The Evillious collab in proseka was possibly one of the most exciting collabs for me since I followed the series in its early days (back when Re_birthday was considered the end of the Daughter of Evil series lmao) and I was hyped to see how it would be handled in the game. Quite possibly the most fun I had tling so far and I hope you enjoy the stories!
Shout out to Ylimegirl for reading through all the translations I did for the collab and helping out with lore tidbits in the series!
Also I will try to leave some notes wherever possible, especially for those who are unfamiliar with the terms used in Evillious.
Title: The Greedy Judge
Characters: Gallerian, Master of the Hellish Yard, Gallerian’s Wife, Michelle, Michelle?, Ma, Former Friends of Gallerian A and B
Part 1
Gate to the Hellish Yard1
*Gavel noises*
Gallerian
…I hear the sound of a gavel.
Does this mean that a court trial is starting, perhaps?
Master of the Hellish Yard
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Gallerian
Identify myself?3 …Are you really intending to act out a court proceeding here, O Master of the Hellish Yard?
Master of the Hellish Yard
……
Gallerian
Hah! Okay, then. If you have the grounds to judge me, then I'd like to see you try.
I am Gallerian Marlon, director of USE Dark Star Bureau which oversees the law.
Master of the Hellish Yard
_ ____ ____ __ ________. _ ______ ________ ___ __…
Gallerian
-Wait. Why are you proceeding with the sentence when I've only presented my name?
What about the reading of formal charges? And the advise of my right to stay silent?
Even before we get to all that, there isn't even a prosecutor, or a defence counsel or witnesses, is there? How dare you set up this farce of a trial for the likes of me…!
Master of the Hellish Yard
_______ ___ ___ ___ ________ ___, __ __ ___…
Gallerian
…A fitting trial for me, you say?
Haha… Hahahaha…!
Is this supposed to be payback for what I did when I was alive?
(Assuming there's a Sin that I can be judged for, perhaps it's the fact that I cheated on the wife…with Ma?)
(Or perhaps it was the fact that I hadn't been concerned for the wife?4 If not that, then was it the fact that I hadn't accompanied the wife and Michelle on their journey?)
……
(Would I have experienced a different future if I picked another path in that moment?)
One day, back when he was alive
Gallerian's Room
Gallerian's Voice
-Looks like you've gone ahead and splurged our money on unnecessary things again. Just what are you thinking?!
Wife's Voice
Hmph! I already explained myself, and in the first place, you were the one who said I could do whatever I wanted with it.
Don't you think the blame lies on a certain someone who chose not to pay attention to the conversation he was in because of work?
Gallerian's Voice
What did you just say?! You waited for that opportunity to strike precisely because you knew what would happen, didn't you?!
Wife's Voice
Yeah, you're totally right.
It's simply stunning how a judge who supposedly listens carefully and fairly to what a claimant has to say, can't even listen to his own wife upfront!
*Footsteps*
Gallerian's Voice
Like you're one to talk! Don't you feel any shame as a mother for using such ploys to trick people?!
*Door noises*
Gallerian
…… …Whatever, that money originated from her own family to serve as emergency funds anyway.
-More importantly, I've got a mountain of work that I need to do.
After all, I've finally become the director of USE Dark Star Bureau. And thoroughly reading court documents is a must.
Now, first up-
SFX
*Knocking*
???
-Papa, are you busy now?
Gallerian
…Michelle?
No, it's alright. Come in.
*Door noises*
Michelle
Thank you, Papa. I actually wanted to discuss with you about taking a vacation.
Gallerian
A vacation?
Michelle
Yes. I was wondering if we could go on one over my term break. I'll probably become busy once university starts again, after all.
Gallerian
Is Mama going as well?
Michelle
Yes, she is. That's why I was wondering - would Papa like to join us?
Gallerian
I'd love to, but I can't take any day off from work, you see. Papa was promoted to director just recently, so there's all sorts of work waiting to be done.
Michelle
I see… I suppose there's nothing we can do about that.
Gallerian
-I'm going to be lonely in the meantime.
Michelle
But the servants are still here, aren't they? Plus, I'll make sure to call you daily~
Gallerian
Even then, I'll still be lonely. Oh, and make sure you don't get involved with suspicious men while you're away.
Michelle
Gosh, Papa! Not that again!
I'll buy lots of souvenirs back, okay!
Gallerian
Ahh, thanks, Michelle. Go ahead and enjoy yourself.
Gallerian
-And so, Michelle left for the vacation with the wife. They'd planned to visit my home country overseas.
While she was away, she called me daily as promised. She'd tell me whatever had happened that day with such enthusiasm.
And at the end of every call, she'd say "Let's talk loads again once I'm back, okay!"-
She must've said that with the brightest smile on the other end of the line.
However…
She…never came back-
Gallerian
……
*Footsteps*
Gallerian
……Who's there?
(All of the servants should've been dismissed already… The only one left in this mansion, is myself…)
*Door noises*
???
Pardon my intrusion, Gallerian.
Gallerian
Ma… Why are you here…
Ma
-Terrible look you've got there. Guess you aren't even eating properly, huh. Michelle would be sad if she knew the state of her father now, you know?
Gallerian
……!!
Don't you speak of Michelle so casually!
Ma
Ooo, I'm so scared. I'd prefer if you could calm down a little, please.
Otherwise, we can't begin discussing about how you can bring Michelle back, you know?
Gallerian
…What's the meaning of this.
Ma
-Do you remember our past conversation on the Vessels of Deadly Sin?
The sword of lust, glass of gluttony, mirror of pride, doll of sloth, twin blades of envy, spoon of greed, and the key of wrath…
Gallerian
…Yeah, I remember.
They each house a demon. Although those who seal contracts with the demons receive all sorts of blessings for their body and mind…
Pretty much all of them fell to ruin.
Ma
Correct. That's because "sin" and "punishment" go hand in hand with each other.
-Gallerian. You have to collect all of the Vessels of Deadly Sin.
Gallerian
Hah…! Are you telling me to fall into further ruin? I, who have lost my beloved daughter?
Ma
Nope. I believe I mentioned an additional, yet crucial, piece of information when I last spoke about the Vessels of Sin.
That being the fact that if all seven vessels are gathered, they will grant any wish you make.
Gallerian
……!
Any…wish…
Ma
That's right. And I have here with me, one of the Vessels of Sin - the spoon of greed.
SFX
Gallerian
Wha…?
Ma
By the way, the demon of greed doesn't reside in it, so you won't be able to gather vast riches from it.
In place of it, though, is a soul that "searches endlessly for its loved one".
Gallerian
Loved one…
Ma
That soul would definitely guide your wish, don't you think so?
Now, yield yourself to that soul's radiance-
Gallerian
……
I…
I'm…
Ma
-Make up your mind! Gallerian Marlon!!
Gallerian
Michelle-
Gallerian
(If it means I can meet you once more, then selling my soul to a demon is but a small price to pay for that.)
Part 2
Gallerian's Room
Gallerian
-The spoon of greed, one of the Vessels of Deadly Sin.
Although she now has an imperfect form, my contract with the soul residing in it allowed me to bring my daughter back.
Michelle?
……5
Gallerian
Ahh, Michelle. Ma brought several screenplays over.
You must be feeling bored since you can't even take a walk outside, right? Hopefully these could entertain you even if it's not much…
Michelle?
……
Gallerian
Huh? Together, you say? Alright, let's read them together later.
Then, Papa will do his best at work now for that as well.
Gallerian
After that, the servants who returned to the mansion were shocked to see my daughter.
I suppose I can't blame them. After all, my darling daughter whom they'd thought was dead had returned, albeit with after effects that affected her legs.
Gallerian
Please wait, Michelle. Because Papa will cure those legs of yours very soon.
Now, I'll need to gather them - the Vessels of Deadly Sin-
For that… I need money.
So that I can gather intel on them, as well as to acquire them. Hmph! And depending on the circumstances, to serve as bribes too…
I will do whatever it takes.
Gate to the Hellish Yard
Gallerian
……
Master of the Hellish Yard
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Gallerian
You sound like you've got a point to make, O Master of the Hellish Yard.6
Master of the Hellish Yard
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Gallerian
…I made judgments based on money instead of evidence or fact?
Master of the Hellish Yard
___ ______ ___ ______, ___ _______ ___ ________…
Gallerian
…And I acquit the guilty, while convicting the innocent?
Hmph… How should I put that.
I delivered judgments based on evidence and facts, acquitted the innocent, and convicted the guilty - as long as money is prepared for me.
Master of the Hellish Yard
……
Gallerian
…What now. You still look like you have something to say.
Master of the Hellish Yard
___ _____ _____ __ ____ ____…
Gallerian
I turned my back on my companions, you say?
They were the ones who left me first without a care!
They'd known how important Michelle was to me, and yet…!
Back when he was alive
Former Friend Subordinate A
I have resigned from Dark Star Bureau with effect from tomorrow.7
Gallerian
…What did you just say?! Making such decisions without even seeking my permission-
Former Friend Subordinate A
…!! I've had enough of all this.
You declared that general to be innocent.
That guy, who decided on his own that the whole village was affiliated with a terrorist group, panicked from his own assumption, and ended up massacring the defenseless villagers and even our friend!
…I heard that the evidence showing that you took bribes has already been handed over to the opposition.
Gallerian
What…?!
Former Friend Subordinate B
…My apologies, but I would also like to tender my resignation.
Gallerian
…Even you intend to abandon me?!
Former Friend Subordinate B
That's not true. You were the one who'd betrayed us first.
O Gallerian. In the end, you're the one who needs to be tried under the law.
After all, you yourself placed your faith in it once upon a time.
*Footsteps, door noises*
Gallerian
……
Gallerian
-Then, before I even knew what was going on, information related to mine and my associates' corruption was leaked to the media.
It fanned the flames of dissent towards the justice system among the masses, the political and business circles, and the military. Those flames then exploded in the form of a riot.
Those who'd held animosity towards me must have laid the foundations to set it up.
And then, I-
*angry people noises*
Masses
"Don't pardon the heartless general!!" "Don't pardon the corrupt judge!!"
"You are the ones who should be judged!!" "Stamp out the money-grubbers!!"
*angry people noises*
Gallerian
…Already surrounded, huh.
……
…The sword of lust, the glass of gluttony, the mirrors of pride, the twin blades of envy, and the spoon of greed.
Five out of seven… Even though I'm now at the point where saving Michelle is within arm's reach…
Michelle…
Michelle?
……
Gallerian
I'm so sorry, Michelle - you got dragged into this mess.
Michelle?
……
Gallerian
But, you know? I'm actually happy, even if it's just a little. …If I'm with you like this, even death doesn't appear frightening.
Michelle?
……
Gallerian
I've no qualms about dying and dropping into the depths of hell in this state. I have lots of money.
As the saying goes, "Money is the best lawyer in Hell."8
As long as I have money, I can continue collecting the Vessels of Deadly Sin even in that realm. Then, I will bring you back to me.
If I'm with you- anywhere would be a utopia. I'm sure of it.
*fire noises*
Master of the Hellish Yard
……
Gallerian
-Now, with this, the defendant rests.
However, O Master of the Hellish Yard. There's no need for the trial to proceed or for a judgement to be made.
Master of the Hellish Yard
……?
Gallerian
I have no intention to be tried by the likes of you.
-Wait for me, Michelle.
*Gates open*
Gallerian
I will definitely take you back-
Heh…hehehe…! Bwahahahaha!!
Notes
- 冥界 usually means the Underworld, but in this context it refers to the Hellish Yard. It has a “heaven” counterpart, known as the Heavenly Yard. Hence, “Master of the Hellish Yard” instead of “Master of the Underworld” as well.
As a subnote, the Master of the Hellish Yard has a name, she is Nemesis Sudou. (Return to text)
- Yeah she really does only speak in blanks (or ellipses) in the story the entire time. I tried to compensate by faking some possibly dialogue and matching the number of underscores with letters in each word i came up with. although ngl, i dont actually remember what i faked for each line and i didnt write down notes for that so lol. even without those, gallerian’s lines are enough to figure out what Nemesis is saying. (Return to text)
- Was largely referring to this document and other resources to find the right legal jargon that would fit all the court-related stuff going on in here (Return to text)
- yes i deliberately translated all mentions of his wife as “the wife”. their relationship isnt exactly the epitome of love anyway so i thought it would be hilarious for him to say that (Return to text)
- Michelle did actually die, and was never brought back (tldr Ma lied). The “Michelle” Gallerian talks to in this part is actually the Clockworker’s Doll (Doll of Sloth itself) and off my head, Gallerian was fully convinced that the doll was Michelle. In his lifetime, he never did figure out the doll’s role as a Vessel of Sin, and this shows in his later lines in his final moments. (Return to text)
- In this line he actually says the same thing as 5 lines later (何か言いたげだ lit. you look like you got something to say). Since Master of the Hellish Yard was speaking before this line, it didn’t make sense to just say that again, so I reworded this somewhat liberally. (Return to text)
- This friend and the other friend are actually Hel Jaako and Feng Li. You can read up more about them on the Evillious wiki, but basically they were mad that Gallerian declared the general (who’d indeed massacred a village and their friend) innocent. And more info on THAT incident can also be found on the wiki. (Return to text)
- Used pricechecktranslations’s tl of the line here. the saying is less literally “anything can be bought with money”. well tbh i think most of my references on the evillious wiki probably owes credit to pricechecktranslations, but this in particular is just really good as a whole and i have no idea how else one could phrase it in the context of gallerian better. It’s just perfect tbh (Return to text)