Hacking Ghost ~Karada ni Shika Kachi no Nai Gakuen~ - Ch. 21

[phil777]

HA....that joke's actually true. Japanese media and casual talk is filled with "Based on a study from <insert ivy league here>..." or "American scientists claim that..." There's a lot of trust in western research and academia, particularly American. Or it might be more accurate to say Japanese like to conflate "western" and "american" and actually its America they really trust. And it's used in fricken' everything, from talk shows, to a major plot beat of a show, to ads, to two guys at a bar arguing over some meaningless thing.

In other Asian countries (except China obviously) there's an ironic similar effect, just replace "American" with "Japanese".

This product is Japanese made! That drink has a Japanese lab formula! This new health plan is backed by a Japanese study! (actually all made/sold/run by folks from China with a Japanese label)

It's called Argument from Authority. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority)

 

[phil777]

Good, but try

Old Bwonsamdi. (Based on Baron Samedi, a more... real-world Loa, of sorts)

 

[Kingdex88]

Oh... I remember Kamen Rider Blade doing this, but with collectable cards.

 

[ssj4maiko]

Good theory and that's something I can get behind. If Hiroto can steal abilities, he doesn't have to worry about finding enough loyalists to help him take control of any bodies that he needs to survive. He doesn't have to soul rip his stepsister; just steal her OP abilities and win. If Hiroto can transfer the stolen abilities to a suitable host, he can use the host defend himself instead of only relying on Narisawa to protect him against any threats.

The manga is "Ghost Hacking", so I don't expect it to be that much of a convenient ability, plus, the girl is placing abilities onto what's essentially inanimate objects, so how can she control them?

Maybe she drops a piece of her blood or something to make a connection between the object and herself?

Point being, just like we have "soul being removed" then "body + roa", maybe he is able to instead get "body" and "soul + roa".

In a Kingdom Hearts analogy.

There are:

• Nobodies (body)
• Pure Heartless (similar to a "soul" but no heart)
• Artificial Heartless (similar to a "soul" but there is a heart that is released when defeated by a Keyblade).

Right now we have pretty much no characters with no abilities besides these 2 girls that were just introduced, plus the ghosts that have no abilities but are friendly (one of the ghosts had an ability, and taught Hiroto about the hacking, but magician guy at least was confirmed to not have had one).

I doesn't make sense that ghosts would be able to use abilities, I mean, metal head girl, would she become physical?

So removing the Roa is kinda of a useless ability for him if he needs to take someone's body anyway. The fact that the original user can regain their bodies is certainly tricky, but the condition to lose the body, although largely unknown, is not something that he would be able to control, so even if he were to take over a body, and return the body to the owner but without the Roa, he would still need to take someone else to be able to use it.

So as a power up, I don't see the usability of whatever is coming, but another thing that came to mind is...

Nobody has more than 1 ability, yet the step-sister has 3, and we just got someone showing multiple abilities. What if this "technology" was already known by her mother? Mother is dead and step-father is... dead?

What if her 3 abilities are her own, her mother's and a third one? Or what if they were searching for the right abilities to take over and make step-sister girl into a super soldier of sorts?

So I think this event may be more about the mechanics of the world rather than a power up event right now.

 

[Kurbo]

I'll imagine this is how MC will deal with and get powers from men

 

[Nivek]

So Roa is related the power of a pararel? like haki?

 

[SpeedyAussie]

WE HAVE A MURDEROUS LOLI! YES!!

 

[Late_Komei]

Thank you for update, Heat.

 

[razorshaleh]

White pantsu grandma with loli body & full power, can MC get Legal loli ?

thanks for translating

 

[HeatManga]

Thank you for update, Heat.

You already read the chapter anyway

 

[Late_Komei]

You already read the chapter anyway

Heh, I still thank you regardless. After all, you got me interested in the manga in the first place.

 

[polemarch]

Hmm, I think I get it, this "Loa" must be the source of the abilities.

We know that abilities are not related to the soul, but were under the impression that it was related to the body, however, she is able to transfer the ability to a different body.

I guess MC may find a way to steal abilities permanently without killing the user.

Edit: Went to check, and the term "loa" is written as ROA in Katakana, meaning that this is a unique word and we have no idea or hint on what it may mean.

Edit 2: Also, she speaks a lot of English (in katakana), so some of the stuff like "Repeat after me" and "Say", she expresses in English

It written in Katakana doesn’t mean it’s a unique word, just that it is a foreign (non-Japanese, non-Chinese) word or spoken in a non-Japanese accent.

in this case it likely refers to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa

 

[nobody2002]

Interesting. Even the elder ghosts were amazed. Except for JAV actor ghost. He's just there for moral support. 😄

Thanks for the upload.

 

[Insignis]

Two things:

Thus far "his" girls lost consciousness and "evicted" body for the other girl ghost to take it back - it was the original bodys ghost - so my question is - what will happen if girls is KOed but there is no ghosts nearby? Will the original be magically pulled in, will random ghosts be able to "commandeer it", or will the KOed ghostless body just lie there wait for picking up?

Also with the step-sis being the enemy - is this story basically driving down the road of MC fucking his step-sis to "cure" her of her evil/too many powerful abilities?

 

[ssj4maiko]

It written in Katakana doesn’t mean it’s a unique word, just that it is a foreign (non-Japanese, non-Chinese) word or spoken in a non-Japanese accent.

in this case it likely refers to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa

Hmmm, so little girl is practicing Vodou, does make sense

 

[albirew]

... and i'm not even sorry


Oh, and btw, wasn't it already implicitly said that power dwell in the body and not the mind/soul since ghosts are using hosts powers?
or is it that hacked bodies are different?

 

[DLRevan]

It's called Argument from Authority. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_authority)

...Yes foundationally it is. I think the point of my explaining it being a specific and especially common cultural bias flew completely over your head. Thank you for demonstrating to us causal reductionism.

 

[booterror]

"Using murder for this is way too extreme! I'm a hentai protagonist, dammit! I'm supposed to be getting laid, not laying them to rest!"

My first thought. Look im just banging broads to steal their physical bodies, I'm not here to MURDER anyone. Jeeze!