Victor & Reed — Hwang Kwang-in (Translation Archive)

Arc One

An Old Song

Party encounter · a dance · "I'm not going to Latveria."

Artist: Muuk

A1 · 01

Arc 1 page 1 — party scene, first meeting

Ballroom — first contact

Doom

"Richards."

Reed

"Victor."

Reed

"It's been a while."

Reed

"This party is really something — even celebrities have gathered in droves."

Doom

"Have you forgotten that I have many plans beyond your imagination?"

Reed

"Unfortunately, I didn't come alone today — I've got a tail on me."

A1 · 02

The dance

Doom

"As you can see, taking it easy today seems difficult."

Reed

"I see. Then shall we dance one song first?"

Reed

"That's fine, I'll decline — besides—"

Doom

"Do you dare refuse a king's invitation?"

Doom

"Doctor Doom will personally lead."

[Victor pulls Reed close to dance]

Reed

"Victor, you know we're rather conspicuous, don't you?"

Doom

"Here in Latveria, it is no problem."

Reed

"We're too close."

Doom

"Besides, I pay no mind to trivial things."

"Except you, right now."

A1 · 03

Arc 1 page 3 — dance continued, conversation

While dancing

Reed

"So. What scheme do you have this time?"

Doom

"I don't know what you mean."

Reed

"Did you really think I wouldn't figure it out?"

Doom

"It's just that someone as famous as yourself is so difficult to get an audience with."

"You'd know better than anyone — things don't always go as one wishes."

"Well, fine. Thanks to you, I can clear my head for a bit today."

Reed

"I'll keep you company, Doom."

Doom

"It is an honor."

A1 · 04

Arc 1 page 4 — I'm not going to Latveria

Later — a different scene

Reed

"I'm not going to Latveria."

Doom

"Richards... why?"

Reed

"After that accident — I can no longer tell what the right thing is anymore."

Reed

"No more running away for me, Victor."

A1 · 05

Reed breaks

Doom

"Richards, don't think about anything — just come away with me."

"Leave everything to me. Your intellect, your mind — neither are needed."

Reed

"I... I..."

[Reed collapses — 털썩]

Reed

"No matter how hard I try to forget, there are things that won't be forgotten."

"The lives of those people I must carry... am I truly worthy of that?"

A1 · 06

Victor's answer

Reed

"Those who died because of me, for me..."

"...I can't be at ease on my own while leaving those people behind."

Doom

"That is precisely..."

"...proof that you are a fool."

[Victor extends his gauntleted hand to the kneeling Reed]

Arc Two

Dr. Richards — S.H.I.E.L.D. Rebellion?! LMD Counterattack!

Part One · Artist: Hwang Kwang-in

⚠ Reading note: This arc opens in media res with a flash-forward — Reed with a smoking gun. The narrative then cuts back to explain how he ended up recovering in Latveria. The SHIELD confrontation and explosion shown in the "Next Chapter" preview at the end is the chronological start of Part Two (which was never published).

A2 · 01

Opening — flash-forward

Reed

"Please forgive the rudeness."

Reed

"...But this was the outcome you desired."

Unknown voice

"Dr. Richards."

"Were you planning to keep Latveria in check forever?"

A2 · 02

Flash-forward continued

Reed

"...But this was the outcome you desired, Dr. Richards."

Unknown voice

"Were you planning to keep Latveria in check forever?"

"With such complacency, the peace of the world and America cannot be guaranteed."

"Now I will carry on the mission you have neglected."

A2 · 03

The shot connects

[A figure crumples; Reed stands watching, unmoved]

Reed

"Spatial displacement... ...so that's how it is?"

"Well, of course—"

DR. RICHARDS
S.H.I.E.L.D. REBELLION?! LMD COUNTERATTACK!

— PART ONE —

A2 · 04

Title page — last words of flash-forward

Reed

"...so that's how it is?"

"Well, of course—"

Unknown voice

"You never once wanted this position."

A2 · 05

Arc 2 page 5 — watercolor battle sequence

Battle / transit sequence — no dialogue

Watercolor sequence. Reed injured; Doom in full armor. The chaos of the field, then—

Doom reaching for someone amid wreckage. Reed's face from below. Victor's masked face, close.

[No text. The story of how Reed ended up in Latveria, told without words.]

A2 · 06

Reed wakes in Latveria

[Watercolor fades — cut to Reed jolting awake in bed, sweating, wild-eyed]

Doom

"You've woken up, Richards."

A2 · 07

Arc 2 page 7 — bedside conversation begins

Bedside — recovery

Doom

"You've woken up, Richards."

"Be glad. Your life is not in danger."

Reed

"Ugh... Von Doom."

Doom

"Lower your guard. This is an area only I may enter."

Reed

"Did you remove the bullet yourself?"

Doom

"Have you forgotten? Doom's father was a physician."

A2 · 08

The beacon — gratitude, reproach

Reed

"...There's no room for excuses this time."

"For now — thank you. That beacon let me find a way out."

Doom

"I did not give you that for emergency escape."

"To what extent will you disappoint Doom..."

A2 · 09

In the presence of the king

Doom

"I did not give you that for emergency escape purposes."

"How far do you intend to disappoint Doom, Richards? The formal wear you so rarely put on is now stained with blood and sweat."

Reed

"If you want to bill me for the cleaning, keep your receipt."

"Once I put out the urgent fires and contact you again, I'll repay the debt then."

Doom

"Insolent — in the presence of the king."

[Victor flicks Reed; Reed yelps — 억왁!]

A2 · 10 $Arc 2 page 10 — LMD question$

The LMD question

Doom

"Insolent in the presence of the king."

Reed

"I don't have time to play along, Victor Von Doom — get out of the way!"

Doom

"Your focus has slipped while we haven't seen each other. I told you no one but I can enter here."

"I know the circumstances. What possessed you to create a Life-Model Decoy?"

A2 · 11

A personal matter

Doom

"What possessed you to create an LMD?"

Reed

"...Wasn't it you who decided we'd discuss nothing but personal matters when we meet?"

Doom

"That's right. It is an entirely personal creation."

"Therefore, the fake intends to replace you — logically, without a single functional error."

Reed

"That's just—"

Doom

"Entrusting the leadership of an entire organization to a mere puppet — what dereliction of duty. A repeated disappointment."

"In order to cover for your sloppiness, SHIELD agents led by that fake have now—"

A2 · 12

Arc 2 page 12 — SHIELD has invaded Latveria

The stakes

Doom

"...SHIELD agents led by that fake have invaded Latveria Castle with muddy feet."

Reed

"Try making that request again, if you'd like to be eliminated by leashed dogs who follow orders."

Doom

"Dealing with those rude enough to enter without passports is easy enough."

"But out of the bond between us — I make this proposal not as Doctor Doom, but as Victor Von Doom."

A2 · 13 $Arc 2 page 13 — the offer: defect to Latveria$

The offer

Doom

"Dealing with those who entered without passports is a simple matter."

"But based on our bond — not as Doctor Doom, but as Victor Von Doom — I make you this offer."

Doom

"Reed Richards — defect to Latveria. And become mine."

"If you accept, you will use that detestable LMD as your cover and disappear from this world entirely."

[Victor grips Reed's shoulders — hands on either side of his neck, face close]

Doom

"You will cut the leash of the great power that binds you and begin a new life."

"Here. With me."

A2 · 14

Reed's response

Doom

"Here. With me."

Reed

"In the special cage you built, you mean?"

Doom

"Victor Von Doom is not so narrow-minded as that."

A2 · 15

Arc 2 page 15 — wings clipped, incomparable love

What Victor is offering

Doom

"Victor Von Doom is not so narrow-minded as that."

"For safety's sake, I will clip your wings. But I will cherish you with incomparable love."

Reed

"...What a truly absurd proposal. I mean that sincerely."

Doom

"...I know well what it is to lose those dear to you all at once."

Reed

"Yes. We both have so much irreversible blood on our hands."

A2 · 16

An Old Song

Dr. Richards — S.H.I.E.L.D. Rebellion?! LMD Counterattack!

DR. RICHARDSS.H.I.E.L.D. REBELLION?! LMD COUNTERATTACK!

DR. RICHARDS
S.H.I.E.L.D. REBELLION?! LMD COUNTERATTACK!