Inuyasha -Sengoku o-Togi Zoushi Part 193 Version: 0.820 Title: Dark Miko Tsubaki Written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi Translated from: Shounen Sunday 2000 #51, 15th 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 [Nice colour drawing of Inuyasha standing, looking off into the distance with a slight smile. Behind him is a drawing of Kagome smiling widely, looking in Inuyasha's direction.] Title Dark Miko Tsubaki ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 2 1 [Naraku and Tsubaki look at each other in Naraku's room.] Naraku Black Miko Tsubaki... Will you use your evil power for my sake? Tsubaki ...... 2 [Closeup of Tsubaki.] Tsubaki Naraku... huh... If I lend you my power, what will you do for me? 3 [Closeup of Naraku.] Naraku I will give you... the Shikon no Tama. 4 [Side view of Tsubaki - can't see her face.] Tsubaki Oh-ho...? fx Tsubaki *stir of power...* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 3 1 [Closeup of Tsubaki's old and wrinkled hand.] fx hand *creak creak...* 2 [Tsubaki's hand has now become young and smooth looking.] fx hand *creak...* 3 [Closeup of some of her hair - it seems like it might be silver now.] fx Tsubaki *stir of power...* 4 [View of Tsubaki with a smile. She's now looks like a young woman - about Kagome's age, possibly even younger.] Tsubaki The Shikon no Tama... huh. You have it then? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1 [Kagura watches calmly, arms folded.] Kagura The old bat transformed...? Tsubaki Humph... 2 [Closeup of Tsubaki looking to the side coldly.] Tsubaki Watch your language. This is my original form. 3 [Closeup of Naraku.] Naraku Tsubaki, 50 years ago, you fought with Kikyou over the Shikon no Tama, and were defeated. 4 [Drawing of Kikyou, holding a bow, with some arrows in a quiver on her back.] 5 [Naraku addresses Tsubaki.] Naraku What did you want the Shikon no Tama for? Was is after all... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 5 1 [Closeup of Naraku, with a slight smile.] Naraku to be eternally young or something? 2 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki with a slight smile.] 3 [View of Tsubaki.] Naraku This woman's form... To retain her youth, she sold her soul to a Youkai huh... 4 [Black frame.] Naraku Furthermore, it wasn't to a high-ranking Youkai. This woman is likely searching for even stronger Youkai powers... 5 [Closeup of Tsubaki with a smile.] Tsubaki That you'll hand over the Shikon no Tama... I'll believe it for now. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 6 1 [Scene change to a view of a cityscape in the modern era.] 2 [View of a school.] 3 [View of some math equations on a blackboard.] 4 [View of Kagome sitting at a desk, pen poised to write in a notebook, but she's looking off at the blackboard with a worried and nervous look.] Kagome What's this...? I don't get any of them. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 7 1 [Later, Kagome walks along dejectedly.] Kagome *si~i~igh* I'm forgetting what I learnt earlier too... It's like I'm being steadily left behind... 2 [Two of Kagome's friends, one with the short-hair, one with a hair-band, talk to each other nervously, looking off worriedly.] short-hair Kagome isn't happy. hair-band I guess it's that. Her ex. fx girls *whisper whisper whisper* 3 [The two look at each other.] short-hair When Kagome was dumped by that rotten two-timing, jealous, violent, selfish guy? hair-band It's still dragging on, surely. fx girls *whisper whisper whisper* 4 [Kagome's friends come up behind her to console her.] fx short-hair (Kagome) *pat pat* Kagome Hn? hair-band Cheer up, Kagome. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 8 1 [Kagome looks at her friends blankly - the short-haired one looks consoling, while the girl with the hair-band has a determined/encouraging expression, looking off into the distance.] short-hair If you study hard for the exams, you'll be able to forget. hair-band That's right, now isn't the time to worry about boys... 2 [Closeup side view of Kagome, still looking a bit confused.] Kagome "About boys"...? About Inuyasha...? 3 [Kagome makes addresses her friends somewhat apologetically.] Kagome Sorry... I didn't tell you, did I. hair-band Huh, something happened again...? 4 [Closeup of Kagome smiling widely, radiating joy.] Kagome Since then, we've talked things over you see, and we've gotten back together. fx Kagome {comically} *glow* 5 [Kagome's two friends have rather amusingly shocked and surprised expressions.] short-hair Huhhhh? ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 9 1 [Kagome's two friends continue to watch blankly as Kagome looks at her watch.] Kagome Ah, I gotta be going. If I'm late, he'd come to pick me up, darn it. 2 [Kagome merrily waves her friends goodbye, while they watch her go with little sweat drops.] Kagome See you. hair-band They've gotten back together... short-hair Will your exams be okay, Kagome...? 3 [Scene change. View of a darkening sky.] 4 [Closeup of Inuyasha looking irritated.] Inuyasha You're late Kagome. 5 [Inuyasha is sitting on the roof of a hut.] Inuyasha She blood well said she'd be back before dusk... 6 [Elsewhere, Kaede is walking along carrying a basket of herbs (or something) and is looking at the ground, from which dark wavey lines show.] fx ground *stir of power...* Kaede ...... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 10 1 [Mirkou appears behind Kaede.] Miroku Kaede-sama. Kaede Houshi-dono... 2 [Closeup of Miroku.] Miroku You noticed it, huh. 3 [Closeup side view of Kaede.] Kaede Indeed, something evil is creeping around. 4 [View of the ground, with dark wavely lines.] Kaede {off} It's as if... it's crawling over the ground. fx grass rustle... 5 [Scene change to Kagome getting out of the Well in the Sengoku Jidai, pulling over a large rucksack.] Kagome Heave-ho. fx bag thunk 6 [Closeup of Kagome putting her foot on the ground.] fx foot shh ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 11 1 [Something translucent, looking a bit like a snake's body as it has scales, wraps around Kagome's lower leg.] fx snake swish 2 [Kagome winces in pain.] Kagome Ah! Ow... 3 [Kagome has raised her foot off the ground, but there doesn't seem to be anything else there.] Kagome Wh, what? I was bitten... 4 [Closeup of Kagome sweating a bit, looking worried.] fx Kagome (heart) *thump thump thump* 5 [View of the ground.] Kagome There's... nothing there...? fx grass rustle... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 12 1 [View of Inuyasha approaching, looking annoyed.] Inuyasha Kagome, you're late. fx Inuyasha shh 2 [Closeup of Kagome, still getting over her shock.] Kagome I... Inuyasha... fx Kagome (heart) *thump thump* 3 [Scene change to a dark misty frame.] fx sound rustle... 4 [View of some grass being blown by the wind.] fx grass shhhhh... 5 [Something rushes towards what appears to be Tsubaki in the distance.] fx grass shh-shh... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 13 1 [A snake with two horns on it's head comes out of the grass.] fx snake shh 2 [The translucent snake wraps around Tsubaki's arm.] fx snake *coil...* Tsubaki Well done... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 14 1 [Closeup of the snake's head - the mouth is open, and there is blood dripping off the large fangs. Tsubaki is holding it's head.] fx Tsubaki *grip...* Tsubaki You brought back... the girl's blood... 2 [Darkish frame.] 3 [Scene change to view of the night sky - there are stars out.] Kagome {off} I'm not making it up! Something prickly did [bite/cut me]... 4 [Inside Kaede's hut, Kagome is sitting down with her legs stretched out, and Inuyasha has pulled down a sock to look at her leg.] Inuyasha There's nothing like a bite mark. Kagome Bu-u-t... 5 [Some kind of dark energy crackles powerfully from around Kagome's chest.] fx enegy *pulse* 6 [Kagome looks a bit surprised.] Kagome Just now... that was the Shikon fragments...? 7 [Kagome has taken the little jar holding the fragments (she keeps them at the top of her shirt) and is holding it in her hands. The fragments are glowing black.] fx fragments *glow...* Kagome Eh...!? The fragments... have gone black... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 15 1 [Closeup of the jar shows a crack forming.] fx jar *crack...* 2 [The jar explodes in a burst of light.] fx jar *smash* Kagome !? 3 [Miroku, Inuyasha and Sango look on in shock.] Miroku Wha...! Sango Kagome-chan... 4 [Kagome seems to fall back, and there is a dark glow coming from a bit below her throat. The background has gone dark and wavey.] Kagome The fragments... have gone into my body... fx Kagome *topple...* ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 16 1 [Kagome falls over as the world around her spins. There is still a dark light coming from below her throat/bottom of her neck.] fx Kagome thunk... Inuyasha {off} Kagome. 2 [Scene change. The blood from the snake from earlier is being dripped onto the large Shikon 'fragment' Naraku has - it's almost a complete ball. A hand is holding the snake's head.] fx blood (dropping on Jewel) pish... ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 1 [Drawing of the nearly complete Jewel and two fragments, all glowing darkly.] Tsubaki {off} The Shikon fragments in the girl's body, resonate with the Jewel covered by Naraku's taint... and is slowly destorying her... 2 [Tsubaki is standing in front of a small table, with the Jewel on a raised surface in the middle. There is incense burning on the table and other items which seem related to Shinto/magic spell-casting.] Tsubaki both her mind and her body... Hence, the girl's fate moves to my wishes. 3 [Naraku appears behind Tsubaki, in the baboon pelt.] fx Naraku *appear...* Naraku Tsubaki... don't take the girl called Kagome lightly. 4 [Closeup side view of Tsubaki giving Naraku a disdainful look.] Tsubaki Heh, don't make me laugh. This Kagome, didn't even notice that the Juso(*) had struck her. note to readers (*) An intense curse on something. -------- [COMMENTS] the 'note the readers' is a comment in the actual manga explaining the meaning of 'Juso'. According to my dictionary, 'Juso' just means 'curse', but 'noroi' also means curse. 'Juso' is basically a really nasty curse. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 18 1 [View of Tsubaki continuing to look at Naraku.] Tsubaki You said she's Kikyou's reincarnation, so I was wondering how great she would be, but... 2 [View of the snake coiled around the tray-like raised platform the Jewel is on.] fx snake *coil...* Tsubaki Now what? If you like, the curse can kill her, for example. Or... 3 [Closeup side view of Naraku.] Naraku Kukuku... How about making Inuyasha experiance a bad dream again. 4 [Dark frame.] Naraku To die with his beloved girl... A nice familiar dream. ------------------------------------------------------------ Page 19 1 [Scene change back to Kaede's hut. Everyone is crowded around Kagome who is lying flat on the ground, eyes glazed over.] Inuyasha Hey! Hang in there Kagome. Miroku The fragments have gone inside her... 2 [Miroku turns to Kaede.] Miroku Kaede-sama, this is... Kaede [related] to the evil from earlier... 3 [Closeup of Kaede thinking.] Kaede Somebody put a curse on Kagome...? 4 [Black frame.] voice Kill him! 5 [View of Kagome. There is still a dark glow from below her throat. Her eyes are still glazed over, and are drooping.] fx Kagome *pulse of energy* voice {off} Kill Inuyasha. Kagome ...... Last modified November 25th 2000