Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 19 Version: 2.000 Title: The Evil Spirit of the Castle Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #18, 2nd Apr '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Nice colour page of Kagome and Inuyasha sitting up in a tree heavy with blossoms.] Title: The Evil Spirit of the Castle Page 2 1 [Overlaid over the rest of the frame, is Inuyasha talking down to some _kappas_.] Inuyasha: So I'm asking about a Shikon no Tama fragment... Inuyasha: Don't you know of any? 2 [Closeup of two _kappas_ sitting in the water. ] kappa1: Speaking of the Shikon no Tama. kappa2: It's rumoured that it increases your spiritual power, if you get it. 3 [Crouching on a tree trunk leaning over a pond, Inuyasha talks down to some kappas.] Inuyasha: You know of it? kappa1: He's asking if you know of it. kappa2: About what? ( These kappas happen to be speaking in the Kansai dialect, even though they're nowhere near the place. Maybe they left Kansai for some reason.) 4 [Two kappas talk to each other.] kappa1: The Shikon no Tama. kappa2: Ahhh It's rumoured that it increases your spiritual power, right. 5 [While the two kappas continue to babble to each other, Inuyasha starts getting annoyed.] Fx Inuyasha: *get irritated* kappa1: {off} Wo---w. That's handy isn't it. kappa2: {off} So, what's up with the Shikon no Tama? Myouga: ...... 6 [Closeup of Myouga sitting on Inuyasha's shoulder.] Myouga: Let's go, Inuyasha-sama. Myouga: These guys are idiots. Page 3 1 [Inuyasha jumps out of a tree, and out across the sky.] Fx Inuyasha: swish Myouga: However Inuyasha-sama, Myouga: it's been 3 days since we left the village... Myouga: and we have yet to find any clues... Inuyasha: Yeah, Inuyasha: It may mean that there aren't any in this country of Musashi. ( During this period (the Sengoku Jidai) Japan was made of many warring 'countries', which were eventually united by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, though most of the groundwork was done by Nobunaga Oda, his predecesor.) 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha noticing something, and looking slightly annoyed, perhaps.] Inuyasha: Hn? 3 [Kagome is standing in knee-height water in a river wearing a flowery swimming costume, while some fishes swim around her feet. On the river bank are Kagome's clothes, and a bucket with (presumably), shampoo and conditioner.] Fx Kagome: splish... Kagome: Ahhh, this feels _go-o-od_. Page 4 1 [Kagome is standing (more like posing) in the water, looking at something off scene, while blossoms fall around her. Nice.] Fx sound: {off} rustle... Kagome: Hn? 2 [Closeup of Kagome screaming.] Kagome: Kyaaaaaaaaaaa! 3 [Sitting on a rocky ledge, Inuyasha shrinks back from the outburst.] Fx Inuyasha: yikes! 4 [Inuyasha yells at Kagome, who sweats a bit, looking flustered.] Inuyasha: Wh, what's up, Inuyasha: You undressed of your own free will didn't you!? Kagome: Idiot! It's not that. 5 [Inuyasha looks over to see a small, white long-armed monkey making off with Kagome's clothes.] Fx monkey: *eek eek* Kagome: {off} My clothes, Kagome: {off} Get them ba--ck! Inuyasha: Hn!? Inuyasha: A monkey!? Page 5 1 [Overlaid over a shot of the sky is a young man (around Kagome's age) in a blue kimono, both looking travel stained. He currently has his fingers to his lips, and is whistling.] Fx guy: *whistle-----...* 2 [The monkey bounces across the ground, holding Kagome's clothes above it.] Fx monkey: *eek eek* 3 [The monkey presents the clothes to its master.] guy: Ah good, you've done well, Hiyoshimaru. ( Hiyoshimaru = Hi (day, sun), yoshi (good luck, joy), maru - literaly means 'blade', but is also used as part of a juvenile name. According to some folklore, Hideyoshi Toyotomi's (who was Nobunaga Oda's most loyal follower) juevenile name was 'Hiyoshimaru', and his nickname was 'saru' (monkey) because of his appearance.) 4 [The guy holds up Kagome's skirt and bra.] Fx clothes: flutter... 5 [Sweating, the man holds the clothes in front of him.] guy: Thi... 6 [The guy looks annoyed after reaching the obvious conclusion, which is a strange way to end the last of this week's colour pages.] guy: This isn't food... Page 6 1 [Inuyasha suddenly pops angrily out from a bush near the guy, whose still holding the bra, while Kagome pops out as well, keeping herself mostly covered by the bush and looking worried.] Fx Inuyasha: rustle! Inuyasha: Hey you! Kagome: Return my clothes please! 2 [The guy suddenly draws his sword.] Fx katana: *prepare for use* guy: Wh, who are you! guy: You're a suspicious lot. 3 [Side shot of Inuyasha kicking the guy in the side of the head. First time Inuyasha does an attack with his foot.] Fx guy: clunk... Inuyasha: That's my line. ( Characters from Ranma 1/2 use "That's my line" quite often, in these sorts of situations.) 4 [Some blossom laden trees.] Fx leaves: rustle... 5 [Sitting under a tree near to Kagome's bike, Kagome offers the guy a can to drink from a huge backpack, while Inuyasha looks down from up in the tree. In an overlaid image the guy is stuffing his face with some crisps, with his monkey sitting on his shoulder taking some as well.] Fx guy: *munch munch munch* bag: Potato Chips Kagome: A drink of tea? guy: Sure. Page 7 1 [Holding up a small bag (on which a dog face is drawn), Kagome looks up to Inuyasha, who's lying against the tree higher up.] Kagome: Inuyasha, are you gonna eat something too? Inuyasha: Don't need it. ( The type of bag Kagome's offering to Inuyasha is typical of the style of _dog biscuit_ bags!) 2 [Kagome continues to look up at Inuyasha who has moved around and is looking directly back at Kagome.] Kagome: If you eat some I'll have less to carry. Inuyasha: Then... 3 [Holding her huge backpack in front of her, Kagome looks over it at Inuyasha who is now angrily talking to her on the other side.] Inuyasha: Then why do you bring back such a huge amount of stuff every time you come back from the Well!? Kagome: Well, there's a change of clothes, my homework... ( Maybe Kagome pops over after school, or during the weekend, though in Japan there's school on Saturday as well. And even though they seem to be some distance from the Well (unless it's in Musashi), how Kagome got her bike there is somewhat perplexing - for a start, she'd have to haul it up out of the well, then do a lot of cross country cycling, etc.) 4 [The guy hits the bag, popping it.] Fx bag: pop guy: Those dried potatoes were really nice. guy: You have my thanks, girl. ( Of course, potato chips didn't exist then, but the words the guy uses to describe them ('hoshi imo') is an old fashioned but still acceptable way to describe this food.) 5 [Kagome stands near Inuyasha, who looks bored/annoyed, and begins the introductions.] Kagome: Umm... I'm, Kagome: called Kagome. Kagome: This is Inuyasha. Kagome: And... 6 [Closeup of Myouga on the guy's cheek.] Fx Myouga: *suck----* Fx Myouga: *swell swell swell* 7 [The guy slaps his cheek, squishing Myouga again.] Fx guy: *slap* Fx Myouga: *squish* 8 [View from just behind the guy as he looks over to Kagome, smiling cutely, as the flattened Myouga flutters down.] Fx Myouga: *flutter...* Kagome: that's Myouga the flea jii-chan. guy: .oO(Who are these people...?). Page 8 1 [Kagome has come up to beside the guy, looking at him slightly seriously, they appear to be some way into a conversation.] Kagome: You saying that you've been in trouble since you went astray from your attendants, aren't you. Kagome: You from a rich family, pal? guy: Although I can't reveal my identity in detail... ( Kagome really is being somewhat impolite and bold when asking the new guy if he's from a wealthy family in the style that she uses.) 2 [Large frame of the young man introducing himself, looking serious. The can in his left hand makes the scene rather surreal.] Fx leaves: rustle... Nobunaga: I am the person known as Nobunaga. ( Nobunaga's way of introduction is more formal than Kagome's and is typical of Samurai.) 3 [Closeup of Kagome looking very surprised, and claps both hands to her cheeks.] Kagome: No, Nobunaga---!? Page 9 1 [Kagome is now vigorously shaking Nobunaga's hands, who looks somewhat startled.] Fx Kagome: *shake shake* Kagome: Ah, umm, Kagome: It's a pleasure to meet you. Nobunaga: Hn? 2 [Inuyasha is looking at Kagome in surprise, while she continues to look somewhat starteled.] Fx Kagome: *be in a dither* Inuyasha: Hey you, you've suddenly changed your attitude. Kagome: He's Nobunaga Oda. Don't you know!? He's a super famous person. ( Yes, Kagome thinks he's _the_ Nobunaga. Here's some information I pulled from http://www.io.com/~nishio/japan/figure7.html#nobunaga.

1534-1582. Nobunaga is arguablly the most potent, the most fierce daimyo in the era. He started as a daimyo of Owari county, and came to almost unify Japan. Though, he was betrayed by one of his lieutenants, Akechi Mitsuhide, and slain at Honjoji temple.

He is described as a demonic figure with no mercy. He even destroyed Enryakuji temple in Mt. Hiei, one of the religious centers of Japanese Buddhists. He also suppressed Jodo-shin-shu Buddhism by force. On the other hand, Nobunaga is known as a very progressive leader. He found the potency of tanegashima -- muskets early, and used them in battles effectively. He also encouraged trade with European nations, and Nobunaga himself was a Christian (his christian name was "Geronimo"). He wore a European style plate armor in battles, rather than normal Japanese yoroi armor.

It must be noted that he didn't want to become a shogun. Instead, he wanted to kill the emperor, destroy the dynasty that had lasted for more than 1000 years, and rise the new emperor himself. That was a too radical idea for a man in those days. His strategy was very simple -- exterminate all of his enemies. He seldom accepted surrender. Here is a haiku that tells his temperature very well (though historians say the haiku was not composed by Nobunaga himself).

If a bird doesn't sing, kill it.) 3 [Kagome is now reading from a book, while Nobunaga looks on impassively, and Inuyasha looks on in annoyance.] Kagome: When he was young, he was called the "Halfwit (Fool) of Owari", but Kagome: in the year 1560, he had a big break at the battle at Okehazama, defeating Yoshimoto Imagawa... book: Fun Japanese History for Examinees Inuyasha: What's that you're reading. ( In the text that Kagome reads out, 'utsuke' is used for fool, but this is an old word, because some of the young readers may not know it, 'baka mono' is given in parenthesis for them. Part of the title of the textbook implies that it's the type of book read by middle-schoolers (like Kagome) preparing to enter the exams for high-school, however, including the 'fun' part is totally out of character - Rumiko Takahashi-sensei is certainly piling on the subtle gags this week.) 4 [Closeup of Nobunaga.] Nobunaga: Umm sorry but, Nobunaga: I'm not that Oda person. ( The second kanji character in the name 'Oda' is 'field' (the first is weave/fabric), and this character is also written all over Nobunaga's kimono. In a slight parallel, Onsen Mark from Urusai Yatsura has a 'onsen' (hot spring) mark written on his clothing, and Ukyou has the kanji for 'suki' (like) on her Okonomiyaki (lit. "As you like it") uniform. Nobunaga is Nobu (faith/trust) naga (long/leader).) 5 [Closeup of Kagome, looking a little surprised.] Kagome: Eh... Kagome: I'm wrong? 6 [Nobunaga stands up and dusts his kimono off, while Kagome looks on.] Fx Nobunaga: *dust off* Nobunaga: Thanks for the food. Nobunaga: I must get going. Page 10 1 [Large frame of Nobunaga walking off, looking behind him.] Nobunaga: I'm a guy from Takeda. Nobunaga: I don't want to be mistaken for that halfwit of Owari. 2 [Nobunaga turns around completely and walks off.] Nobunaga: Farewell then. Nobunaga: I have an important mission you see. 3 [Kagome thinks to herself with her hand on her chin, while a bit behind her Inuyasha looks on in slight surprise.] Inuyasha: .oO(Ah...). Kagome: .oO([Pity] he's not Nobunaga Oda...). 4 [The view expands to show Kagome looking over a cliff face while Inuyasha stands next to her. Nobunaga's leg is partially seen, falling down with him, while Hiyoshimaru looks on from a ledge.] Fx Hiyoshimaru: *eek* Fx Nobunaga: rattle Inuyasha: There's a cliff that way. Kagome: .oO(That's really like a halfwit though...). Page 11 1 [A forest in a valley.] 2 [A few small houses can be seen of a village, while a guy on horseback is looking behind him at a group of girls from the village have been tied together. Some men on foot with long spears are keeping the rest of the villagers away, who are all look quite old.] Fx horse: (hoof) clatter Fx villagers: rustle rustle... guy: Listen, you had better not conceal the girls. guy: They're all to be presented to the lord without a single exception. 3 [Closeup of some old men, and women behind them, talking, while looking on with rather defeated and worried expressions.] villager: What on earth is he intending to do with the girls he's collecting from all over the country? villager: It's said that none of the girls who enter the castle return. Page 12 1 [From behind some bushes Nobunaga looks at the sad and dejected looking girls being led away.] Nobunaga: .oO(How.. how could they...). 2 [Closeup of Nobunaga looking on against a white background.] Nobunaga: .oO(The rumour that the lord of this country has become insane...). Nobunaga: .oO(Is it really the case!?). 3 [Suddenly, behind Nobunaga Kagome and Inuyasha are talking to each other.] Inuyasha: Hey Kagome, Inuyasha: Why do we have to hang out with this guy? Kagome: Because I don't really feel like leaving this guy alone, you know 4 [Some village men whisper to each other.] villager: Just between us, I've heard that at the castle, our lord... 5 [Side view of Inuyasha suddenly leaning forward, and stepping on Nobunaga, while Kagome leans forward in interest as well.] villager: is being possessed by an evil spirit. Fx Inuyasha: *twitch* Fx Nobunaga: (head) *trodden on* Page 13 1 [Wide view of some buildings which have been built on top of earth which has obviously been deliberately shaped to help defend the castle - the sides are all reasonably smooth and are sharply angled. The only way into the set of buildings is by a narrow bridge. This is presumably the castle of the feudal lord of Musashi country.] villager: {off} The rumour is that at the castle where the girl's are gathered, villager: {off} the monster which possessed our lord, 2 [View of some buildings in front of a pond.] villager: is devouring them... 3 [Halfway inside a room is (presumably) the master of the castle being served tea by a long haired young girl in a kimono. However, the fat looking man is completely covered in bandages and none of his skin is visible.] Fx lord: *odd breathing* lord: gruh heh lord: gruh heh ( The way the lord's spoken words are written is usually reserved for monsters only.) Page 14 1 [Closeup of the lord's wrapped up face, which does not look like a human head.] Fx lord: *odd breathing* lord: Tsuyuhime~~~ (heart) lord: Have you become accustomed to living here~~~~~ ? 2 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime, who looks to be about 14 years old.] Tsuyuhime: Y... yes, Tsuyuhime: there is nothing inconvenient.... Tsuyuhime: .oO(I'm scared...). 3 [Tsuyuhime continues to sit next to the lord, who pats his head with a bandaged arm.] lord: gruh heh lord: That's okay then. Tsuyuhime: .oO(When I married here, the tono, whose figure was clear cut...). 4 [View of Tsuyuhime from the side with her hand to her mouth.] Tsuyuhime: .oO(has become fat since becoming ill...). Tsuyuhime: and his voice is strange. 5 [View from just behind the lord of Tsuyuhime tilting her head to the side, smiling.] Tsuyuhime: Umm... my lord?. lord: Ye---s (heart) Page 15 1 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime, still smiling with her tilted head to the side.] Tsuyuhime: I've heard that recently you've been gathtering young maidens from all over the country.... Tsuyuhime: Where on earth have those maidens... 2 [Closeup of the lord's bandaged head, with him getting very angry.] Fx lord: *get angry* 3 [The lord slams the floor in front of him, and Tsuyuhime shrinks back in fear.] Fx lord: (hitting floor) wham Fx Tsuyuhime: *yikes!* lord: Forget about it okay! 4 [Tsuyuhime bows her head to the ground.] Tsuyuhime: P, please forgive me. Tsuyuhime: Forgive my impertinence. 5 [The scene now shifts to Tsuyuhime sitting in her bedroom or waiting room, with some clothes being tended to by an elderly woman.] Tsuyuhime: .oO(I want to go home...). ( Tsuyuhime, like Nobunaga, just happenes to be from Takeda too....) Page 16 1 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime with a tear in her eye.] Tsuyuhime: .oO(Someone...). Tsuyuhime: .oO(please save me.). 2 [Standing in front of a short cliff, which has a stackade on top with buildings beyond, are Inuyasha, Nobunaga and Kagome with a bow.] Fx group: rustle... Inuyasha: No mistake. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha, smiling while looking up.] Inuyasha: It's fucking reeking of the smell of a Youkai. Inuyasha: There's no way the Shikon no Tama isn't here. 4 [Inuyasha crouches down and Kagome (who's also carrying a small rucksack) begins to get onto his back. We can now see that Inuyasha has the Tetsusaiga sword belted to his left hip. Behind them Nobunaga looks on.] Inuyasha: Allright, we'll jump in. Inuyasha: Get on my back Kagome. Kagome: Okay. Page 17 1 [Nobunaga also gets onto Inuyasha's back, who turns around looking really angry.] Inuyasha: Why are you getting on too. Nobunaga: I too have business here. 2 [Side view of Nobunaga looking up pensively.] Nobunaga: .oO(Tsuyuhime...). Nobunaga (speaking humbly): .oO(I'm now on my way to save you.). 3 [View of Inuyasha with the other two touching down on top of the stockade.] Fx Inuyasha: thunk 4 [Now on the castle ground, the the group moves ahead.] Fx Inuyasha: *step* Inuyasha: Let's go! 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking at Myouga on his shoulder.] Myouga: Inuyasha-sama, something's odd. Myouga: Take care. Inuyasha: What do you mean, Myouga-jijii. Page 18 1 [Myouga bounces along Inuyasha's shoulder while Nobunaga looks around.] Myouga: Even in a [large] castle like this, Myouga: there isn't a single night watchman. Nobunaga: They're certainly too careless... 2 [Kagome notices a guard sleeping next to a tree while running along.] Fx guard: *odd breathing* Kagome: Ah? 3 [Inuyasha and Kagome looking at the guard.] Fx guard: *odd breathing* Kagome: Asleep...? 4 [Closeup of Myouga sweating somewhat.] Myouga: This is... Myouga: Dark arts have been used to make them sleep. 5 [View of some buildings, with waves of energy covering the whole scene..] Myouga: {off} Perhaps all the castle people are... 6 [View of Tsuyuhime sleeping in her bed.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *odd breathing* Page 19 1 [In a dark room room, some women's heads (though the rest of their naked bodies are slightly visible) are visible inside large clear spheres, one woman per sphere. They look asleep.] 2 [The view expands to show the lord standing among the spheres.] Fx wind: whooosh lord: gruh heh 3 [Closeup of the lord, showing one large dark eye with a white pupil behind the bandages.] lord: Hn~~~~? lord: Someone from the outside has got in huh~~~? ( Background information on relationships between people and place names. Old name of Name of the The modern name of the area of the province Daimyo who that corresponds to the province (county) ruled the area ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Musashi Houjou Tokyo, Yokohama & Saitama pref. Kai Takeda Yamanashi prefecture Owari Oda Nagoya, Aichi prefrecture It is not certain whether or not the castle that appears in this chapter is the one owned by the Houjou family - the actual family name of the Daimyo is not explicity indicated. ) Last modified December 9th 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 20 Version: 2.000 Title: The Tsukumo Toad Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #19, 9th Apr '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Inuyasha and Kagome stand side by side, while behind them is the local feudal lord, with the bandages partially unwrapped.] Title: The Tsukumo Toad ( 'Tsukumo' is an old word for 99, but it is also used in place and family names, which may be the intended meaning in this case.) Page 2 1 [View of the tono's castle from outside at night.] Fx wind: whoosh---- Nobunaga: .oO(This is the castle which is being occupied by an evil spirit.). ( _Tono_ is a term of address for a fuedal lord. I've decided to keep the word as 'tono' as translating it into 'lord' makes the English sound rather strange.) 2 [View of a building.] Nobunaga: .oO(I'm worried about Tsuyuhime-sama who came here to marry and is by herself.). 3 [Nobunaga is running down a corridor, looking behind him, while Hiyoshimaru sits on his right shoulder, hand to it's eyebrow, looking ahead.] Fx Nobunaga: *step step step* Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime-sama, where are you! Nobunaga: Nobunaga has come to save you! 4 [View from Nobunaga's point of view after sliding open a door. Beyond some guards lie slumped on the ground.] Fx door: *slid open* Fx men: *odd breathing---* 5 [In another room, some men lie slumped in front of their dinner.] Fx door: *slid open* Fx men: *odd breathing---* Page 3 1 [While Nobunaga slides open another door, further up the corridor Inuyasha and Kagome look on impassively.] Fx door: *slid open* Fx man: *odd breathing* Nobunaga: .oO(Hime---!). 2 [Larger view of Inuyasha, who looks a bit annoyed, and Kagome who's still in her school clothes, and is carrying a small bag and a bow.] Kagome: Is it okay to be using such a loud voice I wonder. Kagome: This is enemy territory, surely. Inuyasha: Well... everyone's been put to sleep by black magic. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha, looking a little happy.] Fx Inuyasha: *crack knuckles before fight* Inuyasha: With the disturbance, the Youkai will bring itself here, won't it? 4 [Nobunaga opens another door and sees someone lying on the floor in the darkness.] Fx door: *slid open* Nobunaga: Hime!! Page 4 1 [Nobunaga rushes up to the person, looking concerned.] Fx Nobunaga: *fwip!* Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime, Nobunaga: hang in there! 2 [Closeup of Nobunaga looking shocked.] Nobunaga: Uggh!! 3 [The view shifts to the person's face - it's Tsuyuhime's aged attendant from last week.] Fx old woman: *odd breathing* Nobunaga: Hi... 4 [While Nobunaga looks on in horror at the old woman, behind him, Kagome tries to catch his attention.] Fx old woman: *odd breathing---* Nobunaga: Hime... What's [become] of her body... Kagome: Hey, Nobunaga-kun. 5 [The view expands to the whole room, where Kagome is sitting in front of the sleeping Tsuyuhime, and looking back at Nobunaga. In the doorway Inuyasha looks at Nobunaga as if he's a moron.] Kagome: Isn't this her? Kagome: The o-Hime-sama you're searching for. Nobunaga: Ah. 6 [Closeup of Kagome with Myouga bouncing across her shoulder.] Fx Myouga: *boing* Myouga: What a beautiful princess she is, Myouga: and I must wake her up. Page 5 1 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime with Myouga sucking on her cheek.] Fx Myouga: *suck----* Fx Myouga: *swell swell swell* Tsuyuhime: Uh! 2 [Kagome looks on as Tsuyuhime slaps her own cheek.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *slap* Fx Myouga: *squish* 3 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime waking up, with Myouga drifting off.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *blink* Fx Myouga: *flutter* 4 [Nobunaga looks down at her in concern.] Nobunaga: Ah... 5 [Side view of Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga talking to each other.] Tsuyuhime: No, Nobunaga... Tsuyuhime: Why are you here...? Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime-sama, Nobunaga: you know me!? 6 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime looking happy, while overlaid, Nobunaga looks rather surprised.] Tsuyuhime: It is hardly possible... Tsuyuhime: that I would forget about you. Nobunaga: Eh...? Page 6 1 [Kagome looks on in surprise and Inuyasha in distain as Nobunaga blushes and gets nervous.] Fx Nobunaga: *blush* Fx Nobunaga: *go rigid...* Nobunaga: Ah, I'm ever so grateful... Nobunaga: I thought you would have already forgotten the youngest son of a retainer like me... 2 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime.] Tsuyuhime: To me, Tsuyuhime: you are a kind-hearted childhood friend. ( Usually, _osana-najimi_ (childhood friends) are limited to only a few people, so she is stating that Nobunaga is a very important person for her.) 3 [Kagome sits by Inuyasha, while looking on at the other two, off-screen.] Kagome: Hmm. Inuyasha, Kagome: it looks like Nobunaga-kun loves the o-Hime-sama doesn't it. Inuyasha: Bah, Inuyasha: How worthless. 4 [Inuyasha and Kagome wear identical expressions of surprise as Tsuyuhime explains herself to Nobunaga, who sweats a bit.] Tsuyuhime: You fell in the pond, Tsuyuhime: and slipped down on the horse manure, Tsuyuhime: and you were always making me laugh. Nobunaga: Err, yeah... 5 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime with some tears falling down her cheeks.] Fx Tsuyuhime: (tears) *drip drip* Tsuyuhime: I want to return to that time... 6 [Nobunaga looks on in surprise, with Inuyasha sitting impassively behind him.] Nobunaga: Hime... Page 7 1 [Outside view of a building.] Fx wind: whoosh---- Tsuyuhime: {off} Tono's state became strange, Tsuyuhime: {off} shortly after I arrived to be married. 2 [View of the tono walking up some stairs.] Fx tono: squelch Tsuyuhime: {off} he collapsed near by the garden pond, Tsuyuhime: {off} and he then had a high fever.... 3 [Closeup of the tono's wrapped up face.] Fx tono: squelch Tsuyuhime: {off} but then it was as if he was a different creature, Tsuyuhime: {off} rather than that his personality changed... tono: gruh heh 4 [Tsuyuhime looks up at Nobunaga with tears in her eyes, while he clenches his fist in determination.] Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga, Tsuyuhime: what should I do... Nobunaga: That's easy then! Nobunaga: We'll return to our country with my friends. Page 8 1 [Wide view of Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga talking to each other while sitting on the floor.] Nobunaga: Rumours of the madness of this country's tono can even be heard in Takeda. Nobunaga: If those rumours are the truth... 2 [Closeup of Nobunaga.] Nobunaga: then I'll take you back safely, Nobunaga: as I was ordered to come here. 3 [Side view of Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga who has his fist clenched.] Tsuyuhime: [You are here] by order of our country...? Nobunaga: No! Nobunaga: Even without an order, I would... 4 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime, looking surprised.] Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga... 5 [Closeup of Nobunaga blushing a little.] Fx Nobunaga: (heart) *beat-beat-beat-beat* Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime-sama, Nobunaga: I... 6 [The view expands to show that Hiyoshimaru is sitting on Nobunaga's head and balancing a cup on a stick and spinning it around.] Fx Hiyoshimaru: eek eek Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga, on top of your head... Nobunaga: Hiyoshimaru... Page 9 1 [Side view of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: Hey, Inuyasha: Quickly run off with the princess, okay. Inuyasha: You guys are in the way. 2 [From Inuyasha's point of view, Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga turn to look at him.] Nobunaga: What...? Tsuyuhime: What are you people going to do...? 3 [Inuyasha is looking down the hall at the tono, with a pleased expression, while next to him is Kagome looking serious.] Fx tono: squelch... Fx Inuyasha: *crack knuckles before fight* Inuyasha: From now on we have business to do. 4 [Closeup of the tono's bandaged head.] tono: gruh heh tono: You ruffian... Page 10 1 [View of the tono.] Fx tono: squelch... tono: gruh heh tono: I won't let you escape... 2 [Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga look on.] Nobunaga: Th, that is.. Tsuyuhime: Tono... 3 [Side view of the tono suddenly spitting out his tongue at high speed.] Fx tono: (tongue) *quickly stick out* 4 [Inuyasha dodges out of the way of the strike, which smashes up a wooden door.] Fx wall: *whump* Fx wall: *crack bang* Inuyasha: Hu-up! Page 11 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha striking out.] Fx Inuyasha: (hand) *smooth attack* Inuyasha: Hey bastard! Inuyasha: Show us your real fucking shape! 2 [Jumping in front of the tono, Inuyasha slashes across his face, ripping off the bandages.] Fx Inuyasha: swipe 3 [Closeup of Kagome looking on in surprise.] Kagome: Ah... 4 [Inuyasha lands looking surprised, and Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga look shocked.] Fx Inuyasha: (landing) thunk Nobunaga and Tsuyuhime: ! Page 12 1 [The tono falls to the floor and the ripped off bandages reveal that the tono's become a large frog.] Fx tono: *fall back* Fx tono: *squelch* tono: gruh heh 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha look surprised, and Kagome looking disgusted, perhaps.] Kagome: A fr... Inuyasha: frog... 3 [View of Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga.] Tsuyuhime: Tono... tono... 4 [Tsuyuhime suddenly tilts to the side, putting her hand to her head.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *faint* Fx Tsuyuhime: *grow dizzy* 5 [Nobunaga catches the fainted princess, and looks quite worried.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *be limp* Nobunaga: Princess! Nobunaga: Don't pass out... Page 13 1 [Kagome sees a glow coming from just below the tono's right shoulder.] Fx light: *glow...* tono: gruh heh Kagome: Ah... Kagome: I can see it! The Shikon no Tama... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking pleased.] Inuyasha: Heh, Inuyasha: It looks weak although it's carrying the Jewel. Fx Inuyasha: *crack knuckles before fight* 3 [Closeup of Myouga sitting on the necklace around Inuyasha neck.] Myouga: Don't get careless Inuyasha-sama, Myouga: This is a Youkai of 300 years old, the Tsukumo Toad. Myouga: Normal methods won't work. 4 [Inuyasha jumps through the air, charging at the tono.] Fx Inuyasha: swish Inuyasha: Bah, Inuyasha: I'll tear 'im apart with one strike. 5 [Closeup of the tono puffing up his cheeks.] Fx tono: *puff up cheeks* Page 14 1 [The tono breathes out a cloud of some kind all over Inuyasha.] Fx tono: *exhale* Inuyasha: ! 2 [Kagome puts a hand over her mouth against the clouds of smoke, while Myouga sits on her shoulder.] Fx Kagome: *cough* Myouga: Oh no, the air's a miasma! Myouga: Kagome, don't inhale! Kagome: When did you get there.. 3 [Inuyasha falls to the ground with his hand around his neck, and his tongue lolling out.] Fx Inuyasha: thud Inuyasha (coughing): *hack* 4 [Nobunaga (with a sleeve over his mouth) sees the tono appear out of the smoke.] Fx cloud: *staying around* tono: gruh heh Nobunaga: ! Page 15 1 [Closeup of the tono.] Fx tono: squelch tono: Tsuyuhime~~~ (heart) tono: gruh heh 2 [While holding Tsuyuhime to his side, Nobunaga draws and brandishes his sword.] Fx sword: swish Nobunaga: Step back you Youkai! 3 [The tono sticks his tongue out again.] Fx tono: (tongue) *quickly stick out* tono: Fool, tono: How dare a human do that to me~~~ 4 [Nobunaga reels in shock as the tongue stabs through his right shoulder and out the other side.] Fx tongue: stab Nobunaga: ! Page 16 1 [The tono flips his tongue back and Nobunaga crashes to the floor.] Fx Nobunaga: whump 2 [Kagome turns to look at Nobunaga in shock, and Hiyoshimaru is clinging to her left arm.] Fx Kagome: *light cough* Kagome: No, Nobunaga-kun! 3 [The tono runs off with Tsuyuhime (still unconscious) over his shoulder.] Fx tono: (running) squelch squelch squelch tono: gruh heh 4 [Nobunaga lies bleeding on the ground.] Nobunaga: Hime----! 5 [Kagome rushes up to Nobunaga, who's trying to push himself off the floor.] Kagome: You mustn't move! Kagome: You're badly injured. Nobunaga: I, must go... 6 [Closeup of Nobunaga, gripping onto the sword.] Nobunaga: Even if my life comes to an end, Nobunaga: I must save the Princess... Page 17 1 [Closeup of Kagome looking moved by Nobunaga's words.] Kagome: Nobunaga-kun, you... 2 [Kagome speaks to Nobunaga with a gentle expression.] Kagome: You _really_ are in love with your o-Hime-sama aren't you. Fx Nobunaga: erk! 3 [Side view of Nobunaga looking surprised.] Nobunaga: Ho... 4 [Nobunaga turns to look at Kagome, who sweats a little.] Nobunaga: How did you know...? Kagome: _Eh..._ Kagome: You intended to conceal it...? 5 [Suddenly Inuyasha stands up behind Kagome, who turns around to look, and he looks really annoyed.] Fx Inuyasha: shhh Inuyasha: That _bloody frog..._ Inuyasha: will die! Kagome: Oh, you look better now. ( Kagome's remark above is for comic effect and would literally translate as "He's gotten well (or vigorous) again" (due to his anger overcoming his pain), and it also seems like Kagome wasn't worried about him at all.) Page 18 1 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime opening her eyes.] Tsuyuhime: Uh... 2 [The view expands to show Tsuyuhime sitting up from the floor, in the room with all the sphere's from the end of the last chapter. Tsuyuhime looks behind to see the tono.] tono: gruh heh tono: Tsuyuhime~ (heart) Tsuyuhime: ! 3 [Closeup of the tono with saliva dripping from his mouth.] Fx tono: *slurp--* tono: Love you (heart) tono: Let me gobble you up~~~ 4 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime looking worried.] Fx wind: whoosh--- Fx sound: *rattling of a door in the wind*
Page extra [On the index page of this week's Shonen Sunday they had a little Question and Answer session with Rumiko Takahashi, probably from a reader's letter via the editors.] question: For the Youkai appearing in "Inuyasha", what references do you use for drawing their pictures? Rumiko: I reference various kinds of things, but for animal monsters, I look at animal picture books and so on. Last modified December 4th 1998 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 21 Version: 2.000 Title: The Remaining Mind Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #20, 16th Apr '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Inuyasha stands holding the Tetsusaiga sword by it's scabbard, looking confident, while below him are Kagome and Nobunaga looking a little worried.] title: The Remaining Mind. Page 2 1 [Hallway leading to a door.] Fx wind: who---sh 2 [Inside a large room, Tsuyuhime is lying on the wooden floor, leaning away from the tono. Behind them are many large eggs stacked up.] Fx tono: squelch Fx Tsuyuhime: *inch back...* tono: Gehehe, Tsuyuhime, tono: I'll eat you~~ (heart) 3 [Tsuyuhime notices the eggs, and the girls inside them.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *becomes aware the spheres' contents* Tsuyuhime: !? 4 [Closeup of the 'sleeping' girls inside the eggs.] Page 3 1 [Tsuyuhime looks around to see the eggs piled up to the ceiling, grouped in strings and held together by some translucent substance - rather like toad spawn on a larger scale.] Fx wind: who----sh Tsuyuhime: ...... 2 [Tsuyuhime notices that in a particular egg the girl has been reduced to a head with a tadpole-like tail.] Fx tadpole-woman: gloop Tsuyuhime: Eek! 3 [Closeup of the tono sticking his tongue out, with a little happy (musical) note drawn by his head.] Fx tono: (tongue) *flick* Page 4 1 [The tongue wraps around her several times, and Tsuyuhime's arms are trapped, and she looks rather worried.] Fx tongue: *wrap* 2 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime, screaming, while being pulled up into the air while upside down.] Tsuyuhime: Kyaaaaa-! 3 [Closeup of the strong looking door to the room, with the effect of a powerful strike being clearly evident coming from the other side. ] Fx door: *ri-ri-rip* Page 5 1 [The wood explodes inward, and in the hole stands Inuyasha, with his arm having just completed the strike.] Fx door: whump Inuyasha: Are you here, you bloody frog!! 2 [Inuyasha stands inside the room now, and is looking at the tono.] Fx chunks of wood: *clatter to floor...* tono: gruh heh. 3 [On the other side of the hole in the doorway stand Kagome with her bow and Nobunaga, who has his arm in a sling, provided by Kagome probably.] Fx Nobunaga: *stagger...* Kagome: Are you okay, Nobunaga-kun? Nobunaga: A wound like this isn't a big deal... Page 6 1 [Now inside the room, Kagome looks on in surprise.] Kagome: Ah... 2 [The tono of the castle is standing in front of an egg, in which Tsuyuhime in entrapped, looking unconscious though her eyes are open.] Fx tono: (Tsuyuhime's egg) *rub rub* tono: Gehehe, tono: You're too la~~te. 3 [Closeup of Tsuyuhime's blank eyes, while Nobunaga (overlaid) looks in horror.] Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime-sama! 4 [Inuyasha casually glances at the eggs.] Inuyasha: Humph, Inuyasha: so this is what's become of, Inuyasha: the maidens gathered from all over the country. Page 7 1 [Kagome looks around at the eggs.] Fx wind: who---sh Kagome: What's this... Kagome: They look like frog spawn. 2 [Inuyasha turns to look at Myouga, who's sitting on his shoulder.] Fx Myouga: *pop up* Myouga: The Tsukumo Toad lets the maidens soul's mellow like this, Myouga: for later consumption. 3 [Closeup of Nobunaga charging forward, with his sword out.] Nobunaga: You're saying... Nobunaga: he's going to eat Tsuyuhime-sama!? 4 [Closeup of Myouga.] Myouga: This guy with the spiritual powers gained via the Shikon no Tama... 5 [Closeup of the tono, with a glow coming from just below his right shoulder.] Fx light: *glow...* tono: Gehehe. Myouga: got the power of a feudal lord... along with usurping a country. 6 [Nobunaga charges across, sword drawn.] Fx Nobunaga: *dash* Fx Nobunaga: *stagger...* Nobunaga: Damn you-! Page 8 1 [The tono coughs out another load of mist.] Fx tono: *puff* 2 [Kagome shouts out a warning.] Kagome: Look out, Kagome: it's a miasma! 3 [Inuyasha overtakes Nobunaga, and be begins to draw out Tetsusaiga.] Fx Inuyasha: *dash* Inuyasha: Move aside! 4 [Inuyasha charges forward, holding Tetsusaiga to the side.] Fx Inuyasha: (drawing sword) *swish* Inuyasha: I'll just rip though him and the miasma! Page 9 1 [Inuyasha makes a massive overhead swing with the now powered up Tetsusaiga, which just clips the tono, and cuts through the miasma.] Fx sword: *slash* Fx tono: *rip* Inuyasha: Take this, tono-sama frog!! tono: Gruh heh. ( Inuyasha calls the tono, "Tono-sama gaeru" (tono-sama frog), but there is a frog called 'tonosama-gaeru' that inhabits rice fields and rivers all over Japan, and it is also much smaller than a toad.) 2 [Kagome looks on at the tono is sent crashing backwards, with some fluid (doesn't look like human blood) coming from the big slash across it.] Fx tono: (knocked backwards) whoom Fx tono: *spout body fluid* Kagome: Got him...!? tono: Gahihii. Page 10 1 [Inuyasha stands holding Tetsusaiga looking pretty chuffed.] Fx sword: *steam* Inuyasha: Heh, Inuyasha: I'll cut your belly open to take the Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha: And then you won't be able to do bad things anymore, will ya. 2 [Kagome looks on happily, with Myouga on her shoulder.] Myouga: Wow, he's using Tetsusaiga really well. Kagome: It's because he's sort of saving humans. 3 [Closeup of the tono, holding a up webbed hand, dripping bodily fluids.] tono: Gruh heh, tono: I'm dying dammit. 4 [The eggs around the tono wobble a little.] Fx eggs: *undulate* tono: Souls~~ tono: Souls~~ Page 11 1 [Several heads, all with vacant stares, with their hair flowing backwards into a tail, come out of their eggs.] Fx heads: *extend extend extend* 2 [Inuyasha and Kagome look on in surprise.] Inuyasha: Ah? 3 [Side view of the tono swallowing several of the heads as the come on towards his mouth.] Fx tono: *slurp slurp* 4 [The tono has now finished and pats his bulging stomach, and he's now totally healed.] Fx tono: *returned to health* Fx tono: *slap stomach* tono: Gruh heh. tono: My life span's been prolonged (heart) ( The sound fx word for 'returned to health' could also be the croak of a frog :)) 5 [Kagome and Inuyasha, with Tetsusaiga slung over his shoulder, look on the the tono.] Fx tono: *waggling tongue as insult* Kagome: The w.. wounds healed! Inuyasha: You scum~~ tono: Cut me more~~ tono: And I'll eat souls as I'm cut. Page 12 1 [The tono notices something to the side.] Fx sound: *stabbing and cutting out with a blade* tono: Gruh heh? 2 [It's Nobunaga, who's cut into the egg holding the princess.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *dragged out with the fluid from the egg* Fx fluid: *ooze* Nobunaga: Princess! 3 [Tsuyuhime starts coughing.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *cough cough* 4 [Nobunaga kneels down in front of Tsuyuhime.] Nobunaga: Princess.. Tsuyuhime: No... 5 [Tsuyuhime suddenly moves forward.] Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga----! 6 [Tsuyuhime grabs onto and cries into Nobunaga's undamaged left shoulder.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *squeeze* Nobunaga: Ah... 7 [Closeup of Nobunaga, blushing a little] Fx Nobunaga: (heart) *ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump* Nobunaga: Tsu... Tsuyuhime... sama... Page 13 1 [Nobunaga holds the princess tightly, while Inuyasha and Kagome look on with somewhat distainful expressions.] Fx Nobunaga: *squeeze~~* Nobunaga: I have no regrets in my life! Kagome: Hey you, this isn't the time to be... 2 [The tono suddenly sticks his tongue out again at Nobunaga, who draws his sword and pushes the princess behind him.] Fx Nobunaga: (drawing sword) *shing* Fx tono: swish tono: What are you doing with the princess~~ 3 [Inuyasha suddenly hits the tono on the head from the side with Tetsusaiga.] Fx sword: clunk Inuyasha: You can't say that bastard! tono: Gruh heh. 4 [The tono has slumped back onto the floor and looks dazed.] Fx tono: *feeling giddy* Fx tono: squelch 5 [Closeup of the tono's frog-mouth.] tono: Tsuyu... tono: hime... 6 [Tsuyuhime pokes her heads out from behind Nobunaga.] Tsuyuhime: ...... 7 [The tono holds his webbed hands to his face.] Fx tono: squelch tono: Ah...? tono: I... am... Page 14 1 [With Tetsusaiga's point resting on the floor, Inuyasha looks down the tono who starting around in surprise.] tono: I am the one... tono: who did this to all of them...? 2 [Kagome looks on from behind Inuyasha, who now has Tetsusaiga over his shoulder.] Inuyasha: Aahh? It's rather late to play dumb, bastard. Kagome: ...... 3 [Closeup of the tono from the side.] tono: How wretched... tono: What a dreadful thing I've... 4 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome: .oO(Maybe it's that...). 5 [Kagome stands in from of the tono, looking tentative.] Kagome (using polite speech): Umm... you are the tono-sama...? tono: Uh... 6 [View of the tono kneeling down from Kagome's point of view.] tono: At first when the evil spirit took possession of me... tono: my human personality survived. tono: But now, even that... Page 15 1 [Kagome and Inuyasha look down at the tono.] Kagome: .oO(The tono-sama...). Kagome: is alive inside the frog!! 2 [Closeup of the tono.] tono: Kill me... 3 [Kagome looks a little surprised, but Inuyasha has no reaction.] Kagome: Eh... 4 [Closeup of the tono, with tears streaming down from it's eyes.] tono: If this goes on, I'll... tono: even devour Tsuyuhime... 5 [View of Tsuyuhime still hiding behind Nobunaga.] Nobunaga: Tono... Tsuyuhime: ...... 6 [The tono kneels in front of Kagome and Inuyasha.] tono: Before that happens, tono: Kill me together with the evil spirit... Kagome: .oO(That's so...). Page 16 1 [Inuyasha looks rather amused, which surprised Kagome.] Fx Inuyasha: *squeeze Tetsusaiga* Inuyasha: Isn't that so sweet, Inuyasha: then I'll [kill you] without reserve... Kagome: Eh...!? 2 [View of Nobunaga and Tsuyuhime looking uncertain.] Nobunaga: Wh, wait Inuyasha, Nobunaga: what'll become of the tono inside!? 3 [Kagome comes up to plead with Inuyasha.] Kagome: Th, that's right. Kagome: Because the human heart hasn't gone yet. 4 [On Kagome's shoulder, Myouga has his arm's folded, looking serious.] Fx Myouga: *sigh* Myouga: Even that'll disappear before long though. Kagome: Hey you. 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry.] Inuyasha: Quit your grumbling would ya. Inuyasha: The tono-sama's saying "please kill me" isn't he. Page 17 1 [Inuyasha swings Tetsusaiga right down on the tono, who doesn't react, even though the blade is a few inches from slicing him in two.] Fx Inuyasha: *quick strike* Inuyasha: Stop that useless sympathy! 2 [Kagome looks rather shocked, as do Nobunaga and Tsuyuhime.] Fx sound: whump Kagome: Inuyasha... 3 [Inuyasha stands surrounded by mist, with Tetsusaiga looking like it's embedded in the floor, which is concealed by the mist.] Fx air: *steam steam* Page 18 1 [The mist clears somewhat, and Kagome is surprised to notice that Inuyasha has smashed Tetsusaiga through the floor just to the left of the tono, who has turned to look at it.] Fx air: *steam....* Inuyasha: ...... Kagome: Ah... 2 [Inuyasha turns holding up Tetsusaiga, with bits of wood falling off it.] Fx bits: clatter Inuyasha: Damn it, Inuyasha: It'd be too easy if I just executed him. 3 [Closeup of Kagome smiling a bit, looking relieved.] Fx Kagome: *phew...* Kagome: Inuyasha... Kagome: .oO(He just couldn't kill him...). Page 19 1 [Now Inuyasha speaks to Kagome, who looks a little surprised.] Inuyasha: So, what ya gonna do Kagome. Kagome: Eh. 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha making a point.] Inuyasha: You stopped me, Inuyasha: so you're going to be dealing with tono-sama the frog aren't you? 3 [Closeup of the tono suddenly raising it's head and glaring.] Fx tono: *glare* tono: Gruh heh. 4 [Suddenly the tono fires his tongue at Inuyasha and it just stabs through the side of his stomach, almost missing.] Fx tongue: *stab* Inuyasha: ! 5 [Kagome comes rushing up to Inuyasha, who has collapsed to the floor with his eyes closed.] Fx Inuyasha: *thud...* Fx tono: (tongue) *draw back in* Kagome: I, Inuyasha!! 6 [Closeup of the tono looking angry.] Fx tono: *deep breath---* tono: Geheheh, tono: you're going to deal with me~~? Page 20 1 [Kagome turns away from Inuyasha to look at the tono.] Fx tono: squelch tono: Gruh heh, girl~~ tono: I'll eat you before that~~ 2 [Nobunaga and Tsuyuhime stand side by side, looking apprehensive.] Nobunaga: Tono... Tsuyuhime: It's the evil spirit's personality again... 3 [Kagome swivels her eyes to look at Myouga sitting just above her ear.] Myouga: Kagome! Kagome: Myouga jii-chan. 4 [Kagome continues to look at Myouga, looking a little worried, while the tono looks on angrily.] Fx tono: squelch Myouga: Just the one... Myouga: I've come up with a plan to drive the Tsukumo Toad out of the tono's body. Kagome: Will it... Kagome: be possible for us to do it!? 5 [Closeup of Kagome looking decisive, as does Myouga standing on her shoulder.] Myouga: It's sink or swim... Myouga: Will you give it a go!? Kagome: I'll do it, Kagome: I gotta do it. Last modified May 12th 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 22 Version: 2.000 Title: Pleading for Life Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #21-22, 23rd Apr '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Instead of a stand-alone chapter picture, it is a continuation of the scene at the end of the previous chapter. In the room, the tono is standing a few meters in front of Kagome, in a slightly threatening pose, and just behind Kagome is Inuyasha crashed on the floor, and just behind him are Tsuyuhime and Nobunaga, holding each other. Surrounding them are many large eggs mostly filled with adult-looking naked women in the fetal position.] title: Pleading for Life. Fx tono: squelch tono: Gruh heh, girl~~ (heart) tono: I will eat you~~ Kagome: .oO(There's one way to drive...). Kagome: .oO(the Tsukumo Toad from the body of tono-sama!?). Page 2 1 [Kagome is drawn overlaid over several frames, standing with Myouga on her left shoulder, and with a bow and bag on her back. A closeup is shown of several of the eggs, one with a woman who has mostly become just a head and tail.] Kagome: By doing that, both tono-sama... Kagome: and all the girls will be saved, right!? 2 [Kagome turns to look at Myouga on her shoulder.] Myouga: Yes, Myouga: after all this Youkai Toad is a frog. Myouga: So he should be susceptible to heat. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha lying on the floor with his eyes closed, and some blood pooling near him.] 4 [Closeup of Myouga - his moustaches seem a lot longer than normal.] Myouga: So that's the secret plot. Myouga: Pour a load of hot water onto the guy. 5 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome: .oO(Hot water!?). Page 3 1 [Myouga continues to explain, while Kagome looks a little annoyed, and has a little sweat drop.] Myouga: If you do that, the Toad be in pain, and flee from the tono's body. Myouga: Thereupon... Kagome: Hey you. 2 [From tono's point of view, Kagome turns to demand something of Myouga who's bouncing along her shoulder.] Fx tono: *opening mouth* Kagome: Should I start boiling water then!? Kagome: In a place like this!? 3 [Side view of Kagome and Myouga yelling at each other.] Myouga: Even boiling oil will do. Kagome: Same difference! ( Yup, this series deffinately isn't like Ranma 1/2 (in many ways) - quite often, hot water kettles just appear out of nowhere...) 4 [View of Kagome's legs, with tono's tongue suddenly wrapping around her right leg.] Fx tongue: swish Fx tongue: *slap* Kagome: ! 5 [Kagome panics as she's hauled up into the air.] Fx tongue: *coil* Kagome: Kyaa! Stop tha---t! tono: Gruh heh. Page 4 1 [Nobunaga suddenly moves in, though he's holding his left arm over his right, and blood is dripping down his sleeve and over his hand.] Fx Nobunaga: *stagger* Nobunaga: Oh damn. 2 [Nobunaga grabs tono's left shoulder and holds him back.] Fx Nobunaga: *seize* Nobunaga: You must stop that, tono! tono: Gruh heh. 3 [Kagome crashes to the floor, wincing at the impact.] Fx Kagome: thump 4 [Kagome looks behind her to see Nobunaga struggling with tono.] Fx tono: *struggle* Kagome: No, Nobunaga-kun... Nobunaga: Kagome, Nobunaga: while I'm doing this... 5 [Closeup of Nobunaga speaking forcefully.] Nobunaga: Boil some water-----! Page 5 1 [Inuyasha starts pushing himself off the floor, and Kagome turns around to look at him at this.] Inuyasha: Ugh... Kagome: Inuyasha. 2 [Side view of Inuyasha looking very angry.] Inuyasha: What a tedious idea [you've come up with]... Inuyasha: while I've been listening quietly since earlier... 3 [Kagome kneels by Inuyasha, who has sat up, looking at him in concern.] Fx Inuyasha: *wobble...* Kagome: Inuyasha, your wound... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha smiling to himself with his eyes closed, and sweating a little.] Inuyasha: Heh... Inuyasha: That bloody frog, I was a fool to have mercy on such a thing... 5 [Nobunaga turns in surprise to see a serious looking Inuyasha holding Tetsusaiga above his head, and it's glowing with energy.] Fx sword: swish.... Inuyasha: Stop shielding him Nobunaga... Nobunaga: Wha... Page 6 1 [Nobunaga continues to struggle with the tono, while talking to Inuyasha who responds angrily.] Nobunaga: Sh, sheathe the katana Inuyasha. Nobunaga: Tono's heart is still alive inside this evil spirit... Inuyasha: Shut it! 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha shouting angrily.] Inuyasha: Unless you stop shielding him, I'll kill you along with the frog! 3 [Closeup of Nobunaga responding angrily, and a little worriedly.] Nobunaga: You mustn't do that! 4 [Inuyasha starts at Nobunaga somewhat in disbelief.] Inuyasha: Hey... Inuyasha: Then move aside. Nobunaga: I won't do that either. 5 [Closeup of Nobunaga.] Nobunaga: While we can still save the tono, I can't sit back and watch, letting him die without helping. Nobunaga: No... Nobunaga: Even it it wasn't the tono. Page 7 1 [Large frame closeup of Nobunaga making a passionate statement.] Nobunaga: I... Nobunaga: I can't stand people dying. 2 [Inuyasha looks slightly surprised, but Kagome seems rather touched.] Kagome: Nobunaga-kun... 3 [Tsuyuhime looks rather touched too.] Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga... 4 [While still holding onto the tono, Nobunaga looks down a bit, maybe blushing slightly.] Nobunaga: In this age of violence, Nobunaga: I may be laughed at for saying such soft stuff, but... Nobunaga: Even then I... 5 [Nobunaga suddenly turns in surprise at Inuyasha's statement.] Inuyasha: Allright then. Nobunaga: Eh... Page 8 1 [Looking slightly annoyed, Inuyasha sheaths Tetsusaiga, and explains himself to Nobunaga.] Fx Inuyasha: (sheathing sword) *shink* Inuyasha: Without exception, I won't raise a finger. Inuyasha: Let's see how you carry out your suffocatingly sweet convictions. 2 [Still holding onto tono, Nobunaga looks quite relieved.] Fx Nobunaga: phew... Nobunaga: You... you understand me then. tono: Gruh heh. 3 [While Kagome looks on, tono delivers a massive backhand to Nobunaga, sending him crashing to the floor.] Fx tono: whack! Fx Nobunaga: (hitting floor) whump tono: Gruh hya hya. Nice work on pleading for my life! 4 [Kagome turns to Inuyasha, who is casually sitting on the floor, looking peeved.] Kagome: I, Inuyasha... 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking at Kagome out of the corner of his eye.] Inuyasha: If I raise a finger, tono-sama will die. Page 9 1 [Kagome quickly looks between Inuyasha and Nobunaga who's struggling with the tono.] Fx Nobunaga: *grapple* Nobunaga: Ka, Kagome! Quickly... 2 [Kagome grabs Tsuyuhime by the arm and pulls her along with her.] Fx Kagome: *dash* Kagome: Come along Tsuyuhime-sama. Tsuyuhime: Eh... 3 [Outside the large room, Kagome and Tsuyuhime (who has hitched up her kimono) are running along, and Kagome turns to ask Tsuyuhime.] Fx Kagome: *step step step* Kagome: Something hot... Kagome: That's it, fire! Kagome: Is there a torch or something with a big flame? 4 [Kagome notices Hiyoshimaru (Nobunaga's little monkey) running past her.] Fx Hiyoshimaru: *bounding along* Kagome: .oO(Hiyoshimaru...). 5 [Meanwhile back in the room, the tono uses his tongue to stab Nobunaga through the chest again.] Fx Nobunaga: whump tono: You're in the way---! Nobunaga: ! 6 [Still sitting with his arm sleeves folded together, Inuyasha watches impassively as Nobunaga's bleeding body hits the ground.] Fx Nobunaga: thump Page 10 1 [Closeup of Nobunaga, his eyes closed in pain.] Nobunaga: Uhh... 2 [Inuyasha looks on a bit grimly.] Inuyasha: .oO(You idiot...). Inuyasha: .oO(now you've been brought down to earth a bit, huh?). 3 [Inuyasha notices that Nobunaga seems to be trying to say something.] Fx Nobunaga: (lips) *quiver* Inuyasha: Hn? Nobunaga: ...... 4 [Closeup of Nobunaga speaking, but with his eyes closed in pain.] Nobunaga: You.. mustn't, Nobunaga: kill him... 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking surprised.] 6 [Wide angle shot of Inuyasha continuing to look at Nobunaga's bleeding body.] Inuyasha: .oO(Impressive idiot...). 7 [Tono's squat frame is seen further down the corridor.] Fx tono: squelch tono: Gruh heh, tono: You won't get away~~ 8 [Kagome and Tsuyuhime turn to see tono.] Fx Kagome: *step step* Kagome: Kyaa! He's coming! 9 [Up ahead Kagome notices something glowing bouncing off the ground.] Fx thing: *jump* Fx object: *glow...* Kagome: .oO(Ah!?). Page 11 1 [A closeup reveals Hiyoshimaru holding a small saucer-like lamp, with a burning wick.] Fx Hiyoshimaru: eek eek 2 [Closeup of Kagome looking happy.] Kagome: Fire!? Kagome: You've done it Hiyoshimaru... 3 [Hiyoshimaru lands on Kagome's outstretched hands, and she notices something to her dismay.] Fx lamp: *sound of a small fire* Fx Hiyoshimaru: *scritch scritch* Kagome: except... Kagome: it's too small... 4 [Suddenly, just behind Kagome, the tono fires off his tongue again, and it slices though Kagome's bag as Kagome dives to the floor, spilling some of it's contents, and she's knocked to the floor.] Fx tono: (tongue) swish Fx bag: *rip* Tsuyuhime: ! 5 [Closeup of Kagome falling heavily on the floor, out of her bag falls a packet of plasters, some sweets, a hairbrush, hand mirror, a canister and some other bits.] Fx Kagome: *thump* Fx items: *clatter* 6 [Tsuyuhime crouches beside the fallen Kagome, while the tono walks towards them.] Fx tono: squelch Tsuyuhime: Ah... tono: Gruh heh. Page 12 1 [Inuyasha suddenly jumps down inbetween the tono and the girls.] Fx Inuyasha: (landing) thud tono: Hi? 2 [Closeup of Kagome still lying on the floor, looking back at Inuyasha out of the corner of her eye.] Kagome: I... Inuyasha... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking nasty.] Fx Inuyasha: *crack knuckles* Inuyasha: Kagome, Inuyasha: It's no use saying anymore ideological drivel. Page 13 1 [Closeup of Kagome still lying on the floor, with Hiyoshimaru putting the lamp in front of her.] Kagome: .oO(Ideological drivel...). Kagome: .oO(But..!). ( Kagome is rather shocked at Inuyasha's rather harsh expression, and she's wondering if it's true, even if she wants to deny it.) 2 [Behind tono, Nobunaga crawls along, bleeding somewhat.] Fx Nobunaga: *crawl...* Nobunaga: ...... 3 [Kagome suddenly notices a particular canister on the floor.] Kagome: .oO(Hair spray...). ( Hmm, I wonder if you can get spray-on shampoo...) 4 [Black frame with text splashed across.] Kagome: .oO({off} I can do it!). Kagome: .oO({off} I can drive out the Toad.). 5 [Kagome suddenly turns to see Inuyasha charging right at the tono.] Fx Inuyasha: *leap* Fx Kagome: *quick turn* Inuyasha: I gotta do him!! Kagome: .oO(!). Page 14 1 [Closeup of Kagome yelling.] Kagome: Inuyasha, sit!! 2 [Closeup view from the side of Inuyasha suddenly falling, looking surprised.] Inuyasha: Wha!? 3 [Inuyasha crashes to the ground, but Kagome puts the lamp in front of the airspray's can's nozzle and squeezes the button, and the alcohol (I presume) propellant catches fire and blazes out and engulfs the tono's head.] Fx Inuyasha: thud Fx can: pshhhhhh.... Fx fire: *blaze* tono: Gruh heh! 4 [Closeup of Nobunaga looking surprised.] Nobunaga: A blaze!? Page 15 1 [A ethereal toad suddenly bursts out from tono's body, Kagome, is drawn overlaid, still holding the can and lamp.] Fx toad: *painful screem* Fx toad: *rush* Kagome: I... I did it! 2 [A closeup of the etheral toad moving through the air (though it doesn't have legs - traditional ghosts have no legs), and a glow can be seen coming from it's middle.] Fx tono: swish... Fx light: *glow...* 3 [Kagome turns to Inuyasha who's already rushing off.] Kagome: I, Inuyasha, Kagome: [get] the Shikon no Tama... Fx Inuyasha: swish Inuyasha: You don't have to tell me... Page 16 1 [Inuyasha swipes his hands through the toad's body, and it shatters apart.] Fx Inuyasha: *slash* Inuyasha: Sankon Tetsusou! 2 [Closeup of a glowing Shikon no Tama fragment, floating in the air.] Fx noise: (fading) *high-pitched ringing*... 3 [Inuyasha swipes the fragment out of the air.] Fx Inuyasha: *grab* Fx Toat: *remains falling to floor...* 4 [Closeup of Nobunaga rushing forwards.] Fx Nobunaga: *stagger...* Nobunaga: Inuyasha... 5 [Inuyasha looks on in surprise.] Inuyasha: Hn!? Page 17 1 [Inuyasha continues to look on in surprise as Nobunaga grabs him by the hand.] Fx Nobunaga: *squeze* Nobunaga: I appreciate what you did. 2 [The tono is seen lying on the ground.] Fx mist: hssss Nobunaga: {off} the tono is safe. tono: Ugnnn. 3 [Closeup of Nobunaga looking happy.] Nobunaga: Until the point where the Toad came out... Nobunaga: thanks for being patient. 4 [Inuyasha looks on in surprise at Nobunaga's smiling face.] Inuyasha: Eh!? Inuyasha: No...it's... 5 [Inuyasha turns to look in surprise at Kagome who smiles up at him from the side.] Kagome: Leave it as it is. 6 [Nobunaga turns to see Tsuyuhime looking towards him.] Fx Nobunaga: (heart) *thump* Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga... Nobunaga: Tsuyuhime-sama... Page 18 1 [Tsuyuhime rushes forwards with tears in her eyes.] Fx Tsuyuhime: *rush...* Tsuyuhime: Nobunaga... 2 [Nobunaga rushes forwards as well.] Nobunaga: Tsu... Tsuyuhime... 3 [Nobunaga falls to the ground in shock as Tsuyuhime grabs onto the tono, who hugs her back.] Fx couple: *hug* Tsuyuhime: Thank you for protecting tono so well. tono: Tsuyuhime! 4 [Tono and Tsuyuhime part, and we finally get to see tono's real face - he looks very young.] Tsuyuhime: Tono... Tsuyuhime: You've regained your original neat form... Fx tono: *clear cut appearance* Nobunaga: I'm sorry about everything. 5 [Inuyasha and Kagome look on in surprise.] Kagome: ... He looks like a gentle feudal lord, doesn't he... Page 19 1 [View of some blossom laden trees, and the surrounding hills.] Fx leaves: rustle... Kagome: {off} We stopped the Toad's sorcery, and saved the girls... 2 [Kagome Closeup of Kagome smiling cutely, holding a can in her hand.] Kagome: Great isn't it. 3 [Kagome and Inuyasha, who are sitting on a sheet, turn to look at Nobunaga who is sitting someway off with his back to them.] Fx leaves: rustle... 4 [Closeup of Nobunaga with Hiyoshimaru sitting on his head.] 5 [Closeup of Kagome, smiling cutely, but looking a little worried too.] Kagome: Umm... Kagome: Cheer up okay, Nobunaga-kun. 6 [Inuyasha turns to speak derisively to Nobunaga, and Kagome look quite surprised at his words.] Inuyasha: Jeez, you're a idiot after all. Inuyasha: You were pleading for your love rival's fucking life while you were about to be killed. Fx Nobunaga: *twitch* 7 [Side view of Nobunaga.] Fx Nobunaga: (sighing) huh... 8 [Side view of Nobunaga looking up.] Nobunaga: Yeah, you're right... Nobunaga: I am an idiot... Page 20 1 [Side view of Nobunaga.] Inuyasha: {off} Except, 2 [With his arms folded together and carries on speaking with his eyes closed.] Inuyasha: that foolishness ended up saving [the life of] one person. Inuyasha: That's good enough, isn't it. 3 [Closeup of Nobunaga looking a little happy.] Nobunaga: .oO(....It's nice to hear that.). 4 [Using a staff to prop himself up, Nobunaga begins to walk off, looking rather happy.] Fx Nobunaga: shh Nobunaga: Allright! I feel better. Nobunaga: I'm off! 5 [Inuyasha and Kagome look to where Nobunaga is in some surprise.] Kagome: Eh... Kagome: You're going... Inuyasha: Nobunaga... 6 [The scene expands to show Nobunaga falling down another cliff, with Kagome and Inuyasha looking down from the edge.] Fx rocks: clatter... Inuyasha: There's a cliff that way. Kagome: .oO(I wonder if he's an idiot after all...). ( Kagome was seemingly impressed by Nobunaga's human rights stance (and maybe thought he wasn't such an idiot after all), but maybe she now thinks that his belief was mostly because of his foolishness. Compared to the historical Nobunaga Oda, this one is very different - pretty much opposite.) Last modified December 9th 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 23 Version: 2.000 Title: The Plastering Mask Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #23, 7th May '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Large view of Kagome standing against a modern day backdrop, holding a 3rd year text book, and her smiling face is turned towards us.] Title: The Plastering Mask ( The literal meaning of the title would be something like "The Mask that sticks/adheres to flesh".) Page 2 1 [View of some small fields being ploughed and so on by farmers.] Fx birds: *chirp chirp...* Narration: Musashi Country 2 [Close of Kaede.] Kaede: Kagome and Inuyasha have come back you say? 3 [Kaede is standing on a ridge between fields, talking to a farmer who is ploughing his field with the aid of an ox.] villager: Yeah, well Kaede-sama... villager: As soon as they both came back... 4 [Kaede turns to look away.] villager: they rushed off towards the Bone Gobbling Well. Kaede: Again? 5 [High-speed view of someone moving quickly though a forest.] Fx sound: swish-swish-swish Inuyasha: {off} Just you bloody wait Kagome-! Page 3 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha running across the frame, looking angry.] Inuyasha: Hey bi-i-ch, you chickening out? 2 [Kagome turns around, while riding her bike, on the back of which is the large (and now rather empty looking) bag from 4 chapters ago.] Fx bike: *speeding---* Kagome: So I've been saying, Kagome: I'll come back soon - don't you get it!? 3 [Inuyasha jumps right in front of the Bone Gobbling Well, just as Kagome reaches it and she slams on the brakes.] Fx Inuyasha: swish Fx bike: *slide to a halt* Inuyasha: What about collecting the Shikon no Tama. 4 [Closeup of Kagome speaking forcefully.] Kagome: Step aside. Kagome: I have tests from tomorrow. 5 [Closeup of Kagome looking rather worried.] Kagome: I'm in the 3rd year of middle school, and my high-school entrance exams are coming up soon. Kagome: If things continue like this, I won't get a good enough attendance... ( In the story, it's probably May, but even though it's nearly a year until the high-school entrance exams (which are in February/March), because of the difficulty and seriousness of the exams, it is actually important to start studying for them early.) Page 4 1 [Kagome lets her bike fall to the ground as Inuyasha picks up a boulder and holds it above the Well.] Kagome: I said. What are you doing? Fx bike: clatter Inuyasha: Heh... Fx boulder: *large heavy object being lifted...* 2 [View of inside the Well, from Inuyasha's point of view.] Inuyasha: {off} If this Bone Gobbling Well ain't here, Inuyasha: {off} you won't be able go to that _weird_ country on the other side, will you. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha starting to throw the boulder down.] Fx air: whoosh Inuyasha: I will smash it apart!! 4 [Closeup of Kagome panicing.] Kagome: Si-i-t! 5 [While stepping up onto the Well's ridge, Kagome continues to yell at Inuyasha.] Kagome: Sit sit sit sit sit sit sit! Fx Inuyasha: *creak creak squeak* Inuyasha: Guwaaaa. Page 5 1 [Closeup of Kagome turning to Inuyasha, off frame.] Kagome: In three days I'll come back, so Kagome: ab-so-lutely don't come after me. 2 [View of Kagome falling down through the well.] Fx Kagome: fwip 3 [A residential area in modern city.] Fx birds: *tweet tweet* 4 [View of the small shrine holding the Bone Gobbling Well in Kagome's time.] Souta: {off} Jii-chan, that prayer you're doing, Souta: {off} will it rea-a-ly work? Page 6 1 [Kagome's grandfather is wearing formal priest's robes.] jii-chan: It will. jii-chan: This is an authentic prayer that has been handed down for generations at our Higurashi Shrine... ( Until this chapter, we haven't been given a furigana 'spelling' of the name of the Higurashi Shrine - so I have been using the more obvious 'Higure' (dusk) reading. The meanings of Higurashi are 1 - (noun) passing a day, spending a day, 2 - (adverb) all the day, all day long.) 2 [The view expands to show the old guy throwing burning paper into the Well, and Souta sitting on the steps leading down to the Well with Buyo the cat on his lap. Beside the old man is a tall bucket.] Fx paper: *catching align* Souta: But you've been doing it for three days already - Souta: nee-chan isn't coming home. jii-chan (chanting): You~ may~ re~tu~rn, you~ may~ co~me ba~ck~ ( The style jii-chan is using is similar to that of an authentic Shintoism prayer. However, here it sounds like an impromptu variation - ie jii-chan is making it up on the spot, and so much for "handed down through the generations.") 3 [Kagome touches down at the bottom of the Well.] Fx Kagome: shh Kagome: Good, I've arrived. 4 [Kagome stands up and notices some bits of burning paper falling down.] Fx burning paper: *flutter down* Kagome: Hn? 5 [At the top of the Well, the old man upends the contents of the bucket down into the Well.] jii-chan: And now, jii-chan: the purificating sacred wine! Fx wine: splish Page 7 1 [Rather wet, Kagome glares up at her grandfather, who looks rather pleased with himself. Lucky that wasn't Ranma there, eh.] jii-chan: Aahh, Kagome! jii-chan: My prayer has reached it's conclusion! Fx Kagome: shiver Kagome: Jii-chan... 2 [View of a taxi being driven along the streets.] taxi-driver: {off} The Higurashi Shrine... right? taxi-driver: {off} O-kyaku-san, are you going for an exorcism or something so early in the morning? ( "O-kyaku-san" is a polite way to address your customers and guests.) 3 [View from inside the taxi of a middle-aged man at the wheel, driving a middle-aged woman wearing glasses and looking dressed up. On her lap is a wide, wrapped up box.] lady: That's right. lady: My predecessor died, and the old mask that had never been allowed out of the house was forcibly passed on to me. taxi-driver: A mask? 4 [Frame of a woman in a poor room from some earlier age with her hands around the mask on her face.] lady: {off} It's called the "Plastering Mask", lady: {off} If it's worn, until that person dies, they can't take it off their face, it's said. taxi-driver: Hmm, that's frightening. Page 8 1 [View of some warriors riding on horses, against a backdrop of flame.] lady: It's said to be have been made in the Sengoku Jidai, but lady: even if it's baked in a fire, it won't burn. 2 [View of the mask against a black background. It has a long scar running down it's right cheek and over the eye and other scar over the lips.] lady: As it's said that if it gets damaged when trying to break it, you'll die in an ill-omened way, lady: even though it's superstition, it's kind of... [scary] you know. 3 [The lady is now standing on the steps leading up towards the shrine, holding the box in her hands.] Fx leaves: rustle... sign: Higurashi Shrine lady: Huuh. 4 [Side view of the lady holding the box in her hands.] lady: Honestly, lady: this thing's really creepy... 5 [Closeup of the box.] Fx box: *clatter clatter clatter* 6 [Closeup of the lady's face looking a little worried and surprised.] Page 9 1 [View of the house.] mother: {off} Kagome, mother: {off} I've dried your uniform. Kagome: {off} Thanks mama. 2 [Kagome and Souta are now walking down the steps, with Souta turning back towards Kagome.] Souta: Didn't you bring that dog guy with you? Kagome: Of course not. Kagome: It was really bad shaking him off when I came back. ( For 'that dog guy', Souta says "Inu no nii-chan" is sort of an alternative to "Inu[yasha]-nii-chan", but as he doesn't know Inuyasha well, he's being quite impolite here.) 4 [Kagome and Souta notice something.] Souta: Huh? Kagome: Hn? 5 [At the bottom of the steps is the lady, with the opened box on the ground.] Fx lady: shhh... 6 [Closeup of empty box and the lady's broken glasses on the ground.] Fx lady: rustle... 7 [Souta and Kagome look down curiously.] Souta: An o-kyaku-san perhaps... 8 [Closeup of the lady, with her face hidden by shadows.] Page 10 1 [The lady looks up and she now has a long scar running down her right cheek and over the eye, and other one over her lips. She looks a bit creepy.] Fx lady: *look up smoothly...* 2 [Kagome and Souta are somewhat surprised.] Fx Kagome: *shiver* Fx Souta: yikes! 3 [Kagome and Souta have walked down the steps and are now moving away from the unmoving woman.] Fx Kagome and Souta: *sneak* Souta: Sh... she's kinda creepy. Kagome: Shh, Kagome: That's rude isn't it Souta. 4 [Closeup of Kagome.] Fx Kagome: *peek* Kagome: .oO(But... somehow it looks like a Noh mask face.). Kagome: .oO(And also that cut...). Page 11 1 [Side view of the lady's face - there's nothing indicating that she's wearing a mask.] Fx lady: rustle 2 [Closeup of Kagome looking a little surprised.] Kagome: .oO(is her real face... I suppose...). 3 [The lady turns to walk away.] Fx lady: *turn about* 4 [Kagome and Souta watch her walk off.] Fx leaves: rustle... 5 [Closeup of Kagome and Souta.] Souta: Let's go nee-chan. Kagome: Y... yeah. 6 [Side view of Kagome moving off.] Fx Kagome: *step* Kagome: .oO(Somehow I have this weird feeling, but...). Kagome: .oO(There's no reason for Youkai to be here [in this time] is there.). 7 [The lady turns to look back.] lady: ............ Page 12 1 [View of a rather typical school with students walking in, and overlaid, Kagome arrives.] Kagome: Morning! 2 [Some girls turn to look at Kagome, one with short hair, one with a white band in her hair and one with a perm, all wearing the same uniform as Kagome.] short-hair: Kagome! head-band: Is it okay to come to school again? 3 [Kagome looks in confusion at head-band girl and short-hair girl.] Kagome: Eh? head-band: When we phoned your home because of all your recent absences, 4 [Standing with her back to us, Kagome is obviously shocked at what her friends say.] short-hair: we heard you got a strained back this time. Right? head-band: Before that, he said it was a hospital examination for diabetes... are you okay? ( Evidently Kagome has not been to school in some time. You may wonder why she was wearing her school uniform during the last story, especially as (due to the large bag she'd brought along), she expected to be away for several days. Maybe she's deliberately going along with all the other anime/manga teenage girls who get sucked into another world, and continue to wear their school uniforms...) Page 13 1 [Gripping her hand in anger, Kagome has a small tear just below her eye as she imagines her grandfather talking on the phone.] Kagome: .oO(Jii-chan...). Kagome: .oO(Couldn't you come up with better excuses...). jii-chan: Yes, Kagome is currently... 2 [Closeup of a uniformed boy arriving on a bike. He has short brown hair, and reminds me of Nobunaga for some reason.] Fx bike: (breaks) *squeek* boy: Higurashi, boy: are you well again? ( Higurashi is likely to be Kagome's family name.) 3 [Kagome turns in surprise, and Kagome's friends are surprised.] Fx girls: *gasp* Kagome: Eh...? head-band: It's Houjou-kun from B-Class. 4 [Houjou stands in front of Kagome, who looks down and has a tear in her eye.] Fx wind: *gentle breeze....* Houjou: It was gout, right? That's really bad at a young age. Kagome: .oO(You, you got it wrong...). 5 [Closeup of Houjou.] Houjou: I... Houjou: I couldn't do anything but... Page 14 1 [Houjou hands Kagome a wrapped up bag, and Kagome's friends freak out.] Fx bag: rustle Fx girls: *gasp* Houjou: here... Kagome: Eh...? 2 [Kagome opens the bag to find a one of those sandals with the all those little plastic bumps on the bottom.] Fx sandle: rustle Kagome: What is it...? 3 [The boy turns and leaves.] Fx bike: (bell) jingle Houjou: It's a health sandal. Houjou: Put it on. Houjou: Bye. 4 [Kagome looks on in surprise.] Kagome: Huhh... 5 [Kagome friends suddenly crowd around Kagome.] short-hair and perm-hair: Just a sec Kagome! head-band: You're going out with Houjou-kun!? 6 [Closeup of Kagome speaking matter of factly.] Kagome: No way. Kagome: I've no time for that. 7 [Kagome's friends look off in the direction the boy went.] short-hair: But, Houjou-kun is interested in Kagome. perm-hair: Quite a shock. Page 15 1 ["3-A" sign above the doorway to a classroom.] Fx noise: (of desks) clatter... 2 [Kagome is sitting at her desk, with her friends crowding around her.] short-hair: Don't you have any interest in going out with him _at all_? Kagome: But... head-band: Kagome, could it be that... 3 [Perm-hair suddenly moves up to Kagome, who angrily replies.] perm-hair: you... already have a boyfriend? Kagome: No, I don't have one. 4 [Kagome's friends all edge up to Kagome, and a boy in the class turns to look on.] short-hair: Really!? short-hair: You really don't have one!? head-band: If it comes to that, what's your type!? 5 [Resting her head on her cheek, Kagome closes her eyes and thinks.] Kagome: Yeah... Kagome: It would be... 6 [Kagome's friends look a little surprised, as Kagome adopts a hopeful pose, and stares up into the heavens.] Kagome: not violent, Kagome: not selfish, Kagome: not malicious, Kagome: not short-tempered, Kagome: kind, obedient... Page 16 1 [Continuing her wistful expression, Kagome imagines Inuyasha against a bubbly background, with him looking derisively to the side.] Kagome: .oO(That's right...). Kagome: .oO(I could love someone who's completely the opposite of Inuyasha.). Inuyasha: Bah. 2 [View of some fields in the Sengoku Jidai.] 3 [In her house, Kaede is using a pestle and mortar to grind up leaves, while looking behind her to where Inuyasha is crawling along the floor, looking majorly annoyed.] Fx Inuyasha: ([comical] force of spell) *snap crackle* Kaede: Inuyasha, stop being idle, and go get, say, some rumours of the Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha: Shuddup. Inuyasha: My back hurts because of that girl's rapid fire sit's. 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry.] Inuyasha: .oO(Shit,). Inuyasha: .oO(Kagome you bitch, fucking hurry back.). Page 17 1 [Modern city at night.] 2 [View of a window where the room's light is on.] 3 [sitting in front of her desk is Kagome with a jumper around her shoulders, and working from her books.] Kagome: *sigh* My body can't take it, Kagome: and I'm going to really lose my health. 4 [Closeup of a small bottle, stopped by a cork, which has two glowing Shikon no Tama fragments inside.] Kagome: We've only gotten two Shikon no Tama fragments... 5 [Kagome puts her hand on her cheek and stares off.] Kagome: Just how long... Kagome: are things going to continue like this... 6 [Front view of Kagome resting her head in her hands.] Fx Kagome: *space out...* 7 [Kagome suddenly realises what she's doing and gets back to work on her revision.] Fx Kagome: *sit up abruptly* Kagome: Oh no, Kagome: I better study for the test. Kagome: Tomorrow is maths, which I'm weak at. Page 18 1 [Closeup of a small analogue watch, with the time at exactly 2 o'clock.] Fx clock: tick tick tick 2 [View of Kagome sleeping on her arms at the desk.] Fx Kagome: *soft-breathing* 3 [The view expands to show Kagome slumped over her desk with the glowing bottle of Shikon no Tama fragments in front of her. At the window, a mask is floating, and it has a long scar down it's right cheek and another over it's lip.] Fx mask: rattle-rattle... Last modified May 23rd 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 24 Version: 2.000 Title: The Broken Body Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #24, 14th May '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Kagome rests her head on her chin, while sitting up, and behind her is the Mask.] Title: The Broken Body Page 2 1 [View of modern-day Tokyo at night.] Fx wind: who-o-o-sh... 2 [Kagome is sleeping over her desk, with the small bottle holding the Shikon no Tama fragments glowing slightly. The Mask's head is seen outside the window.] Fx mask: tap... 3 [Closeup of the bottle holding the Shikon no Tama fragments.] 4 [Closeup of the Mask's face.] Fx mask: tap... mask: How wonderful... mask: that the Shikon no Tama is in this present world... Page 3 1 [A view from outside the window shows that Mask's head is on the end of a long 'neck', stretching out beyond the frame.] Fx wind: who-o-o-sh... 2 [View of a car (looks rather like a Porshe) being driven through the night.] Fx car: vrooom... girl: {off} Scare~ry, this is the place something appears isn't it, Umao-san. Umao: {off} It re~e~aly does appear, Shikako-san. 3 [Inside the car are a young man and woman, dressed up, (probably coming back from a date), with the guy at the wheel, and the woman putting her hands to her cheeks in mock-fear.] Umao: {off} The ghost of a woman in a hit-and-run accident. Shikako: Kyaa~~ I'm scared~~. 4 [The man gives a happy whistle, and the woman bops him on the shoulder.] Umao: Just kidding - I made it all up. Shikako: Ooohh, you silly guy~. ( The protagonist of the series 'Moon dai pet oo' ('Moon big pet king'), uses speach like Umao - specifically, the style of Japanese used for 'I made it all up'.) 5 [Suddenly ahead of them they see the Mask standing in the middle of the road, with it's face stretched out up into the air, like a second neck.] Fx air: (rushing past car) whoosh--- 6 [Partial closeup of the two, looking surprised.] Umao and Shikako: _Eh!?_ ( If the 'uma' (horse) of Umao and 'shika' (deer) of Shikako are combined as one word, the result is 'baka' (idiot).) Page 4 1 [Closeup of the Mask's face starting to move a little.] 2 [The car smashes into the Mask, sending it's bleeding body flying.] Fx tires: *skid-skid-skid* Fx breaks: squeel--- Fx mask: wham! 3 [Inside her room, Kagome wakes up.] Kagome: Hn...? 4 [The Mask's body goes crashing along the ground.] Fx mask: (hitting ground) wump Fx mask: (sliding along ground) *skid skid skid* Page 5 1 [The Mask begins retracting it's 'neck' back, while trying to push it's broken body off the ground - it's left elbow-bone is sticking out.] Fx mask: (neck moving) swish... Fx mask: (trying to sit up) *strain...* Fx mask: (bone) *snap...* 2 [The face of the Mask retracts fully back to a normal human's position, and it has pushed itself off the floor.] Fx mask: *wobble* Fx mask: *strain...* 3 [Kagome sleepily slides open the window to look outside.] Fx window: *swish...* Kagome: .oO(What's up...). Kagome: .oO(An accident perhaps.). 4 [The dark shadow of the Mask lurches it's bleeding body off into the distance.] Fx mask: *stagger...* 5 [The guy and his girlfriend look up from their inflated airbags, looking a little bruised.] Fx airbags: *deflate---* Umao: Wha... what could that be... 6 [Kagome looks to see the clock - it's about 2:05.] Fx clock: tick tick tick tick tick Kagome: ...... 7 [Looking shocked and ill, Kagome rushed over and grabs the clock.] Fx Kagome: *shudder---* Fx Kagome: *leap* Kagome: .oO(2 o'clock!?). 8 [Panicing, Kagome is now sitting back at her desk, working hard.] Kagome: I've done absolutely no studying for the test. Kagome: Oh noooo! Page 6 1 [The view now shifts to Inuyasha lying slumped on the branch of a tree.] Fx Inuyasha: *loaf around* Myouga (very politely): Inuyasha-sama... Myouga: Something tells me you are not very energetic. Inuyasha: shuddup. 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking bored/annoyed.] Inuyasha: .oO(Kagome's late...). Inuyasha: .oO(Without a companion to tease, I can't get in the mood.). ( Inuyasha is actually admitting here that he likes teasing Kagome, in a way. It's also interesting, that in Ranma 1/2 volume 36, Ranma (and Genma) temporarily moved out of the Tendo house, and back into the Saotome house, with Nodoka, and Ranma got rather depressed...) 3 [Outside view of Kagome's school, with Kagome leaving, looking happy and stretching her arms.] Fx school bell: ding-dong------ narration: Last day of tests. Kagome: They're finished, they're finished-. 4 [Two of Kagome's friends (the short haired one and the long-haired one with the band in her hair) look rather wiped out, while Kagome looks rather pleased with herself.] short-hair: I envy you Kagome. head-band: You haven't been outside the top 30 in the school have you. Fx Kagome: tehehehe Kagome: I don't have much confidence on the first-day maths exam though. 5 [Kagome turns to hear her family name called behind her.] voice: {off} Higurashi. Kagome: Hn? Page 7 1 [It's Houjou on his bicycle again, looking rather happy.] Fx bike: (breaks) *squeak* Houjou: How's your health? 2 [Kagome's two friends edge up towards her.] short-hair: Kagome! It's Houjou-kun! Kagome: ...... 3 [Houjou stands in front of Kagome, and hands her a something, longish, and wrapped up.] Fx package: gently... Houjou: Umm, here... 4 [Kagome opens the bag to find a section of bamboo with a set of nodules added to one part.] Fx paper: crinkle... Kagome: Aodake.... (fresh, raw bamboo) 5 [Houjou stands in front of Kagome, smiling happily, while Kagome sweats a bit, and looks up at him out of the top of her eyes.] Houjou: It's good for health - Houjou: tread on it. Kagome: Er, yeah... 6 [Closeup of Houjou, looking down a bit, and faintly embarrassed.] Houjou: Umm, Higurashi, Houjou: Movies... you like 'em...? 7 [Closeup of Kagome looking a little surprised.] Kagome: Eh...? Page 8 1 [While Houjou sidles away from Kagome, she continues to look up at him, while holding the bamboo in front of her.] Houjou: Maybe you could go sometime soon, Houjou: in a pair... Kagome: Eh... 2 [Closeup view of Kagome from the side.] Kagome: .oO(Could this be,). Kagome: .oO(an invitation to go on a date...?). 3 [Kagome's two friends talk to her from behind.] short-hair: Kagome, what'll you do. head-band: You going!? 4 [While Houjou is now some way off, Kagome's short haired friend whispers to Kagome, who looks rather shocked.] short-hair: Why not go? short-hair: Kagome, you haven't been on a date before have you. Kagome: Do, Kagome: don't underrate me! Kagome: Going on a date is just... 5 [Closeup of Kagome realising something to her shock.] Kagome: .oO(I haven't gone on one...). ( Kagome is trying to give the impression to her friends that going on a date is no big deal in the above sentence.) 6 [While putting her right hand to the back of her head, Kagome looks faintly embarrassed, while behind her, Houjou looks rather happy.] Kagome: ... I think it's okay if I go. Houjou: Really!? 7 [Kagome, looking a bit bemused perhaps, and continuing to hold the bamboo, has her back to Houjou as he leaves on his bike.] Fx bike: (bell) *jingle* Houjou: Then, this Saturday, Houjou: it's a promise okay. Kagome: Eh... Page 9 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome: .oO(Oh no, I have to be go back there (the Sengoku Jidai) after this.). Kagome: .oO(A promise for a date is out of the question...). 2 [Behind Kagome, a teacher (holding a folder) waves out to Kagome from the student locker room entrance.] teacher: Higurashi~~ teacher: Come here a sec. 3 [View of a sign.] sign: Staff Room 4 [Closeup of Kagome, sweating a bit, and looking rather shocked.] Kagome: [Exam] Re- Kagome: re-takes...!? 5 [Outside the staff-room, Kagome stands in front of the teacher, looking quite shocked, and has a tear in her eye, and it looks like her twitching hands want to hold onto something. In front of her, the teacher explains himself.] Kagome: Because I flunked... Kagome: maths!? Fx Kagome: (mentally shocked) *clang clang clang* teacher: Yeah, teacher: Although in your case, you must have had trouble with beriberi and rheumatism, teacher: [you must do] a re-take this Saturday. sign near door: Exam Period - Entrance of students prohibited Page 10 1 [View of the city, and Kagome slowly plodding along a road, with her school-bag, which has the bamboo in the back.] Fx Kagome: (still shocked) *iingg iingg iingg* Kagome: Wha, What'll I do. 2 [Black frame.] Kagome: .oO(The Saturday supplementary exam, that's...). Kagome: .oO(only three days away!!). 3 [Closeup side view of Kagome feeling something odd.] Fx Kagome: *tremble* Fx air: *uncomfortable stir* 4 [Kagome looks up, and begins to turn around.] Kagome: .oO(Wh, what's this chill..!?). Kagome: .oO(A Youkai..!?). 5 [View of something coming down at Kagome from above.] Fx air: whoosh... Page 11 1 [From Kagome's point of view, she sees Inuyasha coming down at her.] Fx Inuyasha: fwip... 2 [Closeup of Kagome looking up in surprise.] Kagome: .oO(Inuyasha...!?). 3 [Inuyasha grabs Kagome by the back and rushes along, and they look towards each other.] Fx Inuyasha: *grab* Inuyasha: Okay, we're returning, Kagome. 4 [Kagome happily grabs the necklace around Inuyasha's neck, and he looks at her in surprise.] Fx Kagome: *grip* Kagome: Perfect timing Inuyasha! Kagome: I wanted to see you!! Inuyasha: Eh... 5 [Inuyasha's eyes narrow, and he looks at Kagome, who sweats a bit.] Inuyasha: Is, is that so? Inuyasha: I didn't particularly want to see you though... Page 12 1 [Outside view of the small shrine holding the Bone Gobbling Well.] Inuyasha: {off} Wait another three days!? 2 [Inside the shrine, Inuyasha is standing over the Well, while Kagome is standing in front of him, holding her hands in front of her in supplication.] Inuyasha: Why's that!? Kagome: But because I can't study on the other side (the Sengoku Jidai)... Kagome: I'm weak at maths to begin with.. 3 [Closeup of Kagome holding her hands gripped in front of her.] Kagome: If I fail the supplementary too, then there's no other chance for me. 4 [Putting her hands together in supplication, Kagome continues to implore Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: Not a chance. Kagome: Please, just this once. 5 [Inuyasha turns away from Kagome, who looks sad.] Inuyasha: No way. Kagome: ... even though I'm imploring you like this...? 6 [Closeup of Kagome, looking depressed, with her head down, and we can't see her eyes.] Fx Kagome: *sigh....* 7 [Inuyasha turns to look at Kagome.] Fx Kagome: *silent* Inuyasha: Hn? Page 13 1 [Closeup of Kagome suddenly looking up, she has tears in her eyes, and she looks quite angry.] Fx Kagome: glare! 2 [Inuyasha backs away.] Fx Inuyasha: urkk! 3 [Closeup of Kagome shouting at Inuyasha, with tears in her eyes.] Kagome: Then how will you be taking responsibility!? 4 [Kagome continues to shout at Inuyasha, who backs away from her.] Inuyasha: _Wh..._ Kagome: It's okay for you to be just collecting the Shikon no Tama, but Kagome: I also have my life here. 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking shocked and surprised.] Fx Inuyasha: *ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump* Inuyasha: .oO(No, no way...). Inuyasha: .oO(I didn't say anything terrible to make her cry...). 6 [Inuyasha edges towards Kagome, as she cries into her hands.] Inuyasha: H, hey, Kagome... Kagome: Please, go back... Page 14 1 [View from inside the Well as Kagome, still crying, kicks him down.] Fx Kagome (comical style): *kick* Kagome (rudely): Go back---! 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha shouting angrily.] Inuyasha: Bitch, what did I do wrong! 3 [View down into the darkness of the Well, as Inuyasha's hair fades away last.] Fx Inuyasha: (dissapearing) fwip... Inuyasha: Stupid bi-i-tch 4 [View of a children's playground at night.] Fx wind: whoosh----... 5 [A portly balding business man with broken glasses and looking beat-up is kicked while crouched on the ground.] Fx guy: (being hit) *whump* guy: He, hey. guy: Would you kids stop that. Page 15 1 [The view expands to show some punk kids standing around the man, one with a beret kicking his legs, another with shades kicking an arm, and another with shades over his forehead, kicking another leg, and a girl looking on.] Fx beret-kid: (kicking) *thud* beret-kid: Hey~~~ would you kids stop that~~~~ shades--kid: Get real moron. Fx shades-kid: (kicking) *whump* girl: Ahahahaha, what a funny looking guy~~~ 2 [The kid with the cap takes out a roll of money from the guy's wallet.] cap-kid: Ooh, nice load you got here, oji-san. 3 [The kid with the cap turns as a leg is seen stepping on the ground, with some of the figure's dress being visible.] Fx leg: creak... cap-kid: Hn? 4 [The view expands to show the Mask, still in control of the lady it possessed last week, lurching along in the broken body - it's left arm is bent at an odd angle.] Fx leg: *snap...* Fx leaves: rustle... mask: This body is... already useless... mask: It's broken... Page 16 1 [The kids turn to look at the 'lady' standing in front of them.] Fx mask: wobble... cap-kid: Wha... cap-kid: What is this... 2 [Closeup of the Mask's face.] mask: I'm grateful... mask: that there's people with evil souls in this world. 3 [Large closeup of the Mask's face splitting vertically down the middle, showing a twin row of large teeth.] Fx mask: *crack and stretch* Page 17 1 [The Mask's face stretches out rapidly and bites the kid with the cap's head off.] Fx mask: (neck) *extend* Fx cap-kid: (head) *snap* shades-kid: Eh...!? 2 [The kid's bleeding body falls to the floor.] Fx cap-kid: thunk 3 [Closeup of the Mask's face, while it eats the head, and blood drips from underneath it.] Fx mask: *skull being crushed* Fx blood: (dripping) gloop gloop mask: To take the Shikon no Tama... mask: I [need] a stronger body... mask: and [consume] evil souls... Page 18 1 [The remaining kids are horrified.] cap-kid: Uh, shades-kid: uwaaaah! girl: Kyaaaaaaaa! 2 [Wide view of the children's playground.] Fx sound: *snap* Fx sound: *snap* *snap* *snap....* 3 [View of some farmland in the Sengoku Jidai.] Fx leaves: rustle... 4 [Inuyasha lies on a branch on a tree, looking rather miffed.] Inuyasha: .oO(Crap... that Kagome.). Inuyasha: .oO(I won't go there to bring her back anymore even if she asks me.). Last modified May 26th 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 25 Version: 2.002 Title: The Man-eating Mask Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #25, 21st May '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igrashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Kagome stands in her school uniform, looking to the side in concern, while behind her, the Mask lies in a pool of blood on some flagstones.] Title: The Man-eating Mask Page 2 1 [Kagome's school at registration in the morning.] student: {off} Hey, hey, did you know about student: at that park last night? 2 [View of the '3-A' sign outside Kagome's classroom.] 3 [Kagome's three friends are talking together in class, while some other students look on.] student: {off} The murder case? student: Gross, what was that. 4 [Kagome's friends continue talking against a background of the 4 kids with their faces blacked out.] student: {off} Apparently some middle-schoolers who were playing middle-aged man hunting were killed, but... 5 [Kagome sits at her desk, and looks up from her maths revision.] Kagome: ...... 6 [View of some shoes and a hat among some splattered blood.] student: {off} the bodies are missing. student: There's only some cut off bits of clothes in a sea of blood though, and ... Page 3 1 [Black frame with the middle aged man from last time is giving a interview (or something) and has a bandage over his forehead.] guy: I really did see it. guy: The woman with a face like a Noh mask stretched her neck and... 2 [In it's full gory detail, the Mask's head snakes out an rapidly bites off the heads of the kids.] guy: chomped all 4 kids to death. 3 [Kagome's three friends continue talking to each other.] long-hair: _No way~~_ long-hair: That's a testimony of a drunk guy, surely. head-band: So, after they searched the park [they found]... 4 [View of the poor lady who was taking the Mask to the Higurashi Shrine. Her head is missing and the front of her dress is covered with blood, and her sleeves are bloody to the elbows. Overlaid, Kagome continues listening to her friends with a face without much expression.] head-band: an unidentified corpse of a woman, with no head, just cast aside... head-band: What the heck was it... it's a ghost story, isn't it!? Page 4 1 [Kagome is standing by the park in question, with some other onlookers, which the police have cordoned off the area and are clearing up.] Fx leaves: rustle... sign: No Entry Kagome: This is unsettling... 2 [White frame.] Kagome: .oO(The woman with a face like a Noh mask stretched her neck and...?). Kagome: .oO(Rather like a Youkai...). 3 [View of Inuyasha looking over his shoulder.] Kagome: .oO(Even though it's really unlikely...). Kagome: .oO(maybe I should call Inuyasha...). 4 [Kagome rapidly shakes her head, looking angry with herself.] Fx Kagome: *comically shaking head strongly* Kagome: No way. Page 5 1 [Back in her room at home, Kagome has changed into casual clothes, and is sitting at her desk, with her textbooks out.] Kagome: .oO(If I call a guy like that, it'll get in the way of my studying.). Kagome: .oO(And I have a maths re-test coming up soon.). Kagome: Hmmm, [where's that] reference book... 2 [Kagome continues to look through the textbooks on her desk.] Fx books: clatter Kagome: Hn? Kagome: Hn? 3 [Kagome panics a bit.] Kagome: Oh no! It's gone. Kagome: No way! How!? 4 [Closeup of a text-book.] book: High School Entrance Examination - Maths - all types of problem made easy Inuyasha: {off} _Hmmm_ Inuyasha: x/2-1<(3x+5)/4 Inuyasha: What is this spell... 5 [In the Sengoku Jidai Inuyasha is sitting on an ox, looking through the book, while Myouga bounces up to him.] Fx Myouga: *boing* Myouga: Inuyasha-sama, what is that book you have there? Inuyasha: Dunno, Inuyasha: something that was in Kagome's room. Page 6 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha, with Myouga handing from his hair.] Myouga: You brought it at you own indulgence... Myouga: Won't Kagome be in trouble? Inuyasha: Bah. 2 [FlashBack Inuyasha remebers when Kagome kicks him back, and doesn't look happy about it. Kagome: Go back---! Inuyasha: Whatever becomes of that girl is non of my business. EndFlashBack] 3 [View of the steps leading up to the Higurashi Shrine during the day.] Narration: The day before the re-test 4 [Kagome has seemingly just come back from school, and in the background is jii-chan setting in a hospital bed, with a drip feed.] Kagome: Ehh!? Jii-chan's been hospitalised!? 5 [Kagome is talking to her mother, as she prepares to leave the house, while carrying a bag.] mother: It's just minor food poisoning, but... mother: I'm considering his age, so I'll be staying at the hospital tonight. Page 7 1 [View of the Higurashi Shine at night.] Fx leaves: rustle... 2 [Kagome is sitting at her desk in her pyjamas talking to Souta while he sits on Kagome's bed in his pyjamas with Buyo in his lap.] Souta: Say nee-chan, Souta: can I sleep here? Kagome: What are you saying, Kagome: you're a boy aren't you. 3 [Souta looks a bit worried, but Kagome has turned her back on him and is back to her studying.] Souta: Bu~u~t... Kagome: You _really_ are a coward. 4 [Closeup of Souta and Buyo.] Souta: You have heard the rumours about the incident at the park haven't you? 5 [Closeup of Kagome half-turning towards Souta.] Kagome: .oO(The woman with a face like a Noh mask stretched her neck and...). Kagome: And... Kagome: what about it? 6 [Closeup of Souta.] Souta: Don't you remember? Souta: That oba-san from the other day... 7 [Closeup of Kagome looking thoughtful.] Page 8 1 [Kagome remembers the day when she and Souta saw the woman at the bottom of the steps to the Shrine.] Kagome: .oO(Ah...). 2 [Kagome remembers the face of the woman with the Mask.] Kagome: .oO(That woman...). Kagome: .oO(she had a face like a Noh mask...). 3 [Black frame.] Kagome: .oO(stretch her neck and...). Kagome: .oO(chomped all 4 kids to death.). 4 [Kagome stands up in front of her desk.] Kagome: .oO(That woman... wasn't human...?). 5 [View of the window in Kagome's room from the inside.] Fx noises: creak, creak Page 9 1 [In a streak of movement, something bursts through the window, showing glass on Kagome.] Fx window: crash Kagome: ! 2 [Closeup of Kagome looking surprised while shards of glass rain around her.] Fx glass: crunch crunch 3 [Closeup of the Mask's head while shards of glass rain around it.] Fx glass: crunch Kagome: .oO(The Noh Mask...). Page 10 1 [The Mask pulls it's body through the window. It's a bizarre, bloated mesh of all the naked bodies of the kids, with their heads still visible, and arms and legs sticking out at odd angles.] Fx Mask: drag... Fx Mask: (putting a hand on floor) squelch... Kagome: Wha... Page 11 1 [Closeup of the Mask, and a glowing Shikon no Tama fragment is visible in its forehead.] Fx fragment: *glow...* mask: More... mask: I want a better body... 2 [Closeup side view of Kagome, sweating a bit.] Kagome: .oO(It...). Kagome: .oO(has a Shikon no Tama fragment...). 3 [View from the just next to the Mask of Kagome hunched back towards her desk, with her arms behind her.] mask: The Jewel you have... mask: give it to me... Kagome: ! 4 [View of Kagome groping for the bottle with the Shikon no Tama fragments behind her on the table.] Kagome: .oO(It's... being targeted.). 5 [The Mask's face splits vertically down the center, showing two rows of thick teeth, and saliva drips down.] Fx Mask: snap snap snap Page 12 1 [The Mask stretches it's head towards Kagome who grabs the chair and shoves it into the Mask's mouth.] mask: Give it to me-e-e... Kagome: No-o! Fx Mask: (neck) *extend* Fx Kagome: (moving chair) fwip 2 [Closeup of the Mask chomping up the chair.] Fx chair: *grip* Fx Mask: *chomp chomp* 3 [Closeup of Kagome grabbing the bottle with the Shikon no Tama fragments.] Fx bottle: *grab* 4 [Kagome is rushing off while climbing off the floor.] Fx Kagome: clatter 5 [At the doorway, Kagome notices Souta who has his back to the wall and has frozen up.] Fx Souta: *frozen...* Kagome: So, Souta... 6 [Kagome grabs Souta and rushes off, and Buyu the cat grabs onto Souta's leg.] Fx Kagome: *dash* Kagome: Idiot! Kagome: What are you freezing up for. Page 13 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome running along.] Fx Kagome: *hurry noisly* Kagome: .oO(Inuyasha...). Kagome: .oO(I gotta call Inuyasha!). 2 [View of small building with the Well at night.] Fx leaves: rustle... 3 [Kagome is striding along while dragging Souta, and Buyo walks at his heals.] Fx Kagome: swish swish Fx Souta: *stiffly* Kagome: Pull yourself together and run Souta. 4 [Souta then notices that the hand Kagome is pulling him along with is bleeding.] Fx blood: *drip...* Souta: ...... 5 [Souta starts, and starts crying, while Kagome turns angrily to him.] Souta: _Nee-chan_, you're ble~eding, you're ble~eding. Kagome: Don't cry! It's just from a glass cut! 6 [While rushing along, Kagome and Souta look behind to see the Mask chasing after them and Souta starts crying again.] Fx Mask: swish Souta: Eek! Page 14 1 [The Mask fires its head out at the pair, and it rips through Kagome's jumper, and whacks past Souta.] Fx Mask: swish Fx Mask: (Kagome's jumper) *grab* Fx Mask: (hitting Souta) whump Kagome: Kyaa! 2 [Kagome crashes onto the cobbles.] Fx jumper: *rip* Fx Kagome: (hitting floor) thud... 3 [Picking herself off the cobbles, Kagome turns to see Souta collapsed by the side of a big stone structure, with Buyo at his side, and the Mask's body is on the other side.] Fx Mask: (body) *slide...* Fx Kagome: swish... Fx Buyo: _mew---_ Souta: Nee... nee-chan. Kagome: Souta... 4 [Closeup of Kagome holding up the small bottle with the fragment and looking rather worried.] Kagome: .oO(The Youkai's target are these Jewel fragments...). Page 15 1 [Kagome rushes off the ground.] Kagome: .oO(Souta'll be safer separated from me.). Fx Kagome: (accelerating) swish Kagome: Ugh... 2 [Closeup of the Mask moving.] Fx Mask: *slide* mask: Wa-a-a-it. 3 [Souta is still by the side of the stone structure.] Souta: Nee, nee-chan. 4 [While rushing along Kagome turns her head back.] Kagome: Souta, Kagome: Run to the Well at the small shrine, and... Kagome: call Inuyasha here! 5 [Closeup of Souta looking scared and worried.] Souta: _Eh._ Souta: By myself!? 6 [While running out through the gates of the Shrine, Kagome continues to talk back to Souta.] Kagome: You'll get him happily rushing here by telling that guy that there's a 'Shikon no Tama' fragment. Kagome: Allright? Page 16 1 [View of the small shrine holding the Bone Gobbling Well.] Kagome: The Well is connected to the Sengoku Jidai where Inuyasha is. 2 [Inside the shrine, Souta runs downs the steps towards the Well, and Buyo follows.] Fx Souta: thud thud thud 3 [FlashBack Souta stands at the edge of the Well, looking in, remembering something Kagome just told him. Fx Souta: *deep breathing* Kagome: .oO(You _gotta_ boldy jump in.). 4 [Souta has just jumped into the well and is flying down through the air.] Fx Souta: fwip Souta: Sa, Souta: save me-e-e! EndFlashBack] 5 [Souta does a great belly flop into the bottom of the Well.] Fx Souta: whack! 6 [Souta lies of the floor of the Well.] Fx scene: *quiet* 7 [Souta, who's mouth has been dirtied by hitting the bottom, looks up to see Buyo looking over the edge.] Fx Buyo: *gnrowww--* Souta: Eh...? Souta: I haven't gone through...? 8 [Souta starts crying again.] Souta: Whaaaa, Souta: why-y-y-y... Page 17 1 [The Mask is dragging it's bloated body along a road.] Fx Mask: slide... 2 [Kagome is running along, while looking behind her.] Fx wind: whooshh.... Kagome: Huff, Kagome: huff, Kagome: huff. 3 [Black frame.] Kagome: .oO(Hurry...). Kagome: .oO(Hurry here Inuyasha.). 4 [Back at the Well, Souta is now digging into the soil at the bottom of the Well.] Fx dirt: *scape scrape* 5 [Souta is digging a hole in the bottom.] Fx dirt: *scape scrape* Souta: Connect.... Souta: Connect! 6 [Closeup of Souta starting to cry again.] Souta: Nee-chan is... Souta: Nee-chan is going to die----! 7 [Suddenly Souta rises up into the air.] Fx Souta: (rising) *gently...* Page 18 1 [Inuyasha is holding Souta up by his pyjamas and he looks rather stern.] Fx Souta: swish Souta: Ah... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha smiling.] Inuyasha: Looks like you're in trouble doesn't it. Last modified December 4th 1998 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 26 Version: 2.005 Title: I will save you, but... Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #26, 28th May '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [The chapter page is dominated by Inuyasha, in the action of striking out with his right arm, wearing a smile, and has light shining out from him.] Title: I will save you, but... Page 2 1 [Tokyo at night.] Fx wind: who-o-sh... 2 [Inuyasha is leaping down a street (towards the readers viewpoint) with Souta clinging to his left shoulder.] Fx wind: (of Inuyasha moving) whosh! Souta: Unless we find her quickly... Souta: nee-chan will die. Inuyasha: Don't worry because I've arrived. 3 [Side view of Inuyasha with Souta on his back, with the background blurring along.] Souta: But, how [did you know]...? Souta: I, couldn't pass through the Well... Inuyasha: Because you have Kagome's blood on your hand of course. Inuyasha: I got a keen nose. Page 3 1 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha, looking determined.] Inuyasha: Wherever Kagome is... Inuyasha: I will find and save her!! 2 [Closeup of Souta on Inuyasha's back, looking surprised.] Souta: ...... 3 [FlashBack Souta remembers what Kagome told him Kagome: Well, Inuyasha is... Kagome: violent, selfish and Kagome: not nice _at all_. Kagome: It's really hard to get along with him. *sigh*. EndFlashBack] ( Kagome doesn't actually sigh, but this is an attempt to follow both the meaning of the Japanese and the feelings behind it.) 4 [Closeup of Souta thinking to himself.] Souta: .oO(I wonder if that's true...). Souta: .oO(Compared to what nee-chan's been saying, he's a lot...). 5 [Souta looks to Inuyasha while they rush through the air, and tightens his grip on Inuyasha's kimono.] Fx Souta: *squeeze* Souta: .oO(nicer and...). Souta: .oO(reliable, perhaps!). Page 4 1 [Kagome is running towards a construction site, while looking behind her.] Fx wind: who-o-sh... Kagome: Huff. Kagome: Huff. 2 [Behind her the bloated Mask drags its body along.] Fx Mask: *side...* Page 5 1 [Closeup of Kagome looking behind her.] Kagome: .oO(This Youkai... its movements are sluggish.). Kagome: .oO(The true part is the Noh Mask which...). 2 [Closeup of the Mask moving dragging itself along.] Fx Mask: *drag...* Kagome: .oO(got its body from people it chomped to death...). Kagome: .oO(So it can't control its body well.). 3 [Kagome runs up a staircase, up the building being constructed.] Fx Kagome: *step* Kagome: .oO(In which case, maybe it won't be able to come here after me.). 4 [At the bottom of the stairs, the Mask stops, looking up.] Fx Mask: *side*... mask: ...... Fx Kagome: {off} *step step step step* 5 [Closeup of the Mask.] mask: Damn you... Page 6 1 [Several stories up, Kagome looks down in concern.] Fx wind: who-o-sh... 2 [Kagome looks down at the Mask below her on the ground.] Fx Mask: *slide...* Kagome: .oO(I thought so...). Kagome: .oO(It won't come up here...). 3 [The Mask extends its 'neck' a little, and opens its vertical mouth slightly.] Fx Mask: Fx Mask: (mouth) creak... 4 [Closeup of Kagome realising something.] 5 [The Mask shoots out its 'neck' and grabs hold of the ledge just above Kagome.] Fx Mask: (neck) *extend...* Fx Mask: (ledge) *grab tight...* Page 7 1 [Kagome starts in shock as the Mask pulls the rest of its body up to Kagome's level.] Fx Mask: (body moving) shshshsh Fx Mask: vroom Kagome: ! 2 [Kagome rushes off screaming, with tears coming from her eyes, while just behind her are several of the Mask's arms reaching out for her.] Fx Mask: crack crack Fx Mask: thud crash Kagome: No way-y-y!! Page 8 1 [Suddenly Inuyasha is rushing in from the side, and slices the Mask's body apart, while carrying Souta in his other arm, who is gritting his teeth and has his hands to his head.] Fx Inuyasha: *slash* Inuyasha: Sankon Tetsusou! (Soul Shattering Iron Claw) 2 [The Mask's two halves crash to the floor.] Fx Mask: Page 9 1 [Inuyasha stands on the floor looking rather pleased, holding Souta, who looks happy to see Kagome, who also looks rather happy.] Kagome: I... Inuyasha... Souta: Nee-chan. Inuyasha: Well damn, Inuyasha: You look okay don't you, Kagome. 2 [Sobbing, Souta rushes to Kagome.] Kagome: Souta. Souta: Whaaa! You're okay~ 3 [Souta and Kagome sit side by side on the floor.] Fx Souta: *excitedly* Kagome: It's okay now Souta, Kagome: Inuyasha will help save us. Souta: Ye, yeah. 4 [Inuyasha suddenly smirks.] Inuyasha: Heh. Page 10 1 [Inuyasha turns away from Kagome, and looks to the remains of the Mask's body.] Fx Mask: *slide...* Inuyasha: I'm not entirely unwilling to save you, but Inuyasha: before that... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha turning around, looking serious.] Inuyasha: About the other day... Inuyasha: you'll apologise to me for it. 3 [Kagome and Souta look a bit surprised.] Kagome: Eh...? 4 [His back to them again, Inuyasha explains, while looking rather angry.] Kagome: ... what are you talking about? Inuyasha: Don't tell me that you've forgotten. Page 11 1 [FlashBack Once again, Inuyasha rememebrs Kagome kicking him back into the Well. Fx (comical style): *kick* Kagome (rudely): Go back--! Inuyasha: Heh... EndFlashBack] 2 [Inuyasha turns his head around again to look at Kagome.] Inuyasha: First you selfishly drive me back, Inuyasha: then dare to direct me to save you this time!? 3 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome: Ah... Kagome: Ah. Kagome: That's... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking surprised and angry.] Inuyasha: .oO(Sh, she's forgotten!?). 5 [Kagome still looks rather unflustered, but Inuyasha rushes up to her, severely annoyed.] Kagome: Ummm... Kagome: Your feelings are hurt that much...? Inuyasha: Ack! Inuyasha: I'm just angry! Page 12 1 [Closeup of Kagome and Inuyasha, and Kagome's flapping her hand at him, and Inuyasha looks rather stunned.] Kagome: Okay, I'll apologise. Kagome: Sorry, sorry. Fx Kagome: *comically easily* Inuyasha: ...... 2 [Inuyasha clenches his fist, looking angry while Souta looks on.] Fx Inuyasha: *shake with anger* Inuyasha: .oO(Somehow...). Inuyasha: .oO([her apology] isn't even a bit sincere...). Souta: ...... 3 [Closeup of Souta.] Souta: .oO(Is it just my imagination...?). Souta: .oO(Inuyasha no nii-chan is...). Fx Souta: (heart) *thump thump thump* 4 [Kagome is still sitting in front of Inuyasha who has turned away, while Souta looks at him.] Souta: .oO(Narrow-minded!). Souta: .oO(His heart's overwhelmingly narrow-minded!!). 5 [Inuyasha turns to see the Mask pushing itself off the floor.] Fx mask: *slide...* Fx mask: (hands) *twitch twitch...* mask: Hehehhe... Page 13 1 [Closeup of the Mask's head.] mask: Damn you... mask: How dare you [do that to] my body... 2 [Inuyasha looks down at the Mask's body, and Kagome stands behind him.] Fx mask: *slide..* Inuyasha: Bah, Inuyasha: What a creepy one you are. Inuyasha: What kind of monster scum are you. 3 [Still standing behind Inuyasha, Kagome talks while they both look at the monster.] Kagome: Inuyasha, Kagome: the Youkai's true body is the Noh Mask. Kagome: Its got a Shikon no Tama fragment in its forehead. Inuyasha: Hmm. 4 [Closeup of the Mask's head, with the fragment glowing.] Fx fragment: *glow...* mask: I am the Plastering Mask... Page 14 1 [View of a tree, with a light glowing in the trunk.] mask: Several hundred years ago... I was a mask that was carved out from a Japanese Judas tree which caught a Shikon no Tama fragment... 2 [The Mask has pushed itself up a bit.] Fx mask: *slide...* mask: Since then, for I wanted to have a body, I've continued to eat people, but... mask: human bodies, mask: they break too easily. 3 [Closeup of the Mask's head.] Fx fragment: *glow...* mask: To make a good body, mask: I need to collect more Shikon no Tama... 4 [Closeup of Kagome holding the bottle containing the fragments.] mask: That's why... mask: the Jewels you're holding... mask: give them to me... Page 15 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Fx Inuyasha: *crack fingers* Inuyasha: Bah, Inuyasha: I don't know how many people you've eaten until now, but... 2 [Inuyasha launches himself at the Mask.] Fx Inuyasha: *leap* Inuyasha: you're too damn fat! 3 [Closeup of the Mask stretching its head out, opening its mouth.] Fx mask: *snap snap* Fx mask: swish mask: I will eat you too. Page 16 1 [Inuyasha slices the Mask right down the middle, splitting its head as well.] Fx Inuyasha: *wham!* Inuyasha: Impudent! 2 [The part of the body with the right hand face of the Mask falls to the ground.] Fx mask: *snap snap* Fx mask: (bits) rumble Page 17 1 [Closeup of Kagome and Souta.] Kagome: He did it...!? 2 [Inuyasha stands, still tensing his claw, while to either side of him are the two halves of the Mask's body.] Fx mask: *heavy collapse...* Inuyasha: Bah, easy or what... 3 [Inuyasha notices the right part moving off.] Fx mask: *slide* Inuyasha: ! 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha moving after it.] Fx Inuyasha: *rush* Inuyasha: You won't get away! Page 18 1 [Behind Inuyasha, the other half rises up.] Fx mask: shshshsh Inuyasha: ! 2 [The Mask's two halves converge on Inuyasha's arm, biting into it a bit.] Fx mask: *grab tight* Inuyasha: Uh!? 3 [Closeup of the Mask, with Inuyasha's bloody arm in its mouth.] Fx mask: creak... Fx bones: crunch crunch... mask: You've been trapped, you stupid fool... Last modified July 21st 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 27 Version: 2.000 Title: The Broken Half Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #27, 4th June '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [The chapter picture has Inuyasha smiling confidently, just behind him is Kagome in her pyjamas, and in the background is half of the Mask, with the Shikon no Tama fragment shining.] Title: The Broken Half ( A more literal translation of the title would be "The Broken Piece", referring to one of a pair of pieces.) Page 2 1 [View of the construction site at night, with a short crane partially visible.] Fx wind: who-o-sh---... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha's arm stuck in the Mask's mouth up to the elbow, with blood on the sleeve.] Fx mask: *tighten grip* Fx bones: crunch crunch 3 [The scene expands to Kagome and Souta huddled together some distance from Inuyasha and the Mask, whose body is still partly cut up.] Fx mask: *tighten grip* Fx mask: *slide...* Inuyasha: Ugh... mask: I vow I shall munch this arm... Page 3 1 [Closeup of Kagome speaking, while looking worried.] Kagome: Inuyasha, even if you strike the body, it's no good. Kagome: You have to take the Shikon no Tama fragment from the Noh Mask... 2 [Closeup of the right forehead of the Mask, where the Shikon no Tama fragment glows, and Inuyasha is partly visible.] Fx fragment: *glow...* mask: Keh he he... 3 [Closeup of the Mask's hands, which are growing long nails, rather like Inuyasha's.] Fx hands: (changing) *bones rearranging...* Fx hands: *crack and stretch* 4 [More of the Mask's arms grab onto Inuyasha, who looks rather annoyed.] Fx mask: *grab tightly* Fx mask: *tighten grip on arm...* mask: You can't get away from me now. Page 4 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha gritting his teeth and looking annoyed.] Inuyasha: Geez, 2 [Inuyasha twists and rips the Mask's body apart again.] Fx Inuyasha: *swing* Fx Mask: *rip apart* Inuyasha: It's creepy with you hanging onto my hand, ya know! 3 [Kagome looks a little surprised, but Souta's quite happy at this turn of events.] Souta: W, wow! Souta: He's totally unharmed! 4 [Closeup of one of Inuyasha's feet (right?) while Inuyasha is running along.] Fx foot: *Step* Page 5 1 [Inuyasha has jumped off the building, and has the Mask's body over his head and he's heading for the top of the small crane.] Fx Inuyasha: fwip Inuyasha: This'll be your end. 2 [Inuyasha swings his arm over and slams the body of the Mask onto the top of the crane.] Fx mask: wham Fx bits: *grate* Inuyasha (striking sound): de--i! 3 [Kagome and Souta look on in shock.] Page 6 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha at the top of the crane, where he has punched way into the metal, and the two halves of the Mask are almost falling off.] Fx mask: creak... Fx mask: *slip...* Inuyasha: Heh. Inuyasha: Too fucking bad. 2 [The left part of the Mask strikes forward, floating through the air.] Fx mask: swish mask: Damn... you... 3 [Inuyasha pulls his right arm out of the crane, looking fierce.] Fx Inuyasha: (arm) *extract* 4 [Inuyasha simply crushes the Mask in his hand.] Fx mask: *crack* 5 [Kagome looks fairly serious, but Souta's quite happy.] Souta: Got i-it! Page 7 1 [Sitting near the edge of the of the floor, Kagome calls out to Inuyasha (off frame), while Souta stands behind her.] Kagome: Inuyasha, it's still no good. Kagome: You gotta get... Kagome: the Shikon no Tama fragment in the other half... 2 [Souta turns to see the other half of the Mask floating towards him and Kagome, and his eyes bug out, while Kagome still has her back to it.] Fx mask: clatter clatter Kagome: ! 3 [Closeup of the right half of the Mask moving forward.] Fx mask: whoosh 4 [Kagome turns around in shock/horror.] Kagome: Ah... 5 [Standing up on top of the crane, Inuyasha looks surprised.] Inuyasha: What the!? Page 8 1 [The Mask tries to clamp itself onto Kagome's face but she gets her hand in the way, but crashes to the floor.] Fx mask: *seize* Fx Kagome: thud thud Kagome: Kya... Souta: Nee, nee-chan... 2 [Closeup of the Mask almost on Kagome's face - only her hand is stopping it, and her fingers are poking between the Mask's teeth.] Fx mask: *slow and sticking movement with an effort...* Fx fragment: *glow...* mask: Victory is mine... mask: This girl's body... mask: I'll take it... 3 [On top of the crane, Inuyasha looks up at the scene in anger.] Fx wind: who-o-sh... Inuyasha: Ugh... 4 [Closeup of Kagome looking scared with tears in her eyes.] Fx Kagome and mask: *struggle...* Kagome: I... Inuyasha... Page 9 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha moving quickly.] Fx Inuyasha: *leap* Inuyasha: I'm coming now! 2 [Suddenly the Mask drags Kagome back from the ledge, away from Inuyasha.] Fx Kagome: rustle.. Fx Kagome: *slide...* Kagome: ! mask: Fool... you won't make it on time. 3 [The Mask's still trying to push itself onto Kagome's face, and she's looking really worried.] Fx mask: *strain...* Kagome: Ugh. 4 [Inuyasha is rushing through the air, and draws out Tetsusaiga.] Fx Tetsusaiga: shink Inuyasha: Kagome, Inuyasha: take your hand off the Mask. 5 [Closeup of Kagome looking surprised and worried.] Kagome: Eh...!? Page 10 1 [Kagome lets go of the Mask and Inuyasha makes a massive swing with Tetsusaiga, which leaves a bright glowing trail, from some distance away, cutting through an iron girder and several struts and passes just in front of Kagome.] Fx girder: whump! Inuyasha: Okay! Don't move! Inuyasha: .oO(TETSUSAIGA!!). Page 11 1 [Closeup of Kagome, who looks rather shocked, with the top of the Mask being cut through, and the Shikon no Tama fragment is exposed.] Fx mask: *crack* 2 [The Mask dissipates around the glowing fragment.] Fx mask: (remains) *decompose...* Fx fragment: *high pitched ringing* 3 [Souta, clutching onto a strut, looks happy and relieved.] Fx Souta: ahhh Souta: He did it.. 4 [Kagome looks over to Inuyasha, looking happy/relieved.] Kagome: Inuyasha... 5 [Inuyasha is standing holding the glowing and full-sized Tetsusaiga over his shoulder, and has a faint smile.] Fx Tetsusaiga: hisss... Fx Inuyasha: shh Inuyasha: Heh... Page 12 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha speaking.] Inuyasha: Kagome, Inuyasha: you're uninjured, right!? 2 [Closeup of Kagome, looking a little surprised.] Kagome: Uh... yeah... I'm allright. Kagome: Thanks... 3 [Inuyasha turns around and sheaths Tetsusaiga.] Fx Tetsusaiga: shink Inuyasha: Right, Inuyasha: that's good. Kagome: ...... 4 [Kagome thinks to herself.] Kagome: .oO(Hmm...). Kagome: .oO(Kinda nice...). 5 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha smiling to himself.] Inuyasha: .oO(Heh,). Inuyasha: .oO(she owes me one now.). 6 [Inuyasha continues to congratulate himself while behind him Kagome notices the Shikon no Tama fragment.] Inuyasha: .oO(From this point on, I won't let her get her own way anymore.). Kagome: ...... Page 13 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome looking at the fragment.] Kagome: .oO(The Plastering Mask...). 2 [Black frame with the Mask with the fragment in it's forehead.] Kagome: .oO(carrying the Shikon no Tama fragment...). Kagome: .oO(had said it'd lived for several hundred years...). 3 [Frame with some mist.] Kagome: .oO(and if that's true, then...). Kagome: .oO(there may still be Shikon fragments in this modern time...). 4 [Kagome sees the sun rise above the horizon.] Fx birds: cheep cheep... Kagome: Ah... Kagome: .oO(Morning...). 5 [Closeup side view of Kagome realising something.] Fx Kagome: ah... 6 [Kagome suddenly looks aghast, and pale, and behind her Inuyasha turns to look at her.] Fx Kagome: *shudder----* Kagome: .oO(Oh no-o!!). Kagome: .oO(Today's the day of the Maths re-test.). Page 14 1 [Kagome suddenly dashes off, waving behind her.] Fx Kagome: *swish* Kagome: Inuyasha, go back over there (the Sengoku Jidai) before me. Kagome: Bye! 2 [Inuyasha looks in surprise.] Inuyasha: _Eh._ 3 [Inuyasha stands looking rather dejected and angry, while next to him Souta looks off as well.] Fx Inuyasha: *left alone* 4 [Souta turns to look up at Inuyasha, who doesn't look amused.] Souta: Umm... Souta: You looked mega cool... Inuyasha: ... you think so. 5 [View of the outside of Kagome's school.] 6 [In the otherwise empty exam room, Kagome, in her school clothes now, is furiously (and tiredly) working through her exam.] Fx Kagome: *scribble scribble scribble* Kagome: So sleepy! Kagome: But I correctly guessed the content. Kagome: I can make it. ( Kagome guessed what type of questions she might get and studied for them especially, which is why she feels she's doing very well.) Page 15 1 [Kagome is running out of the school.] Kagome: Right, I'm finished. Kagome: .oO(Unless I go quickly,). Kagome: .oO(Inuyasha will be angry again, won't he.). 2 [Kagome remembers Inuyasha standing in front of her with a faint smile, with Tetsusaiga slung over his back.] Kagome: .oO(But at that time...). 3 [Closeup of Kagome looking surprised perhaps at her conclusions.] Kagome: .oO(Somehow...). Kagome: .oO(he looked a little cool.). Page 16 1 [Running out of the school grounds, Kagome goes past two of her friends, who smile, while behind her, a football match is in progress.] Fx Kagome: *stop short* short-hair: Do your best okay, Kagome! hair-band: You're making your boyfriend wait aren't you. ( If you're wondering why there are pupils there in uniform on a Saturaday, it's because the Japanese school week is Monday to Saturday. It's probably time for afternoon club activities at the moment.) 3 [Kagome turns around angrily.] Kagome: No way! Kagome: He's nothing like a boyfriend! 4 [Kagome continues to talk forceful at her friends, who look rather confused.] short-hair: Eh? Kagome: It's just an inseparable relationship with that guy! ( This type of 'inseparable relationship' ('Kusare-en') is one that won't break up, although none of the couple are trying to maintain it, and neither are particularly happy with the relationship - ie Ranma and Akane could use it to describe their situation. The use of this expression is not limited to male/female relationships - it could include friends and business partners.) 5 [Kagome runs off from her friends point of view.] 6 [Kagome's friends look even more confused.] short-hair: But... short-hair: Kagome, shouldn't today... hair-band: be your first date with Houjou-kun... 7 [Outside the cinema, Houjou's waiting in his school uniform carrying a small present.] Fx Houjou: *restless* Narration: Kagome has forgotten about Houjou-kun. Houjou: Higurashi... Houjou: I wonder if you'll be pleased with this moxa. ( Moxa for moxibustion.) Page 17 1 [Outside view of Kagome's house.] 2 [Kagome has that huge rucksack again, and it's packed.] Fx rucksack: *comically heavy weight...* Kagome: Ok Souta, Kagome: I'm off. 3 [Kagome is staggering along with behind her Souta has Buyo the cat draped over his shoulders.] Fx Kagome: *comically stagger...* Souta: Nee-chan, haven't you got too much stuff? Kagome: Preparation is really hard for a girl you know! ( The normal meaning of the above sentence would be that preparing clothes, hair, make-up etc for going out (possibly for a date), is time-consuming.) 4 [Suddenly Kagome seems to collapse backwards.] Fx Kagome: *falling down quickly* Fx Kagome: *comically sudden collapse* Kagome: Kyaa!? 5 [Sitting on the ground, Kagome turns is angry to see Inuyasha sitting on top of the bag.] Inuyasha: Bah, Inuyasha: _idiot_. Kagome: Wha, Kagome: What are you doing!? Page 18 1 [Inuyasha picks up the bag and walks off, to Kagome's surprise.] Fx bag: fwump Kagome: Ah... Inuyasha: We're going! 2 [Souta turns to Kagome, who gives off a little puff of anger.] Souta: He's carrying the stuff for you... Souta: Isn't that nice. Kagome: Where's that? 3 [Inuyasha walks off towards the small shrine holding the Well, and looks back at Kagome out of the corner of her eye. Kagome has a happy little smile.] Kagome: .oO(However...). Kagome: .oO(He did wait for me...). 4 [Houjou is standing outside the cinema with a small tear in his eye, and it looks like everyone's gone in.] Fx Houjou: *absentminded* Narration: About that time, Houjou-kun has, Houjou: Higurashi... Houjou: did you fall ill again? Narration: been forgotten about after all. Last modified July 21st 1997 Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 28 Version: 2.003 Title: Phantom Fire Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday '97 #28, 11th June '97 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by Akira Igarashi This translation is copyright Chris Rijk 1996-2000. Done expressly for non-profit use only. No unorthorised selling, renting etc. Get the latest version from http://www.wot-club.org.uk/Inuyasha/. Although scene descriptions are provided, it is not nearly the same as seeing it for yourself. If you enjoy the series, I would strongly recommend buying the 'tankoubon' (collected version, each about 180 pages or 10 chapters long, costing 410 yen) when they become available - the first was released on 18th April 1997, and the first 15 are now available. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, as well as violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. Page 1 1 [Kagome and Inuyasha are sitting in some cloud-like stuff, and Kagome's holding the bottle with the Shikon no Tama fragments, and smiling, while Inuyasha is holding Tetsusaiga behind his back.] Title: Phantom Fire ( The title is 'kitsune-bi', and a 'kitsune' is a magical 'fox' from Japanese folklore, and 'bi' is for fire.) Page 2 1 [Inuyasha is eating some noodles from a large instant cup, and Myouga's sitting on his left shoulder.] Inuyasha: Ah! yummy! Inuyasha: Kagome, Inuyasha: This is yummy, ya know. 2 [Kagome is sitting resting her head on her right hand, but looks almost bored and has a rather vacant expression..] Kagome: Really... Kagome: Hooray for you... 3 [The view pans out, and Kagome and Inuyasha are sitting next to an ancient battle field at dawn, where skeletons and various leftovers from the battle are scattered around. Between them is a small stove with a boiling kettle, and behind Kagome is her rucksack and bike.] Fx wind: who-o-sh Fx Inuyasha: *slurping noodles* Fx crows: _caw caw caw caw_ Inuyasha: Ain't eating? Kagome: How can you eat well in a place like this. Page 3 1 [Suddenly the scene darkens, surprising the pair.] Fx sound: whooshh... Kagome: Hn!? 2 [Closeup of Kagome wondering what's happening.] Kagome: Wha... what the? Kagome: Suddenly it's dark... 3 [A swirl of white mist appears.] Fx mist: flickering Kagome: ! 4 [Inuyasha turns to look at Myouga bouncing along his shoulder.] Myouga: This is... Myouga: Phantom Fire...? 5 [Inuyasha and Kagome stand up as the swirling mist becomes larger and larger.] Fx mists: whooosh.... Fx Inuyasha: (foot) shh youkai: Arseholes... you have the Shikon no Tama don't you... ( The above line is spoken using the 'monster speach' character style.) 6 [Kagome, Inuyasha and Myouga look surprised.] Inuyasha: _What!?_ Kagome: A Youkai... Page 4 1 [Suddenly the lighting returns to normal, and right in front of Kagome and Inuyasha appears a massive pink sphere with two cross-eyed eyes, and tiny, spindly arms and legs.] Fx youkai: (appearing) kapon youkai: Give it to me~~~~ ( The sound effect for the Youkai appearing is 'pon', and this use was actually invented by Rumiko Takahashi, and it also has a slightly humorous slant.) 2 [The trio look somewhat surprised.] Page 5 1 [Inuyasha (who doesn't look amused) and Kagome stand in front of the ridiculous looking monster.] Fx scene: *comic silence* 2 [The monster hovers just above Inuyasha.] Fx youkai: *weak bite* youkai: I will kill you~~ 3 [Inuyasha scratches his head.] Fx Inuyasha: *scritch scritch* 4 [Still with his eyes closed, Inuyasha slaps the monster, sending it reeling.] Fx Inuyasha: *slap* youkai: _Augh!!_ 5 [Kagome and Inuyasha look on the the thing turns into a little will-o-wisp.] Fx youkai: *deflate* Page 6 1 [Now a small child is sitting on the ground - he's wearing a black kimono and trousers, has his hair in a bow, pointed ears, has human-like hands but legs like a fox, and also has a large bushy tail.] Fx youkai: *rapidly shrink down to a kid* Fx kid: (cheek) *numb with pain* kid: Owowowow. 2 [Kagome and Inuyasha look on.] Inuyasha: _Hn?_ Kagome: A child... 3 [Closeup of the kid getting angry.] kid: Whatcha doing ya heretic! 4 [Inuyasha has grabbed the kid by the base of his tail (he's about 2 feet from head to the end of his large tail) and is looking at him calmly, though the kid's angry.] Fx Inuyasha: *grab* Inuyasha: A tail... kid: _Ah!_ 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha talking calmly to the kid who yells back.] Inuyasha: Damn, it's just a disguised young Tanuki. kid: I'm a Kitsune! Page 7 1 [Closeup of Kagome against a bubbly background.] Fx Kagome: *fascinated* Kagome: Cu, cute... 2 [Kagome happily talks to Inuyasha who looks back at her strangely.] Fx Kagome: *excitedly* Kagome: Let me hug him next okay. Inuyasha: What're you queueing up for. 3 [Inuyasha suddenly finds himself pulled down.] Fx Inuyasha: *pulled down by massive weight* Inuyasha: _Hn!?_ 4 [Inuyasha finds his right hand pinned to the ground by a silly looking monk statue, and Kagome looks over his shoulder in surprise.] Fx statue: *weight down* Kagome: _Ah!?_ 5 [Kagome turns to see the kid rooting through her back, throwing all sorts of stuff out.] Fx kid: *throwing stuff out one by one* Kagome: Hey, my stuff... 6 [Closeup side view of the kid finding the bottle with the Shikon no Tama fragments.] kid: Got it! kid: It's the Shikon no Tama fragments. Page 8 1 [The kid has jumped up into the air, and has swirling mists surrounding him, while Inuyasha looks up angrily.] Fx mists: whoosh kid: Wahahaha, I got it, kid: farewell. Inuyasha: Ugh... 2 [The swirling mists shrink down.] Fx mists: *dissapear...* 3 [Closeup of Kagome looking surprised.] Kagome: It's gone! 4 [Kagome looks over to a skull that has sprouted a tail and is moving off, while Inuyasha stalks after it.] Fx skull: *sneak* Fx skull: rattle rattle Fx Inuyasha: stomp stomp Fx Inuyasha: (fist) *squeeze* 5 [The kid is now sitting in front of Kagome with a large lump on his head, while Kagome has the medical box out, and is holding a bandage.] Fx kid: (lump) klunk... Shippou: My name's Shippou. Kagome: Why were you going for the Shikon no Tama? ( As a word, 'shippou' refers to the 7 treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral,lapis lazuli), though it is also a personal name. Happosai (from Ranma 1/2), means "8 treasures alike", and also 'shippo' is a word for 'tail', which is what Inuyasha says on page 6.) Page 9 1 [Closeup side view of Shippou.] Shippou: I wanted vengeance on Otou's enemy. ( 'Otou' is 'father' without any suffix, like '-chan', '-san', '-sama'.) 2 [Kagome looks surprised.] Kagome: "Enemy"... Kagome: Your otou-san was killed off...? 3 [Inuyasha looks down at Shippou while reaching into his kimono.] Fx Inuyasha: (reaching into kimono) rustle rustle Inuyasha: Oh hoo, therefore you... 4 [Kagome is surprised to see the small bottle with the fragments in Inuyasha's hand.] Inuyasha: intending to build up your spiritual power with these Shikon fragments? 5 [Shippou talks angrily to himself.] Shippou: Even without borrowing such power, I am strong. Shippou: However... 6 [Kagome angrily snatches the bottle with the fragments from Inuyasha.] Fx Kagome: *snatch* Kagome: Just a sec! Kagome: Why are you carrying it. Inuyasha: Ah! What the fuck are you doing bitch. 7 [Shippou yells at Kagome and Inuyasha as they tussle over the bottle.] Shippou: Hey! Are you listening? Inuyasha and Kagome: Hn!? Page 10 1 [Wide view of some hills.] Fx wind: who-o-sh 2 [A pitched battle between two groups of foot-soldiers using pikes, and arrows fly through the air.] Fx battle: *roar-----* 3 [The skies darken.] Fx clouds: rumble... 4 [The soldiers break off and notice something up in the sky in the distance.] soldier: Hn!? 5 [From a long distance away two vague shadowy figures approach.] Fx air: *rush----* soldier: {off} Something's coming... Page 11 1 [Riding on a black cloud-like thing is a vaguely humanoid Youkai with another in front floating above two wheels (floating in the air, with spectral flames coming from the axles) is another Youkai, both in rich and complex armour, and the front-most one carries a long spear and is a humanoid with a very long braided pony-tail, slit-iris eyes, pointed ears and has three fragments in his forehead, and is smiling happily. The other one is a fairly plump, has a head something like a scaleless lizard, with pointed ears, a wide toothy mouth, three hairs on the top of his head and two fragments in his forehead.] Fx air: *rush---* Hiten: (the humanish one) Let's hunt, Manten! Manten: Sure, Hiten-an-chan. ( "Manten" means "star studded"/"filled with stars", and Hiten is a name, and could be translated something like "flying the sky/heavens". "An-chan" is probably provincial speech, and is used to refer to one's elder brother.) Page 12 1 [While they fly above the soldiers, Hiten slices off heads, arms and cuts bodies in two swinging his spear back and forth while Manten claps happily.] Fx Hiten: (chopping up soldiers) *wham wham wham* Fx Hiten: *sharp cutting swing* Hiten: Ah hahahahaha! Fx Manten: *clap clap* Manten: Hya~! Hya hya hya! 2 [Behind two foot-soldiers (one of which has a musket) are some officers on horses, and all look shocked.] Fx horse: *tremble* officer: Wha... officer: Yo, Youkai...!? Page 13 1 [Closeup side view of Manten noticing something offscene.] Fx Manten: *glare* Manten: Hn~~? Page 14 1 [Manten opens his mouth and a blazing, crackling ball of energy fills it.] Fx energy: *flash* Fx energy: *crackle* 2 [Manten blasts a group of charging men on soldiers, ripping them apart.] Fx blast: ka-boom Fx soldiers: *sizzle* 3 [Hiten is smiling happily while Manten is munching on someone's arm.] Fx pair: (moving through air) swish Fx Manten: (eating arm) *gnaw* Hiten: Ahh Wasn't that fun, Manten. Manten: Sure was, Hiten-an-chan. 4 [Closeup of Hiten pointing to the glowing Shikon no Tama fragments on his forehead.] Hiten: Can't help this power over-flow somehow. Hiten: I wonder if it's because of these Shikon fragments embedded on my forehead after all. Page 15 1 [As they continue to fly through the air, Hiten turns to Manten who has just finished off his snack.] Fx Manten: *munch munch* Hiten: Let's collect even more, Manten! Manten: Yeah, Manten: Let's waste more, like we did to that magical Kitsune the other day. 2 [View of some clear skies.] 3 [Closeup of Kagome, looking a little surprised.] Kagome: Eh!? Kagome: Shippou-chan, your otou-san... Kagome: was carrying a Shikon fragment!? 4 [Kagome is cycling along with Shippou on the bag on the back (which has a bow and quiver of arrows), while Inuyasha walks along near-by.] Fx bike: clatter clatter Shippou: Those guys... Shippou: are going around killing fragment carrying Youkai. Kagome: "Those guys"...? 5 [Closeup of Shippou with Inuyasha behind him.] Shippou: The Lightning-Beast Brothers... Inuyasha: Lightning-Beast you say? 6 [Closeup of Myouga.] Myouga: Hiten and Manten you mean? Myouga: I heard they're hopelessly violent siblings but... 7 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking amused.] Inuyasha: No matter what they are, it means that if we destroy them, Inuyasha: we can get several more Shikon fragments all at once, doesn't it. Page 16 1 [Shippou has folded his arms together and looks annoyed while behind him Inuyasha looks surprised.] Shippou: Heh, don't make me laugh. Shippou: A nothing like you can't win against such opponents. Inuyasha: Hn? 2 [Closeup of Shippou looking to the side, at Inuyasha.] Shippou: You're Half-Youkai ain't ya. Shippou: You smell's mixed with humans'. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking a little startled.] 4 [Shippou closes his eyes and looks away from Inuyasha.] Shippou: As you're an contemptably inferior Half-Youkai, Shippou: don't try to butt in on a fight between us Youkai. 5 [Closeup of Kagome looking unhappy with Shippou's statement.] Kagome: Shippou-chan, that's not a nice thing to say... 6 [Inuyasha feels less restrained and whacks Shippou on the head.] Fx Inuyasha: *whack* 7 [Shippou looks up at Inuyasha.] Fx scene: *comic silence* 8 [Inuyasha repeatedly whacks Shippou on the head, to the annoyance of the others.] Fx Inuyasha: *whack whack whack* Shippou: Whaaa! Myouga: Hey Inuyasha-sama, that's childish! Kagome: Inuyasha! Page 17 1 [Now with many bumps on top of his head, Shippou bows to Inuyasha, who still looks annoyed.] Fx Shippou: *bow bow* Shippou: Please forgive me, please forgive me. Inuyasha: Bah, s'okay if ya understand. 2 [Shippou reaches into his clothes.] Fx Shippou: rustle rustle Shippou: By way of apology... 3 [Shippou pulls out another of those silly monk statues and traps Inuyasha's fingers to the ground.] Fx Inuyasha: *quick drop* 4 [Shippou puts a special ward on the statue's head.] Fx Shippou: *paste* 5 [Shippou laughs at Inuyasha who has both his arms trapped, while Kagome looks on.] Fx statue: *weigh down* Shippou: Wahahahaha, Shippou: Unless that seal is removed, the Jizou statue won't move. Inuyasha: You git! ( Jizou originates from the ancient Indian Buddhism. Jizou protects the people while Buddha is not on the earth (he died several thousands years ago, and is supposed to resurrect after tens of thousands of years - Jizou is a deputy of Buddha for the time being.) 6 [Closeup of Shippou glaring to the side.] Fx Shippou: *glare* Shippou: I don't want to commit violent acts to a lass, but... ( 'Lass' was translated from 'onago' which is an old world for girl, though it can be used to refer to woman in general up to middle-aged.) 7 [Shippou jumps up and taps Kagome on the back of the neck.] Fx Shippou: *poke* Shippou: I'm gonna put your lights out for a while. ( Shippou's last two lines are 'classical' bad-guy lines.) 8 [Kagome turns around angrily on Shippou who looks quite surprised.] Kagome: That hurts you know! Shippou: Eek! 9 [Shippou jumps into the air, creating more swirling mists, and Kagome flinches away.] Fx mists: whoosh Shippou: Phantom-Fire!! Page 18 1 [Shippou runs off with the glowing bottle with the Shikon no Tama fragments, as the mist dissipates and Kagome turns angrily towards him.] Kagome: Ah! Kagome: The Shikon no Tama... Fx Shippou: fwip Shippou: I'll be able to lure out the Lightning-Beasts with this. 2 [Kagome angrily gives chase with her bow and quiver of arrows, while Inuyasha looks on.] Fx Kagome: *rush* Kagome: Give it back! Kagome: I'll be angry!! 3 [Alone now, Inuyasha shouts at Kagome, off scene, still with his arms trapped.] Inuyasha: Hey Kagome! Inuyasha: Peel this ward off before you go! Inuyasha: Hey-! 4 [Low view of a marsh.] Fx marsh: shlish... 5 [Manten is sitting on the edge, looking at his reflection in the water.] Fx Manten: (tapping head) *tap tap tap* Manten: *sigh* Manten: My hair... Manten: If I just had a bit more... Manten: I'd be popular [with girls] like Hiten-an-chan... ( Manten is tapping his head with some sort of comb, which is a thing many middle-aged men do to stimulate the head to grow hair.) Page 19 1 [Closeup side view of Manten noticing something.] Fx Manten: *twitch* Manten: I sense the Jewel... 2 [Shippou is running through some rushes.] Fx rushes: rustle.. Shippou: Not being chased am I... 3 [Suddenly Shippou finds Manten looming over him among the rushes.] Fx Manten: swish Fx Shippou: urkk! Manten: Hn~? 4 [Closeup of Manten looking evil, with Shippou show overlaid shivering with fright.] Manten: We~l~l... Manten: The Kitsune's brat from the other day, huh. Fx Shippou: *tremble* Shippou: Yo, you... Page 20 1 [Manten comes forward and Shippou sees to his shock that Manten has a fox pelt wrapped around his waist.] Fx Manten: (pelt) *pat pat* Shippou: Ah... Manten: Your oyaji's pelt... Manten: is nice and warm, hya hya hya hya. 2 [Closeup of Shippou with tears pooling in his eyes.] Shippou: Y, you git... Shippou: How dare you [do that to] Otou... 3 [With tears in his eyes, Shippou charges towards Manten.] Fx : Shippou fwip Shippou: How dare you! 4 [Shippou gets knocked by a massive arm.] Fx Shippou: whack Page 21 1 [Shippou is lying on the ground with blood on his face, looking behind him at Manten who is looming over him.] Fx Manten: (stepping) *thud...* Shippou: Ugh... Manten: You got a Shikon fragment don't ya~ Manten: Get it out~ 2 [Closeup of Manten opening his mouth slightly and energy sparkles within.] Fx energy: *crackle crackle* Manten: Unless you get it out... 3 [Closeup of Shippou trying to sit up, and shivering with fear. Fx Shippou: *collapse in fear* Shippou: Ahh... crap. 4 [Manten suddenly finds an arrow stuck right through his snout.] Fx arrow: *stab* Manten: Deh!? 5 [Kagome is standing holding her bow just after firing an arrow.] Fx Kagome: shh Kagome: It... Kagome: It hit... 6 [Shippou looks up in surprise and Manten looks to the side.] Shippou: Ah... ] Page 22 1 [Kagome has drawn another arrow and is pointing it point blank at Manten, looking very determined.] Fx Kagome: sh shh... Fx Kagome: *draw arrow* Kagome: Halt! Kagome: The next will go through your head! 2 [Inuyasha still has his hands trapped, and some villager is running off nearby.] Fx statue: *press down...* Inuyasha: Don't run. Hey! Inuyasha: I'm telling you to rip off the ward!! Fx villager: *run run run* villager: It's a Youkai~ Last modified July 21st 1997