#chapter 136

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[every-tsurumi]

[hello-vampire-kitty]

Servamp chapter 136 translation "The gentle flutter of a butterfly's wings"

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Oh boy, this chapter had some difficult lines that took me a while to translate and hopefully I managed to convey them ;;

Alright, to start off, I want to point out that in the top left panel, Hokaze is holding the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, so if you know the plot of the story, you can make connections with her. Also, regarding her name...It's sounds weird for her because she's a woman. I looked up Hokaze (歩風) on Japanese names sites and it was listed for boys, while the readings Ayuka or Honoka were listed for girls.

Well, if Tanaka-sensei hasn't mentioned so far that it wasn't a mistake, then her name is Hokaze.

In Japanese, 情欲 and 色欲 mean lust the latter is the one used regarding Lily, however they have different nuances. Basically, the former implies a desire for emotional attachment as opposed to 色欲 that is focused on the physical aspects of attraction, without necessarily implying emotional attachment.

As you can see in the translation, the intended reading is 私 (I, myself) while the other reading is 色欲 (lust).

愛のない情欲のことだけを私 (色欲) の名前で呼ぶのでしょうから。

I had the most trouble with this page, like OMG...

Lily had some difficult lines and it's possible that I haven't conveyed them to well, thus I will give insight on how I understood them. Here's the original line 人は美しい時間のままに死にゆく。 それだけがいい。

I don't like to assume things. I try my best to convey what characters say and of course I rely on the grammar that is used so that's why it was difficult to interpret the above line which I ultimately translated as "People dying while they are still beautiful...That alone is a good thing"

A direct translation would be "People will die in a beautiful time" which sounded weird...Like I said, maybe my interpretation isn't good and I wanted to add "should" because Lily's is giving his opinions and I thought it will work but I if it's not suggested by the grammar, I couldn't do that. If you look at the first line on this page where "should" is there because that's how a grammar part translates.

So yeah, it was tough working on this line seeing how it can be interpreted...

Sloth uses words that have alternative meanings. When he says "This makes us even", the other reading is fire. "We should have a discussion after all". The other reading is "fighting" and Sloth also said this in chapter 133.

There is one word with another reading in Tsubaki's first line which I found that it has the meaning of "older sibling" although it's usually translated as head or neck 首 (kubi) My assumption is that Tsubaki used 首 with the connotation of "older sibling" because it reflects how he was born in the Edo period (revealed in later chapters), so he's using an archaic term. The intended reading is もの which means "object" and one theory I have about the other reading is related to the camellia flowers that are said to be associated with a head that is cut off because when they wither, the flowers fall at once.

The last note is about Tsubaki's skill which is difficult to interpret its meaning ;;

I translated it as "Crossing".

The Japanese word 渡 comes from the verb 渡す that has the general meaning of "to hand over/deliver but there is also the meaning of "to transport", "to carry across". While it can be translated in several ways, I like the translation I made and I found that the verb is used "to say a requiem" 引導を渡す I'd say it connects with his ability "Shura Funeral". This term originally refers to a ritual or ceremony in Buddhism called "引導供養" (indou kuyou), where a deceased person's spirit is guided to the afterlife. So yeah, let me know what you think. I'd like to hear your opinions and I hope these notes are helpful!

[fortunnnzan]

im actually both so scared and excited for this chapter

[gachimuchikuta]

the repeat in 136

what was said in chapter 1

is very helpful and im glad its there because its easy to forget that Rudo wasnt just feared for his scars or his look, no. whole damn hood blamed their situation on him, we see kids do it in ch1 and we see that adults were no better in ch136. they all blamed him even though ghetto was there before Rudo.

All that tells us maybe whatever happened when Alto brought Rudo up something in the way "tribesfolk" are treated has changed. Maybe the wall was built then, segregation was enforced more strictly

you know who could have proposed new policies that caused people of the ghetto to live even shittier lives

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Careless To Let It Fall ~ Chapter 136

“Cody, I don’t want to take away from anything you might do to help your people,” Obi-Wan says.  “Ending this war will help them more than dragging my vod’e on Mandalore back into the fighting,” Cody replies. “And, frankly, I’m tired of sitting safe on my shebs while you risk your neck.” “You knew how it would be,” Obi-Wan says, ignoring Ahsoka’s pointed smirk in his direction. She had told him that Cody would not sit back and wait, after all. “We cannot set aside our duties for personal preference.” “Well, at the moment I’m a deserter from the GAR and therefore have no duties,” Cody says. “We’ll be there in three days. I’ll send you the rendezvous point as soon as we’re under way.” “Not a word,” Obi-Wan says to Ahsoka as soon as the call is over.

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The little blushy ears 🥺👌

[fleurdevent]

I love how Kamitani’s problem with Inomata’s Capricorn astrology descriptions (she was described as Yamato Nadeshiko - the personification of ideal Japanese woman, feminine, beautiful, graceful, believing in justice) and said “She’s not graceful at all, though?” 🤣

So you DO agree she’s beautiful, Kamitani? 👀

and Inomata, out of spite and revenge on him calling her ‘not graceful’ was like “I don’t get what’s so sexy and mysterious about him?” after his astrology reading LOL