Apostle and Death

Apostle and Death
Kanji	使徒と死と
Romaji	Shito to Shito
Voice Drama Information
Characters	Momose Amane Es
Released	April 16, 2021 (Digital), April 28, 2021 (Physical)
Length	14:16
Label	Universal Music Japan

"Apostle and Death" (使(し)徒(と)と死(し)と, Shito to Shito) is ninth voice drama featuring the prisoner Momose Amane. It's the first trial interrogation between Amane and the prison guard Es, right before the song starts.

Track Listing

1. Magic (おまじない)
2. Magic (おまじない) (Off Voice)
3. Positive Parade (ポジティブ・パレード) [AMANE Cover]
4. Positive Parade (ポジティブ・パレード) [AMANE Cover] (Off Voice)
5. Apostle and Death (使徒と死と) -Voice Drama- Amane & Es

Featured Characters

• Momose Amane
• Es

Transcript

-WIP-

Translations by @onigiriico

• Romaji
• Japanese
• English

*Door opening, footsteps*
Es	I've kept you waiting, Amane.
Amane	Yes, you did. You're late.
Es	Alright, let us start the interrogation.
Amane	I don't want to.
Es	Hah?
Amane	I won't acknowledge it.
Es	…What do you mean?
Amane	It is your duty to apologize to me first.
Es	…Uh-huh.
Amane	Do you understand? It is vital to always be on time for things. When you do something wrong, you need to apologize. Those are both my personal rules and those of society.
Es	Are you done? I would like to start your interrogation.
Amane	No, I am not done talking. I need to make sure you are aware of your mistake.
Es	......
Amane	Why are you making a face like that? Is there something you want to say?
Es	I'm not in the mood to play along with you. *Steps closer* Listen, Amane.
Amane	What is it?
Es	Don't get the wrong idea. You are a prisoner, and I am the prison guard. That's the dynamic between us. I have no intention to let you order me around.
Amane	Hm. But if you're the prison guard as you say, shouldn't you have to be exemplary to the prisoners?
Es	Don't make me laugh. I'm not your teacher at school; it isn't my goal to teach you things or guide you on the right path. MILGRAM's goal isn't to turn you back into decent human beings and get you back into normal society. What is needed here is firm, honest judgment and decisions.
Amane	Judgment and decisions…
Es	All that is needed is a decision on whether your crimes are forgivable or not. I don't have any responsibility beyond that. And I have no intention of letting myself be fooled by the impression that you're a little child.
Amane	I see. Is that so…
Es	It is. Now, let's get to the interroga–
Amane	Then, please apologize to me not as the prison guard, but as yourself.
Es	…As myself?
Amane	Yes. It is only natural for a human being to apologize to another for breaking a promise.
Es	…
Amane	Why are you looking so doubtful? Are you not a human being?
Es	No, I'm sure you're right… I'm sorry.
Amane	Okay! I'm kind, so I shall forgive you. That's nice, isn't it? If my parents were in my place, you would have been lectured for another hour.
Es	I'm glad I wasn't born in your home.
Amane	…Is that so? Alright, we're running late, so let's start the interrogation!
Es	That's my line, though.
Amane	I'm Amane Momose. I'm twelve years old. I'm in sixth grade of elementary school.
Es	Geez… You're quite something for your age. Even most adults would be at least a bit anxious in an environment like this.
Amane	Eh? It's not scary at all. After all, God is there to protect me.
Es	In that aspect, you really are a child…
Amane	Of course this is a rather unusual experience, but I am aware that it is something like a trial. I am certain that, once I have overcome this, I will be able to achieve further personal growth once more.
Es	You have strong faith, huh…
Amane	Hmm, what else… I am good at getting up early, my hobby is studying, my best subject is Japanese. My favorite food is vegetables and I do not eat meat. Is there anything else you would like to know?
Es	…
Amane	Guard-san? Why are you spacing out like that? Are you neglecting your duties?
Es	I was just thinking how you, too, have killed someone…
Amane	…Huh? What are you trying to say? Weren't you the one who assembled all of us here for that exact reason?
Es	I meant what I said. Not taking your way of speaking into consideration, you appear like an ordinary elementary schooler.
Amane	My way of speaking… I probably owe to my education and environment. So?
Es	You don't look like a murderer at all.
Amane	I see. You're judging from my physical appearance and my age.
Es	…I guess so.
Amane	Guard-san, do you think that just because someone is a child, they can't have killed someone?
Es	I don't mean it like that. It is true that everyone chosen by MILGRAM was involved in someone else's death one way or another. That's a given fact that puts everything else into the background.
Amane	Then what is it? Do children normally not kill people? If a child kills someone, must there always be other circumstances leading up to it? Do you think they should be forgiven because they are children?
Es	I did not go that far. It's just that the Japanese law enforcement handles things that way - judging a person's deeds while taking their age into consideration.
Amane	I'm disappointed. You don't seem to be taking me seriously, merely based on the fact that I am a child.
Es	…But it is true that the parents' influence on adolescents is strong, isn't it. Compared to adults, you are a lot more dependent on your parents.
Amane	I see. Then, are the things that I as a twelve-year-old think irrelevant? Are you going to cast aside the feelings that I know I have in this very moment, purely based on the fact that I have not yet lived for a very long time? Judging these things based on someone's age will not take you very far. Do I, at age twelve, not have my own will? Does Muu-san, at age 16, have more of a free will than I do? Does Yuno-san, at age 18, have more of a free will? Does Fuuta-san, at age 20, have an entirely free will?
Es	Amane…
Amane	Furthermore, isn't it condescending of you to assume that just because I happen to be a child, I am incapable of hating someone enough to kill them?
Es	…
Amane	You said earlier that you have no intention of treating me like a child. However, by saying that I don't seem like the type to kill someone purely based on my age, that is precisely what you are doing. *Steps closer* If you let your guard down because I am a child… you will be murdered.
Es	*Sigh* May I tell you my impressions?
Amane	Do go ahead.
Es	Regardless of whether you're a child or an adult… you are beyond annoying.
Amane	Oh, my. I am honored by your praise.
Es	As I said.
Amane	*Giggles*
Es	It may cause conflict between us, but you do offer logical arguments… So I guess there is no need for me to treat you with more care than the others.
Amane	I see you're quite good at adapting.
Es	Also, your dislike for being treated like a child… I never really noticed it up until now, but just looking back on it makes me angry. *Sigh* You did something very unlike MILGRAM. From now on, I will treat you like a murderer with full awareness of their actions, prisoner number 8, Amane.
Amane	Yes! I am very grateful for that… Hm?
Es	What? Do you still have a complaint?
Amane	Hmm… a murderer?
Es	Geez, what is it with you! You just told me to treat you that way, didn't you?
Amane	I did not! Me telling you that it is wrong to assume that I cannot kill someone because I am twelve years old and me being unhappy with being labelled a murderer are two separate issues. After all, logic and emotions are not the same thing.
Es	Yeah, yeah. You're splitting hairs at this point. So. You are dead set on not being a murderer?
Amane	Hmm… Talking about me having killed a person… That may be true, but I do not think that I did anything wrong.
Es	That's not up to you to decide. In MILGRAM, I make the decisions. If I say something is a mistake, it's a mistake.
Amane	If you claim that what I did was a mistake, I believe you are the one who is wrong.
Es	I see. But even outside of MILGRAM, there's no denying that killing someone is against the law, is there? And yet you're trying to convince me that you haven't done anything wrong.
Amane	Hm. You may say it's wrong, but isn't what you are doing here a crime as well? Well, I do have something more important to me than the general law, so I will not try to hate you either, guard-san.
Es	Geez, you're so stubborn–
Amane	You see! I don't hate MILGRAM, either. Rather than one single law, there are other standards to judge my sins by. And those are closer to my spirit, as well!
Es	Hmm.
Amane	The standards that judge my sins are somewhere else – in my heart, my blood, my entire body, they are firmly rooted in all those places!
Es	And within those standards, your murder was not a sin?
Amane	Exactly!
Es	I see.
Amane	Ah, I am looking forward to it! Seeing whether your judgement will align with that of these higher standards! If that is the case, maybe MILGRAM would be the right world for us to live in, rather than the outside world! MILGRAM relies on your judgement, isn't that right? In that case, you could become the mediator for a far more righteous world!!
Es	And if my judgement is not in your favor, what will you do?
Amane	I will deny you.
Es	…
*Bell rings, mechanical sounds in the back*
Amane	Oh my. Is it already over? It was a fun time. While we had some small disagreements, you listened to what I had to say. I am very happy about that.
Es	…
Amane	You might become our mediator some day. When that time comes, I hope we will spend many nice d–
*Es gets up*
Amane	Eh?
Es	Shut your mouth.
Amane	…
Es	Brace yourself, prisoner number 8.
Amane	Guard-san…?
Es	What you wanted was to face MILGRAM head-on. Sitting there quietly and listening to you going on about your own ideas… The one who thinks of ways to judge you is me, not you. Who do you think you are, with your God complex?
*Es grabs Amane*
Amane	What is it? Are you resorting to violence?
Es	What's wrong? I'm just restraining you. Can't you move? You're 'not a child', right?
Amane	What–?!
Es	Sorry about that. Guess I wasn't determined enough. As you said, I'll look at you on eye level. I will not treat you like a child either. I will strictly watch over you.
Amane	*Struggling noises*
Es	Don't even try.
Amane	What are you–?
Es	Don't try to talk your way out of this under the pretense of being a child because you're in over your head.
Amane	Are you... trying to mock me!?
Es	Prisoner number 8, Amane. Come now, sing your sins!
Continued on Magic MV