Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi Part 175 Version: 0.820 Title: Where we met Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2000 #32,5th July 2000 © Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by No one yet This translation is © 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/. Translations of this chapter, but with different styling/content are also available - a plain text version and also a text version with all the original Japanese for the speech and sound effects. Translation notes and style 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 (typically 3-4 months after the weekly Shonen Sunday release), and the first 15 volumes are now on sale. Warning: These translations will occationally include strong language, and violence, though this is only when it is present in the original Japanese version. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 1 1 [Closeup of Kagome looking up, a slightly sad expression on her face, with light shining down on her.] Title Where we met -------- [COMMENTS] About the hardest thing to translate this week is the title, and I finally decided on "where we met", even though there is no 'we' in the Japanese version at all. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 1 [Drawing of Inuyasha in the forest.] Kagome Inuyasha won't come again. But--- 2 [Drawing of two glowing Shikon fragments, with Kagome in her pyjamas, overlaid.] Kagome What'll I do... I brought the... the Shikon fragments with me. 3 [Kagome stands at the window to her room, looking at a small bottle on her desk, which is glowing.] Kagome I should return them, shouldn't I. 4 [Closeup side view of Kagome holding the glowing bottle with the two fragments.] Kagome That's right, if I return this... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 1 [Drawing of Kagome's school.] Kagome then everything will be over. My life would return to normal. 2 [Kagome is walking to school, looking somewhat depressed.] Kagome *si-i-i-gh* 3 [View of two of Kagome's friends looking happy - the short-haired one, and the one with a hair-band.] short-hair Ah, Kagome. hair-band You've left the hospital then. 4 [View from behind Kagome (who sweats slightly) while the hair-band girl looks at Kagome in sympathy.] hair-band This time your whole body was covered in mysterious spots, wasn't it? Kagome [Grandad] ran out of excuses for fake illnesses I guess... 5 [Kagome's two friends are standing on either side of her, looking curious/interested.] short-hair Say, apart from that, what's happened since then? Kagome Eh? hair-band Don't play dumb. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1 [Kagome's friends continue, and suddenly Kagome looks quite angry/annoyed (in a comical way)] short-hair Your relationship with that rotten two-timing, jealous, violent, selfish guy! Did you finally break up? fx Kagome {comically} *twitch* 2 [Kagome's two friends look a bit surprised, and Kagome suddenly seems a bit depressed.] short-hair ...Huh? hair-band Kagome? fx Kagome {comically} *gone quiet* 3 [Kagome's friends edge away looking nervous, while Kagome's face is shadowed.] fx Kagome's friends *edge back* short-hair Did I... say something bad? 4 [Closeup of Kagome's two friends looking at Kagome's back, looking concerned.] fx Kagome's friends (heart) *thump thump thump* fx Kagome *si-i-i-i-gh* 5 [Kagome turns around to look at them with a smile.] fx Kagome *turn* Kagome Looks like I was completely dumped. 6 [Kagome's friends are rather stunned.] short-hair Eh...? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 1 [Kagome's friends consider this.] short-hair Kagome didn't dump him!? ...which means that... 2 [Kagome's friends look rather nervous and worried for her. Kagome is cheerily waving their concerns though.] short-hair she's still in love with that guy... fx short-hair (heart) *thump thump thump* Kagome Ah, but you know, I totally fine now. 3 [Longer view of the three talking - Kagome still has a smile.] short-hair ...You've recovered? fx short-hair *timidly* Kagome Yup! So... 4 [Closeup of Kagome smiling widely.] Kagome don't ask me anymore, okay. I'm fine. 5 [Kagome's two friends smile nervously at Kagome (who is still smiling), but they look rather forced, and worried.] hair-band [She means] "Don't cause me any more pain"...? short-hair I scared... I'm scared of her fake smile. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 1 [Scene change - view of the sky.] 2 [View of a village in the Sengoku Jidai.] 3 [View of Kaede's hut. Some birds fly around it.] Shippou {off} Inuyasha, you're a real bastard you know! fx birds flap... 4 [Inside the hut, Sango is tending to Miroku's wounds while behind them Shippou is ranting at Inuyasha who is sitting calmly.] Shippou You get angry just because Kagome gets on well with Kouga, but now you're getting back together with Kikyou!? 5 [View of Sango and Miroku.] Sango ...Is it really that simple? Miroku ...... 6 [Miroku turns to Inuyasha.] Miroku Inuyasha, go and see Kagome-sama. Inuyasha Not this again. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking to the side, somewhat sadly.] Inuyasha I've already decided not to see Kagome. 2 [Miroku has come over and kicked Inuyasha in the head, and has a mean look. Shippou is looking at him in surprise.] fx Inuyasha clunk Miroku {talking crudely} You're gettin' the wrong idea, ya bastard. 3 [Inuyasha looks a bit worried while Miroku glares at him.] Miroku I'm telling you to go get the Shikon fragments Kagome-sama took to her country. Only you can go through the Well, can't you. Inuyasha Wha... 4 [Sango and Shippou don't look too happy.] Sango Just the Shikon fragments...? Shippou Don't you care what happens to Kagome!? Miroku It can't be helped, can it. 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha, getting what Miroku says.] Miroku {off} Inuyasha has chosen Kikyou-sama. It would be cruel to ask Kagome-sama to come back, wouldn't it. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 8 1 [Time passes - view of the blue sky.] 2 [Inuyasha is sitting on the fence beside Kaede's herb garden, while Kaede is gathering herbs.] Kaede Inuyasha, are you sure about this? Inuyasha What's this, even you too Kaede-babaa? 3 [Closeup of Kaede.] Kaede The current Kikyou-onee-sama is an imitation made of bones and earth... 4 [Drawing of Kikyou.] Kaede Meaning she shouldn't be in this world... 5 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha However... the soul is Kikyou's. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 9 1 [Closeup of Kaede.] Kaede Do you understand Inuyasha? In the end, you can't be together in this world. Kikyou-onee-sama's wish is to die along with you. 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha with that soft, thinking look again.] Inuyasha That's fine. As Kikyou wishes, we'll go together to Hell. If that is... Kikyou and I's fate. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 10 1 [Scene change to a view of the torii (Shinto shrine archway) at the bottom of the Higurashi shrine.] fx leaves rustle... 2 [View of the little shrine holding the Well.] 3 [Closeup side view of Kagome looking sadly at the glowing fragments in her hand.] Kagome The Shikon fragments... 4 [View of Kagome standing before the Well.] Kagome I gotta return them... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 11 1 [Kagome starts to get up onto the Well.] Kagome But... 2 [Closeup side view of Kagome looking sad and apprehensive.] Kagome I don't want to. I'm scared. 3 [Black frame.] Kagome If I hand them over, then... I won't be able to see Inuyasha again. 4 [Drawing of Inuyasha in the forest. (this is Kagome's imagination)] Inuyasha Sorry Kagome... I'll go with Kikyou... 5 [View of Kagome putting both hands on the lip of the Well.] Kagome I don't want to hear... those words... 6 [Kagome thinks back to when Kikyou and Inuyasha were hugging.] 7 [Closeup side view of Kagome looking sad.] Kagome Kikyou... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 12 1 [Black frame.] Kagome If only that Kikyou wasn't around any more! 2 [Closeup side view of Kagome looking shocked.] 3 [Wide view of Kagome inside the shrine with the Well.] Kagome Have I... become such a horrible girl? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 1 [View of a building from the outside.] Kagome I, must have made really horrible face just now. 2 [View of Kagome from the back, walking through the Shrine grounds.] Kagome I can't see Inuyasha with a face like that. 3 [Kagome looks at the glowing fragments in her hands.] fx fragments *glitter...* 4 [Kagome looks up.] Kagome The fragments are... 5 [Closeup view of a tree's branches, light shining down.] fx leaves rustle... 5 [Closeup of Kagome looking up at the tree.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 14 1 [Kagome stands before the Goshinboku tree which Inuyasha spent 50 years impaled to - there is a patch of bark missing from the trunk in front of Kagome, somewhat above head height.] fx laves rustle... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 15 1 [View from the tree of Kagome, standing in the shade of the tree.] Kagome The Goshinboku... 2 [View of the tree.] Kagome That's right, this tree... 3 [View of when Inuyasha was stuck to the tree - with all the vines around him, 50 years after he was first impaled.] Kagome here... is there tree Inuyasha was sealed to. 4 [Closeup of the trunk of the tree as Kagome puts a hand to it.] Kagome Five hundred years ago... here is where I first met Inuyasha. -------- [COMMENTS] Kagome met Inuyasha back in time of course - the Sengoku Jidai is approximately 450-550 years ago, though we don't know exactly how far back in time the Well goes. 5 [Kagome puts her hand to the trunk, looking a bit sad.] Kagome Why did we have to meet... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 16 1 [Long view of Kagome standing in front of the tree.] Kagome If it was going to be so heartbreaking... it would have been better if we hadn't met... 2 [White frame.] Kagome But... I want to see him. 3 [White frame.] Kagome Once again... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 1 [Closeup of Kagome, tears in her eyes, and one running down her cheek.] Kagome I want to see Inuyasha. 2 [Kagome notices she's crying.] Kagome Ah... I... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 18 1 [Drawing of Inuyasha, looking a bit sad.] Kagome I love Inuyasha. 2 [View of Kagome with a sad wondering look.] Kagome When did I begin... to love him this much. Last modified July 14th 2000