Translation: .hack//G.U.+ Chapter 2

Shinsou Wotan · Post by **Shinsou Wotan** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:42 pm

Someone else will have to provide scans for this, as I'm not currently on a connection that allows for uploading anything large, but here it is: a page-by-page, panel-by-panel, (mostly) line-by-line translation of chapter 2 of G.U. Plus.

page 63 (of magazine)
--8 months earlier
(laugh)

That was too easy...
Shall we finish him?

It's like breaking a little chick's neck...

I just can't get enough of hunting newbie...

BANG!

(Pages 64 and 65: title pages)

66
Who...!?

BANG!

67
Wecome to The World

68
...Where am I?
...What happened to me?

69
That's right, I was...
...beaten by TriEdge...
...and then?

Looks like you're awake.

70
Wh.. what's going on!?
...this person...
...And this sense of pressure...

71
Who is this woman?

You...

Wha?

72
TriEdge!

Its name is Kite of the Azure Flame.

...Kite of the Azure Flame...

It used an attack called Data Drain
And you lost consciousness here.

73
This...

I was being watched?

We brought your unconscious character here,
to the protection of this system area.

Unconscious...?

74
Common sense says it is impossible.

75
Again!

It's this feeling again!

76
Who is he...

Welcome to the "Serpent of Knowledge",
Haseo, the "Terror of Death".

77
Hey!

Who the hell are you guys!?

78
We are
administrators of this net game, The World
employed by CC Corporation.

CC Corp... System administrators!?
Are you serious?

Calm down.
...We brought you here because we need to talk with you.

You need to talk?
With me, a normal player?
So much that you brought me to a system area?

79
Don't be so impatient.

There are illegal entities...

...things which violate The World's system rules.

Things which shouldn't be in The World...?
There are things like that?

They can be phenomena or objects...
They take many forms

80
We have a general term for these things
We call them "AIDA".

AIDA...?

This is not yet known by most ordinary players...

However, you have encountered one,
and you have experienced the threat of an AIDA.

Are they talking about TriEdge...?

81
Is TriEdge an irregularity in The World?
Did Ovan know about this...?

82
You guys had better watch it.

83
Haseo

Put down your weapon.

I can't...

...forgive them!

84
We intend to find the source of all this.

(background picture with text: "PCname: Sakubo")

Triedge's mark...!

There are other victims...?

85
We refer to this group of unconscious players as "the unreturned".

Haseo
We want you to work with us.

My name is...

Huh?

86
Don't make me laugh. Why should I trust you, when you've hidden what happened to Shino and kept this game going?

Then, do as you wish.

87
Was doing that all right,
Yata-sama?

He has no place to go.

I'm sure you've noticed it, too.

His "epitaph" has already started to awaken.

88
(meaningless shout)

...CC Corp knew about Shino.
There's some connection between The World and Shino being unconscious.

89
But even they don't know the cause.

TriEdge... they called him an "AIDA".
How can a PK in a net game knock out a player...?

What was that?
A sickness? A curse?

What should I do about it...?
I...

90
I just want to help Shino...

Hello,
Haseo-san

91
It's good to see you again.
I'm Atoli, of Moon Tree.

What are you...
a stalker?

No, I just happened to see you.
What are you doing here in the rain?

Shut up.
It has nothing to do with you.

92
Haseo-san,
have you ever met someone who changed the way you live in The World?

93
...Huh?

For me, it was Sakaki of Moon Tree.

Sakaki?
...oh... him...

So?
Haseo-san,

What do you find fun in The World?

Why do you keep bugging me?
I...

94
I just wanted to spend some time with you.

...Because this is a place where people can meet and be together...
...Especially in a net game, you shouldn't forget about gratitude and kindness...

95
So, you're lecturing me again?

Why are you a PKK?

SHUT UP!!

(sfx: rumble)

(sfx: CRACK!)

96
Back then...

Are you all right,
Haseo?

...Yeah.
Then let's go, before Ovan leaves us behind.

97
...The "Key of the Twilight"?

It's the ultimate item, which can grant any wish.
...yeah

Can we really find it?

There are no hints...
No one's ever seen it...
We don't even know for sure if such an item exists...

98
That's right... we know nothing about the future.

However
If we of the Brigade want the Key of the Twilight...

Where there's a will, there's a way.

99
You're right, Ovan.

Haseo-san?

My will...
Shino...
TriEdge...

100
This is something I can entrust only to you.

I do have it...

101
I am glad to meet you again,
Haseo

...I'm not doing this to help you.

I'm just following my own path.

102
My name is Yata.

I'm Pai.

Well then, Haseo...

Welcome to G.U.

[edited 2/2: fixed mistranslation on page 74, stylistic change on 85)

YouTube · Post by **Erroneous** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:17 pm

If need be I have the space and upload ability web based and FTP for hosting large files. But thanks for sharing the first translations to GU+ with everyone. Hopefully this will put to end most of the speculation going around.

k-su · Post by **k-su** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:27 pm

Oh snap! just by reading that, that got my wheels turning. Key of the TWilight, more info and more characters introduced. This is sweet. Thanks for translating this. Cant wait for the actual comic to be accessable. ^_^

velocity7 · Post by **velocity7** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:48 pm

Without context however... does this mean that G.U.+ was meant to be only two chapters and was purely a teaser type of thing meant to lure us into buying the game? Not that they failed, but I suppose storytelling along the lines of what happens to Haseo after this would be better left to one medium...

I need to look at the scans myself to get a better idea of what happens pictorally; a picture is worth a thousand words, after all.

Kasami · Post by **Kasami** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:39 pm

with all of this talk about the key of
the twilight...makes me worry about
Aura, you know?
I wonder what happened to her when
the fire at CCcorp destroyed almost all
of the data of the world.
And what of Morganna?
Could the currupt data they used to
ressurect the world have altered "her"
existance?
*Dies o' confusion.*

Apple · Post by **Apple** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:07 am

im wondering about aura too! i really wanna know what kind of role she plays in G.U!! i cant wait for chapter 2 ^^

TsukasaElkKite · Post by **TsukasaElkKite** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:18 am

Shinsou-san, you are AWESOME

Umbra · Post by **Umbra** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:08 pm

Here's my educated guess on the visual content of these pages...

Pages 63-67: It begins eight months earlier, I believe it shows Haseo being attacked by PKs that are then killed off by Ovan, who then says "Welcome to the World".

Pages 68-87: Fast-forward eight months and Haseo wakes up within the Serpent of Knowledge and meets Pai and Yata, who then tell him about the current situation.

Pages 88-95:Haseo leaves and is found by Atoli, wandering through the rain.

Pages 96-98: Haseo then has a flashback, he seems to be talking to Shino and Ovan, about the Key of the Twilight and the Twilight Brigade.

Pages 99-100: He then leaves Atoli after realising his path.

Pages 101-102: He returns to meet Pai and Yata and accepts their offer. Yata then says "Welcome to GU" which, in this instance, may refer to the Gate of Uroboros.

Edit: Ovan has no Admin status, therefore, he only appears through flashbacks in this chapter.

Ritrox · Post by **Ritrox** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:13 pm

DUDE! OMFG! This is the best .hack related gift anyony can curently ask for from the internet.
you rock

Zeicule · Post by **Zeicule** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:16 pm

I don't know How many times ive said this, but i cant say it enough. Thanks for the translations and great job Shinsou, keep it up

Surge · Post by **Surge** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:51 pm

really nice job, can't wait to see the scans

KaenKasharion · Post by **KaenKasharion** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:52 pm

I shall avoid reading this untill it is scanlated, I always find the manga poorer if I get the translations in text format first. ^^ Thanks, though.

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:03 pm

Oh man Thanks Shinsou this translation is great. I like these info. That keeps some of my guesses away.

Dragoon2044 · Post by **Dragoon2044** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:17 pm

I once said February would hold a wealth of information related to G.U.. Its only the 3rd of the month and it looks like i'm right so far.^^

DarkBoySabata · Post by **DarkBoySabata** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:55 am

*sigh* .hack//gu is a big mystery about triedge,8 phases of skeith who next ovan knew this would happen to haseo against triedge

Zero Kite · Post by **Zero Kite** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:53 am

There's something around in the middle of the lines...

His "epitaph" has already started to awaken.

OMG! Could it be...

BTW, there's an update in the main web
http://www.cyberconnect2.jp/gu/main.html

SnowManZero · Post by **SnowManZero** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:42 am

DUDE IF THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT IS.....

OH MY GOD!

jap. release date's.

i know i shouldn't get excited yet but i can't help it

k-su · Post by **k-su** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:19 am

Hey, just checked out the site and under the systems menu, there is a pic with Haseo, Silabus, and Atoli battling. First shot i've seen w/ Silabus as a playable character.

Zero Kite · Post by **Zero Kite** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:53 am

Hehehe, I knew you would like that info ^_^

Pretty interesting though. It's 7 years after quaratine, so it is linked with the original .hack

Finally some theories are proven true

*points at something else*
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/doc ... 6/hack.htm

There should be a news thread or something

Sarah · Post by **Sarah** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:15 pm

I know by now some people are saying "I Told you so!" about some of this info of the Manga. but yeah it make sense so this must be the whole Chapt. of GU+?. if that true I only can wait for Manga 3 to come out. but yeah thanks for the info.