Romance Code - Oneshot

[Kita-Ts]

Hi — provided you're willing to give them, always looking for tips from fellow TLs

Just your translation in some dialogue box seems not right when read from jp version. But never mind still get the point of story. I’m sorry 😢

 

[QCue]

Just your translation in some dialogue box seems not right when read from jp version. But never mind still get the point of story. I’m sorry 😢

Understandable — I feel it's always a very fine (often nonexistent line) between translations and rewrites.

A lot of the time, lines need to be extended/truncated/moved/changed entirely for any number of reasons — bubble size, flow, dramatic effect, et. al... it's especially the case for manga like this with very tight limitations on space and layout.

At the end of the day, my number one priority is to write translations that make for an enjoyable read, while also preserving the emotional impact of the original work.

Still, I do hope you found some enjoyment out of it!

 

[recklessribbon]

Thanks for the translation! Really liked this one.

 

[FionaWitch]

It's a bit twisted and dark but too bad Kei-san deserves it, as if I also felt Marie's misery and heart break and I don't blame her for doing that.

 

[NARESH4444]

What happened to the 3 laws of robotics? Was she too lazy to code those in too?

About that :

For a genius scientist she sure does some dumb things. You created a robot that can actually kill people? I guess people forgot about Asimov and his three laws of robotics. Also since the robot is basically human and can love like a human acting so callously towards them is pretty heartless.

Asimov's laws were fundamentally flawed and this could have been a good example of such. She didn't harm her, she fixed her. The flaws in those laws are literally a part of the story that originates them. I wish they were less popular in sci-fi, or at least not presented as being good so often, but most people haven't even read I, Robot so what can we do. The simplest additional rule that would have fixed this is "A robot may never defy a human, unless the order violates the other laws or violates the orders of it's owner and is not from it's owner". There is no reason for Marie to not obey orders, like being told to stop.

Anyway I'm more wondering about the world, where Kei can make AI and a robot this advanced yet is needing to market her skills. She says she's "a few decades too early" which implies this is extremely advanced tech, but there's no way it would be difficult to sell this tech. And if the tech is that expensive how the hell did she afford the research? And the materials to build Marie? All of that is less believable than lovebot9000 killing it's owner.

Yeah the OG laws are flawed and plenty of thinkers tweaked their wording or introduced a law 0 and such. Honestly, the more you think about the setting the less sense it makes. This genius creator makes a super advanced robot and desperately tries to get recognition, but she never actually showed off her lovebot to anyone.

 

[0moshiroi]

Bro should've put a tragedy tag or something i looked multiple times at the gooddang tags and there was none so i thought this will be fully wholesome no catch 😓

 

[Roodypatooti]

Well, that turned out darker than I was expecting. It was her own fault tho.

Looks like the old adage still holds

 

[tranhere]

Thank you for the translation!