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[lutiaslayton]

Professor Layton and the Illusory Forest

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Disclaimer: This is a fan-translation for the Japan-exclusive novel Professor Layton and the Illusory Forest. The original novel was written by Kei Yanagihara under the supervision of Akihiro Hino, and belongs to Level-5.

This translation only aims to be a pleasant read for non-Japanese fans, nothing more: I made a few deliberate changes while translating in order to get the writing style closer to what is usually found in English fanfictions, as the Japanese storytelling can sometimes be different than what we are used to.

Somewhere in this world lies the Book of Fate.

This book knows the destiny of all humans.

Whoever has it in hand will rule the world… Past, and future.

Surpassing time and space, one could control everything.

And yet, if someone acquires it… The world will slowly fall to ruin.

The heavens will judge those who would attempt to lay their hands on it despite these warnings.

Chapter 1: A Wedding Under Attack

“The ‘Book of Fate’… Hmm.”

The glowing light of a fireplace illuminates the profile of a man engulfed in darkness.

This man is wearing a mask. The cloak on his shoulders is rather gaudy, and whenever the flames flicker, they make him look like some sort of clown. Despite this, his attire looks strangely fitting, when placed within the setting of an old English study.

His old butler humbly clears his throat, urging him to continue with an encouraging look.

The masked man speaks quietly. “At the west end of England lies Neverlace, a land inhabited by curious forest people.”

“Neverlace, you say?” the butler repeats in a whisper.

The man nods. “Legend has it that there is a forest haunted by strange phenomena within Neverlace, and that those who step foot in it will never come back. As if they were possessed by it.”

The butler bows his head lightly. “The people of England have all been familiar with forests from an early age, and have known to both admire and fear them. This is the kind of story that everyone loves to hear.”

From behind his mask, the man gives a mischievous wink.

“Oh, but there is more to it. Hidden in that forest is the Book of Fate… A book which knows the fate of all of humanity.”

The butler shakes his head sadly.

“I do believe that this haunted forest really exists. But a book that knows the future, now…? You should not be surprised that I find this tale quite dubious.”

The masked man says: “It may be hard to believe, indeed. But if it were true, what would you do? If such a book really existed, anyone could control the fate of humanity as a whole.”

The butler straightens his back and retorts with dignity:

“With all due respect, I believe that such a thing should only be used in the name of the divine, master.”

The masked man, named Descole, replies with a chuckle:

“This is precisely why I must have this book. No matter what it takes.”

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[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

Raymond: Sorry it took me so long to bail you out of jail, master.

Descole: No, it's my fault.

Descole: I shouldn’t've used my one phone call to prank call the guards.

[angermango]

i try to warm up and/or fight off burnout by making dumb memes/joke edits for anything (with middling success). this is the PL edition of the latest abominations i concoted in my lab

originals: [1] | [2] | [3 (blank)]

[teenytinyapprentice]

the secrets of Misthallery

[7clubs]

lawyer doodles 4 practice :]

[justewil]

for your enjoyment

more

[magpie-trinkets]

some layton doodles, including the beach episode we never got

[mortallychaotickingdom]

⚠️AL SPOILERS DOWN HERE, open at your own risk⚠️

(Lately I'm being more cautios than usual since a fellow italian pl fan who's playing AL for the first time followed this messy blog a few days ago so... gotta be careful not to spoil the juicy stuff 👀)

Why if I have to imagine a post-AL Des I always imagine him as some kind of hot mafioso-looking guy?

(The first person that makes a joke abuout me being italian will be wearing cement shoes and become fish food 💀)

Jokes aside how do you imagine Des' life to be post-AL? Feel free to reblog and spam your opinion/designs/whatever! I really missed interacting with you ><

I feel he'd have some kind of healing and embrace both his Desmond and Descole personas finding a good balance in between. He would not be a nerdy archaeologist with heavy glasses and at the same time he would not be a crazy masked man thirsting for revenge, he would be just… Des.

[popcorndispenser]

*blinks blearily at my screen at 3am*

Hey guys imagine the Bostonius gang fleeing from angry targent militia actively opening fire on them. Imagine Des shoving the kids into the aircraft and screaming out to Raymond to set off as he pulls Layton in and slams the entryway shut. Imagine him starting to breathlessly ask if Layton is ok after giving the rest a glance, only to stop short as he sees Layton panting for air, eyes unfocused and shaking, pulling back from him to sink to the floor and grabbing at a cloaked arm that is slowly darkening. Imagine Emmy immediately rushing over and asking him frantic questions he struggles to respond to, trying to stymy the entry wound and shouting as gently as she can at the kids to hole up in their rooms.

Later, Raymond pulls Professor Sycamore aside to inform him that the shell of his own ear was grazed by a bullet, dabbing at the blood with a wet tissue and tutting at him for not noticing sooner. Desmond just stares mutely at the room Layton was moved to, hands fisted in his trousers, filled with an unrecognizable emotion that chokes him.

[brambletakato]

im not into animal crossing anymore (i sold my switch copy) but i think des would be a deer disguising as a wolf in his descole attire

[justkillingthyme]

The Triton child makes his appearance in the hall, holding a teddy bear in one arm and rubbing at his face with the other. He’s wearing his long sleeve blue pajamas, and missing the signature hat. Not exactly an uncommon sight for the boy, especially considering the time. He’s more concerned with the fact that Luke is shaking like a leaf.

———

Luke has a nightmare, and Desmond is already up. The two have a chat.

[pinkpabli]

More Descole in fun dresses! His drag game is too strong, too camp, too evil extravaganza 💅🎀💫

[angermango]

still undecided on whether or not Descole also exists in my "Rachel Bronev as Descole AU" thing, but either way after getting over the initial shock of the reveal he's actually having a grand old time tbh (he's taking it a lot better than Layton is that's for sure)

[original ref:]

[metalgeartwo1990]

Layton discovering the Golden Garden is so fucking funny descole JUST LEFT. 5 minutes ago. and then he keeps it a secret for a year. I know descole was fucking fuming

[makeitmakefolsense]

RAYMOND SO TINY OMG