as u might already know the Red String of Fate is used in East Asian culture to symbolise the connection between two destined lovers
have you ever looked at Ja’far’s wrists and arms?
he has red threads wrapped around his a p p e n d a g e s right?
And that red thread is connected to his daggers, Bararaq Sei, his connection to Sinbad (being his Household Vessel)
Sinbad who can see the path of fate & in addition saves Ja’far from meeting a terrible fate by literally taking fate into his own hands (more specifically, taking Ja’far’s fate into his own hands) thus intertwining their fates
do u see what i am sayin
The red cord wrapped around Ja’far’s arms is the Red String of Fate connecting him to Sinbad!
Hey everyone, welcome to yet another addition of HXH translation meta with your old pal hunterxhell. This time, I’m taking a look at what I think is, hands-down, one of if not the most important scenes in HXH for understanding Killua and his feelings for Gon. In fact, I’m going to make the case that this scene proves that those feelings are romantic in nature. Unfortunately, the translation for this scene was absolutely butchered (it’s by far the worst translation in the series), so all of the meaning was lost, including the wonderful Killugon subtext.
Manga image sources are from http://manhua.dmzj.com/magi/. I used the Chinese translation (from the source) to translate to English.
Please forgive me if my translation is not up to standard, as it’s difficult for me to read in traditional Chinese (I usually read in simplified Chinese, and hence need to use dictionary to translate), and it’s even more difficult to do Chinese to English translation.
Please message me if you’re going to use this translation ^^
Title: Direct Negotiations (well something like directly)
Page 1:
Box: 「Sindria Chamber of Commerce」Headquarter
Jafar: The debt that Kou empire need to repay will be due 1 month later. But, it will be impossible for them to repay
Jafar: It is the first case where by a huge country like Kou Empire went totally bankrupt, since the establishment of our International Alliance. What do we do? Sin… No, chairman
Sinbad: Of course, I will think of a way to solve it
Sinbad: Speaking about Kou Empire, Princess Kougyoku called
Sinbad: Hello. Princess Kougyoku?
Page 2:
Alibaba: Sinbad-san!!! It’s me, me!! I am Alibaba!!!
Box: Kou Empire. Capital Rakushou
People at the back: The volume is very loud
Sinbad: ……
Page 3:
Sinbad: Alibaba-kun? You don’t need to speak so loudly, I can hear you
Alibaba: Really!? This tool is amazing! It can even communicate between Kou and Partevia, it is even more amazing than Rukh communication, as compare to before I die… …
Alibaba: To this!!
Alibaba: Sinbad-san, aren’t you a meanie!!?
Sinbad: Meanie?
People at the back: What?
Alibaba: That’s right!! After I came to Kou, what I see is Kougyoku getting painfully pressured by the debt!!
Alibaba: How can you tell me to look forward to it!! What you told me isn’t the same!! (Probably Alibaba thought Kou empire will be in a good situation which Sinbad says to look forward to it, but the opposite happened)
Page 4:
Box: The people inside the room can hear it clearly
Sinbad: Alibaba-kun, I am going to talk about this topic now, with Princess Kougyoku…
Alibaba: Sinbad-san, you’re too cunning!
Sinbad: Cunning??
Alibaba: That’s right! Sinbad-san created a world based on trading domination, which is what you are good at, and then you became the best… … Isn’t what you are doing very cunning?
Alibaba: The Kou Empire is not specialise in trading! As they have always been in war!
Page 5:
Sinbad: Then, do you think that always being in a battle is good?
Sinbad: Alibaba-kun, my primary mission is to create peace, hence I use trading to suppress war……..
Alibaba: I’m not talking about this, what I want to say is!
Alibaba: Is this world really suitable for everyone’s life, which everyone thought to be a fair world?!!
Alibaba: I don’t feel that it is fair! Sinbad-san, do you really know what kind of country Kou Empire exactly is!?
Koubun (thinking): You! What do you know!
Alibaba: Kou Empire is a country that needs military service and slavery in order to sustain! Only the people of higher rank know how to trade goods!!
Page 6:
Alibaba: If they are suddenly put in a world of business, they will hesitate! The evidence is that Kou Empire has never have a business plan before!
Alibaba: Also, because of freedom of migration, the people from Kou ran off to Partevia and Reim……. This result in a vicious cycle!!
Koubun: This scoundrel clearly know about Kou’s situation…!!?
Alibaba: The soldiers lost their jobs, there are no tourism revenue. Also, with the harassment of the “Independent Movement”, Kou’s bankruptcy is obvious! This is the clear truth!
Alibaba: Sinbad-san, you have already set up on how you will win at the “chess” from beginning, which you showed it to Hakuryuu and Kougyoku!
Page 7:
Alibaba: Compared to a King that is younger than you, don’t you feel that you are too much!?
Sinbad: Alibaba-kun, so you want to say that I am evil……
Page 8:
Alibaba: This is not what I mean, Sinbad-san is an amazing person!
Sinbad: ……..
Alibaba: To create a world of peace, this is something that any other person cannot do… … But Sinbad-san did it!
Alibaba: What you did is something that anyone in the world cannot do it!
Alibaba: So please be gentle on them!
Staff: Right…… Be gentle on them…
Page 9:
Sinbad: No problem, regarding the countries who went bankrupt, we have the corresponding policy that will save them. Leave the Kou Empire to us
Alibaba: I’m not talking about this type of gentleness
Sinbad: ……..
Alibaba: There is no need for Sinbad-san to do appropriate arrangement
Alibaba: Kou Empire’s problem should be solve by the Kou Empire………
Alibaba: Please extend the debt’s repayment to 1 year!
Sinbad: You… What did you say!?
Page 10:
Alibaba: Please also temporarily freeze the interest!
Sinbad: Alibaba-kun, this is a bit……
Alibaba: You already built that tall building, yet you’re so stingy about this small amount of money, aren’t you a little outrageous?
Alibaba (text outside speech bubble): What is the use of a big room?
Sinbad: It’s not like that. We can’t give special treatment only to the Kou Empire! Isn’t it?
Alibaba: Just give us special treatment for a bit, it’s only for this. This is my request
Sinbad: …….!?
Alibaba: Sinbad-san once said that my father personally taught you about trading and the method to manage a country?
Sinbad: Ah, yes…
Sinbad (text outside speech bubble): Well it’s not really personally though
Alibaba: That means, Sinbad-san, as the child of the father
Alibaba: So……….
Page 11:
Alibaba: For this time, I want Sinbad-san to…
Alibaba: Treat me as though as I am your son and take special care of me!
Sinbad: ………….
Page 12:
Sinbad: Ah, ok…
Jafar: Eh!? Sin…!?
Alibaba: I’m grateful! After all, this is Sinbad-san!
Alibaba: Then, I’ll end the conversation now! Will chat with you when we’re free!
Koubun: What……. This scoundrel is too arrogant!!!
Page 13:
Staff #1: What happen just now?
Staff #2: Kou’s debt repayment is extended by 1 year…
Staff #3: Is this possible?
Staff #4: Sinbad-sama already said “yes”, so it should be like that…
Staff at background: What is that person, just now that person who is like a storm…!!?
Staff at background: Being so thick-skinned while talking to Sinbad-sama, I’ve never seen this type of person!!
Jafar: …… ……
Jafar: Alibaba-kun… has changed
Jafar: Even though he know how to discover someone’s true feeling by observing their words and manner in the past…
Jafar: Now he does not even need to use that anymore……..
Sinbad: …… ……
Page 14:
Sinbad: Why did I promise?
Sinbad: Whatever, as I owe Princess Kougyoku anyway. In short, I’ll let him sort out his own thinking
Sinbad(?): Ok
Alibaba: I am Alibaba! Sinbad-san, I also want a magic tool like this! If possible, please give me the latest model!
Sinbad: ……..
Kougyoku: Alibaba, you…!!
Koubun: The-The problem has not yet been solve! It only has been extended by 1 year!
Page 15:
Soldier #1: But that is already amazing, this can help us a lot!
Soldier #2: Ah ah… … I feel a subtle persuasiveness… (Roughly translated)
Kougyoku: Yeah…… This feels like what a trader who has been in business for a long time would say (Also roughly translated)
Alibaba: Basically these are from what I heard from Budel
Koubun: Who is Budel?
Alibaba: A trader that I know
Koubun: You can let Sinbad to give in based on what the person you knew said!!?
Alibaba: Yup
Alibaba: But… I cannot really say this matter is solved (Also roughly translated)
Alibaba: You can also leave building a country to me!
Kougyoku, Koubun, Soldiers: …Eh??
Page 16:
Soldier #1: Helping…..
Soldier #2: You don’t have anything to do with Kou
Soldier #1: Talking about this, aren’t you a prince of Balbadd?
Soldier #2: Shouldn’t you have a feud with us
Alibaba: It’s nothing like that
Soldier #1: You’re really a casual guy
Koubun: WAIT!!
Koubun: Policy related things has always been me, the prime minister, to decide!!
Alibaba: So you became a prime minister!
Alibaba (text outside speech bubble): Amazing!
Koubun: The power is with me… I will not hand it to other person
Page 17:
Kougyoku: Then, I would like to request Alibaba-chan
Koubun: Eh!?
Koubun: I don’t want!
Kougyoku: Why? Ka Koubun?
Koubun: Because I am more amazing! I refuse to follow the order of this wild person who came from nowhere and have no official ranking!! (Roughly translated)
Kougyoku: Then from now onwards, Alibaba-chan will be the prime minister
Koubun: Eh ehhhh!!?
Koubun (outside of speech bubble): It’s only this that I can’t……. I don’t want…. I don’t want…. Ah ah ah….
Kougyoku: Don’t be like a child that throws a tantrum! Ka Koubun will now be Prime Minister’s assistant!
Soldier #1: Go for it, assistant Ka Koubun! (The go for it is something like ganbatte)
Soldier #2: Yeah, assistant Ka Koubun!
Koubun: You… You scoundrel!!
Kougyoku: We must do the things that we need to do! We must keep it up no matter what!
Page 18:
Kougyoku: The country that is inherited from my brother… We must protect our country!
Soldier: Your majesty……!
Alibaba: Yes. Let’s fight!
Koubun: Do you have any good idea?
Alibaba: I still don’t have
Koubun: What!?
Alibaba: Firstly, in this giant country, I need to find out everything!!
Finally it’s done! This chapter is really easier to translate as compared to chapter 289. Chapter 289 really gives me a nightmare!
PS #1: As I translated this from Chinese to English (which the Chinese group most likely translated it from Japanese to Chinese), this translation might not be as accurate as compared to directly translating from Japanese to English.
PS #2: Since my translation is not so good, there might be a lot of errors.
