Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi Part 195 Version: 0.820 Title: Pointed Arrow Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2000 #53, 29th November 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 view of Inuyasha standing in Kaede's room, near the doorway with Kagome's previous arrow, with a strange quiet expression. (hard to describe..)] Title Pointed Arrow ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 1 [Kagome is pointing a second arrow at Inuyasha. She still has a black glow coming from the Shikon fragments in her neck.] fx wind whoosh... fx bow *strain...* 2 [Cut to Naraku against a black frame.] Naraku Kukuku... make your preference, Inuyasha. 3 [Continuation of above.] Naraku Will you be shot by Kagome, or will you run away from there, to preserve your life...? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 1 [View of Tsubaki working her curse.] Naraku {off} However... if you run, Kagome will die. By the Dark Miko's curse. 2 [Back to Kagome. She has a somewhat desperate look on her face.] fx bow *strain...* Kagome Please run away... 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha. He has an almost angry look.] Inuyasha Kagome... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha Stupid jerk... I won't just... 2 [Inuyasha rushes right towards Kagome.] Inuyasha run and leave you! fx Inuyasha *dash* 3 [Closeup side view of Kagome, with a tear in her eye and energy crackling around her.] voice Kill Inuyasha. fx energy (from curse) *surge* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 1 [With her eyes closed, Kagome fires the arrow in a burst of light as Inuyasha rushes towards her.] fx arrow pow 2 [Back to Tsubaki and Naraku.] Tsubaki This Inuyasha guy... seems to want to be killed by the girl. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 1 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki with a dark smile.] Tsubaki Naraku... you're also a nasty guy you know. To make Kikyou reincarnated kill her beloved man again... 2 [Behind Tsubaki, Naraku's body is ripped apart. (yes, it's another puppet made of soil)] fx Naraku-puppet (body) pow Tsubaki ! ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7 1 [Tsubaki looks behind her, stunned, to see Kikyou standing over the remains of the Naraku-puppet.] fx Naraku-puppet *dissolve...* fx Naraku-puppet (head) *fall with thud...* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 8 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki, quite surprised.] Tsubaki Kikyou...!? 2 [Kikyou looks back coldly, if slightly surprised.] Kikyou You are... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 9 1 [Scene change to something misty.] fx wind whoosh... 2 [Back at Kaede's place, Inuyasha is half-crouched on the floor just in front of Kagome. Her arrow can't be seen, but the sleeve of Inuyasha's jacket seems to have been ripped off.] 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha. Behind him is Kagome's arrow, stuck to the top of the doorframe, along with the sleeve from Inuyasha's jacket. (close shave huh...)] fx arrow hshht... Inuyasha Kagome... 4 [Kagome topples to the side.] fx Kagome *lurch...* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 10 1 [Inuyasha catches Kagome, who has her eyes closed.] Inuyasha Kagome! fx Kagome shunk... 2 [Closeup of Kagome in Inuyasha's arms, still with eyes closed, and sweating a fair bit.] Kagome Inu... yasha... 3 [Inuyasha holds Kagome tightly.] Inuyasha Are you okay...? Kagome Yeah... 4 [Closeup side view of Kagome - she has her eyes open now.] Kagome ...... The voice inside my head... has stopped... 5 [Kagome looks up at Inuyasha, somewhat imploringly.] Inuyasha Kagome... Kagome Right now... take me to... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 11 1 [Closeup side view of Kagome, with a drawing of the nearly complete Shikon no Tama behind her.] Kagome I feel it... The presence of the Shikon no Tama... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha getting this.] Inuyasha ! 3 [Change to the point of view of someone rushing through the air.] fx wind whoosh 4 [Inuyasha is jumping through a forest, Kagome on his back with her eyes closed.] ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 12 1 [Closeup of the pair. Kagome still has her eyes closed and has a sort of remorseful look. Inuyasha has put the sleeve to his jacket back on (does it grow back?) though there is still a largish tear.] Kagome Inuyasha... I'm sorry... Inuyasha ...... 2 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha You didn't fire that arrow! Don't worry about it at all!! 3 [Scene change back to Kikyou and Tsubaki, who seems to be backing away.] fx scene rumble.. 4 [Closeup of Tsubaki, looking fearful and angry.] Tsubaki What is going on... This girl called Kagome... she wasn't your reincarnation then, Kikyou? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 1 [View of the darkly glowing Jewel on the table with the snake coiled around it. There is a small dark patch beneath it - Kagome's blood.] fx jewel *glow...* 2 [Closeup of Kikyou.] Kikyou Tsubaki, you're... putting a curse on Kagome, huh. 3 [Kikyou faces Tsubaki.] Kikyou That's futile... with strength your measly curse. Tsubaki Humph... 4 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki, getting angry. The dark scar appears over her right eye again.] Tsubaki Don't take me lightly Kikyou... I'm not the same person as when you beat me. fx Tsubaki (scar) *crack...* 5 [Closeup of Kikyou, with a cold/disdainful look.] Kikyou Even without you saying, it's obvious if I look at your body. Tsubaki... to conserve your youth, you sold your soul to a Youkai didn't you. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 14 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki smiling darkly. The 'scar' over her right eye has expanded considerably, taking up most of the right side of her face. Scales are showing.] Tsubaki For the sake of... my youth and beauty... fx Tsubaki (face) *creak creak* 2 [Flashback drawing to when Kikyou sent Tsubaki's snake back at her, striking the right side of her face.] Tsubaki That time 50 years ago... Kikyou, due to your damn curse counterstrike, my face... 3 [Closeup of Tsubaki's face back then - the right side of her face is covered with scales.] 4 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki in the present.] Tsubaki Heh, I couldn't steal the Shikon no Tama you had, but... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 15 1 [View of the two.] Tsubaki I joined with a Youkai... and so I gained eternal youth and beauty... and the Youkai's power. 2 [Closeup side view of Kikyou.] Kikyou Foolish... 3 [Tsubaki retorts angrily.] Tsubaki You are in no position to say that to me. Why are you here with the same form as then!? 4 [Closeup of Tsubaki noticing something.] Tsubaki ! 5 [Tsubaki is staring at Kikyou open-mouthed. There is a wispy glow around Kikyou.] Tsubaki Kikyou, you're... dead!? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 16 1 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki with a sort of smile.] Tsubaki That body... it's neither human or even a Youkai's. It's an imitation body... 2 [View of Kikyou, not looking entirely happy.] 3 [Tsubaki faces Kikyou.] Tsubaki Kikyou, did you a mere dead person, come to preach to me or something huh? 4 [Closeup of Kikyou.] Kikyou I only came to determine the origin of the evil. Whatever happens to you, is no concern of mine. 5 [Closeup of Kikyou's eyes.] Kikyou [She's] coming closer... fx Kikyou *sharp look...* 6 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki.] Tsubaki !? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 1 [Tsubaki looks behind her at the Shikon no Tama - it still has a black glow, but there is now a smaller white glow around it too.] fx Jewel hshtt... Tsubaki !? 2 [Closeup of the Shikon no Tama - it's mostly black, but part of it has gone white.] fx Jewel hshht... Tsubaki The Shikon no Tama... is being purified!? 3 [Scene change back to Inuyasha and Kagome. Kagome is now fully awake and sitting up on Inuyasha's back with an arrow drawn.] fx air whoosh ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 18 1 [View of Miroku and Sango on Kirara, still beside the large barrier.] fx barrier rumble... Miroku Inuyasha... Kagome-sama. 2 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome Inside that barrier... 3 [Kagome aims her arrow at the barrier while Inuyasha jumps towards it.] fx barrier rumble... Kagome is the enemy!! Last modified December 10th 2000