FUSHIGI YUUGI Vol. 15 Chapter 88 - "Jounen no Ruijiyu" Tears of Strong Emotion c.1995 Yuu Watase Translated by: Reika note: beware -- this chapter is full of puns :O ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [166] Sound: glug glug glug Taka: What is this... It looks like an amoeba... Miaka: It's envelopping the whole palace---!? Miaka: ...Taka! Look... a person!! Sound: glug glug glug Taka: It... can't be. Sound: glug glug glug Taka: ... It sucks up your energy...!? [167] Miaka: What about... Hotohori and the others!? Miaka: Taka! Hotohori, Tasuki, and the others are in Houki-san's room!! Taka: What!? Miaka: Because... The memory stones from the time you were Tamahome are inside Boushin-chan... Hotohori's child--- Taka: ...All right. [168] Sound: fuku Miaka: Hm? Sound: gasp Miaka: Ah Taka: Yo (short for "yoisho," the sound of lifting something) Taka: We can run a lot faster like this. Where's the room where Hotohori and the others are? Sound: da Miaka: Taka! It's all right, let me down, I can run too!! Taka: It's flinging itself at us violently!! Sound: splattered Tasuki: Lekka Sairyuujin!! Sound: doou [169] Hotohori: ----BREAK!! Sound: BAM Tasuki: S--t. This is endless!! Hotohori: ...What's with this thing... No matter how many times we scatter it, it keeps coming back...! Sound: blub blub Sound: zurrr.... glug glug Tasuki: I feel sick ~~ My hand's tired! Hotohori: Me too!! Geez, it's so ugly and dirty, it makes me sick!! Sound: buru buru [170] Hotohori: But even if we're nauseated, even if our eyes go bad, we've got to fight. We've got to protect my wife and child ---!! Sound: gya Houki: It's all right... Boushin. Houki: Your invisible father will soon be with you... But your mother can't see him. Houki: It'll be all right if you see him at least once. I want to see your father in the flesh-- Miaka: There, to the right! No, to the left!? What!? Taka: Arghhh--- We've become totally lost!! Miaka: Everyone... please be okay---!! Miaka: There, to the left!! Sound: su gua Taka: Wha---!? [171] Yui: Thank goodness Miaka and Taka crossed over into the scroll... But, was everyone here being controlled...? That Shigyou guy... Yui: Now that Miaka and Taka have gone into the scroll... I've got to get the scroll right away. Sound: so Sound: GA Yui: !! [172] Sound: Dosa Shigyou: I've been careless... being bathed in the light of Suzaku. Sound: Gi Yui: Shigyou...! Yui: Wha... What is it!! Miaka and Taka have already gone into the scroll!! Shouldn't you return to that demon Tenkou!? Shigyou: Humph... Yui Hongou. Looks like you shouldn't be in any more pain than you are now. Yui: I'll show you... Sound: biku Sound: bachi Shigyou: Hmph [173] Yui: !! Beast/Shigyou: Grrrrr... Sound: Ta Yui: ...... Yui: Miaka... Taka... What kind of enemies are you making... [174] Sound: slurp slurp Miaka: Taka--- your shirt--- Miaka: Eeek--- Taka: That's good, I bought it cheap at a bargain sale for 1000 yen... Taka: Hm? Tasuki: Lekka Shinen!! Miaka: Tasuki!! Taka: huff-- huff--- Why you~~~!! You're always, ALWAYS doing this to me!! Tasuki: Huh? So you guys are back! Miaka: Hotohori and everyone... You're all all right! But just what is going on here? Tasuki: I didn't mean to do it, honestly. Taka: You think I believe that!? Hotohori: Yeah, before we realized it, this monster had covered the whole palace... We're all right because Chichiri quickly put up a barrier around us... Miaka: This is Tenkou's doing, isn't it! He's surely trying to get at the stone inside Boushin- chan's body... [175] Hotohori: Hey, Tamahome!! Sound: Bam Taka: Huh Hotohori: What kind of grudge do you hold aganst me; you put a "ishi" (stone) in my kid's body! Sound: scratch Taka: But, it's not my "ishi" (will)--- Tasuki: That was a pun? (his sign: 2 points) Chichiri: ...... Sound: Sssk Chichiri: Umph All: !! Miaka: Chichiri!! You're hurt... Nyan Nyan: Chichiri! Rest a little, will ya! Nyan Nyan can hold this barrier by herself... Chichiri: No, you can't... It seems like this demon's "kaku" (stone) is coming this way! Your divine power is practically sealed off, anyway. (pun with "tomokaku" - anyway- and "kaku" -stone) Tasuki's sign: 1 point Taka: "Stone?" ...Finally, their boss is coming!? [176] Taka: ...!? Sound: ba dum ba dum ba dum (like heartbeats) Tasuki: It came...!? Sound: Da Taka: Miaka, stay in the barrier!! Taka: Ha (breath) Sound: ba dum ba dum Taka: ...That's it!! Hotohori: I'll do it!! [177] Sound: BA Hotohori: Tamahome!! Step aside!! Taka: Hotohori-sama---!? Sound: Bam-- [178] Sound: Kaaaaaa Houki: !! Sound: BOOM Sound: fu [179] Tasuki: ...It disappeared! Chichiri: Whew. Perhaps we're saved. Miaka: Taka! Hotohori!! Hotohori: Phew... Hotohori: With the power of this divine sword, it has disappeared from here... It's all right now. Hotohori (thought): I touched something ugly again. Houki: .....Em... peror... Hotohori: !! Houki: Em... peror----! Hotohori: ...Houki... it can't be! You can see... my body? Houki: ...Yes! Just now, suddenly --- I can see you... without a doubt... Emperor---! [180] Houki: ...You see him, don't you, Boushin... You also understand, don't you? Houki: That's right... Your father's right here---! Miaka: Hotohori!! Sound: slip [181] Hotohori: ...Boushin... My... child... Hotohori: ...Come here------ [182] Sound: su Hotohori: !! Boushin: Waaaaa--- Miaka: ...Hotohori... Sound: Waaaa--- [183] Taka: ...Please... enter my body. Hotohori: ...Tamahome? Miaka(th): Taka Taka: Please enter my body so you can hold this child. [184] Hotohori: Tamahome, you... Taka: As payment, this gold incense burner will be just fine... Hotohori: I wouldn't sell it in a million years. Hotohori: ..... Hotohori: ...Don't tell your body to resist... I'm just borrowing it. [185] Miaka: Taka... Boushin: hiccup Taka/Hotohori: ...Boushin, it's me... do you understand? It's... your father. Hotohori: ...I'm a bad father... I can't be with you and your mother... Hotohori: But I'm always thinking of you two. ...And also, Boushin... hurry up and become big. ....Become a strong, handsome boy--- [186] Hotohori: Follow in my footsteps... No, become more than me. Create a peaceful world the people of the country will love, and a handsome capital. Then, as a son, protect your mother ...Only you can do it... You are... my important... Boushin: ...Fa Hotohori: ...Hm? Houki: gasp Boushin: ....er Hotohori: ...What's wrong, Boushin? What is it? Boushin: Fa Boushin: Fa...dder... (Father) [187] Boushin: Fad... der... (chichie) Houki: I heard... his first word---! Miaka: ....Chichiri... What's a "chichie?" (milk picture) Chichiri: Tha--t's not it, he said "chichiue!" (father) Tasuki: sob sob (his sign: 100 points) Arrow: He's a sucker for things like this. Hotohori: Bou... shin... Boushin: Fa'...er [188] Miaka: ....!? Miaka(th): This... is... Miaka: ----A stone!? Taka: Hey, it's a stone... It's giving off blue light! Tasuki: You're lying, right... This tiny little thing!? [189] Taka: -----!! Miaka: Taka!! In your eyes... Taka: These memories... What... are they...!? [190] Hotohori: ....I remember it all very well... ...That's right, Tamahome. That strong drug made you reverse your love for Miaka. Hotohori: Your strength in protecting Miaka was your affection and gentleness. Hotohori: ...Thank you for letting me borrow your body-- Taka: Hotohori-sama... Taka: I thought I lost to you that time--- Taka: ...Then how about this silver dinnerware for payment Sound: smack Miaka(th): ...We've got three stones Miaka(th): Thank goodness---!! Taka: Miaka! [191] Taka: We promised, didn't we. When we have three stone, "we go on a trip together!" Miaka: ---Right!! Shigyou: S--t.... My body's still numb... Shigyou: pant pant Sound: rustle Shigyou: ...But... I've finally realized how those two escaped... Shigyou: Their future... Putting an end to their happiness will be the best method...