Ranma 1/2 - Blow the Horn!! $VER: Ranma_26_09_1.1 Shonen Sunday Issue 25 1993 Volume 26 Chapter 9 Translation: Cynthia Ma (u1040448@arch.unsw.edu.au) Date: 29th May 1993 Editing: Michael Edwards (michaele@nsg.com.au) Date: 25th Oct 1993 (Edwards.MJ@syd.bull.oz.au) Comments: This is the eleventh 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. Scene setting comments are in <..> Send corrections to me (Michael), all praise to Cynthia! 133 < Ranma-chan in front of the mouth of the Orochi> Chapter: Blow the horn!! [Orochi, please eat.] 134 < Down the side not in compilation > Narrator: The tip of the mop which Shinnosuke was waving was the moss of life that can save himself.... Why are all the boys who fight for the sake of Akane are idiots!? 134-5 < Shinnosuke fighting all the heads with the mop... > Shinnosuke: Grandfather, Akane, escape now! 134.2 < A close up of the mop and moss > Akane: Shinnosuke, don't wave it! Ojii-san: The moss of life is at the tip of the mop! 135.2 < Shinnosuke stumbles > Shinnosuke: Uh... 135.3 < A worried pair > Akane: It's showing it's effect! (He's relapsed!) Ojii-san: Ah... Iwankocchanaiii!! 136.1 < Shinnosuke is knocked flying > 136.2 < Akane and Ojii-san rush to pick up the colapsed Shinnosuke > Akane: Shinnosuke!! Ojii-san: Shinnosuke!! 136.3 < Akane grabs Shinnosuke away from a head > 136.4 < They are running from the Orochi > Ojii-san: We''ll all die! Akane: Is there no way to defeat Orochi? 136.5 < A close up of Akane and Ojii-san > Ojii-san: There is. Akane: There is!? 137.1 < Moving back along the coils of the Orochi > Narrator: Meanwhile, at the opposite end of seven heads... 137.2 < Ranma bouncing up and down in front of the main head > Narrator: The big head is... Ranma: Wait, wait, wait, don't go that way!! 137.3 < Close up of Ranma-chan > Ranma: I have to pull it this way no matter how... Akane is in danger!! 137.4 < Landing on the main head > Ranma: Customer, customer, actually!! 137.5 < A coy aside > Ranma: I'm "no-bra"!! 137.6 < The Orochi goes bug eyed! > 138.1 < Ranma-chan being cute > Ranma: Look, if you chase me, I'll show you all!! 138.2 < Running in front of the Orochi who is now moving back > < towards Ranma > Ranma: Ho ho ho ho ho ho, come here, here! 138.3 < Much to Akane and Ojii-san's surprise the heads are > < dragged off in the other direction > 138.4 < Givving Akane a chance to turn to Ojii-san and ask... > Akane: Well, grandfather, about the way to defeat Orochi... Ojii-san: There is, but... there isn't. 138.5 < An excited Akane > Akane: Which one is correct! Ojii-san: In short... 139.1 < Close up of Akane > Akane: Horn!? 139.2 < Closeup of Ojii-san still dressed as a bride > Ojii-san: Yes... the secret treasure of conquesting Orochi that has been handed down from ancient time... 139.3 < Picture a mongoose with a single horn > Ojii-san: The horn made by the horn of the natural enemy of Orochi, the Single-Horn Mongoose!! Akane: Single-Horn Mongoose? < years ago. Reference: Big Japan Rare Animals Pictorial > < Explanation > 139.4 < A younger Shinnosuke and a younger Ojii-san and the horn... > < Box: Flash back to when Shinnosuke was young. > Younger Ojii-san: This is the protection to gaurd against devils. Don't lose it. Shinnosuke-chan: Yes Ojii-san: That stupid Shinnosuke, he lost it on that day when I gave it to him. 140.1 < Akane remembers... > Shinnosuke: Go back while you blow this. 140.2 < and shows the horn to Ojii-san who's eyes bulge... > 140.3 < the heads are back and attacking... > Ojii-san: Blow it! < and she does > 141.1 < The heads are stunned > 141.2 < Akane is stunned > 141.3 < and the heads collapse asleep > 141.4 < crying out with joy > Akane: We've made it!! Ojii-san: Wow, the terible power of the horn!! 141.5 < and elsewhere Ranma is still being chased > Narrator: Meanwhile... Ranma: It's about time for me to open the curtains. 142.1 < Ranma-chan lifts her top > Ranma: Ho ho ho ho ho, Look! 142.2 < In the mouth of the Orochi > Ranma: Eh? 142.3 < Wrapped in its tongue Ranma-chan is shocked... > Ranma: What? 143.1 < Ranma is dragged back into its mouth > 143.2 < and crunch, its mouth is closed, with a big smile! > 143.3 < Wind through the trees > 143.4 < Back to the Akane, Ojii-san, and the collapsed Shinnosuke > Akane: Grandfather, quick, the moss of life!! Ojii-san: Shinnosuke!! 143.5 < A close up of Shinnosuke > Shinnosuke: Akane... I'm not going to make it. (I'm going to die) 143.6 < Akane leans over him smiling (and P-chan has reappeared) > Akane: That's not true, Shinnosuke!! Shinnosuke: Listen to me... 144.1 < A close up of Shinnosuke > Shinnosuke: Although I had thought of keeping it silent forever... actually I... 144.2 < Akane leaning over Shinnosuke again > Shinnosuke: I love Akane... 144.3 < A startled Akane > Akane: Shinnosuke... Can't it be... 144.4 < Ojii-san starts to strip Shinnosuke in a panic > Akane: He forgot that he'd confessed before Ojii-san: Shinnosuke!! 145.1 < Ojii-san flips Shinnosuke > 145.2 < and proceeds to brush Shinnosuke's back > Ojii-san: This is the mo... moss of life!! Idededededededede!! (Sound of action of applying) 145.3 < a close up of Shinnosuke's back and..> 145.4 < Back to Akane, P-chan and Ojii-san > Akane: the wound... Ojii-san: has disappeared!! 145.5 < Ojii-san grabs Shinnosuke crying whose a little stunned > Ojii-san: Wah... (crying) It helped, Shinnosuke....! Shinnosuke: Grandfather? 145.6 < and Akane thinks... > Akane: It's good... Shinnosuke... 146.1 < Akane looks at the horn in her hand > 146.2 < A determined Akane > 146.3 < starts running towards the main head > Ojii-san: Akane-chan!! Shinnosuke: Akane!! 147.1 < She looks over her shoulder > Akane: I'm going to help Ranma!! 147.2 < A distressed looking Shinnosuke > Shinnosuke: Ranma...? 147.3 < Smiling Akane > Akane: My fiance! 147.4 < The main head, mouth closed... > 148.1 < Akane is geeting closer > Akane: Ranma!! 148.2 < The head looks down smiling! > 148.3 < and in its teeth... > Akane: That is... 148.4 < A shocked Akane > Akane: a scrap of the sailor suit... RANMA!! (from the Shonen Sunday) Narrator: Now, Akane for the sake of Ranma!! And Ranma, because of Akane, got eaten!! Such...!? to be continued... --