Baphomet Complex — Wrap-up

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Alright, here's the last Baphomet Complex for the foreseeable future. I've reformatted everything, done a bit of editing (catching typos, smoothing out a few sentences), and put everything into an ebook version that includes the first illustration (I can't scan the remaining two where I am now) in addition to the usual Pastebin. I strongly recommend you check out the ebook, because the pastebin necessarily lacks a lot of formatting that improves the reading experience (for instance, the lilim's telepathic speech is in italics).

The one major change I've made in terms of terminology is the decision to adopt "mana" for "魔力." I am currently keeping "精" as "essence," because it does not strike me as felicitous to render two distinct terms with the same word. I also refuse to ever use the word "mamono" in what is ostensibly an English translation, especially as the English word "monster" already appears on the covers of several MGE books.

Baphomet Complex — The End

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This update brings the English translation of the main story of Baphomet Complex—or at least the first draft of it—to an end. There's a two-page afterword by Strange that follows the story, and I'll have that for you next week, along with EPUB and MOBI files for people who would prefer to read the story with proper formatting. After that it's BTE 6 and more Fallen Brides.

While I have generally endeavored to edit only readability, this update contains a single edit for content, or rather for continuity. Baphomet Complex was published in 2011, prior to most of the other MGE books, and it seems that strange may have been unclear about a) there being more than one lilim, and b) "lilim" not being a personal name. As such, I have translated "リリムさん" here as "the lilim," etc. and not as the more literal "(Miss) Lilim." This has been done to keep the work generally in continuity with the setting materials as they currently stand.

Baphomet Complex — Tentacles 2: Judgment Day

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I'd hoped to have a little more for you this week because there's a page-break one page past where this update ends, but midterms were less than amenable to that plan. Anyway, here's another 1,200 words.

With any luck, the next update will be finish the book, with the exception of Strange's afterword (which is short). Beyond the End 6 before the end of the month is looking like a real possibility.

Baphomet Complex — Round Two

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Well, the translation has now officially broken the 20,000 word barrier.  With less than ten pages remaining, including Strange's afterword, we're well on track to finishing this draft within the month.  It will be followed by Beyond the End 6 (and maybe also 7), then Mimiru's chapter of Fallen Brides.

I had a chance to use "somnambulist" in this section, but I regretfully held myself back because it doesn't seem appropriate for the character's voice.