Project Umbrella Translation
CHIEF SCIENTIST BRANDON'S DIARY 1
1966
December 4th
That day, Lord Spencer told us there appeared to be a flower called the "Stairway to the Sun", which could be eaten to obtain tremendous powers.
At first, we all reckoned that was just some sort of typical mumbo jumbo hearsay, but who could've known what it would lead to!
It was my mentor, Dr. James Marcus, who initially recognized the possibility.
The doctor suspected it might be a phenomenon caused by an unidentified virus capable of mutating DNA.
What keen insight! His deduction was in fact correct.
Within the flower we discovered a mysterious virus, "Progenitor".
Our arduous toil these past three months; traveling to Africa, finding this place, those nerve-racking Ndipaya attacks, it all finally paid off.
Dr. Marcus, who was exhausted until yesterday, is in a completely good mood now.
He's eager to return immediately and immerse himself in research.
I feel the same way. I want to solve the mysteries of this Progenitor Virus as soon as possible.
1967
February 12th
We've hit a wall.
We tried cultivating the Progenitor flower here after we took it back with us from Africa.
We initially attempted tissue culturing the Progenitor Virus, however it was unsuccessful due to its propensity for transmutating DNA.
Therefore, we decided to mass-produce the Progenitor Virus by cultivating Progenitor flowers.
Things went well, at first. The Progenitor flower's robust vitality led it to grow quickly and bloom within a short time.
But then a problem arose.
There was no Progenitor Virus within these Progenitor flowers! Could cultivation environment affect the Progenitor Virus' emergence? Further verification is needed.
March 23rd
We've completely smashed into a dead end.
Since before, we've tried cultivating Progenitor flowers in various conditions.
Soil, water, temperature, humidity, sunshine hours, none of it yielded the Progenitor Virus, even if we made every condition equal. Dr. Marcus and I debated our future research plans.
Lord Spencer came over and mentioned he was "establishing a company", but such a thing's irrelevant. Without the Progenitor Virus, there's no point establishing a company.
Can't this man even see that? I'm getting sick of all this!
1966
December 4th
That day, Lord Spencer told us there appeared to be a flower called the "Stairway to the Sun", which could be eaten to obtain tremendous powers.
At first, we all reckoned that was just some sort of typical mumbo jumbo hearsay, but who could've known what it would lead to!
It was my mentor, Dr. James Marcus, who initially recognized the possibility.
The doctor suspected it might be a phenomenon caused by an unidentified virus capable of mutating DNA.
What keen insight! His deduction was in fact correct.
Within the flower we discovered a mysterious virus, "Progenitor".
Our arduous toil these past three months; traveling to Africa, finding this place, those nerve-racking Ndipaya attacks, it all finally paid off.
Dr. Marcus, who was exhausted until yesterday, is in a completely good mood now.
He's eager to return immediately and immerse himself in research.
I feel the same way. I want to solve the mysteries of this Progenitor Virus as soon as possible.
1967
February 12th
We've hit a wall.
We tried cultivating the Progenitor flower here after we took it back with us from Africa.
We initially attempted tissue culturing the Progenitor Virus, however it was unsuccessful due to its propensity for transmutating DNA.
Therefore, we decided to mass-produce the Progenitor Virus by cultivating Progenitor flowers.
Things went well, at first. The Progenitor flower's robust vitality led it to grow quickly and bloom within a short time.
But then a problem arose.
There was no Progenitor Virus within these Progenitor flowers! Could cultivation environment affect the Progenitor Virus' emergence? Further verification is needed.
March 23rd
We've completely smashed into a dead end.
Since before, we've tried cultivating Progenitor flowers in various conditions.
Soil, water, temperature, humidity, sunshine hours, none of it yielded the Progenitor Virus, even if we made every condition equal. Dr. Marcus and I debated our future research plans.
Lord Spencer came over and mentioned he was "establishing a company", but such a thing's irrelevant. Without the Progenitor Virus, there's no point establishing a company.
Can't this man even see that? I'm getting sick of all this!
Official Japanese Transcript
主任研究員ブランドンの日記・1
1966年
12月4日
あの日、スペンサー卿は食することで絶大な能力を手に入れることができる「太陽の階段」と呼ばれる花があるらしいと話していた。
最初、皆はそれをまゆつば物のただの噂のたぐいだと思っていたが、それがこのような結果を招くとは！
最初にその可能性に気が付いたのは、我が師ジェームス・マーカス博士だった。
博士は、それを未知のウィルスがDNAを変化させるために起こる現象ではないかと考えた。
何たる慧眼か！事実、その推測は正しかった。
我々は、花の中に未知のウィルス「始祖」を発見した。
アフリカまでやってきて、この地を探り当て、襲ってくるンディパヤ族に神経をすり減らしながら過ごしたこの3ヶ月の苦労がついに報われたのだ。
昨日まで憔悴しきっていたマーカス博士も、今ではすっかりご機嫌だ。
一刻も早く帰り、研究に没頭したいと意気込んでいる。
私も同じ気持ちだ。一刻も早く、この始祖ウィルスの謎を解き明かしたい。
1967年
2月12日
我々は壁にぶち当たってしまった。
アフリカから持ち帰った始祖花を、我々はこの地で栽培しようとした。
当初は始祖ウィルスの組織培養を試みたが、そのDNAを変質させてしまうと言う特性のため、うまくいかなかった。
そこで、始祖花を栽培することにより、始祖ウィルスの量産を行うこととなった。
最初は順調だった。生命力の強い始祖花は成長も早く、わずかな期間で花をつけた。
だが、そこで問題が発生した。
この始祖花には始祖ウィルスが存在しないのだ！ 栽培環境が始祖ウィルス発生に影響を与えているのだろうか。さらなる検証が必要だ。
3月23日
完全に行き詰った。
あれから様々な条件で始祖花の栽培を行った。
土、水、気温、湿度、日照時間。あらゆる条件を同じにしても、始祖ウィルスは発生しなかった。 私は、マーカス博士と今後の研究方針について議論していた。
そこへスペンサー卿がやってきて「会社を興す」と言って来たが、そんなことはどうでも良かった。 始祖ウィルスがなければ、会社なんて興しても無意味だ。
この男は、そんなこともわからないのか。まったく嫌になる！
1966年
12月4日
あの日、スペンサー卿は食することで絶大な能力を手に入れることができる「太陽の階段」と呼ばれる花があるらしいと話していた。
最初、皆はそれをまゆつば物のただの噂のたぐいだと思っていたが、それがこのような結果を招くとは！
最初にその可能性に気が付いたのは、我が師ジェームス・マーカス博士だった。
博士は、それを未知のウィルスがDNAを変化させるために起こる現象ではないかと考えた。
何たる慧眼か！事実、その推測は正しかった。
我々は、花の中に未知のウィルス「始祖」を発見した。
アフリカまでやってきて、この地を探り当て、襲ってくるンディパヤ族に神経をすり減らしながら過ごしたこの3ヶ月の苦労がついに報われたのだ。
昨日まで憔悴しきっていたマーカス博士も、今ではすっかりご機嫌だ。
一刻も早く帰り、研究に没頭したいと意気込んでいる。
私も同じ気持ちだ。一刻も早く、この始祖ウィルスの謎を解き明かしたい。
1967年
2月12日
我々は壁にぶち当たってしまった。
アフリカから持ち帰った始祖花を、我々はこの地で栽培しようとした。
当初は始祖ウィルスの組織培養を試みたが、そのDNAを変質させてしまうと言う特性のため、うまくいかなかった。
そこで、始祖花を栽培することにより、始祖ウィルスの量産を行うこととなった。
最初は順調だった。生命力の強い始祖花は成長も早く、わずかな期間で花をつけた。
だが、そこで問題が発生した。
この始祖花には始祖ウィルスが存在しないのだ！ 栽培環境が始祖ウィルス発生に影響を与えているのだろうか。さらなる検証が必要だ。
3月23日
完全に行き詰った。
あれから様々な条件で始祖花の栽培を行った。
土、水、気温、湿度、日照時間。あらゆる条件を同じにしても、始祖ウィルスは発生しなかった。 私は、マーカス博士と今後の研究方針について議論していた。
そこへスペンサー卿がやってきて「会社を興す」と言って来たが、そんなことはどうでも良かった。 始祖ウィルスがなければ、会社なんて興しても無意味だ。
この男は、そんなこともわからないのか。まったく嫌になる！
Official English Transcript
"Due to errors or changes in localization, the following may contain inconsistencies with the official Japanese text."
FROM CHIEF RESEARCHER BRANDON'S JOURNAL - No.1
1966
Dec. 4
Mr. Spencer once spoke of a flower called the Stairway to the Sun. Supposedly this flower would give the person who consumed it incredible abilities. Everyone thought it was nothing more than a rumor or legend that Mr. Spencer was telling us,
but later research would prove us wrong.
The first person to recognize the validity of that story was my teacher, Dr. James Marcus. He hypothesized that a virus, hereto unknown, might exist that could alter DNA.
That man was so perspicacious!
His hypothesis turned out to be correct!
The virus discovered in that flower was labeled "Progenitor". For three months in Africa we worked diligently, fretting over results, and staved off attacks from the Ndipaya. After such time, our efforts were finally rewarded.
Even D. Marcus, who until yesterday looked exhausted, was in good spirits. He wants to return home as soon as possible to delve deeper into his research.
1967
Feb. 12
We've hit the metaphorical brick wall. We brought the Progenitor flower back from Africa and attempted to cultivate it here. The initial culture samples of the Progenitor virus have not shown DNA-altering characteristics.
We cultivated the flower to mass-produce the Progenitor virus.
At first, everything proceeded smoothly. The plants were strong, and grew quickly. In a short amount of time they flowered.
But here is when a major problem surfaced! The flowers did not contain the Progenitor virus!
Perhaps the environment in which they're grown triggers the development of the virus. This matter must be investigated further.
March 23
We've made no progress. We've tried cultivating the flower under different conditions, but with no luck in triggering development of the virus itself. Thus far we have tried changing the soil, water, temperature, and light exposure all with no success.
I got into a heated debate with Dr. Marcus about the direction this research was taking.
During that debate, Mr. Spencer interjected some foolhardy notion of starting a company.
Without the Progenitor virus there's no point in starting a company. Does he not see that? It's all pointless!
FROM CHIEF RESEARCHER BRANDON'S JOURNAL - No.1
1966
Dec. 4
Mr. Spencer once spoke of a flower called the Stairway to the Sun. Supposedly this flower would give the person who consumed it incredible abilities. Everyone thought it was nothing more than a rumor or legend that Mr. Spencer was telling us,
but later research would prove us wrong.
The first person to recognize the validity of that story was my teacher, Dr. James Marcus. He hypothesized that a virus, hereto unknown, might exist that could alter DNA.
That man was so perspicacious!
His hypothesis turned out to be correct!
The virus discovered in that flower was labeled "Progenitor". For three months in Africa we worked diligently, fretting over results, and staved off attacks from the Ndipaya. After such time, our efforts were finally rewarded.
Even D. Marcus, who until yesterday looked exhausted, was in good spirits. He wants to return home as soon as possible to delve deeper into his research.
1967
Feb. 12
We've hit the metaphorical brick wall. We brought the Progenitor flower back from Africa and attempted to cultivate it here. The initial culture samples of the Progenitor virus have not shown DNA-altering characteristics.
We cultivated the flower to mass-produce the Progenitor virus.
At first, everything proceeded smoothly. The plants were strong, and grew quickly. In a short amount of time they flowered.
But here is when a major problem surfaced! The flowers did not contain the Progenitor virus!
Perhaps the environment in which they're grown triggers the development of the virus. This matter must be investigated further.
March 23
We've made no progress. We've tried cultivating the flower under different conditions, but with no luck in triggering development of the virus itself. Thus far we have tried changing the soil, water, temperature, and light exposure all with no success.
I got into a heated debate with Dr. Marcus about the direction this research was taking.
During that debate, Mr. Spencer interjected some foolhardy notion of starting a company.
Without the Progenitor virus there's no point in starting a company. Does he not see that? It's all pointless!