Suzaku Ibun: Seiryuu Summoning Arc - The Kutou War, Pt. 1 (Or, "A Good Miko Goes to War")

Ni-hao, gang!

I'm on holiday this weekend but I managed to get this queued up before I left, and it's a longer piece as promised. Onwards, noble readers! To battle!

Suzaku Ibun: Seiryuu Summoning Arc, Prewar Professions (Tasuki Edition)

Ni-hao, minna-san! And I've returned with the Tasuki Nighttime Rendezvous, as promised! So hit that jump to have a little more love before we go off to make war next week.

Suzaku Ibun: Seiryuu Summoning Arc, Prewar Professions (Chichiri Edition)

I live!

Ni-hao and howdy, dear readers! In my last post I warned you that I might have to disappear for a couple months, and I was rather true to be my word, there. But I'm back now and ready to throw us into the Great Seishi War. But no war can begin without a heartfelt confession from your loved one, so let's start with that!

I have the "nighttime visit" for both Chichiri and Tasuki, but I'm still trying to work Ibun translatons back into my weekly schedule, so we're going to start up with a small piece this time and just handle the Chichiri scene. I'll do Tasuki next week (that's what she said!) and then hopefully be able to provide a good-sized chunk of Epic Battle Action after that.

Hit the jump for some general sweetness, and also a make-out session. Aww yeah.

Suzaku Ibun: Seiryuu Summoning Arc - The Konan Palace (Or, "O Koutei My Koutei")

Hey gang! I got some “Ibun” for ya. But first, an explanation: We’re entering Part 3 now, which has two versions: The “Suzaku Summoning Arc” and the “Seiryuu Summoning Arc.” You go to the Suzaku Arc if you return to the palace with the Shinzaho; you go to the Seiryuu Arc if you lost the two Shinzaho.

Now I have only actually played through the Seiryuu Arc, so that’s what you’ll be getting for the next several posts. At some point I’d like to go back and play the Suzaku Arc, but my focus right now is on getting a complete arc posted, so we’ll just focus on Seiryuu for now.

A second point to mention: I’m working on a second, time-sensitive translation project, so while I will do my best to continue to deliver “Ibun” snippets to y’all, don’t be surprised if Sunday rolls around and there’s no update. I don’t have a ton of free time, so “Ibun” may end up having to go on the backburner for the next month or so. I haven’t deserted it, though, I promise!

And to prove to you that I’m still steadfast in my resolve, here’s the nice, long (and total PIA to translate): Seiryuu Summoning Arc, Part 3, Chapter 1, in its entirety! Enjoy!

Suzaku Ibun: The Harbor, Pt. 3 (Or, "Brains, Brawn, and Bros")

Ni-hao, and who's ready for some battle sequences?! Chiriko goes Full Badass, Misaki puts Nakago in his place, and two very different outcomes await our heroes. It's the Suzaku/Seiryuu throwdown you've been waiting for! Let's get ready to rumble.

Suzaku Ibun: The Harbor, Pt. 2 (Or, "Uncle!")

Hey friends,

I was really hoping to get the entire Rumble at the Docks done in one post, but there are three major "timelines" here and, between work and life and other blog posts, I just didn't have time to get it all cleaned up in a week. So for today, I'm just going to show you what happens if you give the Shinzaho to Misaki. Hopefully next week I'll be able to post both major versions of the actual fight, and we'll be all ready to officially end Part Two and move into the last (and much shorter) Part Three. Huzzah for forward momentum!

Suzaku Ibun: The Harbor, Pt. 1 (Or, "Sparrin' at the Dock of the Bay")

Ni-hao and I'm back from my trip with some more Ibun for y'all! It's a fairly small slice since I'm also working on proofreading a new Chihayafuru chapter for RolyBear (get excited!), but it's also accompanied by some walkthrough notes, so that should pad the post a bit, too. And so:

Walkthrough Notes!

First, once you find the second Shinzaho (whether it's the Byakko or Genbu one), the game automatically sends you away from the Hokkan/Sairou world maps on on to the next arc. So before you enter either Mount Black or the Daijiin, make sure you've visited all the other places you wanted to visit.

Second, the game will send you to a different point in the game depending on how your Shinzaho-gathering adventures went:

• If you have both Shinzaho, you go to Part 3: Suzaku Summoning Arc.
• If you have neither Shinzaho (i.e., Ashitara and Misaki stole them both from you), then you go to Part 3: Seiryuu Summoning Arc.
• If you have one Shinzaho but not the other, then you go to the last bit of Part 2, which I'm calling The Harbor Arc. This is the Arc I'll be translating for the next couple weeks.

Third (and somewhat obnoxiously), I'm not sure if the Harbor Arc is Part, 2 Chapter 3 or Part 2, Chapter 4. It popped up differently in my two run-throughs, so...  *sweat* Not sure what that's all about. I've decided to call it "Chapter 4," since it makes the most sense to me to divide Part 2 up into four pieces (Shipwreck, Hokkan, Sairou, and Harbor).

And, fourth and finally, there are a lot of variations to this arc depending on who's still alive at this point (Amiboshi, Nuriko, Chiriko, Tomo). I'll do my best to cover as many versions as possible, but there are a lot of combinations that may or may not result in dialogue differences, so if you notice a line when you're playing that is NOT in my script, please let me know.

And now that we've gotten all that out of the way, let's get into it!