Wandering Twilight
I know I shouldn't say this, but...
If you came back and said, "It's impossible, after all," it'd be oh so nice...
Marulk...
I've seen off all kinds of people who leave on journeys they won't return from.
But... today is the saddest I've ever felt.
The Inverted Forest... It's so far above us...
Reg.
Are you ready?
Of course.
Third Layer
Great Fault
Some dive in the abyss, as if hypnotised.
Why are they doing that?
Because they realise it hides shining mysteries.
They have been bewitched by their glowing light.
They travel through the unknown, looking for the truth
and die in the hole that sucked the life out of them.
Over there, they get lost in the shadows
and come back to life as a mystery, making one with the abyss.
It's a second birth, full of both
curse and blessing.
Wandering Twilight
I wonder where Riko and Reg are right now...
I bet they're somewhere around the Great Fault.
Huh? How would you know that?
It's a calculation I made based on Reg's abilities and the number of days it's been.
The Rough Map of the Netherworld?
I made a copy of it back when I borrowed it earlier.
"The Great Fault..."
"A vertical wall spanning more than , meters."
From there on out, the strain of ascending becomes more severe and starts causing people to hear and see things.
It looks perfectly smooth.
How are you supposed to descend that thing?
I don't know...
But Reg managed to climb it.
Surely there's a viable route somewhere.
Another exit hole!
Look! It's a madokajack!
Riko, don't poke your head out like that!
Well, what are we going to do?
Our only options are to start descending the cliff face or to brace for the Curse's effect on you and head back.
Any other holes nearby?
How about that one?
The spot with the critter droppings sticking out.
Riko, go ahead!
All right!
Sorry...
I would have rather made something tasty out of you guys.{you know what, riko deserved to have her hand m*nled}
Unable to fly in the sky or run on walls,
weaklings like us are simply picked off and eaten.
Weaklings have no choice but to choose the path of the weak, you see.
Riko, hurry and get further inside!
What was that?
Reg!
We did it! This den extends way, way down!
Hey! Quick! Hurry up!
I'm coming.
That sound...
Something about it bothers me.
We've descended quite a ways.
Yeah...
Hey, I know it was for the sake of pushing forward, but we completely trashed this den.
We should be grateful to these little guys.
Yeah, thanks to them we haven't had any trouble finding food or a place to sleep.
Are these some kind of ruins?
Reg!
This is part of a ship!
One from a long, long time ago!
A ship?
I wonder if there are still any relics inside...
Relics, relics...
But why is there a ship here in the first place?
Any relics out there?
Helloooo! Relics?
I heard that earlier, too. What the heck is it?
That cry...
Could it be a crimson splitjaw?
Run!
There's a wound on its head?
That must be the one Reg blasted with his Incinerator!
That's right, their lairs are in the third layer!
He remembers us!
Ouch.
Is it the right time to sh**t?
Once you fire it, no matter how you push yourself, you always faint after around ten minutes.
Then it's a full two hours until you wake up.
Just try leaving a helpless child on her own in the second layer for two hours.
I wonder just how she'll be torn to shreds and eaten...
Still, when you really do have to use it,
go all out to make sure whatever it is doesn't come after you again in the future.
I don't have time to hesitate! Now!
Reg!
Use this!
The landscape around here has become a lot spikier.
We're about...
Let's see...
, meters deep, it looks like.
I hear these spikes are actually eggs...
I wonder if there's a way to make something tasty out of them...
Riko, I can see something down there!
It's the Goblets of Giants!
Fourth Layer
Goblet of Giants
It's fine. It's just warm water.
Still, it is terribly humid here.
The flat-creepers, also known as the goblets of giants, are producing the moisture.
I also hear the landscape is blue due to the way the light from the force field interacts with the vapor they produce.
Huh...
Amazing...
It's just amazing.
I've actually made it this far.
It's so much damper than I imagined it in my dreams.
And my voice echoes like crazy !
It smells kinda vinegary here, too.
Reg, let's go!
Riko...
We need to find a decent place to make camp.
You might not say it out loud, but I'm sure you understand.
That no matter how much we downplay it, this place is right in the belly of the netherworld.
The strain of ascending in the fourth layer makes you bleed out of every orifice in your body.
It truly is a curse.
If Riko's body were to undergo that, she probably wouldn't...
Protect her.
No matter what!
The final section of the third layer had those spiky eggs, right?
Yeah.
When they hatch, I hear they become one of those squid-looking things.
That species still hasn't been given a name, though.
But, you know, less than ten percent of the creatures in the Abyss have even been named.
There are tens of thousands of species that—
Shh!
What's wrong?
Never mind.
I'm sorry.
For a little while now, I've been sensing a strange presence.
What is it? A creature?
Don't tell me it's a White Whistle...
It only moves while we're talking.
It's not moving right now...
But it very likely has superb hearing. And I bet it can understand our speech, too.
I suppose it could also be a cave raider other than a White Whistle...
It's certainly strange.
I can't even begin to pin down its position.
It's kind of eerie...
Maybe we should get out of this place...
Good idea.
These "umbrellas" and the steam provide good cover, but walking here is difficult and visibility's bad.{it's echoing like riko's speech was earlier so i don't think it's internal thought, even though i don't see his mouth movingIn the manga he's speaking, but I don't think he is here. Like you said his mouth doesn't move, and his next line seems like him breaking silence.\i }
Riko, are you all right?
Yeah...
At the very least, we need to find somewhere we can camp.{is she saying "i don't need to rest until we've found etc."}
What's the matter, Reg?
Was this it?!
No, don't!
Reg, run!
That's an orb-piercer!
Reg, don't fight it!
An orb-piercer's spines can even penetrate steel.
They're also laced with poison,
and more than one hundred cave raiders have already been k*ll—{real fake keyframe}
I didn't sense it until it got close!
So this is a beast of the depths, huh?
Wha—
The backpack!
I thought I dodged that...
It's fast!
Or rather...
It predicted my line of retreat!
Reg, look! The Blaze Reap!
It's down by its feet!
This is bad...
What's with this creature?
Does it actually know what that thing is?
Be careful, Reg!
Ozen{**-san} talked about how the creatures of the depths have amazing intuition.
Here it comes!
Reg, take this!
Things bigger than that thing should frighten it!
Use this Scaled Umbrella!
All right!
Halt!
I-I don't think it was nearly big enough...
It didn't work, Riko!
Let's make our way toward the Blaze Re—
R-Reg...
Th-The poison will...
We need something to tie it off...
,S-Sorry, Reg...{do you think this is a stutter?}
Reg!
Riko, this is going to hurt a little.
What should I do?
Riko, hold out your arm.
What do I have to do to save Riko?
The Blaze Reap is...
Damn!
It's underwater somewhere...
Even if I act as a decoy, Riko can't search for it in her current state.
My Incinerator?
No!
If I faint for two hours, what will become of Riko?
Escape...
Escaping is our only option.
But it's so quick, and it's able to predict our movements...
We won't be able to shake it by running.
If that's the case...
Up it is!
But, the strain of ascending in the fourth level is...
Intense pain and bleeding throughout the body...
Riko!
Do it... Please.
Y-You say that, but...
Please!
I'm sorry, Reg.
Seems... we don't have... much time...
Riko, pull yourself together! Riko!
Please wake up!
Reg...
Reg, what's the matter?
You look kind of weird...
Riko, what are you talking about?
Get a hold of yourself!
Oh?
It doesn't hurt that much...
What is this?!
Riko, doesn't it seem like the Curse of the Abyss caused the poison to be expelled first before your own blood?{?someone said that this line was a hallucination but it doesn't come across that way at all, it just feels confusingI'd say yes it is, but it is confusing. In the manga this is her line, and is definitely her hallucinating. The change to it being Reg's line has made in more confusing, but still coherent.I'm italicizing this because it's technically correct to do so and it might aid understanding\i }
I see...
Well, now to just stop the bleeding and...
Yes... That's it...
Reg...
I'm... all right...
After... the poison's out... stop the bleed—
Riko, wake up!
Reg, I'm all right...
Damn it, she's hallucinating!
Is it because the third layer's so close?
After I wipe the blood, more streams out...
Calm down!
At any rate, I need to check on the wound...
I-It's swelled to several times normal size...
H-Her glove... I need to take it off.
D-Did that hurt? Sorry!
Reg...
Riko! I'm here!
It's, uh... too swollen, so I can't get the glove off.
What should I do?
What can I do to save you?!
Does it hurt? Please just say something.
Cut it...
Cut it... off.
A-Are you out of your mind, Riko?
If I do that, you'll...
R-Reg...
Please...
If you don't...
I-I'll die...
Reg...
I'm scared...
I'm so scared...
Reg...
Back then...
If only I had made Riko stay further behind me...
First...
You need to break the bone.
A Black Whistle who had this happen
said that cutting through it was tough.
Back then...
If only I had quickly used my Incinerator...
Back then...
If only I had been a better shield...
This is no time to cry!
The more I hesitate, the more Riko suffers!
Here it goes, Riko.
Wh-What am I even doing?
Reg...
Don't leave me!
Riko! It's me! I'm right here!
Don't... go...
Me, too... Together... to the netherworld's... bottom...
Riko... She's losing consciousness...
I'll definitely take you there!
You've got an awful fever...
Don't you go and leave me behind...
Hurry...
Hurry!
M-My hands are shaking...
Pull yourself together!
Otherwise, Riko will suffer all the more!
Damn you! Don't get in my way!
Not near Riko! Stay away from Riko!
Get out of here!
Damn it!
She's not breathing!
Riko!
Please breathe!
Riko! Riko!
Riko!
Riko...
Hold on...
Riko...
Don't leave me behind, Riko!
Riko!
Open your eyes!
Please open your eyes!
Riko!
You're so noisy...
That girl...
Her heart is still b*ating.
It's likely to stop any moment now, though.
Wh-What are you?!
I’m just a fluffy stuffed doll.
I've come here to comfort you two.
Wh-What?!
Just who the heck are you?!
I'm happy to properly introduce myself.
But first, wouldn't it be best to hear about how to save her?
Riko...
This is pretty bad...
What should I do?
Please tell me! I want to save Riko!
What can I do to get her breathing again?!
Just blow a breath directly into her.
Like a kiss, you know, a kiss.
Do you know how—
Like that?!
That's the way, but go a little slower.
And pinch her nose shut.
Oh, right!
Also, tilt up her chin to open her airway.
Otherwise, there's no point.
Got it!
She's breathing again.
I'm so glad!
Thank you!
I can't begin to express...
It's still too early to relax.
It seems like she's not regaining consciousness.
Y-You're right!
What should I do?!
Calm down!
If she woke up right now, it's not like she'd be able to bear the pain anyway...{I'm not how you want to characterize Nanachi, but it's probably not with even kind of fancy or formal tuns of phrase.}
But...
Come on and carry the girl back to my hideout.
Huh?
I'll find a way to do something for her.
Really?!
Even though you don't know anything about us?
Back off a bit, okay?
Still, the way things stand now, her arm will come off...
You need to reinforce it, so hurry and fetch some branches.
So you can do something about her hand?!
Understood!
But let me warn you:
It's not going to go back to the way it was before.
Jeez, he's not even listening...
H-Hey, hold on!
If I climb this slope, Riko will...
You really can't see it, huh.
Huh? What?
What are you talking about?
Just take it easy.
The Curse isn't present right now.
If we don't hurry, her whole body will swell up like her arm has.
Damn it...
What is this place?
Cave-raiding equipment?
And not to mention...
Are those... whistles?
H-Hey... Who exactly are you?
Ah. I guess I never told you my name.
I'm Nanachi.
I'm what you cave raiders would call...
A Hollow.
A "Hollow"?
A small... child?
So you don't know about us, after all.
Well, I suppose you don't exactly look like a cave raider.
Hey, lay her down over here.
Nanachi, I don't mean to be rude,
but aren't you about the same age as us?
Second thoughts?
In that case, you wanna try finding someone else?
I beg you!
Please save Riko!
There's a good boy.
Among cave raiders, handling it like this is apparently common practice...
But that's just because they don't know the proper way to do it.
Wh-What are you...
The poison will...
Just calm down.
We'll let the poison flow through her body and then get rid of it.
This is medicine made from a friend of mine that I hardened with wax.
When it's not possible to feed it to them,
you need to insert it in the butthole.
Now, on to her arm.
I'm gonna remove the smashed bone fragments and stitch up the blood vessels and flesh.
Look, this white thing is a nerve.
You really did a number on a couple of these.
I hate stitching these, you know.
Man, the way you cut her is pretty gruesome...
It's a good thing she passed out.
All right. I'd say most of the danger's passed.
That's a relief.
But now comes the hard part.
I'm gonna need you to go out and fetch a bunch of stuff.
J-Just tell me what I need to do!
Don't get so close!
Sorry for doubting you earlier!
I'm begging you, Nanachi! Please save Riko!
Anyway...
Why didn't you cut her at the elbow joint?
You could've taken her arm off from the joint without breaking the bone first.
Uh, well...
Was that what she told you to do?
Y-Yeah...
I see...
What an extraordinary girl.
{Yeah?}
If the part past the elbow is left intact,{what exactly is the part she's referring to? since obviously not the whole part past the elbow would have been "left intact"}
then it totally changes the things it's possible to do when out cave raiding.
She still wanted to keep going.
Even after ending up like that, she hadn't given up on her adventure.
R-Riko...
Oh, th-that's right!
I still haven't told you our names!
I'm Reg! And that's Riko!
I know.
It's the first time anyone like you two has come here.{anyone [like you two] has}
Ever since you entered my hunting grounds, I've been listening to everything you've said.
Th-Then...
The presence I sensed right after we entered the fourth layer...
It was you!
That's right.
I was watching the entire time.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to treat the orb-piercer's poison, would I?
Wait a minute...
So, even when that thing att*cked us, you were...
Yeah, I was watching. And I heard it all, too.
The look on your face says, "Then why didn't you help us?"
I was simply interested in what the deal was with you guys, you see.
From the very beginning, I had no intention of showing myself.
S-So, why did you save us, then?
Because I started to pity you.
"Riko, don't leave me!"
You were sobbing like some lost little kid.
I couldn't bear to watch.
What was that?
Is there someone else here?
Just my roommate.
I'll introduce you.
This is my cute little Mitty.{normally i would rewrite this to something else but i'll keep it for the contrast.}
Wh-What is...
She's a Hollow too.
What...
Are you familiar with the strain of ascending in the sixth layer?
I'm quite sure it was "the loss of humanity, or death."
Right. If someone survives the Curse of the depths' sixth layer, this is what happens to them.
Their personality and intellect vanish.
As the name implies, they become a hollow husk of the person who once was.
No matter what anyone tries, they can never go back to the way they were.
That trick you used where you extended your arm...
Just thinking about what would happen if you did that in the sixth layer gets your heart pumping, huh?
B-But, Nanachi!
You...
You're not like that!
I had some pretty crazy things happen to me.
I'm an exception among exceptions.
Don't get your hopes up.
There, there...
Mitty, you're special, too.
That reminds me.
If a cave raider becomes a Hollow, their companions will put them down and collect their belongings before moving on.
Given the alternative, I suppose it's better to simply tell people they d*ed.
So imagine me strutting around looking like I do.
I'm living proof that it's possible to return from the sixth layer while retaining your humanity.
Naturally, people will come and try to capture me however they can, right?
Revealing myself is a big risk.
Even if it was only out of pity, getting saved is still a good thing, right?
I see...
So that's your situation...
I'm sorry.
He's a pushover...
Well, I'm done sketching it out now.
What's this?
The materials necessary for healing Riko and the places to find them.
I included my awesome signature as a bonus.
Her insides are still covered in blood, and her arm's getting ready to rot off.{It's an awkward way of phrasing internal bleeding because she said an awkward phrase for internal bleeding}
All I've done so far is delay her death, understand?
Wha—
She'll be able to hold on for another hours.
If you find yourself out there for much longer, you better think of a nice way to say goodbye.
Y-Yeah, right!{D-Don't joke around!}{I've got to go/Oh Lord/No time to waste/Aw heeeeeeeeeell naw/ replacing the audio with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= WMBFghFCIg}{i have no idea to what extent I should be taking those suggestions seriously...}
You really can't see it, huh.
Later, I need to ask what that means, exactly.
There's so much to keep up with that my mind is churning{my mind's/heart's in chaos/taken all it cani'm pretty sure this is what this means. to me it brings to mind a river rapid. i edited it to "roiling" before editing it back.}...
But, for now...
Think only of saving Riko!
So my eyes didn't deceive me after all.
Nanachi...
Nanachi...
The new Cartridge is coming along well.
Won't you chin up?
It's all thanks to you, after all.
Come on, smile.
Let us celebrate the success of the experiment.
You can gather most of the stuff on the western side.
Stay out of the central region. That's where {*}Orby{*Orb-chan} hangs out.{you can decide what to do with the honorific.\i }
"{*}Orby{*Orb-chan}"?
The orb-piercer, perhaps?
A demonfish, the bigger the better.
Find one where the back and belly are colored really differently.
Giant-hammerbeak eggs.
Take just one per nest.
The freshly-laid ones are best.
Is this it?
Yellow-shining grass.
Find a spot with lots of it growing and pick the stuff that smells better.
A shroombear infected with water-shrooms.
All right, I've collected it all now!
Please... Make it in time!
Riko!
Riko!
Riko?!
Wha...
Wh-Wh-What are you...
Nanachi, what are you doing?!
You sure are noisy.
If we just leave her soaked in bloody pee, she'll get a rash, right?
Look.
She peed a whole lot.
Make sure to wash it later.
Uh...
Is Riko all right?!
Also... I misunderstood and... well...
Is she okay?!
Just calm down, you piece of junk.
This one's great!
You're pretty good.
Well, no reason to dilly-dally.
We're going to save Riko.
Okay!
These water-shrooms are parasitic, you see.
When their host is looking for a new den and is about to kick the bucket,{don't blame jung, i'm guess-editing}
they share their nutrient stores and get it going again.
If there's more dens, there's more shroombears, which means there'll be more water-shrooms, too.
A symbiotic relationship, they call it.
While Riko's still unconscious, we're going to plant them on her and put 'em to good use.
She's got a good vein there anyway, so we'll plant 'em right on her wound.
That should help the bone's healing process a bit, too.
They also help prevent the rotting of the flesh.
Well, they do hurt like crazy when you pull 'em off, though.
Nanachi, what are you going to use the fish and the rest of the stuff for?
That should be obvious.
For my dinner, of course.
Wha—
I can't believe you!
What if I had taken too long because I was gathering stuff?
You sure get noisy about every little thing...
What's all this business about being noisy?!
With the state Riko's in...
I've been watching over her this whole time, so it's not like I can go and find food myself, right?
If I collapse from hunger, who's going to treat her then?
I suppose that's true...
I'm sorry.
As long as you understand now.
He really is a pushover...
Don't look so sad.
I know it doesn't look pretty, but at least this will save her life.
Really?
Her life is truly saved this time?
That's right.
Thank you!
Thank you, Nanachi!
You're so irritating!
You really are fluffy...
Hey now!
Go wash Riko{**-chan}'s pee-stained clothes.
There's a riverbed out back.
Understood...
"Flowers of Fortitude"...
Eternal Fortunes, huh?
Are these...
Gravestones?
I'll be going now, Lyza...
Th-That's...
The Blaze Reap?
But why is it here?
I was sure it was kicked away somewhere by the orb-piercer...
Wait...
Where...
am I?
Riko!
N-Nanachi!
What...
This thing... Somewhere or other, I...
Whatcha doin'?
N-Nanachi?!
Huh?
You all right?
You were staring intently at a girl's pee-stained clothes...
H-Huh?!
It's not like that!
Huh?
I mean...
The Blaze Reap's right over there!
So, have you seriously become a piece of junk or what?
Well, you have been through a lot.
Cheer up!
And while you're at it, wash this too.
Wh-What was that just now?
It wasn't this place...
Was it the scenery of somewhere similar?
Also, that voice...
If I'm not mistaken...
That was my own...
Was that one of my memories?
In that case, the one who made Lyza's grave was...
Did I bury her?
No, Ozen said that no one was buried there.
What does it all mean?
S-Stop it!
Get away from Riko!
I said stop it! You little...
Just relax.
Mitty doesn't hurt people.
Normally Mitty doesn't get attached to visitors, though.
They're about the same age, so maybe Mitty's taken a liking to her.
Before becoming like this, Mitty was a girl too, y'know.
M-Mitty?
Just don't eat the mushrooms, please.
You shouldn't be too hard on her, y'know?
It's thanks to Mitty that we got the poison out, after all.
What?
What do you mean?
That medicine was made by injecting Mitty with an orb-piercer's poison.
What?!
Why'd you do such a thing?
Mitty has the ability to neutralize poisons all on her own.
Amazing, huh?
So I used her blood to produce the medicine.
Nanachi, who exactly were you two before you became Hollows?
You really wanna ask that?
It's best you don't.
If you do, you're gonna end up wanting to save me.
Wh-What?!
You saved us, didn't you?!
Of course I'll try to help—
All right!
Look, it's done!
My patented Netherworld Stew!
Go on and try some.
Here!
It looks like sticky mud...
This was made with the ingredients I collected, correct?
Don't worry about, um, how it looks.
It has an oddly fishy scent...
Just what is this?
I'm going to save some for you to munch on later, Mitty.
Some kind of secretion?!
What the heck is this?
Was this truly made using those ingredients?
You... think it's bad?
Nanachi, you normally eat this stuff?
W-Well...{Well...yeah...?}{her failure to deny already speaks volumes}
Come on, don't look at me like that...
I... Look, I've never even gotten to eat good food before...
If Riko wakes up and eats this...
This time she's really going to die.
I've got no choice! I have to cook myself!
If you don't like it, don't eat it.
Oh, I see...
So she's looking for her mother who descended to the bottom of the netherworld, huh?
Still, we're talking about a girl with not much more than an insatiable curiosity
and a piece of junk who can't regain even one of his important memories...
You did well just making it this far.
Though I guess it didn't work out so well in the end.
Nanachi, please tell me...
You...
You know of a way to evade the Curse of the Abyss, don't you?
There's no point in explaining it to someone who can't see it.
Besides, it's my personal secret.
I beg you! We need to know!
Even so...
I'll do whatever you want in return! Anything I can!
So, please!
Don't get so close!
All right then...
Let's give it a sh*t.
If you insist, I'll make an exception and give you a real taste of what it's like.
All right...
Hey, you get under here, too.
What is this thing?
"Fog Weave," a grade- relic.
Well, it's basically a super thin piece of cloth.
It's just like this, I suppose.
What is?
The true nature of the Curse of the Abyss.
What?!
There's something floaty just like this,
and it blankets us with layer piled upon layer.
You can't feel it when you touch it, nor can you see it.{i assume you meant "see"}
When we move, it moves along with us.
Breathing is enough to alter its flow.
S-So when you touch it, that's when you're hit by the Curse of the Abyss?
Not at all.
When you touch it, all it does is warp.
Just like this cloth.
So...
So then what makes you get hit with the Curse?
Well, you take it...
And then do this...
Once you break through, the symptoms hit you all at once.
If it's just something like your fingertips, you'll hardly feel it.
But if it's your head or chest...
If any part of you that's vital to life passes through, then...
Well, as you've seen, something seriously not good will end up happening.
Wh-What happens when you descend?
Passing on through from above is nice and smooth.
Think of it like barbs. You can't get out once you've entered.
Look. It's something like this.
It's just like a trap for catching prey.
Okay, some malice-filled floaty thing causes the Curse. But what exactly is it?
Still don't get it?
It's the force field.
The one that carries light to the subterranean world while at the same time obstructing observation of it.
The one that continues to stubbornly guard the netherworld's true nature and the order within it.
That's the mysterious force field I speak of.
Filling every corner of this pit, it's the very blood of the Abyss, so to speak.
And that is the true nature of the Curse of the Abyss.
There's nowhere to escape from it.
B-But, didn't you say the Curse wasn't present around your hideout?
I looked for this place a long time.
The force field gets weaker the farther away you get from the shaft.
I-Is that so?
If you've gotten this far, you've probably seen some areas like that, right?
Well, I suppose there aren't many places as stable as this one.
The area around the Seeker Camp was also...
I get it now.
Also, the force field is sensitive to the movements of living things.
It even responds to their very consciousnesses and alters its flow.
Do you see? Read someone's mind and you can anticipate their movements.
The orb-piercer doesn't have great intuition.
It can actually predict the future.
The deeper you go, the denser and stronger the force field becomes.
So marching down to the netherworld's bottom means continuing on a path brimming with a deadly curse
while also going up against predators that can predict the future.
Sounds like a real fun time, huh?
H-How in the world do cave raiders manage to still press on?
Who knows? They aren't even able to see it, so I wonder myself.
Seriously?
But there is one thing I know.
Something like that can't stop someone's longing.
Oh, I know. Hand me your helmet.
Okay.
What's that?
Didn't I tell you that I'd give you a real taste?
That said, you have to promise me.
My orders are absolute!
Can you hear me?
This is kind of unsettling...
It feels like you're right next to my ear.
Pretty cool, huh? It's just something I happened to pick up.
I can hear your voice, but where exactly are you, Nanachi?
Don't worry about it. I can see you fine from here.
Continue going straight.
Roger that.
What?
Hey! Don't just rush in!
A child?!
Ridiculous!
You mustn't come any closer!
Don't do it!
That's a Black Whistle.
Judging by the stuff he was carrying, he was headed back on his own when he got ambushed.
This is perfect.
Wanna try rescuing that poor guy? {The word she uses her is "prior visitor/customer". Essentially she's saying/joking that they were going for(had business with) the orb piercer but he's busy with this guy. I can't really think of a way to convey that concept within the constraints of the scene.}
O-Of course!
Very well, then.
What are you doing?!
Hey, don't forget.
No matter what happens, you do exactly as I say.
If you do, you'll be able to clean up {*}Orby{*Orb-chan} and save this guy.{i'm not going to untranslate stuff for the sake of adding -chan. Do you want to do "Orb-chan"?\i }
You listening?
Roger that!
All right!
Then it's time to show you the world as I see it!
Okay, to start, look up and completely commit to it.
Are you serious?
Yep.
Now listen, really commit to it.
B-But...
H-Hurry and get outta here!
Don't worry about that guy.
Also, stop questioning me!
My orders are...
...absolute!
Now jump to the right!
Irredeemable!
You grabbed on to it, I see. Don't let go, no matter what.
That thing you've grabbed is the organ it uses to sense the force field.
That's its lifeline, and without uncoupling your actions from your conscious mind, you'd never be able to even touch it.
Now that it's confused, it'll go for the k*ll without any thought of looking graceful.
Now! Wrap it up!
Its future is sealed now.
b*at it to a pulp!
How dare you do that to Riko!
It shed its spines?!
{Damn!}
This steam's too...
D-Did it escape?
Well done.
It was forced to eject a full percent of its spines. It won't be able to hunt here anymore.
Now you need to hurry up and get back here.
H-Hey! Don't get too close to him!
Now that {*}Orby{*Orb-chan} is gone, it's cave raiders that present the most danger to us!
Listen to me!
What are you...
Could you relay a message for me?
Huh?
I want to send it to a guy at Belchero Orphanage named Jiruo.
Jiruo... at Belchero...
Tell him that we are still continuing our adventure.{gotta think of somehting better}
O-Okay, got it.
I'm counting on you.
I'm sorry.
Well, you didn't tell him about me, so I don't really mind.
But you sure it'll be all right?
That guy at... Belchero Orphanage, right?
If people find out you know him somehow, it could spell trouble.
It'll be fine.
He's the most dependable guy I know, after all.
In any case, that was pretty amazing, Nanachi!
Using his own special ability against him like that was brilliant!
I wish you'd come with us to the bottom of the netherworld!
Hey...
I have something to ask of you.
Oh! What is it?
Just name it!
It's kinda hard to get the words out...
Don't hold back!
All right, here goes.
Please
k*ll Mitty for me.
What?
Mitty...
Mitty, I'm sorry I was such a coward.
I won't just let him
keep doing as he pleases anymore.
I'll... I'll figure something out.
What was that all of a sudden?
He was like, "I'm gonna sleep, just for two hours."
His belly button looks like it hurts, but I don't think he's been poisoned.
I suppose he must be like this 'cause he fired that thing.
Finally...
I've finally found it,
Mitty.
How nice it would be...
God...
I'm already at the bottom of the world, so I...{don't know of a less blunt way to get this idea across}
I'd like to go there.
God...
Hey! Let's hurry over there!
You stink... Don't stand so close to me!
I hear he's a cave raider from the Abyss.
What's he doing in a place like this?
I believe now is the time for a new approach free from the influence of conventional wisdom.
I've come to the chief territory of the far north, Sereny,
in search of children suitable for forging a path to the next era of the netherworld.
I am Bondrewd.
I'm a cave raider of the Abyss and a White Whistle.
Any brave children who would not falter even at the prospect of setting foot inside the chasm...
Please, take a step forward.
I'm really here...
You're so annoying!
Get outta here!
Hey, let's give it a sh*t...
I don't keep company with idiots.
Let's go.
O-Okay...
So we're not the only ones, huh?{referring to the fact that she's from somewhere else? is there an undertone of "we weren't special after all"?}
Now, everyone, come and board the vessel.
Fear not, for my team of cave raiders will escort you throughout the journey.
Your destination sits at a depth of around , meters— the depths' fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses.
There lies the netherworld's forward operating base, where we strive to unravel the final mysteries of this world.
This tastes so bland...
Hey, you!
What do you want to be?
A White Whistle, right?
What's this all about?
Being a White Whistle sure would be great, huh?
Don't you think we've got ourselves an amazing chance here?
I-I was fine with whatever as long as I could come here.
Before coming here, I'd go to garbage dumps and pick out the least disgusting stuff to eat.
Everyone else resorted to stealing or begging while singing songs on the streets...
But I... didn't have the talent for anything else...
That's a great skill to have!
Huh?
There's nothing but treasures to pick up down here!
Sure...
Hey, if you're fine with whatever, then be my partner!
I'm Mitty! A future White Whistle!
Hey, what's your name?
I-I'm Nanachi.
Yippee! Nanachi!
Nice to meet you!
Shh! Shh!
It says "Capital of the Unreturned."
You can read nether glyphs?
The only books found in the garbage are the ones other people can't read.
The way to pronounce nether glyphs has been lost, so syllables from our official language are used instead.
It's simple once you get the hang of it.
Really? Teach me!
I wonder if that was a bird.
Let's go check it out together one day!
O-Okay...
Wow!
Please be careful.
If you climb more than meters, you'll suffer the strains of ascending.
Huh?
Nanachi, come over here!
Whoa...
It's beautiful...
It'll be all right!
Y-Yeah...
Now, everyone, let me show you to your room.
Hey, so what's the "Abyssal Faith"?
In a nutshell...
When a life is lost in the Abyss, the soul is said to return to the bottom of this planet,
and then the soul changes form and departs on a journey to someone who has wished for life...
Or something like that.
This very pit, the bottom of which is still unknown, plays the role of God.
I suppose it's just a source of comfort and support that cave raiders rely on.
Wow...
Nanachi, you're pretty amazing!
That's my partner for you! You're the brains of our team!
I guess...
And you're good at drawing, too!
Ilim.
Please come this way.
Okay!
This time it's Ilim's turn, huh?
I hope I get to go out there soon, too...
There sure are a lot fewer of us here now.
You know, it'd be great if the two of us are able to go out there together!
Yeah, I guess...
Mitty...
Mitty.
Mitty.
It's time. Please come with me.
Okay...
After today's medical checkup, let's go on a little walk outside.
Bondrewd, take me, too...
Just wait your turn, Nanachi. No need to be impatient.
Mitty...
Sovereign of Dawn! What in the world are you thinking?
Bringing so many people down to the fifth layer like this...
Children from overseas, at that.
Why bring this up only now?
It was for this very purpose that I advocated allowing Black Whistles to enter the fifth layer.
Well, it'd be different if they were cave raiders,{feel free to suggest totally new lines/splits for this}
but taking children who could never survive the trip back is...
As a matter of human rights, it's...{timing: i know the line hangs longer than normal.}
Ah, then there is no need to worry.
For I am not making use of them as humans, you see.
Care to have a look?
Mitty...
Mitty!
Mitty!
Na... Nanachi...
M-Mitty...
My, my.
What perfect timing.
Nanachi.
Come. It's your turn.{trying to connect this to "Just wait your turn" above}
That elevator makes a rapid descent to the depths' sixth layer just below us.
Although its destination is no more than a dead end,
it's just the perfect depth for testing a number of things.
It's my own personal sandbox.{It's my own miniature garden.}
The sixth layer's Curse: "Death, or loss of one's humanity"...
I'd sure like to do something about it.
Those chambers you are in are capable of forcing the Curse all to one side.
Pairing humans with animals has been producing poor results,
so you've actually come at the perfect time, Nanachi.
I regret having to use two of my cutest specimens at once.
But, as you two are such close friends, I'm sure this will be a success.
So you're saying... you tricked us?
Heavens no.
The result of this research will give birth to the hint needed to drive the darkness from this chasm.
It will be thanks to all of you.
Mitty, you will be on the side to which the Curse is driven.
Please do your best to endure it, okay?
Mitty!
If you die partway through, your partner will also be hit with the Curse.
Nanachi...
Well then, let's get started.
Nanachi!
It's all right. It's all right...
I'll endure this...{is this like "i'll take the curse on"?}
So, if I end up not being human anymore...
Please...
Let my soul return to you, Nanachi!
Mitty!
No!
It hurts!
It hurts! It hurts so bad!
God... Please save us.
I... finally found it.
Mitty! Mitty!
I found my treasure...{This actually becomes a repeated concept so it's best to stay simple+emphasized\i }
Please...
Ow!
Please don't take her away from me.
k*ll... k*ll me...
k*ll me...
Please!
Oh!
My, my, how very interesting.
Wonderful...
The two of you are truly wonderful.
Nanachi...
Nanachi.
As usual, I see you're drawing instead of helping with the research.
You certainly are cute.
Oh, by the way...
I now understand the "curse" that Mitty received.
It's quite a fascinating result.
I had not anticipated producing a byproduct such as this. Truly the Abyss is not to be underestimated.
The Curse, which she received twofold, not only caused the loss of her humanity,
but also made her incapable of dying.
Have a look.
Her mashed-up limbs have started to grow back.
While this is now the ninth time she's been resurrected,
the only change is that her form has become slightly more distorted each time.
Mitty...
Mitty, I'm sorry I was such a coward.
I won't just let him
keep doing as he pleases anymore.
I'll... I'll figure something out...
Look, Mitty, it's a bird.
It's the same one that was screeching back then, you know.
Still no good, Mitty?{My interpretation is that she's talking about not getting any reaction that could indicate consciousness}
It's no use...
No matter what I try using, she just suffers.
I'm sorry for forcing you to stay alive for nothing...
I'll put you out of your misery now.
I'll search for it...
A way to k*ll Mitty without making her suffer.
There must be one somewhere out there...
Somewhere...
"Sparagmos."
Light that returns all to the core.
That's what he called one of his relics.
It destroyed one of Mitty's eyes, and that's the only part of her that doesn't regenerate.
Any spot it hits seems to unravel and then disappears.
Immediately afterward, the surrounding air burns up to nothing.
It's just like the Incinerator!
If you were to use it... then Mitty...
H-Hold on a minute!
Uh...
Has Mitty...
Has Mitty truly lost her humanity?
She responds to people calling her, and—
Those are just reflexes.
No matter what I tried, real communication between us was impossible.
But even so... her eye...
I guess you've noticed it, too.
I have a feeling that even now...
Mitty's soul is imprisoned within that body.
Please...
Give me some time to think.
I understand.
Na-Nanachi?
I'm sorry...
I asked you to do something strange like that out of nowhere.
Don't worry, I'll keep treating Riko either way.
That girl...
Mitty's really taken a liking to her.
I thought of you as being so dependable, but...
Just now you appeared so fragile.
The vast amount of medicines here... And the poisons, too...
All of them are for the purpose of trying to restore Mitty's dignity.
If that is your very reason for living...
After I k*ll Mitty...
What... What will become of you?
Hey... Just how many days have you been feeling down now?
Let's have a meal.
I'll make ya something really hearty.
You wanna have some shroombear meat?
Huh?!
Not another one of Nanachi's dishes!
N-Nanachi!
Let me cook!
From what I've seen,
Nanachi mixes in too many things.
I've got to bring out the best of the ingredients.
Hey, you really suck at skinning...
Want some help?
Just go and take a seat!
The meat is really dark...
And it stinks, too.
If I remember right, Riko did something like this...
Huh?! Were the innards supposed to come first?
Something ripped off!
Am I supposed to rinse this thing off first?
Hey, doesn't this smell, like, super bad to you?
This is worse than the stuff I made!
Disgusting!
The smell of excrement is filling my mouth!
Hey, go on and call it irredeemable!
It's irredeemable!
Before anyone knows it, the sh**ting stone leaves a trail,
which falls as red-hot iron rain.
The ice-covered trees proceed to transform into clouds.
In the gap in the sky, a large turtle with its neck stretched out...
"Please k*ll Mitty for me."
Ever since then, Nanachi hasn't approached me about it again.
Is it okay to just leave things as they are?
Nanachi, allow me to ask just one thing.
Is Mitty unhappy being together with you?
Personally, I really don't think—
I know what you're trying to say.
You're thinking, "She seems to be living so peacefully, so is it really necessary to k*ll her," right?
I...
One of these days I'll die too, one way or another.
After that happens...
Mitty will be all alone for eternity.
You know, Mitty never eats and she still doesn't die.
But if she gets stabbed, it still hurts her.
And she even sheds tears.
Even if those are just reflexes, she'd still be forced to continue suffering forever.
She's not even capable of screaming out, and yet her soul would remain imprisoned...
Eternally.
Reg, this is the last chance for us.
You can set Mitty free.
This is it.
Please.
An opportunity like this won't ever present itself again.
Roger that.{okay, this is one of those times where i'm going to be annoyed if I have to write "roger that."Yeah you were right. We should change it all to understood then. It's still a "catchphrase", so it should be consistent whatever we do.<motbob> actually, maybe i should just write roger that for this line. it's jarring, but maybe it's in a good way. his heart is clearly wrenched. his typical catchphrase has never been used in this situation.}
Nanachi, promise me this...
Even if Mitty isn't around anymore, don't take your own life.
Why would I?
I've still gotta take care of Riko, right?
Even after you're done treating Riko!
You're a cruel one.
All right. I promise.
In that case... I'll do it.
With every ounce of my thoughts and feelings...{timing: cps}
I will send her off.
Perfect.
Sorry for making you stick with me all this time.
It won't be long before we can meet again.
Reg, I'm counting on you.
Wait!
Mitty!
Mitty, I'm sorry!
I was wrong!
I'm sorry.
I'm so, so sorry!
We'll always, always be together, okay?
Mitty, you're so warm...
Mitty, thank you...
Reg...
Do it.
Mitty...
My...
My... treasure...{distorted text appropriate here? "tweasure"?}
C-Cut it out!
Come on, this is no time to be feeling down.
I...
Why am I sad?
Here. You can eat, right?{this is a surprisingly tricky line...}
Ah, that smells great.
Once you're done eating, we're heading out.
What's that odd smell?
Aren't you taking this all in stride a little too easily?
Nanachi, you're good at this!
Hey, is that all right?
Hey, that's dangerous!
Reg, good morning.
Good morning, Riko.
Since she's still recovering, I thought I'd make her a stew that's nice and easy to eat,
but she kept nitpicking the way I was preparing it.
So that's what that odd smell was...
If you remove the entrails, it's gonna taste bland, right?
It'll be just fine.
I see you can find demonfish down in the fourth layer, too.
That's the way.
Now carefully take it out.
Nanachi, you're good with your hands, huh?
That's it. Now you've got it.
Hey! Don't just stand there, do something!
She's been like this since she first saw me.
Hey, why are you acting like you wanna rub me, too?
Nanachi, you don't seem to be hating it as much as when I did it.
That's—
That's 'cause you rub me in a lewd kinda way, okay?!
Pan-Fried Demonfish
Wh-What matters is the taste. The taste, okay?
Was it good?
Well... It was all right.
You're not half bad.
I'm glad to hear that.
It's thanks to your help!
The eggs are yummy, too.
Try one.
Wait, wasn't there someone else here, too?
How do you...
Huh? Why did I think that, again?
Oh!
Well, you see, I had this terribly frightening dream.
I can't remember it all that well, but...
I came to, and...
I found myself inside this pitch-black boulder-like thing that was horribly heavy and wouldn't budge.
At first, there was this cavity inside it that was about the same size as me.
But it kept getting smaller and smaller.
It was so painful, so agonizing...{these mean the same thing...}
I didn't even understand what I was anymore.
I even forgot how to speak...
I was scared, so scared, and I just kept crying...
Then I heard crying.
But this crying wasn't coming from me.
At first, I was startled...
But then I realized that this other girl was afraid, too.
That helped ease my mind, if just a little.
Then I stayed like that for quite a while.
Even when I got scared, there was this girl right in front of me who must have been even more frightened.
I couldn't speak, but with my eyes alone I kept on telling her, "It'll be all right, it'll be all right..."
Then I smelled something like smoke, and the crying stopped.
You know, that girl simply left without ever turning to look back...
But I could see her profile.
And she was just like all of the cave raiders I've seen.
That eye I saw was filled with longing.
And then, I remembered what it was I wanted to be one day.
I thought, "I need to get going."
At the time, I had a feeling I'd see her again.
And then I woke up.
Nanachi, Riko once...
Riko d*ed once when she was a baby,
and was brought back to life again by the power of a relic.
Riko's life may very well be deeply tied to the Abyss.
Reg... It's all right.
I'm gonna head out for a bit to fetch some water.
This time, make sure you really protect her.
Riko...
Hm?
The truth is...
We're here.
I come to this very spot when I'm injured.
Wow...
Whoa...
Strange beasts that I've never seen anywhere else also come here to take a dip.
Then is it really safe here?
They're harmless to the point you can even pat 'em.
The deep spots can be overly stimulating, so stay out of them.
'Kay!
There's light coming up from below.
Reg, sorry, but I can't get this off by myself. Give me a hand.
O-Okay...
Riko, lift your arm a bit.
Hey, Reg, you wanna go in with me?
I-I'm just going to keep watch, okay?
Go on and get in already.
Sometimes blood-sucking insects come to have a bite.
And you're pretty good at shooing those away, right?
I'll take care of lookout duty.
It's warm!
The bottom seems pretty slippery.
Be careful.
Whoa!
Wherever we go, the color spreads out around us!
Reg, look, look!
Even though the water's hot, there are small fish in here!
The fish are eating the dead skin that's floating up.
For some reason... I feel thirsty...
Ouch! O-Ow...
Riko?!
I-I'm fine...
The hot water just stung a bit.
Huh?
Hm?
Reg...
What's up with your penis?
I don't know!
This is... This is...
Irredeemable.
What's with you two?
You're still tip-toeing around each other?
Reg, come on, you've already kissed her, right?
Mwah!
No point in acting embarrassed now.
Reg, what kiss?
Uh, that was...
That was most certainly not a kiss.
Nanachi, how cowardly! You get in here, too!
What are you talking about?
I'm on lookout duty here, so go ahead and take your time{~}.
What's this about a kiss?
Hey, come on.
Jeez, I can't bear to watch this...
Mitty... Thanks.
You pulled Reg's treasure up out of that place.
A bit longer...
I hope you can wait for me just a bit longer...
Riko! Hang in there!
Five more left.
Next up's a big central one. Hold her down tight.
Just the thumb...
Even if it's the thumb alone, at least it moves!
Riko.
Reg, what's the matter?
I'm sorry...
Because I did such a bad job making the cut,
your arm is...
Reg, I'm the one who asked you to do it.
B-But...
In the end, it was Nanachi who saved you.
Nanachi told me...
While you were working to save me, you were crying the whole time and beside yourself with worry.
She said when she saw you like that, she thought, "He's me,"
and rushed to save me without so much as a thought.
Reg... This scar is proof.
Precious proof that you protected me, Reg.
Riko...
Nanachi!
What's wrong?
Oh, it's nothing...
Hey, Nanachi!
I have something to ask of you.
Would you consider coming along with us?
Sure.
Really?!
Nanachi, I'm so happy! You mean it?
Yeah...
Nanachi!
Get off of me!
W-Well... Mitty did take a real liking to you.
If I abandoned you midway through your journey, she'd be mad at me next time we meet.
And you can't rely on just Reg alone, after all.
That's a good point.
Riko's cooking is really good, too.
What? What did you say?
That aside...
I'll tell you the full story in due time, but...
I came from the place that you're heading for.
You mean the one you told me about?
"In due time," I said.
Well then!
Let's get started with the preparations.
We've got a lot to do.
I mean, you wanna get going as soon as we can, right?
Yeah!
My mother is waiting for me, after all!
Preparation of Preserved Medicines
Sorting of Cave-Raiding Equipment
Procurement of Water-Repellent Materials
Arm Rehabilitation
Construction of a Support
Completion of a New Backpack
Well then, shall we get going?
Yep!
Nanachi!
Oh?
I see her signature has disappeared.
Congratulations, Nanachi.
You've finally managed to do it.
I'd like to express the extent of my gratitude to you.
I would very much like to see you again.
Dad!
Dad!
Well well.
What were you doing?
I was checking how everybody was doing?
Come on, let's go back to your room.
You mustn't get sick.
Don't forget you're special.
You know, dad...
I love you.
Me too,
Prushka.
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