25 Apr 2018

No Hero V6C5: General Hospital, Painful Yet Healthy Cries

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No Hero Volume 6: Heaven or Hell

Original Novel written by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Heaven or Hell, Fifth Level: General Hospital, Painful Yet Healthy Cries—translated by clrfction (proofread by Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)

[AD 2113]

“Solitary Butterfly!”

You said you trusted me! Then why don’t you believe me? Josh is a guinea pig. He is also someone to protect. We cannot turn him back in to P29!

“I trust you! Calm down and think about it. Dark Sun’s way of taking care of it is not wrong. He is just, just a little callous… but there is a reason for that!”

What reason?

“I don’t know.”

…

“I know it sounds unreasonable, but that child grew up under unusual circumstances, so don’t be too hard on him! I will talk to him. He won’t brush me off!”

That child? Is he young?

“… Pretty young. Dang it! Don’t dwell on that too much! I shouldn’t divulge his personal information.”

He insisted on taking Josh! Your talk made no difference!

“That was not… Dark Sun… that was DSII.”

What in the world are you talking about?

“I don’t know either! Anyway, Dark Sun is not wrong. That criminal has a very dangerous power! To allow him to roam free in Sunset City would cause huge problems!”

Heroes are supposed to save people, not give up on them because of this or that! If we can give up on Josh only because he might cause big trouble, is there anyone we would not give up on?

Continued

27 Mar 2018

No Hero V6C4: Police Station, the Justices and Evils that Come to and Fro

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No Hero Volume 6: Heaven & Hell

Original Novel written by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Heaven or Hell, Fourth Level: Police Station, and the Justices and Evils that Come To and Fro—translated by Ever (proofread by Trespasserby and elisa; C/E edited by lucathia)

“You don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.”

You hypocrite! Didn’t you generously tell me your story just so that I would tell you mine in return?

“Ah, so you noticed?”

….

“Er, it’s fine if you don’t want to talk about it. I’m serious!”

We encountered a chase between cops and robbers on our wedding day, and all the cars had gotten caught up in an accident.

I was unconscious for a while. When I woke up, I found my legs stuck under a car that had toppled over. I was unable to move at all.

The first thing I saw was my groom, desperately trying to save me. He kept pushing on the car. His hands and body were covered in blood, and he looked as if he was on the verge of tears.

Seeing that I’d regained consciousness, he continued to tell me not to worry, that he would get me out of there and that we’d hold the wedding again on another day… Until he heard his younger sister’s scream.

The robbers had taken his sister hostage. When he rushed over to save her, he was shot in the head. He never woke again.

“… My condolences.”

After that incident, I continued to look for his sister.

“Did you find her?”

I did. She had ended up in a brothel and had already gone insane when I found her. I settled her down in a psych ward.

“…”

Oh yeah, since you told me where you got your money for your modification, I’ll also tell you where I got mine. I did the surgery with his insurance payment.

Continued

25 Feb 2018

No Hero V6C3: Market, Chaotic Bustle and Shouting Enthusiasm

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No Hero Volume 6: Heaven or Hell

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Heaven or Hell, Third Level: Market, Chaotic Bustle and Shouting Enthusiasm—translated by Tentacles (proofread by Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)

First Wind, wait! Don’t leave yet.

“Yes? Do you need something?”

There’s something I want to discuss with you. The tabloids are saying that there’s something going on between us…

“Ah? Is that so? I don’t have a habit of reading tabloids.”

…Basically, I just wanted to say to you, there is definitely nothing going on! I don’t have any intention of liking you!

“It really hurts my heart that you’re refuting it so strongly. Am I that terrible?”

N-no, I don’t mean it like that! You’re not bad at all. I just, just… Just don’t have the ability to accept anyone else.

“Do you want to tell me your story? You will feel much better after letting it out.”

…Then what about your story?

“Mine? To be honest, my story is quite clichéd. My father became a drug addict after his business failed. He owed many debts and jumped into the sea as a result. After my father died, my mother took my little brother along with her to try to commit suicide via charcoal-burning. Fortunately, I came back home from college at just the right moment, managing to pull the two of them back from the gates of hell.”

Didn’t you say both of your parents…?

“My mother later jumped from the hospital’s roof.” First Wind said calmly.

Isn’t it exhausting? Dragging a pile of debts while taking care of your little brother?

“Haha, after forfeiting the inheritance, the debt wasn’t a problem anymore, although I still got chased by drug dealers for money for a while. But, it’s good that I’m taking care of my little brother! I had to earn money to take care of him, and I also had to quickly pull myself together to console him. If I didn’t have to take care of him, I might have already abandoned myself to despair!”

I feel like I’m asking too much, but tell me something first. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to… Where did you get the money for modification?

“Hahaha, if I said it, you might not even believe me. I won the lottery.”

…

“Sigh, I’ve always wondered. If my father never jumped into the sea, this lottery could have cleared all his debts. Why did he give up so early, instead of persisting a little longer? Why did he choose to run away by doing drugs…”

Continued

29 Jan 2018

No Hero V6C2: Evening Sun Plaza, a Tangle of Noises, Ill Habits, and Bravery

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No Hero Volume 6: Heaven or Hell

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Heaven or Hell, Second Level—The Evening Sun Plaza, A Tangle of Noises, Ill Habits, and Bravery—translated by Ever (proofread by Cesium Black & Lala Su; C/E edited by lucathia)

Do you know Dark Sun? It seems like he’s been a hero for a long time, too. Did you or did he become a hero first?

First Wind replied with an uncertain attitude, “Oh, Dark Sun? I’m not sure when he first started being a hero, since he keeps such a low profile. If it weren’t for the media relentlessly pursuing us heroes these days, then he might still be unknown to the world.”

Can he be trusted?

“Heh, I don’t even know him, so how am I supposed to answer you?”

Then, do you trust me?

“Hmm? Oh, of course.”

But you don’t know me either, and you neither know my true identity nor what I do for a living. How can you trust me?

“Don’t I know you?” First Wind laughed, “Do I really not know you just because we wear masks? Would you claim that you don’t know First Wind?”

…You’re really optimistic. You look very happy, unlike someone who has been through a lot of hardships.

“Really?” First Wind said as he laughed, “That might be because I have a younger brother that I need to raise, so I don’t have any time to dwell on sorrowful thoughts… Ah, after hearing so much about me, will you discover who I am? Haha.”

Even if I did discover your true identity, I won’t tell anyone about it. I swear.

“Well, I am not worried about that at all.”

Continued

30 Dec 2017

No Hero V6C1: Sunward University, Learning Knowledge and How to Remain Unperturbed

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No Hero Volume 6: Heaven or Hell

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Heaven or Hell, First Level—Sunward University, Learning Knowledge and How to Remain Unperturbed—translated by Tentacles (proofread by Faren & Trespasserby; C/E edited by lucathia)

[AD 2110]

Why does a girl want to become a hero?

“I do not mean to discriminate against women.” First Wind panicked. “I genuinely feel it is such a pity for a girl to cut off perfectly good legs to install cybernetic ones.”

My legs were amputated because of a car accident, not for the purpose of modifying them.

“S-sorry!”

Your left arm was amputated for cybernetic modification?

“Yes.”

Modified to become a hero?

“Yes.”

Do you regret it?

“No,” First Wind said, “I have a reason that I had to become a hero. You? Have you ever regretted choosing to become a hero?”

No, not at all. I also have a reason that I had to become one.

First Wind chuckled. “My reason is my parents. Yours?

…Husband.

To be exact, he couldn’t be regarded as my husband, as he died on our wedding day.

Continued