Chapter 237 - "Discord" (the Kenshingumi arrives on the island.) -- Himura Kenshin Myoujin Yahiko Sagara Sanosuke Saitoh Hajime Shinomori Aoshi Makimachi Misao Takani Megumi -- -- Seven people -- -- LANDED!! -- ------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 237 - "Discord" (The Arch-enemies of Kenshin: 1st: Seta Soujiro 2nd: Saitoh Hajime 3rd: Yukishiro Enishi 4th: Shinomori Aoshi 5th: Sagara Sanosuke 6th: Shishio Makoto 7th: Udo Jin-eh 8th: Gein 9th: Sawagejou Chou 10th: Kujiranami Hyougo a.s.o.) ------------------------------------------------------- (they land on the island, each one of them with a different expression on the face. The beach is desert.) Aoshi: ...there seems to be no ambush. Sano: But that doesn't mean there's nobody here, does it? (turning to Kenshin) So, what are we going to do? Shall we rush to the rescue? Or shall we proceed cautiously? Kenshin: .... (he inhales deeply and gives a mighty yell) ENISHI!!! (Misao: wow) DO YOU HEAR ME?? IT'S ME!!! I HAVE COME TO TAKE KAORU BACK WITH ME!!! COME!! LET'S FINISH OUR FIGHT UNDER THIS BRIGHT SUN NOW !!! Yahiko: Kenshin... Kenshin: Let's wait for half an hour... this is a private fight between me and Enishi... if possible, I don't want to involve anybody else. Saitoh: And if nobody appears? Kenshin (glaring): IN THAT CASE, WE WILL EMPLOY FULL SPEED TO GET KAORU BACK. Sano(grinning): Well, that sounds fine to me. Megumi: Yeah... aimless moves will only spend Ken-san's energy... Misao: But is Kaoru all right? Aoshi: I doubt Kaoru has been harmed. Now that his elaborate plan has failed, there's no sense in hurting her. Yahiko: So, it's decided! (inside the house, Hei Hsing is watching the Kenshingumi with his lunette.) Hei Hsing: You heard that voice? There's one policeman also, but that's your enemy, isn't it? Now is the time to settle your fight. When the other policemen land, obviously we will get the soldiers of the house below into action. And that happens, there will be no more room for private fights. (he grins) (Enishi is serious. He puts his glasses on.) Enishi: Hei Hsing. Either way, my private fight will be over today. It's a bit soon, but I'll hand you the entire organization, as I'd promised. So, (he glares) Disappear from my sight. (Hei Hsing is less than pleased.) Hei Hsing: What... why is that? Enishi: You annoy me. Hei Hsing: ... no, I can't go, not yet. We will walk different paths from now on, but that doesn't mean that you'll be exempt from the fact that you were the previous boss. If you lose and get arrested by the police, such hindrance will be of decisive influence to the organization. I am not the least glad to assume the command of a doomed organization. Until the police officers and the boss' foe are eliminated, I have no intention of assuming the organization or leaving this place. Enishi: Hei Hsing. Hei Hsing (surprised): ! (strange vessels pop up on Enishi's body. Enishi is enraged) Enishi: DID YOU THINK THAT I COULD LOSE?! I GIVE YOU HALF AN HOUR TO DISAPPEAR FROM MY SIGHT!! OR ELSE I'LL ANNIHILATE YOU AND THE SOLDIERS FROM THE HOUSE BELOW AT THE SAME TIME!! (Hei Hsing sweats in tension. He is silent.) Enishi: GO---A-WAY! (More sweating denounces Hei Hsing's tension and doubt.) Hei Hsing: ... I understand. Farewell. (on another wing of the house, Kaoru is knocking hard on the door.) Kaoru: Hey! Open the door! Open the door, damnit! When did you lock me, you --- (suddenly the door opens, hitting Kaoru on the face.) Enishi: Shut up. (Kaoru is down, dizzy from the shock.) Enishi (throwing something wrapped in cloth): This is your clothing. Get ready in half an hour. Kaoru: ! (she becames serious) ................ That voice... so it was really Kenshin's, wasn't it? Enishi (chuckling): Yeah... he came to be killed by me... (he closes the door shut.) Kaoru (thinking): Kenshin... (outside the house, Hei Hsing is walking with his four bodyguards, the Ssū Hsing, the "Four Stars".) Bodyguard: Lord Hei Hsing. (Hei Hsing springs into attention.) Bodyguard1: Are you really going Bodyguard2: to go away Bodyguard3: like a dog with his tail Bodyguard4: between his legs? Hei Hsing: .... there's no other way. The boss you knew could be defeated if all of you attacked him at once, but now the boss is different. Against him, who employs the "Nerves of Insanity", I would lose even if I made him fight you and every soldier of the house below at the same time. (sweating in terror) When Yukishiro Enishi employs his full strength, no one can stand against him... Bodyguard: Then, we will Hei Hsing: Yes, we will retreat. But the only way to get in and out of the island is the bay. So, if we are to retreat, we have to go there, willingly or not. Therefore, we will certain meet the foes of the boss, and there should be no surprise if a fight begins... (grinning) As a gift of "thanks" for "handing" me the organization, how about we fulfilling the revenge of the boss, the revenge that he nurtured for 15 years...? (The bodyguards get the meaning.) (on the beach...) Yahiko: Okay! The time has passed! Let's go! Megumi: Hardly ten minutes has passed... (Yahiko facefaults) Sano: You were the one who set the time. Why all this hurry for? (Yahiko facefaults) Misao (laughing evilly) : I thought that you've grown up a bit, but still... (in shame, Yahiko says nothing) (Saitoh looks at the woods for a time. At last, he tosses his cigarette away.) Saitoh: Feh. As I thought, they are not a kind of people who will accept the idea of non-involvement of third parties... (everybody is surprised as five figures appear from the woods.) Misao: What? Is he Yukishiro Enishi? Megumi: No, he's completely different. Saitoh: From his appearance, I believe he's the no. 2 of the organization, Wu Hei Hsing. Hei Hsing (grinning): So, Ssū Hsing. I bet you have been itching for a fight... For a moment, I free you from your duties. WREAK A LOT OF HAVOC HERE! (The four bodyguards grin.) Sano (punching the palm of his right hand): What, your faces are funny without such smiles. If you intend to stand on the way, (the panel shows Sano, Yahiko and Aoshi) WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE YOU OUT BY FORCE!! (end of chapter 237) Any comments, please e-mail me. Serizawa Kamo serizawa@excite.com