EoC 4

EoC 4

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That's...
That's impossible...
He's supposed to have sunk deep into the arctic sea together with his handbook.
He's...

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The One,
TL: Kanji reads "Artificial Human Number One"
Is still alive...!?
[Chapter Four]

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The One's body was never found.
And of course it wasn't.
According to Russia's top secret information record,
"He took several corpse with him and migrated to this land."
"20 years ago, while establishing a kingdom of corpse in Transylvania, he went missing."
While establishing a kingdom...Why?
As expected of an underling, you were told nothing.
What is that supposed to mean?

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It was your Sir Hellsing who foiled The One's plans.
There sure are a lot of fun bosses in Walsingham.
...
Professor Watson,
There is no wonder why you doubt The One's livelihood.
Because his death was staged in order to fulfill the legend.
So you're saying The One's legend was all made up.
Even though it's regarded as common knowledge and even recorded on textbooks.
"Common knowledge is not the truth."
Isn't that right? Alyosha.

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Legend
"The Corpse Bride"
The One, created from Professor Victor's selfish acts, was enraged and demanded,
TL: So he's referred to as Professor Victor but they're talking about Professor Frankenstein.
"The creation of a corpse bride"
The lonely monster's only wish would not be fulfilled.
All because Victor, who regrets having inventing corpses, denied his wishes.

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The One, fueled by revenge, murdered Victor's bride,
and after the long pursuit, they both arrived at North Pole and killed each other over their hate of each other...
TL: they both as in The One and Prof. Frankenstein.
I laughed when I heard of this story.
The One is "a completely made up legend."
By making the truth a sorrowful fairy-tale,
It acted as the government's propaganda to help assimilate the existence of corpse among the citizens.

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It's no wonder you would think that, because,
Even after 80 years, humanity still hasn't successfully created a corpse equal to The One.
Oh,
Is this waiter also a newer model corpse?

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He is my brother Demitri.
The Karamazov brothers Alyosha and Demitri,
participated in the north pole expedition organized by their master Fyodor.
It is so nostalgic...
Right, Brother.

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At the North Pole's Sannikov Land, I
Discovered The One's coat and Victor's Handbook inside the pocket.
The largest piece of the puzzle missing from corpse creation history, "Victor's handbook."
The Russian Empire which got of hold of the research jumped ahead of the rest of the world in corpse technology.
Th...
But that because of your ingenious research?
Professor Watson, you overestimate me too much.

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We have simply learned from the knowledge left behind by him,
The One-
What was left by the Adam of the corpse.
According to the rumors, even America's Pinkerton also
grasped some information on The One.
I guess everyone thinks the same thing.
Everyone will flock after any innovative corpse technology.

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It's such a fishy story.
If after the Russian Empire, even Britain and America,
got a hold of the newer model corpse production technology,
Then what remains ahead is...
Between the three superpowers,
A Corpse Soldier World War.

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A world war! Bring it on.
The progressive countries would scrape together all the corpse Soldiers and mass produce as many weapons as they can!
Money will go around!
And with that money, industrial research and development will progress even further!
There can only be good things coming!!
Is that the future Britain sees as ideal...
No, I genuinely,
search for the handbook for the development of technology and glory of my country.
And for that great cause, he dissected and experimented on a newer model corpse at the Khyber pass.
Alyosha.

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Is that true...?
I sure did dissect it.
After seeing the newer model corpse, it felt like the recreation of The One is almost.
However, it just doesn't feel right.
Even after progressing the research so much,
Why is there any need to cause a rebellion?
Haah...

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That is to stop having anymore
Stupid researchers such as ourselves.
No no, we need the insane corpse technology developer to keep working hard.
Besides, corpses are now an integral part of our lifestyle.
We can't go back to how we used to live.

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It's getting late.
Let's continue our talk tomorrow.
Eh,
I'll tell you where the handbook is then.
Kolya, help me out.
Yes!

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Is it an auto chess player function.
There's no fun if it's against a program.

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He is...
He was a good player.
I couldn't win even once out of five games.
... I see.
So you have your own reasons for searching for the handbook.

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Professor Watson.
Do you have the determination,
to shoulder the burden of reality after finding the handbook?

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I will return Friday's lost soul.
For that, I'll burden anything...!!

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I understand.
If that is the answer you have reached from your journey.

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Beyond here...
Is my experiment room.
What is this music...?
...It won't be forgiven,
if you avert your eyes...

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Watch, this is,
The future written on "Victor's handbook."
The forbidden corpse production method.
Nikolai!!

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Nikolai!!
Why would you do something so stupid...
It is impossible to corpsify a living person!!
This smell...
It's opium.
And what is with this bizarre music.
This is the newer model corpse production method written in the handbook.
Using music and drugs to muddle the consciousness of the living,
And using necroware to maintain it and create a corpse.

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Just what are you trying to do by making us watch this...?
We have destroyed several documents concerning the newer model corpses,
and isolated the majority of the research products (newer model corpse) in this land.
However, technology always leaks out.
From the newer model corpse which we couldn't contain here,
or from the documents we couldn't destroy,
someday someone will recreate this technology.

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I need to tell someone,
the danger of this technology.
Indeed,
Saying "You need a live human to create the newer model corpse"
is such a ridiculous claim that you can't spread through an official communication channel.
If this devil's technology is spread throughout the world,
Who knows what will happen...
Hahaha....
Hahahahaha....

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Obviously, what waits ahead of us is an age of insanity,
where the living are corpsified.
Empire of Corpse (1): END

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Chasing after the truth behind the soul, the story takes us to Japan, and what awaits them in the far east-
[Volume 2
Scheduled for publication Summer 2016]