Updates Mondays and Thursdays! This is a fan translation blog of the visual novel "Assassino Memoriale" based on the manga and anime series Jojo's Bizarre Adventures. The translations may not be 100% accurate.
hey are you okay? i haven't seen your posts on my dash anymore and i just wanted to see if you were doing alright!
I’m sorry about disappearing out of nowhere like that. A lot of things have happened in the last two weeks and I haven’t had much time to myself, let alone time to work on the translations. I don’t like to post about my personal life on here, so I won’t get into it, but overall I’ve been very busy. I’ll be home Sunday, and hopefully next week and onward I”ll be able to resume a regular schedule.
Illuso: “Okay...sooner or later we’ll have to take a closer look at your stands ability, so we should get that out of the way now.”
Illuso: “...Let’s go somewhere else.”
>: I decided to follow Illuso for some stand training...
>: …………
>: I arrived with Illuso to the underground data room...
Illuso: “You should be able to concentrate on your stand here without any interruptions, and with all of the books it’s especially suitable for your ability.”
Illuso: “I would like you to show me how your ability works now.”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”I’m kind of nervous.”]
>: [”Then the two of us will have some privacy...”]
---[”I’m kind of nervous.”]---
Illuso: “You’re overthinking this, Capula.”
Illuso: “You’re a beginner, I’m not expecting you to already be at the same skill level as myself or any of the others...”
>: It seems like Illuso is trying to put me at ease...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”Then the two of us will have some privacy...”]---
Illuso: “W-what are saying? You’re making it sound like something else is going on here.”
Illuso: “Don’t word things like that when the others are around, I won’t hear the end of it.”
>: Illuso looks kind of upset...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
Illuso: “Look, let’s just try it.”
Illuso: “This time, just try and allow me to come in with you…”
>: Today I brought with me a fiction book that I’ve read two or three times already...
>: I thought that I might be able to change how the world within the book looks by knowing the story already...
>: …………
Illuso: “..........”
Illuso: “...What is this place?”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”Oh, this looks much better than last time!”]
>: [”I’m honestly really ashamed...”]
---[”Oh, this looks much better than last time!”]---
Illuso: “I don’t see how you can be so proud when the result is still pretty terrible…”
Illuso: “...So I have to say it isn’t ‘much better’ at all.”
>: Illuso is insulting my stand...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”I’m honestly really ashamed...”]---
Illuso: “If you criticize and put down your efforts too much, your future attempts will suffer from your negativity.”
Illuso: “So, don’t worry about it right now...”
>: It seems like Illuso is trying to cheer me up...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
>: …………
>: There’s only a certain amount of time the world can be sustained for, and I’m at the limit...
>: It seems like Illuso was shocked by the way my stand works...
Illuso: “Capula...your ability is very rough right now...”
Illuso: “As it currently is, there aren’t any ways that I can see it being used for assassinations…”
Illuso: “However…”
Illuso: “However, since you’re studying under me, I’m sure that you’ll be able to use it perfectly in no time!”
Illuso: “So...don’t look so down.”
>: I feel like I understand Illuso a little more...
>: The feelings in Capula begin to resonate and grow stronger…[Book of Days] has ranked up!
Illuso: “If you still wish to train under me, then I will have to plan a training strategy for you at once…”
>: After discussing training with Illuso for a little longer, I returned to the hideout...
Illuso: “...Well, it seems like you’re going to be at risk until you get used to fighting…”
Illuso: “It can’t be helped...I’ll allow you to watch me! But be sure to not get in my way.”
>: I got Illuso’s permission to follow him on a mission...
>: …………
Illuso: “Capula, I’ll activate my stand and allow you to enter the mirror.”
>: …………
>: With Illuso’s ability, I passed through the mirror!
Illuso: “So, Capula? What are your first impressions on being here?”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”Di molto! I’m very impressed!”]
>: [”This isn’t as interesting as I pictured it.”]
---[”Di molto! I’m very impressed!”]---
Illuso: “Haha...of course you would be! You understand that you’re witnessing an incredible feat…”
>: Illuso looks happy...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”This isn’t as interesting as I pictured it.”]---
Illuso: “What..wait, what’s that supposed to mean!?”
Illuso: “Hmph...whatever. We can have a talk about that comment later.”
>: Illuso got angry at me...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
Illuso: “By the way...Capula, you…”
Illuso: “I’m going to begin focusing on the target...are you prepared for what is going to happen?”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”It won’t be a problem.”]
>: [”No worries!”]
---[”It won’t be a problem.”]---
Illuso: “If you say so…”
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”No worries!”]---
Illuso: “What? This is serious, don’t be stupid.”
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
Illuso: “I just wanted to make sure that you could handle this. If you’re not familiar with this sort of thing, it would be troublesome if you started to cause a scene when I’m trying to focus.”
Illuso: “...I don’t want you to get upset about any of this.”
>: Does that mean Illuso actually worries about me…?
Illuso: “Well, let’s go…”
Illuso: “No one other than myself can move objects within this world…”
Illuso: “That means that you can’t move anything as well.”
>: I follow Illuso as he makes a move towards the target...
>: …………
>: Illuso moved with a calmness and focus that I’ve never seen in him before as he moved to assassinate the target...
>: ...His hand movements were so precise and smooth.
>: At least I thought so...
>: But it seems like when he pulled the target in, he also allowed a spider on the targets clothing to come with...
>: For some reason he seems really upset...
Illuso: “Ugh...I-I’ll allow the spider to pass back through the mirror.”
Illuso: “Haa...I thought I was going to die…”
Illuso: “...Haa...”
Illuso: “..........”
Illuso: “S...so, Capula, this is my power. What do you think of its strength, now that you’ve seen it in action?”
>: It seems like Illuso isn’t going to talk about what happened just now...
>: What do I answer?
>: [”It was really cool!”]
>: [”I learned a lot from you.”]
>: [”If not for that bit at the end, it was flawless.”]
---[”It was really cool!”]---
Illuso: “R...really?”
Illuso: “Your reaction is different than what I thought it would be...oh well…”
>: Illuso suddenly looks shy...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”I learned a lot from you.”]---
Illuso: “Excellent, Capula! You should look to my ability as reference from now on.”
>: Illuso looks proud...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”If not for that bit at the end, it was flawless.”]---
Illuso: “Hmph...O-of course the newcomer has no tact.”
>: Illuso is annoyed again...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
Illuso: “.......Sigh.”
Illuso: “As an assassin, the way you fight and carry out missions should be similar to the way that I use Man in the Mirror.”
Illuso: “At the very least, you should use my methods as a model to learn from.”
>: It seems like Illuso brought me along to teach me the most efficient assassination method with our kind of stand...
>: I feel like I understand Illuso a little more...
>: The feelings in Capula begin to resonate and grow stronger…[Book of Days] has ranked up!
Illuso: “Now that that’s over, we should withdraw quickly.”
Illuso: “...The duration I can keep my stand active with others in it isn’t long, so we should hurry.”
>: I followed quickly after Illuso and returned to the hideout...
>: I got to go on an assassination mission with Illuso!
Woah book of days looks so awesome :D I wonder what it will look like after all the events when it becomes different also what's your favourite route and stand so far?
It does look really cool! I think the design for a lot of these are great. The creators of the game put a lot of effort into making interesting looking stand designs, and it’s clear a lot of love and hard work went into this.
As for my favorite stand and route...I think Resist from Ghiaccio’s is my favorite. The initial design is based off of old “personal submarine” style diving equipment, which is absolutely awesome, and then the full form is like a suit of knights armor which is also cool. For the route, I would still have to say it’s Formaggio’s. As cute as Pesci’s is, and as sweet as Melone’s turned out, I still like his the best. Maybe because it feels fairly natural? At the very least the route mad me feel like he’s the kind of guy I could sit down and have a couple drinks with, so overall I enjoyed it the most.
I may change my opinion as this goes on though. I’ve been sort of busy, and I’ve been basically playing these routes as I translate them, so I still haven’t seen more than the first one or two events of the other ones. I may end up liking another one more, who knows.
I know you're probably busy, but there's this La Squadra video that I'd love to see translated. You don't have to, btw! Thank you for your lovely translations! www(.)youtube(.)com/watch?v=ZHlpyJW9knQ
Thank you, I’m glad you like them! Hmm. Yeah, that seems doable. I’m going to keep working on the other request and get that one done first, but I’ll start on it after.
If anyone has checked the vimeo account I use to upload these videos, you might have noticed that I posted this a few days ago. I wanted to have to done by the time Illuso’s route started so I did it a while ago, but then I realized I wanted to share it with people and couldn’t resist uploading it early. So here it is now: a cover of the song Meltdown all about the Man in the Mirror arc. It sort of makes Illuso seem a touch more sympathetic, but maybe that’s just me. Credits and links are under the read more.
View the video at: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm26736314
Cover by Tenouchi: http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/3124384
Original song by Iroha: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm8089993
Original video by Jun Ikashi: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm16777974
((Note: this first part of the event is identical to all other part 1 of the Epilogues. If you don’t wish to read it, continue on to the next part.))
>: The one that comes to mind is…
>: [Pesci]
>: Capulas attempts at preparing for this event causes a change in their stand…the abilities of their stand Break My Body grows in power…
>: Capula has completely awakened the abilities of their stand!
>: ………………………
Enemy stand user: “Stupid…I’m so stupid…it wasn’t supposed to end like this…”
Enemy stand user: “Come on…please just tell me…”
Enemy stand user: “How could someone like you…manage to enough with a bond with someone…to get that ability…”
>: It seems like the man has lost consciousness…
Ghiaccio: “Geeze…I thought I told you to wait outside…….”
Ghiaccio: “Woah! Capula!”
>: I wonder…why my stand awakening caused him to react like that…
Ghiaccio: “Hey! You didn’t get hurt at all, did you?”
>: ………………..
>: …
>: After that, a few days passed…
>: I guess I made the rest of the team worry pretty badly when they found me unconscious…
>: I learned later that they had celebrated the fact that I developed a regular stand without me…
>: ………
>: The man that attacked me said he was after revenge…
>: Even though they didn’t kill the man, by the time Capula woke up he had succumbed to the squads interrogation techniques. However, he did reveal some information…
>: Even before joining the gang, Capula was known for their unnatural skill with killing…
>: And with what they was going to learn about Passione, they were setting them-self up for a sweet position in any other gang they wanted…
>: ………..
>: …I heard a little bit of information about myself. However, none of my memories have returned…
Pesci: “...No, let’s not just try, let’s do even better today!”
>: I go along with a motivated Pesci to our training spot...
>: ……….
>: Like usual, I begin training with Pesci...
Pesci: “Capula, your stand’s become even more precise.”
Pesci: “I can’t let myself fall behind!”
>: Pesci laughs and smiles...
>: …?
>: I feel like I just heard something, like some sort of animal, move around...
Pesci: “......Ah! Capula, w-what do we do?”
>: There is something there!
>: But this time, it’s not a bat or a snake or anything like that...
>: It looks like some sort of insect, but I think it might actually be a stand!
Pesci: “I-I recognize that! That’s the stand of the target fratello was going after!”
Pesci: “It’s a remote automatic stand that’s a parasite. It infects living creatures and forms a colony inside of them before killing them and spreading.”
Pesci: “It’s one of those that can keep going even after the user dies, but I thought fratello killed them all along with the user..."
Pesci: “Shit, how are we going to get out of this?”
Pesci: “I don’t know how to defeat something like that!”
>: Pesci is panicking...
>: I should...
>: [Protect Pesci]
>: [Believe in Pesci]
---[Protect Pesci]---
>: I have to keep this stand away from Pesci!
Pesci: “Capula…! Oh...what to do.”
>: The stand launches itself at Pesci!
Pesci: “I’ll help...I can do this!”
>: The two of us worked together to defeat the stand...
>: ……………
Pesci: “W-we beat it!”
Pesci: “...But, the only reason I’m okay...is because you defended me…”
>: What do I answer? (((Note: Both answers get the same response)))
>: [”I’m only safe because you were here, Pesci.”]
>: [”The two of us beat it together.”]
Pesci: “No...I know my limits. I couldn’t protect you on my own, I’m not strong enough yet.”
Pesci: “Even at a crucial moment like that I still freeze up, and I get it why everyone calls me a mammone…”
Pesci: “..........”
Pesci: “But someday, I hope…”
Pesci: “No...I know, someday I’m going to be a strong enough that I can protect you, Capula.”
>: Pesci is committed to becoming stronger for me...
>: The power sleeping within Capula begins to resonate...
>: Capula’s stand [Reach For It] has evolved!
>: Because of their experiences, a powerful strength has awakened in their stand...
>: Capula has formed an irreplaceable bond!
Pesci: “So..when that time comes...I hope you love me too…”
Pesci: “N-no, I didn’t say anything! L-let’s just get back to training!”
>: Pesci and I continue to train until dark, and then we grab something to eat before returning to the hideout...
(((Note: end of event)))
---[Believe in Pesci]---
Pesci: “But...I’m stronger now! I can do this!”
Pesci: “Don’t you dare touch Capula!”
>: Pesci activates his stand and sends it flying towards the enemy!
>: I summon my stand and do what I can to support him in the fight...
>: ……….
Pesci: “I-I beat it…! I actually did it!”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”That was so cool!”]
>: [”I don’t think anyone can call you a mammone anymore.”]
---[”That was so cool!”]---
Pesci: “Eh...really? Well, maybe, but it wasn’t that impressive…”
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”I don’t think anyone can call you a mammone anymore.”]---
Pesci: “Hehe...do you think so?”
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
>: Pesci is absolutely beaming...
Pesci: “But...I think I only won because I was desperate…”
Pesci: “When I realized that something could have happened to you, my body just started moving on its own…”
Pesci: “I was afraid because I…”
Pesci: “I...I really love you, Capula…”
>: For once, Pesci tells me what he’s thinking clearly...
>: The power sleeping within Capula begins to resonate...
>: Capula’s stand [Reach For It] has evolved!
>: Because of their experiences, a powerful strength has awakened in their stand...
>: Capula has formed an irreplaceable bond!
>: This is an important choice...
>: [”I love you too, Pesci!”]
>: [”I’m sorry...”]
---[”I love you too, Pesci!”]---
Pesci: “R-really?”
Pesci: “Are you really being serious?”
Pesci: “Sniff...Capula...”
>: Pesci burst into tears…
Pesci: “I’m absolutely going to try and become even stronger now...I need to keep you safe and happy!”
Pesci: “So please...please stay by my side while I do!”
>: I sit next to Pesci until he settles down, and the two of us return to the hideout...
(((Note: end of event)))
---[”I’m sorry...”]---
Pesci: “Yeah...I understand. I know my ability isn’t all that great, and that I’m the weakest on the team…”
Pesci: “But…I know one day…”
Pesci: “I’m going to be strong enough to surpass fratello Prosciutto, and I’ll change what you and everyone else thinks about me!”
Pesci: “..........”
Pesci: “.......Well, maybe being stronger than fra is a bit of a stretch…”
>: I train with Pesci a little longer, and we return to the hideout to get dinner…
(((You were required to get through the Day 15 event before you could continue on Pesci’s route. You should go back and read it [HERE] if you haven’t yet)))
Pesci: “Hey Capula...do you think we could go somewhere else today? It’s not that far away.”
>: I decide to take a short walk with Pesci before we start training...
>: ……….
>: Pesci brought me back to the square we ate in...
Pesci: “Okay...so today I actually have my wallet with me.”
Pesci: “So Capula, wait here. I’ll be back soon.”
>: Pesci rushes over to a gelateria stall...
>: He comes back over with two cups of gelato in his hands...
Pesci: “Thanks for waiting! Here, this one is yours.”
>: What do I answer?
>: [”Grazie, Pesci!”]
>: [”Why are we here?”]
---[”Grazie, Pesci!”]---
Pesci: “Ehehe...it’s no problem.”
>: Pesci is smiling...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[”Why are we here?”]---
Pesci: “Capula…ever since you first joined, almost everything you’ve done has involved training.”
Pesci: “So I thought that it would be a good idea for you to take a break for once…”
>: It seems like Pesci is worried about me...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
Pesci: “And I wanted to say I…”
Pesci: “I’m…..”
Pesci: “..........”
Pesci: “...I...I know that you’re going to be a really good gangster someday!”
>: It really seems like Pesci wanted to say something else but stopped...
>: What do I answer?
>: [”Let’s just keep trying to do our best.”]
>: [Hold his hand]
---[”Let’s just keep trying to do our best.”]---
Pesci: “Yeah...let’s do our best! Let’s do our best…”
>: Pesci keeps repeating that to himself...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
---[Hold his hand]---
Pesci: “Capula!? Ah...we should both keep doing our best. Yeah…”
>: Pesci is smiling again...
(((Note: leads back to main dialog)))
>: I feel like my bond with Pesci has deepend...
>: The feelings in Capula begin to resonate and grow stronger…[Reach For It] has ranked up!
Pesci: “Well then, today we just have to steel ourselves and train harder!”
>: After training my stand with Pesci, we returned to the hideout...
I absolutely love Tenouchi's covers, and I'm really glad that you've translated some! Would it be too much to request a translation? It's just that the ネエロの幻音 video she did has so much dynamic text in it that I've been wondering for a while what it says. If you can't, that's totally okay. I'm just glad you've translated any of them in the first place.
I’m glad you enjoy them! I love the covers too. I’m not against people asking for video translations, or even short comic/manga translations, but I’ll turn it down if the original poster doesn’t want it reposted anywhere or spread outside of NicoNico or wherever it was first posted. In this case, yes! I’d be more than happy too. It will take a bit of time though, I have a few midterms this week so it probably won’t be out until the weekend at the earliest.
Fun fact: the song you requested is officially titled “Nea Plays In Illusions” in English. It’s another Diarays song, which is fun. It doesn’t connect directly to the first one I translated, “Subordinates Upbringing,” but it was made by the same person, so that’s why the music has a similar motif in it.
