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 35

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P1 Shisui floats in mid-air
Akira: The Master is a king of Rei?
The Master’s real identity is suddenly revealed!! Because of this, the situation changes.
Shirogane: Shisui…

P2 The actors are all here, so the time for the counter-attack is near.

P3 Shisui: It seems there are a lot of people who are seeing me like this for the first time. Sorry to have kept this from you from the first time I met you.
Akira: Shirogane, what’s happening?
Shirogane: Take what I just said at its surface meaning. He is a king of Rei.
Aya: But why did he take on the form of a human?

P4 Shirogane / someone: Because it was to hide his identity.
Shisui: At the moment, the direct king of Rei is not present. If they destroy me too, then this side [of light] will suddenly be swallowed up. In actual fact, after Ryouko was killed, I became the target for Homurabi. That’s why I needed to hide.
Ruru: But it seems Homurabi-sama knew about Shisui-sama before.
Shisui: That is why I had to keep it unfathomable.

P5 Someone: Homurabi knew the Master = Shisui, but didn’t attack.
Kou: Judging from his [Homurabi’s] original intention, it seems like his first likely target surprisingly didn’t get attacked. What’s more is that apart from this, it would seem we would be the next to get attacked… This is confusing.
Someone: Ruru, weren’t you on his side before? Did you hear anything about why he has acted like this?
Ruru: Uh… no, I haven’t heard about it. No one really knows what Homurabi-sama is thinking.
Akira: Wait a minute. Wouldn’t it be a problem for us to believe what she says?
Ruru: Oi!? What do you mean!?

P6 I will use this opportunity to say clearly: even though this person is speaking like this, there’s no way for us to prove she’s not lying. If things change, she may be a spy. I’m sorry, but there’s no way I can believe you.
Ruru: Akira, you are being rude / unfair.
Shirogane: It’s all right, Akira.
Akira: Huh? Why? Weren’t you suspicious of her until now?
Shirogane: That’s true, but the fact that she has remained here shows her sincerity / truthfulness.
Someone: Huh?

P7 Shirogane: Don’t worry, Akira.
Ruru: Ruru really only wants everything to go back to how they were. This is really no lie.
Someone: I will believe you this once.
Akira scratches head: How can you know? Kou-nii?
Kou: Even though Shisui can’t see, since he is a [? I don’t know this word. Something related to Reikin?], he can “see” the core material [ie a person’s character]. So you can’t lie in front of Shisui.
Shisui: That’s right!

P8 Shisui: Therefore, it is not good to think “In a moment, I’ll go flirt with / seduce [?] this cute young warrior girl / woman”, Kou.
Kou freezes.
The teens are all disgusted: What is this person thinking?
Kou: I didn’t really think that!
Kou to Akira: Anyway, that explains it. Understand, Akira?
Akira: Huh? Hmm…
Shisui laughs: I know Akira is worried…

P9 Shisui: Not only is he worried.
Shisui to Akira: You feel a lot of pressure. I can see that even without using “sight”. But a lot of crookedness begins as suspicion. I hope you can understand this.
Shisui: The imbalance of the world was not “Homurabi’s fault”, but it is “our fault”.

P10 Shisui: Pure evil does not exist. Every “consequence” has a “cause”. Don’t misunderstand his origin. Yes, we all share it…
Akira: What do we all share?

P11 Emotion / sentiment…

P12 Shisui wheezes.
Shirogane: Shisui!
Shisui: Ahaha, I’m so useless. Already, I cannot go on like this.
Shisui starts to disappear.
Shisui: I’ll leave you with our task [?]… I’m really sorry…

P13 Shisui: Walk a different path from us…
Shisui disappears.
Aya: Shisui?
Shirogane: He’s ok. He’s just asleep. To continue like this will add to his burden. Let’s go.
Someone / Kengo: That’s true.

P14 Shirogane: It seems that Shisui has grown a lot weaker. Not only is he unable to maintain his Rei form, it seems like his ability to maintain his human form has also been affected.
Someone: Is that the reason why the Master collapsed?
Shirogane: I’m afraid so.

P15 Kou: Can the “door” be opened one last time? Is it true we need to go?
Shirogane: The one to show us the way will be Ruru.
Ruru: Yes. Leave it to me!!
Akira: You’re not saying we’re going to…
Shirogane: Correct. To where Homurabi is.

P16 Shirogane: To the shadow world. Before Shisui recovers enough to open the “door”, everyone prepare your body conditions.
Akira: Oi, you’re being so sudden again.
Shirogane: It’s not sudden. If we continue to drag things out, I’m afraid Shisui would not be able to keep enduring like this. In other words, we have been dilly-dallying.
Akira sighs: Understood.

P17 Akira: Damn you. Ever since you arrived, I haven’t been able to have a normal school life.
Shirogane: Oh? Did you have a normal school life before?
Akira: Shut up, you suspicious person.
Shirogane: Oi!?
Akira: Because of you, I haven’t been able to rest. So I need to go home and sleep now. Has everything been said?
Shirogane: Oh… oh… I will go treat Kou then.
Kou: Why does it seem like you’re just passing the time?
Shirogane: So, Kou, I will heal all your remaining injuries. Please come with me.

P18 Kou: But I want to stay a little.
Shirogane: You will not be allowed to flirt / seduce [?]. Come, let’s go.
Kou: Wait… My neck…
Aya: I will go back too then.
Ruru: Let’s go home!!
Aya: Huh, looks like you’re staying at my place. How annoying…

P19 Ruru: You’re so rude!! We’re roommates.
Aya: Huh!? Don’t sleep in my room. Use the spare room.
Ruru: I’ll see you tomorrow, Kengo!!
Kengo: Huh? Oh…
Aya: Now that you mention it… Ever since we got here, you’ve become unusually quite, like air.
Kengo: So rude!!
Aya: No more joking. We humans need to do our best!
Kengo: True.

P20 Kengo thinks: It’s true. Every “effect” has a “cause”. [Kengo remembers what Shisui said] “Don’t misunderstand his origin. I hope you [plural] can…”

P21 Kengo thinks: “…Walk a different path than us.”
This is Kengo’s hidden trouble [?].

Re: Approximate Translation of the Chinese Issue 35

[branchandroot]

Ooooo, the plot thickens! Oh, wow, I wonder if I really was right, and Kengo is on path to be the second Shin king? Oh, I hope we get some of Homurabi's backstory at some point.

Eeee, so exciting!

For what Shisui is, the word I've seen used is "reiken". Spirit sense, spiritual ability? Don't know what the Japanese characters are, so I'm guessing.

Re: Approximate Translation of the Chinese Issue 35

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Aya's line to Kengo on Pg 19 should read "You've become unusually quiet."

Re Kengo, it is looking that way, isn't it? I thought so as well last night, so I had a quick look ahead, but couldn't find the answer in the issues available at the moment.