[translation] VILLAIN -ZERO- - the GALLO

VILLAIN -zero-

kanji/romaji

At the center of the magic square¹ drawn by the Meiji government, hiding the intrigues of the Imperial Army, an utopia of nightmares is built beneath the Great Imperial Capital

They scatter infernal chemical weapons and cowardly fire death rays

They manipulated the heart of an innocent boy to awaken a demon

Upon this rotten world, a black rain falls and counterfeit bills dance in the air

The conquest of the world is sworn

The Meiji government imprisons unhappy individuals at the center of a magic square¹ and begins cruel experiments beneath the Great Imperial Capital

They scatter infernal biological weapons and cowardly detonate time bombs

They manipulated the heart of an innocent boy to awaken a demon

Upon this rotten world, a black rain falls and counterfeit bills dance in the air

They manipulated the brain of an innocent girl to awaken a demon

Upon this rotten world, a black rain falls and counterfeit bills dance in the air

The conquest of the world is sworn

Notes:

1. Conspiracy theory alert: during the Meiji era, the government/court is said to have created a "magic square" (魔方陣) in Tokyo to protect the city from natural disasters and malignant influences. The four points of the square would be:

   • Yanaka Cemetery (North)

   • Aoyama Cemetery (South)

   • Zoshigaya Cemetery (West)

   • Tsukiji Cemetery (East) — originally a foreigner's cemetery

   The center of the square would be Yasukuni Shrine, which is controversial for enshrining both Japan's war dead and convicted war criminals. It is said that this magic square was created to maintain the city's "balance" and contain evil forces. However, the song inverts this idea: instead of protection, the magic square is used to conceal intrigues and carry out cruel experiments/torture.

   In more detail, the temples would form the shape of the Big Dipper (which contains a square and a "tail"), making the circuit larger than just the square portion.