[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 9(b) + Afterword

Aaaand we are finally at the end! I’m sorry again for the huge delay. A combination of family visiting from overseas, family medical issues, and work didn’t leave me any time to sit down and translate. Thanks for sticking with me throughout this journey! I’m really glad I was able to finish translating this series, since it’s one of my favourites. I don’t think I’ll be translating any of the spin-offs, sides stories, etc. There are just too many and I’m satisfied with how Yuto’s and Dick’s story ended.

I don’t have any future projects planned so far, except vaguely wanting to pick up another Narise Konohara work. If I do, I’ll be posting here. Until next time!

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Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 9(a).

There was no way one round of sex was enough for the two men who had reunited after a long separation. They had a second round upstairs, this time in Dick’s room.

Since they had already sated their desires on the sofa, this time they savoured each other’s warmth and shared the love they had between them.

As Yuto lay on his stomach, Dick slowly and gently rotated his hips from behind, like he was languidly swimming in the waves of the ocean. Yuto moved along with him, sensual breaths escaping his lips.

He felt like his heart and body were melting. The pleasure was only amplified by love, and knowing that he was loved made the pleasure even deeper.

Even after their carnal hunger was satisfied, Yuto and Dick still nestled close together, exchanging playful, sweet kisses.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 9(a)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 8(b).

Yuto slung his backpack over his shoulder and opened the front door.

The dog was stretched out lazily on the front porch.

“See ya,” Yuto said, giving the dog a pat on the head before looking over to Dick, who was watering the garden.

“Dick, I’ll get going now.”

Dick turned around, still holding the hose. He squinted as he looked up at Yuto.

“Alright,” he said briefly. “I’ll drive you to the airport. Hold on a minute and I’ll get my keys.” Dick wiped his hands on the hem of his shirt as he clambered up the porch.

“You don’t have to. I’ll take the bus.”

Dick told him not to feel bad about it, but Yuto was firm. He felt like his resolve would crumble if Dick came to see him off at the airport. He’d done such a good job of holding himself in this far – he didn’t want to say something stupid to Dick at the last minute and cause him worry.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 8(b)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 8(a).

Yuto set off for Wilmington just as the summer holidays began at the university.

When he told Rob that he was thinking of going to see Dick, Rob had good-naturedly encouraged him to go. Yuto would be lying if he said he didn’t feel guilty at all, but right now their relationship as friends had been the best it had ever been, and he wanted Rob to know because he trusted him.

After returning to LA, Rob seemed to have gotten over his feelings for Yuto. Although he made the occasional flirtatious joke, Yuto could tell that it was just part of his banter and there was no deeper meaning behind it.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 8(a)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 7(c).

“Yuto, I brought you some fried chicken,” said Rob brightly as he stepped into the hospital room. He was clad in a leather jacket and holding a package wrapped in paper. Yuto was sitting up in bed on the phone, and raised his hand lightly at Rob to acknowledge him.

“Sorry, Paco. Rob is here, so I gotta go. —Yeah, I know. I’ll let you know.”

“On the phone with Paco again?” Rob teased as Yuto brought his phone down away from his ear.

“Yeah. He says he’s coming down here again next week. I told him not to, since I’m being discharged soon, anyway.”

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 7(c)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 7(b).

“Damnit,” Dick spat in annoyance. He aimed his gun at the American soldiers leaping out from behind Yuto and pulled the trigger several times. One of them fell, but another hid himself behind a tree and began firing bravely back at them.

Corvus swiftly picked up his assault rifle and began firing in fierce succession, taking down the soldier, tree trunk and all.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 7(b)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 7(a).

The clock struck three on the dot. Yuto got up and took a slow, deep breath. The rain had stopped sometime during the night.

Until a short while ago, he hadn’t been able to stop his fingers from trembling, but now, a strange calmness had settled over his body and mind. It wasn’t so much because his resolve had strengthened, but probably more because he had gotten acclimated to being scared and it had numbed his emotions. Humans could be pretty resilient, as he was finding out now.

Yuto knocked on the door from the inside, and Ricky immediately peered in.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 7(a)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 6(b).

That day, it had been raining since morning as always, and didn’t show signs of letting up even after nightfall. It was an unpleasant, depressing kind of rain.

Yuto was reading a book that he had borrowed from Corvus’ room when he heard a knock at the door. Before he could answer, the door opened and Ricky showed his face.

“Corvus wants you. Follow me.”

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 6(b)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 6(a).

Yuto felt slightly nauseous. Could Manning’s morals be any more rotten?

“Encouraged by the results of my case, Manning began to gather kids of all ethnicities to bring them to this camp. Ricky and Brian were part of that group. I became their leader, and began to work not only in Colombia but in the USA as well. —Imagine this, Yuto. Snipe someone with a rifle, you’re patted on the head and told that you are a good boy. Capture a guerilla and torture him brutally to extract information, and you’re commended for excellent work. I’m not trying to defend myself, but you can’t expect me to have much decency left after growing up in an environment like this.”

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 6(a)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 5(b).

He felt hazy and disoriented in the core of his head.

Although half-awake, Yuto knew that he was not in the best condition. He wondered absently if he had really drunk enough with Rob to get a hangover, but soon his mind wandered lazily here and there, and he found himself unable to focus. Yuto gave himself a shake and willed himself to concentrate, but it felt as futile as gathering a pile of coins that he had dropped and scattered all over the floor.

[Saki Aida] Deadshot (Deadlock Vol. 3) – Chapter 5(b)

Continued from Volume 3 Chapter 5(a).

However, when he saw the gun fall from Dick’s hand and the man clutching his right arm, he knew that Corvus had fired the shot. In a cowardly move, he had used Yuto as a shield and aimed at Dick’s dominant arm.

“You would never be able to shoot me with Yuto between us. You would be too afraid of hurting him on accident. Victory was mine from the beginning.”

Corvus approached Dick, his gun still aimed. Yuto realized that he was trying to pick up the fallen gun, and to get ahead of him, recklessly threw himself at it. He grabbed the gun with his right hand and rolled on the ground, springing up to kneel and aiming the barrel at Corvus.