Update:
Apparently there has been a translator working on Rance IX unbeknownst to me.
His name is Oruore, and this is the reason why I thought it was weird that there was an extra translator in the team. I thought he was assisting some of the other three active translators in their games, but I guess I was wrong.
Oruore apparently posts in Mushoku Tensei threads in /a/ about his progress on Rance IX. Why he does this, I have no idea. But it adds thrill to looking for the progress.
Anyway, anons state that Rance IX has been translated nearly up to the end of Chapter 3.
Looks like I'll have to move Rance IX to the games being translated.
Good job 2.0 Translations!
I'll be looking for Oruore in /a/ frequently now. Maybe I'll even lurk in the Mushoku Tensei threads. Yes, I'm that desperate. Rejoice fuwans. Salvation is at hand.
Now I wonder, who'll finish first? Aten Gnu (Rance 5D), Aristotles (Rance VI), or Oruore (Rance IX)? I just seriously hope they don't bail on it just like Ludo did. Or just like Roven-Pan did. Oh, what about Rance Quest? It's impossible to be finished before the other three games, unless the translators of the other games bail out. Fortunately, Tulip Goddess Maria is the one translating Rance Quest. I have faith she'll see it through the end.
Galzoo Island is still dead indefinitely stalled. Guyzoo, where are you?
Well, this turned out to be a bit of an opinion post.
tldr: Rance IX is being translated.