Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi- Part 223 Version: 0.830 Title: The Abandoned Castle Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2001 #31, 4th July 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 [Closeup of Inuyasha with Kagome on his back, rushing along. Behind them is a side view of Kohaku without much expression.] Title: The Abandoned Castle Page 2 1 [Wide view of Kohaku kneeling beside Rin, with his blade raised, and Sesshoumaru several paces behind him.] Fx Sesshoumaru: shh... 2 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru, looking as serious and dead-pan as ever.] Fx Sesshoumaru: rustle... 3 [Closeup of Rin lying on her back on the ground with her eyes closed.] 4 [Closeup of Kohaku turning around to face Sesshoumaru. The fragment on his back can be seen glowing.] Fx fragment: *glow...* 5 [Closeup of Kohaku's hand on the blade's hilt, shivering.] Naraku: .oO(Kill the girl.). Fx hand: *twitch...* Page 3 1 [Closeup of Kohaku seemingly fighting with himself a bit.] Fx Kohaku: *strain...* 2 [Kohaku turns around to face Sesshoumaru.] Fx Kohaku: shh 3 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru, raising his right hand.] Sesshoumaru: Oh-ho... Sesshoumaru: You plan to oppose me huh... Fx Sesshoumaru: (fingers) *crack...* 4 [Closeup of Kohaku raising his weapon.] Fx chain: *inch forwards...* 5 [View of the forest trees.] Fx sound: {off} shh Inuyasha: {off} Kohaku! Page 4 1 [Inuyasha slugs Kohaku in the cheek.] Fx Inuyasha: swish Inuyasha: What're you doing, bastard! Fx Inuyasha: (Kohaku) whack 2 [Kohaku falls to the ground heavily.] Fx Kohaku: shh 3 [Sesshoumaru looks on impassively.] 4 [Kagome arrives on the scene, behind Inuyasha, approaching Rin.] Fx Kagome: sh... Kagome: Ah... Page 5 1 [Kagome picks up Rin, looking at her worriedly.] Fx Kagome: shh 2 [Closeup of Kagome looking off at Inuyasha.] Kagome: It's okay, she's... Kagome: just fainted, that's all. 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking a bit relieved.] Inuyasha: .oO(We made it huh...). Fx Inuyasha: phew... 4 [Inuyasha faces Sesshoumaru, as in the background, Kohaku starts to get up.] Inuyasha: You heard what she said, Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha: So don't you touch Kohaku. Sesshoumaru: ...... 5 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru.] Sesshoumaru: You're wasting your time, Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru: Even if you protect him... Page 6 1 [Sesshoumaru (and Inuyasha) look over at Kohaku who has stood up and seems to be heading towards Sesshoumaru.] Fx Kohaku: shh... Sesshoumaru: it seems that kid wants to be caught by my claws no matter what... Inuyasha: ! 2 [Closeup side view of Kohaku.] Fx Kohaku: *inch forwards...* 3 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking angry.] Inuyasha: .oO(Ugh.). Inuyasha: .oO(This is Naraku's suggestion too huh.). 4 [Black frame.] Inuyasha: .oO(To provoke Sesshoumaru,). Inuyasha: .oO(to make him kill him...). 5 [Kohaku throws his chain-blade.] Fx chain: jangle... Page 7 1 [Inuyasha dives to the side and blocks it with Tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha: Damn. Fx weapons: clang 2 [Inuyasha looks on in shock to see Sesshoumaru appear in a blur of motion in front of him, having grabbed Kohaku by the neck.] Fx Sesshoumaru: swish Inuyasha: ! Page 8 1 [View of Sesshoumaru holding Kohaku up like a limp doll, looking over at Inuyasha.] Fx Sesshoumaru: rustle... Sesshoumaru: To fend off the kid's weapon... Sesshoumaru: Inuyasha, I didn't know you thought so well of me. 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha angrily brandishing Tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha: What the fuck are you gibbering on about. Inuyasha: Let go of him or I'll rip you apart, you bastard! 3 [Closeup of Kohaku, who has his eyes open.] Fx Sesshoumaru: (hand around Kohaku's throat) *grind...* 4 [Closeup of Kagome, still holding Rin.] Kagome: Don't do it, Sesshoumaru... 5 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru.] Sesshoumaru: .oO(This kid...). Page 9 1 [Closeup of Kohaku from Sesshoumaru's point of view.] Sesshoumaru: .oO(is showing neither pain... nor fear.). 2 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru.] Sesshoumaru: .oO(It's unsatisfying,). Sesshoumaru: .oO(this expression of his...). ( Sesshoumaru is basically losing interest because Kohaku has no will to live.) Page 10 1 [Sesshoumaru lets go of Kohaku and he falls to the ground.] Fx Kohaku: *fall with a thud* 2 [Inuyasha looks on, a but surprised.] Inuyasha: ...... 3 [Closeup of Kagome, who's looking at Rin, who is weakly opening her eyes.] Rin: Uh... Kagome: Ah... you're awake! 4 [Closeup of Rin looking very happy.] Rin: Ah... Rin: Sesshoumaru-sama! 5 [Wider angle view. Rin notices Kohaku sitting up on the ground.] Rin: ! Page 11 1 [Closeup of Rin looking a bit sad.] Rin: Kohaku... 2 [Kohaku gets up.] Fx Kohaku: fwip 3 [Kohaku runs off.] Fx Kohaku: shh 4 [Inuyasha watches Sesshoumaru, who makes no move.] Inuyasha: .oO(...Not going after him, huh...). Sesshoumaru: ...... 5 [In the distance, the air suddenly rushes up among the trees, and overlaid is a closeup of Inuyasha looking surprised.] Fx air: whoosh Inuyasha: ! Page 12 1 [In the distance, Kagura takes off on her large feather with Kohaku.] Fx Kagura: swish... 2 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: Kagura... 3 [View of Sesshoumaru, with Kagome standing a short distance behind him.] Kagome: Um.... 4 [Closeup of Kagome.] Kagome: Thank you... Kagome: for forgiving Kohaku-kun... 5 [Closeup of Sesshoumaru.] Sesshoumaru: That kid, was trying to make me kill him. 6 [Closeup of Inuyasha.] Inuyasha: Sesshoumaru, you... Inuyasha: noticed huh. Page 13 1 [View of Sesshoumaru, turning to leave.] Fx Sesshoumaru: shh... Sesshoumaru: It's only that I didn't want to fulfill Naraku's stupid expectation. 2 [Kagome looks down to see Rin walking away from her.] Kagome: Ah... Fx Rin: tmp tmp 3 [Rin has run to catch up with Sesshoumaru who's leaving, seeming to pay no attention to Rin. Rin turns to look back.] Rin: Good bye! 4 [View of Inuyasha and Kagome watching this, a bit surprised.] Kagome: She's gone with him... 5 [Misty frame. Scene change.] 6 [View of Kagura flying along on her feather with Kohaku.] Fx feather: whoosh Kagura: Sheesh... Page 14 1 [FlashBack Dark frame, with just Naraku's head visible. Naraku: Go take the Shikon fragment from Kohaku's corpse. EndFlashBack] 2 [Closeup of Kagura, looking at Kohaku.] Kagura: .oO(I had thought this brat was just an obedient slave...). ( Hard to translate the precise meaning here - Kagura literally says Kohaku is like a "wooden doll". Kagura means that she thought Kohaku would do exactly what Naraku told me to, no matter what - ie had no self-will.) 3 [Misty frame.] Kagura: .oO(The girl held hostage wasn't killed,). Kagura: .oO(and he wasn't killed by Sesshoumaru either.). 4 [Closeup of Kagura.] Kagura: Kohaku, if you continue to defy Naraku like this, Kagura: you won't live long. 5 [Closeup of Kohaku. He has a largeish mark on his throat, from Sesshoumaru's hand.] Kohaku: ...... Page 15 1 [Closeup side view of Kagura thinking sullenly.] Kagura: .oO(However...). Kagura: .oO(I could say the same about myself as well.). 2 [Kagura flies off into the distance.] Fx feather: whoosh 3 [Scene change to a view of the darkening skies.] Sango: {off} I see. Sango: Kohaku went again... 4 [Kagome and Inuyasha are standing before Sango.] Kagome: I'm sorry, Sango-chan. Kagome: We couldn't stop him [from leaving]... Sango: It can't be helped. 5 [Closeup of Sango.] Sango: .oO(Still...). Sango: .oO(as long as he's alive...). 6 [Scene change to Naraku's castle, now completely unprotected by the barrier.] Fx wind: whoosh... Page 16 1 [View of the castle grounds. Kikyou is walking around.] Fx Kikyou: shh... 2 [Closeup of Kikyou.] Kikyou: .oO(That Naraku...). Kikyou: .oO(He left the castle while undoing the barrier huh...). Page 17 1 [View of some of the castle.] Fx wind: whoosh Kikyou: .oO({off} This means he's thrown away this castle...). 2 [Side view of Kikyou.] Kikyou: .oO(This means he's gone to some other place to hide himself huh.). 3 [Closeup side view of Kikyou.] Kikyou: ...... Kikyou: .oO(It's strange...). 4 [View of Kikyou.] Kikyou: .oO(Previously, when he intended to hide himself,). Kikyou: .oO(I was able to sense the barrier's _kehai_.). Page 18 1 [Misty frame.] Kikyou: .oO(But now as if he's disappeared from the face of the earth...). Kikyou: .oO(Naraku's _kehai_ has gone.). 2 [View of Kikyou.] Fx Kikyou: shh... Kikyou: .oO(There...). Kikyou: .oO(has to be some reason.). Last modified July 24th 2001