Ruroni Kenshin Chapter #183 "Confession (Beginning)" Author: Nobuhiro Watsuki Publisher: Shueisha Pg 1. (Kaoru dressed up in a western dress a little embarrassed) English: Kaoru Kamiya as a western girl. Sideline: Gracefully ravishing! A bashful western beauty!! Pg 2. Narrator: Day nine. One more day until the fight off. These last eight days, there's been absolutely no sign of Enishi's gang. Although the days were filled with anxiety and tension, they were the usual for everyone- Yahiko: (crosses his fists) FIVE THOUSAND! Kaoru: Okay! Do another five thousand! Yahiko: I've had enough!! Pg 3. Yahiko: How long do you plan on me having me swing my arms! The fight's gonna be tommorrow!! Kaoru: Shut up. For the most part, mastering the secret technique in just ten days is almost ridiculous. You have to take the basics seriously now! From tomorrow forth, focus more on the future! (Kenshin comes in the dojo smiling) Yahiko: I know that! Pg 4. Kaoru: Okay, then I'll present you the form as a special offer. Yahiko: Alright! Kaoru: First, I'll show it to you directly. Come on Yahiko!! Yahiko: Alright!! (He charges at Kaoru ready to beat the crap out of her) Yahiko: UOOO-!! [You're gonna DIE!!] Kaoru: Seems like you want to kill me intentionally. Is it the hate you had for me up till now? (Yahiko swings his shinai at the weakpoint on Kaoru's forehead) Pg 5. (Moving fast, Kaoru blocks his shinai with upheld crossed wrists) Yahiko: (thinks) A backhand bare sword grab!? (shiraha-dori) Kaoru: Kamiya Kasshin Ryu secret technique "Ha-watari"!! Pg 6. (she bats Yahiko to the ground) Kaoru: Unlike any ordinary shiraha-dori, using the form "shield of the secret technique - blade block" while holding a sword, your greatest advantage is the ability to block your opponents power. And with the following attack being the "secret technique ha-watari", the faster you follow out with it, the faster you can beat your opponents ability back twice! Though any mistake in executing the final blow with this would mean an instant death... Yahiko: (thinks) If it's done right then it'll be a sure victory!! Pg 7. Kaoru: Well, since I challenged you this time, you give it a try. Yahiko: Okay!! (She charges at Yahiko who automatically throws his wrists up for the secret technique. Kaoru's eyes gleam evily as she strikes him in the belly) Kaoru: An opening! Your torso-!! (Yahiko lays on the ground throwing up) Kaoru: I told you. If there's one mistake, there'll be an instant death. The secret technique "Ha-watari" is a difficult technique whom only I, the master, can execute successfully in an actual fight nevertheless a match. Make sure you never forget it! Pg 8. Kaoru: Don't use the technique in an actual fight until you get it down perfectly-... (notices Kenshin missing) Huh? Kenshin? Kenshin all of a sudden dissappeared. Yahiko, I'm going out to find him so practice on your own. (she leaves) Yahiko: Shit~~ She had to think of hitting the pit of my stomach. [If she'd gone any lower, I'd really be dead...] (smiles and thinks) but I crossed my hands way faster than Kaoru did! All those five thousand times are finally paying off!! (gets up and starts crossing his fists) Okay! Start practice again! -as in, all I can do is wave my arms by myself... Pg 9. -Oguni Clinic- Sano: Kenshin? Kaoru: Yes, he's not at the dojo by any chance... I looked all over the house for him but he wasn't anywhere, so- Sano: Kenshin just dropped by to visit. Kaoru: Visit? Who? Sano: Mr. Mustached Four-eyes. Kaoru: Mustache... oh him! Pg 10. Sign: Mr. Uramura Chief: Himura san told me about the situation. Kaoru: I'm real sorry for what happened this time. Chief: There's nothing for you to feel sorry about. As an ex-samurai, I'm a veteran from both the Boshin and Seinan wars so there were one to two times I've gotten wounded before- Tell Himura san that even if we, the police force, might not have any part in this, we'll help out all we can. And also tell him not to worry about my daughter. She'll understand the situation someday- (As she leaves, Kaoru turns back to Miss Uramura and gives a sorrowful nod) Pg 11. Miss Uramura: ... who's that girl? Chief: I think she's Kenshin's landlord- of the place he stays now... Sano: First off, Mr. Mustached Four-eyes is okay. I don't know about Maekawa dojo. Kaoru: Heard about Maekawa dojo from a student the other day... everyone who got wounded are getting better. Maekawa sensei said, "A swordman must fight regardless of the reason" as to having no hate against Kenshin. But because of this situation, he feels the impact of his old age and weakness depriving him. Now he's going to hand the dojo down to a younger man and retire... Sano: Strong or weak, it's a swordman's fate. Like the time with Raijuta. Kaoru: It's no simple matter... Pg 12. Kaoru: I'm gonna try to find Kenshin in the town. How about you Sanosuke? Sano: Sorry, I gotta wait for my right hand to be checked up. Kaoru: How's your right hand? Sano: It's definately not going to heal by tomorrow. But I've thought of a backup plan. Don't worry about me. All you need to worry about is Kenshin. Well then... how much longer is that fox lady gonna make me wait? Pg 13. Sano: (opens Megumi's door) Hey. (He stops as he notices she has company) Man: Please Dr. Takani. As you know, since Aizu sided with the shogunate back in the Bakumatsu days, they are now completely subjected to the hate of the Ishin government. The government rule is in chaos. The land is torn and tattered. Illnesses and starvation have grown tremendously... so now to save those many, Aizu needs every single doctor they can get. To be honest, letting you go would be crucial. Besides, it's easier for you to find your long lost family in Aizu other than here in Tokyo right? Dr. Oguni: I think there's many things we have to work out but how about it? Megumi: I understand. I've also thought of going back to Aizu someday and it's a doctors job to help the sick. But for the meantime, I... Dr. Oguni: Are you worried about Himura kun's fight you told us about just now... ? Pg 14. Megumi: Yes... if I don't make sure everything turns out well, I'll live to regret it forever... (Sano turns away from the conversation and scratches his head) Sano: On the other hand... she's got her eyes focused on the future... A true twenty-two year old. Pg 15. (Kaoru searches the town for Kenshin but with no luck) Kaoru: Really...? Wonder where he went? Tae: Kaoru chan? Kaoru: Tae san! and Tsubame chan. Pg 16. Tae: (hands Kaoru a flyer) Here, you too Kaoru. Flyer: Akabeko - reopening at a temporary location. Kaoru: Already reopened business!! You're a true example of a businesswoman! Tae: Uhuhu, it's great. Kaoru: But... I'm real sorry... It's our fault Akabeko's... Tae: Nonsense. Tsubame told me about the situation. You guys don't need to apologize for anything. The fact that it's destroyed is beyond our control. It's alright as long as we can rebuild it again so you musn't worry about it. Kaoru: Okay... Tsubame: Your face color has changed. What's the matter? Kaoru: Oh yes. Have you seen Kenshin? Tae: Kenshin just stopped by here briefly to give an apology. Kaoru: Really! So where'd he go? You don't know? Pg 17. Kaoru: Oh darn. He usually hangs out around here... Tae: Too bad. Tsubame: Umm... I know a place. He might be there... (later on) Taubame: Tae san? Tae: Yes, what is it? Tsubame: Kaoru san and Kenshin san go together well don't they...? Pg 18. Tae: I agree. (Off in the outskirts of town, Kenshin gets ready to summon his ki) Pg 19. Kaoru: Kenshin! Kenshin: (looks in surprise) ... Kaoru dono Kaoru: (smiles like a little girl) Finally found you... -End of Ruroni Kenshin Chapter #183- translation: Jenny