Thread:Angelsbouquet/@comment-28201753-20181113153459/@comment-28201753-20181113220049

Thank you for explaining, I understand the intent behind your edit now. I don't think this case is comparable to the Koga example because, uh... 'are you fucking kidding me' is a pretty neutral phrase rather than being slang, a slur, or having any particular connotations (hey, it's even divorced from the sexual meaning of fuck). Saying it (especially just once at an appropriately emotional moment) doesn't really have any extra implications that I can think of, it's a pretty normal concept. People who only ever read that one single chapter might get the wrong idea about Eichi's speech patterns, but nobody else would - you could even leave a footnote to clarify it. It's difficult to say it goes against the author's intent or canonical facts when there is no equivalent in the original language.

Personally I think toning down that line just takes away some of the impact of the scene and what made it *so* enjoyable to read in English, and it doesn't flow as well with the rest of the text. Especially if you use a rather casual and gentle phrase like 'messing with me'. Anyway, I'll leave this to your authority now, but I hope you'll come around to my point of view. Thank you for hearing me out!