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Special Courtroom 2010
Good morning to everyone attending this Tokyo Game Show.
As you all know, Gyakuten Kenji 2 has been announced for release.
It seems that the contents of the game have “evolved” since the previous work.
Today, celebrating the announced release of the “evolved” Gyakuten Kenji 2…
I want to conduct an audition to decide who is the “strongest in the history of the series” rival.
Order! Order!
“Strongest in the history of the series”! So exciting! Isn’t it, Gummy?
Whenever a new rival is announced, my stomach ties in knots, pal!
Now… I’ll have you two participate as judges.
“Rules” are important during an audition.
I would like you to read the guidebook of rules for an ”impartial judgement”.
Let’s see… “an impartial judgement”, “always run according to schedule”, “you shall not defy the judge”
“Rules are of strict application”, “as long as you follow the rules, whatever else you do is okay”,
"since this differs from the actual game, you shouldn't think about it too deeply"...
… Huh. It's so detailed I got tired of looking at it, pal.
By the way, where is Prosecutor Edgeworth?
It seems that this morning he secluded himself alone in his office, pal.
For him to be late… How troublesome.
Well, even if the protagonist isn’t here, we can’t change the schedule.
Without delay, let us have the candidates for new rival make their appearance…
… First is… The elite international investigator – ***-Long Lang!
Lang Zi says: "The strongest in history is the House of Lang”...
If you are talking about the rival in Gyakuten Kenji, isn’t it clear that that’s me?
The next rival candidate is… the prosecutor who strives for perfection, Franziska von Karma!
Huh… huh? Prosecutor von Karma isn’t here, pal.
Ah. I forgot.
Since Prosecutor von Karma whipped me, I had her disqualified.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! Prosecutor von Karma, disqualified?!
“You shall not defy the judge”. She broke the rule.
Ho, ho, ho, today I’m somewhat different!
After all, I have “evolved” too.
Ce-certainly… He seems much stronger than the usual judge, pal!
To resume the topic, here is the next rival candidate!
Wha…
Y…You!
M-Mr. Edgeworth! The main character! A candidate for new rival?
Hm… To think that the candidate for new rival would be Prosecutor Edgeworth…
That was an unexpected “turnabout.
To find every defendant guilty… That’s my rule.
Hm…? Where is the defendant, Detective Gumshoe?
Th-those nostalgic lines… Could it be!
Mr. Edgeworth… You have lost your memory?
Eeeeeeeeeh!
! H-hey… You have a huge bump on your head.
Isn’t this bump the reason why you lost your memory?
Who are you people! I’d appreciate that you stopped arbitrarily looking at bumps on heads!
It’s kinda like… the same atmosphere as the first time I met him, pal.
… Appearance-wise he’s grown up, though.
It seems that the memories of these past several years are gone.
The game has “evolved” yet the main character has gone back to the old times, pal!
That’s an “involution” then!
It seems that Prosecutor Edgeworth’s memories are in a state of chaos, however…
since the time is approaching, let us resume the audition.
But Mr. Edgeworth is the protagonist!
Now that he has presented himself as a candidate for new rival, he has to take his responsibility
N-no waay…
Well, if this is the way things are, let’s prepare ourselves for the worst… Mr. Prosecutor.
Me or you, we'll see who is more fitted to be the rival!
I don’t know who you are but… why not.
(…If someone challenges me, I’ll inflict “a crushing defeat”!)
(I… was taught so by my mentor)
Prosecutor Edgeworth and Investigator Lang.
Let’s have a match to decide who is more fitted to be the rival!
[Voting Begins]
[OBJECTION!]
Objection! What’s this- This strange gauge!
That’s a gauge that measures your popularity according to everybody in the audience.
In the courtroom, proof is everything, but in the audition, the score is.
Well then! Members of the audience, please start voting.
Uh-oh. Mr. Lang seems to be more popular…
Hah! The audience know what they're doing…
(Ugh… Those amateurs! How could I possibly lose…?)
[HOLD IT!]
Y…Your Honor! Why would you…!
As long as there are still some doubtful points, I cannot pass a judgement.
It seems that… some injustice was carried out in this audition.
Injustice you say…?
Investigator Lang. Don’t you recognize the members of the audience?
The audience…?
! I-it can’t be… Those guys!
A-almost all of the audience is made up of Mr. Lang’s subordinates!
To procure popularity through block votes… How lowly, pal!
I regret to say this, but… carrying out injustice once is enough to be disqualified.
Wait just a mome-
[EXPULSION]
H…. Hooooooooooooooooooooooowl!!
Shifu didn’t know anything! It was us who decided to act on our own!
Of course, I will also have all of the subordinates expelled.
After all, “impartial judgement” is important in an audition.
Is this all right with everyone?
Since Investigator Lang was disqualified, the audition has also come to an end.
If there is only one candidate, we have to postpone this…
No, there will be no postponement.
What I am saying is that “Prosecutor Edgeworth” has been chosen as the new rival!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! But he is the main character!
Hmph… “the strongest rival”, eh? …. Not bad.
H-he is in fact the most eager, pal!
I declare the rival in Gyakuten Kenji 2 as “Miles Ed-
[OBJECTION!]
Wh-who was that…?
Tsk, tsk, tsk. You’re still soft… Edgeworth.
S-sir!
P-prosecutor… Manfred von Karma…! Why are you here?!
Hmph. It’s written on this guidebook!
“Rules are of strict application”, “as long as you follow the rules, whatever else you do is okay”,
"since this differs from the actual game, you shouldn't think about it too deeply"… you see.
Wha, whaaaat?!
Uhh… This Mr. Prosecutor... both his face and the things he says are scary!
Edgeworth. Think back to all the rivals you have had so far.
You should say that it is I who is perfect and the strongest rival!
(Ugh! Mr. von Karma is certainly perfect. Someone like me is no match for him!)
This is how I make popularity measuring gauges respond!
! {Yeah that really needed a subtitle...}
If you have no testimonies or evidence, just create them. Manipulating information and the like is easy!
The guilt of the defendant, the new rival – I’ll be the one to decide everything.
Prosecutor von Karma. I will not forgive any injustices before me.
That’s a violation of the rules. I will have you expelled.
Wh… Judge! I-
[EXPULSION]
You fool! I haven’t finished talk-
S-sir… For Prosecutor von Karma who is perfect and unbeatable to lose against the judge!
(No… I have memories of having been humiliated too, when I was perfect)
(Not only that, but time after time, by the same person! Who could they be…?)
(Tch! My head hurts… I feel like I’m remembering something…)
(That’s right… Blue… They wore blue clothes…!)
(Wearing blue… the security guard!)
{IDK what the eff she's saying}
Uooooooooooooooh!!
Mr. Edgeworth! Get a hold of yourself!
…Hm. It’s you, Kay. I’m sorry I surprised you.
! Mr. Edgeworth! Your memories are back?
Hm. Seeing Mr. von Karma… no, Prosecutor von Karma, I remembered.
Well. Whatever the reason, I’m glad your memories are back.
Come on, change those gaudy clothes, pal!
! Wha… You mean I have been wearing these clothes all this time?!
(So unfitting for my age... How incautious!)
Weeell, the usual Mr. Edgeworth is back at last.
Why did you lose your memory?
Hmph… I don’t really remember.
This morning I was relaxing on the sofa at my office…
At that moment, somebody came to visit.
As I was talking to that person… I took an impact on my head.
Somebody hit you, right?
The picture frame on my office fell down, so it may have hit me on my head.
(For some reason, I have the feeling that I heard the sound of a gavel then…)
Prosecutor Edgeworth. This is no time for chatting.
We are approaching the time to finish with this audition.
[HOLD IT!]
For a single person to play the role of the protagonist and the rival is impossible!
That’s right, pal! It’s like playing both the “boke” and the “tsukkomi” at the same time!
(Is that the image of a protagonist and his rival…?)
No objections are accepted.
Prosecutor Edgeworth, aren’t two roles for a single person a good idea?
Being both, you can freely choose who is guilty and who is innocent.
(To manipulate the judgement freely… It’s just like his way of thinking)
The guilt of the defendant, the new rival – I’ll be the one to decide everything.
Wouldn’t precisely that create the strongest rival?
[OBJECTION!]
You don’t know when to give up. Is there anything you have to add?
Heh. If you respect justice, don’t you have some explaining to do?
Now. What are you talking about?
In this audition, you have been awfully particular about rules.
To immediately expel those who infringe the rules is nothing like your usual gentle self.
Besides, if you say the strongest rival is that who can manipulate who is guilty and who is innocent,
as a judge you are he whom fits the description the most!
Eeh! C-could it be…
Your Honor! You are the true new rival, aren’t you!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeh!
M-Mr. Judge, the new rival!
Well! Why don’t you give us an answer!
Heh, heh, heh…Splendid reasoning, Prosecutor Edgeworth. As expected from this game’s main character.
So, indeed you are…
Before I give you an explanation, let us listen to the development team.
{Good luck figuring out what they're saying....}
Ms. Hakari Mikagami…… A judge who makes justice and impartiality her motto.
She herself is the new rival in Gyakuten Kenji 2.
Why did you conduct an audition if the new rival had already been decided?
“I want to ascertain whether there isn’t a more suitable person impartially.”
Wishing for this, she nonetheless took it upon herself to hold this audition.
So she was the one who organized this audition…
Which reminds me… She was supposed to greet you at your place this morning, Prosecutor Edgeworth.
At my place? Could it be…(The person who visited my office this morning…!)
Announcing candidacy for new rival…? Such a thing seems like a problem.
I am the main character. I can’t just go back to being the rival at this point.
… Who are you?...
(It was her fault that the picture frame fell!)
Waaah. What a beautiful person…
S-somehow, my spirit feels clean, pal!
Me too, just watching this smile makes me want to help her.
[OBJECTION!]
Judge Mikagami! I won’t be deceived by that smile!
[NOT GUILTY]
Ugh! Manipulating who is guilty and who is innocent…!
For a prosecutor, that might be the strongest rival indeed…
However, about this accident with the gavel…
Let us say that she who only wanted to battle against Prosecutor Edgeworth isn't to blame.
Asking the person directly in order to have a fair and square battle, that’s admirable, pal!
Plus she was kind enough to bring Mr. Edgeworth who had no memories here!
(Before I could notice, everyone has turned into her ally!)
My, my. The difference in popularity between the two of you is clear.
(Are you kidding me…! As the main character, I can’t lose here!)
Judge Mikagami! Here and now, let’s have our fair and square battle!
Unfortunately, it seems that we’re approaching the time to end this audition.
[HOLD IT!]
The battle isn’t over yet! Isn’t that right, Judge Mikagami?
[OVERRULED!]
Since she is the type to be strict about the time, your battle shall continue inside the game itself.
Ugh! There is nothing I can do. Let’s settle things in the game.
Nevertheless, in Gyakuten Kenji “the scene of the crime” is the stage, rather than “the courtroom”.
I don’t think you will be able to pass sentences so easily.
Well then, today’s audition has come to an end.
Judge Mikagami, please bring this to a closure.