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Castor: Teito is in trouble. I’ve received a signal from my doll in the southern tower’s greenhouse.
Frau: I’ll go. [Leaves his body]
Sister: All bishops performing baptisms, please come in.
Frau: You’ll handle the rest.
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Aya!Mikage: Did you really think you could get away from the imperial military?
Teito: That wing… is the same as that old man’s! Are… are you a Kor?
Aya!Mikage: A Kor? I’m not as gentle as they are.
Teito: (Huh? The door…)
Aya!Mikage: (I see. That’s the Great Barsburg Church for you. It’s trying to keep the intruder away.)
Teito: I don’t know who the hell you are, but why have you done this to my friend? Why not just come after me directly? Or… is this some sort of exchange? If I return to the military, will you let Mikage go?
Aya!Mikage: An exchange? You don’t deserve such a thing. [Appears behind Teito] Truth be told, I’d much rather kill you.
Teito: [Gasps] [Gets hit] Agh!
Aya!Mikage: Don’t you dare cause me trouble again. [Strangles Teito]
Teito: Agh… Agh… (What the hell? I couldn’t see him move at all.)
Aya!Mikage: Put this control device on. I’m sure you already know what will happen if you defy your master.
Teito: Hngh…
Aya!Mikage: Let’s go.
Teito: Agh…
[The bridge under Teito starts dissolving]
Teito: (Huh? Is the floor sinki-) Ahhhh! [Falls into the water] (What’s up with this church? Dammit! I’ve got to do something to save Mikage! …Oh, right!) [Charges his Zaiphon]
Aya!Mikage: So he fell...
Teito: [Attacks Aya!Mikage’s wing] If I break that wing… [Attacks the wing] Huh? My Zaiphon passed through it.
Aya!Mikage: Don’t waste your time. [Attacks Teito]
Teito: Aghh! [Gasps for breath]
Aya!Mikage: [Strangles Teito] I am no Kor. If you cut my wing, this body will die.
Teito: [Gasps]
Aya!Mikage: By the way, you two were having quite the conversation just a while ago. So you think you’re the son of the King of Raggs? As far as we know, he had no children.
Teito: (Struggling to speak) Return… Mikage…
Aya!Mikage: You can’t make me. Your sense of justice is futile without the power to enforce it. Foolish boy. Mikage’s soul will not return. This is his punishment for protecting you twice and betraying the military.
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Castor: May God be with you.
Labrador: May the sacred seal placed on your forehead repel Kors.
Archbishop: May you be protected from Kors. Frau. Bring the next chi-
Castor: (Through Frau’s body) Archbishop.
Archbishop: Castor? What happened to Frau? For you to be manipulating his body, something must be going on.
Castor: A Kor-like creature has appeared in the greenhouse in the southern tower. Frau has left his body to find it.
Archbishop: Kor-like?
Castor: Well… It’s a one-winged Kor in the body of a boy with half a soul.
Archbishop: What?!
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Frau: (Weird. The southern greenhouse, the cathedrals, the dining hall… I’ve checked everywhere but I just can’t sense them. There are only so many places here that regular humans can enter. Ugh, where the hell has that brat gone?)
Spirit: Ah, it’s Frau!
Frau: Spirits!
Spirit: What’re you up to?
Frau: Have you seen a silly little brat?
Spirit: A silly brat?
Spirit: If you’re talking about the intruder, we’ve locked him away.
Frau: What?
Spirit: Those kids are bad news!
Frau: Teito’s not an intruder, he’s just some twerp! His life is in danger. Let me in!
Spirit: Aww, impatient as always. When we fixed the door and isolated the intruder, a cute little boy got locked in with him.
Spirit: But we’ll open the door for you, our dearest Frau.
[The spirits open the door]
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[Aya!Mikage puts the collar on Teito]
Teito: Why?
Aya!Mikage: Hm?
Teito: Why won’t you kill me?
Aya!Mikage: I was told to bring you to the military alive.
Teito: Hah. In that case, you’d be screwed if I died. [Traps his own neck with Zaiphon] In exchange for my head, return Mi-
Ayanami: Suicide counts as a form of defiance.
Teito: Agh!
Ayanami: I’d never have thought Miroku’s pupil would be this weak.
Teito: Mikage… [Collapses]
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Teito: Huh? Where am I? [Gets up] Are those stairs?
[Sounds of someone running up the stairs]
Teito: Is that… me? Is this… the path I’ve been on until now? And up ahead… Hah. What the hell is this wall? Why? Why am I trapped in the wall? Ugh! [Hits the wall] What am I doing? Why am I not moving?! Hey! My friend is in danger! Mikage risked his life to protect me! I can’t just give up! We promised we’d die together! [Breaks the wall]
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Aya!Mikage: What are these? Tears? Hmph. Pathetic. …Huh?
Michael: Tch. Are you the one that put this collar on me?
[Collar gives off an “error” sound]
Aya!Mikage: There’s no way. No, that’s not-
Michael: [Attacks Aya!Mikage with Zaiphon]
Michael: Take it off. Unleashing level 10.
Aya!Mikage: Bind!
Michael: Ugh! [Collapses]
Aya!Mikage: How was he able to unleash this much power with the control device on?
[Sichel appears]
Frau: Are you the guy that took this brat’s friend?
Aya!Mikage: Are you certain you’ll be fine without your comrades?
Frau: To deal with you? Yeah, I’ll be okay on my own. Look at you, using our sanctuary like a playground.
Teito: U-ugh… [Coughs]
Aya!Mikage: Arrogant as always, Sichel.
Frau: Huh… Who are you? Nobody who’s seen my form has lived to tell the tale.
Hello! I hope you’re having a beautiful day! Thank you for the LGBMH chapter and for the CD drama translations recently, they are a delight to read! 💖💖💖
Reading made me wonder, if you don’t mind some silly questions…
As far as I know, in Japanese there are multiple ways to say “I” (watashi, boku etc… am I correct?) depending on the person and the situation (correct?), and I wondered which ones LGBMH main characters use and what it tells about them?
(A small related question would be, are Vansheld's young and grown-up forms' speech patterns different? (And overall, is his psyche different in his two forms?))
A bigger language-related question would be — across all Ameichi series, when looking at the suffixes characters use when referring to each other (honorifics, correct?) and overall how they talk to each other, is there anything interesting/unexpected that would add to the image of the character? (Someone younger not using a respectful one (like -san?) for someone older; something like that)(Or you could tell anything you find note worthy, please don’t feel restricted by the phrasing of the question; I would love to learn anything and everything!)
And the last one, are there things that can't be quite translated from Japanese to English? There is probably a lot that I just can't think about, but I would surely want to ask about them if I could <3
I hope these are not too much of a bother! Thank you in advance if you decide to answer them!
Oh gosh you're the absolute sweetest, thank you so so much! I'm more than happy to answer your brilliant questions!
Just a disclaimer: these subtle differences in language are pretty hard for me to articulate, and heck, I may have misinterpreted/misremembered some things, so if anyone has any corrections they'd like to point out, be my guest!!
LGBMH Personal Pronouns
Rose and Rise both use "watashi." To put things very very simply, "ore" is explicitly masculine and "boku" is usually used by masculine or tomboyish characters. "Watashi" is gender-neutral and/or formal, so most female characters use this one. There isn't much to infer about the twins from this pronoun alone. I'll get to their speech patterns in a bit; they're very distinct.
Vansheld, Delacroix and Uriel all use "ore," the most masculine of the main pronouns, also used by characters like Teito, Frau, Kaguya etc. I could only find one instance of Nocturne using a personal pronoun, "jibun"; this is the reflexive pronoun (like "myself") so it isn't used as a personal pronoun by as many characters as the other pronouns. It has a bit of a soldier-like but kind vibe.
Strauss uses "watashi," mirroring fellow baddies Ayanami and Landkarte. Weirdly enough, I don't think there are any significant characters in LGBMH that use "boku" (nor in Battle Rabbits! But in 07-Ghost, Labrador, Capella, Kuroyuri and Shuri use it)
Vansheld's Forms
Vansheld speaks more or less the same way in both of his forms. He doesn't transition between his forms intentionally, so I don't think he makes an effort to adapt his speech to his appearance. He has a slightly dramatic, casual, masculine speech pattern in both forms. Nothing you wouldn't expect from him!
By the way, Hijiri also has a younger form (via his talismans) and he sounds the same in both forms as well.
Honorifics / Things Lost in Translation
Before I start, please keep in mind that characters don't always speak the same way: their speech can very much change depending on the context. It'd take me way too long to analyze every sentence uttered in all 170 chapters of manga that Amemiya and Ichihara have published, but here's some stuff I personally find interesting.
And with that, it's time to dive into 07-Ghost! This is a bit of an obvious one, but Hyuuga uses "-tan" while referring to Ayanami and Kuroyuri:
But he never uses it while referring to Konatsu or Haruse:
"-tan" is an honorific used to convey endearment usually to very small children (it's an even cutesier "-chan"), but Hyuuga only uses it to refer to his superiors. This makes him sound really cheeky, and it makes me think he's only doing this to annoy Ayanami and Kuroyuri.
He also says "Kuroyuri-kun" though. "-kun" is usually used for younger men or male peers; and before you say "Hey, this proves that Kuroyuri is a boy!" keep in mind that it's also used in workplaces for subordinates/equals regardless of gender, so this doesn't really tell us much other than "Hyuuga is ignoring that his rank is lower than Kuroyuri's again" (Besides, we know that Hyuuga doesn't know their gender)
Something to note is that he doesn't use "-tan" for Katsuragi but instead opts for "-san," a respectful honorific. Hyuuga respects Katsuragi as a superior; he relies on him for help in humorous scenes and lists Katsuragi's "housewife-like attitude" as one of the things he values about the Black Hawks, but this lack of cheekiness adds a sort of distance between them, almost like he doesn't fully trust Katsuragi the way he trusts the others... or maybe he just doesn't want to annoy him? Similarly, Ayanami usually just refers to everyone with their names, but he calls Katsuragi "Colonel Katsuragi". Oh, also, Katsuragi/Landkarte always uses respectful speech, even when he's talking to Ea as a child or being a terrifying menace.
Everyone in the Black Hawks refers to Ayanami with "-sama," a very respectful honorific. Kuroyuri doesn't really use any honorifics for anyone other than Ayanami, and Konatsu mainly refers to the others with their ranks (Colonel Katsuragi > Lieutenant Colonel Kuroyuri > Major Hyuuga). Haruse uses "-sama" for Kuroyuri, once again very respectful. I can't recall any instances of the two Begleiters referring to each other unfortunately, but Konatsu calls Teito "Teito-kun" when he joins the Black Hawks, and Shuri "Shuri-kun" (when he's not calling him "that Oak"). He refers to the twins with "-chan" which is pretty cute.
Scooting over to the church side, Teito usually uses "-san" for people older than him but not for Frau:
Most people at the church refer to the bishops with their profession (Bishop Frau, Assistant Archbishop Lance etc) but this is pretty rare for Teito, because his relationship with the bishops is deeper than a regular bishop student or apprentice. The way he refuses to use "-san" for Frau implies a lack of respect at first, but as they get closer it adds to their brotherly relationship; they'd feel more distant if he used "-san." Teito doesn't use any honorifics for his friends, but he uses "-san" for Ouida who is presumably around his age. Hakuren doesn't do this, so you can really tell that Teito was busy staring at his shoes while Hakuren was making friends.
Mikage speaks more or less the same way Teito does, just slightly more playfully. Unlike Teito, he says "Frau-san" (in track one of the Michael drama CD).
Frau doesn't use honorifics for anyone at all as far as I'm aware, unless he's trying to hit on ladies. Labrador uses "-kun" for younger boys (like Teito and Hakuren) and "-sama" for Michael, but no honorifics for the other bishops. The same applies for Castor; the only difference is that he doesn't use an honorific for Hakuren.
Lance doesn't use honorifics for Frau or Castor (he can barely bother to remember his name), except when Castor turns into a child in the quelle; he calls him "Castor-kun" then. Lance calls Labrador "Lab-shishou," which is usually translated as "Master Lab" but it means mentor; they never really explain why he does this but it may be because he's really into fortune telling and Labrador can see the future. Or maybe he just looks up to Lab for another reason!
Frau usually uses "Lab" for Labrador and calls him "Labrador" very rarely. Castor on the other hand usually uses "Labrador" and seldom calls him "Lab."
Hakuren has a pretty funny way of speaking. I'm not sure how to explain it but there's this sort of ~drama~ to his speech that feels ridiculous coming from a 16 year old. For instance, he uses the word "-tamae" that's meant to be used while giving demands to people of a lower status. He's really dramatic. No matter how socially aware Hakuren is, no matter how much he tries to distance himself from his family, he's still an Oak at the end of the day.
Interestingly, he exclusively uses "ore" up until Kapitel 36, after which he starts using "watashi" even in his inner speech, but he keeps using "ore" around Teito. Maybe he's starting to feel a bit grown and professional now that he's become a bishop apprentice/royal tutor?
Hakuren always refers to the bishops with their title and uses respectful speech around them. He uses "-sama" for Ouka. Ouka doesn't use honorifics much but she does call Frau "Shishou-dono" because Teito introduces Frau to her as his mentor. "-dono" is pretty respectful, slightly less so than "-sama." People don't really use it in daily speech so it feels historical and dramatic. It fits Ouka's speech pattern well because she speaks in a very confident and basically archaic manner. She doesn't use any stereotypically feminine or soft particles like "ne," "yo," or "wa"; she instead uses "zo" quite a lot, which is seen as masculine. She uses "sonata" as a second-person pronoun, which is also archaic. Rise has the exact same speech pattern. Ouka and Rise both look very feminine, so their speech is almost funny in contrast. Their shared position as princesses is reflected through their speech not in a graceful and gentle way, but in a self-assured and assertive manner:
Rose has a very respectful speech pattern even when talking to Rise, so her speech always feels careful, but she also sounds sweet. She calls Rise "older sister" in the form of "nee-sama," not "nee-san." She uses "-san" for Vansheld though, which Uriel thinks isn't respectful enough for an angel lord!
Eve, Suzune and Lucia use informal speech with "wa," which is a feminine particle usually used by slightly older women. Joshua from Doomsday (who is, despite the name, a woman) uses informal speech with "ne" and "yo" but not "wa".
In complete contrast to Ouka and Rise, Mao has an excruciatingly cute way of speaking, but she also sounds... weird. She uses "desu" in more or less every sentence, which is technically respectful speech, but it's written in katakana (the writing system usually used for foreign words) so it feels tacked on. Her usage of it doesn't even make grammatical sense sometimes. Other particles in her speech are occasionally written in katakana as well. She also doesn't use a personal pronoun; instead she refers to herself with her own name, which is child-like speech. She also gets phrases wrong sometimes, like when she tries to say "I'll turn you into a beehive" (i.e. "I'll shoot you with so many bullets that you'll have as many holes as a beehive") but says "bird's nest" instead, which makes no sense. All in all, she sounds very alien, because she is one! She hasn't fully grasped Japanese yet.
Speaking of katakana, the most untranslatable thing is probably when creatures use katakana in their speech instead of the standard hiragana. This makes them sound weird and artificial, or like they're using a different accent. This is usually used by enemy creatures, like Onis and some Hollows, but Kaguya's Kodama and the cute little Roid creatures from Doomsday speak like this as well. Other speaking creatures like Fyuulongs or the animals in the Grand Finale Station don't speak in katakana, which implies that they don't sound any different from humans.
Last but not least, here's something about second-person pronouns. Throughout all of 07-Ghost, Ayanami uses either "kisama" (very rude, almost derogatory) or "omae" (rude) for pretty much everyone. He, naturally, uses "kisama" for Teito. Teito uses "omae" for most people. When he isn't brainwashed, the pronoun he uses for Ayanami is either "omae" or "temee" (ruder):
This is noteworthy because, in Kapitel 100, Teito refers to Ayanami with "anata" (respectful) and Ayanami refers to him with "omae." They use these same pronouns for each other in Battle Rabbits. Their mutual, deep disdain has transformed into respect. Sure, "omae" is still a pretty rude word, but it's nice coming from Ayanami! This development in Ayanami's speech is really hard to reflect in another language. Teito using "anata" can be translated into languages that have a respectful form of "you," but English doesn't have one, so it's lost.
And I guess that's all I have to say! Thank you so so much for these questions, I had a lot of fun with them! Feel more than free to ask me anything else about these lovely series ♥
Teito: They say that when the Chief of Heaven gives humans life, he gives them the chance to make three wishes. Three wishes that they are willing to exchange their lives for. I’d never thought of having dreams. I believed I had no choice but to follow the path the military had laid out for me. 07-Ghost Drama CD: Michael.
Teito: [Opens the door] Mikage! How are you feeling?
Mikage: Teito! I’m feeling great, hehehe.
Teito: Thank god! [Closes the door] I was so worried!
Mikage: Sorry! The bishops have taken great care of me. I’m all good now.
Teito: What are all these gifts by your bed?
Mikage: Got ‘em from the sisters! And, look, Frau even gave me this!
[Oh yeah!]
Teito: Ugh! Porn!
Mikage: He said it’s a must-have for all men.
Teito: Damn that freak! I knew I should’ve been the one taking care of you.
Mikage: Hehe. Were you feeling lonely without me? [Pats Teito’s head] Haha!
Teito: No? Don’t get any wrong ideas! [Swats Mikage’s hand away] Huh? Your hand is… so cold.
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Frau: So we really can’t save him?
Labrador: No. Mikage will die soon. And only half of him is with us right now. I’m sorry. We could try, but given past cases…
Frau: Ugh. I’ve never seen someone with half a soul before. How the hell did that even happen?
Teito: (Help! Someone please help Mikage! He’s my friend!)
Frau: (Something’s up. Weird things have been popping up left and right ever since that brat appeared.)
Frau: So we for sure can’t do anything to save him?
Castor: No, Labrador’s prophecies are absolute. I’d like to make sure Teito gets enough time to say his farewells.
Labrador: Someone will come for Teito soon, hoping to destroy his world.
Castor: Are you referring to Mikage?
Labrador: It’s someone else.
Frau: Ugh. Well, you know these subjects are bit too complex for little old me, but if need be I’ll just skip mass and-
Archbishop: Cooking up evil schemes again, are we?
Frau: Agh!
Archbishop: Listen up. You absolutely cannot miss today’s mass.
Frau: Stupid old fart…
Archbishop: Put your cap on! We’re holding our annual baptism today. Don’t you dare make a fool out of yourself in there.
Frau: Ugh, I get it, geezer.
Archbishop: Call me by my title! [Smacks Frau]
Frau: Ugh!
Castor: I’m observing Teito and his friend. Don’t worry.
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Mikage: Dang! What a huge greenhouse. I didn’t know churches had these.
Teito: Yep! Oh, and you can eat this flower!
Mikage: Man, you’ve become a full-on church resident already. [Sighs] You look well. I’m really glad.
Teito: Heh. How did you know I was here?
[Castor’s doll makes a sound]
Mikage: (From a distance) Don’t be silly. You can’t just crash your Hawkzile into district seven and not expect me to start my search here.
Teito: Sorry. The people of the church are so nice to me. I haven’t told them anything about myself, but they’re letting me hide here. Ah! But the guy that gave you porn is bad news!
Mikage: Really?
Teito: He’s huge and he looks like a creep. Why would a guy like that become a bishop anyway?! But he does say some nice things sometimes… But no! I’m just not okay with someone like that!
Mikage: Teito?
Teito: Ah, sorry. I’ve been talking too much.
Mikage: Well, that’s why I’m here! You can tell me anything and everything you want.
Teito: Okay… (I told him about everything I’d remembered so far. The fact that I was from the Raggs Kingdom that the empire destroyed... That a Father took care of me as a kid, and that he also got killed by the empire... Mikage listened to everything I said without saying anything. It made me so happy. But there was still a weird pain in my heart.) …And that’s it. I know it’s weird that a slave like me is saying all this. Must be hard to believe. Sorry.
Mikage: I believe you.
Teito: Huh?
Mikage: I mean, you’ve always had some sort of nobility to you, or, like, a stuck-up attitude. It was a headache keeping up with you! I kept thinking “Man, is this dude a prince or something?” So I get it. You couldn’t befriend anyone but me like that. I was worried.
Teito: Gee, thanks.
Mikage: When the Raggs war ended, I was only 5 years old.
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Kairen: Hahaha! We did it! We did it!
Mikage: What are you so happy about, dad?
Kairen: Huh? We won the war! We’ve beaten our enemies!
Mikage: Enemies? Uhh… (Why is he happy that we’ve killed people?)
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Mikage: I was born in the country that destroyed yours, so I may not have the right to say this, but I’m glad you’re still carrying your parents’ love in your heart. Teito Klein, you’ve never been alone a day in your life.
Teito: Heh… (I’ve only been here in the church for a couple of days, but our days back in the military academy feel so far away.)
Mikage: So, what do you want to do?
Teito: I- Ugh! Aghhh! Ah! [Falls on his knees]
Mikage: Teito?
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[Jingles]
Krom: Teito.
Teito: Dad?
Krom: I’ll only tell you this once, so please listen well. [Takes out the Eye of Michael] The Eye of Michael carries all of Raggs’ history. Teito, you must carry our legacy on. That is your mission.
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Teito: Ugh… My mission… is to… learn the history of Raggs. Agh!
Mikage: Teito! Are you okay?
Teito: Mikage, I’m so sorry. I know you’re here to take me back to the military, but I can’t go.
Mikage: Oh. Hm. Can you stand up, Teito? [Helps Teito get up]
Teito: Thanks.
Mikage: (He looks so much better than he did when we were at the academy.) I’ve got it. You’re putting your life on the line for this, right? In that case, you’d better see it through!
Ayanami: (Is that your answer?)
Mikage: Agh!
Teito: But will you be okay, Mikage?
Mikage: Ah… Teito, listen to what I’m about to say very carefully. [Grabs Teito] Listen as long as my voice is still able to reach you.
Teito: Huh?
Mikage: First off, don’t turn the military into your enemy. You won’t gain anything by taking revenge. Killing someone you hate won’t help you in any way. Always face forward. Walk the path of light. Second, I know you can’t bring yourself to accept help or to open up to people, but you’re the best friend I’ve ever had! I’ll always pray for your happiness. I’ll always be by your side. Don’t ever forget that.
Teito: M-Mikage? Why are you telling me all this?
Mikage: Heh. Well, I’m in a bit of a jam. I can’t return to the military either.
Teito: Oh! Then-
Mikage: I have one final request. Kill me, Teito.
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Hyuuga: You were with Teito Klein when he ran away, right?
Mikage: How many times do I have to tell you this, Major Hyuuga? He was holding me hostage. Torture me all you want, but I’ve got nothing to tell you!
Hyuuga: Oh? Is this a photo of your family? You have such a cute little sister.
Mikage: Huh?
Hyuuga: On your application form, you said you wanted to join the military for your family. I was so moved when I read that. You’d make a fine soldier. So let us give you a choice. Your family or Teito?
Mikage: That’s such a…
Hyuuga: Right, Aya?
Ayanami: [Walks over] Bring either him or your family to me.
Mikage: [Gasps]
Ayanami: I’ll put a mark on you so that you can’t run away. Think carefully. If you can’t choose either, you will die.
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Teito: What are you talking about? Like hell I can kill you!
Mikage: [Gasps] Then… run away! I can’t hold him back anymore!
Teito: Huh?
Mikage: It’s… not me, but… someone is after you! Ugh! Dammit! I couldn’t just sell you out! You’re like family to me!
Teito: [Runs towards Mikage] What’s going on?! I can’t just leave you here!
Mikage: [Pushes Teito away] Ugh!
Teito: Agh!
Mikage: What are you doing? Just go off on your own! (I’m so scared, Teito. Don’t leave me.)
Teito: Mikage…
Mikage: Ever since I met you, I’ve always felt so happy and warm. (Don’t let my family die.) Go away before I hurt you!
Teito: [Gasps] Has the military done something to you?
Mikage: I love you, Teito. Farewell. / I won’t let you run away, Teito. You’ll be coming back with me. [Attacks Teito with his Zaiphon]
[Castor’s doll shields Teito from the attack]
Aya!Mikage: Oh? Looks like someone here likes making ugly dolls.
Teito: [Gasps] No, that’s… not Mikage!
Aya!Mikage: [Attacks Teito]
Teito: [Gasps] [Runs away] (Was someone from the military hiding within Mikage?! How?! How could they even do that?!) Agh! [Keeps running] (I’ve got to go outside, or else the people of the church will get dragged into this! Goddammit! How could they do this to my best friend?! Mikage! What should I do?!) It’s a dead end. Wait, no, there’s a door.
Person: Oh? Hey kid! That place is off limits!
Teito: Agh! [Kicks the door open]
Person: Woaaaah!
Teito: [Gasps for breath] Have I lost him? Huh?
Aya!Mikage: This game of tag is over, Teito Klein.
Hi all! As you may know, Amemiya and Ichihara are currently publishing their fourth series "Danna-sama wa Shuumatsu Heiki / My Husband is a Doomsday Weapon." You may also be aware that it will be officially released in English by Kodansha starting this Fall! Yay!
I wrote summaries for every chapter of "Long good-bye, my honey" back when it was ongoing. I wasn't able to do this for this series due to life circumstances, but I've been considering starting it now. There are 14 chapters and 2 side chapters out right now, so this will be pretty time-consuming. This is why I wanted to check if anyone's interested! Since the series has been licensed, I won't be able to scanlate any of it.
Also, does anyone have any ideas for a shorthand for the series (a la 07, Batorabi, LGBMH)? Could it be Doomsday? DSH or MHDW? Let me know what you think!
Saiga (Teito): We’ve finished recording the drama CD "07-Ghost: The Seventh District". Good job, everybody!
Everyone: [Claps] Good job everybody.
Saiga: Yay, yay! I’m Saiga Mitsuki, the voice of Teito. Umm, the anime has started airing, and we've started putting out drama CDs as well! Well, the drama CDs are still covering the very beginning, but it feels really refreshing to have started from the first volume again, so I had a lot of fun recording. We’re working hard on the anime as well, but I think the drama CDs will keep coming out as the manga is being published, so please keep supporting us. I’m looking forward to recording the rest! Good job, everybody!
Everyone: [Claps]
Namikawa (Mikage): I’m Namikawa Daisuke and I voiced Mikage. Good job, everyone.
Saiga: Yo! Yo, Mikage!
Namikawa: Yes, um…
Saiga: Read the manga!
Namikawa: ...Uhh!
Saito (Kuroyuri): [Laughs]
Namikawa: Umm, in this drama CD Mikage was a bit, um… Things were kind of concerning, so I wonder what will happen next! I’ll do my best then as well, so please look forward to it. Also, umm, Labrador gave me yakisoba flavored candy, but I’m really glad he did it after I was done recording my lines.
Saiga: Yay!
Namikawa: It was painful. Thank you.
Everyone: [Claps]
Suwabe (Frau): I’m Suwabe Junichi, the voice of Frau. I hope you thoroughly enjoy both 07-Ghost’s anime and drama CDs. Please keep in mind that it’s not Fra/u/, but F/ra/u.
Saiga: Ooh!
Suwabe: Please make sure you’re saying it correctly. ...That’s it. Thank you.
Everyone: [Laughs and claps]
Chiba (Castor): I’m Chiba Susumu, voicing Castor. Umm, it’s really been a while since we last made a drama CD of 07-Ghost. We’ve finally started from the first volume, and the last CD was not canon, so I’m really excited and happy that we’re getting a fresh start and recording from the beginning. I think we’ll make more CDs, so please listen to them as well. Thank you.
Everyone: [Claps]
Saiga: Yay! Yakisoba!
Saito: Mr. Flower!
Miyata (Labrador): Umm, I’m Miyata Kouki, the voice of Labrador. Good job, everybody.
Everyone: Thanks.
Saiga: [Giggles]
Miyata: How did you like the CD? [Laughs] Umm, there was something I found interesting. On the cast list on the cover page of the script, it said “Labrador - Called ‘Rabu (Lab/love)’ in the script”. They could have just added the “-rador”.
Saiga: They also could have written “Mr. Flower”.
Miyata: That’s right. So, umm…
Hayami (Ayanami): It’s like “love”...
Miyata: His nickname is “Rabu”.
Saiga: Love! [Laughs] Love!
Miyata: It’s “love”!
Hayami: Love!
Miyata: [Giggles] Yes, umm…
Chiba: Dog!
Saiga: Dog!! [Laughs in the background]
Miyata: Please support Lab in both the anime and the drama CDs.
Saiga: That’s good!
Miyata: And, of course, I gave Namikawa that yakisoba candy to show my love for him.
Everyone: Ooh!
Miyata: I wasn’t trying to harass him! Good job, everybody.
Everyone: [Claps]
Irino (Shuri): I’m Irino Miyu and I voiced Shuri. Good job, everybody.
Saiga: Yo! Huh?
Irino: Shuri…
Saiga: You couldn’t say it properly.
Irino: I couldn’t?! I think I did. It’s okay. Umm, Shuri acts all tough but he’s actually pretty weak. He’s a bad guy. I haven't voiced many characters like him but it was really fun. I hope I get to voice him again someday.
Saiga: Say “if we get to make more CDs”!
Irino: If we get to make more CDs! I hope I’ll also get more lines! I’m looking forward to it. Please keep supporting us. Good job, everybody.
Everyone: [Claps]
Hayami: Good job, everybody.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Hayami: I’m Hayami Shou, the voice of Ayanami. Umm, I had so many lines, it kind of tired me out.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Hayami: [Laughs] Well, not really. I mean, I’m trying to think whether this recording was fun or too long or whatnot, but, well, I’ll give you an answer when I get back home.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Hayami: But the people listening to this bonus track aren’t here to hear us pester each other, so please, umm, only listen to this track once. Thank you. Good job, everybody.
Saiga and Saito: [Giggle]
Everyone: [Claps]
Hamada (Hyuuga): Good job, everybody. I’m Hamada Kenji, the voice of Hyuuga. Umm, the previous drama CD was really different from the actual manga, so I’m glad the actual story has started now. Hyuuga was treated really badly back then, so…
Everyone: [Laughs]
Saiga: It was like a funny bonus strip.
Hyuuga: He was fed weird stuff and beaten up. He had a rough time. But if the CDs keep coming out like this, I’m sure we’ll have everyone from the military here someday!
Saito: I hope so.
Hyuuga: So please buy a bunch of CDs! That’s it. Good job, everybody. [giggles]
Everyone: [Claps]
Kishio (Konatsu): Konats-ughhh…
Saiga: Huh?
Everyone: [Laughs]
Saiga: Huh?
Kishio: I’m Kishio Daisuke, playing Konatsu...
Saiga: He’s so tired.
Saito: Hang in there!
Suwabe: Hang in ther-
Saiga: Hang in there!
Everyone: [Laughs]
Kishio: I wish Konatsu spoke more.
Saiga: [Laughs] He’s grumbling!
Suwabe: Pray for a second season!
Saiga and Saito: [Laugh]
Kishio: Also… Lab gave me yakisoba candy too. Against my will.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Kishio: Thank you…
Everyone: [Laughs and claps]
Saiga: It’s all Miyata’s fault!
Saito: [Giggles] Good job, everybody! I’m Saito Chiwa, the voice of Kuroyuri! It’s not /Ku/royuri, but Kuroyu/ri/. I don’t usually get to say their name out loud, so I’d always just said /Ku/royuri. Sorry about that.
Saiga: [Giggles]
Saito: [Laughs] But everyone else says Kuroyu/ri/ the way they should, so please make sure you say their name like that as well. The anime’s also progressing pretty fast, and, yay, I’ve got such fun scenes!
Saiga: [Laughs]
Saito: [Laughs] It’s really a lot of fun! And we’ve gotten to see the Ayanami of my dreams...
Saiga: [Laughs]
Hayami: [Laughs]
Saiga: Of your dreams, huh?
Saito: The drama CD ended with a pretty serious scene, but please enjoy the anime as well! I think we’ll make more CDs, so I also want more lines in them! Thank you!
Everyone: [Claps]
Nakai (Katsuragi): I’m Nakai Kazuya, playing Katsuragi…
Saito: Hang in there!
Everyone: [Laughs]
Chiba: Hang in there!
Saiga: Hang in there!
Suwabe: It’s okay!
Nakai: ...I’m sorry about certain things.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Nakai: I’m really so sorry. But, yes, umm, I know it’s weird to alienate the audience in a bonus track, but I’ll refrain from explaining the situation on purpose.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Nakai: Just know that Nakai messed something up. That’s all I will tell you.
Hayami: He’s talking about that thing.
Saiga: That thing…
Nakai: I’m so sorry. I’ve reflected on my actions.
Saiga and Saito: [Laugh]
Nakai: I do have motivation.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Nakai: Please give me more lines. Good job, everybody.
Everyone: [Claps]
Kiuchi (Kreuz): I’m Kiuchi and I voiced the Father. Ahh…
Saiga: [Laughs]
Kiuchi: This was really fun.
Everyone: [Laughs]
Kiuchi: You know, I’m the Father-- as in a priest, but I’m called “the Father”... But Takahashi Hiroki is, like, the dad. The real dad. And… [Giggles] Neither Hiroki nor I are very energized…
Everyone: [Laughs]
Kiuchi: Umm, I’m the dad that raised him, right? So there’s his adoptive dad and birthive dad. In this showdow-, well, it’s not really a competition… [Giggles] But please compare our performances. Please support 07-Ghost.
Everyone: [Claps]
Takahashi (Krom): That was my first time hearing anyone say the phrase “birthive dad”.
Saiga: [Talking to Kiuchi and making him laugh in the background]
Takahashi: I’m Takahashi Hiroki, playing the King of-... Shut up!
Kiuchi: [Giggles] Sorry.
Takahashi: Umm, I’m Takahashi Hiroki. Like the Father, I’m also voicing a nameless characte-... well, he does have a nickname, but I've always wished someone would say his name. I had a lot of fun voicing my character. Umm, this is a CD so it’s something you can only hear, not see, so I hope I was able to create a memorable king. Was I? I’m excited to hear your opinions. Thank you.
Everyone: [Claps]
Saiga: So how did you like everyone’s comments? Some were feeling down, some were really tired after being forced to eat candy, but we all want to make 07-Ghost more and more lively as we go on, so please support us! Good job, everyone!
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Kor: [Grows its wings] Hahaha! You don’t know just how valuable this child is! My master would be overjoyed if I took him with me.
Frau: Nah, you can’t have the kid. Besides… [Whips out Verloren’s scythe] Wouldn’t this master of yours be happier with this?
Kor: Oh! Is that his scythe?!
Teito: Agh! What the hell is this?!
Frau: You can see it?
Kor: Why do you have that scythe?!
Teito: [Gasps] [Charges his Zaiphon]
Frau: No use attacking the dark! [Slashes the Kor]
Kor: I’m taking this soul!
Castor: We won’t let you leave.
Labrador: You will return the elderly man’s spirit.
Kor: Aghh! How could I be defeated by humans?! But if that scythe is alive, he must be as well! Don’t you brats forget that!
Frau: Wish to God. [Slashes the Kor’s wings away]
Old man: Ahh… W-what was I-
Castor: Sir, you’ll catch a cold if you sleep in the garden like that. Would you like to stay in the church tonight?
Teito: (I’ve never seen powers like this…)
Frau: [Putting the scythe back into his arm] What the hell, man? You just won’t behave today, will you? Just get in my damn arm already. Ugh.
Teito: [Runs over to Frau] Doesn’t your arm hurt?!
Frau: Huh? Aren’t you scared?
Teito: What? Why would I be scared?
Frau: Real tough for a kid, aren’t you? [Grabs Teito]
Teito: Stop picking me up!
Frau: We still haven’t fixed your problem. I’ll remove the mark on your chest.
Teito: (He’s so bad at being a bishop, why does he even bother helping me out?) What’s gonna happen to the old man?
Frau: I got rid of the thing that possessed him. He’s all good.
Teito: He said he didn’t have a home to return to. Could we search for his family at the church or something?
Frau: Heh, how thoughtful of you. We’ve got a real sweetheart over here.
Teito: I’m not thoughtful or a sweetheart!
Frau: Hahaha! You’re exactly like me when I was your age.
Teito: No way! Stop lying!
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Castor: I really wasn’t expecting for a Kor to appear in the church.
Labrador: Yeah. The flowers are still restless.
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Teito: (It’s my second morning since coming to the church. The outside world is filled with things I don’t know. I’d never left the military before. It’s all a little dazzling to me. This world is so bright and calm.)
Sister: Good morning, Teito. Would you like for us to wash this?
Teito: Yes, i-is that my underwear?! I-I-I’ll wash it myself! Ough!
Frau: Whoops. Didn’t see you there. You’re just so tiny!
Teito: What the hell did you just say to me you stupid bishop?!
Sister: Aw, Teito. We wouldn’t mind washing your underwear.
Frau: Oh, those are mine.
Sister: Eek! You’re supposed to wash your underwear yourself!
Frau: Ahh! [Starts crying] You’re so mean… Why are you okay with washing that stupid brat’s underwear but not mine? Ugh, well I’ll steal your underwear too, then! Here!
Teito: Ahh! What the hell kind of adult are you?! Okay, grabbed it.
Sister: Oh, that side is deep!
Teito: [Falls into the fountain] [Gasps for breath]
Castor: My, what are you up to?
Teito: Castor! That stupid pervert just-
Child: Grandpa!
Old man: Ahah!
Man: Come on, don’t run.
Woman: Thank you for getting in touch with us, sister.
Child: Let’s go home, grandpa!
Teito: It’s the old man from last night! So he did have a family. I’m so glad.
Castor: We believe that when the Chief of Heaven gives us life, we make three wishes. When all of our wishes are granted, our souls return to the Chief’s side. However, there are some bad parties that wish to mess this system up. One such party is a Kor, which you encountered last night.
Teito: So he was…
Castor: Kors steal dreams and drag people to darkness.
Teito: So they eat our dreams?
Castor: Hahah, well, yes. When a Kor grants one of your dreams, you become unable to feel satisfaction. One more wish, and you’re filled with unquenchable thirst and hunger. And when they grant your third wish, your soul gets fully devoured by darkness. Such souls are not able to return to the Chief’s side. Kors take over these bodies, multiply by repeating this process and wait for the return of Verloren. Members of the church, such as myself, are tasked with protecting people from Kors.
Teito: U-umm… Your powers are… not exactly Zaiphon. So what are they?
Castor: Heh. Please keep what happened last night to yourself.
Teito: Uh…
Castor: Oh, right! Mikage has been feeling a lot better. Please visit him.
Teito: Really? Thank you! [Runs off]
Castor: By the way, Teito. What are your dreams?
Teito: …My dreams?
Castor: Heh. Forgive me. Go on, take care.
Teito: Okay! [Runs] (I’d never thought of having dreams. I thought I had no choice but to follow the path the military had laid out for me.)
Castor: Looks like Teito doesn’t remember meeting that priest.
Frau: ‘Course not, I erased that memory. If he’d touched a dead man, he’d have to start his life over.
Castor: You know there’s nothing the Chief of Heaven hates more than a disturbance in the equilibrium. He’ll punish humans and Kors alike for it. They say Kors only attempt to grant the three wishes humans make before they are born. So why would a Kor go this far? The boy has got to have something that the Kors want.
Sister: Bishops! It’s time for mass.
Frau: Okay.
Castor: Also… don’t go eating Teito.
Frau: Huh? Who’d want to eat that brat?
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Hyuuga: Hmm…
Konatsu: What is it, Major Hyuuga?
Hyuuga: Hm? You’re not allowed to cross between districts without a pass, right? And when a criminal escapes, imperial guards are supposed to form shields near district borders that go up to 5000 meters, which is the Hawkzile flight limit. So there’s no way they’d miss anyone. But Teito Klein managed to escape to the seventh district without a single person seeing him.
Ayanami: A gross blunder.
Katsuragi: Yes. We’re reviewing the training that the guards received.
Hyuuga: Also, there were reports of a lost Wendy that day. A monster like that would destroy even the strongest ships of the military, let alone a Hawkzile!
Kuroyuri: Are you saying he made it past that?
Ayanami: Huh. The boy’s got spirit.
Hyuuga: So what do we do, Aya?
Ayanami: Don’t worry. I’ve already taken care of Teito Klein.
Teito: Ah! I got this flower as a charm. Can I give it to Mikage? He’s my friend.
Castor: No. …There is no point to this flower unless you’re the one carrying it.
Teito: Then can I take care of-
Frau: You haven’t had a single bite since you woke up. We don’t want you fainting on us as well. Cafeteria, now. [Grabs Teito]
Teito: Let me go! I’m not even hung- [Teito’s stomach growls]
Frau: Ooh! You really got me there.
Castor: I think we’ve all calmed down a little now. Let’s go. Labrador will take care of Mikage.
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Teito: Hey, you know I’m leaving once Mikage gets on his feet, right? I can’t keep being a burden to the people working here. Why are you so nice to me anyway?
Castor: We servants of God do not turn a blind eye to or betray those seeking help.
Teito: I-I am grateful for that! But I don’t want you guys to help me or anything.
Castor: Oh? Is that so?
Frau: Heh, twerp.
Castor: I happen to think it was fate that led you here.
Teito: A-aren’t you gonna ask me about my background?
Frau: [Pats Teito’s head]
Teito: Hey, don’t touch my head!
Frau: Hahaha! But you’re the perfect height for it!
Teito: Why you-
Castor: Hahaha!
Teito: You think you can get away with that just because you’re a bit taller than me?
Castor: Okay, okay, time for dinner.
Frau: You’re sooo so tiny.
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Major General: Have you found out where Teito Klein is?
Soldier: Yes. We’ve found traces of a crash in the seventh district. We’re in pursuit.
Miroku: Care to explain why he ran away, Ayanami?
Hyuuga: Teito Klein was just feeling a bit homesick. Right, Aya?
Konatsu: Isn’t he a slave from the Raggs Kingdom?
Katsuragi: I’m sure he’ll miss his school and come back soon enough.
Kuroyuri: [Snoring]
Shiroki: Can’t you lot be serious?!
The Black Hawks: Okaaay!
Shiroki: He ran away because you decided to get involved, Ayanami!
Ogi: He’s a valuable candidate for when we find the Eye of Michael.
Nabiki: Will you be taking responsibility for this?
Miroku: Alright, that’s enough. We’ve got loads of other candidates.
Major Generals: Chairman Miroku…
Miroku: I’d been planning on making that boy your Begleiter.
Ayanami: My apologies. May I ask why you took that boy in?
Miroku: Because there is no place on earth in which a child marked as a slave can find peace. You’ll understand my intentions soon enough. Speaking of the boy…
Ayanami: You want me to bring him back, yes?
Miroku: Heh, he’s strong. He was my best student after all.
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Teito: (I hope Mikage gets better soon. There’s so much I have to tell him, where should I even begin? Can I even manage to tell him about my past properly? …Huh? How did Mikage know where I am anyway?) Hm? Sir! What are you doing here?
Old man: Mind if I have a seat?
Teito: Of course!
Old man: Hah…
Teito: Did you miss the gates before they closed?
Old man: My wife passed away. They buried her here in this church. I can’t bring myself to go home and leave her all alone.
Teito: Huh?
Old man: Here’s a picture of me and my wife, and the house we lived in. But even if I go back home, there won’t be anyone in it but me. I don’t have anywhere I can return to.
Teito: Ah…
Old man: You have the same eyes as me. Why is that?
Teito: Sir…
Old man: Perhaps it was God that led us to meet here. If you’d like, you can tell me your worries.
Teito: I can only remember small bits of my past.
Old man: Oh? Do your best to remember. Look. What’s on this photo?
Teito: It’s me and… the father.
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Kids: [Mocking Teito]
Young Teito: [Running away crying]
Teito: (That’s right. I used to be one of the orphans living in the church.)
Young Teito: Father! Father!
Kreuz: What is it? Here you go again, clinging to me. This is why they keep making fun of you.
Young Teito: [Sniffles]
Kreuz: You have to be stronger. You’ll have to stand on your own one day.
Young Teito: I won’t be alone! I’ll have you!
Teito: (We were happy. Until the war with the Barsburg Empire started and the Raggs Kingdom was destroyed.)
Soldier: There may be more survivors!
Soldier: Find them!
Kreuz: Teito. You are the last hope of this country. You must not fall into the hands of the empire. I hope you alone manage to survive.
Young Teito: I want to stay with you, Father!
Kreuz: I love you, Teito. Glory to Raggs, and may God be with you.
Teito: (No. I shouldn’t remember the rest.)
Kreuz: Agh!
Soldier: Hey, there’s a kid here!
Soldier: Hold on. He looks weird. His eyes aren’t focused.
Soldier: Maybe he doesn’t remember anything?
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Teito: [Sobbing]
Old man: What have you remembered, boy?
Teito: The Father… that raised me… died…
Old man: If you wish with your soul…
Teito: Please stop. I don’t want to remember the rest!
Old man: …I will grant anything for you. What is it you wish for?
Teito: [Gasps] …I want to see the Father.
Old man: I shall grant your wish.
Kreuz: What is it, Teito Klein? You shouldn’t be in this realm.
Teito: Ah!
Kreuz: Please return to your world.
Teito: Father! [Runs towards Kreuz] Oh? The flower I got from Labrador is shining!
Frau: It is forbidden for a living person to meet the dead. Hah! [Breaks the illusion]
Teito: [Gasps]
Frau: Don’t let your heart be devoured by darkness, Teito Klein.
Teito: …Frau. Castor, Labrador…
Frau: You know you’ve broken a rule just now, don’t you, geezer?
Old man: Heh, I just like that boy so much.
Frau: Last I checked, letting the living see the dead was a big no-no.
Old man: Oh, so you don’t want to help this poor child?
Frau: Then tell me. Does your help contain even a trace of God’s love, Kor?
Teito: Ugh… (As my consciousness faded away, I saw the snow of my hometown. It was so gentle that it was cruel.)
(He used to be a slave!)
(My name is Mikage.)
(Would you consider handing him over to me, Ayanami?)
(He doesn’t remember anything?)
(I hope you alone manage to survive.)
(Wait! Dad!)
(One day, you’ll finally learn what your true mission is.)
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Frau: Wake up. Wake up already.
Teito: Huh?
Frau: Hey, twerp! How’re you feeling?
Teito: [Gasps]
Castor: Take it easy.
Teito: Who are you?
Castor: My name is Castor.
Labrador: I’m Labrador.
Frau: Frau. I was having a leisure drive on my Hawkzile when you decided to fall on top of me. I carried you to the church’s hospital. You’d better thank me for it, brat.
Teito: We’re in a church?
Castor: This is the Barsburg Church in the seventh district.
Labrador: Where did you come from?
Teito: Well…
Frau: Now that I take a look at this emblem on the collar of your shirt… Are you in the military?
Teito: [Moves away from Frau]
Frau: Huh?
Teito: Don’t touch me! I’m not one of them!
Castor: We’ve seen the mark on your back. You’re a slave, yes? I’m sure it was God that led you here. We will keep you safe.
Teito: What?
Castor: The military uses collars like yours on slaves. It can’t be taken off until you’re bought.
Frau: Sheesh, if you really were part of the military I would’ve buried you alive. [Picks Teito up]
Teito: Ah! Let me go!
Castor: Where are you taking him?
Frau: The baths.
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[Sisters squealing]
Sister: What a cute little lamb!
Sister: Come over here. We’ll clean you up!
Teito: S-sisters?
Frau: Yup! Take good care of him, girls.
Sisters: Oh, you’re hurt! Don’t worry, we’ll be gentle.
Teito: U-umm…
Sisters: And then we’ll show you around the church!
Sisters: Now go over there and take your clothes off.
Teito: Uh- wait- ah- stop- uhm- stop!
Frau: May I join?
Sisters: Surely a gentleman like yourself can clean himself. [Splashes Frau]
Frau: But he’s a guy too!
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Teito: Woah, what a big building!
Sisters: The seventh district of the Barsburg empire is known as the district of God. The pope resides here, and he’s just as influential as the imperial government. Come over here, please.
Teito: Oh. A statue.
Sisters: It’s quite big, isn’t it? It’s the guardian of this church.
Teito: It’s amazing.
Sisters: According to a thousand-year-old legend, the death god Verloren committed a great sin in heaven and fled to earth. He filled people’s hearts with fear. Grieving over this, the Chief of Heaven sent seven rays of light from heaven, who we call the Seven Ghosts. It is said that they sealed the evil Verloren away on earth.
Teito: The Seven Ghosts…
Sisters: This statue is of Sichel, but there are six other statues that protect this land.
[Door opens]
Sisters: This is the district of God. It exists to support anyone and everyone that needs strength, and it belongs to no one.
Teito: [Gasps]
[Sounds of droplets]
Teito: (Huh? Why am I crying? Why? Why is this place so… nostalgic?
Frau: [Walks over] Huh? Why are you crying, twerp?
Teito: Agh!
Frau: My sheer beauty has moved you to tears, hasn’t it?
Teito: Why are you a bishop anyway?!
[Door opens]
Woman: [Runs in] Bishops! Please save my child!
Teito: What’s going on?
Castor: What happened?
Labrador: Oh, that mark…
Castor: Please come over here. Frau.
Frau: On it.
Person: A mark? Don’t tell me it’s Verloren’s curse.
Person: That’s just an old fairy tale.
Person: No, the curse exists. Although it’s been about a thousand years, the Kors that Verloren released still try to steal our souls in exchange for three wishes. A mark appears on the chest of those that enter a contract with them.
Teito: A curse? A contract? What in the world are they talking about?
Frau: We’ve lifted the curse.
Castor: You can go home in ease.
Woman: Thank you!
Person: Ooh! That’s the bishops of Barsburg for you!
Woman: It’s all thanks to the archbishop. Thank you so much!
Archbishop: It takes an exceptionally strong will to wish to protect a loved one so dearly. May God be with you and your child for all eternity.
Teito: Heh…
---
Soldier: So he crashed here? But [Kicks Hawkzile] surely it wasn’t Teito Klein that took the time to hide this Hawkzile. They gave the damn thing a burial.
Soldier: And I can’t see any footprints either.
Soldier: Crap. He may have gone to the church to hide.
Soldier: Then let’s send our men to the church right away.
Soldier: No, the church has a strict sanctuary policy. If someone asks the church for protection, even if they’re a criminal, neither the military nor the government can’t lay a finger on them.
Soldier: Hmm. Well, it’s the biggest church in the empire, after all.
Soldier: Either way, there isn’t anything for us to do past this point.
---
Teito: (I’m glad I’ve escaped from the military and all, but I can’t believe I’m from the ruined Raggs Kingdom. I’ve got to look into everything I wasn’t taught in school, and into my dad.) [Struggling] I want to grab that book but, dang, these are some tall shelves! Ah, thank you. Woah! Ah- ah! Aaaah!
Frau: [Catches Teito] Creepy doll, right?
Teito: T-thanks.
Castor: [Runs towards Teito] Are you alright?
Teito: I’m o… kay… (That’s terrifying.)
Castor: Thank God.
Teito: Uhh, how is that doll able to… move?
Castor: Hehehehe, through my love. I’ve made her. Isn’t she adorable?
Teito: Y-yes. Now that I look at her properly.
Castor: [Grabs Teito’s book] Imperial War Records of the Past Century…
Frau: Agh!
Castor: Is this what you were looking for?
Teito: Yes, thank-
Frau: [Grabs Teito and runs off]
Teito: Ow!
Frau: That was close.
Teito: What the hell was that about?
Frau: I’m impressed you’ve figured it out.
Teito: Figured what out? It’s just some book- [Gets a nosebleed] Is this porn?!
Frau: It’d be one hell of a problem for me if someone found these, seeing how I’m a bishop and all. And I’ve got no space for ‘em left in my room.
Teito: The real problem here is that you’re a bishop! [Smacks Frau]
Frau: They say the best place to hide a tree is a forest. You’re the first to find one of these bad boys. Wanna become my apprentice?
Teito: Are you planning on listening to me, you goddamn pervert?!
Frau: Just make sure that doll freak doesn’t fi- [Gets smacked] Oww! [Falls]
Castor: Sheesh. By the way, Teito. What are you planning to read up on?
Teito: …I want to learn about the war ten years ago.
Castor: [Sighs] The books say that a thousand years ago, two equally powerful countries existed. One was the Barsburg Empire with the holy protection of the Eye of Raphael, the other was the Raggs Kingdom with the Eye of Michael. The two countries had made a peace pact, but ten years ago, Raggs broke the pact by attempting to get a hold of both Eyes. This started a conflict with Barsburg, and led to Raggs’ destruction. That’s the truth recorded in history books.
Teito: But…
(They’ve broken our pact!)
(King! Please flee!)
(I will not. We must evacuate our people first.)
Teito: Is… Is that really the truth?
Frau: Stop worrying your little head, brat.
Teito: Huh?
Frau: There isn’t just one truth out there. There are as many truths as there are people that have witnessed these events. If you can’t get yourself to believe history, just go out and see the world for yourself.
---
Teito: [Walking] (Why did I have no memories of my past until now? Why am I here right now? Think. Think. I want to know the truth!)
Labrador: [Singing]
Teito: Labrador? Is he taking care of the gardens?
Labrador: Oh. Here’s a charm for you.
Teito: Huh? Thank you.
Labrador: May God be with you. [Walks away, singing]
Teito: (What is this flower? A rose, I guess?)
Mikage: Teito…
Teito: Huh?
Mikage: I’m so glad… you’re alive…
Teito: Mikage! [Runs over and hugs Mikage] Thank god! There’s so much I want to tell you!
Kreuz: We will be meeting up with someone very important today.
Young Teito: Someone important?
Teito: (For some reason, I was a child of the church in my dream. Weird. I was somewhere I’ve never been with someone I’ve never seen, yet it all felt sort of nostalgic…)
[Jingles]
---
Student: Yo, Shuri! I heard the most elite groups of the military will come to our graduation exam tomorrow!
Shuri: Really?
Student: Aren’t they just coming to scout you, Shuri?
Shuri: [Giggles] Aww, stop it.
[Footsteps]
Shuri: Hey, look. It’s chairman Miroku’s favorite. Good morning, young master Teito Klein! Hah, there he is wearing that sour look as always. He never even greets us!
Student: How can a tiny little shrimp like him keep up with our training anyway?!
Shuri: Hey now, don’t piss him off! He’ll get the chairman to expel you!
Student: Did you guys know he used to be a slave?
Shuri: Woah, really?!
Student: Ssh, he’ll hear us!
[All laugh]
Teito: (You assholes… I can hear every single thing you’re saying.)
Mikage: [Runs up to Teito] Morning, famous young master!
Teito: Shut your trap, Mikage!
Mikage: Woah! Dang, you could tell it was me?
Teito: Duh, we’ve been friends for a year.
Mikage: Yo, let’s eat lunch together!
Teito: Find someone else. They’ll make fun of you too if you’re with me.
Mikage: I’m so sick of hearing you say that.
[Something flies by]
Mikage: Oh! [Runs to the window] Woah, it’s so cool!
Teito: Hoburg fortress?
Mikage: We’ll get to join ‘em over there if we pass tomorrow’s exam! As students of the 315th class of the Barsburg Empire’s imperial military academy, we’ve gotta make sure we pass! I’m gonna fight for the empire and protect my family.
Teito: 07-Ghost Drama CD: “The Seventh District”
---
[People talking]
Mikage: Which team are you in, Teito?
Teito: A.
Mikage: Same here! (Whispering) I heard Shuri’s in Team A too.
Teito: Hmm.
Instructor: Attention. Of the 100 students here, only 20 will get to become Begleiters. Are you all prepared?
Students: Yes.
Instructor: Then let us start. Team A, come over here.
[Siren goes off]
Announcer: Team A, enter the arena!
[Doors open]
Mikage: What do you think they’re gonna make us do in groups of ten?
Teito: Dunno.
[Doors close]
[Prisoner walks up to the students]
Instructor: Your graduation exam is to kill this prisoner. You will fail if you are unable to defeat him or if you abandon your comrades.
Student: H-hey, what the hell? He’s like a monster!
Student: Calm down, dude. It’s one of those hologram things we’ve used for training. Watch! [throws rubber band at the prisoner]
Prisoner: Ooh! We’ve got ourselves some lively brats this year! What fun I’ll have!
Student: He’s real!
Announcer: Let the exam begin!
Student: W-what do we do, Shuri?
Shuri: We’ve just gotta do what we always do! I won’t lose to Teito Klei--
[A student is hit by the prisoner]
Shuri: Huh?
Prisoner: Don’t you dare look away!
[Students scream]
Teito: This guy’s-... [Attacks the prisoner with his Zaiphon]
Prisoner: Zaiphon, huh?
Teito: (Zaiphon is the power we elite students use to fight. We Zaiphon users transform the life energy that God gifted us into different forms, mainly using our hands. These abilities vary from person to person, but they’re usually innate.)
Prisoner: Interesting! Well, whenever I defeat one of you brats, my sentence gets shorter! Yeahhh!
---
Soldier: Attention!
Soldier: Welcome, chief Ayanami.
Ayanami: How are the cadets this year? Do any of them look even a little promising?
Prisoner: (Muffled) Gahh!
Hyuuga: Dang! Looks difficult! Oh, look, Konatsu! That prisoner looks super ferocious! Hahaha!
Konatsu: Major, even though most students drop out at this point, they’re all taking it seriously. Don’t laugh at them.
Soldier: They’re quite high-level this year. I hope seeing them has raised your expectations. I’m sure you’ll find someone of use right away.
Kuroyuri: No matter how great their training is, only a few of them can actually use these skills in battle.
Katsuragi: It’s exactly as the Lieutenant Colonel says. We need someone battle-ready.
Soldier: I-if you say so, Colonel Katsuragi…
Hyuuga: I wonder how many of those we’ve got in this bunch.
---
Shuri: [Running] He’s gonna kill me!
Prisoner: [Growls]
Shuri: Eek!
Teito: Look out! [Pushes Shuri] [Gets grabbed]
Prisoner: Got you!
Mikage: Teito!
Teito: …Ugh, you-!
[Teito surrounds the prisoner’s neck with Zaiphon]
Teito: Surrender.
Instructor: The exam is still not over. I’m quite certain I told you to kill him.
Teito: He’s not my enemy. I don’t need to-
[The prisoner gets killed]
Ayanami: You’re too soft.
Announcer: T-the exam is over!
Teito: Who the hell is that?
---
Teito: I heard 19 people passed today, us included.
Mikage: I’m still shaking. I never could’ve guessed you’d save Shuri.
Teito: I-I didn’t mean to! I just sort of… did it without thinking.
Mikage: Come on, bestie. I’m saying I’m proud of you.
Teito: …Mikage, you know I used to be a slave, right? A combat slave at that. I’ve been the military’s property ever since I can remember. So I’ve no clue what it’s like to have a loving family. But maybe getting to call you my best friend is, I don’t know, similar to- Huh?
Mikage: You dummy. Who told you you could make me cry?!
Teito: W-why are you crying?
Mikage: You just said something so huge, how the hell else am I supposed to react? But that’s the first time you’ve told me something like that, so I’m super happy. Okay! Let’s make a best-friend promise! If you ever get in trouble on the battlefield, I won’t even think of leaving you behind. I swear on God’s name that we’ll die together!
Teito: …Yeah!
---
[Jingles]
Krom: Forgive me, Teito. I wish I could stay by your side.
Teito: (It’s that dream again.)
[Jingles]
Krom: One day, you’ll finally learn what your true mission is.
Teito: (Why’re you telling me all that? Who even are you?)
Krom: And when you do, you will-
Young Teito: Wait! [Falls]
Teito: (What is this? It’s red… it’s red…)
---
[Bell rings]
Teito: [Running] Crap! Forgot to turn my report in!
Officer: Teito Klein is immensely powerful, to nobody’s surprise.
Teito: (Who’s talking about me?)
Officer: He’s on route to becoming a fine candidate for the Eye of Michael.
Officer: I thought that thing disappeared during the Raggs War.
Teito: (What are they talking about?)
Ayanami: Raphael is reacting. The Eye is definitely out there. But we couldn’t find it anywhere, not even after searching the bodies of every member of the Raggs family. We may have glanced over some of their relatives. The king used to wear the Eye on this necklace, so by all means…
[Jingles]
Teito: (My head! What is-)
Krom: (I promise we’ll meet again.)
Soldier: (We’ve captured the king of Raggs!)
Teito: (That’s-)
[Krom gets stabbed]
Teito: (That’s my dad. And the person standing by my dad was…)
Officer: Is something wrong, Chief Ayanami?
Teito: Agh… Ah… [Charges Zaiphon]
Ayanami: Looks like a rat has snuck in.
Teito: Aghhh! [Gets tackled by Hyuuga] Ugh!
Hyuuga: Nuh-uh-uh! Lay a finger on Aya and you’ll die.
Teito: Agh! Agh!
Ayanami: Why did you try to attack me?
Teito: Agh!
Ayanami: This kid is the slave from Raggs, isn’t he? Lock him up until I return. Make him spit out everything he knows.
Teito: Urgh!
---
Mikage: [Running] What the hell does Teito think he’s doing, turning on Ayanami of all people? Oh, oops…
Guard: I guess that’s all. Time to patrol the other side.
Mikage: Phew. Okay. [Opens door] I think he’s still detained here. What was that? [Starts running] Teito! What are-
Teito: Mikage?
Mikage: Did you defeat that guard?
Teito: Sorry. I… can’t stay here anymore. Thank you for every-
[Mikage grabs Teito’s hand]
Teito: Mikage?!
Mikage: We’ve gotta run!
Teito: Let me go! I don’t want to drag you into this!
Mikage: Do you want to die, you idiot? Turning on Ayanami is a death sentence! You’ve got to run away to stay alive! Don’t think about anything else!
Teito: [Sobs] Mikage…
Guard: The candidate has escaped!
Mikage: I've snatched a hawkzile, it's right ahead. Hurry up!
Soldier: You two! Halt!
Teito: Don’t move! If you move, I’ll kill this hostage!
Mikage: Teito…
Soldier: Shit.
Teito: Stand back! (Whispering) I can’t let you become a criminal too. I have to leave on my own. Mikage, we’ll always be… the bestest of friends, right?
Mikage: Of course. Go, Teito.
[Teito beats the soldiers and flies off on the Hawkzile]
Ayanami: What is all that commotion?
[Teito flies by]
Ayanami: Teito Klein. [Attacks Teito with Zaiphon]
Teito: Agh!
Ayanami: (He evaded my blow with a barrier… But don’t think you can get away that easily, Teito Klein.)
Series: Danna-sama wa Shuumatsu heiki
Artist: Ichihara Yukino
Product: 'Danna-sama...' Volume #1 bonus paper (06/2025)
Source: Scanned from my personal collection
A very late announcement on my part, but Amemiya and Ichihara's ongoing series My Husband is a Doomsday Weapon / Danna-sama wa Shuumatsu Heiki has been licensed by Kodansha! It will be released in English this Fall 🎉
Do you ever get the urge to reread an old favorite? Do you ever get partway through and remember things that had stuck out to you as odd all those years ago? Ever fall down a rabbit hole of research, writing, and theorizing that leaves you looking like Charlie Day at conspiracy-theory-o'clock?
Well, let me tell you, it's a blast, and you should try it some time!
Let's talk about 07-Ghost, and how the geopolitical background of the Barsburg Empire is actually really interesting and strange.
Some spoilers ahead for most of the back half of 07-Ghost, so if you haven't read this 20 year old manga (ohgodohgodohgodwhat), now's your chance to go read it I guess?
Allow me to set the stage:
You are Fea Kreuz. You are the current vessel of the Ghost Vertrag. Your brother is the reigning monarch of the Raggs Kingdom. You have an adorable nephew, Tiashe, whom you love quite a lot.
Your lovely nephew has, in just the last week, been kidnapped, branded, and had Pandora's Box, the physical remains of a wholly malevolent god of death, implanted into his body by the Queen and the Pope. The Kingdom's southern neighbor, the Barsburg Empire, has been manipulated into believing that Raggs has stolen said cursed artifact bearing said death god's physical remains, and is using that as an excuse to wage a sudden, intense war against your home using a supernatural weapon of mass destruction.
As a last-ditch effort to save your nephew's soul and stop the conflict before the kingdom is obliterated, you plan to take Tiashe on the pilgrimage to Seele, using the opportunity to reveal the truth about Pandora's Box to each of the Houses of God along the way. You leave as soon as you can, no more than two days after the start of the conflict, heading toward the landmass' western port with the goal of making it into the Barsburg Empire's 3rd District.
What is your plan? Do you head into allied territory, the soon-to-be 4th District? Or do you leave the kingdom entirely for an allegedly neutral third party, the Principality of Raldo?
All we know is that Fea Kreuz planned to do the latter.
(Please forgive any differences in translation, the images are cropped from some ancient fan translations, while most of my references are from the official English publications.)
It's probably fair to say that there's far more we don't know about the wider world of 07-Ghost than we do, but that's part of what makes it fun to speculate about. Case and point, why on earth would Fea Kreuz have decided to abandon friendly ground during an active conflict? Sure, the answer could be that he decided the 4th's ports might be under siege by the time they needed to travel, or that at least he couldn't find passage into hostile territory. I probably would have assumed that, if it hadn't been for something that had been mentioned 20 chapters earlier, something that sparked a lot more theorizing about the 4th and why Fea Kreuz wanted to avoid it than is probably healthy. Bear with me!
Allow me to present Kapitel 31 (courtesy inmeliora).
In order to save themselves from extinction, the God Houses that fought with Raggs would present the Barsburg Empire the heads of the current master of the family.
Cool. So what does this have to do with the 4th District?
When Teito and Ouka begin uncovering the secrets of the 4th District's God House, we learn a lot of Labrador-née-Ilyusha Krat's backstory. For example, we learn that the Krat House is currently under the leadership of Ilyusha's paternal uncle, following the death of Ilyusha's father. We learn a great deal about the character of Ilyusha's uncle, too - namely, his willingness to manipulate and sacrifice others, including his own nephew, for personal and political gain. (Keep that one in mind, if you would!) (Also can I just say I really feel like the whole 'mansplain, manipulate, manwhore' adage fits Ilyusha's uncle. I shan't elaborate c:)
We also learn something crucial to my crackpot little theory: that Ilyusha passed in a way that was similar to his father. For argument's sake, I will mention that this may be a translation oddity, as I've seen this particular detail written two ways: "Poor young master. He died so soon after, as if following his father," or "Ilyusha-sama also followed the same fate as his father..." from Kapitel 54, Joker. If Ilyusha died soon after his father, then it's possible his father was decapitated like Xinglu Hausen, and this theory is bust (boo!). However, if Ilyusha died like his father, then what does that imply? Ilyusha was not decapitated; he sacrificed himself. If you'll allow me my indulgences, the majority of the translations I've read follow the interpretation of Ilyusha dying in a similar manner to his father, and the implications of that make it the more compelling read in my eyes, because...
If the 4th District was part of Raggs, and if the Krat House supported the Kingdom in the war, and the God Houses that participated opted to decapitate the heads of their houses to appease the Empire, then who of the Krat family was decapitated?
...was a member of the Krat family decapitated?
Did the 4th District support Raggs once war erupted?
Eh? Ehh???
Here we go: when tensions spiked between Raggs and Barsburg over Fea Kreuz allegedly stealing Pandora's Box, each House of God was faced with a decision - support their nation, take a neutral stance, or switch sides. We know that the Hausen family upheld their alliance with Raggs, but we hear no such confirmation regarding the Krats.
My theory is as such - Ilyusha's uncle was the acting head of the Krat House when the war broke out, and he faced with the decision of whether or not to support the Raggs Kingdom. Now, his position as the head of the house may or may not be the most stable at this time - his brother, the previous head, was widely adored, and his nephew presented a major obstacle to cementing himself as the legitimate master of the Krat House, whether Ilyusha realized it or not. Per Kapitel 54, Ilyusha even seemed to have the favor of at least the household staff, based on their comments about the two of them as the greenhouse burns. So, Ilyusha's uncle is looking for a way to legitimize his claim on his position, and along comes a little war to rock the world.
Well, one great way to give yourself legitimacy is always to ingratiate yourself to the leadership.
I imagine that, within a day or so of the war starting, Ilyusha's uncle curried favor with the Empire by flipping sides. When Fea Kreuz and Tiashe were beginning to seek passage south, they didn't face the prospect of crossing the 4th as friendly territory, but as part of an enemy nation explicitly hunting for them. They had to divert to Raldo, as the 4th was an actively hostile war zone.
There is one more bit of 'proof' I'm going to share, but it happens to rely on a timeline that's only loosely given. It could prop up my crackpot little theory, or it could just be a sign that Ilyusha getting way too down-to-earth happened a good stretch after the Raggs War had actually concluded. Who's to say? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(Yeah, I've got another theory/analysis about the timeline of the Raggs War, based on what information we've got - I can talk about that another time if anyone really cares c:)
Perhaps one of the first things that tipped me over to this whole theory is what we see in the immediate aftermath of Ilyusha allowing the Flower of Eden to bloom.
Imagine it: there I was, late 2009, waiting eagerly for the next fan translation for my favorite manga to drop, for an arc about my favorite character, and I get a heartbreak bomb dropped right on my head, because boom, Labrador turned himself into a damn plant to try to save his sister. Bless my little 15 year old heart. So many tears. Baby sanjikuu was a mess, I tell you. I finished reading the chapter and started it again, and again, and again. And on one of those many rereads, I noticed something a bit odd.
The military force that responds to the threat of what is essentially an uncontained bio-weapon smack-dab in the middle of the 4th is the Barsburg Empire's Imperial Guard. Not an internal group, not anyone from the defunct Raggs, but some of the Barsburg Empire's best. No one in the crowd even seems that surprised that the Imperial Guards are the ones who responded to the whole carnivorous plant-child thing going on back there.
Depending on when exactly Ilyusha decides to take his love of plants to the next level, it seems likely the Krat family had already been pledged to the Barsburg Empire, not Raggs, and I can't imagine people being okay with that overnight.
And that's it, really.
Based on the context clues left for us in the manga, there's a chance that something really, really wonky happening in the 4th as the Raggs War is kicking off. Of course, it's always possible that all these points are coincidental and meaningless in this context, or that the timeline floating around in my noggin doesn't align well with the series, but isn't it fun to imagine some grand coup happening in the shadows while the plot is happening?
That's always been a large part of why I enjoy 07-Ghost so much: there's a level of detail to the worldbuilding that allows for both satisfying background and imaginative speculation.
Anyway, thanks for reading? This was, like, entirely for my entertainment, and for all three of you who maybe check up on the 07-Ghost tag once a year. Feel free to tear this whole thing down in a scathing rebuttal, or just start throwing your own tinfoil hat 07-Ghost ideas at me, I don't know, go wild! I'm just nostalgic for one of the defining works of my youth, and I want to see more of it out there. I've got some fanfiction brewing, but that's always an ordeal for me, and sometime just talking stuff out on tumblr is more accessible. I have a few other weird theories floating around upstairs, like I said, so if anyone's interested, just give a shout, I don't have anything else going on right now!
Such an interesting theory! Thank you so much for sharing it! Every bit of discussion around 07-Ghost lore is so exciting and precious ♥
Since you mentioned translation irregularities, I wanted to leave a small comment. Here's the original line about Labrador's father:
イリューシャ様もその跡を追うようになくなられてー
A very literal translation of this line would be "Ilyusha passed away as if following his footsteps." As you've pointed out, it sounds kind of ambiguous in English. But, and I seriously hate to disappoint you, in Japanese the phrase "跡を追う" is usually used in the context of dying soon after a loved one. It's about time, not manner.
This is why I personally agree with the official Viz translation: "He died soon after, as if following his father." They don't say the word "soon" in the original Japanese line, but that's what's implied. But don't let this kill your theory please!