Oshi no Ko

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This chapter is the proof that aqua only pretends to be edgy

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Might as well try my hand at a TL while I'm here. Hopefully better than the J-K-E translation that was posted before.

Aqua: I'm not your enemy. Please, calm down.

Akane: Aqua…
Akane: Why?

Aq: Mem went looking all over for you, when you went out in the middle of a typhoon and didn't return home.
Aq: We backtracked from the route between your house and the store, and here we are.

Aq: Foolish girl.

Ak: sobs

Hey, you two! It's dangerous over there!
What're you doing?

Kana: Kurokawa Akane's getting flamed really hard here.
K: Well, that's to be expected, given what happened.

Ruby: Isn't this something you get used to once you spend enough time in the limelight?
K: Yeah, but it varies from person to person. Some people will just never adapt to it.

K: As for me, it really depends on my state of mind at that very moment.
K: There are times I feel like I'm better off dead.

K: Coping with the relentless barrage of hatred for the first time in your life as a teenage girl is not something you'd understand without experiencing it yourself.

K: It really does make one think their life is over.

Miyako: Dating reality shows are popular all over world, and to date there've been almost fifty people who committed suicide due to those shows.

M: In some countries, it's mandatory to provide counseling services to the participants.

K: For every person who decided to kill themself, there're ten more who are just on the brink.
K: You should be aware that many people harbor thoughts of ending their lives.

I fucking love black star aqua.
I wish Aka spent all his edgy energy here instead of ruining a manga because people like it better when he's silly and fun.

who knows if I'll finish this before it drops off page 10

Reality TV is about revealing your true self.
The criticism you receive is really about you, not about the show. Of course it's harsh.

R: Aqua told me before that lies are the best tool you have to protect yourself.
K: Well said.

K: It's still not that bad if you're putting up a facade,
K: but the more truthful you are, the more it hurts.

K: Social media gives visibility to vile rumors about celebrities.
K: Someone gets lynched in the name of justice and free speech, every day.

K: Everyone thinks they're an exception, but they join in on the lynching anyway.
K: Words uttered without a second thought that drive people to suicide.

R: … Is Aqua going to be all right?
K: Everyone's got their own quirks. Nobody is truly perfect; you can always find fault with someone if you want to flame them.
(ring)

M: Eh? Is that so? Ah, yes, I'll head there immediately.
K: What's the matter?
M: Aqua's…

M: Aqua's at the police station…
Eeeeeh?!

Ak: crying
Akane's mom: She told me not to watch the show, and I'm also not great at the internet…
Mom: I didn't know this was going on. Why didn't you talk to me about it?

Ak: I… I didn't want you to worry…

M: Silly boy.
M: I was prepared for the worst when I got the call,

M: but good work there, Aqua. I'm proud of you.

M: You act like you don't care about anyone, but you're always looking out for them.
Aq: That's not it.

Aq: People die easily.
Aq: Hesitate even a moment when someone is crying for help and it'll be too late.

Aq: I'll get the cab fare from Akane later.
M: What a miser.

Akane!

(slap)
Yuki: You idiot!
Y: You… made us so worried!

Y: You can always talk to us!
Ak: Sorr…

Aq: Akane.

Aq: What do you plan on doing now?

Ak: What I plan…?
Aq: You have the option of dropping out of the show now.

guy: But there's the contract…
I forgot his name
Aq: It's up to the production side to properly handle minors if they're hiring them. Now that it's come to this, I doubt they'll bother enforcing the contract if she decides to quit.

Aq: You're in this under your real name, "Kurokawa Akane". You will have to make the decision for yourself.

I…
wanted to be more well known as an actress, and I've worked so hard so I can continue acting…

You've all helped me so much, and yet this happened…
Y: Akane…

I'm scared…
I'm really scared…

But I'm staying.

Ak: I don't want to quit now.

Aq: Understood.

Aq: So she said. Any objections?
Of course not!
We said that from the very beginning!

We'll help you out however we can!

M: You're working with a friendly bunch.
Aq: Well, they're all the same age.
Aqua is being a bit ambiguous as to whether he's included in the bunch.

Aq: Everyone will work together,
Aq: and despite whatever happens, the show will be finished.

…

Aq: Leaving it just like this bothers me, though.
Aq: The editing team for fanning the flames,
Aq: and the actual flamers on the internet too.

Aq: Pisses me off to no end.

I think that Aqua want to film a fake suicide.

Thanks ts user

How old is manager san ? she is so fine, aqua should tap that.

Late 30s at the very youngest.

So right in Aqua’s strike zone.

And done.

There's a reporters' club at the police station.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisha_club

A room filled with reporters from every outlet,
ready to process incoming information at any time,

eagerly waiting for the next scoop to drop.

phone: "Trending: Underage actress targeted by netizens attempts suicide (Meguro)"

M: You've really done it now…
M: I was an idiot to have praised you.

M: I hope you know where you're going with this.
Aq: Yeah. I don't know if it'll turn out well,

Aq: but here's where the real reality TV starts.

Aqua begins his revenge on the entertainment industry.

Next time, the cast of the show are all united?!

Thanks for the TL, user.

Thanks, user.