The Art of Reincarnation - Chapter 1
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A DISGUSTING THING HAS BEEN BORN
Ek ghinoni cheez paida hui hai
MY FATHER SAID THIS WHILE LOOKING AT ME.
Mere baap ne yeh bola tha, mujhe dekhkar.
MY MISFORTUNE WAS BEING BORN ON THE SAME DAY, AT THE SAME TIME AS…
Meri badkismati thi ki main ussi din, ussi samay paida hua tha…
KAJIN.
Kajin ke sath.
A CHILD BLESSED BY THE SWORD GOD KESHAK, BORN WITH A BLESSED BODY AND TALENT.
Ek baccha jo Sword God Keshak ka aashirwaad lekar aaya tha, blessed body aur talent ke saath paida hua.
IF ONLY…
Kaash…
YOU WERE KAJIN…
Tu Kajin hota…
SOON AFTER, I FOUND OUT WHY MOTHER AND FATHER WERE SO DISAPPOINTED IN ME.
Thodi der baad pata chal gaya kyun Maa-Baap mujhse itna nirash the.
I DIDN’T HAVE A RIGHT ARM.
Mera dayan haath hi nahi tha.
MOTHER WHISPERED TO ME EVERY NIGHT.
Maa har raat mujhe fursati mein kehti thi.
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CAN YOU JUST DIE?
Tu bas mar kyun nahi jaata?
MY BABY…
Mere bache…
MOTHER… I’M SORRY…
Maa… Main maafi chahta hoon…
I DON’T WANT TO DIE.
Main marna nahi chahta.
I HEARD WHAT MY FATHER SAID WHEN I WAS IN YOUR STOMACH.
Jo baap ne kaha tha, maine pet mein hi sun liya tha.
THIS CHILD IS OUR HOPE.
Yeh baccha hamari ummeed hai.
I NEVER COULD BEAT MY OLDER BROTHER, BUT THIS CHILD WILL BE BETTER THAN MY BROTHER’S CHILD.
Main apne bade bhai ko kabhi nahi hara paaya, lekin yeh baccha mere bhai ke bacche se better hoga.
NO,
Nahi,
HE HAS TO BE BETTER.
Ise better hona hi hoga.
FATHER HOPED FOR ME TO BEAT KAJIN, BUT I WAS BORN ONE-HANDED AND WITHOUT A GOD’S BLESSING.
Baap ko ummeed thi ki main Kajin ko haraunga, par main ek haath aur bina kisi god ke blessing ke paida hua.
A DISGRACE THAT STOMPED ON MY PARENT’S HOPES JUST BY BEING BORN.
Ek badnami jo sirf paida hokar apne maa-baap ki ummeedon ko kuchal gayi.
THAT WAS ME.
Woh main tha.
YOUNG MASTER KAJIN, OVER HERE! HERE!
Young Master Kajin, idhar! Idhar dekho!
HERE, YOUNG MASTER!
Idhar, Young Master!
YOUNG MASTER LOOK HERE TOO!
Young Master yahan bhi dekho!
OH MY… HIS SMILE IS SO…!
Haye… Uska smile toh…
LIKE AN ANGEL…!
Bilkul angel jaisa…!
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KAJIN ALREADY STARTED WALKING…
Kajin to chalne bhi lag gaya…
WHY IS THIS CHILD SO SLOW?
Yeh baccha itna slow kyun hai?
WHEN I BARELY MANAGED TO GET UP AND TAKE A STEP
Jab main mushkil se uthkar ek kadam chal paaya
KAJIN ALREADY HELD A BLADE…
Kajin ne to blade pakad li thi…
WHAT’S THE POINT IN STARTING TO WALK NOW…
Ab chalna seekhne ka kya fayda…
WHEN I FIRST HELD A BLADE
Jab maine pehli baar blade pakdi
KAJIN ALREADY EXPERIENCED MANA AND STARTED TRAINING IN THE SAMION SWORDSMANSHIP.
Kajin ne pehle hi mana experience kar liya tha aur Samion swordsmanship ki training shuru kar di thi.
SIGH, IF ONLY MY CHILD WAS KAJIN…
Haye, kaash mera baccha Kajin hota…
AT SOME POINT, KAJIN BECAME A SUBJECT OF ADORATION AND ENVY TO ME.
Ek waqt aisa aaya ki Kajin mere liye izzat aur jalan ka subject ban gaya.
WHEN I WAS SEVEN, I WAS SENT TO BE ONE OF KAJIN’S ATTENDENTS.
Jab main saat saal ka tha, mujhe Kajin ke attendants mein se ek banne ke liye bhej diya gaya.
EXTERNALLY, I WAS KNOWN AS SOMEONE WHO WAS SENT AS A HELPING FRIEND TO SUPPORT AND HELP KAJIN AS A COUSIN, BUT
Bahari taur par, mujhe ek helping friend ke roop mein jaana jaata tha jo cousin hone ke naate Kajin ki madad aur support karne aaya tha, par
THE TRUTH WAS THAT MY PARENTS HAD SOLD ME FOR 300 THOUSAND LUDEN.
Sach yeh tha ki mere maa-baap ne mujhe 3 lakh luden mein bech diya tha.
LOOK AT YOU, DAVEN!
Dekh apne aap ko, Daven!
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING A FUCKING LOSER LIKE YOU.
Maine aaj tak tujh jaisa chutiya nikamma nahi dekha.
KAJIN DIDN’T LIKE ME FROM THE START, AND I BECAME THE ONE HE WOULD TAKE HIS ANGER OUT ON.
Kajin ko main shuru se pasand nahi tha, aur main woh ban gaya jis par apna gussa nikaalta tha.
MORE!
Aur!
CRY MORE!! YOU LOSER!!
Zyada ro!! Saale nikamme!!
I HAD TO HOLD BACK MY TEARS.
Mujhe apne aansoo rokne padte the.
IT WASN’T BECAUSE IT HURT.
Dard ki vajah se nahi tha.
IT WAS HARD TO ENDURE THE FACT THAT THE MANY ADULTS WHO PASSED ME TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THIS SITUATION.
Woh bardasht karna mushkil tha ki itne saare bade log jo mere paas se guzarte the, sab is situation pe aankhe band kar lete the.
THERE WERE NO ADULTS THERE.
Wahan koi bada tha hi nahi.
MY UNCLE WAS KNOWN AS AN INCREDIBLE MAN, BUT HE LEFT THE FAMILY A LONG TIME AGO AND NEVER RETURNED.
Mere chacha ek kamaal aadmi maane jaate the, lekin unhone bahut pehle family chhod di thi aur kabhi waapis nahi aaye.
BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE WAS NO ONE TO CONTROL KAJIN, SO HE GREW LIKE A HEADSMAN.
Isi vajah se, Kajin ko control karne wala koi nahi tha, isliye woh aise bada hua jaise ek jallad.
IT’S TOO FAST…!
Bahut fast hai…!
IT’S NOT HARD, YOU’RE JUST SLOW!!
Mushkil nahi hai, tu bas slow hai!!
I-I LOST.
mai har geya.
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HIS SUPERIOR TALENT AND THE BLESSING OF THE SWORD GOD BECAME LIKE A POISON TO HIM.
Uski behtaren telent aur Sword God ka aashirwaad, dono hi uske liye zehar ban gaye.
YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER WHEN YOU SAID YOU LOST?!
Tujhe lagaa ki “main haar gaya” kehne se sab khatam ho gaya?!
NEXT!!
Agla kaun pitne ayega!!
COME UP!!
Aage aa!!
DAVEN!!
Daven!!
I’M JEALOUS.
Main jal raha hoon.
OF KAJIN’S STRENGTH AND TALENT.
Kajin ki takat aur telent se.
I WANT TO BE STRONG TOO!
Main bhi strong banna chahta hoon!
STOP GLARING AT ME.
Aise ghoorna band kar mujhe.
I DON’T LIKE YOU!!
Tu mujhe pasand nahi!!
A LOSER WITH NO ARM!
Ek nikamma jiska haath nahi hai!
DARES TO GLARE AT ME LIKE THAT?
Himmat kaise hui aise ghoorne ki?
YOU THINK YOU CAN BEAT ME BY WORKING HARD?!
Lagta hai mehnat kar ke mujhe hara sakta hai?!
THEN GO AHEAD AND TRY!
Toh aa kar dekh le!
SOMEBONE LIKE YOU CAN WORK HARD ALL THEIR LIFE.
Tujh jaisa insaan saari zindagi mehnat kar sakta hai.
BUT STILL BE UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH ME!
Lekin phir bhi mere saath nahi tik payega!
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I WANT TO WIN…
Main jeetna chahta hoon…
I REALLY… WANT TO WIN…!
Main sach mein… jeetna chahta hoon…!
BUT MY DREAMS WERE NOT ACHIEVABLE WITH JUST HARD WORK.
Lekin mere sapne sirf mehnat se poore nahi hone waale the.
KAJIN GOT LAZY IN HIS TRAINING AS HE GREW UP, INDULGING IN ALCOHOL, GIRLS, AND DRUGS…
Kajin bada hote-hte training mein aalsi ho gaya, daru, ladkiyan aur nasha karne laga…
BUT I STILL COULDN’T BEAT KAJIN.
Lekin main phir bhi Kajin ko nahi hara paaya.
HE WAS A LAZY GENIUS, AND I WAS A HARDWORKING IDIOT.
Woh aalsi genius tha, aur main mehnati idiot.
HOWEVER, OUR POSITIONS WON’T REMAIN THE SAME FOREVER!
Lekin humari positions hamesha ek jaisi nahi rahengi!
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DAMN IT.
dhatt teri.
MY VISION.
mujhe kuch dikhai nhi dera
TH-THE ONE ARMED DAVEN…
V-Voh ek haath wala Daven…
BEAT STORM SWORD KAJIN…!!
Storm Sword Kajin ko hara diya…!!
UNTIL NOW, MY OFFICIAL RECORD WITH KAJIN WAS
Aaj tak, Kajin ke saath mera official record tha
21 MATCHES AND 21 LOSSES.
21 matches aur 21 haar.
AT 29 YEARS OLD, I FINALLY BEAT KAJIN…
29 saal ki umar mein, aakhirkar maine Kajin ko hara diya…
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IN UNOFFICIAL MATCHES, I LOST COUNTLESS TIMES, AND PEOPLE TOLD ME TO GIVE UP EVERYTIME I LOST.
Unofficial matches mein maine beshumar baar hara, aur har baar log kehte the ki haar maan lo.
THEY MADE FUN OF ME FOR BEING A TALENTLESS IDIOT WASTING MY TIME.
Woh mujhe bezubaan idiot kehkar mazaak udate the jo apna waqt barbaad kar raha hai.
BUT I STILL WON.
Lekin main phir bhi jeet gaya.
HOW MUCH LONGER DID YOU THINK YOU’D BE STRONGER?
Kitni der aur socha tha apne aap ko strong samjhega?
I-I LOST TO A LOSER LIKE YOU…!!
M-Main tujh jaise nikamme se haar gaya…!!
THE WORDS I HEARD UNTIL MY EARS FELL OFF WHEN I WAS YOUNGER…
Woh baatein jo maine chhoti umar mein itni suni ki kaan pak gaye…
IF YOU WERE KAJIN…
Agar tu Kajin hota…
IF MY SON WAS KAJIN…
Agar mera beta Kajin hota…
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN’T HAVE LIVED LIKE YOU.
Agar main teri jagah hota, toh main tujh jaisi zindagi nahi jeeta.
YOU… YOU FUCKER…!
Tu… saale chutiye…!
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULDN’T HAVE WASTED MY LIFE WITH ALCOHOL, GIRLS, AND DRUGS.
Agar main teri jagah hota, toh main apni zindagi daru, ladkiyon aur nasha mein barbaad nahi karta.
I WOULD HAVE LIVED MORE MEANINGFUL LIFE, INSTEAD OF STEPPING ON THE WEAK.
Main zyada meaningful life jeeta, kamzoro ko rulane ke bajaye.
I FINALLY… WON.
Akhirkaar… main jeet gaya.
IT’S OVE…
Khatam ho ga…
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WH-WHAT?!
Kya?!
KAJIN STABBED HIM IN THE BACK!!
Kajin ne peeche se chura maar diya!!
SLIMY UNTIL THE END, KAJIN.
Akhri waqt tak harami bana raha, Kajin.
IT HURTS…
Dard ho raha hai…
NO… I’M MAD.
Nahi… mujhe gussa aa raha hai.
I FINALLY GOT TO BEAT KAJIN…
Akhirkaar maine Kajin ko hara diya tha…
IT LOOKS LIKE… I CAN’T LIVE.
Lagta hai… main ab nahi bachunga.
THE FAMOUS SWORD SUN THAT ONLY THE DIRECT LINE OF THE SAMION FAMILY USES…
samion family ki direct line hi jo mashhoor sword sun use karti hai…
IT ALSO CONTAINS THE MANA OF THE SAMION FAMILY, ANTI-DEMON MANA.
usme samion family ka mana bhi hai… anti-demon mana
UNLESS THE MIRACLE SAINT RAILA APPEARS, I HAVE NO WAY TO LIVE.
agar miracle saint raila na aayi… to mere bachne ka koi rasta nahi
YOU’LL BE REMEMBERED AS A LOSER,
log tujhe hamesha ek haare hue aadmi ke roop mein yaad rakhenge
kajin.
kajin.
..IS THIS?!
kya yeh.
.HELL
yamraj ke pass hoon.
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HELL?
yamraj?
YOU’RE A LUCKY GUY,
tum sach mein kismat wale ho
HOLLD MIRACLE SAINT PAILA WAS PRESENT AT THE ARENA
khushkismati se miracle saint paila arena mein maujood thi
SAINT…?
saint…?
LIKE A SAINT SHE HEALED THE FILTHY AND DIETY YOU
ek sacchi saint ki tarah usne tumhe, itne bure haal mein bhi, theek kar diya
A MIRACLE, LIKE HER NAME.
bilkul apne naam ki tarah… ek chamatkar.
I… IS THAT WHY I LIVED…?
m-main… kya isi wajah se zinda bach gaya…?
BUT MY ENTIRE BODY IS BROKEN. ALL I CAN DO IS BREATHE…
par mera poora jism toot chuka hai… ab main bas saans hi le pa raha hoon…
YOU… DID YOU SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE DEVIL?
tum… kya tumne devil ke saath contract kiya hai?
WHAT?
kya?
WHY ARE YOU SO SURPRISED?
itna hairaan kyun ho rahe ho?
THE ONLY WAY FOR A LOSER LIKE YOU TO BEAT KAJIN IS BY SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH THE DEVIL.
tum jaise haarne wale aadmi ke liye kajin ko haraane ka bas ek hi tareeqa hai… devil ke saath contract karna
YOUR PARENTS ADMITTED TO IT TOO, SO THERE’S NO USE DENYING IT.
tumhare maa-baap bhi is baat ko maan chuke hain… ab ise jhutlane ka koi faayda nahi.
KEK… IS THAT SO…?
heh… acha… aisa hai kya…?
SACRIFICES AND BOTTLES WITH YOUR BLOOD FOR THE CONTRACT HAVE BEEN FOUND AT YOUR FAMILY HOUSE AS WELL.
tumhare ghar se contract ke liye diye gaye balidaan aur tumhare khoon ki bottles bhi mili hain
YOU ARE A DEVIL WHO SACRIFICED 300 INNOCENT CHILDREN TO GET STRONGER!
tum ek shaitaan ho… jisne taqat paane ke liye 300 masoom bachon ka balidaan diya!
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YOUNG MASTER KAJIN STABBED YOU, THE DEVIL, TO PROTECT THE HONOR OF THE SAMION FAMILY!!
young master kajin ne tumhe, ek shaitaan ko, samion family ki izzat bachane ke liye khud chaku mara!!
HOW SADLY HE MUST HAVE BEEN CRYING AFTER STABBING A COUSIN AND CHILDHOOD FRIEND!!
apne cousin aur bachpan ke dost ko chaku maarne ke baad woh kitna ro raha hoga… kitna dukh hua hoga use!!
KAHAH… I SEE.
hah… samajh gaya…
I BEAT KAJIN, BUT… NOT THE SAMION FAMILY…
maine kajin ko hara diya… par samion family ko nahi…
MY FAMILY CHOSE KAJIN OVER ME…
meri hi family ne… mujhe chhod kar kajin ko chun liya…
DAVEN HAS STAINED THE FAMILY’S HONOR, SO HE WILL HAVE ALL HIS MANA SEALED…
daven ne family ki izzat ko daag lagaya hai, isliye uska sara mana seal kar diya jayega…
AND WILL SERVE A LIFE SENTENCE.
aur use zindagi bhar ki saza di jayegi
SUFFER FOR ETERNITY
hamesha dard jhelta rahega
AND ROT IN PRISON, DAVEN.
aur jail mein sadh kar mar jao, daven
THE TENDONS IN MY ARM AND LEGS WERE CUT, AND MY MANA WAS SEALED THROUGH MANY LAYERS OF CHAINS.
mere haath aur pair ki nasen kaat di gayi… aur mere mana ko kai zanjeeron ke layers se seal kar diya gaya.
THAT’S HOW I WAS THROWN IN PRISON.
isi tarah mujhe jail mein phenk diya gaya
YOU LOOK VERY FITTING LIKE THAT, DAVEN.
daven, tum is haalat mein bilkul theek lag rahe ho
I BECAME A SWORD EMPEROR. PEOPLE PRAISE ME FOR BEING A HARDWORKING GENIUS.
main sword emperor ban gaya… log mujhe mehnati genius kehkar tareef karte hain
KEKEK! IT’S ALL THANKS TO YOU.
kekek! yeh sab tumhari wajah se hi hua hai
THANK YOU SO MUCH, LOSER.
bahut shukriya, haare hue nikame.
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AFTER KAJIN HUMILIATED ME AND LEFT, THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT WAS SUPPLIED TO ME LOWERED BY A LOT.
kajin ne mujhe zaleel karke jaane ke baad… mujhe milne wala khana bahut kam kar diya gaya
I’M… HUNGRY…
mujhe… bahut bhookh lagi hai…
IF I DIE,
agar mujhe marna hi hai…
I WANTED TO DIE WITH HONOR…
toh main izzat ke saath marna chahta tha…
I SHOULD HAVE… DIED AT THE ARENA.
mujhe… arena mein hi mar jaana chahiye tha.
…IT’S COLD.
…bahut thand hai
IF I HADN’T BEEN ONE-ARMED…
agar mera ek haath na kata hota…
WOULD MY LIFE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT…?
kya meri zindagi kuch aur hoti…?
IF I HAD BEEN FROM THE DIRECT LINE…
agar main direct line se hota…
IF I HAD THE BLESSING OF THE SWORD GOD KESHAK…
agar mujhe sword god keshak ka blessing mila hota…
IF I DID… WOULD MY LIFE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT?
agar aisa hota… kya meri zindagi alag hoti?
I DON’T WANT TO DIE…
main marna nahi chahta…
I..
main…
I WANT TO LIVE…
main jeena chahta hoon…
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I DON’T THINK I’M GOING TO DIE AFTER ALL.
lagta hai… main itni aasani se marne wala nahi hoon.