinata-chan once more.
“Y-you… how dare you…”
She glares at me with teary eyes while wobbling to her feet.
Her bright pink eyes, usually filled with gentleness, were now swirling with emotion.… Read more
“I believe I answered that waiting isn’t an option.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t have time for a debate. I need to head to where your comrades are causing trouble elsewhere.”
The [Prim-Libra] usually patrol in pairs.
That’s why we have my diversion and Kushina’s main operation.
The goal was to create two incidents in the patrol area assigned to Hinata-chan’s pair, separating the two-man cell.
Kushina asked me to “buy her just 10 minutes,” but it’s been barely five minutes since I was reported.… Read more
Before I reincarnated as “Ibuki Ibusuki.”
In other words, in my previous life, there was a manga I loved the most.
It was called “The Dream I Saw.” Its abbreviated title was “Watayume.”
Set in a modern world where only women developed supernatural abilities, resulting in a matriarchal society, it follows the protagonist, Hinata, as she rises through the ranks of a police organization dealing with supernatural crimes.
While the setting is a female-dominated world, this mainly serves as a justification for young girls like the protagonist to fight on the front lines.… Read more