Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 198 Version: 0.820 Title: Curse-counterstrike Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2001 #4-5, 25th December 2000 Copyright Rumiko Takahashi and Shogakukan 1996-2000 Translation & editing by Chris Rijk Additional translating and editing by No one yet 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 [Closeup of Kagome smiling quietly with her head tilted to the side a bit, light speckled around her.] Title: Curse-counterstrike Page 2 1 [Inuyasha stands at the doors to the shrine looking at Tsubaki who is to the side.] Fx Tsubaki: rustle... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking kinda stern/serious.] Inuyasha: Tsubaki you bitch... Inuyasha: don't be such a bad loser... 3 [Closeup of Tsubaki with a smile.] Tsubaki: The curse is still continuing. 4 [View of the glade nearby where Sango (and Kirara) are by Kagome who's lying on the ground, and Miroku who is nearby.] Fx grass: shh... Sango: ...... Page 3 1 [Closeup of the dark glow coming from Kagome's throat.] Fx fragments: *weak pulse...* 2 [Closeup of Sango looking at Kagome.] Sango: .oO(She's not recovering...). Sango: .oO(What's going on?). 3 [Closeup of Sango turning to look off at Tsubaki.] Sango: .oO(If we killed the Shikigami, shouldn't the curse be broken!?). 4 [Closeup of Tsubaki. The snake's body is still wrapped around her, and dark energy seems to be coming from it.] Fx snake: *stir of power...* 5 [Tsubaki looks off at Inuyasha.] Tsubaki: Kagome will die. Also... 6 [Closeup of Tsubaki, the skin around her right eye darkening.] Tsubaki: you lot will too... Fx skin: *crack...* Page 4 1 [A group of large Youkai burst out from Tsubaki's right eye - an assorted bunch of ones that look like insects and reptiles.] Fx Tsubaki: (face) crack crack Fx youkai: *gush* Inuyasha: ! 2 [Inuyasha gets knocked back by a Youkai.] Fx youkai: shh-shh-shh Fx youkai: (Inuyasha) whack Inuyasha: Ugh. Page 5 1 [Miroku takes a stance as a group of Youkai head towards him.] Fx youkai: shh-shh-shh Fx Miroku: shh Miroku: So she brought out more Youkai huh. 2 [Inuyasha rips apart the Youkai that knocked him earlier with his claws.] Inuyasha: Impudent! Fx Inuyasha: *slice* 3 [Sango rushes forwards with her boomerang slung over her shoulder.] Sango: Kirara! Stay beside Kagome-chan! Fx Sango: swish 4 [Sango's boomerang rips apart some Youkai.] Sango: {off} Hiraikotsu! Fx Hiraikotsu: whizz Fx youkai: whack whack Page 6 1 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki with a smile.] Fx Tsubaki: *smirk...* 2 [View from something moving towards Kirara and Kagome.] Fx something: shh shh shh shh 3 [Miroku notices something on the ground as he zaps a Youkai with his staff.] Fx youkai: sizzle Fx something: shhh.... Miroku: !? 4 [Closeup of part of the create - it has a snake's body.] Fx snake: shh... 5 [Closeup side view of Miroku.] Miroku: .oO(The Shikigami!?). Miroku: .oO(It's can't be...). 6 [Closeup of the front of the snake - around the neck where the head was cut off, the flesh seems to be growing back.] Fx flesh: plock plock Page 7 1 [Closeup of the snake - it's head has now grown back.] Fx head: plock Fx snake: swish... 2 [Inuyasha looks over in surprise at this.] Inuyasha: Wha... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry and afraid.] Inuyasha: Dammit! Inuyasha: These Youkai were decoys... 4 [Closeup of Tsubaki smiling.] Tsubaki: You realised too late! 5 [The snake rushes towards where Kagome is lying face down on the ground, though still holding her bow in her left hand, with Kirara standing over her.] Fx snake: swi-i-i-sh... Page 8 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki smiling widely.] Tsubaki: {to snake} Bite off the girl's head, and bring the Shikon fragments here. 2 [View of Inuyasha in a rush, looking somewhat panicked.] Inuyasha: Kagome-e! Inuyasha: .oO(I won't make it!). 3 [Closeup of Kagome weakly opening her eyes.] Kagome: ...... Kagome: .oO(Someone's trying to kill me...!?). Page 9 1 [View of Tsubaki smiling from Kagome's point of view.] 2 [Closeup of Kagome raising her head, looking angry, though still weak.] Kagome: Ugh... Kagome: .oO(To someone like you, I...). 3 [Kagome makes a powerful sweep with her bow, hitting the snake in a small burst of light/power.] Kagome: won't lose! Fx bow: (snake) pow Page 10 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki looking shocked.] Tsubaki: Wha!? 2 [The snake which Kagome knocked back flying hits Tsubaki in the face, again.] Fx snake: swish Fx snake: (hitting) sizzle Tsubaki: ! Page 11 1 [Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango turn to look at Tsubaki (and Kagome's handiwork) in surprise.] Miroku: Ah... Inuyasha: .oO(She knocked back the Shikigami!?). 2 [Closeup of Tsubaki's shocked fast as she starts to keel over.] Tsubaki: .oO(That girl... in the same way as Kikyou...). Tsubaki: .oO(she did a curse-counterstrike...). 3 [Tsubaki falls onto the floorboards of the walkway around the shrine, dropping the nearly complete Shikon no Tama, which looks dark, though perhaps not as black as it was.] Fx Tsubaki: (falling) thump Fx Jewel: klong... 4 [Closeup of the Jewel - it's gone completely white now.] Fx Jewel: hshht... 5 [Closeup of Tsubaki looking at this in shock.] Tsubaki: .oO(The Shikon no Tama... has been purified!?). Page 12 1 [Closeup of Kagome - the fragments pop out of her neck/throat.] Fx fragments: *high pitched ringing...* 2 [Miroku and Sango stare at this in surprise.] Sango: The fragments have come out! 3 [Closeup of Tsubaki snatching up the Jewel angrily.] Tsubaki: .oO(The curse is broken.). Tsubaki: Ugh... Fx Tsubaki: (taking Jewel) fwip 4 [Two large, long Youkai fly through the air towards the same place - they look somewhat damaged, due to the battle with Miroku and Inuyasha presumably.] Fx youkai: swish... 5 [The two Youkai pick up Tsubaki and carry her up into the air.] Fx youkai: fwip Page 13 1 [Miroku looks on and Inuyasha rushes forwards, drawing Tetsusaiga.] Miroku: She's escaping! Inuyasha: Dammit! Fx Inuyasha: swish 2 [Inuyasha makes a powerful swing with Tetsusaiga, unleashing a load of energy.] Inuyasha: Wait you bitch! Fx Tetsusaiga: whoosh 3 [The shrine is ripped apart by slices of air.] Fx shrine: whack whack whack Page 14 1 [Inuyasha looks at the shrine, which has been totally wrecked.] Fx wind: whoosh... Fx rubble: clatter... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry.] Inuyasha: Dammit... Inuyasha: She got away... 3 [Black swirly frame. (scene change)] 4 [Closeup side view of Naraku - the real one.] Naraku: ...... 5 [Naraku is in a room in his castle looking a bit annoyed. Kanna is sitting holding her mirror.] Naraku: That Tsubaki woman... is of no use... 6 [Closeup of Naraku.] Naraku: With her desire for the Shikon no Tama... Naraku: I thought she would have worked a bit harder... Page 15 1 [In the room next door, Kagura is listening in.] Kagura: .oO(Humph...). Kagura: .oO(It's not like you had any intention of handing over the Jewel, however things turned out.). 2 [Scene change to a misty frame.] Fx wind: whoosh 3 [View of the two Youkai Tsubaki flew away on earlier - they're lying on some bare ground and as disintegrating.] Fx air: shhhh.... Fx youkai: *fall apart* 4 [Tsubaki watches them.] Fx youkai: hshhk... Tsubaki: I over-used them huh... 5 [Closeup of Tsubaki looking a bit sad.] Tsubaki: Because of them, all the Youkai I brought are dead... Tsubaki: However... ( I guess Naraku lent her some Youkai...) 6 [Tsubaki holds up the whitely glowing Jewel.] Fx Jewel: *high pitched ringing* Page 16 1 [Tsubaki smiles at the Jewel.] Tsubaki: Heh... Tsubaki: Now that I have the Shikon no Tama... Tsubaki: Without having to link to some measly Youkai, eternal youth and beauty is mine... 2 [Closeup of Tsubaki's right eye.] Fx skin: crack crack Tsubaki: !? 3 [Something starts coming out of Tsubaki's right eye - it seems to have insect-like legs and wings.] Fx thing: crack crack Tsubaki: Ah... 4 [It's a Saimyoushou insect and it grabs the Jewel and flies off.] Fx Saimyoushou: fwip Fx Jewel: *high pitched ringing* Page 17 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki staring in shock.] Tsubaki: .oO(The Jewel...). 2 [View of Tsubaki staring up in shock.] Tsubaki: .oO(That was... Naraku's Youkai...). Tsubaki: Dammit... Tsubaki: Dammit! 3 [Kikyou is standing on a rocky cliff looking down.] Fx Kikyou: shh... Kikyou: ...... 4 [Closeup of Kikyou - she seems to have a slight smile.] Kikyou: .oO(It's over... huh...). Kikyou: .oO(Tsubaki... you lost.). 5 [Kikyou turns away.] Kikyou: .oO(You, who lost to me...). Kikyou: .oO(could never beat Kagome.). Page 18 1 [Scene change to a view of the sky - it's evening.] Sango: Kagome-chan's worn out, isn't she. 2 [Miroku, Inuyasha, Sango and Kirara are walking over a simple bridge. Inuyasha is carrying Kagome on his back and she has her eyes closed.] Sango: I wonder if she's fallen asleep. Miroku: It's not surprising... she's been fighting the curse the whole time. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha carrying Kagome.] Inuyasha: I'm sorry, Kagome... Inuyasha: that you're always stuck with me... 4 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha, looking a bit surprised.] Kagome: {off} It's okay... 5 [Whiteish frame.] Kagome: It's by choice that I'm with you... Last modified January 16th 2001