EoC 2

EoC 2

053
[Pakistan's Largest River
Indus River]
Jeez...
You're 20 hours late to our meeting.
Don't be mad, it's called Pakistani time.

054
Oh well.
I have heard that the English are so busy they can only take care of business (in the sense of pissing/pooping)
while they are sleeping.
...
[Chapter 2]

055
Nikolai Krasotkin
He's an agent from the third section of the Emperor's direct office.
The emperor's direct office?
Friday.
The Soviet Secret Police!
Calm down, this peculiar jerk is a corroborator.
That's a pretty fast library (direct translation = cerebral library function),
in your doll.
Is the number of references over 100,000 books?

056
Even if he didn't have the additional functions from becoming a corpse,
Friday's ability while he was alive was...
I've heard.
Top of the class in the London University Medical School.
Always completed the week's curriculum by Thursday,
and the genius would always spend his Fridays at the grand library.
Nicknamed "Friday"
Real name.
You, where did you get that information...
On the profile handed to him by Walsingham,
We've all been completely researched.
They even know where exactly my birthmark on my ass is.

057
I just can't get over it.
Why are, who are originally enemies,
conducting a joint operation?
Isn't it because we the English (Walsingham) and Russian are chasing after the same thing?

058
Victor's hand book.
It's currently in the hands of the Karamazov.

059
80 years ago, it was said to have sunk in the arctic sea along with "the one" (direct translation = research result/fruit of research/research product)
The notebook containing Professor Victor Frankenstein's research secret...
The artificial human he created called "the one"
Is definitively different from our present-day corpses.
It is said it had "two distinct abilities."
It's that thing, right?
"The one" was able to think freely without orders, and to utilize words.
It is the sole corpse which succeeded in possessing a spirit.
Or something.

060
If "Victor's hand book" has the complete method for corpse resurrection recorded,
Then it maybe possible for a spirit to possess the current day corpses...

061
-is what the rumors say.
Humanity researched the files left in the ruins of Victor's research facility,
But was unable recreate "the one."
However, a few months ago, from a certain source, Russia secretively acquired the hand book.
They prepared a small squad for experimental purposes,
And left the research to Karamazov just before he disappeared.
Just what does he want to do by staying in the kingdom of corpses?
No idea?
Wouldn't only a like minded corpses researcher,
Such as Watson-san, truly understand him?
...
What do you mean?

065
[At the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan
Khyber Pass.]

067
That's...
Yes, that is the corpse war (literal translation will be substitute war, but I took the liberty of saying corpse war) between the English and Afghanistan. (if we use substitute war, then "Yes, that is the substitute war fought by the corpse between the English and Afghanistan")
Just as we, intelligence analysts act as the country's pawns,
The dead are sent to war in place of the living.

068
...
Dignity,
Do they not allow dignity for the dead...?
This is a very logical game.
They are able to simulate the ultimate thrill of killing,
just as if it was the real thing.
But more so...
No one needs to die.
Daaaamn! I want to do this!!
Alriiight, let's forget about the dangerous old man and move on ahead.

069
Victory is determined by the capabilities of the necroware.
It's meaningless to have a war between corpses.
Unless there is the "unfortunate" of war,
they probably can't feel "fortunate."
They, as in the people living in this age.
...Because the two industrial revolutions,
gave birth to Glory and decadence
Yes.

070
The steam engine,
And corpse technology.
The two industrial revolutions exponentially increased the standard of living but...
Yea, the unemployment rate increased to reflect how the necroware technology improved.
The dead were turned into corpses and sent back to the field.
With this, no wonder we have so many bums around.

071
Boredom is the epidemic of our new age.
The corpses who wait for orders,
and the living who are bored out of their minds.
Both can be said to be equal.
They are simply bones that wear flesh...
That is?
It's the words of Karamazov.
!!

072
Nikolai, you,
Share the same home town as Karamazov...
We were both trained by the same master.
Karamazov's thinking is extreme.
You should not talk as if the living and dead are equal.
You sure can, Watson-san.
At the very least, you should be able to say they are equal.

073
Because why else would you,
make a corpse out of your best friend?
Borscht!
If you mention Russia, you think of Borscht.
I've only seen pictures of it, just what does it taste like?
Eh?
Aah.
Let's see.

074
It was originally a recipe developed by Ukraine but...

075
Nikolai!
Burnaby!!

076
When did this happen!?

077
Nikolai!
Burnaby!!

079
It predicted...the path of the bullet?
A corpse which can only follow orders!?
It moves with intent.
Thought.
A corpse which thinks.
This is...!
This is "the one's" ability!!

080
What are you goggling at!

081
It's amazing! There are newly designed corpses mixed in!!
I definitely felt a conscience from a corpse.
Please work with me!
Let's capture it and investigate its capabilities.
Professor John Watson.
If you die, you can't continue your research?
Fire!
Continue your shooting!!