Just so everyone can suffer as I do

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Site of Mandarin scanlations of Monochrome Factor, running up to issue 39 as of this posting.

Need. Translations. Now.

Oh god. I need to have Shisui's characterization! I need more of Lulu so I can write proper femslash for her and Aya! Because Aya rocks so hard!

*goes to gnaw on her own liver*

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Approximate Translation of the Chinese Issue 34

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P1 Unexpectedly, the new transfer student is Ruru, and what motive!?
Aya: Even though I had a lot of things I wanted to ask you this morning, I have endured waiting until the lunch break. It is for your sake that I waited until lunch, so I hope you can give me a good explanation. The question I most want to ask is – why are you here!!

P2 Aya: Why do you cling to me!! Get away.
Ruru: That’s mean. You and Ruru are friends, isn’t that right!?

P3 Now we light and shadow, with our hearts bound together [?*].

* [The Chinese phrase “with hearts bound together” could mean working towards a common purpose. It doesn’t always have romantic connotations, although sometimes it could do, I think.]

P4 Ruru: Good friends should stick together.
Aya: There is no such convention. But actually, it would be more fitting for you to cling to Shirogane or Akira! Get over there!
Akira and Shirogane: Huh? There’s no such convention.
Shirogane: But what actually happened yesterday? Ruru came here, and your relationship has improved. Can one really say you are enemies?
Ruru: Ha, we were until yesterday. But because Ruru lost to Aya-chan yesterday, and the whip was ruined, I have become rubbish…
Shirogane: What? What happened yesterday?
Aya: Oh, after I got home yesterday…

P5 Ruru: So if I go back, I will definitely be killed by Homurabi-sama… I don’t want to go back… I’m scared… that I would die…
Aya: Ruru…

P6 Ruru: When I told Grandfather my plight, he told me to come stay at his place.
Kengo: Grandfather?
Ruru: Oh, Aya-chan’s grandfather.
Aya: Huh!!?
Ruru: Mother and Father also said that it would be like having an extra daughter, which is really happy. Also with the school, they said that if I wanted to, I could go and have a look.
Aya: What did she just say?

P7 Ruru: But this shirt belongs to Aya-chan, so the bust is a bit tight.
Aya: Die, you!
Someone: If this is true, then there’s no need for you to be at school. Why are you here?
Ruru: Because I’ve always wanted to go to school, and it’s where Aya-chan is.
Aya: Stop clinging to me!
Akira: Suddenly they are sticking together, when before, they were / Ruru was always wanting to kill. But, if you’re shin, how can you integrate into normal life? Did you use their ugly cloth doll?
Ruru: No

P8 Ruru: My shadow is being replaced by Kokuchi.
Boys: Woh..
Akira: They can be used for this purpose?
Aya: How could you do this?
Akira: It doesn’t matter.
Aya: I don’t believe it! And I had a lot to say to everyone today!
Kengo: Oh yeah, that’s what Aya said this morning. What did you want to say?

P9 Aya: Oh, hmm…
Aya thinks: It doesn’t matter anymore.
Aya: What I wanted to say was, we shouldn’t just think defence. We should also think to attack.
Kengo: Huh? You say this so casually.
Kengo thinks: This morning, she had an expression of resolve.
Ruru: Aya-chan, raise your spirits.
Shirogane: …Ruru.

P10 Shirogane: I can understand that you went to attack Aya, but was defeated and now am afraid to go back. But I don’t feel that is reason for you to be with us. What is your real motive?
Kengo: That’s true, what Shirogane-san says.
Shirogane: I know this sounds uncivil, but I’m serious. To gain the sympathy of the enemy and thereby infiltrate them, that is a tactic commonly used by spies, isn’t it?

P11 Ruru: Ahaha, Shirogane-sama. I know it wouldn’t be this simple to gain everyone’s trust, because Ruru doesn’t have a good character / personality.
Shirogane: Well, I’m glad you recognize that yourself.
Ruru: But to be here, it’s completely Ruru’s choice. It has nothing to do with Homurabi-sama, and I have no intention to be a spy. This is the truth.
Shirogane: Then why are you here?
Ruru: Ah… That… Oh, Ruru knows…

P12 Ruru: That is a very slight [?] matter, Shirogane-sama. It’s because originally, we existed for keeping stability in the world. Shin or Rei, Light or Shadow / Darkness, enemy or ally… that sort of division didn’t originally exist. It wasn’t for war that we were divided, it was for cooperation in fulfilling each of our respective responsibilities / roles.

P13 Ruru: Why has everybody forgotten? It used to be such a happy time when both Shirogane-sama and Ryouko-sama were here. So, I want to correct the wrong, and make things the way they were. That is my own decision. That is why I am here.

P14 Shirogane sighs: I understand. I will agree with you for now.
Ruru: Shirogane-sama!
Shirogane: That’s not to say I already trust you. I hope you don’t misunderstand me.
Ruru: Yay, now I can be with Shirogane-sama again.
Shirogane: Let me just say, if I see any suspicious behaviour from you, I won’t hesitate to make you leave us completely.

P15 Ruru isn’t listening.
Ruru: Yay! This is great! Aya-chan.
Aya: I told you to stop clinging to me.
Shirogane: Unbelievable.
Akira: Shirogane, will this be a problem?
Shirogane: Hmm… It’s not a problem for now. And as Aya-chan says, we don’t have time now to proceed so slowly / dilly dally. Just in case, it’d be useful to have someone to guide the way.

P16 Akira: Someone to guide the path?
Shirogane thinks: It’s time to let everyone take a look.
Shirogane claps hands.

P17 Shirogane: Everyone, when school is dismissed, let’s go see the Master.
Ruru: Oh, I’m coming.
Kengo: Yes, we should go raise his spirits.
Shirogane: Akira, we’ll trouble you to call Kou.
Akira: Eh? But his wounds have not completely healed.
Shirogane: Hmm, that doesn’t matter.
Akira: Do…doesn’t matter…

P18 Kengo: Kou-nii!
Kou: Oh, everybody.
Kengo: Kou-nii, are your injuries all right?
Kou: You called me out, but you took time getting here. Oh, I have healed to the extent that the injuries don’t interfere with normal day to day living.
Shirogane: I was hoping you’d thank me.

P19 Kengo: Thank you, Shirogane-san.
Shirogane: No, not you, Kengo.
Ruru: Oh, isn’t this the little chibi [?]? Long time no see!
Kou: Huh? Why is Ruru here?
Ruru: Chibi is being very rude, wearing such an adversarial expression.
Akira: Why do you call him chibi?
Ruru: Because he is Homurabi-sama’s little puppy, so he is chibi.
Akira: Little…puppy?

P20 Kou: Oi, didn’t I tell you not to call me chibi anymore? And I’m not a dog.
Ruru: Chibi is being so cold / unfriendly.
Kou: Oi, this will open up the wounds.
Ruru: Ruru has always been your senpai, so you need to respect me.
Kou: Why do I have to? If my match [?] is you, even if I was pressed down by your two big watermelons, I still wouldn’t be happy.
Kengo: Senpai? But isn’t Ruru about our age?
Shirogane: Didn’t I tell you?

P21 Our outward appearance would not grow old.
Kengo: Huh? Then what’s your true age?
Kou: This person [Ruru] is already quite old. She is a super old, old woman, but she pretends to be a teenage girl.
Ruru: Chibi is annoying!!!

P22 Shirogane: Quickly, quit mucking around. Let’s get to the hospital.
Kou: The hospital?
Shirogane: To see the Master.

P23 Akira: Excuse me, where is the room number of the Mas – Wagatsuma Shuuichi’s?
Nurse: Room 1135.
Akira: Thank you.
Someone: It seems like the nurses are surprised to see us.
Someone else: Of course. They don’t expect a bunch of school students to come see a bar owner.

P24 Aya: And also, we have this sort of thing accompanying us.
Kou: Aya-chan is very rude! She called me, an upstanding citizen, ‘this sort of thing’.
Shirogane: Upstanding citizen! Laughs.
Kou: What? If you’ve got something to say, say it without mincing words.
Shirogane: Nothing.
Someone: It’s here. I’m coming in.

P25 Someone: He’s asleep?
Someone / Kou: The nurse says they can’t find anything wrong with him, but he’s not getting better, and won’t awaken.
Someone: Master…
Akira: Shirogane.
Shirogane: Long time no see.

P26 Someone: Suddenly everything is happening.
Akira: Huh?
Swishing noise.

P27 With a new team member, Akira and co’s counter-attack will soon begin.
Shirogane: Let me introduce… Shisui [?] a king of light / Rei.

Re: Approximate Translation of the Chinese Issue 34

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*absolutely squeals* Eeeeeeee! Yes! Oh, such absolute coolness! *twirls around*

I love how tightly the plot of this manga hangs together. I mean, they pass from action to action so fast you'd think it might be skimpy on the motivation, but there's always a transition and explanation. *sparkles*