Ranma 1/2 - The Eighth Head $VER: Ranma_26_07_1.3 Shonen Sunday Issue 23 1993 Volume 26 Chapter 7 Translation: Cynthia Ma (u1040448@arch.unsw.edu.au) Date: 16th May 1993 Editing: Michael Edwards (michaele@nsg.com.au) Date: 26th June 1993 Comments: This is the ninth chapter in what I am [ME] calling the "Spring of Life" storyline. The numbers (nn.pp) before the dialogue are the page number then panel number. Page numbers are from the compilation as of version 1.2 Scene setting comments are in <..> Send corrections to me (Michael), all praise to Cynthia! 101 Chapter: The Eighth Head (Ranma: "I'm not an alternate candidate!") 102 Narration: Army corp dressed as women who challenge Orochi who likes alcohol and girls!! Akane, dressed as a male alone, finds the moss of life on the back of the Orochi!? 102.1 Ranma: Shit!! Ryouga: It has seen though the fact that we are not women!! 102.2 Ojii-san: Ho ho ho. Drink enough and change your mood! 103.1 Ojii-san: Kya.... it's growing more restive!! Ryouga: Bad temper after having alcohol! 103.2 Ranma: Is there any breakthrough point... any? 103.3 Ranma: Eh!? 103.4 Ranma: Hey, grandfather, what is that? Ojii-san: Hmm...? 103.5 Ojii-san: That's for the celebration party in case we beat Orochi. Shinnosuke: Aren't you wonderful, grandfather, its a gentle consideration. 104.1 Ranma: Celebration Party...? That means...? 104.2 Ranma: If by any chance there is... Ryouga: Hey, Ranma, where are you going...? 104.3 Ranma: Here it is!! 104.4 104.5 Ranma: Hey! 104.6 105.1 Ranma: Da da da da da da da! 105.2 Ranma: Take this! Celebration-sore-eyes-foam-bullet!! 105.3 Shinnosuke: Pouring beer...? Ryouga: Is that so!? 106.1 Narration: Pouring beer is a big important ceremony in celebration parties. Sign: CONGRATULATE * "shin - ta - * - ga - zu..." Narration: The acute pain when beer enters the eyes is beyond description. 106.2 Narration: It's said by that famous player, he'd writhe under the suffering of hell!! Shinnosuke: Orochi has winced! Ryouga: Now it's the time!! 106.3 106.4 Ryouga: Nuoooo.....!!! 107.1 107.2 Ranma, Ryouga & Shinnosuke: Hah, hah, hah, hah (sound of breathing) 107.3 Ryouga: Fin... Ranma: Finished... 107.4 107.5 Ojii-san: Akane!! Akane: There's no moss! 107.6 Ojii-san: What!? 107.7 Akane: I can't find the moss of life! And in addition to that... 108.1 Akane: Please be careful! The eighth head of the Orochi is not yet... 108.2 Ojii-san: Eighth!? Shinnosuke: .... 108.3 Group: Really we have only beaten seven heads! 108.4 108.5 Akane: !! 109.1 109.2 Ojii-san: Oh oh!! 109.3 110-1 Ranma: Ah ah!! A head at the end of the tails!? 112.1 Ranma: This, this is... Ojii-san: The seven heads are the tails of the huge big head... this, this is the rareest of the rare Yamatano-Orochi! 112.2 Ojii-san: Okay, let's name it "Omatano-Orochi"!! Ryouga: Whatever name is alright!! 112.3 112.4 Ryouga: Akane is in danger!! 112.5 Akane: Ku... 113.1 Akane: The moss of life that can save Shinnosuke's life... must be grown on the eighth head. I have to get it. 113.2 113.3 113.4 Akane: Ah... Ranma & Shinnosuke: Akane!! 113.5 Ojii-san: It has detected the smell of a real girl, hasn't it?? 114.1 Akane: ! 114.2 114.3 Akane: Moss!! 115.1 115.2 115.3 Akane: I've got it! 115.4 Akane: Grandfather! 115.5 Ojii-san: Akane!! 116.1 Akane: ! 116.2 116.2 Ryouga: Ah ah!! Ranma: Bastard! It is going to bring her back to its den and eat!! 116.3 Akane: Ranma 116.4 Shinnosuke & Ranma: Akane!! Narration: Inside the brain of Akane who has been "taken out" by Orochi, the name that crossed her mind at that time was... Narration: Well come on, it's the rescuing operation in which the fastest is the winner!! to be continued-- --