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 Chinese Issue 39

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P1 In order to maintain the balance of the universe, Akira has decided to enter the world of shadow. The story of light and darkness is reaching its climax.
Shisui: Is everyone here?
Akira: Yes!

P2 Light and darkness, now is the ending of the long-standing division / opposition [?]

P3 Shisui: Waiting for my recovery has taken up some time. I’m sorry.
Shirogane: Same here, Shisui! We also needed time for Kou to recover and to make other preparations. It’s worked out perfectly.
Kengo: Kou-nii, how are you feeling?
Kou: Huh? Oh, completely fine now.
Kou: Because Shirogane has been healing me tirelessly without sleeping.
Shirogane: That’s right. I worked so hard to heal you, but you were just there sleeping. So I had to use my self-restraint to suppress the urge to kill you.
Kengo: Is that right. It must have been hard work…

P4 Akira: Shisui, what is this place?
Shisui: This is a fort left over from the battle. Other than people fond of excavations [?] and photographers, not many people come here.
Akira: A fort? Why in this place?
Shisui: Because the magnetic field is very stable here. Because of the level of my power at the moment to open the “door”, we need a safe and open space such as this.

P5 Akira: “Door”?
Ruru: I’ve haven’t seen the “door” being opened in a long time. I can’t wait!
Aya: But don’t you guys use the door to come and go?
Kou: No, that’s not the door. It’s just a temporarily created hole. Only a king can open a real “door”. Generally speaking, if one is Shin or Rei, it only takes a little magic to open a hole.
Aya: Is that right?
Shirogane: But because I have been exiled since Homurabi usurped the throne, even if I open a door or hole, I cannot come and go as I please.

P6 Shisui: So, we need another king to grant us entry.
Akira: So that’s why we need Shisui to open the door.
Shirogane: Because Akira has become Shin [?], he could theoretically enter through a hole, but since he has made a contract with me, it’s better to be careful and enter through a “door”.
Akira: Understood.
Kengo: Um, what about us humans? Can we enter through the “door”?
Shisui: No, sorry. Kengo and Aya-chan will need to wait a little longer.

P7 Shisui: Yes! Let’s open it while I still have the power.
Shisui chants magic spell.

P10 Shisui: Come, it’s open.
Shirogane: Thank you, Shisui.

P11 Shisui: … Everyone, please listen to me. Perhaps I should mind my own business, but I want to say that the aim of this battle should not be to defeat Homurabi. Light and shadow were not originally divided for this purpose [for war], but for coexistence and mutual support, to advance together. I hope you can understand that it’s a fallacy to think light and shadow are enemies.

P12 Shisui: Otherwise, history will only repeat itself.
Shirogane: Understood. Don’t worry. Akira, let’s go.

P13 Kou: We’ll go too.
Ruru: See you a bit later.
Akira: Shirogane, what are we doing next?

P14 They fall through liquid.

P15 Shirogane: You all right, Akira?
Akira coughs and splutters.
Kou: What? This the first time you’ve entered a different dimension?
Akira: Terrible feeling!
Kou: Ahaha, I know.

P16 Akira: Are we in the world of shadows? It doesn’t look that different.
Kou: This is the reverse of the other world.
Akira: Huh? Kengo and Aya.
Kou: If they are human, the have a body / form in both worlds. If they are in the world of shadow, it’s safer for them to use shadow.

P17 Kengo: But when we are here, what happens to our body on the other side?
Ruru: Leave it up to Ruru.
Ruru: Kokuchi, gather around.
Ruru: There, no problems.
Kengo: Huh? Akira?

P18 Ruru: It’s like this – if we use a replica, then the two bodies can each move separately. This is Ruru’s specialty – the solidifying form method [?]. But since the replica is only rough, it cannot be sustained for long. It should be ok for a few days though.
Aya: But Akira has no body on the other side. What should we do?
Ruru: Hmm, that’s true. No problem. Ruru is the best at making additions to Kokuchi.
Akira: Huh? Making additions? What are you doing?
Ruru: First, put the lengthened Kokuchi into one side of the mould.
Kou: Ahaha, it’s just like using a mould.
Ruru: Then pull it out of the mould. Ta-da, it’s complete!!

P19 Ruru: Next, we just need Shisui-sama to bring them to the form on the other side [?]. The Kokuchi will then do their stuff [?].
Akira: This method is disturbing.
Shisui: All right. The preparations are complete.
Shirogane: Ok, Ruru, please open the door.
Ruru: Yes… yes!
Ruru coughs: Um… I… I’m back.

P20 Shirogane: Let’s go.
Aya: Wow, where are we?
Shirogane: I feel nostalgic… This is the “entrance” leading to the palace.

P21 This is a battle where even getting lost is disallowed. Next month, the first scene of the battle will be revealed [?].
Shirogane: Everyone, be careful not to get lost.
Someone: What would happen if we get lost?
Shirogane laughs: You will never get out.
Everyone hangs onto Shirogane’s hair.
Shirogane: Even so, there's no need for that.
Ruru: Looks like fun!

Re: Approximate Translation of Chinese Issue 39

[branchandroot]

Eeeeee! Oh, thank you!

Oh wow, I hope it's true we're getting to the climax. With all the hints dropped about the true purpose of light and shadow it seems like we might be!

And I will never stop being amused by Kou and Shirogane scratching at each other.