the kannagi girl

Chapter 196: Draus Becomes a NūTuber

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Draus: "Thank you for coming."

Draus:"Northdin, my friend, you seem to be doing well." [Draus, an ancient vampire and Draluc's father.]

Northdin: "Oh drop the formalities, you usually call me when you have a problem, so what is it this time?" [Northdin, an old friend of Draus and Draluc's mentor.]

Draus: "You're indeed correct, you see..." Northdin: "Yes? What is it you want to discuss?" Draus: " Well... just between you and me"

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Draus: "I want to become a NūTuber..." Northdin: "A what?"

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Northdin: "You're not acting like your usual self. Aimlessly chasing a fad, has your brain finally become mush?" [I am the vampire Mr. Tries-New-Things-on-a-Whim-Because-I-am-Just-That-Old] Draus: "N-no!! I have a good reason for this!"

[Flashback] Draus: "I asked Draluc if he wanted to partake in some father-son bonding, but, for some reason, he declined. 'I'm recording a video game commentary for Nūtube, so I can't right now.'

Draus: "So this is the Nūtube Draluc spoke of... If I do this too, I'm sure I'll be able to spend some quality time with Draluc!!" [End flashback] Northdin: "If you're going to flashback, at least have the decency to do so for five or more panels."

Draus: "Lend me your hand in making a spectacular NūTube debut!!" Northdin: "No."

Northdin: "Firstly, that would be imitating humans." Draus: "Don't say that Northdin! We're best friends, are we not!?" Northdin: "A vampire such as yourself-" Draus: "Please, best friend!" Northdin: "You're doting on Draluc far too much-" Draus: "I'm begging you! Please, best friend! Hey, best friend!! Hey, best friends!!"

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Northdin: "I'm assuming you know what being a NūTuber entails?" Draus: "Of course."

Draus: "For instance, videos like the ones Draluc uploads to NūTube…those kind get a plethora of comments and views, it's growth is simply awe-inspiring. Even as a budding Nūtuber, I'm certain I'll receive 200 quintillion(※) comments and views, then Draluc would say "My father is so great, check him out!" Northdin: " Is there a reason behind you inflating those numbers?"

Northdin: "And? What are you planning to record?" Draus: "A reading of my autobiography." Northdin: "I see, so you have no plan."

Northdin: "Let’s see…humans generally have a desire to see that of which is forbidden to them. What if you filmed 'A Tour of a Vampire's Castle' to satiate that curiosity?" Draus: "As Expecdin!" [* As expected of Northdin]

Draus: "Here, we can film without fearing my hordes of newly acquired human fans ever trespassing!" Northdin: "Here, deep in the mountains of Tochigi. The closest station is an hour's walk."

Northdin: "Okay, let's start filming." Draus: "Fufufu… Greetings Nūtube, I am the formidable vampire known as Draus."

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Northdin: "Hey, you're not visible!" Draus: "Huh?" Northdin: "You can't buy a camera at random! Idiaus, did you go just with what the store clerk was trying to sell you without question!?"

Northdin: "We have no choice, clench your buttocks as if your life depends on it!!" Draus: "Ugh, this is agony on my lower back. Huff."

Draus: "Allow me to gracefully show you around the place. Bah, it's so difficult to move while constantly clenching, I'm as stiff as that robot C3-P0!! Now I've lost my train of thought, what to say, what to say."

Draus: "Th... th-this is the rose garden of our castle..." [Ring ring rinring] Draus: "Ack, it's the six o' clock bell." Northdin: "After all, we're deep in the mountains of Tochigi." [It's time for good children to return home]

[Two hours later] Draus: "E-enough!! I give in!! End it, end it..."

Northdin: "Finally, I've had enough of this nonsense." Draus: "One... I have one last question." Northdin: "Well, what is it?"

Draus: "I often see text at the bottom of the screen, how does it appear? How can I recreate that………?" [He's referring to captions]

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Northdin: "Just cut some letters out of cardboard, then make them float with telekinesis." Draus: "As Expecdin!" [Thus marked Draus's first remarkable upload to NūTube."

[Some days later]

Draus: "There's no views on it at aaaall. This isn't good enough for Draluc, it's not good at all, I should just curl up into a ball like a pill big."

Northdin: "You can't expect immediate results from a single upload. the key to viewership is persistence." Draus: "As Expecdin!"

Draus: "The view and comment count is as dead as can be, I'm a shriveled worm on the sidewalk." Northdin: "Film your familiars or other animals, animals are strong attention grabbers.

Draus: "It's hopeless. I should lie down and die. I'm the smallest potato in a picking contest." Northdin: "Watch videos from those that succeed before you as reference."

Draus: "I'm ending it all, goodbye. I'm more lowly than a slug, I'm the slime it secretes." Northdin: "Showcase your unique abilities in your videos."

Draus: "The portly victim that's eaten first in a zombie movie" Northdin: "Clench you buttocks."

Draus: "Mrs. Carmody from The Mist

Draus: "Jar Jar Binks."

Draus: "Monjayai."

Draus: "Blegh."

[Some days later]

Draus: "I had a 'revelation,' North. Everything I've tried up until now, it was all wrong.

Draus: "I feel as if I received a true, divine 'epiphany,' it's so simple. All that I must do now is to put this into action… fufufu, I feel so at bliss." [A dreadful foreboding washed over Northdin; his friend is going down a dangerous path, yet he knew he was too late to stop him.]

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[Ronaldo Vampire Hunter Agency, Shin-Yokohama]

Draluc: "Now then, let's check on the Dora Dora Channel and see what uplifting comments we've received." [Clack]

Draluc: "Oh? We got recommended a video?

Draus: "Hello, NūTube, welcome the awe-inspiring vampire Draus's channel."

Draluc: "Mih?"

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Draus: "Now, To commemorate this first Installment, I’ve decided to give you all tour of my castle, so that you may understand my awe. Come on, cameraman!" [Great English]

Draus: "This is the hallway, it's quite wide and long. Amazing isn't it~?" [Hallway]

Draus: "This is the rose garden of our castle..." [Ring ring rinring] Draus: "Ack, it's the six o' clock bell."

Draus: "And here is the living room… well, that's all for now." [The End]

[View Count: 2 Views]

[1 comment] [It was a truly amazing castle!! I'm looking forward to the next video!! Mr. Draus is so cool!!☆]

[It was a truly amazing castle!! I'm looking forward to the next video!! Mr. Draus is so cool!!☆ [Comment by: Draus]

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[More videos by this user]

[Video List: 67 Videos]

Draus: "Hello, Nūtube, today I'll introduce you to my amazing familiars."

Draus: "These rodents are my familiars. This one is Chuo and the other one is Chuko] [Chuo, Chuko] [Chu chu]

Draus: "Their favorite food is cheese. Uh... that is all. [The End]

[Mr Draus is super cool! Even his rodents are amazing~ Let's all comment more. [Comment by: Draus] Draluc: Naaaaaaaaaa [Breaking point]

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Draus: "Tonight, I, Draus, will sing a special awe-inspiring song for you all. Ave, Maria, please, add meee to your playliiist." [2 views]

Draus: "Tonight, I will perform my special awe-inspiring Draus dance. Here we go! Du-dun da dan, dun da dan." [2 views]

Draus: "Greetings, Nūtube, for Tonight, I—everyone's favorite, Draus—will be partaking in the steaming hot Tenshinhan challenge. HOT!" [2 views]

HYaaaA—, tonight, I thought I'd try digging a 15m trench in the garden for no reason in particular!" [Dig dig dig dig dig dig] Draluc: "He's in meltdown mode..."

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Draluc: "? The view count on this next video, it's...

Draus: "Welcome, dear viewers, tonight I will share with you the wonders of my son, Draluc. Firstly, Draluc is the most adorable being in the universe. his cuteness is, without a doubt, a universal law." [Photo album] Draluc: "WAH!"

[Next Video] Draluc: "AAA"

Draluc: "AAAA" Draus: "In the beginning, there was Draluc. And Draluc said, "Let there Shin- Yokohama," and there was Shin-Yokohama."

[The Splendor of Draluc 53, Draus Channel 5920 views] [The Splendor of Draluc 54, Draus Channel 6274 views] [The Splendor of Draluc 55, Draus Channel 8517 views] [The Splendor of Draluc 56, Draus Channel 10K views] Draluc: "NUWBEHLGUBEHAO--!!!"

[26 Comments]

User1: "You love your son way too much (lol

User2: "Doxxed"

User3: "Lmao are you really his dad? lol"

Draus: "I love my son just as every father should. "Doxxed? What do you mean by that? "Of course I am his biological father. I am both a formidable man and the biological father of Draluc."

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[Pat]

[Shift shift shift...] [Heh]

[The Draluc Dance of Infinite Rage] [Morale]

[After that, Draluc bombarded his father with attention non-stop until he forgot about NūTube.]

Draluc: "From now on, you're going to play Vonverman with me every night!" Draus: "Eh, ah-" Draluc: "Quiet! And as for tomorrow, we're going to hang out at Nezumi land until dawn!" [Nu-end] [Death 196: End]

Translator's notes.

Page 6 (128)

Draus normally uses "watashi" but uses "ore" when he's upset.

Literally he refers to Mrs. Carmody as "ミストのババア." Apparently it's some unaffectionate nickname for her.

Monjayaki is a "controversial" dish in Japan because it looks like barf.

スガスガしい気分だ ("I feel so at bliss") is a pretty famous Dio (Jojo) quote.

Page 7 (129)

ミ゜ ("Mih") is a JPN meme for the sound a cicada makes before dying.

Page 8 (130)

In the first panel, Draus literally says "Camera, come on. (written in katakana as "キャメラ カモン"). As indicated with a note above, he says it with a great pronunciation, so you know with "great English."

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Chuo and Chuko can translated as "Mr. and Ms. Squeak" in English. However, Draus has a tendency to give thing simple Japanese names (his coffin name is "Kuro," he calls John "Marusuke") so there's no point in translating it in the text.

"Hyaaaa" is a meme based on what brainless mooks scream from Fist of the Northstar (it's usually written as "ヒャッハー").

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Mippiki: As a reminder, this word is a combination of "three people + one small animal (armadillo)" and refers to Rona, Draluc, John, and Hinaichi.

Little-big Bro: Himari calls Rona "chii-nii" (小兄) to differentiate between him and their eldest brother, Hiyoshi. Ironic considering their heights…

God of Popularity Polls: In case you're wondering who that random old man is with arrows to Rona and Draluc, that's him, the God of Popularity Polls. Ura-Shinyoko stole his seiyuu in the anime…

Bio-employees: Autumn is capable of just growing living entities like Rokumon and Chinoike in their lab. Very normal publishing company.

Cement: Chinoike's gimmick is that he only speaks in wrestling terms. I don't know anything about wrestling myself but Google tells me that a "cement style" wrestling match is a serious match where both parties do their best to genuinely win, as compared to an exhibition type match which is more staged/for fun?

Niga, Sanga: Kuwabara and Sanzu are a ninja and kunoichi respectively. Their village names are parodies of the famed Iga ninja. Ni means 2, san means 3.

Useful mobs: Mob = background character. Bonnoki and the fandom's beloved bg boys Miki Kanae and Yoshida Terukazu-san❗❗ There's lore behind these 2 but I won't get into all that here, I just want to mention that Yoshida-san is based off a real person's art. Hopefully we'll get to see the 3rd useful mob in a relationship chart someday!

Piyo-chan: Ventrue accidentally made himself appear as this cute bird avatar on a Noom (Zoom parody) call with the other old bloods. They'll never let him live it down.

Black Silhouette: This is the three brothers' mother, Gabriella! Her face was hidden for quite some time before she finally made a fully drawn appearance in chapter 297.