Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi Part 177 Version: 0.830 Title: The Castle's Remains Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2000 #34,19th 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 [Inuyasha and Kagome are sitting together on the back of the tanuki (in large, flight mode), flying through the air. Inuyasha has a rather blank look, while Kagome is smiling. Inuyasha is also holding up Tetsusaiga (in it's scabbard) and Shippou is clinging to the end, looking annoyed/worried.] Title The Castle's Remains ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 1 [Long view of Kagome, Shippou, Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku on the back of the tanuki, flying over the land. Kagome and Shippou are near the end, Inuyasha in the middle, and Sango and Miroku at the front.] fx tanuki who-o-sh Shippou I was worried, I thought that you wouldn't be coming back again, Kagome. Kagome Sorry Shippou-chan. 2 [Closeup of Kagome, with Shippou clinging to her shoulder glaring at Inuyasha. Kagome has her eyes closed calmly, while Inuyasha has his eyes closed annoyed.] Shippou Hey Inuyasha, you've apologised properly to Kagome haven't you. Inuyasha Shuddup. 3 [Closeup of Sango and Miroku.] Sango I wonder how those two settled things out. Miroku Well, it's likely... 4 [Closeup of Miroku.] Miroku that Kagome-sama gave in, isn't it. 5 [Sango looks a bit surprised.] Sango You mean she forgiving him for two-timing with Kikyou!? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 1 [The pair continue talking.] Sango Unbelievable. Kagome-chan sure can put up with a lot. Miroku Inuyasha does brood over things doesn't he. 2 [Miroku and Sango turn to look back a bit.] Miroku She probably thought it'd be bad to pressure him. Sango Well, he's normally hot-headed though. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha calmly sitting with his arms folded.] 4 [Inuyasha notices Miroku and Sango staring at him.] fx Miroku and Sango *sta-a-are* 5 [Inuyasha is suddenly looking over Miroku and Sango, with a comically enlarged head (been taking lessons from Soun?) while the background has gone all dark and menacing. Miroku and Sango are looking forwards, trying not to may attention.] Inuyasha What are you lookin' at eh? Miroku I guess that was a bit underhanded. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1 [Scene change to a view of a castle's rock walls but no castle.] fx sound rumble... 2 [The group look on, surprised.] fx group shh Inuyasha This is the remains of Naraku's castle huh? Miroku There's a faint trace of Naraku's miasma remaining. Sango ...... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha But really. 2 [Wider view of Inuyasha looking at some deep furrows in the ground.] Inuyasha It's completely gone... 3 [Inuyasha kicks at some soil while Miroku looks around.] Inuyasha Maybe the castle really was here, but it's strange. Miroku Indeed, if you think about it... 4 [Closeup side view of Miroku.] Miroku Many times previously, we were drawn out to a fake castle. 5 [Kagome notices Sango kneeling some distance behind her. (Kagome has a bow and quiver of arrows over her shoulder by the way)] Kagome ...Sango-chan? Sango ...... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 1 [Closeup of Sango.] Sango It's no mistake. Naraku's castle was here. 2 [Inuyasha and Kagome look over.] Inuyasha Hn...? Kagome Sango-chan, that's... 3 [Sango picks up a largish oval shaped panel out of the ground.] fx panel shh... 4 [Side view of Sango looking at it.] Sango ...It's chichi-ue's armour. -------- [COMMENTS] 'chichi-ue' is an old and respectable way to say 'father'. 5 [Flashback drawing to the castle courtyard with people sitting on the landing.] Sango {voice over} At that time... we, the exterminators, we called out to Naraku's castle, ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7 1 [Flashback drawing to when Sango's father and the others were killed.] Sango {vo} and then... chichi-ue and our comrades were killed. 2 [Flashback drawing of when Kohaku had killed them.] Sango The one who did it was my younger brother Kohaku. His mind was manipulated by Naraku... 3 [Back to the present. Inuyasha, Kagome and Miroku have surrounded Sango who is kneeling on the ground.] Sango ...The bodies were buried in a corner of the castle's garden. 4 [View of the rocky ground, with some armour and weapons poking out of the ground.] Sango That's why, this is... 5 [Closeup of Kagome, with a pitying expression.] Kagome Sango-chan... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 8 1 [Kagome looks on in slightly surprise as Miroku starts to take off his outer robe - his Buddhist robes have two layers, the outer layer being rougher and lighter coloured. Apparantly this is "kesa" in Japanese.] fx Miroku (coat) swish Kagome Miroku-sama...? 2 [Closeup of Miroku.] Miroku We can't leave your chichi-ue and everyone in an abominable place like this. 3 [Miroku puts his coat down near the graves.] fx coat fwap 4 [Sango looks on as Miroku starts putting the bones onto his coat.] Sango Houshi-sama. Miroku We'll take them to a more appropriate place, and give them a proper burial. 5 [Closeup side view of Miroku.] Miroku Is that okay with you, Sango? fx Miroku shh 6 [Closeup of Sango. She has a sort of sad look.] Sango Yes... Thankyou houshi-sama. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 9 1 [Closeup of Kagome thinking.] Kagome As this was Naraku's castle... were the people in the castle... 2 [Drawing of Kohaku.] Kagome and under the manipulation of Naraku, was Sango-chan's younger brother... Kohaku-kun also taken along with the castle...? 3 [Scene change to a view of the sky.] 4 [A smallish round stick (a thin log) is thrown into the air.] fx stick whoosh 5 [A sickle-blade on a chain neatly cuts the stick lengthwise in two. ] fx sickle whizz fx stick crack ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 10 1 [Kohaku catches one half of the stick in his left hand smiling happily, while catching the sickle-blade in his right, and the other half of the stick with his right foot. There is a pile of similarly cut sticks behind him.] fx sickle *snatch* fx left-hand snick fx right-foot snick Kohaku Ta-daa! 2 [An old man and woman watch on, clapping.] fx pair clap clap clap clap old-woman Wow~w~w old-man That's some skill you got there. 3 [View of a hut, at evening.] old-man {off} Well, have you remembered anything? 4 [Closeup of Kohaku looking slightly down.] Kohaku Nope. Nothing. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 11 1 [The three are sitting around the fire inside the hut.] old-man How about where you came from...? Or at least your own name? old-woman Could it be that you... 2 [Closeup of Kohaku looking a bit confused, with a drawing of a castle behind him.] old-woman lived near to the castle? Kohaku Castle? 3 [Flashback drawing to a castle, with the buildings crumbling down.] old-woman {vo} About ten days ago, Hitomi-sama's castle disappeared in a mysterious seeming way. -------- [COMMENTS] Hitomi is the family name of the castle Naraku took over. 4 [Kohaku lies face down on the ground in a path in a forest, sickle-blade in his hand.] old-woman It was the next day that you were found collapsed on the ground. 5 [Closeup of the old-woman.] old-woman It seems that something very unfortunate had happened... 6 [Closeup side view of Kohaku.] old-woman {off} and perhaps that's why you've forgotten things. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 12 1 [It's now night, and the moon is a thin arc hanging over the castle remains. Kohaku is sitting by a tree looking up at it.] Kohaku The castle... 2 [Closeup of the castle.] Kohaku That's right, I... 3 [Closeup of Kohaku.] Kohaku feel that I used to be there. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 1 [Closeup of the moon with some winged insects in the sky.] fx insects rustle... 2 [Closeup of Kohaku, staring blankly.] 3 [Closeup of the insects - it's the Saimyoushou.] fx insects bzz... 4 [Kohaku suddenly gets up, looking scared.] fx Kohaku fwip 5 [Kohaku runs towards the hut.] fx Kohaku tmp-tmp 6 [Kohaku bursts in, looking agitated.] fx curtain fwip Kohaku Jii-chan, baa-chan. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 14 1 [The two look up in surprise.] old-man Ah? Kohaku I'm going now. 2 [Kohaku turns to leave.] old-woman Go? Where to... Kohaku I can't stay here. 3 [Kohaku dashes off, with one final look behind.] Kohaku It's dangerous, so absolutely do not go outside. Thank you for all you've done. 4 [The two look off in surprise.] old-man Ah... 5 [Dark frame with the text bursting out.] Kohaku That's right, I remember, I... 6 [View of Kohaku running down a path.] fx Kohaku swish Kohaku I ran away from the castle to here. 7 [Closeup of Kohaku.] Kohaku On that day... the night the castle disappeared. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 15 1 [Drawing of Naraku, looming over, though his face is shadowed.] Kohaku Kohaku... there is no longer any need for you to live. Go to join your father and comrades... 2 [Closeup side view of Kohaku.] Kohaku Kohaku... My name is Kohaku? 3 [Scene change to the point of view of someone rushing through the forest.] fx sound swish 4 [Inuyasha is rushing forwards through the forest, Kagome and Shippou on his back, with Sango and Miroku on Kirara.] fx ground whoosh Inuyasha This way!? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 16 1 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome It's close, the Shikon fragment's kehai... It's moving. 2 [Miroku and Sango spot some Saimyoushou in the air.] fx insects bzz... Miroku ! Sango The Saimyoushou!? 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha Bah! Their target is the Shikon fragment too!? 4 [Scene change to Kohaku, and the ground underneath him suddenly cracks.] fx Kohaku tmp fx ground *crack* Kohaku ! 5 [Out of the ground comes a huge thorny leg, and one thorn cuts deeply into Kohaku's arm.] fx ground rumble fx thorn *slice* Kohaku Uwah! ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 1 [A giant six legged monster looms over Kohaku. It has a vaguely humanoid head with hair, but a spindly body with long spiny legs.] fx youkai sksh... youkai Gugugu Kohaku... You won't get away. 2 [Closeup of the youkai.] youkai Now then... quietly hand over the... Shikon fragment inserted into your body... 3 [Closeup side view of Kohaku looking a bit confused. There is a glow coming from his back.] fx light *glow...* Kohaku Shikon... fragment!? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 18 1 [Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango suddenly come towards the two from the side.] fx group swish 2 [View of Kohaku (from Sango's point of view) turning around to look.] 3 [Closeup of Sango looking shocked.] Sango ! Kohaku!? Last modified July 30th 2000