History's Strongest Manager Chapter 31

Translator’s Ramblings:

Hey folks,

Today I want to ask about using native words during the chapters. I mean, we all have been around long enough that the cla.s.sic ‘onii-chan’ has become part of our vocabulary. Or the always present ‘-chan’ and ‘-kun’. Another one I like is the ‘Nani!?’ — always fun to see.

Off topic: You are already a lost cause if you can get this…

The question is can we do same here? You will see there was a similar situation this chapter, where I could use the original word or translate it to english and lose some small part of their meaning.

For now I decided to leave a note explaining the original word and translating it to english to avoid confusion. Nothing worse than facing completely unknown words mid read, I still remember the time I came face-to-face with that ‘everything according to the plan’ (or something close) phrase amidst a read and how it killed my mood (mostly because I felt like a noob being the only one which didn’t know what that meant).

So yeah, let me hear your thoughts on that. And I know I am being pretty vague but don’t wanna give any spoilers when you guys are so very close of reading the chapter.

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Jiwon didn’t know which sort of value its body could possibly have. However, when he saw the look in the other people’s eyes, he could understand some of it. The director revealed very openly in his eyes a look of someone who wanted something from Jiwon.

From the operation table Jiwon saw more revealed in their eyes than in the outside appearance of those people, hidden behind their masks.

The eyes that perform the surgery, the eyes that administer the drugs, the eyes that keep track of the progress, the eyes that give the post evaluation, the eyes that see the outcome, the eyes that see the failure, the eyes that see the dying bodies,

the eyes that commits murder.

Jiwon had faced those eyes as he stayed in the laboratory. Jiwon was well aware the director’s eyes were not so different from the ‘eyes’ he had seen. Jiwon also remembered vividly Choi Kang-Joon’s eyes, the one who had captured him and had suddenly gone somewhere else.

Eyes seething with fury.

It couldn’t understand what he was furious with, but Jiwon saw the look in Kang-Joon’s eyes were tinged by rage.

The director didn’t say anything to Jiwon’s comment. After all, sharing a conversation with the specimen was nothing but a pa.s.sing whim. There was no reason to respond logically. The director didn’t present any reply to Jiwon’s words, and neither did Jiwon insist in a conversation.

If only things could grow easier henceforth,

that was Jiwon’s thoughts.

“The regenerative power coefficient is more than a thousand, with this much no narcotics will have any effect.”

“Exceeding a thousand?”

“Yes.”

With the blood a.n.a.lysis complete the director frowned hearing the a.s.sistant words. a.s.suming an ordinary human regenerative power as 1, a Knight’s regenerative power was about 50. While Mutants, although differing through types, usually possessed regenerative power ranging about 150.

However, the Mutant in front of his eyes showed a regenerative power’s reaction more than a thousand times that of an ordinary human.

‘Which sort of b.a.s.t.a.r.ds did this sort of experiment after all?’

Reinforcing the regenerative power first before a Mutant procedure, regenerating regardless of the body collapse allowing for adaption was the basic among the Mutant procedures basis. However, the fact regeneration itself wasn’t the goal could only be understood seeing that this Mutant had destroyed the research inst.i.tute single-handedly.

Raising the regenerative power to 1000 was something which had no technology for to begin with, and it was so because there was no reason to. However, what to say about a procedure which could only be carried with this sort of super regenerative power as requisite? The destroyed Mutant Pot’s database had already been completely destroyed. It was common for that sort of illegal Pots to put such safety devices in order to protect their technology, as such, in the end, the only clue was Jiwon in front of his eyes.

The director’s heart was beating wildly.

This, it might really be the experiment’s result who will send the Mutant academy in turmoil, capable of flipping it upside down. And, that result was now lying down in front of him.

The doctor cut Jiwon abdomen slightly with the scalpel in order to see the super regenerative power with his own eyes. Jiwon hadn’t received any anesthesia but didn’t raise a single eyebrow.

The injury seemed to want to bleed slightly then it healed just like that. The scar-free sight was terribly weird.

They might need a truck full of regeneration inhibitor if they intend to do a proper surgery.

-Bang!

“Stop the operation! Stop!”

Suddenly the one in charge of the Hounds Unit kicked the operation’s room door, going in shouting.

“What are you doing?”

“Director, end the operation right now.”

He shouted severely at the Director with an urgent expression. This was the Hounds Division, an almighty military Unit which had freed itself from all military hierarchy. Hearing those words the director looked at him bewildered. The commander of the Hounds Division, Major Kim Kyung-Joon, was breathing roughly while speaking.

“Remove all the equipments in the operation room right now!”

The director couldn’t even begin to guess what the heck was going on. Although the Major was mumbling about how the Union might come or how it might result in an international affair, he couldn’t understand a single thing he heard.

Jiwon, against all odds, came down from the operation table, and was a.s.signed an area in the barracks with Kang-Joon who had volunteered as guardian. Starting now every interrogation would be carried orally, and Kang-Joon would be accompanying Jiwon in the interrogation room.

No violence will be used during that process. Kang-Joon was lying down while watching the TV placed in the barracks, while Jiwon was looking up at him with sparkling eyes.

“Uncle, what did you do?”

Kang-Joon glanced at Jiwon. It was uncertain whether the child would be able to understand even if it was to hear about the issues concerning human rights.

“Those are adult matters. And I am not an uncle.”

“Then what should I call you?”

“Hmm…”

Kang-Joon stared fixedly at Jiwon. Although it could indeed be considered as pretty, it possessed an appearance that couldn’t be certainly judged as a young boy or girl.

“You, are you a girl or a boy?”

“I don’t remember.”

“Hmm…”

Kang-Joon wasn’t particulary caught off guard. It was just cases like this where those who were suddenly thrown in having to experiencing the pain in the middle of the experimental process lost their memories were common. Those who didn’t know what or who they were were common. A situation where they wouldn’t be able to recall anything and asking them to try to think of it would do no good.

A hollow, empty sh.e.l.l.

Without memory or past, a state where they ended becoming simply a blank slate left out of reality.

“Hyung or Oppa[1]. Which one would you like to call?”

“Hmm…”

Jiwon smiled innocently, replying.

“Hyung!” (TL.:  Big Brother)

“Okay then.”

“Will big brother also do surgeries?”

“I won’t make that sort of thing.”

“What then?”

“Well…”

Kang-Joon set his sight on Jiwon. It was a condition already far detached from an ordinary life. Kang-Joon had confidence in taking Jiwon and going out of this facility safely to begin with. However, he had only thought about getting hold of an illegal Mutant, if it was this sort of young child things would be a little different.

It wasn’t a sentimental decision based on moral principles such as it being wrong to send a child to a dangerous place.

First of all,

children were annoying. Difficult to control and easily frightened. Colleagues having to argue with a child while hunting with their lives at stake? Nonsense.

“What do you want to do?”

“I want to eat a lot of delicious things!”

Hearing such words startled Kang-Joon. Jiwon simply wanted to eat something delicious and because of food had all but stopped thinking about what he would be subjected to. Kang-Joon looked at that sort of Jiwon and showed a wry smile.

Translation’s Notes:

Hyung and Oppa:

Both words means ‘Older brother’. Easy peasy. Nah just kidding, things aren’t so simple in Korean.

Hyung(형) is used by males, while Oppa(우빠) is used by females.

The key point is those words aren’t meant to be used only between siblings. It is a pretty common respect/closeness/endearment thing. If the person isn’t really a real senior and you are a little close and no other address takes precedence people will most likely refer to them as Hyung/Oppa. (Obs.: Precedence as in ‘Teacher’ beats ‘Big brother’ kind of thing).

Remember Koreans are pretty rigid on this respect thing. Which makes this all kinda of a rule and kills a little of the magic. Are people calling me ‘big brother’ because they really think of me as such or just because I am older? I, as a non-native, am quite bothered by such thoughts.

Except kids, although I was never addressed as Hyung or Oppa, being called uncle by young kids always made me smile (although I am not even that old!). No matter how much of an imp they might be they always look super adorable. (Except my real nephew – that guy aint cute at all)

Ah, following the same rules we have:

noona (누나) = males speaking to older females

unnie (언니) = females speaking to older females

dongsaeng (동생) = BOTH little sister and little brother.

Yu-dongsaeng(여동생) = Little sister. Mostly real sibilings.

Nam-dongsaeng(남동생) = Little Brother. Mostly real sibilings.

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