The Art of Reincarnation - Chapter 2
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…ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING WHILE AN ADULT OF THE FAMILY IS SPEAKING TO YOU?!
…Sun bhi raha hai jab family ka bada aadmi tujhse baat kar raha hai?!
THIS PAIN…
Yeh dard…
IS ON… MY RIGHT ARM?
Mere… dayen haath mein hai?
IS THIS A DREAM?
Kya yeh sapna hai?
IF SO, WHY DOES IT FEEL SO REAL?
Agar aisa hai toh itna real kyun lag raha hai?
HUH…? THIS PERSON…
Haan…? Yeh insaan…
IS AN ADULT FROM ONE OF THE BRANCH FAMILIES…
Kisi branch family ka bada aadmi hai…
HOW DO I KNOW THIS PERSON?
Mujhe yeh insaan kaise pata hai?
WAIT… DID HE JUST SAY MY NAME WAS VINCHEN?
Ruko… kya isne abhi mera naam VINCHEN bola?
ADENCAGA’S SEVENTH SON…
Adencaga ka saatva beta…
WHAT’S WITH THESE MEMORIES?
Kya hai yeh yaadein?
…STILL, THIS DREAM ISN’T ALL THAT BAD.
…Phir bhi, yeh sapna itna bura nahi hai.
THE AIR… FEELS FRESH. IT DOESN’T FEEL AS GROSS AND MUSKY AS IN THE UNDERGROUND PRISON.
Hawa… fresh lag rahi hai. Underground prison jitni bekar aur badbu daar nahi hai.
A DREAM WHERE I HAVE A RIGHT ARM.
Ek sapna jisme mera dayan haath hai.
IS THIS A GIFT BEING GIVEN TO ME RIGHT BEFORE I DIE?
Kya maut se pehle mujhe yeh tohfa diya ja raha hai?
Y-YOU-!!
T-Tum-!!
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HOW LONG DO YOU PLAN ON IGNORING ME?!
Kitni der aur ignore karega mujhe?!
UGH! MANA…?
Arre! Mana…?
HE’S TRYING TO INFLICT PAIN ON ME WITH MANA.
Yeh mana se mujhe dard de raha hai.
THE METHOD TO BLOCK THIS KIND OF ATTACK IS…
Is tarah ke attack ko block karne ka tarika hai…
SIMPLY TO PHYSICALLY SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM YOUR OPPONENT!
Bas apne aap ko physically opponent se alag kar do!
…HUH? THIS ISN’T AN ATTACK STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK SOMEONE BACK THAT FAR.
…Huh? Itna zor ka attack nahi hai ki koi itna door gir jaaye.
HE CAN CONTROL MANA THIS MUCH, SO WHY ARE HIS MOVEMENTS SO SLUGGISH?
Ise mana par itna control hai, toh movements itni sust kyun hain?
AH, I’M SORRY.
ah… maaf kijiye
MY HAND SLIPPED.
mera haath phisal gaya tha
Y-YOU…
t-tum…
IMPUDENT BRAT…!
badtameez ladke…!
JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE FROM THE MAIN FAMILY…!
sirf isliye ki tum main family se ho…!
MY SON WILL CRUSH YOU MERCILESSLY.
mera beta tumhe bina reham ke kuchal dega
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE BRANCH FAMILY WILL CRUSH THE MAIN FAMILY.
pehli baar branch family… main family ko haraayegi
SO THIS PERSON IS THE SAME AS MY FATHER.
toh yeh aadmi bilkul mere father jaisa hi hai
HE HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO WIN OVER MY ELDEST UNCLE.
woh hamesha mere sabse bade uncle ko haraana chahta tha
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THE MOMENT HE REALIZED THAT DREAM WAS IMPOSSIBLE, HE BEGAN TO PROJECT IT ONTO ME, HIS SON,
jab use samajh aa gaya ki woh sapna kabhi poora nahi hoga, tab usne wahi sapna mujh par, apne bete par thop diya
AND IT RESULTED IN ME BEING AN UNFILIAL CHILD.
aur isi wajah se main ek naakaabil beta ban gaya
I WILL NOT FORGET YOUR ARROGANCE AND RUDENESS TODAY.
aaj tumhari yeh ghamand aur badtameezi main kabhi nahi bhoolunga
JUST WAIT FOR THE DAY OF THE ASSEMBLY OF TRUE SWORDS.
bas intezaar karo… true swords ki assembly ke din ka.
IS THIS NOT A DREAM?
kya yeh sab koi sapna nahi hai?
I SHOULD’VE WOKEN UP BY NOW.
ab tak toh mujhe jaag jaana chahiye tha
SOME OTHER MEMORIES ARE STARTING TO COME BACK TO ME NOW…!
ab kuch aur purani yaadein bhi wapas aane lagi hain…
MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO ME.
meri maa meri janam hone ke baad hi guzar gayi thi.
MY FATHER DIDN’T CARE FOR ME IN THE LEAST.
mere baap ko meri zara bhi parwah nahi thi
ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN THAT TREATED ME AS A SCAPEGOAT.
aur baaki saare bache… mujhe hi hamesha bali ka bakra banate the.
OF THE 8 CHILDREN OF THE FAMOUS SWORD FAMILY OF ADENCA, I, VINCHEN, AM THE 7TH.
adenka ki mashhoor sword family ke 8 bachon mein, main vinchen… saatva beta hoon
I WAS SUCH A COWARD THAT I WOULD SHRIVEL UP AND CRY IN MY ROOM AFTER BEING SLAPPED BY THE YOUNGEST IN THE FAMILY, LOA.
main itna darpok tha ki family ki sabse chhoti, loa, ke thappad maarne ke baad apne kamre mein chup kar rota rehta tha
AN UGLY DUCKLING, ABANDONED BY THE OTHERS IN THE MAIN FAMILY OF ADENCA.
adenka ki main family mein… ek badsoorat batakh jaisa, jise sabne chhod diya tha.
SOMEONE TO BE PREYED ON BY THE BRANCH FAMILIES THAT WANT TO SURPASS THE MAIN FAMILY
ek aisa shikaar… jise branch families nishana banati hain, jo main family se aage badhna chahti hain
THE ONE-ARMED DAVEN OF THE SAMION FAMILY HAS BECOME THE USELESS VINCHEN OF THE ADENCA FAMILY.
samion family ka ek haath wala daven… ab adenca family ka bekaar vinchen ban gaya hai
I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED… REINCARNATION?
shayad ise hi… reincarnation kehte hain…?
I DON’T GET ANY OF THIS.
mujhe kuch bhi samajh nahi aa raha
A DIARY!
ek diary!
WHY CAN’T I DO WHAT MY OLDER SIBLINGS CAN?
main woh sab kyun nahi kar paata jo mere bade bhai-behen kar lete hain?
ALL MY KIN FROM THE BRANCH FAMILIES ARE SEARCHING FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO STOMP ALL OVER ME.
branch families ke mere rishtedaar har mauka dhoondte rehte hain mujhe neecha dikhane ka
MY MAIDS AND ATTENDANTS ALL IGNORE ME.
mere maids aur attendants bhi mujhe bilkul nazarandaaz karte hain
I’M DEFECTIVE. I’D RATHER JUST DIE.
main bekaar hoon… shayad mar jaana hi behtar hai.
THE DIARY IS FULL OF HIM JUST BELITTLING HIMSELF…
yeh diary bas uski khud ko neecha dikhane wali baaton se bhari hui hai…
IT SEEMS LIKE HIS SELF-ESTEEM FELL AS LOW AS IT COULD GET AND HE HAD GIVEN UP ON EVERYTHING.
lagta hai uska self-respect bilkul toot chuka tha… aur usne sab kuch chhod diya tha
LOOKS LIKE GOD HAS ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS, KID.
lagta hai bhagwan ne hamari dua sun li, bache.
I WANTED TO LIVE IN MY LAST MOMENTS, AND YOU, VIN, ALWAYS WANTED TO DIE.
apne aakhri palon mein main jeena chahta tha… aur tum, vin, hamesha marna chahte the
I WONDER IF THAT’S IT.
shayad baat bas itni hi hai…
THE ONE THAT WANTED TO DIE DISAPPEARED, AND THE ONE THAT WANTED TO LIVE CAME BACK TO LIFE.
jo marna chahta tha woh gayab ho gaya… aur jo jeena chahta tha woh wapas zinda ho gaya
ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT ABSURD?
kya tum sach mein itni ajeeb baat par yakeen karne wale ho?
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SOMEONE’S IN THIS ROOM?!
kya is kamre mein koi hai?!
WHO ARE YOU?
tum kaun ho?
ARE YOU NAIVE OR SIMPLY JUST A FOOL?
tum itne bhole ho… ya seedhe seedhe bewakoof?
IS A DEMON TRYING TO DECEIVE ME BECAUSE MY REINCARNATION WAS NEVER MEANT TO HAPPEN?
kya koi demon mujhe dhokha dene ki koshish kar raha hai… kyunki mera reincarnation hona hi nahi chahiye tha?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING SO DEEPLY ABOUT? I WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THAT BODY.
itna gehra kya soch rahe ho? main hi us body ka asli malik tha.
THE ORIGINAL OWNER…? THEN, YOU’RE
asli malik…? toh tum…
VINCHEN?!
vinchen?!
CORRECT.
bilkul sahi.
MY ORIGINAL NAME WAS VINCHEN, BUT AS I’VE GIVEN MY BODY TO YOU, I NO LONGER HAVE A NAME.
mera asli naam vinchen tha, lekin ab maine apni body tumhe de di hai… isliye ab mera koi naam nahi raha.
PLEASE CALL ME JULIAN.
ab tum mujhe julian bula sakte ho.
…DIDN’T YOU DIE?
…tum to mar gaye the na?
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?
yeh kaise mumkin hai?
A REVELATION.
ek revelation.
…A REVELATION?
…revelation?
A REVELATION?
revelation?
THE THINGS GODS GIVE TO HUMANS?
matlab… jo cheez bhagwan insaano ko dete hain?
I’VE HEARD THAT PEOPLE BLESSED FROM BIRTH CAN SOMETIMES HEAR REVELATIONS.
maine suna hai jo log janam se blessed hote hain… kabhi kabhi unhe revelation sunai deta hai
THEN… COULD IT BE?!
toh… kya sach mein aisa ho sakta hai?!
ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU’RE A GOD?
kya tum keh rahe ho ki tum ek bhagwan ho?
CORRECT.
bilkul sahi.
…THOUGH I AM A MINOR GOD.
…lekin main ek chhota sa bhagwan hoon.
A MINOR GOD?
ek chota bhagwan?
I ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO CALL FORTH A SPIRIT GOD, BUT YOU CRAWLED IN INSTEAD.
main asal mein ek spirit god ko bulana chahta tha… lekin uski jagah tum aa gaye
IF I WANT TO BECOME A TRUE GOD RATHER THAN A MINOR GOD, THEN I’LL NEED TO ATTAIN NUMEROUS ACHIEVEMENTS.
agar mujhe minor god se badhkar ek true god banna hai… toh mujhe bahut saare achievements haasil karne honge
WE CALL THAT A CALLING.
isi ko hum calling kehte hain
IF I COMPLETE MY CALLING, I WILL BE ABLE TO BECOME A TRUE GOD.
agar main apni calling poori kar loon… toh main ek true god ban sakta hoon
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT…
main tumhari haalat samajh raha hoon, lekin…
I HAVE NO INTEREST IN YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
mujhe tumhare achievements mein koi dilchaspi nahi hai
IF EVERYTHING IS AS YOU’VE SAID, THEN I’VE GAINED A NEW LIFE.
agar tumhari baat sach hai… toh mujhe ek nayi zindagi mili hai
I’M GOING TO BE BUSY LIVING MY LIFE, SO I WON’T HAVE THE LEISURE TO LISTEN TO SOME GHOST’S WISHES.
main apni zindagi jeene mein hi busy rahunga… isliye kisi bhoot ki ichchha sunne ka mere paas waqt nahi hoga
THAT’S TRUE. I GAVE UP ON MY LIFE AND YOU WISHED FOR ONE.
yeh sach hai… maine apni zindagi chhod di thi aur tum jeena chahte the
THAT’S WHAT RESULTED IN THIS.
isi wajah se yeh sab hua hai
HOWEVER, MY SPIRITUAL ENERGY IS INCREDIBLY LOW.
lekin meri spiritual energy bahut hi kam bachi hai
IF MY SPIRITUAL ENERGY DISAPPEARS ENTIRELY, THAT BODY WILL DIE. WOULD THAT BE ALRIGHT WITH YOU?
agar meri spiritual energy poori tarah khatam ho gayi… toh yeh body bhi mar jayegi… kya tumhe yeh manzoor hai?
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A THREAT?
kya yeh mujhe dhamki de rahe ho?
THIS BODY IS WAY TOO HEALTHY FOR AN EARLY DEATH…
yeh body itni bhi kamzor nahi hai ki itni jaldi mar jaaye…
YOU… BASTARD…!
tum… kamine…!
SEE?
dekha?
HOW NAIVE.
kitne bhole ho tum.
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FROM NOW ON, I’LL BE SHOWING YOU
ab se main tumhe dikhane wala hoon
MY REAL MEMORIES.
meri asli yaadein
THESE MEMORIES…?
yeh yaadein…?
…TRASH…
…bekaar…
MORON!
bewakoof!
STEP ON HIM SOME MORE!
iske gote pe maro!
WHAT’S WITH…
yeh kya hai…
HIS EXPRESSION…?
uske chehre ka yeh expression…?
…I SEE.
…samajh gaya.
HE HADN’T FALLEN IN DESPAIR.
woh kabhi nirasha mein nahi gira tha
WHILE PLAYING THE PART OF A COWARD…
darpok ban kar acting karte hue bhi…
HE WAS LAYING OUT THE GROUNDWORK FOR HIS REVENGE.
woh apne badle ki buniyad taiyar kar raha tha
…ARE THESE REALLY THE THOUGHTS OF A 13-YEAR-OLD?
kya yeh sach mein ek 13 saal ke ladke ke khayal ho sakte hain?
JUST WHAT KIND OF WORLD HAVE I BEEN REINCARNATED INTO?
main aakhir kis duniya mein reincarnate ho gaya hoon?
HOW IS IT?
ab kaisa laga?
MY ACTING WAS FLAWLESS, WASN’T IT?
meri acting bilkul perfect thi, hai na?
I HAD TO ESCAPE MY FAMILY’S SURVEILLANCE.
mujhe apni family ki nazar se bachkar rehna padta tha
THE SUBJECTS I WANTED TO STUDY WERE CONSIDERED APOSTLE-LEVEL
jo cheezein main seekhna chahta tha… unhe apostle-level mana jata tha
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DO YOU FEEL LIKE HEARING ME OUT NOW?
ab kya tum meri
baat dhyaan se sunoge?
THIS WOULDN’T BE SO DISADVANTAGEOUS TO YOU EITHER.
yeh tumhare liye bhi itna bura sauda nahi hoga
ALRIGHT. THEN…
theek hai… toh suno…
DO YOU KNOW OF THE ARCHDEMON DAVEN AND THE HERO KING KAJIN?
kya tum archdemon daven aur hero king kajin ko jaante ho?
WHAT?
kya?
ARCHDEMON DAVEN?THE HERO KING… KAJIN?!
archdemon daven?hero king… kajin?!