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A transcript of part 6 of juicedup14 playthrough/translation of Kirigiri Sou, which you can watch here.

This transcript was not worked by me, but worked by zanthosus and @drmedicsgamesurgery. Thanks to them for working on this part.

This room looks like a busy person’s meeting place. It looked like a warehouse in disorder. Tables were lined up along the wall where many monitors were mounted. Maps, files, and clippings were placed on the whiteboard. On the table were binoculars and whatnot scattered all around.

As Shikiba enters the room he sweeps away the stuff on top of the table with his free hand. He spreads out a map on the table.

“Please stop opening maps like you’re in a Hollywood movie, Shikiba. It always sucks cleaning it up.”

When the white coated girl enters the room, she locks the door. It’s the girl that was upstairs.

“Welcome to the Earth Defense Force headquarters.”

Shikiba puts out his hand for a handshake. I hesitate, but he respectfully passes by that and takes her hand.

“You’re the Super High School Level Detective, Kirigiri Kyouko, aren’t you?”

Without saying anything, she nods her head.

What is this? Could she be a student of that school as well, and a detective? Unbelievable information keeps getting blurted out. My head can’t organize all this.

“Even though it was an anonymous request, I’m glad that you’ve come all this way. Sorry for being so ill-mannered. There were circumstances, so please understand.”

“I don’t really mind that, though I have to decline one thing. On the way here, this man had an accident. I had no choice but to bring him.”

She explains while she looks at me with a sidelong glance.

“My name is Matsudaira Kouhei. There’s been a terrible accident, and she helped me.”

“What do you mean an accident?”

I explain about the meteorite that fell down.

“I don’t think those were meteorites. That must’ve been their attack.”

“Attack?”

“It’s nothing for them to burn down a tree with their light beams. The light that you saw many times was probably their UFO.”

What? UFO… What a ridiculous thing to say.

“Seeing as how you’ve survive one of their attacks, you’re already a comrade in battle. Your name is Kouhei, right? I welcome you.”

“What? Huh?”

“Aren’t you glad?”

Kirigiri asks with a cold expression. All I wanted to do was borrow a phone.

“Well then, allow me to introduce her. That girl’s name is Kyouka, this army’s most powerful recruit. If there’s something you don’t understand, then ask her. Let’s all get along.”

“Well…”

Kyouka smiles. She looks somewhat like Kirigiri. The long hair leaves an impression. Unlike Kirigiri, her hair is not in a triple braid, and her expressions are lively.

Even so, what kind of group is this? Could it be that I got myself into a crazy situation?

“Well then, before I explain the request to Kirigiri, you need to understand the situation.”

Shikiba holds a pointing rod and stands in front of the white board.

“One year ago, near these mountains, one UFO crash landed.”

He smoothly says something ridiculous. There’s no room for me to butt in.

“As you know, there are numerous stars that inhabit our universe. Within those, the possibility of intelligent life existing is numerous as well. When you think about it in the scale of the universe, the likelihood of two different civilizations meeting each other at the same time is almost zero. Almost! But it happened.”

Shikiba takes on the newspaper clippings off the board. It’s an article on UFO sighting testimonies. On the photo is a clear picture of a UFO flying.

A: “This UFO… it’s CG isn’t it?”

B: “This UFO… is of the Adamski kind, isn’t it”

C: “This UFO… is the same kind from Planet Ummo.”

juicedup14 chooses A



“This UFO… it’s CG isn’t it?”

Me, not being able to believe it, ask with 90% doubt.

“You have no idea how happy I would be if it was CG. Unfortunately, I have seen many UFOs in reality. When you guys were coming here, did you see any lights in the sky?”

“Uh…”

I, many times, flash back to the moment I saw that.

“Ever since lately, around the area, much more UFO activity has been flying around. Almost like they are showing us their power. It’s unfortunate, but it seems they attained high level aviation techniques. In terms of culture, they succeeded over us. What this truth means… I shouldn’t have to say what this points to, should I?”

How do you expect me to believe that…

“It’s an invasion, isn’t it?”

Kirigiri enters.

“You’re correct.”

Shikiba nods his head seriously.

“They seem to be a Level III civilization. They have the power to control the Milky Way Galaxy. They are a high level society, no doubt about it. They are Super Galaxy Level Invaders.”

And against Super Galaxy Level, we have Super High School Level. I already feel that there is a massive scale difference between those two.

“I learned of their existence when I was walking around this area for my botany research. I found an unrecognizable flower. When I took it on my hand, it was one of the Rhinogradentia. I think it was a different type than the one that attacked you. The one that I found was like a flower that tricked its prey.”

“Even if they’re the same species of Rhinogradentia, there are different types.”

He puts a picture of a Rhinogradentia on the table and explains.

“All the pictures are old.”

Kirigiri points out.

“Sharp eye. All of these pictures are decades old.”

“Didn’t you say the UFOs came a year ago?”

I tilt my head and say.

“Actually, since hundreds of years ago, the Rhinogradentia were planning on invading the Earth in the Southern islands of Hy-yi-yi. They controlled a solitary community in the distant seas.”

It suddenly became an unbelievable story.

However, I have actually seen those Rhinogradentia. There’s no doubt about that part.

“Their invasion is steadily increasing. The war in the South Pacific has changed the situation. When a certain Swedish man named Einar Pettersson-Skämtkvist, escaped from a Japanese detention camp, and he happened to wash up onto the islands that held the Rhinogradentia, their existence became known to the world. But this information has been sealed for a long time and has not been publicly announced. It’s only known about in top secret levels. And all the photos were taken at that time.”

“Um… Wait. At that time, what happened with the Rhinogradentia? Were they not able to chase them away?”

“That’s right. But humanity’s victory was just part of coincidence.”

“Coincidence?”

“It seemed that near the islands, extreme nuclear tests were being run, and the whole island got destroyed.”

What terrible irony. It seems such terrible atomic weapons saved humanity once.

“All of the Rhinogradentia at that time were destroyed. However, they’ve once again come to Earth. And now, their numbers have increased and they have the chance for one full invasion. It seems that those who enter these woods become spirited away. It could be that the Rhinogradentia mutilated them.”

Shikiba grips his hand tightly.

“Wouldn’t it be faster if you called the police, or the FBI, or the MIB, or the United Nations?”

“If that were to happen, it would be all-out war. There’s no need for us to speed things up. They’re still looking for an opening. We mustn’t act so rashly.”

“Well then, what do we do?”

“I’ve been fighting a quiet and private war for this whole year. I was lucky to find that their invasion spot would be this abandoned mansion. I’ve been holding the fort here, looking for a chance to attack.”

“However, they’ve been sending scouts here and there.”

Kyouka explained.

“If we don’t stop them here, then we would be allowing them to invade the rest of the Earth. In order to protect this Earth, someone… no, I have to stand up and stop them.”

“Shikiba, there’s no need for you to take on that responsibility.”

“Are you telling me to just step away? That’s absolutely out of the question. As long as I know of their existence, I have no choice but to fight. Ever since I decided that, I’ve been prepared for a solitary fight. Like I said before, I can’t let anyone outside of the group know. If it escalated to an all-out war, we are an inferior civilization, and we would surely lose.”

So he was all alone fighting with those gross Rhinogradentia. When I think about that, I can’t help but respect him.

“Since when have you been here, Kyouka?”

“When I was about to be mutilated by those Rhinogradentia, Captain Shikiba was the one who saved me. So, I became a team member.”

“Now that it’s come to this, she’s an irreplaceable comrade. I can’t deny that we’ve been low on manpower though.”

“So that’s where you need a hand, isn’t it?”

Kirigiri, cross armed, gets close to the desk and asks. As expected of the Super High School Level Detective.

“Your judgement will be helpful. That’s where your request is. Please, save us.”

“Wait, hold on. Time out!”

I interrupt the conversation and then whisper to Kirigiri.

“Are these people serious?

“I wonder. But it’s true that there are some bizarre creatures running around, and I see the correlation to the missing people incident.”

“But I never heard about fighting those things.”

“I haven’t heard of it either. If I knew about it, I wouldn’t have come. I wonder what they think a detective is.”

“Exactly. Hurry up and decline them, and let’s get out of here.”

“I’ll do it.”

“Yes, she’ll do it! … Wait, what!?”

“You’ve made a great decision. I knew you would say that. You guys might be humanity’s hope. Welcome to the Earth Plants Against Invaders Defence Force!”

Shikiba welcomes us with a round of applause.

“Congratulations on your enlistments!”

Kyouka joins him and claps as well.

“What do you mean, ‘enlistments’? Do you mean me, too? I’m just ordinary, I’m not Super High School Level or anything.”

“You don’t have to worry about that part. Kyouka’s just like you. You’ll become a great troop.”

I only got lost in the mountains, and now I’ve joined an Earth Defense Force… what is this ridiculous turn of events?

“I’ll have you guys help me right away. Ask Kyouka for the details.”

Shikiba grabs his spear and heads to the door.

“Oh? Where are you going, Captain?”

“I’m going to see if there are any other Rhinogradentia that got in.”

“Roger, take care.”

She sees him off as she salutes. Shikiba turns the doorknob as it clacks and it won’t open. He kicks it down and heads out.

“It was only locked, geez. Why is Captain always so wild?”

Kyouka picks up the broken hinge and sighs. It’s not just wild with his craziness.

I was just going with the flow and I accidentally joined in. Should I be happy about that? I ask Kirigiri…

A: “The Earth Defense Force isn’t something for detectives to do, is it?”

B: “I wonder if they’ll pay us?”

juicedup14 chooses A

“You can’t do anything as a detective here, can you?”

“I’m just going to fulfill my request.”

“Don’t you have the right to decline?”

“I do. But seeing as how this case is related to the missing persons incident, I can’t let more victims arise as a detective. And more so…”

As she fixes her gloves she says.

“And a detective is an ally to the truth.”

She looks as if she’s looking at something far away. I look at her, but she says nothing more.

“We should get moving soon.”

Kyouka says as she, from out of nowhere, pulls out a machine gun and holds it up to her shoulder.

“Is that a real gun?”

“Obviously. You won’t protect the Earth with a toy gun.”

Kyouka answers and laughs. I struggle to understand how she could laugh like that.

Kyouka takes the lead and leaves the meeting room and heads into the rooms next to the entrance hall.

It’s a reception room. There’s a sofa lined in front of the couch. There are shelves decorating the wall. It looks like there’s ash building up in the fireplace, but I don’t think we can use it.

“Oh, Kyouka?”

I ask to her back.

“What is it, Newbie?”

She’s even calling me newbie…

“I’ve been wondering. This Earth Defense Force is great and all, but what do you mean by Plant Defense Force?”

“You have a good ear. Let’s talk while we walk.”

We head into the door past the reception hall.

“You saw the Captain fighting a Rhinogradentia. However, no matter how tough he is, he can’t do everything alone. He’s been using his talent, called a Super High School Level, as a botanist in order to create a modified plant-based weapon.

“Turn plants into weapons?”

“Yes. That’s the Plant Defense Force. Sort of like carnivorous plants. They trap creatures and turn them into nutrients. Are you aware of those plants? He modified those so they would trap Rhinogradentia, and placed them all around the mansion. I’m fairly certain that all the plants in the garden are dangerous. It’d be best not to get close to them.”

“By the way, there’s a trap placed here in this room. However, it looks like it hasn’t been sprung.”

Kyouka looks up at the ceiling and says. It looks like webbing-like vines have been spread around.

“What is this?”

“When it detects movement, the vines constrict. It’s their trait.”

When hearing that I unconsciously stop moving.

“You can go ahead and keep walking. At a certain speed, it reacts, but it seems like they didn’t get modified enough and there’s still room to grow.”

There are other plants that, when they are touched, shoot bullet like things. There are ones that can cause burning when you get close to them. Ones that release poisonous gas.

What a dreadful Super High School Level Botanist. The sole man who’s protecting the Earth. Kyouka opens the door and we enter the room.



It seems that we’re in the dining hall now. There’s a dirty cloth on the table. There’s also a trunk on top of the table.

“Well then, I guess I’d like to get started with the mission.”

Kyouka opens the trunk case and takes out some potted plants from there. In the middle of the pots, it looks like there’s an open-looking budding plant growing.

“These are modified fly traps that are sensing mines. When the leaves are touched, the bud explodes and released shrapnel.”

Kyouka hands Kirigiri the pot with a smile. Obviously, Kirigiri becomes a bit more tense.

“We’re going to place these in front of the windows. Try not to touch the leaves, or you’ll get blown to smithereens.”

While being as cautious as possible, I set up the traps.

The windows have bars on them. It doesn’t seem like you’d be able to infiltrate easily. From the gaps in the bars, I can see the dark garden. But just happening to look outside, all of a sudden, I see black eyes appear. It’s a Rhinogradentia!

“Ah!”

I suddenly jump up and let go of the potted plant I was holding, throwing it.

As it flies in the air, the plant explodes. I see the projection line in slow motion as I think back to a past memory…

A: My life flashed before my eyes.

B: I think of a death poem.

C: Before I die, please tell… oh nevermind.