Idia’s Backstory Translation
Don’t look at me I’m a mess rn
Disclaimer: my own translation, just for entertainment purposes, there might be mistakes. Proceed to suffer.
Idia: My whole life was decided before I was even born.
“The Guardian of the Island of Woe”
That’s my future job.
Those who are born into the Shroud family are able to burn off accumulated blot in their bodies easily…
It is an unique magic that opens and closes the gates of “The Underworld”
Researcher A: Idia-sama is truly excellent in both academics and magic.
Researcher A: Experts in the magic engineering field are especially interested in him. He’s a genius.
Researcher B: Yes. The future of [S.T.Y.X.] is secure with him.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
For an ordinary child, that’s a question that will be asked to them at least once.
Would it be alright if someone asked me once as well?
[Run like a meteor, aiming for distant glory!]
Young Ortho: Hang in there, Big Brother! Hit Chronos’ army!
Young Idia: Yes! Hard Mode cleared!
Young Ortho: As expected of my brother! You defeated Chronos’ army!
Young Idia: Ahhh. I want to go on adventures to the outside world like the hero of [Star Rogue].
Young Ortho: Me too! I’m going on an adventure with my brother too!
Young Ortho: Then, we can be heroes who beat the bad guys together.
Young Idia: Heroes….I thought I might be able to go with Ortho, but I guess I can’t.
Young Ortho: Why? I want to be with my brother.
Young Idia: Because when I grow up, I have to take over the household…
Young Ortho: Well, what about before you grow up?
Young Idia: Before I grow up…?
Young Ortho: Yeah. You can go on an adventure trip before you grow up, right?
Young Idia: That’s right. I may be able to go outside before I have to take over the household.
Young Idia:…It’s easy to get out of the [Okeanus Hall] if you can break through the security system of the headquarters. That means…
Young Idia:…let’s go on an adventure.
Young Ortho: !! Yes! I want to go!
Young Idia: Leave it to your big brother!
I was just curious.
I just wanted to have a little adventure.
I didn’t think much of it.
I can’t believe it happened-
Young Idia: Heheh. It was easy for me to turn off the security. Is it okay to be able to break in so easily?
Young Ortho: Wow…! It’s my first time in this place.
Young Idia: Ortho, make sure you follow behind me.
Young Idia: you need an amphibious magic vehicle to be able to leave [Okeanus Hall]
Young Idia: Wait just a moment. Now, I just go to the hangar management system…
*Alarm Turns On*
Announcement: An emergency has occurred. The headquarter’s security system has been compromised by an external cyber attack.
Announcement: All detention centres in [Tartarus] have been unlocked. Subject ROS-3367A has escaped from the laboratory building.
Announcement: Charon units to head to [Tartarus] immediately! Non-combatants must evacuate to the shelters quickly!
Young Ortho:…Brother? What’s that sound?
Young Idia: No way…It can’t be…The security system I hacked into and turned off earlier…
Young Idia: N-no. I have to turn it back on!
Young Ortho:…B-big brother!
Young Idia: It’s okay. Your brother is lucky.
Young Ortho: No, brother…there’s something at the end of the corridor!
Young Idia: Eh?!
???: *growls!*
Young Idia: That’s- a monster?!
???: *growls*
I don’t remember what happened from there.
By the time I woke up, Ortho was gone.
Researcher A: I can’t believe that a 10-year-old boy could hack into the world’s highest security system…
Researcher C: He is too much of a genius. I never expected it to end in such a tragedy…
Researcher A: They say that all the phantoms were sent down to the underworld.
Researcher B: Even though there was no other choice….It was an unfortunate incident.
Young Idia: It was my fault. I was the one who told him to go on an adventure.
Young Idia: How can I be a genius if I can’t even protect my brother…? How could I ever be a hero?!
Young Idia: Ortho come back…give me Ortho back…
Young Idia: Every part of Ortho…return his body, his personality, his memories, everything!!
Young Idia:….that’s right.
If he can’t come back on his own, I can just make him.
….It’s okay. I remember everything. I can make the perfect Ortho again.
We promised we would go on an adventure together…
…Just leave it to your big brother.
Researcher A: Idia-sama…It’s been more than two years since he has stayed inside his room.
Researcher B: He has shut his heart ever since losing Ortho-sama.
Researcher C: However, he keeps requesting a large amount of magical parts regularly. Just what the hell is he doing…?
Boy Idia: Boom ba da boom boom boom! Ha! It’s done!! I finished it!
Boy Idia: I finally got it back!
Researcher A: Idia-sama?! Finished? What did you finish?
Boy Idia: Hehehe! What, you say? It’s Ortho!
Ortho: Nice to meet you. I am Ortho.
Boy Idia: What do you think!? It’s a complete reproduction of Ortho’s memories and thought patterns.
Boy Idia: the AI also includes a self-learning algorithm.
Boy Idia: The world’s first magic humanoid that continues to grow on its own. This is [ORTHO]!!
Researcher A: No way…you recreated your younger brother?!
Researcher B: That’s a taboo, Idia-sama!
Boy Idia: Huh? The story of a hero rescuing his girlfriend back from the underworld is considered a beautiful story, but why is it that when it comes to a younger brother it becomes a taboo?
Researcher B: T-that’s…
Boy Idia: Haaa. This is exactly why I dislike ordinary people!
Boy Idia: Would you please stop judging others with subjective ethics or mere emotional arguments?
Boy Idia: My “younger brother” is here because there is nothing physical to prove the existence of a soul.
Boy Idia: And he is stronger, much stronger than the living, he cannot be broken easily.
Boy Idia: If we keep making improvements, one day we can reach the end of the universe with this body. That’s right, Ortho!
Ortho: Hm! [Run like a meteor, aiming for distant glory!]
Boy Idia:…that’s right. Hehe! Both Chronos and the phantoms would be nothing compared to the current Ortho.
Boy Idia: The current Ortho could even be a hero…hehe!…he…hng…*sob*
Ortho: Your frontal cortex is overactive and your autonomic nerves are disturbed. It is recommended that you take a proper rest.
I wonder where I went wrong.
If I hadn’t tried to go on an adventure that day…
No, if I hadn’t yearned to become a hero before that…
Maybe, If I hadn’t been born in the Shroud family in the first place…?
If only…If only we had been born in a normal family…
Having friends to play games with,
Going on adventures,
Talking about our dreams for the future…
I might have become a real hero someday.
How did this happen?
I….
We just wanted to be like everybody else.
…Big brother.
….Ortho?
Thank you for chasing after me. I was very happy.
But, my brother shouldn’t come here yet.
Ortho…Why? I’ll go with you. We made a promise.
Yes. But “someday” is not “now.”
You want to read the rest of that manga, go watch an idol group live, play a new game…
My brother loves this world too much to give everything up.
Ha!? Who would love such a crap world!
It doesn’t matter if all that shit is gone!
You don’t have to be so silly. You don’t have to give up on anything anymore.
My brother has a future.
I want my brother to fulfill the dream we had that day.
Our dream…?
I’m sure it’ll be a long road. And you might be discouraged. But…
You’re my big brother….my elder brother can go anywhere.
No matter how far away the place you dream of is, you will definitely get there.
It’s okay. I’ll be with you forever.
So don’t give up.
Ortho…wait
ORTHO—!!
???: IDIA!
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I apologize for any typos or grammatical errors, I could barely see past my tears sorry
Idia's VAs (the usual + the child voice) bodied this whole chapter. I highly recommend listening along.
The way he goes from laughing to crying during the hero line was heartbreaking, and the way he was begging to get Ortho back dealt me some heavy emotional damage. God I loved this chapter.
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One of the details I loved the most of the Ignihyde chapter is how Idia kept repeating the phrase "Just leave it to your brother" and the tone and weight it conveyed depending on the situation....
spoilers below
some examples:
● the first one I can immediately think of was at the end of the past update, right before Idia overblots. This one reads as Idia being so tired of his pain that he finally gives in to it, leading to his overblot.
● then, during the flashback of when they were children he says it as a promise of going on an adventure with Ortho. It's an innocent vow that leads to terrible consequences.
● the next one it's after the tragedy has occurred, when Idia is processing his guilt and decides to create the Ortho we know as a way to cope with grief. This time it feels like a desperate cry.
Idia has always been the one taking care of any troubles, even without Ortho having to ask for it...
● then we get the farewell scene, and this time Ortho is telling him to stay in this world so he can fulfill their dreams. This is the first time Ortho is the one directly asking him to take care of something, and that something is for Idia to keep on with his life even if it's though sometimes. His only direct request is that Idia stays alive to see the future they dreamed of.
and then my absolute favourite example, right at the end of the chapter:
After the fight against OB Idia, he falls down into the underworld along with Ortho and Grim. Vil jumps after them (while knowing what would happen to him btw) and barely manages to rescue Idia and Grim , but Ortho stays behind.
We think Ortho is gone for good, but then Idia finds his memory card on the ground, and it turns out that Grim had swallowed it somehow. And on a parallel to the ending of the movie Big Hero 6, this means that he'll be able to rebuild Ortho's body and keep the memories he had previously.
He does exactly that, and on their reunion he tells Ortho that he doesn't have to act like his little brother anymore, he has reached a point where he is sentient enough to warrant his own free will. Ortho tells him that all he wants to be is "Idia's little brother" instead of a fake. Idia is moved and tells him that he has always been his brother.
● this Ortho has one single request, and whispers it to Idia. We're not told what it is at this moment, but Idia smiles and repeats "Just leave it to your brother" one more time. This time it feels like a happy and playful assurance.
Ortho's request? He wants to become an official student at NRC. [S.T.Y.X.] pulls some strings and makes it happen.
Crowley introduces Ortho as the new student in class 1-C at the housewarming party for the renovated Ramshackle dorm at the end.
The Shroud brothers are finally laughing and playing games with friends.
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