Daiakutou Shounen - Ch. 4 - The Slimy Minor Villain

[MangaDex]

 

[zekilee]

Basically a "villain" who tries anything bad but ends up doing good vs a "hero" who does what he thinks it's good but doesn't know it's evil

 

[MeganeR]

wat.. this went darker than I thought it'd be considering the mangaka.

Not sure how I feel about this lol

 

[Weiss4Lyfe]

wow.. aint no way japanese mangaka make their character execute their villain instead of use talk no jutsu... hopefully this wont change

 

[Bacoose]

Oh wuh oh a hero who believes all evil should be destroyed vs a villain who believes heros aren't good dynamic

 

[Claresilver47]

I knew that Sabaru would end up becoming a villain/anti-hero himself though I wasn't expecting him to actually have a power (to be invisible). Seems like he was inspired by how Eta is a "villain" so he's choosing to be a "hero". I assume Sabaru knows that history won't view him as a hero but he sees Eta trying to do the right thing despite being a "villain" as incredibly inspiring. Eta is the "darkness" fighting in the light so he'll be the "light" fighting in the dark

 

[hikarimew]

"I work alone!"

"You have a giant goat man."

"He's my imaginary friend and doesn't count!"

That's so endearingly pathetic.

 

[EnFiveFour]

I'm enjoying this manga as much as I did with Chris Claremont's run of X-Men back in the day. However, I didn't expect this dark twist, at least so early.
Thank you for translating this and the Twitter extras!

 

[Lagiator]

damn... this one kinda remind me of zetman
now we know how that boy can slip in the truck before

 

[MagnaDrake]

Karasuma's power being invisibility is a great indicator of what he is. He wants to be a hero, but he doesn't want to be seen as lame/cringe by his peers.

So he got the best power for the purpose of not being seen.

 

[Robinisback]

I'm so used to "rivals turning into friends" trope that I did not expect that twist in the last pages, lol. I was surprised in a good way.

 

[MaCl0wSt]

Didn't expect that ending.
Thanks for the chapter!

 

[elemint5]

well... what a twist 😮

 

[colorlesseatstomboys]

This trope never fucking dies no matter how you disguise it. The TRUE EDGY RIVAL is finally revealed.
It would've been so much better if he really didn't have any powers...

 

[tremor3258]

Well this is going to a darker place than I thought it would so quickly

 

[MondSemmel]

Basically a "villain" who tries anything bad but ends up doing good vs a "hero" who does what he thinks it's good but doesn't know it's evil

Karasuma wants to be a cool hero, but for some reason can't. (Maybe the green blood on Eta's face was Karasuma's, and it's the reason why Karasuma can't be a "cool" hero?) I figure he might have specifically killed this villain because he would've revealed Eta's identity otherwise.

Karasuma's power being invisibility is a great indicator of what he is. He wants to be a hero, but he doesn't want to be seen as lame/cringe by his peers.

So he got the best power for the purpose of not being seen.

Well, it's also the perfect power for assassination, and a way to easily kill Eta despite his nigh-invincibility when transformed.

 

[KingDiego]

thx for tl

 

[MondSemmel]

Thanks for the chapter!

Typos & edit suggestions: @StopwatchTL

• p3 you were...?! -> you did...?!
• p14 instead of arresting... -> instead of arresting 'em... // instead of arresting us...
• p15 I did escape after all -> I did escape, after all
• p15 I am standing here, in front -> I am standing here in front
• p15 where the man, who is [whole final speech bubble] -> from which the man [/villain? criminal?] capable of excreting matter-dissolving fluids, who attacked our national museum the other day, is currently escaping.
• p16 [first speech bubble] -> [this reads quite awkward but I couldn't think of an easy way to improve it]
• p17 need a hostage then take me -> need a hostage, then take me
• p17 Thing's are -> Things are
• p18 You not gonna -> You're not gonna
• p18 Stuff like that's the -> Stuff like that is the
• p18 When do you think you can? -> When do you think you will, again? [or similar]
• p21 Don't they know, the moment they try something funny you're -> Don't they know that the moment they try something funny, you're
• p21 You were there, at the -> You were there at the
• p24 Ouh -> Oi [?]
• p29 , or so? -> [that read a bit weirdly]
• p29 Doesn't that just make me look like the only coward here?! -> [This bubble doesn't really make sense to me in context.]
• p32 fight to our hearts -> fight to our hearts' [short for "hearts' content"]
• p36 I, am powerful -> I am powerful
• p44 villa-aaaiin -> vil-laaaaiin [syllables: vil-lain]
• p49 malfuntion -> malfunction

 

[StopwatchTL]

Typos & edit suggestions: @StopwatchTL

Just like the last chapter, thanks again for your suggestions! As always, here are my comments:
(TL;DR most are deliberate decisions, but pages 15, 17, 21, 32 and 49 were adjusted)

• p3 it's short for "you were inside the truck" (and "why would you even be inside the truck").
• p14 that's just the way the slime dude talks (according to me). But still, your suggestion is grammatically better
• p15 ("after all") the missing comma was done deliberately, but having one there feels nicer. There is one now.
• p15 ("in front") the comma is there to indicate a pause. The one talking is a reporter, after all.
• p15 ('the rest') For the same reason as above, as in, the one talking being a reporter.
• p16 yup, definitely reads awkward, I know, but I wanted to include the reporter calling him "Subaru-kun" and "the son of New Canaan's mayor".
• p17 there should be a comma, so now there is.
• p18 ("you not gonna") that's just how Goat talks.
• p18 ("like that's") I think him using an apostrophe sounds more natural.
• p18 ("when do you think") again, that's just how Goat talks.
• p21 first comma is there to indicate a short pause (and to replace "that") and the second 'missing' comma to indicate there being no pause. Even then, the second comma should be there, since having a short pause sounds nicer.
• p21 ("you were there") comma to indicate a short pause (as in, he just asks Subaru if "he was there" before realizing that he needed to add context, so that Subaru knows what he even refers to).
• p24 Goat exclaims "お" (oh) since he is surprised with Eta's action (I personally enjoy using "Ouh" in such circumstances).
• p29 ("or so?") Eta is confused in that moment, so his speech reflects his thoughts.
• p29 ("the only coward") again, rather incoherent ramblings from Eta's side. And for context, he hid himself because he couldn't transform. But since his transformation happened without his input, this could possibly indicate that, from the beginning, he actually could transform but just chose not to. This means, he may have lied all along, and simply didn't engage the slime bastard because he's a coward. The "only" part probably refers to Subaru, since he doesn't act like a coward in that hostage situation. (cf. page 23 "hero-like spirit and psyche")
• p32 yes, that's what Eta wanted to say and yes, that is a typo (it's "heart's content" btw).
• p36 again, a comma to indicate a short pause. (btw, he actually says: "…I'm okay / I'm strong / I'm strong…!" (大丈夫 / 俺は強い))
• p44 the word is artificially elongated by them shouting it out, so using syllabification in the middle of those many A's is how it's usually done. (Source: I don't know, that's just how I observed other people (even professionals) do it)
• p49 typo, simple as.

Sorry for the long response (especially page 29) and again, thanks for the suggestions!

Edit: fixed p17 properly and p32 (this is just me being dumb, forgot about the indicated plural)

 

[MondSemmel]

Just like the last chapter, thanks again for your suggestions! As always, here are my comments:
(TL;DR most are deliberate decisions, but pages 15, 17, 21, 32 and 49 were adjusted)

If you appreciate the feedback, I'm happy to provide it <3.

• You missed this one: p17 Thing's are -> Things are
• > p32 yes, that's what Eta wanted to say and yes, that is a typo (it's "heart's content" btw). -> [This is purely me quibbling, but I think it's "my heart's content" vs. "our hearts' content", i.e. the apostrophe depends on singular vs. plural. Also see the examples here.]