Lord El-Melloi II Case Files

[Kotonoha]

So what you're telling me is that the author doesn't know how to write.

It's not unique to this author, it's just a Japanese thing. Sorry.

[mewarmo990]

Yeahhhhhhh consistent tense is not a thing in Japanese writing. Just something you have to deal with when rewriting in English.

If you play through the hollow translation you are going to notice scenes where I properly wrote everything in past tense, and the other 97% of scenes where that didn't happen. It is a pain in the ass.

[Kat]

It's the El-Melloi World which is the same as the F/SN world but more mysterious!

Seriously, we need a spin-off of a spin-off with Rohan Kishibe, only then it can get more bizarre.

[Kotonoha]

Yeahhhhhhh consistent tense is not a thing in Japanese writing. Just something you have to deal with when rewriting in English.

If you play through the hollow translation you are going to notice scenes where I properly wrote everything in past tense, and the other 97% of scenes where that didn't happen. It is a pain in the ass.

Hollow translation was in past tense?

[hayate]

In terms of "doesn't hurt my head to translate"?

Just translate all tenses as they are and fuck English grammar. Narration randomly switching between present and past for no reason. Hell yeah.

Wow, that piqued my interest.

Can you please give me one line, translated as you said it, in my VM? I'll try to make sense of it.

In other words, I'll try to rearrange the line of thought.

[Kotonoha]

What, you mean an example of how Japanese narrative works?

Uhhhhhhhhh like "He reaches toward the table. He took a cigar from the case and cut off the tip. He lights it with a match and smokes it. He began to talk."

I would obviously not translate it that way, I was joking.

[hayate]

What, you mean an example of how Japanese narrative works?

Uhhhhhhhhh like "He reaches toward the table. He took a cigar from the case and cut off the tip. He lights it with a match and smokes it. He began to talk."

I would obviously not translate it that way, I was joking.

Well, looks decent to me from an artistic literary standpoint.

emphasis on the word "art" by the way.

And now I saw the past and present tense intermingling together. O.O

but the grammar...

Well, if we can figure out which tense it is then it will be properly translated, right?

[You]

Well, if we can figure out which tense it is then it will be properly translated, right?

You wouldn't figure out a tense, you'd choose a tense that you think works best and roll with it.

[Crown]

More lines please, You.

[Kat]

Take most out of context lines and start out of context Lord El Melloi II blog.

[You]

More lines please, You.

「ライネスとの契約を終わらせれば、私はただのひとりの魔術師に戻れます。ただのひとりの魔術師として、も う一度あの戦いにー第五次聖杯戦争に参加するつもりです」

"After my contract with Reines ends and I return to being just an ordinary magus. As an ordinary magus I intend to once again participate in that fight - The Fifth Holy Grail War."

[Kotonoha]

Guess that plan really worked out for him.

[Crown]

"After my contract with Reines ends and I return to being just an ordinary magus. As an ordinary magus I intend to once again participate in that fight - The Fifth Holy Grail War."

Nice. Keep it up.

[You]

[Rafflesiac]

Okay...

[Mcjon01]

Thank you, eagerly awaiting next month's line.

[BananaShiki]

What does that english even mean?

[JetKinen]

Maybe it makes sense in japanese

[Mcjon01]

It means:

Thou art the Mars, blessing fram war deity.

I guess it's just hard to read because the letters are sideways.

[Crown]

Thank you, eagerly awaiting next month's line.

At this rate we might get one page done this year!