Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi Part 176 Version: 0.830 Title: Kagome's Heart Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2000 #33,12th 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 [View of a Buddhist temple.] soldier {off} A castle disappeared? 2 [A travelling villager has stopped by and is talking to two wounded soldiers.] soldier Was there such a great battle then? villager Not that... I don't think it's the actions of humans, but... 3 [Drawing of a castle, with buildings falling down.] villager {off} anyway, the Hitomi Family castle disappeared during a single night, and vanished, according to rumour. 4 [View of Kikyou standing still (listening), while holding a container of herbs, bandages and such. ] Kikyou ...... 5 [Closeup side view of Kikyou looking off.] Kikyou Hitomi Family...? Naraku's castle... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 1 [Drawing of Kagome in modern times in some nice smart but casual clothes - purple dress, pink top with flowers. She's looking off into the distance with a slight smile.] Title Kagome's Heart ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 1 [Inuyasha is sitting on the tangled roots at the base of the Goshinboku tree, looking fed up. Shippou is glaring at him angrily, sitting on Inuyasha's knee.] Shippou Inuyasha! Inuyasha Shuddup, I know already. 2 [Closeup of the two, with Inuyasha looking away from Shippou, fed-up.] Shippou I haven't said anything yet. Inuyasha You'd tell me to go see Kagome, wouldn't you. 3 [Purple frame.] Inuyasha But, that... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1 [View of the tree tops.] Inuyasha That means telling Kagome we're breaking up... 2 [Flashback to when Inuyasha was staring at Kagome, without looking away. (the last time they saw each other)] Inuyasha What I couldn't say then... 3 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha thinking.] Inuyasha I have to tell her. 4 [Inuyasha and Shippou look up at something.] 5 [Miroku and Sango have arrived, along with that Tanuki of Miroku's, who raises a paw.] fx Miroku shh Miroku Inuyasha, I thought you'd be here. tanuki Hello, master Inuyasha. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 1 [View of some trees.] Inuyasha A castle disappeared... what are you getting at? 2 [The Tanuki is now sitting on front of Inuyasha, relating his story.] tanuki Literally that. I heard that it seems a monster's claws excavated it, and the castle vanished... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking surprised. Behind him a swarm of insects is drawn.] tanuki and it seemed that countless winged insects flew out from there... Inuyasha Insects!? 4 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha, with a swarm of Saimyoushou behind him.] Inuyasha Naraku's poisonous insects... the Saimyoushou huh!? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 1 [View of Miroku and Sango looking off at Inuyasha sternly.] Miroku So, that's how it is. Sango and I are setting off first thing tomorrow to investigate the castle remains. Sango Inuyasha, what'll you do? 2 [Inuyasha responds matter of factly.] Inuyasha Do? I'm going of course! 3 [Closeup of Sango.] Sango Neglecting Kagome-chan? 4 [Inuyasha suddenly looks rather nervous.] Inuyasha Eh, wha... Kagome is... Miroku What will prolonging this further do? 5 [Miroku continues explaining, looking a bit fed up and Sango is looking away from Inuyasha, who is rather annoyed.] Miroku If you're certain of your feelings, then you should go see her. Sango Really, you're forever being indecisive, you know. Inuyasha You guys~s~s! ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha shouting angrily.] Inuyasha You want to make us to break up so much huh!? 2 [Miroku responds calmly, and Inuyasha looks surprised.] Miroku So you don't want to break up, huh. fx Inuyasha ah... 3 [Inuyasha looks somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.] Inuyasha Bah... Wh, who'd be so selfish... 4 [Inuyasha thinks back to when he hugged Kikyou.] Inuyasha I've decided to protect Kikyou. But with that, I can't... 5 [Closeup of Inuyasha shouting.] Inuyasha There's [no way] I can ask Kagome "please come back"... -------- [COMMENTS] Inuyasha cuts of this line before he actually says 'no way'. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 8 1 [Inuyasha suddenly notices that nobody else is around him.] Inuyasha hey, nobody's here. -------- [COMMENTS] I guess Miroku and the others have deliberately left him, as he seems less hesitant and self-conscious when by himself. (remember about 20-30 chapters ago when Kagome last went back, and Miroku told Sango not to watch him...) 2 [View of some tree tops.] Inuyasha That's right, there's no way... I can ask her to come back. 3 [More tree tops.] Inuyasha Surely Kagome realises that too. 4 [View of Inuyasha walking down a path through the forest.] Inuyasha I'll go. Unless I go see her and break up properly... 5 [White frame.] Inuyasha it won't be over for me either. 6 [Inuyasha looks up in surprise, seeing something off.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 9 1 [Side view of Kagome sitting on the lip of the Well. As usual, she's in her school uniform (where's her bag?) and she seems to be waiting patiently as the sun shines down on her.] fx leaves rustle... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 10 1 [Inuyasha looks a bit stunned.] Inuyasha Kago...me... 2 [Kagome notices him and turns around. She looks very calm and almost sad.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 11 1 [Kagome stands up as Inuyasha comes closer.] 2 [Closeup of Kagome, from Inuyasha's point of view, looking right at him.] Kagome While on the other side... I was thinking a lot. 3 [Side view of Kagome, looking down a bit.] Kagome About you Inuyasha, and Kikyou and... about me... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha Kagome... I... 5 [Side view of Kagome.] Kagome I know. Because I understand your feelings... I thought I couldn't stay here [in the Sengoku Jidai] anymore. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 12 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha Kagome... until I met you, I couldn't trust anybody. 2 [View of Kagome, looking at Inuyasha.] Inuyasha {off} but you cried for my sake. You were always by my side, for me. 3 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha, looking down.] Inuyasha I enjoy it when you're here. I feel at ease. However... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha speaking with a bit of difficulty and sadly.] Inuyasha I mustn't laugh and enjoy things. Kikyou... 5 [Whitish frame, with the words bursting out.] Inuyasha Kikyou died following after me. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 1 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha I have to... risk my life for Kikyou in return. 2 [Drawing of when Kikyou was cremated.] 3 [Closeup of Kagome - still looks calm.] Kagome Yes... I can't compete with Kikyou. After all, because I... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 14 1 [Kagome looks away slightly.] Kagome am alive... 2 [Inuyasha looks on quietly.] 3 [Kagome sits down on the Well's lip again.] fx Kagome tmp... Kagome I thought a lot about Kikyou too. 4 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome Kikyou and I are totally different. 5 [Whitish frame.] Kagome That I'm apparantly Kikyou's reincarnation also... means that I am not Kikyou. My heart is my heart. 6 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome But you know, there is just one thing... about Kikyou's feelings that I understand. Like me... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 15 1 [Kagome turns to face Inuyasha, a sad/hopeful look on her face.] Kagome I want to see you again, Inuyasha. 2 [Inuyasha is slightly taken aback by this.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 16 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome Somehow, when I thought "aren't both Kikyou and my feelings the same?", I felt a bit better. [So I thought that] "aren't our feelings of wanting to see you the same?"... 2 [Long view of Kagome and Inuyasha.] Kagome That's why I gathered my courage, and came to see you Inuyasha. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha Kagome... 4 [White frame.] Inuyasha I too, wanted to see you. However... 5 [Closeup side view of Kagome.] Kagome I want to be together with you Inuyasha. There's no way I can forget about you. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking a bit sad/uncertain.] Inuyasha Kagome... 2 [Long view of the two, not looking at each other.] Inuyasha I.... How should I respond? 3 [Closeup of Kagome looking a little sad.] Kagome Inuyasha... Let me ask just one thing. 4 [Kagome gets up.] fx Kagome *walk over ground* Inuyasha Eh... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 18 1 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome May I be with you? 2 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha.] fx Inuyasha *twitch...* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 19 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha, looking a bit at a loss.] Inuyasha You'll... be here for me...? 2 [Closeup of Kagome, with a slight smile.] Kagome ...... Yes... 3 [White frame.] Kagome The bond between Inuyasha and Kikyou will never be cut. I understand that. 4 [White frame.] Kagome But you know Inuyasha. I think that... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 20 1 [Kagome and Inuyasha look at each other.] Kagome it wasn't by chance that you and I met either. 2 [Whitish, light speckled frame.] Kagome I want Inuyasha to live. 3 [Kagome makes to leave, smiling up at Inuyasha who looks a bit surprised as Kagome takes his hand.] Kagome Let's go Inuyasha. Inuyasha Ah... yeah. 4 [Closeup of Kagome holding Inuyasha's hand. (he isn't holding her hand back)] Kagome As long as there are happy times. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 21 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome and Inuyasha.] Kagome I want us to smile often. 2 [Closeup of them holding hands - Inuyasha is holding her hand back now.] Kagome I don't know if I'll be able to do anything, but... 3 [Kagome and Inuyasha stand on a grassy hill, smiling at each other, still holding each other's hand.] Kagome I'll always be by your side. Last modified July 30th 2000