STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS NUMBER 12:

Other Cards

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TL note:
For Lil-la-Rap, the chat is filled with short-hand internet slang, so the localizations are complicated. The general feeling is that the chat is not enjoying the rap too much (except the highlighted comments who seem to be paying fans). The song lyrics do cut off by the end. Finally, the comment about the “☆s” is not very clear, but it probably refers to some metric (likes, shares, etc.) being too low, and encouraging others to boost it. However, it could also mean something about the performance being too low/weak.
For “The Forbidden Railway Crossing”, “Forbidden” (開かずの, akazu no) is a homophone with the the phrase “(of) red vinegar” (赤須の, also akazu no).

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TL notes:
1) For “Ultimate Slayer”, the JP name of the card is written as “Arrowhead of the Moon Goddess”. This is the arrowhead mentioned in the title. The “Ultimate Slayer” that takes flight is also this arrowhead, but this time it does include the forced reading of the JP name, which is a portmanteau of “Artemis” (the moon goddess) + “Ultimate”.
2) “Avatar” for Kurikara is one of our early names for 天童 (tendou), which is when a deity takes form as a child in the human world. There are some disputes with the term “incarnation”, which would have been easier to use.
3) “Prajna” (or Prajñā) is a Buddhist term that can mean “wisdom, insight”.