HGSN 21-1
Chapter (Japanese)
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Rough translation by me
P1
(sfx: cicada calls: kumazemi)
(sfx: cicada calls: higurashi)
P2
(txt: smaller grave marker labeled "Caw-tarou" in childish handwriting)
(txt: bread wrapper labeled "Cream pan")
Yoshiki: Sorry this is all there is
Yoshiki: As long as he's around, no one will hold a funeral for you...
P3
Yoshiki: But, if he's here, I can go without forgetting you, so I'm glad
Yoshiki: 'cause that's...what scares me...the most...
Hikaru: Whoa
Hikaru: So you were here? Brings me back...
Hikaru: We used to always play here back then right?
Hikaru: Ah, look at this
P4
(txt: "Start→" written in childish handwriting)
Hikaru: The Super Maruo stage I made. The one you played with your finger while making "pwing" noises and stuff.
Yoshiki: Yeah
Hikaru: ...
P5
Hikaru: Hey...what are the differences between me and Hikaru?
Yoshiki: You're completely different...
Yoshiki: He'd read the room more than you do, he was more mature...
Yoshiki: And he was harder to understand
Yoshiki: He was more of a rascal. He'd tell lies, and he could be pretty wily.
Yoshiki: And...
Yoshiki: he'll definitely never come back. So you're different.
Hikaru: ...
Hikaru: ...did you 'like' him?
P6
Yoshiki: ...why?
Hikaru: No...it's nothing, just...
Hikaru: 'cause
Hikaru: Before, you looked away after seeing my bare chest...
Hikaru: And like...
Hikaru: I was just wondering... why...
Yoshiki: ...I don't want to say
Hikaru: ...why?
P7
Yoshiki: ...Now, even if I look at your body, I don't feel anything in particular anymore
Yoshiki: ...And also...when it comes to these feelings
Yoshiki: I think its fine if you don't understand them
P8
Hikaru: ...what's with that?
Hikaru: ...It's true that they're...not something I have. Those feelings...
Hikaru: Compared to humans, on a fundamental level,
Hikaru: I'm totally different, I guess
Yoshiki: There are things we have that only we have
Yoshiki: Also...
Yoshiki: You don't need to turn into a human or anything
P9
Hikaru: Huh..?
Yoshiki: In fact, please don't ever become anything like a human
(sfx: grab)
Hikaru: Hey!
Hikaru: Sure...?
P10
Yoshiki: (He's a being different from us in every way)
Yoshiki: (There's no way we could come to terms with each other on every point)
Yoshiki (That said, given that he's here)
Yoshiki: (it still doesn't make it okay for him to kill people, but...)
Yoshiki: (Rather than forcing him to fit in with humans)
Yoshiki: (if there was a place where he could live as himself instead...)
P11
Yoshiki: (For that, I'd...)
Yoshiki: (give everything...)
(sfx: cicada calls: kumazemi)
(sfx: cicada calls: higurashi)
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(sfx: marker on paper)
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Next chapter: 2023/09/19
Twitter Extras (link):
'Hikaru's vocabulary is limited, so he'll say "like", but it differs from what humans mean by "like".
Why do dogs dig holes?
Why do cats sharpen their claws?
Just as humans can't understand these intrinsically, 'Hikaru's "like" may also not be understandable to humans.
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T/N:
Regarding the cicada sounds in Japanese:
- Up until now, cicadas cries in HGSN have been represented with the sound "shawa shawa shawa"
- This is likely to represent the cry of the kumazemi (Cryptotympana facilis) which is very common in Western Japan and associated with summer: video sample
- In this chapter although there are still some "shawa shawa shawa" cries in the background, the largest cries are "kana kana kana" instead
- This is likely to represent the cry of the higurashi (Tanna japonensis) which is associated with late summer/autumn, and is thought to have a melancholy or lonely sound: video sample
By the way, in the final frame, we can see the word Nounuki partially obscured and the name Matsuyama, as well as an unfamiliar proper noun circled in the center. I expect next chapter to give more context and a full image for the chart in the final frame.
