Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 214 Version: 0.850 Title: The Hyakki Bats Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2001 #21-22, 25th April 2001 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 [View of Inuyasha sitting down, holding Tetsusaiga (in it's scabbard) out in front of him, with a hand on the hilt. Behind him is a drawing of Kagome smiling.] Title: The Hyakki Bats ( Perhaps the closest translation of "Hyakki Bats" would be "Terror-bats" or similar, though Hyakki literally means "100 devils" more or less. Incidentally, there was a character called Hyakki-maru from Tezuka Osamu's old manga "Dororo" about the time when Rumiko Takahashi was growing up.) Page 2 1 [FlashBack Flashback to Naraku near the end of the last chapter. Naraku: While I recombine my body... Naraku: I become stronger... EndFlashBack] 2 [Scene change to a view of the sky.] 3 [Closeup of Kagome with a slightly surprised expression.] Kagome: Naraku's barrier... Kagome: blocked the Cutting Wind!? 4 [The group is sitting down in Kaede's hut, and Kagome is seeing to Inuyasha's wounds.] Miroku: Naraku has certainly gotten stronger. Miroku: On top of that, unlike other Half-Youkai, Miroku: he's different from Inuyasha who looses his Youkai-powers on the first day of the month... Page 3 1 [View of Miroku, Kaede and Sango.] Miroku: in that Naraku himself chooses _that time_. Sango: Meaning, we don't know when it'll happen? 2 [Closeup of Miroku, looking a bit down.] Miroku: At least if we correctly determine when Naraku is inactive, Miroku: I thought we might possibly be able to defeat him, but... 3 [View of Inuyasha with Kagome looking at him.] Inuyasha: Bah! Inuyasha: What's with that grave expression. 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: Whatever the case, there's a time when Naraku's inactive. Inuyasha: Until then, the situation is that I just have to become stronger than him isn't it. 5 [Closeup of Miroku looking surprised.] Miroku: Inuyasha... Page 4 1 [Miroku addresses Inuyasha who edges towards Miroku looking a bit annoyed. In the background Kaede has her eyes closed and Sango is whispering to Kagome.] Miroku: Sometimes you're quite positive. Inuyasha: What do you mean "positive"? Sango: Does he always intend to behave positively then? Kagome: Dunno. 2 [Scene change to a view of the sky.] 3 [Long view of a procession of about 12 people walking down what appears to be a beach beside the sea - it's not entirely clear. At the front is a person with long black hair carrying a small branch from some kind of bush or tree. Behind her (presumably a her since the other adults have shaven hair typical of village men of the time) is four mean carrying a simple platform on which a small child is sitting. Behind them is a small group of men. Everyone is in simple white kimono's and it seems to be a rather solemn procession.] Fx water: slish... 4 [View of the group from the front. The woman in front seems to be fairly young - early twenties or something.] 5 [Closeup of the child - she had dark skin, and her hair is textured the same way as Shippou's, so maybe she has yellowish/silverish hair. She's pretty young and probably around 5-8 years old. She seems to have white irises. She seems rather frightened.] Page 5 1 [A sudden gust buffets the group.] Fx air: whooosh 2 [Looming in front of the group is now a huge, old looking bat-Youkai. It has a humanoid face, but pointed ears and large fags, with long white hair and is wearing some clothes. It's probably around 10m tall.] Fx bat-youkai: *massive weight...* youkai: Gehehehehe... youkai: You brought her huh... villager: Uwha! 3 [Closeup of the woman in front. (she's actually the mother of the child, so I'll just refer to her as 'mother' as we don't get her name)] mother: It's a promise! mother: I'll hand over my daughter! Page 6 1 [View of the woman facing the huge Youkai which has bent down. (the bat-Youkai has white irises like that child by the way...)] mother: In return you don't attack the village again! Fx bat-youkai: hshht... youkai: Gehehehehe, it's a promise. 2 [The mother turns around with a stern look.] mother: Now then Shiori, go to your sofu-dono's side. ( "Shiori" approximately translates as "violet cloth" or "violet weave". "Sofu-dono" would be a respectable way of saying "grandfather". "jii-sama" is an alternative way of saying "grandfather".) 3 [Closeup of the girl who has a rather hesitant look, but she doesn't seem to display much emotion in general.] Shiori: I'd rather not go. Shiori: I'm scared of jii-sama. 4 [Having put the platform with Shiori on down, the other villagers talk to her.] villager#1: Please go Shiori. villager#2: It's for the village's sake. 5 [Shiori heads towards the huge bat-Youkai turning back to look at the others.] Shiori: Kaa-chan... ( "kaa-chan" would translate as "mom" or something - not as formal as "sofu-dono" or "jii-sama".) 6 [View of the mother clutching that twig with a sad look.] mother: .oO(This way...). mother: .oO(you'll be able to be happy.). Page 7 1 [Scene change to an outside view of Toutousai's "house" - a large skull among burning rocks. Toutousai's large three-eyed bull is standing around as is Kirara.] Fx rocks: rumble... 2 [Closeup of Toutousai.] Toutousai: Tell you about an attack that can cut through any barrier, no matter how strong? 3 [Inuyasha is sitting down inside Toutousai's place, while Toutousai is working on a blade.] Inuyasha: You'd know about one wouldn't you Toutousai? Inuyasha: Tell me right now. Toutousai: There's no attack that's so convenient. 4 [Side view of Toutousai.] Toutousai: Well, you should steadily practice your swings. Toutousai: You really are _so-o_ hasty... 5 [Toutousai looks around to see that nobody's there.] Toutousai: Oh, he's already gone. Page 8 1 [Kirara is flying through the air with Inuyasha on the back.] Fx air: whoosh Inuyasha: .oO(I guess there's nothing so convenient huh.). 2 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha with a slightly annoyed look.] Fx noise: (from Inuyasha's neck) *su-u-ck* Inuyasha: ...... 3 [Inuyasha slaps his neck.] Fx Inuyasha: {comically} slap Fx something: *squish* 4 [Inuyasha holds out his hand as Myouga flutters to it.] Fx Myouga: *flutter* Myouga: Long time no see, Inuyasha-sama. Inuyasha: Myouga-jijii. 5 [Closeup of Myouga.] Myouga: I heard all of that conversation earlier. 6 [View of Myouga talking to Inuyasha, who looks surprised.] Myouga: Toutousai said what he said, but, Myouga: there is one way... Inuyasha: What!? Page 9 1 [View of a rocky 'island' (just a big rock really) surrounded by sea, with some large bats flying around it. There is a swirl of energy around the rock as well.] Myouga: {voice over} In the west is the nest of a family of Hyakki Bats. Myouga: Their cave is protected by a strong barrier that's beyond everybody. ( For reference, Inuyasha's father also came from "the west".) 2 [Closeup of Myouga.] Myouga: There's been a protector of the barrier for generations. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Myouga: You must slay, Myouga: the Youkai who's the protector. 4 [White frame with some splashed blood.] Myouga: In other words the blood of the powerful Youkai which raised that strong barrier, Myouga: should be sucked into Tetsusaiga. 5 [View of Inuyasha and Myouga.] Myouga: When cutting a strong person, Tetsusaiga sucks up the enemy's Youkai-powers... Inuyasha: Meaning Tetsusaiga becomes stronger!? Page 10 1 [View of a turbulent see with some large rocks.] Fx water: slish... 2 [View of several bat-Youkai flying through the air, they seem about the same size of human and are reasonably humanoid looking - are dressed, have human looking arms and legs but also have a pair of bat wings coming from their shoulders.] Fx wings: flap... 3 [Two villagers (fishermen) who are on the beach by some boats look up in surprise.] villager#1: Wha... villager#2: The Hyakki Bats are... 4 [A bat swoops down grabbing one of the villagers.] Fx youkai-bat: (man) *grab* villager#2: Uwha! 5 [View of the shore-line.] Fx sound: {off} crack crack Page 11 1 [Scene change - view of the sky.] 2 [View of the top a small house.] villager: {off} Bitch, you dare you fucking deceive us. Fx sound: {off} whack thump 3 [A woman (presumably the mother from earlier) crashes to the ground, some bruises on her face.] Fx mother: thump 4 [A group of angry villagemen surround the woman, several of them carrying harpoons.] villager: If we handed over your daughter Shiori, the village shouldn't be attacked should it, eeh!? villager: Many have been killed again. 5 [The villagers rush forwards weapons raised.] villager: She's no different from an accomplice of the Hyakki Bats. villager: Get her! Fx villagers: swish Page 12 1 [Closeup of the woman looking off at something in shock.] Fx sound: {off} whack whack mother: !? 2 [Inuyasha has beaten back the villagers. Kagome, Miroku and Shippou can be seen as well.] villager: Wh... villager: who're you. Fx Inuyasha: shh Inuyasha: Just now, you mentioned the Hyakki Bats didn't you. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha with a slightly nasty smile.] Inuyasha: Tell me... Inuyasha: where their nest is. 4 [Kagome and Miroku are seeing to the woman while Sango is behind them looking off at the others.] Kagome: Are you okay? Miroku: Ganging up against a woman is cruel. Page 13 1 [View of the villagers.] villager#1: We don't know... villager#1: where the nest is. villager#2: Ask that fucking woman. 2 [View of the mother.] villager: {off} At any rate, despite being human, that woman, 3 [Closeup side view of Inuyasha looking slightly shocked.] villager: {off} had a child with a Youkai... with a Hyakki Bat, the stuck up bitch. 4 [Kagome and Miroku look at the woman in surprise.] Kagome: .oO(A child with a Youkai...). 5 [View of some things inside a small house.] mother: {off} What do you people... intend to do if you know where the Hyakki Bats' nest is? 6 [Inside the house the group is sitting around the fire. Kagome has her medicine box out.] Inuyasha: Do...? Inuyasha: We can to bust them. mother: ! Miroku: Wait a bit Inuyasha. Page 14 1 [Miroku talks to the woman.] Miroku: There was talk of handing your daughter over to the Hyakki Bats, Miroku: but what is...? 2 [Drawing of some Hyakki Bats.] mother: The Hyakki Bats have nested in this area since long ago... mother: They're terrible Youkai which suck the blood from human and animal prey. 3 [Closeup of the mother.] mother: However, Tsukuyomaru-dono... ( "Tsukuyo" approximately translates as "moon night", while "maru" is the same generic end such as in Sesshoumaru.) 4 [Drawing of a bat-Youkai who looks much more like a normal human (bat-Youkai prince as it were I guess) who has dark skin.] mother: Tsukuyomaru-dono, the father of my daughter Shiori alone was different. mother: He didn't kill humans, mother: and after Shiori was born, he persuaded the others... mother: and this village alone wasn't attacked by the Hyakki Bats. 5 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome: Then why...? 6 [Closeup of the mother with a sad look.] mother: Tsukuyomaru-dono died... mother: Afterwards, there was nobody to stop them... 7 [White frame splattered with blood.] mother: and the Hyakki Bats started attacking this village again. Page 15 1 [Flashback drawing - at night, the huge Youkai-bat from earlier hovers in front of Shiori and her mother's house.] mother: Shortly after, Tsukuyomaru-dono's father... that is, Shiori's grandfather Taigokumaru, came to visit. mother: He said that if Shiori was handed over the village wouldn't be touched... ( "taigoku" approximately translates as "many people in jail", which sounds rather strange but gives a sense of violence or bloodshed. In the Ansei era (1858), Ii Naosuke (the prime minister) suppressed over 100 political opponents. It was called the "Ansei no taigoku".) 2 [Side view of Inuyasha looking a bit surprised.] mother: {off} and that Taigokumaru and Tsukuyomaru-dono had the guardians of the barrier for generations... 3 [Closeup of the mother.] mother: and that Shiori who carries Tsukuyomaru-dono's blood, was necessary to succeed in this. 4 [Closeup of Miroku.] Miroku: Excuse me, but... Shiori-sama is a Half-Youkai isn't she? 5 [View of Inuyasha, Kagome and the mother.] Inuyasha: Does a Half-Youkai kid have that much power? mother: ...... Page 16 1 [Closeup of the mother.] mother: Now that I look at you, you're Half-Youkai too aren't you? mother: So you understand don't you? 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha with a passive look.] mother: Just because you're Half-Youkai it doesn't mean you're inferior to Youkai, mother: and it doesn't mean you're inferior to humans... 3 [Closeup of Kagome who's clasping her hands and looks kinda happy for some reason.] Kagome: .oO(Okaa-san...). ( I guess it seems rather strange that Kagome just says "okaa-san" ("mother"). She's saying "okaa-san" because she doesn't her the persons name, in which case she'd just say "[name]-san". I guess she's saying this in the first place because the mother understands what it is (and isn't) to be Half-Youkai.) 4 [Myouga appears on Inuyasha's shoulder.] Myouga: How about it Inuyasha. Inuyasha: Dunno. 5 [Closeup side view of the mother.] mother: Shiori just has the power for her to be able to fulfill the succession. mother: That's why, 6 [Closeup of the mother with a sad, angry look.] mother: I thought it would be better for her to live with them... mother: and that the village would be saved... mother: but the Hyakki Bats broke their promise. Page 17 1 [Scene change to a view of a cave entrance in the side of a large rock in the sea. There's several large bats above the rock.] Fx water: slish... 2 [Inuyasha and the mother are standing on some rocks by the shore looking towards the cave entrance where is close by. There is a light in the dark of the cave and wisps of energy are coming out the entrance.] Fx wind: whoosh mother: That cave... mother: where it's glowing... Page 18 1 [Closeup of the place where it's glowing. Inside a small circle Shiori is sitting, holding what appears to be a black ball.] Fx wind: whoosh Shiori: Ah... 2 [Closeup of Shiori, smiling.] Shiori: Kaa-chan... 3 [View of Inuyasha and the mother.] mother: Shiori... Inuyasha: ...... 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking a bit nervously at Myouga.] Inuyasha: Myouga-jijii... Inuyasha: The way to make Tetsusaiga stronger is to... Myouga: Yes... Myouga: It means to slay that girl... Last modified July 25th 2001