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Watching Yakuza0... boy I sure hope none of these guys turn out to be huge villains and/or die! 👹🦇🔪

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Striking while the iron is hot here, I started translating chapter 29 of Kindan no Majutsu. This one's for the Yukaoru fans. Just another preview here for now, hoping to get to the rest soon!

This takes place after Yukawa declares he doesn't want to watch his student get arrested. He withdraws from the case and Utsumi agrees to drive him to the train station so he can return to Tokyo. (Unlike the TV special, Kusanagi is not in the car for this.)

Yukawa got out of the car before the train station concourse. “Thanks for the ride,” he said in a heavy tone and began walking. Kaoru moved to start driving again. It was then she could see something like a piece of fabric had fallen at the foot of the passenger’s seat. When she picked it up, she realized it was for cleaning glasses. It seemed Yukawa had dropped it. It might have been something he could live without, but Kaoru got out of the car and went after him. He couldn’t have gotten far yet. Before long Yukawa, who was supposed to be heading into the building, came into view. He was getting into a taxi. Where does he think he’s going? She had no time to ponder it. In a great hurry, Kaoru returned to her car. She threw the engine on and took off.

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guys. i really like you. it's nice to be on this dashboard together

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Ah, that's so kind of you to say! I would truly give all the credit to Higashino, though-- his sentences are pretty straightforward and usually concise which I think pairs very well with his deep character relationships and ever-evolving plotlines. He pulls off these multilayered mysteries with characters of varying motivations and levels of openness with sentences that are largely easy to digest and I think that's a big part of his masterful writing. As you can see I don't know what short, concise sentences are, haha. I'm relieved that the translation of that sentence works for you! Hehe, it's kind of like Yukawa is pushing Utsumi away but she insists... (Meanwhile Kusanagi, whose life is defined by his profession, fights down his instincts and decides to trust. He believes in Yukawa but also, he believes in Utsumi and she guides him away from his knee jerk reaction that's a product of decades of working in a profoundly challenging profession. It's interesting to think that maybe all three of them must be present here for this case to work out the way it does. I really do love these three, send help.)

Finally posting my translation here of chapter 32 of the Detective Galileo novel Kindan no Majutsu. Thanks for everyone's patience as it took me over a month to focus and get this done. Tagging @actiaslunaris and @four-white-trees because I think they were looking forward to this!

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Kusanagi raced out the instant the elevator doors parted. He opened the glass door and rushed straight out onto the rooftop. The figure of Kaoru Utsumi entered his sight. On the other side of the rooftop was Yukawa. When Kusanagi went to approach him, Utsumi moved to stand between them. She spread her arms out wide to either side as if to block his way. “What the hell are you doing?” “Please, don’t come any closer to Professor Yukawa.” “Huh? Are you messing with me? What are you talking about?” “You see there’s a truck stopped at the building across the way? Beside it is Shingo Koshiba.” Kusanagi looked to where he was told. It was as Utsumi said. She continued, “The real railgun is loaded on the truck. The one in the van was a dummy. The real one is twice as large.” Kusanagi clicked his tongue. “So that is what it was.” Kusanagi wasn’t sure if he had heard their exchange, but then Yukawa looked back over his shoulder. “Well, well, if it isn’t Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Sorry to make you come all the way out here, but I’m going to ask you to come no closer. If you do, I will fire the railgun.” “What? What in the world is he talking about?” Kusanagi asked Utsumi. “The one holding the controller to the railgun is Professor Yukawa.” “What?” “I will say this,” Yukawa spoke and looked toward Kusanagi. “I want you to not go near Koshiba. If I see even one officer across the way, I will fire the railgun.” “Yukawa, are you out of your mind?” “To this point in my life, I have never been more in my right mind.” Saying that, Yukawa brought the phone up to his ear. “The police have arrived but you have no need to worry. I won’t let them interfere. More importantly, are you still waiting to signal me? The showdown between Representative Taiga and the mayor is starting. The representative’s head is entering the railgun’s crosshairs again and again. If you’re going to do this, you better do it fast. Representative Taiga has quite good control of the ball and he’s quickly racking up strikes. If you keep dawdling the mayor will strike out and that’ll be the end of it.” Kusanagi fixed a sharp glare on Utsumi and asked in a hushed voice, “Just how long have you known about this?” “Since I got here.” “Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” She looked downwards and remained silent. She seemed to be struggling to answer. “C’mon.” “I thought I’d entrust it to him.” She lifted her head. “To Professor Yukawa.” “You serious?” “I’m sorry. I’m prepared for punishment.” That ain’t the problem here. Kusanagi wiped his brow. Though it was chilly out, he was beginning to sweat. By all means if anyone would like to make suggestions or challenge this translation, I welcome it. I may still post the original Japanese at some point. But for the record I feel pretty confident in this. The only sentence that I feel gave me trouble was やりとりが耳に入ったのか、湯川が振り返った。(Kusanagi wasn’t sure if he had heard their exchange, but then Yukawa looked back over his shoulder.) Spoilers for what comes after this in the book and a comparison to the TV special: The following chapter 33 (which I'm not too inclined to translate because it demands a really high level of knowledge of the book's plot to this point) sees Yukawa dictating the progress of the baseball competition while talking down Koshiba. Unlike the TV special, Kusanagi never pulls his gun on Yukawa. For all his nerves here, he takes no further action and decides to believe in Yukawa as Utsumi does. (Mmm, I love them so much.) Time and focus permitting, I very much hope to translate chapter 34, the final chapter of the book, as it details the aftermath of the case. Thanks for reading!

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Finally posting my translation here of chapter 32 of the Detective Galileo novel Kindan no Majutsu. Thanks for everyone's patience as it took me over a month to focus and get this done. Tagging @actiaslunaris and @four-white-trees because I think they were looking forward to this!

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Kusanagi raced out the instant the elevator doors parted. He opened the glass door and rushed straight out onto the rooftop. The figure of Kaoru Utsumi entered his sight. On the other side of the rooftop was Yukawa. When Kusanagi went to approach him, Utsumi moved to stand between them. She spread her arms out wide to either side as if to block his way. “What the hell are you doing?” “Please, don’t come any closer to Professor Yukawa.” “Huh? Are you messing with me? What are you talking about?” “You see there’s a truck stopped at the building across the way? Beside it is Shingo Koshiba.” Kusanagi looked to where he was told. It was as Utsumi said. She continued, “The real railgun is loaded on the truck. The one in the van was a dummy. The real one is twice as large.” Kusanagi clicked his tongue. “So that is what it was.” Kusanagi wasn’t sure if he had heard their exchange, but then Yukawa looked back over his shoulder. “Well, well, if it isn’t Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Sorry to make you come all the way out here, but I’m going to ask you to come no closer. If you do, I will fire the railgun.” “What? What in the world is he talking about?” Kusanagi asked Utsumi. “The one holding the controller to the railgun is Professor Yukawa.” “What?” “I will say this,” Yukawa spoke and looked toward Kusanagi. “I want you to not go near Koshiba. If I see even one officer across the way, I will fire the railgun.” “Yukawa, are you out of your mind?” “To this point in my life, I have never been more in my right mind.” Saying that, Yukawa brought the phone up to his ear. “The police have arrived but you have no need to worry. I won’t let them interfere. More importantly, are you still waiting to signal me? The showdown between Representative Taiga and the mayor is starting. The representative’s head is entering the railgun’s crosshairs again and again. If you’re going to do this, you better do it fast. Representative Taiga has quite good control of the ball and he’s quickly racking up strikes. If you keep dawdling the mayor will strike out and that’ll be the end of it.” Kusanagi fixed a sharp glare on Utsumi and asked in a hushed voice, “Just how long have you known about this?” “Since I got here.” “Why didn’t you tell us sooner?” She looked downwards and remained silent. She seemed to be struggling to answer. “C’mon.” “I thought I’d entrust it to him.” She lifted her head. “To Professor Yukawa.” “You serious?” “I’m sorry. I’m prepared for punishment.” That ain’t the problem here. Kusanagi wiped his brow. Though it was chilly out, he was beginning to sweat. By all means if anyone would like to make suggestions or challenge this translation, I welcome it. I may still post the original Japanese at some point. But for the record I feel pretty confident in this. The only sentence that I feel gave me trouble was やりとりが耳に入ったのか、湯川が振り返った。(Kusanagi wasn’t sure if he had heard their exchange, but then Yukawa looked back over his shoulder.) Spoilers for what comes after this in the book and a comparison to the TV special: The following chapter 33 (which I'm not too inclined to translate because it demands a really high level of knowledge of the book's plot to this point) sees Yukawa dictating the progress of the baseball competition while talking down Koshiba. Unlike the TV special, Kusanagi never pulls his gun on Yukawa. For all his nerves here, he takes no further action and decides to believe in Yukawa as Utsumi does. (Mmm, I love them so much.) Time and focus permitting, I very much hope to translate chapter 34, the final chapter of the book, as it details the aftermath of the case. Thanks for reading!

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Sunday Siiiix "Thinking about Sawashiro a lot today" turned into "thinking about Sawashiro too much today" so here we are. I wrote this at least half a year ago, edited it a little today and I'm finally feeling like sharing it. I think Ichi and Sawashiro should chat post Infinite Wealth.

“You were there in his last moments, Ichi. What did you tell him?” Ichiban, seated in a chair at the side of Sawashiro's hospital bed, let out a surprised exhale. “Are you… sure you’re up to hearing this right now, Captain?” “Just tell me.” Please. The dressing around Sawashiro’s head was tight, so tight. It felt better to keep his one remaining eye closed. “Man, I— honestly, I rambled, told him everything that had been building up in my chest, told him things I thought he knew—” “Ichi. Get to the point.” A cotton candy fog was encroaching his consciousness. The meds were going to take him under again. He didn’t have all day here. “Okay. I told him that you, me, the boss… we loved him. So much, that we would have done anything for him.” Sawashiro shuddered, another involuntary firing of his fractured nervous system. He tested moving his jaw before speaking. Shit, but Ebina had given him what he deserved. “You told him… I love him?”

Why was his chest tight all of the sudden? And his sinuses burning? “Yeah. Yeah, I did.” Ichi’s voice was getting quieter. “Captain? You okay?”

“It's," he paused for breath, for the word to come to him, "it's good that you told him.” What he never could, all those years. His son died at 42 years old, and his last words to Sawashiro? You never had my trust to begin with. It hurt. It fucking hurt. The hole in his skull, the hole in his soul where his son’s body was laid to rest. With his passing, Sawashiro learned a new truth: no man should outlive his child. He had lived for his boss. He had lived for his son. He had failed to die for either of them. It erupted out of him, all at once. Sawashiro howled, jaw cracking as his voice tore out of his body. He coughed, sucked in air (is that what that sound was?), and screamed again, barely registering Ichi’s attempted cries to calm him, then his cries for help. Someone was holding his hand as darkness overtook him. The hand was smaller than his, so it wasn’t Ichi’s. It was a hand that was broad and it had a grip firm like a politician’s. Must have been a nurse. Must have been. I intend this to be a flashback in the Sawashiro Dead Souls-ish fic. The one with the zombie infestation where he finds a baby and attempts to process the horrors of his life? That one. I have so many ideas for it, I really should return to it...

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guilty conscience

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currently blowing myself up for not realizing the worlds most obvious parallel. the game starts & ends with an arakawa sibling going back to where they came from after they realize that they've lost everything and are at rock bottom...

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what the point of mmf threesomes if the dudes don’t fag out a lil

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Yakuza 0 Director's Cut - Fun with Friends Trailer | Nintendo Switch™ 2

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STRANGER THAN HEAVEN (formerly PROJECT CENTURY) (TBA) dev. RGG Studio // 龍が如くスタジオ → Summer Game Fest 2025 Title Reveal Teaser Trailer

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STRANGER THAN HEAVEN - Announcement Teaser Trailer

Title Reveal Teaser Trailer

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He has to look his dissolution best

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you are the perfect shape =)

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The Perfect Shape Composed by Asuka Sakai Performed by PREP

to a T is a narrative adventure game that portrays the extraordinary life of a 13-year-old teenager, whose body happens to be in the shape of the letter "T." They live in a modest seaside town that they explore by foot, train, or even their favorite unicycle, and interact with a the charming cast of characters who live there.

From teenager’s loyal fluffy canine companion and their caring mother, to a gang of despicable bullies and a giraffe that makes the most scrumptious sandwiches. After a chance encounter, the teenager discovers a newfound ability, and a story begins to unravel around a mysterious object enveloped in light that falls from the sky.