#symphogear xdu
Tsubasa ends up training in kung fu. According to Hibiki’s assertions, for training, there’s a certain outfit that’s essential…!?
Tsubasa:What’s the matter, Tachibana? You can’t win if all you do is keep your distance!
Hibiki:(From here, I can avoid any attack…
But i’ve gotta find an opportunity to strike her, somehow!)
Tsubasa:If you won’t come at me, I’m coming for you!
Hibiki:Now’s my chance! Haaaa!
Tsubasa:Tch, she managed to break through!
Hibiki:I won’t run!
Tsubasa:Where are you even going to attack from!?
Hibiki:This is the end! Ohhhh!
Tsubasa:Your victory’s premature! Here’s an opening!
Hibiki:Aah!?
Tsubasa:This is my chance. And you’re the one who arranged it!
Hibiki:Not yet! I haven’t lost yet!
Genjurou:That’s enough, you two!
Hibiki:Haa, haa…!
Tsubasa:Ha… fuu…
Genjurou:“Sword and Fist” - clashing with every ounce of strength you have, have you found what’s missing?
Tsubasa:I have. Due to the distance, our relative merits were reversed; I was startled by Tachibana’s breaking-in.
Tsubasa:Throwing punches and kicks from any which way… the varied styles of attack and defense techniques are quite burdensome.
Tsubasa:Yet, should one be unable to find an opportunity to break through, I’m one to face the enemy head-on.
Hibiki:If an enemy as fast as Tsubasa-san were to pop up, I wonder what I’d do… I really gotta think about it or else.
Genjurou:Umu… It appears a mutual challenge has presented itself.
Genjurou:That’s it!
Genjurou:In order to overcome this challenge, I’ve got the perfect training course.
Genjurou:Little by little, it’ll get tougher… do you dare try?
Hibiki:Yeah! Of course, master! No matter what challenge you’ve got, I’ll face it head on!
Tsubasa:Just what I was wishing for. If it’ll make me stronger, I’ll show that I can brave any training!
Genjurou:That’s the spirit! Your training starts tomorrow!
Hibiki:I’m really looking forward to that training tomorrow!
Tsubasa:Ah. However, I didn’t expect it to be a Chinese martial arts course…
Tsubasa:For me, that’s uncharted territory.
Hibiki:Yeah… You’ve really got Japanese martial arts down pat, though.
Tsubasa:Tomorrow, it’ll be you who’s the senior.
Tsubasa:While we’re training in Chinese martial arts, is there something that must be done as advance preparation?
Hibiki:Umm…
Oh, yeah, that! I blanked on what’s super important!
Hibiki:And that’s… the clothes!
Tsubasa:Clothes? Will my normal sportswear not be enough?
Hibiki:No way! Master told me that the way you feel has a huge influence on the outcome of your training.
Hibiki:So when you get into the right form, you’ll definitely be doing Chinese martial arts! That’s how it’ll feel!
Tsubasa:I see, it’s a kind of suggestion to oneself.
So that, too, counts as training…
Tsubasa:Very well, I think I’ll go right ahead and buy those clothes…
Ogawa: Great work today, Tsubasa-san.
After this, we have to start working on that event planning…
Tsubasa:Ah, so we do…
Hibiki:If that’s the case, how about letting me handle getting the clothes ready? I’ll go buy them right after this!
Tsubasa:Thank you. I’ll leave it to you, then, Tachibana.
Hibiki:Hai! Tah!
Tsubasa:Ha! Sei! Haa!
Genjurou:You’ve got it, you two!
Hibiki:Yep!
Genjurou:That look, and the way you’re fired up - YES!
Tsubasa:Tch… why… did it end up like this…
Genjurou:Remember the movie we just watched! Those forms, those movements!
Genjurou:That’s what the two of you lack!
Hibiki:Yes, master!
Hibiki:Here I go, Tsubasa-san!
Tsubasa:Come on!
Hibiki:Hah!
Tsubasa:Haa!
Tsubasa:(I’m certain… even if she manages to invade my space, it seems like I can dodge.)
Tsubasa:(However…)
Tsubasa:Even so…
Hibiki:What the heck!?
Tsubasa:Yukine was calling it cosplay, and when I spoke to her of the circumstances, her gaze was one of pity…
Tsubasa:These costumes… could it be they aren’t actually for Chinese martial arts?
Hibiki:Ah! Yeah, sorry…
This is all I could get my hands on that was remotely Chinese.
Hibiki:Look, though! They’re surprisingly easy to move in!
And they’re pretty nice ‘cause they’re cute, too, huh?
Tsubasa:That’s the matter you’re concerned with!?
Hibiki:Well, anyways, I’m gonna get back to it! Ohhhh!
Tsubasa:Ku… now I ought to continue as well! Haaa!
We’re back after a long hiatus with some Tsubasa x Hibiki, communicating in that beloved language of one-on-one combat!
This time around, we’ve got @dlartistanon on QC, keeping the flow as smooth as the fighting moves in those films Genjurou loves to watch.
Most notably, though, this was not a solo translation by me! 7thspacevelocity Scans has grown, and our new member @kagayakitori has started as a translator! Here’s to more work - XDU Memoria and doujinshi (and maybe a few comics here and there? We’ll see!) - from the growing fledgling team here at 7thspacevelocity Scans!
Miku and Shirabe set out to spy on the secret of Tsubasa’s strength.
Discovered en route, Tsubasa finds out their plans, and she
has the two engage in some sword-drawing practice.
Tsubasa:Haa-!
Tsubasa: You devilish works of man - my Ame-no-Habakiri shall reduce you all to rust! Haa!
Kirika: We did it! They’re pretty much all taken out.
Tsubasa: It would seem so. I’ll establish contact with headquarters.
Tsubasa: Confirming all Alca-Noise eliminated. I think we’ve incurred a slight amount of damage.
We’ll continue investigating the area a little more later…
Shirabe:*stare*…
Kirika: Shirabe, what’s up?
Shirabe: Tsubasa-san really doesn’t waste a single motion, does she?
Kirika: You can’t deny it - that’s a sentinel for you.
Shirabe: I wonder what I have to do to get like that?
Kirika: Hmm… now I sure am curious.
Tsubasa:Aha!
Tsubasa: …was it my imagination? I thought I spotted something, though…
Shirabe:*stare*…
Kirika:*stare*…
Shirabe: I thought observing her daily activities would lead us to understand the secret, but…
Kirika: All we’ve come to understand is that she’s zero percent careless.
Shirabe: Right now, she’s not doing one of the commander’s special trainings,
and she’s not using one of Ogawa-san’s ninja techniques.
Kirika: Well, ninja stuff, and the commander’s stuff… you know…
Anyways, they’re a mystery.
Shirabe: Maybe the secret’s in what she does at home.
Kirika: Maybe it’s about the food she eats?
Shirabe: Or maybe it’s got to do with the clothes she wears…
Miku: What are you two up to?
Kirika: Shh! We’re dead if we get spotted. C'mere!
Miku:Huh?
Shirabe: Please, hide.
Miku: Well, alright. Something up?
Kirika: Actually, right now, we’re investigating the secret of Tsubasa-san’s strength.
Shirabe: I want to become stronger, just like her.
I’d like to understand the secret of that strength.
Miku: The secret of that strength…?
Ah, by the way, Kirika-chan, Maria-san was calling for you.
Kirika:W-w-what!?
I totally forgot I asked her to be my tutor!
Shirabe: Kiri-chan. You’d better hurry over.
Kirika: She’s really waiting for nothing!
Shirabe, hold the fort down here!
Kirika: I gotta run over to Maria!
So… once you’ve exposed Tsubasa’s secret, you gotta give me the details!
Shirabe: Got it. I’ll definitely get to the bottom of this.
Kirika: And with that, I’m out!
Tsubasa: …I thought I caught sight of something a while ago.
Shirabe:Ah…
Miku:Tsubasa-san.
Tsubasa: You’re wondering what the secret is…?
Tsubasa: What’s the matter, you two?
We’ve barely begun; I think your shoulders should be gradually acclimating.
Tsubasa: I swear. If you wanted to train alongside me, you could’ve said so.
I’ll never turn you away.
Shirabe: I would’ve been fine… just observing, though…
Tsubasa: If you actually want to shift your body, those lessons won’t be learned on the battlefield.
Miku: Why did I get pulled into this…?
Tsubasa: In order to undergo training, one must have a practice partner.
Shirabe: It’s so… heavy…
Miku: Practice aside, I’ve swung this sword around too much…
Shirabe: I’m gonna collapse…
Shirabe: Well, if I had my Gear, I could withstand…
Tsubasa: That being the case, there’s yet more; growing accustomed to that heaviness is paramount.
Eventually you’ll reach the point that you don’t feel the sword’s weight, and you become one with the blade.
Tsubasa: Alright, now keep that sword aimed at your eye for thirty minutes more!
Miku: Isn’t that too long!?
Tsubasa: Will you have the luxury of lowering your sword when there are people to protect on the battlefield?
Protecting until your last breath, eyes flashing, at any time - that is the essence of a sentinel.
Shirabe: What the heck even is a sentinel…
Tsubasa: Naturally, the spirit of attempting to be the sword that safeguards humanity.
Tsubasa: Once you’re done, you should be able to make those movements easily one hundred times.
After that… heh, perhaps we’ll have a practice match.
Shirabe: That might break me!
Miku: That’s really gonna break me…
Tsubasa: Huh? This is what the start of my training consisted of back when I was a child. You’ll get used to it quickly.
Shirabe: There’s no doubt the same blood runs through the commander’s and Tsubasa’s veins…
Miku:Definitely…
Shirabe: Tsubasa-san’s very existence… is strong.
Miku: I’m thinking that, too.
Tsubasa: A little learning is a dangerous thing. Wasteful talk is a hazard.
Miku: Y-yes ma'am.
Shirabe: Kiri-chan, I’m sorry… there wasn’t any secret at all…
To quote from another series that’s come to a close this year, “Once again, we return.” I’ve been busy but I’ll try to get a few more of these out to keep Symphogear content happening.
TL note: iai (居合) is defined as the “art of drawing one’s sword, cutting down one’s opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards “ via Jisho. Very sakimori.
Kirika forgets her notebook at school. Though she’s afraid, she advances down the dark corridor and hears footsteps…. but from where?
Kirika:Uu… looks like something’s coming out…
Kirika:Aaaah!! It’s a z-zombie! It’s coming this way!
Kirika:Why’s this game so scary?
Shirabe: You don’t have to push yourself if you’re scared…
Kirika:But I really wanna know what happens next!
Shirabe: Ah… well, keep at it, then.
Kirika:Shirabe-! I wanna be by your side.
It’s hopeless all by myself!
Shirabe: As much as I’d love to…
I’d better get this homework done.
Kirika:Homework…?
Shirabe: Yes, there’s homework due tomorrow, right?
Kirika:Ah…!
I totally forgot!
Shirabe: You would…
I’ve yet to finish, so shall we get it done together?
Kirika:Love to!
I’ll just pick the game back up when I’m through.
Kirika:Hmm, notebook, notebook…
Kirika:Huh?
Shirabe:Kiri-chan?
Kirika:M-my notebook isn’t here!
It’s gotta be back in the classroom…!
Shirabe: Kiri-chan, calm down.
If we go get it right now, you’ll be okay.
[ALERT]
Shirabe: It’s from the commander?
Genjurou: Alca-Noise have appeared.
Right now, Maria’s hurrying to the scene.
Shirabe: We’ll head over, too.
Genjurou: My apologies; I’m counting on you!
Shirabe:Understood.
Shirabe: Kiri-chan, let’s take care of this, then our homework.
Kirika:What the heck… but if I don’t get that notebook, it’s the death of me…
Why’d it have to be now!?
Kirika:Maria, thanks for going out of your way to join up with us.
Maria: It’s no trouble. I’d be too uneasy letting just the two of you head over to school at this hour.
Kirika:Eek! Is that a zombie?
Shirabe: Kiri-chan, it’s no zombie. It’s just an ordinary cat.
Kirika:J-j-jeez! Kitty giving me a false alarm over here…
Shirabe: I can’t move when you cling to me like that…
Maria: What’s got Kirika so afraid?
Shirabe: Kiri-chan’s been crazy about this horror game…
Maria: I see, it’s that kind of thing.
Maria: …I’ve just realized it’s gotten fairly late.
Shall we double-time it to the school?
Kirika:Aah! Is that a zombie dog this time!?
Shirabe: Kiri-chan. That’s just an ordinary dog.
Maria: Jeez, I really pity her…
Maria: Shirabe, were you watching her play that game? Are you alright?
Shirabe: Yes, I’m fine. It’s just a game, after all.
Kirika:I know what to do!
I’ll put my Gear on ‘til we get to Lydian!
Kirika:When I’ve got my super-sharp Igalima on,
ther'e’s no ghost I can’t split in two!
Maria: I think that might not be the best idea.
Don’t say such silly things; let’s pick up the pace.
Kirika:I d-don’t give a crap about homework,
let’s just go home already…
Shirabe: There’s just a little more to go, so how about we do our best?
Kirika:But…
Shirabe: Ah, there’s a story I’ve heard about this place…
Kirika:That’s totally Shirabe!
If we chat, that’ll shoo the scares away!
Shirabe: Have you ever heard of the Red Student?
Kirika:Hold up, you’re not about to hit me with a ghost story, right?
Shirabe: There’s seven strange happenings around this school…
Kirika:She just up and ignored me!?
Shirabe: As she walked through the hallway after school all alone,
she heard footsteps approaching her from behind…
Maria: Hey, Shirabe. I’d just like to make sure -
you’re making this up, aren’t you…?
Shirabe: They were the footsteps of a girl who killed herself long ago,
her uniform still drenched in blood, trying to find someone…
Maria: Why’s she ignoring me, too!?
Shirabe: Every night, she wandered the school grounds.
And so, those footsteps caught up to that one student, and…
Shirabe:Fufu…
Kirika:This is scarier than a horror game!
Now I’ve just gotta get Igalima on…
Maria: Hold on a second!
Shirabe: What’s the matter?
Maria: Right now… I feel like I could
hear the sound of someone’s footsteps…
Kirika:Even Maria’s…
Maria: Hush for a sec…
Shirabe: It’s real…
Kirika:I could hear it too…
Maria: It really isn’t my imagination, huh…
Kirika:Is it c-coming closer!?
Maria: A girl’s voice, laughing?
Kirika:Eek!
That blood-soaked ghost’s gonna catch me!
Kirika:Hurry up and run, you two!
Shirabe: Ah, Kiri-chan! Wait!
Kirika:My death flag’s about to get triggered!
Kirika:Wah!
???:Ow!
Maria: What happened!?
Kirika:The ghost beat us here!
Kirika:I’m done for!
Maria, Shirabe, leave me and get outta here!
Miku: Hibiki, are you okay?
Hibiki: Oof… I’m fine, but…
Huh, Kirika-chan?
Maria: Ah, it’s you two…
Maria: So you left something here too.
Hibiki: Yeah, I did…
Miku: I’m here to escort Hibiki.
Kirika:Well, anyways, I’m glad it wasn’t a ghost…
Hibiki: You know, Lydian at night’s really different with this dark atmosphere.
Now I’m really tempted to go adventuring around…
Miku: Jeez, did you already forget why we’re here?
Kirika:The party gains two members!
Well, I mean, I’d like you two to join us!
Hibiki: Yeah, sounds great!
Let’s all go get Kirika-chan’s notebook!
Kirika:Fufu… there’s plenty of us now!
I’m not afraid of anything anymore!
Shirabe: Kiri-chan, you saying that’s a huge death flag too…
And we’re back… again. To some degree? Season 5, Symphogear XV, airs TODAY! So I’m gonna try to pick the pace back up and do some more memoria releases.
This time around, @kagayakitori and I did a collaborative translation! We’re excited to continue bringing folks more Symphogear stories to read!
