Niji-iro Tougarashi (Rainbow-colored Peppers) Translation by Wei-Hwa Huang (whuang@ugcs.caltech.edu) Book 10, Version 0 7/7/97-7/21/97 Originally published in Shonen Sunday Heisei year 3-4 (1991-2), week 49 to week 7? p90.1 ------------- PART 90 -- ??? ------------- p90.2 DEAD END dang! here AGAIN?! hey, hey! p90.3 looks like we're really lost! really! lost! damn. damn. damn. grumble! grumble! they should be looking for a road! or houses! well, it'll be DANGEROUS to wander around after SUNDOWN. might as well wait here until dawn. sigh -- so we're camping out? p90.4 t...those idiots! what are they going to do for food? good thing we brought this; yeah, asajirou-niisan's grandfather forced them on us, but... tatsunami manjuu mochi mm. LOOKS tasty enough... hmph! a well-trained ninja can go without food for five, no, SIX days! grumble grumble sure wish we were well-trained ninja... p90.5 yawn! so tired! i had to walk so FAR all because SOMEONE got lost... aw, c'mon; that just makes these mochi taste better! my legs are like WOOD! jeez! just go to sleep! you'll be walking MORE tomorrow! yawn.. good! when they fall asleep, we'll ATTACK! hohol... grumble grumble stop that grumbling! grumble grumble p90.6 hey! hey! don't fall ASLEEP! p90.7 snore snore hey! dolts! wake UP! they're GONE! find them! p90.8 natane! look! youkoso -- isawa inn it's isawa inn! that village down there? p90.9 great! we may have gotten LOST, but it looks like we actually took a SHORTCUT! hm, that's surprising... no matter what, this means we're the FIRST to arrive! well, now we can relax and wait for the others. lucky indeed... but, what goes around... ...comes around. and maybe we're just meant for each other... p90.10 are you happy? oh, yeah. really happy. is THAT the face of a HAPPY man? yow! well, forget it. no matter how destined we are, siblings can't marry each other. are you disappointed? um. yup! really disappointed! is THAT the face of a DISAPPOINTED man? very disappointed! extremely dissatisfied! sigh! immensely regretful! p90.11 alright, enough kidding. let's quickly find a place to spend the night. the face of a disappointed man... hey! don't you know what "quickly" means? the face of an ANGRY man. p90.12 hey, CHICK! where're ya off to? wanna go DO somethin' together? asshole! nothing doing! just takin' a walk! hey, CHICK! where're ya off to? p90.13 wanna go DO some... nothing doing! just takin' a walk! what...was that about? that face... ...looked very familiar. p90.14 not another one of your FRIENDS, i hope. what's THAT supposed to mean? well, maybe i AM a bit jumpy... nothing...doing... p90.15 SLEEPING DO NOT DISTURB -- THE SHOGUN snore! snore! p90.16 WHAT?! asleep for THREE days and THREE nights? oh! no... if you count today, it should be FOUR days and ... you IMBECILE! why didn't you WAKE him? well, he put a note outside that said not to disturb him... master hiro, you know how much the shogun hates to we awakened. if i woke him, i'd be catching the FLACK for DAYS! what kind of logic is THAT? what if something's WRONG with him?? p90.17 well, he SEEMS fine... i can hear him snoring, and the doctor hasn't reported anything recently; there's nothing wrong... asleep for FOUR days and you think there's NOTHING WRONG?! snore! snore! your highness! it's hiro! please wake up! at least, you must eat SOMETHING for your health... snore! snore! your highness... click! BEEP, beep, BEEP! a-HUM! testing! testing! microphone, one, two, three! snore! snore! p91.1 ---------------------- PART 91 ------------ p91.2 GREAT! from here we can ANYONE who enters or leaves the hotel! [hotel SUZUME] hm...better put up a sign. a SIGN? p91.3 WHAT...is THAT?! just a little something that they'll recognize. mm... and it's supposed to be WHAT?? hey! i'm not an artist! it's just a SIGN! hoho! well? swordfighting isn't ALL i learned from asajirou-nisan! it looks too detailed. p91.4 he'll recognize it immediately! oh, really? really! boy, i feel grungy... it's like my body's COVERED with soot! p91.5 bye! i'm off to the bath! siblings... p91.7 anyone? nope. well, if they took the normal route, it WOULD take them three days... excuse me; i think i'll take a bath, too. p91.8 i have to tell you something important; don't be disappointed, but... ...the sexes are seperated! what do you take me for?! hehehe. p91.9 hey! don't run a-WAY...! whew! well...that WAS a surprise. certainly didn't expect to run into them HERE. well, at least i have a good disguise... p91.10 shogun! yes? i knew it! no wonder your face looked familiar... eh? oh? don't remember me, eh? i'm shichimi, from the karakuri tenements; we met during that tournament you had for palace guard tryouts in edo! oh? eh? ha! i certainly didn't expect to run into you HERE. p91.11 you have the wrong person! i'm just a wandering TRAVELLER -- i've never been to edo in my LIFE! oh, you might want to know that we ran into princess koto in nagoyama town! my family runs a famous book store called "HISTORY"; we get good business, so it's still open! she's still as demanding as ever! i mean, what kind of a father are you if you don't teach her some manners!? uh, i don't know who you're TALKING about... p91.12 shogun! come here! sigh... it'll look too suspicious if i deny it vehemently... well, no one'd believe it anyway, right? natane! oh! that man again? so he IS your friend! p91.13 no; he's actually the DAIMYO of edo castle! EDO? doesn't that make him... the SHOGUN? shogun? shogun! hoho! oh! i see! ho... yup? p91.14 excuse me... you actually believe that the ruler of the world would be running around without a guard? rulers do that in the books all the time! didn't you know? eh? probably just trying to fool around with the citizenry! yup! but when things get tough, blam! you show your royal stamp. no respect for the others at all! p91.15 as i've said, i'm just a wandering TRAVELLER -- if you're the shogun, then that means you're also the father of that petulant princess... listen here, and don't you forget this... my family runs a famous book store called "HISTORY"... what kind of a father are you if you don't teach her some manners!? uh, i don't know who you're TALKING about... p91.16 p91.17 isawa inn, eh? hey! shichimi! we're out of sake again! p91.18 you drank too much! it's time for BED! what? RESTRAIN yourself! you rude man! the night's...still young... hic! tonight, we're father and... ... are you going to finish or not? nope! p92.1 ---------------- PART 92 --------- p92.2 p92.3 i just had another nightmare about THERE... p92.4 oh. i see. p92.5 there seems to be quite a commotion in the palace i hear the shogun used the tape recorder we gave him to sneak out of the palace. no guards? followers? apparently not. he's still such a stubborn man. if you looked up "shogun" in the dictionary, you'd find "naive and unworldly"... p92.6 that hotel seems fine. we can see ANYONE who enters or leaves the hotel. p92.7 the resemblance to keshi-nisan is UNCANNY! his druken SNORING, i mean. it's like goma-nisan's too, i think. maybe all drunk people snore the same. well! let's go to sleep. p92.8 master shougo! ??? what do you think that flag is for? eh? well... p92.9 ANNOUNCEMENT! buy the new NIJI-IRO TOUGARASHI tankoubon! volume 7, on sale NOW! p92.10 a dream... well... a very CONFUSING dream... snore snore p92.11 (oh, my children... i am your... snore father!) mph! snore p92.12 [cheep] [cheep] [chirp] master shougo! we'll stand guard at the entrance; please, go rest yourself! take a hot bath or something... oh... p92.13 remember these faces. yes, sir! and... we know! don't kill the girl. right? right. this is quite an occasion; master shougo actually showing interest in a girl! hmph! i just want to meet her again; understand her -- it doesn't mean i won't kill her EVENTUALLY! p92.14 well... in any case, i guess i will take a bath. yes! take care, sir! ohayou! nice weather we're having! hahah! ... nope. p92.15 nope! p92.16 go right in! the temperature is JUST right! what a reckless person... p92.17 where's the shogun? he went out for a walk, i think. do you want to go anywhere? hmmm? you don't? not even a bit? nope! what could you be thinking? yawn! hmph! p92.18 well, after searching ALL around for them, they end up handed to me on a silver platter...! p92.19 what are you looking at? p93.1 ---------- PART 93 ---------- p93.2 long time no see! you've grown! still just as unkempt as ever, i see. p93.3 well, even so, you're as lively as always! hahaha! w...what are YOU doing here? p93.4 what's wrong? c'mon! shichimi! let me introduce you... this is my nephew, shougo. oh, we met earlier, in the bath. p93.5 nephew, eh? yup! he's the son of my brother takamitsu, who happens to be the daimyo of nagoyama palace! he looks awfully scruffy for a prince, doesn't he? you don't seem too surprised... after meeting the shogun wandering around, it's hard to be suprised at anything. lala...lala... p93.6 oh! a PRINCE? ah. that makes sense. looks like our paths are quite intertwined! p93.7 well, that explains why you were so generous, giving me such an expeensive-looking hairpin... expensive-LOOKING, sure! and that's all it was; we only got 30 ryou for that danged...(mmph!) uh...um, we were short on travelling expenses... huh... hahaha p93.8 p93.9 [?????] boss! they just went out to get some LUNCH. they'll be back. p93.10 BACK? back to WHERE? the ROOM next door! eh? now, don't disturb them, as long as they're in this hotel! why are they with the SHOGUN? who ARE these people? p93.11 i see. so, the seven of you had different MOTHERS, and your common FATHER is still at large. got it. i see, i see! GREAT; i'm just BUBBLING with anticipation. what? you know, wondering who your father is. what's there to WONDER about? p93.12 i'd appreciate it if you DIDN'T talk about our father. at least, not when we're eating. why not? don't you WANT to meet him? i mean, so he had a few affairs; all that means, is that he's... a LECHER! um. ...a HANDSOME, WITTY, INTELLIGENT, and ATTRACTIVE man! he must have a REASON for not showing himself, right? of course! the REASON is that he can't come up with an excuse that we're going to accept! ... p93.13 and what excuse WOULD you accept? i have NO idea. how old are you, shichimi? sixteen. and natane? almost fifteen. fifteen, eh? this means, the year before, your mother and that man... p93.14 what ABOUT the year before? oh, uh... nothing... sixteen years ago... sixteen years ago...? hey! why are you so far BEHIND? oh...uh...nothing. p93.15 HOTEL SUZUME hey, over here! shougo,... um, i mean, the people who were in this room. where are they? oh, they LEFT already. oh...? p93.16 eh? aren't you going to wait for the others HERE? can't just SIT here; we'll look for them. p93.17 they're still young; we're a bit worried. oh. well, be CAREFUL. ojiisan, you better get back to your palace, too. what's this "ojiisan" thing?! p93.18 those two just walked OUT! good; now that HE'S no longer there,... we're free to move! p94.1 --------------- PART 94 ------------ p94.2 sanshou's with asa-nisan (???), so he should be fine... chinpi and billy... well, with his brains and his gun, they should be fine. then, the other two? ...well, worrying about it isn't going to help. true enough. p94.3 you guys circle around to their front. yes, sir! but... don't hurt the girl! p94.4 eh? p94.5 shichimi! natane! i've been looking for you! oh? what is it? the shogun wanted me to give something to you. something? for us? yes! this. p94.6 what is it? p94.7 SHICHIMI-NISAN! i'm impressed! you weren't expecting it at all, and yet you still managed to save your actual hand; amazing reflexes! you MUST be JOKING! joking? don't be so condescending; i'm just doing my job. and WHAT job is that?! you mean, you aren't REALLY a prince? p94.8 oh, i am. but it's only a title; my stingy father gives me no power, no wealth. so, i look for work elsewhere, in order to survive. such a pitiful princedom, don't you think? don't bother! you're not GOOD enough to kill me. besides, you needn't worry; i won't kill you. p94.9 how about me? oh. I understand. p94.10 p94.11 shichimi-nisan! whoa! say your LAST words. ...in my next life,...i still hope...to be your brother... shichimi--! p94.12 p94.13 the WIND...may blow like the wind; the RAIN...may fall like the rain; for the winds and rains of swords, i hate; and yet i act for others' sake; a warrior of justice, i am... p94.14 ranma! ??? 1/2 what kind of JOKE is THIS?! p94.15 p94.16 RETREAT!! hmph! damn! p94.17 that was close. thank you, sir, for helping us. on your journey, you may encounter many more traps and pitfalls -- please be careful. well then, farewell! p94.18 oh, wait! what is it? ojiisan, you should get back to the palace soon! what's this "ojiisan" thing?! p95.1 ------- PART 95 ------- p95.2 hey, CHICK! where ya' off to? wanna go DO something together? pervert. tiku-tiku-ti! p95.3 halt! oh? yes, your highness? ... p95.4 tiku-tiku-ti! p95.5 tiku-tiku-ti! YOUR HIGHNESS!! hey, don't SCREAM like that! i'm just a travelling WANDERER! my family runs a bookstore, we get good business... REALLY, sir! hmph! p95.6 what were you THINKING?! at least, you should consider your POSITION! so, um, that's why, um, i came to see them. i mean, what if something BAD happened? what would you do THEN... ..."see them"? i only saw shichimi and natane. WHAT? p95.7 don't worry! they still have no idea who their father is. oh. i see. hey, hanzo... is natane an only child? eh? did her mother have any other children? p95.8 well... ...i can't be SURE, but, i think she has an older BROTHER. don't know where he is... FIND him! he's one of the seven. the year before natane was born; that is, sixteen years ago, our "mystery father" fell SICK and even had trouble getting up from bed... oh? p95.9 that's right, the hemorroi... it was a potentially LETHAL sickness! that young woman is NOT one of the seven; she's not related to the others at ALL! p95.10 but, besides us three, there's no reason for anyone else to know. including those brothers. your highness... UNDERSTAND? yes, sir! p95.11 asa-nisan! p95.12 what? they left YESTERDAY? such an impatient pair... why didn't he just WAIT here? well, at least this means they're safe and sound. true, true. well, THAT means we can stop hurrying... let's stop and take a BATH. SURE! p95.13 TEA SHOPPE -- RUNOWAARU "have i SEEN them"? two children, one monk, one poet, one manly youth, and one gaijin? i don't get many customers here; of COURSE i remember them! p95.14 sheesh! wonder where they're mucking around THIS time. well, at least this means they're safe and sound... ...we can stop hurring... NO. the sooner we find them, the better. does it still hurt? p95.15 i'm not sure i can protect you with only my left hand... better find them soon. hey-yoh! hey-yoh! p95.16 hey-yoh! hey-yoh! hey-yoh! hey-yoh! uh-oh... uh. hallo! p95.17 i see. you see WHAT? the other brothers are easy to get along with, but you're DIFFERENT. oh? how so? well, because of the REASON! WHAT reason? that... you're NOT one of the seven; you're NOT related to the others at ALL! master akamaru? what was that noise? forget it; it's just one of those dramatic sound effects. besides, concentrate on finding a way out of this forest; or else we really WILL die from starvation! pant pant grumble grumble p96.1 ----- PART 96 ------ p96.2 oh? you're NOT related to the others at ALL! WHAT are you TALKING about? p96.3 the year before natane was born, our "mystery father" fell SICK and even had trouble getting up from bed. WHAT is she TALKING about? eh? p96.4 and WHY would you know that? i eavesdropped on my father. the shogun? why would HE know about our father? not "our" father; you have a different one! the one with the same father should be your older brother. p96.5 "natane...you must live happily..." HE'S one of the seven. p96.6 ha! like i'm supposed to believe anything the shogun says. oh, yeah! like! p96.7 i mean, yeah! sneaking out of the palace, disguised as a wanderer, asking women out "to play," i mean, what kind of a shogun is THAT? any sane person would conclude that, for all intents and purposes, he's just a lecherous pervert! p96.8 ... "...only acting lecherous. he could be some important person hiding his true identity for some reason..." (ref??? 5p182) hey, that's just a wild guess. no... ...think about it. p96.9 "who built such a beautiful grave...? i don't know either..." (ref??? 4p15) "i've had connections with the shogunate..." heh (5p178) "the man...himself often came to this temple when he was young..." heh (???) Fuuga Village "...who was the father?" "oh! WE NEVER FOUND OUT!" (6p68) p96.10 and... "there's a REWARD for killing you or your brothers... ...to a certain person, your mere EXISTENCE is an annoyance." (6p25) that means... p96.11 all of it. it's true. "one of us isn't related." it's... ...been me, all along. natane... ya know, i have no idea what just happened, but it looks like you finally believe me, eh? funny... ...that possibility never occurred to me before... natane! p96.12 NATANE!! halt! stop! ...this also means -- SHE'S my SISTER?! p96.13 "CHICK! where ya' off to?" i don't know -- NATANE -- !! -- i'm so confused... p96.14 i guess i'm not surprised, really... ...each of us had a one in seven chance. there's no PROOF! i refuse to believe in that PRINCESS, anyway! don't believe your own SISTER? p96.15 there's no proof of THAT, either! actually, i'm happy it turned out this way... what? if it was sanshou or chinpi, they'd be absolutely DEVASTATED. but for me, this means i can marry asa-nisan. oh, no, wait, he's from the royal family; it'd never ... SHUT -- UP!! p96.16 without a single SHRED of evidence, i won't believe it! treat you like an outsider, after all we've been through? i won't DO it! p96.17 p96.18 me too... ...i don't want to believe the truth, either. p97.1 ------- PART 97 ------- p97.2 pant pant i'm...not going to... make it! oh! master akamaru! i'm already dead. leave me. OH! master akamaru! OW! don't step on my HEAD like that! but we're THERE! oh? p97.3 oh! hahaha! of course! why would the manga-ka EVER kill off a popular character like me? food! drink! baths! HAHAHA!! p97.4 p97.5 oh? they left this morning! two children, one monk, one poet, one manly youth, and one gaijin? i don't get many customers here; of COURSE i remember them! oh well,... let's spend the night here. we'll catch up to them tomorrow. um. oh, one more thing... p97.6 did you see a wanderer whose hair looked like THIS? you KNOW that person? oh? he disappeared without PAYING! is he your FRIEND? no, no, of course not! p97.7 no proof at all. so stop thinking about it. oh, right. i'm going to the bath. p97.8 didn't you just say there's no proof? WHY are you acting DIFFERENTLY? even if you weren't my sister, it's not like there's anything for me to enjoy. silly! RESTROOM p97.9 this must be the bath. ooh, bath, i'm looking forward to you... ow! ouch! p97.10 WHAT? TWO of the 500 ryous, in THIS very hotel? and, the one called shichimi has an injured right HAND? yes, it's our CHANCE to pick up an easy 1000 ryou. HOHOHO!! finally, the tide's turning OUR way. all RIGHT! let's rejuvenate these half-dead bodies of ours! call for more wine and food! yessir! p97.11 ooh, yer' back! i see you ordered some food without me. aww, c'mon! p97.12 what is THIS? oh... empty alreddy? hic! NATANE! watt? my "no evidensh" brudda. hey! don' worry. who cares 'bout g'netics? we kin be sibs widout dat! right? i bin wid goma-nisan, asa-nisan, 'n keshi-nisan fer TEN YEARS, 'n i bin tekkin care ahv chinpi 'n sanshou sins dey wur babies! all dat relashunship, not even da great MIYAMOTO MUSASHI kin cut it! so dere! yow! so if sumwun sez we're not bruddas, only does weak bruddas gonna believe. hah! shtupid shogun! honorable guests... ...please be quiet... c'mon! bullits, arrow, wattever! p97.14 hey! p97.15 well, let's go back to the tenements! p97.16 ow! p97.17 over here, doctor! well? haven't you ever seen someone get drunk? drunk people are supposed to be HAPPY! but her whole BODY'S heating up, she has trouble BREATHING, and she looks MISERABLE! p97.18 it's called a HANGOVER, kid! children GET them when they drink too much! hmph! kids! but children sometimes want to drink too! please HELP her! there's nothing to HELP; it's just a HANGOVER! really? are you SURE? this is SUPPOSED to happen? if anything HAPPENS to her, i won't forgive you! sure! whatever, kid! p98.1 --------------- PART 98 ----------- p98.2 <-- Nikou Mountain Edo --> hey, where are you GOING? p98.3 going? don't we have one more gravesite left? yeah. this way. eh? this is why i call you CLUELESS all the time. yeah! the 47th kana in the iroha (50???)! 47th? what are you talking about? one, two, three! should be the THIRD set! huh? p98.4 but we're going to EDO! yup. so it's THIS way! nope. this way. huh? p98.5 are those guests STILL sleeping? it's past NOON! jeez, i've never SEEN such sleepyheads... hee hee... 1000 ryou... soon! snore p98.6 Nikou-Edo Village <-- Few are persistent enough to make it this far! c'mon, we're almost there! hey... p98.7 welcome, welcome! everyone! act fast while supplies last! extra! extra! what are you saying, idiot?! coming through! come one, come all, fresh from yesterday! make way, make way! make way, make way! p98.8 a THIEF! nah, that's just a show for the tourists. oh. what service! more like, what a waste of effort! p98.9 THE NINJA HOUSE (YASHIKI) whoa. THIS one looks popular. ah! i know who she is! p98.10 wow, emi! bravo! wow! you're the best! SHICHIMI-NISAN!! p98.11 oh. she's one of my childhood friends. oh? p98.12 shichimi! it's shichimi! shichimi's back! p98.13 alright, alright; let them go! shichimi's had a long journey; he must be tired. you can talk to him later. c'mon in, shichimi. see you guys later! surprised at my popularity? nope. p98.14 shichimi! shichimi! shichimi-nisan! what are you soing? oh, nothing... shichimi-nisan! p98.15 aren't those guests AWAKE yet? the sun's gone down! p98.16 oh, ho! is that so? so, natane here is shichimi's half-sister! hoho. oh? um, at least, I think... better tell emi; that'll calm her down. indeed; ever since shichimi brought such a pretty little lady here, emi's been worried sick! p98.17 so it IS all a misunderstanding! natane! yes? this is the NEWSPAPER that was published right after edo village was built. newspaper? NIKOU-EDO VILLAGE COMPLETED PRINCE AKIMITSU, SHOGUNATE HEIR, VISITS p98.18 seventeen years ago... ...that is, one year before i was born. shichimi-nisan! in other words, it means... someone's calling you, "shichimi-nisan". oh? p99.1 ----------- PART 99 ----------- p99.2 CLOSED FOR BUSINESS PLEASE COME AGAIN NIKOU-EDO VILLAGE THE GRAVE OF SHICHIMI'S MOTHER p99.3 true, it IS a very impressive gravestone... i hear MONEY and INSTRUCTIONS just appeared by the monk's pillow one day. a suspicious infiltrator... hey, natane. you think that... p99.4 hey! ooh! ooh! oh! not that thing! hmph! and what's this, eh? "EMI LOVES SHICHIMI" WE didn't write this! it's... ooh! shichimi and i used to be together a lot; so some of the NASTIER kids used to make FUN of us. p99.5 indeed! emi was the cutest girl in town, so all the other boys kept teasing me! what are you TALKING about? all the GIRLS were jealous of ME! no, it's your fault! ha, you liar! hey, natane! let's go. oh, go ahead without me... ...i'll just go find something to eat. silly! all the stores are closed. indeed. there aren't any restaurants open, but we could go to my place. really? nah, i'd just get in the way. p99.6 don't SAY such things! you're shichimi's SISTER, no? don't worry -- you're my guest. oh. is THAT the reason? in that case, i... just GO!! heh p99.7 so, um, why the HOLIDAY? the town leaders are have a meeting to discuss future plans. mm, you cooking is just as good as i remembered it. oh! is the flavor too BLAND? sorry; it's all cooked to shichimi's tastes! oh, no...it's FINE. p99.8 you like your food bland? oh! um... i GUESS so... but... um... i take it natane usually cooks for you? eh? yeah. at the karakuri tenements... i'm VERY impressed! shichimi's a very FUSSY eater! oh? let's see, he hates red beans. and yams. and eggplant, and ginseng, and pickled greens, and squid, and octopus, and fish with too many bones, ... p99.9 ... that's pretty much all we eat. oh? not really... ...i mean, i don't care THAT much about FOOD! really. i should've paid more attention... huh? p99.10 edo village used to be famous for shichimi's ladder-walking show; very popular. p99.11 emi, isn't your kunoichi show also very popular? ...we once PROMISED each other that we'd be the BEST performers, attract the MOST tourists for the village. but suddenly... ...well, i cried over it. (wow! the best in ALL japan!) p99.12 p99.13 oh, natane! there you are! for you. eh? for ME? yup. i won these clothes when the town voted for most studious... ...but i want you to have them. p99.14 miss emi, you're so nice... hey! shichimi sez he wanna use emi's kneecap for a pillow! i said no such thing! shaddup! ...but, i can't take it. why not? don't be shy. you're only treating me this way because i'm the sister of your beloved shichimi, right? huh? well, it's not true. p99.15 what's not true? i'm not really his sister. different mothers, yes; but ALSO different fathers. and... ...i also like shichimi very much. well? this way, you probably won't be treating me this well, eh? p99.16 p99.17 who is it? AAAAGH! a ninja house, eh? the perfect place for a hideout. PLEASE COME AGAIN ---------------- End of Book 1