Benten Kaiki Tankentai (Benten Mystery Expedition Squad) Clock Tower: Ghost Head doujinshi translation ~*~ What follows is a small text translation of the doujinshi Benten Kaiki Tankentai for the game Clock Tower: Ghost Head (a.k.a. Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within). The doujinshi is by Suka/Funny Sunny and Shou Takimoto and is available for purchase at https://funnysunny.booth.pm/items/172008, at Pixiv's doujinshi outlet BOOTH.pm for 250 yen. (Customers outside Japan can purchase digital doujinshi from BOOTH via credit card.) As the doujin is available for purchase online, no descriptions of the action of the comic are provided. There are a couple slightly fanservicey shots of Yuu, but nothing overly untoward. Note: Shou has a bit of a mouth; I've translated him in the vein of Bates from The Struggle Within. ~Parental discretion is advised.~ Name equivalencies: Benten Pharmaceuticals = Memorial Pharmaceuticals Yuu = Alyssa Shou = Bates Chinatsu = Stephanie Fushihito Saidou = George Maxwell Wataru Goumoto = Doug Bowman Hitoshi Ishizue = Alex Corey Translation by R. Capowski, 3/16/16 (minor correction to the romanization of Saidou's first name on 3/19/16), RACapowski@sceneryrecalled.com. *************************************************************************** BENTEN KAIKI TANKENTAI BENTEN MYSTERY EXPEDITION SQUAD Cover copy: *We've never ventured this far before! pg. 1 Yuu: _What--?!_ You want to go to the Benten Pharmaceuticals Research Labs...? Chinatsu: Yeah! Yuu: _Why,_ Chinatsu...!? Chinatsu: My friend! He says he saw a demon walking around there carrying a HUGE hatchet! Yuu: Then that means... Yuu [thinking]: Fushihito Saidou...!? Chinatsu: C'mooon, let's go... SFX: ::WHOOSH:: Shou: _FORGET_ ABOUT IT! pg. 2 Chinatsu: _I wasn't TALKING to YOU, Shou! Bring back YUU!_ Shou: _You put a SIR on that, you little BRAT!_ I'm here because Yuu just fucking hates your idea. GET IT?! Chinatsu: GRRR--!! Shou: But _I'll_ go...in her place. SFX: ::YO!:: Shou: That'll be nice and _reassuring,_ WON'T it? Chinatsu: JUST DON'T _KILL_ ME, OK? (Like you would in a _bad_ ending.) Shou: _SHUT UP!_ pg. 3 Caption: THE RUINS OF BENTEN LABS Shou: They've got cops on the lookout! How're we gonna get in?! Chinatsu: Over here! My friends say they got in through there! Shou: Huh? Through there? ...Pretty sly. Chinatsu: Whoa! This place is really trashed! It's scary...but don't get the shakes, now, Shou! ..._SHOU?_ SFX: ::nGAAAAHHH--:: Shou: THIS HOLE'S MADE FOR _ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS,_ AIN'T IT?! pg. 4 Chinatsu: _Oh!_ Look, look, Shou! Shou: _What?_ God, you're a noisy brat. SFX: ::whap whap:: Chinatsu: Is this...yellow blood!? Shou: No shit...! It leads to that door! Chinatsu: Maybe it's... SFX: ::CREEEEEEAK...:: Shou: ...one of those green monsters...? Man: _!?_ SFX: ::!:: SFX of soda: ::squirt:: Chinatsu: MR. GOUMOTO!! pg. 5 Shou: _YOU _ASSHOLE!_ WHAT THE _HELL_'RE YOU DOIN' HERE?!_ SFX: ::GAH!:: Chinatsu: It's not blood...it's mustard. SFX: ::sniff sniff:: Goumoto: Wellll... I heard Saidou's been spotted here, so I came to cover the story. And I got _hungry,_ so... SFX of stomach: ::RUMBLE...:: Shou: Smooth as ever, I see. (*blech*) Chinatsu: You see, Shou?! It IS true! Mr. Goumoto even came all the way here! Shou: Yeah, whatever. I remember before. All his "reporting," and he didn't find _shit_ - except for his hot tip that there was a _chemistry genius_ in the _drug lab._ Chinatsu: HUHHH?! SFX: ::GRR GRR:: Goumoto: TOUGH CROWD! pg. 6 Goumoto: But I've got a reliable source for my info this time, girls. So you be careful! Shou: Thanks for the warning. Chinatsu: It'll be OK! If Saidou shows up, I'll just get rid of him with a knife or something!... _A knife..._ Goumoto: Uh...little lady? Chinatsu: I'LL KILL 'IM...I'LL KILL 'IM WITH A _KNIFE!_ SFX: ::A HA HA HA!:: Goumoto: EEEEEEEE! Shou: Shit! She's still showin' after-effects! pg. 7 Shou: _INORI BEAM!_ SFX: ::BOOM!:: Chinatsu: _EEK!_ Shou: She's OK, Goumoto! ...Goumoto? SFX of Shou: ::tuh:: Shou: ...Looks like the old man cleared outta here. SFX of Chinatsu: ::ARGH:: Chinatsu: ...... SFX of Chinatsu: ::grr grr:: Chinatsu: WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA?! MIKOSHI _ATTACK!_ SFX: ::SLAP:: Shou: !? Yuu: Uh...huh? What'm I...!? Chinatsu: Welcome back, Yuu! pg. 8 Yuu: Shou was here, wasn't he? SFX of wall plaster: ::crumble crumble:: Yuu: (This place is really falling down...) Chinatsu: (WHOAAAA...) Yep, you're a genius! SFX of Chinatsu: ::clap clap:: Yuu: But isn't it time to END this expedition and get out of here? SFX of Chinatsu: ::grr grr:: Chinatsu: C'MON! We haven't found out ANYTHING yet! SFX: ::SCREEEE...:: Chinatsu: _WHAT IF SAIDOU'S *REALLY HERE?!*_ Yuu: He's _not!_ He _blew_ _up!_ SFX: ::SLAP:: pg. 9 Yuu: _AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!_ Chinatsu: IT'S REALLY HIM! SFX: ::AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH:: Yuu: GET AWAY! YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER! _YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!_ Figure: Hold on; I'm not... Yuu: _AAAAAaaaaaAAAAAHH!_ Figure: CALM DOWN! SFX: ::GRAB!:: pgs. 10-11 Shou: Getcher hands... _OFF ME--!!_ SFX: ::CRACK!:: Figure: _--GRACK..._ pg. 12 SFX: ::WHAM!:: Shou: *Phew*... Chinatsu: _AWESOME!_ A SURPRISE ATTACK FOR _BIG DAMAGE!!_ Shou: The cops can handle the rest. Let's _go,_ you little shit! Chinatsu: CHI. NA. TSU! SFX of mask: ::SLIP:: Ishizue: I was just investigating the crime scene! It's not _fair...!_ SFX: ::blub blub:: ::sniff!:: Police Officer: This is why they say you get too involved into your cases, Det. Ishizue! THE END pg. 13 Shou: DON'T LOOK! 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