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Chapter 69: I Want It To Be You

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the little girl
there was a little girl

lived under Taisho imperial reign.
who lived under Taisho reign.

She was a premature baby who was born not even 1.5 kg,
She was a premature baby who didn't even weigh 1.5 kg,

but afterwards, she grew up healthy without any issues at all.
but afterwards, she grew up healthy and strong.

...Or so it seemed, but...
...Or so it seemed...

The problems began to reveal themselves when she was about 10 years old.
The problem made itself apparent when she was about 10 years old.

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stopped growing
had stopped growing

when she became six.
when she turned six.

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Seeking a cause for it, her father blamed her mother's negligence, and her mother blamed her father's low income.
Trying to find a cause, her father blamed her mother's negligence, and her mother blamed her father's low income.

Their marital relationship deteriorated
Their relationship deteriorated

The weak little girl who was the cause of it
The weak little girl who had caused it all

was seen to blame,
was ultimately blamed,

and she was physically abused by her father and scolded by her mother.
beaten by her father and scolded by her mother.

The hellish days continued.
Those hellish days continued,

However,
until,

after a particular day,
one day,

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the situation completely changed.
everything changed.

Her father's aggression towards the little girl ceased,
Her father's aggression towards the girl stopped,

and on the contrary,
and instead,

he was constantly worried about her as he protected her.
he constantly worried about her,

with concern and a desire to protect her.
and was always trying to protect her.

As a person who had reflected on himself as a father,
Someone who considered him as a father,

it looked as thought he had a fresh start in life.
might have thought he had a fresh start in life.

She placed her real father
She had placed her father

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When did she become aware of the existence of that power?
When did she become aware of her power?

The little girl herself doesn't recall either.
The little girl couldn't recall.

deemed the little girl as a kind of witch
decided the girl was some sort of witch,

and formulated a plan to kill her, but...
and made a plan to kill her, but...

The little girl, who sensed her intent,
The little girl, who sensed her mother's intentions,

saw this as a good opportunity,
saw this as a good opportunity

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to make her father commit suicide
to make her father take his own life

after making him kill her mother.
after taking the life of her mother.

Surely it's not just from a grudge.
Surely not just because of a grudge.

The little girl discovered a rule
The little girl discovered conditions

two requirements need to be met.
two requirements had to be met:

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an intent to become "Suzumebachi"
the desire to become "Suzumebachi"

The intent isn't a big deal.
Finding the desire wasn't difficult,

The problem is the existence of an aptitude.
the problem was whether they had the aptitude.

The criteria is uncertain, but...
She wasn't sure of the criteria, but...

extreme aggression and strong vitality are essential.
extreme aggression and strong vitality were essential.

And, only one is capable of being controlled
And she could control only one

There cannot be two "Suzumebachi" at the same time.
There could only be one "Suzumebachi" at any time.

There cannot be two "Suzumebachi" at the same time.
There could not be two "Suzumebachi" at the same time.

depending on who becomes Suzumebachi,
depending on who became "Suzumebachi"

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her own life changes.
her life would change.

occupying them and then killing them, occupying them and then killing them,
controlling them and killing them, over and over,

and switching to many different "Suzumebachi".
controlling many, many different "Suzumebachi".

20 or so years flowed by,
over the course of 20 or so years,

and the little girl,
the little girl

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and Japan thereafter
and from then on

pursued the path of war.
Japan pursued the path of war.

Ending up in a reckless war against the Allies
Japan ended up in a reckless war against the Allies,

went out as history was told.
and the rest is history.

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It was still too early then.
It was still too early, then.

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we're going to lose with a bang.
we're going to go out with a bang.

In such a spectacular way
We will lose in such a spectacular way

And then on 1945,
And then in 1945,

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their testing grounds
their testing ground

was an experiment taken by the Allied Forces and the Japanese Army through a secret agreement.
was an experiment done by the Allied Forces and the Japanese Army through a secret agreement.

Afterwards, the most powerful person of Japan was sentenced to capital punishment in the Tokyo Trials
Afterwards, the most powerful person in Japan was sentenced to death in the Tokyo Trials,

and was executed by guillotine.
and executed by guillotine.

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There's considerable liveliness
It's quite lively

for a defeated country, huh?
for a defeated country, isn't it?

But well,
But, well...

it's time for me to find the next "Suzumebachi", though.
it's time for me to find the next "Suzumebachi".

Since I'm tired of old men already,
I'm tired of old men,

I'll go with a young man next
so I'll go with a young man next.

who will probably live a long life...
One who will live a long life...

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Take it.
Take this.

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my mother who died...
my late mother...

How should I say it...
How do I say this...

What was she thinking at the time?
What was she thinking?

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Afterwards, together with the boy,
And then, together with the boy,

the most powerful being in Japan who regulated the size of its population,
became the most powerful person in Japan. She regulated the size of its population,

reigned for a long time
and reigned for a long time

And furthermore,
And then,

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I mean,
I mean-

I've always thought of you like that.
I've always thought of you as such.

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From now on, always,
From now on, I'll

I'll think that way.
always think of you that way.

and Togawa Jin becomes "Suzumebachi".
and Togawa Jin becomes a "Suzumebachi".

And from here on,
From now on

Isn't it nice, Masashi?
Isn't that nice, Masashi?

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I'm just letting you know now,
I'm only telling you this now,

but it's actually several times scarier not being able to die.
but not being able to die is far more terrifying.

I would be leaving Mother behind alone,
I would be leaving Mother behind. Alone.

and I, rotting away,
And I would rot away,

would feel overly miserable
feeling so miserable

and overly tantalizing...
and so frustrated...

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I'm
I

always alone.
am always alone.

It's just common practice for me.
It's normal for me.

Therefore, even this time,
And so, even this time,

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I felt a slight sensation.
I felt something.

A weird "thought" which
A strange thought.

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I wasn't able to completely control him as well.
I wasn't able to completely control him.

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the day for them to end
someday soon,

will someday come for sure.
it will be time for them to end.

I don't know when that'll happen,
I don't know when it will happen,

is the last one I can turn into "Suzumebachi".
will be the last I can turn into "Suzumebachi".

for that last one,
that last one,

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so to speak, a touchstone.
essentially, a trial run.

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for becoming my companion.
to become my companion.