Housamo Fan Translations

(EQ) Kabukicho Night Festival: Episode 3 - Part 2

"The key is in the mirror, the mirror doesn't speak, show the way the key is". Sandayu and Kresnik confirm the message written on the papyrus paper.

Sandayu: Mirror...in the mirror, eh? I don't think so...

Kresnik: As far as I can see, there are no mirrors on the wall, hidden or something...

Looking around the room, Kresnik finds something. He stands in front of a large bowl in the corner of the room. It was a hemispherical shape made of pottery filled with water.

Sandayu: Oh that's what it is. Let me take a look over here.

Sandayu finds the same thing on the other side of the room. It was also filled with water, and he submerged his hand in it.

Sandayu: "The key is in the mirror." Oh is something sinking? This is–

Sandayu frowns for a moment. What he pulled out of the water was a single ninja sword. And what Kresnik pulled up was a bloody sword that was red down to the scabbard.

Kresnik: This is–that's what in the mirror means.

Looking into the surface of the water, Kresnik's reflection transforms into what it used to be.

Kresnik: ...I don't know who asked for it, but it's pretty distasteful.

It was when Kresnik was a vampire hunter in his home world.

*flashback*

(Kresnik narrating) Ever since I can remember, I've been doing my Role of hunting down my own kind. The name of the nemesis is Kuldak, a black wolf who runs through the land of Kitezh, my home world, and is said to cause harm to people. As an existence that opposes the monsters that harm society, I wield weapons and return them into the darkness. If opposites clash–only one of them will survive. Kitezh is a pervasive world. A gruesome battle and a pool of blood spreads. As the battle raged, my enemies weren't just the Kuldak, but other dark races joined in, and–

At some point, Kresnik killed so many people that he was called a hero of counterterrorism.

(Kresnik narrating) And this is the bloody sword I used when I was living like that...

*flashback ends*

Sphinx Jeuto: *to himself* (Kukuku...Confused! Worry! Lament! Who will use the blade of your own memory taken out of the water mirror? For yourself, or others? Either way, sacrifices are inevitable to serve the purpose. Those who enter my sanctuary will experience the same sorrow as I!!!)

Kresnik: ...Ah, I see. You're here to show me who I am. Then how about we show it thoroughly. My true, bloody nature–

Kresnik turns to the person looking into the other mirror and speaks.

Kresnik: Sandayu, it looks like we'll have to go back to being old enemies. I'm going to settle this once and for all. For the sake of the students of the academy, and for the sake of Kabukicho, please scatter/die here.

Sandayu: So you also noticed. Only one of us can leave this sanctuary. A serious teacher martyred for his students–that kind of thing, do you think it suits you better?

The two staring at each other throw away the weapons they took out from the surface of the water, and each of them prepare their own weapons.

Sphinx Jeuto: ...huh? Wait, wait–

Sandayu: Both sides are unwilling to give up, so is this a simple, head-on match?