^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Cain: Death of Cray Drafus ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Original Copyright (C) Yuki Kaori/Hakusensha Translation Copyright (C) Hikirin Studio 1995 English Translation: Alex "Alekusiel" Wong ( awong@eecs.tufts.edu ) Proofreading: Iain Sinclair ( axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au ) ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Version 1.1 To maintain the quality of this translation, any part of this translation cannot be changed, or modified in any way during distribution. If this translation is being used in any form of distribution or publication, all the credits of this translation must be included and the translator must be informed. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Translator's Notes: Lines in []: Thoughts of characters ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 175 Orlando: Earl Hungrevis. Orlando: So you are saying that I have killed my younger brother Cray, is that it? Cain: Yeap. Cain: You said it. Orlando: The rumors of your impudence are well justified! Orlando: Even you are a close friend of my brother, shouldn't you be more polite when addressing to his only relative? Cain: Cray, who is weak with illness, writes to me quite often. --This is the letter he wrote me right before his death. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 176 Cray: Dear Cain, how are you doing? Cray: But you may come to my house wearing black soon. Cray: I never mentioned... anything like that, did I? Cray: As you know, my parents are deceased and the only relative I have is my older brother Orlando. Cray: My brother has problems with his conduct, and he didn't get along with my parents, so he lived by himself. Cray: However, recently, he returned as soon as the will was announced. Cray: According to the guardian, not even one cent was given to my brother and all the legacy was to pass onto me after I have reached the legal age of an adult. Cray: I cannot forget the icy stare of my brother at that moment. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 177 Cray: I know about him, he is a horrible person. Cray: He will get whatever he wants, no matter what kind of means he uses. Cray: He probably will even kill me... Orlando: Rubbish! Earl, he committed suicide. Orlando: Remnants of poison were found on a glass cup he was thought to have drunk from, and when he died I was at the Mediterranean Sea with a friend. Orlando: So you really think a letter like that proves anything? Cain: No, I don't think so. Cain: My trump is over here, on the envelope. Cain: Please take a look. Cain: The sealing part has turned black, hasn't it? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 178 Cain: Do you see why? The poison he drunk has a special property that turns black with the passing of time. Cain: In other words, the criminal knew that Cray likes to write letters, and he planted poison on this envelope. Cain: Cray unknowingly licked and sealed the envelope as usual. Cain: Then the criminal placed couple drops of the same poison in the cup and made it look like he committed suicide, and to make an alibi for himself the criminal went onto travel. Cain: It was also part of the plan that this poison takes some time until death. Orlando: That's an interesting tale, but Earl, you can't prove that it was me who served the poison! Orlando: You can't indict me with so little evidence. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 179 Cain: Yeah... That's why, I didn't intend to do that. Cain: Since I am a cruel person. Orlando: --- ? Orlando: ! Orlando: What!? This black color... Cain: Hmm... the maids didn't wash the cup cleanly, did they? Orlando: You... you bastard...!! It can't be... Orlando: Poison...! You used the same poison that I served to Cray on me...!? Cain: Oh, didn't you brother commit suicide? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 180 Orlando: Da... damnit! I will call the doctor... Cain: Don't worry, you have plenty of time. Cain: Just like Cray. Cain: Slowly, little by little, be lured to death certainly... Orlando: Kuu...! Orlando: Damnit!! I will sue you for sure!! ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 181 Orlando: Where is the closest hospital. If I don't go there fast...! Orlando: Damnit, can't see clearly. How can I die...! Orlando: At last, even I have obtained great wealth...! Orlando: Yeah... and that Cray also... even I could kill off that kid father and everyone took as their number one. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 182 Cray: ...Will you laugh at me? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 183 Cray: Will you laugh that I am a fool, Cain? Cray: Even despite that, I still love my brother. Lady1: How unfortunate... looks like the incessant storms had shaken the earth to its foundations. Lady2: I heard that Orlando died after he left words that he was poisoned in the hospital he was transported to. Lady1: Maa! Lady2: By the way, after examining that liquid left in the cup... It turned out to be only normal black ink! Lady1: Shi---i. Lady2: In any case, with all these misfortunes visiting the Drafus family like this one by one... Lady1: Really, isn't it... isn't it like... Cain: Lif, let's go home. ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ Page 183 Lady1: It's like it was under the charm of Death, isn't it? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^