Kara no Teikoku : The Empty Empire written and illustrated by Naoe Kita translation by ryuuen yanagi Chapter Six: Counterfeit Love III --page 158 Rose: "Why is Ririka in the castle!?" Ririka! --page 159 Iriya: "At this point, out of all the servants of the castle, the rebellious ones have all either run away or been locked up, so they're short of workers. I've heard that they're using people rounded up off the streets, but..." Rose: "Well then, what's with those clothes? She's locked up wearing pretty clothes?!" Kid: "They didn't find out she was the girl Idea loved, did they?" Rose: "Eh?" Iriya: "Then, they're using her to bring 'Idem' closer to being Idea-sama?" --page 160 Rose: "We have to go help her.... AH!?!" guards: "There he is! It's the clone!! Catch him!!" Rose: "Geh geh~~ Ririka~!" guards: "But hooooow?!" Iriya/Kid: "........" Kid: "Idiot..." --page 161 Kid: "What the enemy is after is YOU! It's time to evacuate!" Rose: "AAH~~!!" Iriya: "I'm sorry, Rose-sama." Rose: "Let go!! Kid!! Iriya!! You stupid bastards!! RIRIKAA!! LET GOOOOO!!!" Kid: "All we can do now is get you outta here!" Rose: "RIRIKAAAAA!!!!" --page 162 Ririka: "! I feel like I heard Rose's voice, but.... was it my imagination?" --page 163 Kid/Iriya: ".............." --page 164 Eiri: "What's with those pitiful faces? Two big guys like you..." Kid: "He won't listen to us..." Iriya: "He won't let us be near him, and he won't eat his meals." Eiri: "He might just be sulking.... But if he's not eating his meals......" He usually eats like a pig... Eiri: "Rose-kun." *knock knock knock* --page 165 Eiri: "I'm coming in." Eiri: "Snap out of it and stop crying." Rose: "............." --page 166 Eiri: "So you're going to let Idem have Ririka?" Rose: "He doesn't have her! Yet!" Eiri: "Well, how about going and helping her? And stop tormenting those two." Rose: "..............." Eiri: "And you should at least at your meals. Here." Rose: "...............I'm scared." --page 167 Rose: "I didn't realize.... that if Ririka weren't around that I'd be this scared........ I...!"" Eiri: "Rose-kun?" Rose: "But, because... Ririka was the only one who really know only ME. I think... if I hadn't met Ririka this way.... if I'd never ever met Ririka... and I get all confused and panicky...." Eiri: "........." All living things.... --page 168 Plants for plants.... Animals for animals..... Those things can live for themselves.... In nature it's only NATURAL, but.... Rose: "I'm different. I'm a human being who should never have been born, so my existance doesn't allow for me to eat "meals"." --page 169 And you shouldn't even be alive!! Eiri: "............" Rose: "I'm surrounded by nothing but people who knew Idea, so no matter what I do I'm reminding them of him... I don't care about the throne, but not Ririka. Absolutely not Ririka! I won't give her to anyone!" --page 170 Eiri: ".....well, that's quite a burning confession of love, isn't it." Rose: "Eh?" Eiri: "It's alright. You're allowed to exist. As proof of that, you've made the people here more than a little happy. Although you also worry them sometimes..." Rose: "You, too, Eiri?" --page 171 Eiri: "Yeah, of course." Rose: Ririka. Ririka. I'm definitely going to try and come get you out of there! --page 172 Ririka: "All the doors in this place are locked, huh.... Who the hell do you think you are shutting me up in here?!?!?! And... what's with these clothes?! (Perverted outfit...) But I guess it's good that I've got gloves... hm? Idem?" Idem: "......" ---page 173 Ririka: "You did this, didn't you! Let me out of here! You think you can just make me live with you by doing this?!" Idem: "......what a noisy woman. Why did Idea come to love a woman like you?" Ririka: *annoyed noise* *grab* Ririka: "Kya~!" --page 174 Idem: "Well, you're pretty to look at, but what did Idea like about you?" Idea? Ririka: "Waitaminute~~~~ Let GO! Ah~" Idem: "If you are 'the girl Idea loved', then..." ---page 175 Idem: "You belong to me." Ririka: "!" So.... Ririka: "Wh.... what are you saying, Idem?" Somebody~~~ Kid: "Rose." --page 176 Kid: "It's a map of the inside of the castle. There's places on here that even the people who live there wouldn't know." Eiri: Why does Kid have something like that...? Kid: "There's lots of secret passages; take it!" Rose: *staaaaaare* "Okay, got it. Thanks, Kid." Kid: "Geez, convenient, to have a head like that..." Rose: "Eh?" Ayako: "Okay, this will work. It's your disguise. That, and THIS." Rose: "? What's this?" ---page 177 Rose: "A dress?" Iriya: "You can't mean...!" Ayako: "I do mean! *heart* Disguised as a girl." Rose: "NO WAY! I'M NOT WEARING THIS~!!!" Ayako: "What are you talking about! You're always wearing frilly, fancy clothes anyway, right?!" Rose: "But those and this are completely..." Iriya: "Those clothes are the emperor's rightful attire~~~~~" Rose: "WAAA~~ Help~~~" Kirii: "If it's Rose-chan, he'll look good in a frock!" ho ho ho *excitement* Kiara: "This seems like so much fun~!" --page 178 Ayako: "Well, then, look here, isn't that cuuuute?" How's that! My work! Kirii/Kiara: "Pretty~~" Kid: "Whoa, it's a female 'Idea'! You don't see this everyday!" ha ha ha ha Rose: *deep blush* "I'm... I'm going to save Ririka in THIS?!" How embarrassing... Ayako: "Just a moment... If we put a little rouge... a little bit around the top of your lips, you'll become more colorful and pretty." Rose: Are you doing what I think you're... "Don't go playing with people's faces!" Whaddaya mean 'colorful'... Ayako: "Hey, look look, everyone! A masterpiece!" Count: "Oh, he's cute!" Kid: "Oooh!" Eiri: "Wow...." Iriya: "I'm not going to look!" ---page 179 Eiri: "IF you say you don't want to look, then we have to MAKE you look, you know!" Rose: "Eiri!" Kid: "heeheehee!" Iriya: "Aaah~!" I saw~~! Rose: "Iriya, I'm sorry." You're an Idea purist, right? And I look just like Idea, so... Iriya: "No, uhm... it really suits you." Rose: "IRIYA?!" Do you understand what you're saying...? Kirii/Kiara: Yaaay! Yaaaay! Count: A ribbon will look good, haha! There! Rose: "Anyway!" Ayako: ".....you guys?" Looks fun.... Rose: "I guess that like this nobody would even think that I'm Idea's clone!" Kid: Aw, no breasts?! No fun... Rose: Of course not! Iriya: This is why I didn't want to see... Rose: "I'm going to infiltrate the castle and get Ririka back!" --page 180 Ririka: "Wait a--!! Idem! Wait a minute!! Wait--!!" Mia: "Idem-sama!! Um... umm..." Idem: "What is it?" Mia: "M... Migime-sama is calling for you." Idem: "? I wonder what he wants?" Mia: "Quickly!" *glare* Ririka: "?" --page 181 Ririka: "W... what was that? Just now? Geeeez, all anyone can talk about is "Idea! Idea!" And I've never even seen his face-----!!" But, it might be that Eiri brought me to live with him because Idea loved me...... Back then.... --page 182 Ririka: "You can't die...! Noo! Don't die!! Don't leave me alone!! Don't DIIEEE!! GET UP!! WAAAHHHHHHH!!!" ---page 183 What did Eiri say, when he came to get me? I've forgotten already. Eiri... --page 184 If I found out that Eiri brought me home that day because of Idea, then I wouldn't be able to trust in him any more. Being shut up in this place....! It's all Idea's fault! Eiri, you jerk. I really hate Idea. --page 185 And I hate everyone who knows Idea's face!! guard: "You say you want to work at the castle?" guard 2: "It's rare we get women around here, huh." guard: "C'mon." *sneak sneak* Iriya: "Do you suppose he'll be alright?" Kid: "I'm doing something that ain't gonna get me money!!" *sweat* --page 186 Rose: Well, now that I'm wearing this outfit, let's go get Ririka. It's all up to me now that I'm in the castle... LOOK, Idem~~~~~ WAIT FOR ME, Ririka!! Chapter Six - Counterfeit Love III - FIN don't take the translations, please! I'd hate to have to send Bloody after you. >=D