.: Saiyuki :. volume 02 chapter 06 Summary of Volume one A time where chaos and confusion plagued the heavens and earth..Humans and demons had lived in peace and coexisted amongst each other.. There was a whole belief and a culture..it was called "Tougenkyou (Shangri-la)".. However, this world is suddenly plagued by a surge of minus energy that converts the demons to turn against and brutally attack the humans...... The main cause of this disaster is due to the planned resurrection of the demon king who was sealed away 500 years ago called Gyumaou. Kanzeon Bosatsu sent four lads, Genjo Sanzo, Son Goku, Cho Hakkai, and Sha Gojyou to prevent the experimentation of combining chemistry and black magic. The group heads west, while defeating assassins one by one who stands in their way, finally Gyumaou's son, Kougaiji, is taking action. The ones chosen to stop the resurrection of Gyumaou, which causes the once peaceful 'Tougenkyou' to face many disasters, is travelling to India.. Goku: "AH, Wait, Time out!! You just switched cards now didn't you!?" Gojyou: "Hey you! Didn't you just hallucinate?" Goku: "Then let me see the card you put down" Gojyou: "No way" Goku: "You~~Perverted Gappa!!" Chapter 6: Cleaning beauty Gojyou: "Hah?! Wanna pick a fight midget monkey!!" Goku: "You wanna!!" Sanzo: "GET OFF AND FIGHT, GET OFF!!" Hakkai: "Another busy day today~" Sanzo: "Ack, idiot, watch ou......" Sanzo: UOH? Hakkai: ara? All: DWAAAAAAA!! Woman: ! Goku: "BWAH" Gojyou: "Daa, its cold" "Hey, its your fault you stupid monkey!!" Goku: "Why! You're the one who started..." Sanzo: "DIE! DIE RIGHT NOW!!" Gojyou/Goku: 'drowning'^^;; Woman: 'giggling' "Ah, I'm sorry, it was just so funny......" Sanzo: "Don't relate me with these idiots please" Hakkai: "Could it be that you came to do laundry? Excuse us for dirtying the water." Gojyou: "...besides that, even our spare clothing got soaking wet" Woman: "Ah" "If you want to dry your clothes, can you come to my village? As an apology for laughing I'll even serve hot tea." (at her house) Woman: "Ah, have enough towels?" Hakkai: "You really helped us, sorry for going through all the trouble to even borrow these clothes." Woman: "Not at all, I'm glad that the size fits" Sanzo: Does she live alone? Why does she have young men's clothing? (Apparently Sanzo's getting the wrong impression ^^;;;;) Old Woman: "Shunrei, It's me, is it okay to come in?" Shunrei: "Oh, it's oba-san, please come in!!" ('Oba-san' can mean aunt, or a closely acquainted older woman) Shunrei: "It's my next door bread shop oba-san, her cooking is really good." Oba-san: "I cooked us lunch! everyone please come and eat." Goku(obviously happy^^;): "It looks so good!! Can I eat it!?" Oba-san: "Yep, of course" Oba-san: "Oh my, so many handsome young men around!! If only I was 10 years younger *heart*" Gojyou: "Don't you mean 20 years, Oba-chan~" Oba-san: "_so you guys are heading west huh, this is a good village, you can stay as long as you want." Sanzo: "We're not planning to stay long, we're sort of in a hurry." Oba-san: "That's good too, travel while you're still young." "Besides that I must thank you guys." Hakkai: "Thank us?" Oba-san: "yeah...anyhow, It's been a while since I've seen Shunrei smile." Goku: "...eh?" "What's that about, for real?" Oba-san: "Shunrei had a boyfriend who she was very close to" "_but he was a demon..." [A human and a demon... know that relationships between different races are considered forbidden But both were really hardworking, good kids Even the people of the village gave them their blessing.] "_but that was last year's story" "You guys should of heard, that all the demons in the world are going wild_" [One year ago, all the demons in the village gave in to chaos, he was one of them_ Before he completely lost it, he shook off Shunrei and ran off.] [After that, he didn't come home. From that day on, Shunrei never smiled.] Hakkai: "...then these clothes belong to that person" Oba-san: "...its cleaned really well right?"" [That girl__Shunrei's believing that someday her boyfriend will return. She always does the laundry like she's lost in her own loneliness] "Lending those precious clothes to you guys is not 'an apology for laughing' but rather a reward for giving her back her smile." "We're all just hoping that Jien is still alive..." Gojyou: "'Jien'...!? That guy's name is 'Jien'!?" Oba-san: "Yeah, that's right. Before he disappeared, he came to this village about four years ago. I don't know his last name though_" "What, you know him?" Gojyou: "_nah, don't think so..." Sanzo: "......?" Goku: "huh, where's Gojyou?" Sanzo: "Dunno? Maybe in the toilet" Goku: "geh, what's this" Sanzo: "That Oba-san said she wants us to stay overnight no matter what so_..Sheesh, its not a field trip" Hakkai: "ahaha" "Well, since we helped her out somewhat, lets honor her generousity." Goku: "...hey Hakkai, stop fooling around and tell us already." "About before, Gojyou was looking for this 'Jien' guy, who is he?" Hakkai: "I think I'll go use the restroom now" Sanzo: "With the book?" Goku: "Don't turn back at me, you should know about Gojyou right, you're the only one living with him" Hakkai: "why not ask the person himself straightforwardly..." Goku: "Definitely not" "...but, its like" "I don't have a secret or anything, and its not fair that he has one" Sanzo: "...brat?" Goku: "Sorry about that, that I'm a brat!!" Hakkai: "...well, I guess Gojyou didn't say to keep it a secret" "That person's name is 'Sha Jien'" "He disappeared when Gojyou was 8 years old. He saved Gojyou's life and" "It seems he is his older brother. Born from a different mother so to speak..." Gojyou: "_hey" Shunrei: "yes?" Gojyou: "Do you have a picture of this 'Jien'?" Shunrei: "Eh...Why?" Gojyou: "I just wanna see the face of the guy who lets such a good-looking woman be sad." Shunrei: "ah...no, I don't have any pictures of him..." Gojyou: "hmm" ...well, I can't tell if I see him anyway, didn't remember his face too good. Gojyou: "Then, he's better-looking than me?" Shunrei: "Why do you ask such questions..." "But, he was a good person" "He liked children and was considerate to his friends, and above all, he loved this village." "He'd always come home from work all muddy, but I loved washing those mud-caked clothes clean." "_but now, I thought that all of it was just a dream." "I don't know why all of the demons turned ferocious so suddenly." "Its almost as if god is punishing us for our love of each other. I who is human and that person who is a demon…" Gojyou: "...If you think it doesn't matter if you're a human or demon, isn't it okay to just wait" Shunrei: ! Shunrei: "I know about that!! I trust that person the most out of everyone" "Washing clothes that's never been worn, cleaning the room that no one stayed in..." "But, this is all I can do." "Even now I still…" Gojyou: "_I got it, I guess I said something weird" Shunrei: "no, that's not..." Gojyou: "To tell you the truth, I'm a demon too *heart*" Shunrei: "eh...EHHHH!?" Gojyou: "......just to say, if it were a lie I would be saying it more seriously." "For some reason I look human but I know for a fact that the blood of a demon runs through my body." Shunrei: deep crimson eyes Gojyou: "_are you afraid of me?" Shunrei: "......no" "Not at all." What a beautiful color of sunset... Gojyou: "You see? Its not a big deal, being a different race." "You're thinking too much about it" "so, its okay to do laundry." "...don't cry, its unfair for a good woman to be crying." Shunrei: "why?" Gojyou: "It stops me from seducing you?" "well, I don't mess with another person's property anyway." Shunrei: "Strange person..." Sanzo: "...in other words, that 'Jien' guy" "is a 'pure-blooded' demon right" Hakkai: "yes, Jien is the child of the real wife." "when the real wife was about to kill Gojyou, Jien saved him" "Normally, a parent wouldn't want to kill their child but, to make it easier for Goku to understand, Gojyou was born from a father who was a demon and his mother that was his mistress who was human. Making him a child of mixed blood_so to speak." "He was a child born forbiddenly." Shunrei: "Gojyou-san" Gojyou: "hn?" Shunrei: "...thank you..." (the next morning) Shunrei: "all right" I sure did something embarrassing last night~~...but, Gojyou-san is right I should get a hold of myself. Woman1: "shush! What happens if Shunrei hears about that!?" Woman2: "Even if you say that...it can't be...some demon who attacked a person in the west forest." "Could it possibly be Jien__" Shunrei: Jien The demon that attacked a person__ No...It can't be...!! Oba-san: "Hey!! You guys wake up!" "Hey!!" "WAKE UP!!" Goku: "What's up Oba-san, its still six in the morning." Oba-san: "There's no time for that, do you know where Shunrei is?" Gojyou: "Something happen to Shunrei?" Shunrei: "she's no where to be found!" "It looks as if she over heard some rumor and..." Sanzo: "Rumor?" Oba-san: "yeah, last night some demon came out and attacked a human in the west forest" "they say he looked like Jien…" Goku: "_It can't be that Shunrei went there by herself...right? Shunrei: JIEN...!! top volume 02 chapter 07 Goku: "Can't you go any faster!?" Hakkai: "This is the top speed though" Sanzo: "if the village rumors are true and that demon is Jien, Its not a good idea for Shunrei to meet him." Goku: "What was Shunrei thinking~!? Sanzo: "How should I know" Gojyou: " I know she can't think reasonably, when it comes to her beloved man that is" Chapter 7: Crimson Shunrei: "_en..." "Jien..., where are you...?" I decided to be strong, by trusting you. That I'd always wait for you to come back But (flashback to the women): some demon who attacked a person in the west forest. Could it possibly be Jien__ Shunrei: [That's a lie......!!] "Jien..." "Where are you, Jien!!" (Hears a sound) ! "...Jien?..." Hakkai: "We cannot continue any further by car it seems." Sanzo: "This forest is deeper than I expected..." "Lets split up, Gojyou and Hakkai go over there" "Goku and I will look around here." Gojyou: "Okay." Hakkai: "Jeep, please stay here as our boundary mark" Jeep: "Kyu~" Goku: "Shunrei!!" "Where are you, Shunrei!!" Gojyou: "_Shunrei!!" Shunrei...huh. Now that I think of it, my weakpoint was a woman crying, ever since I was little. Because Kaa-san always cried whenever she saw me (Kaa-san or okaa-san means mother) She cries when she looks at me because she sees her beloved man's face and the vision of some other woman. If my death will stop Kaa-san from crying, I thought that would be best. Brother Hakkai: "_I'm sorry" Gojyou: "Huh?" Hakkai: "That I told everyone about your Onii-san" Gojyou: "Oh that, its okay" Hakkai: "Goku insisted, since he extremely hates secrets and such." Gojyou: "Heh, what a nosy kid" "Leave other person's business alone, I say" "Right?" Hakkai: "If you say it like that, he'd become angry." Gojyou: "Goku's a brat, that's why." Hakkai: "__no" "Me too" "I'm also a brat." "__is anything wrong?" Gojyou: "......no" Looking all cool and shit, now I look like a brat here... (someone screams): "KYAAAAAAAAA!!" Gojyou: "! That's Shunrei's voice" Hakkai: "its coming from where we left Jeep!!" Demon1: "_being all cheeky and shit" "You have no where to run now, right?" "Better than yesterday, today we caught ourselves a fine jewel. Talk about luck" Shunrei: "No..." Gojyou: "Shunrei...!" Goku/Gojyou: "oh?" Goku/Gojyou: "DEH" Hakkai: "Just now was cross-countering right!! Sanzo: "What the shit are they doing, those idiots" Gojyou: "You monkey!! Look before you leap why don't you!!" Goku: "Says you? Huh?" Demon1: "What the fuck, who the hell are you bastards!?" Demon2: "Suddenly coming out of no where..." Hakkai: They don't know us___that means, this time its not Kougaiji's assassins Sanzo: "That's not your boyfriend then right?" Shunrei: "yes...the height seems the same but its not him." "Jien...Do you know Jien!? He has the same silver hair has that person__" Gojyou: Silver hair? Demon1: "I don't know shit, the only silver-headed demon around here is me" Gojyou: ...I see, a silver-head... Shunrei: "I...see..." Jien......... Sanzo: "Shunrei...?" "Shunrei!!" Hakkai: "She must be in shock, its not a surprise since she ran all the way here." Demon1: "Hey, wait a minute!!" "Don't just take her away!!!" "That woman is ours!!" "Maybe you wanna be minced up and eaten too huh?" Goku: "What did you say!?" Gojyou: "Ah, lets stop today" "I don't feel like killing anyone right now." "So go shit and sleep like good little boys now, okay?" Demon1: "Wha..." Gojyou: "Well, lets go" Hakkai: "Oba-san must be worried too" Demon1: "HEY, ARE YOU UNDERESTIMATING US YOU BASTARDS!?" Demon2: "hey, wait a minute!! That red-headed guy..." "I heard it a long time ago." "About a forbidden kid, born from a human and demon, has crimson colored eyes and hair." Demon1: "Is that so, then that guy's a good-for-nothing then." Shunrei: ...Gojyou-san, I want a world where there is no racism between demons and humans...I hope that oneday it will come soon. If__If Jien and I have a child, I wish us to be happy__ Demon1: "Is it red over there too, hm? Good-for-nothing." Hakkai: "Look now, 'take back what you say', isn't that good advice?" "If you wish to continue, I'll gladly send you to 'that other world'*heart*" Demon1: "EEK, s...sorry" Demon2: "Help..." Sanzo: "If it's an apology, you should've said it from the beginning, I~diot" Gojyou: "heh, you guys sure are weird." I believe my brother thinks of me as the worst. To save my life, he killed his own mother, then disappeared. That's why, if I meet him I thought of apologizing and other stuff but, I give up. What I want to tell him is not an apology or thanks, just from my heart That right now, I'm alive like this Demon1: "GET THEM!!" Gojyou: "What, you're that interested in me?" "about my hair color there *heart*" "Well, the only one that can confirm it, is a 'good woman'" Goku: "It's black right, black!! I saw it once in the bathroom" Gojyou: "DON'T SAY IT" Shunrei: __! "......This place is......?" [I was in the forest, and Gojyou-san and the others saved me and then___?] Oba-san: "Oh, you're awake" Shunrei: "Oba-san!! Where is everyone, Gojyou-san and the rest? Oba-san: "That is, they just left before." "I tried to convince them to stay for at least until you awake but..." "Ah, you shouldn't get up!!" Shunrei: "But I...I didn't thank them or anything. I caused them so much trouble and everything...!! What should I do, Oba-san" Oba-san: "Trouble...I don't believe those boys think of it at all as trouble." "Oh, besides that" "I promised to tell you, Shunrei." Shunrei: "eh...?" Oba-san: [Those boys are travelling to stop the people thats causing the turmoil in Tougenkyou. That's why, soon he'll definitely] "Jien will return to you, he said" Oba-san: "...Shunrei?" Shunrei: "Gojyou-san told me, 'a good woman doesn't cry'" If you knew that the one who gave me courage is those eyes which looks like that sunset and that sweet, gentle voice, will you be a little jealous I wonder? Jien...... Goku: "Hmm, then this time it was someone else, not Gojyou's brother" Gojyou: "Probably...My brother isn't silver-headed anyway...well, that's all good" "deep inside we're both living independently, so much that we'd pass each other unaware." "...but, here's the case. There's never a good woman that's free around here." Sanzo: "Ridiculous" Gojyou: "About you, not being interested in women is an illness I tell you, AN ILLNESS! Sanzo: "...can I finish him?" Goku: "Homo sausage?" (Don't ask me...I don't get it -_-;;) Hakkai: "He won't die from one round." Goku: "The trump card from yesterday! You bastard, You DID switch the cards that time, you swindler gappa!!" Gojyou: "Shut up. Don't fuss over stuff from the past, its wasting brain space, monkey's luck!!" Goku/Gojyou: "AH!?" Sanzo: "Hey, it can't be" All: "DAAAA!!" Sanzo: "I KNEW IT!!" top volume 02 chapter 08 Chapter 8: Drug and booze Yaone: "At this moment, Sanzo's group has traveled approximately 7 kilometers, heading northwest." Dokugakuji: "They're traveling by jeep so it's gonna be a timely chase" Kougaiji: "What are Gyokumen Kosyu's orders?" Dokugakuji: "To send out more assassins, though I personally think it's useless." Kougaiji: "Of course it is!!" "Do you know how many of my underlings died in vain because of them? It hasn't occurred to her yet that even if we sent out many numbers to attack its impossible!!" Dokugakuji: "well, calm down your highness (prince), isn't that why we're having this military meeting." Ririn: "geez, You're so high-strung, Onii-chan (brother)!!" "Its better if we just go and beat the shit out of those guys ourselves! Don't you know that you're body will go rusty from doing nothing?" Kougaiji: I know that...in order to save my mother I have no choice but to fight. But exactly for who...? Dokugakuji: "Kou...aren't you still indecisive?" "Listening to that bitch (Gyokumen Kosyu) and to support the resurrection" Kougaiji: "! I'm not at all indecisive...!" Yaone: "Kougaiji-sama" Kougaiji: "Yaone" Yaone: "Would you allow me to go?" "At this rate, we cannot defeat Sanzo's group if we keep using the same methods of attack." "I will be the decoy." Kougaiji: "...its too dangerous. I won't allow it." Yaone: "Why not? I, Yaone, would like to bestow my services to you." Kougaiji: "However!!" Yaone: "besides, I am one of Kougaiji-sama's medicine practitioner. When it comes to handling drugs, I can use any type of poisons and explosives without error." "Please leave it to me." Kougaiji: "...do whatever you want" Ririn: "'cause Onii-chan is always weak when it comes to women" Kougaiji: [In normal means, it's difficult to read the behavior of those guys] [They're hard to figure out since they look as if they don't suspect anything and bum around a lot] "Don't do anything drastic." Yaone: "Yes, Kougaiji-sama" This is the only beer house that is currently ahead of Sanzo's destination route. So they should definitely be stopping by this place. ___In other words, I'll go on ahead and work as an employee. If I can just poison the food they order! Guy1: "Hey, miss!! Can I get one more plate of scallions" Guy2: "Here too, one can of beer please." Manager: "Yaone-chan, when you're done with that, bring this out, ok!" Yaone: Why is it so busy!!? "YES, RIGHT AWAY!!" "KYAA!!" (a guy pats her rear) "What do you think you're doing!!?" Guy: "Come on, It's okay. Its not gonna shrink or anything. Why don't we get to know each other better?" Yaone: "!! You rude...!" Guy: "BU"(something hits his head) ^^ Yaone: "?" ___an ashtray? From where... (Sanzo's group sits at a table, looking at menus) Gojyou: "Get 2 cans of beer" Hakkai: "then, this and this.." Goku: "fried this, fried this.." Sanzo: "Eat vegetables, vegetables" Yaone: ......!! Those faces are...there's no mistake That's Sanzo's group____!! Goku: "HE-Y, Miss, take our order please" Yaone: "a...Yes!!" That's right...my mission is Their order includes: "chopped liver, spring rolls, pizza, fried shrimp, vegetable lo mein" (the list goes on...-_-;;) Yaone: to rid of these men...! "Then that's the end of your order" Gojyou: "oh, and one more thing, one ashtray." Yaone: eh? The ashtray is gone from the table... Could it be Were they the ones that saved me before... Surely it can't be, its unnecessary to feel sympathy towards the enemy Kougaiji-sama... my patron For your sake, I, Yaone, shall obliterate Sanzo's group, even at the cost of my life. Sanzo: "What do you think?" Gojyou: "Why? About what?" Sanzo: "It's been one month today since we left Chouan" "We defeated a mountain-load of demons, all the assassins were sent by one called 'Kougaiji'" "We know this 'Kougaiji' is the son of Gyumaou ___but" "originally on whose direction could it be that compels such usually stubborn demons to pledge such loyalty to the point of suicide..." Gojyou: "If we stay here quietly for a while, they'll probably strike again soon." Hakkai: "...we still don't know all the details after all, even the reason behind Gyumaou's resurrection." "I wonder who is the one operating all this__" Yaone: "um__" "You're order has arrived." Goku: "YAY *heart*" Gojyou: "Well, we can't fight on an empty stomach, right." Hakkai: "It seems that way." Yaone: The food that I mixed with poison This way, without mistake___!! Goku: "Thanks for the food!" Yaone: "KYAA" Goku: "huh?" Guy: "Don't play so hard-to-get, lets have a drink together, sis." Yaone: "You people again...Let go of me!" Normally, these men would be pushovers...!! Gojyou: "...sigh, you have no skill gramps, on how to treat a lady." Guy: "What did you say, you brat, shut up!!" Gojyou: "You want to get whacked with an ashtray again you say?" Guy: "~~~It was you who did that!?" "URAA!!" (kicks over the table) Yaone: "What have you done!!" !? Goku: "YOU BASTARDS, NOW YOU'VE DONE IT!!?" "I DEFINITELY CAN'T FORGIVE YOU!!" background words: Violent Rage. Sanzo: "Hey, demons are one thing, but what are you going to do disputing with humans" Hakkai: "Such vigor don't you think" Yaone: [In normal means, it's difficult to read the behavior of those guys] __although Kougaiji-sama said that ...certainly they're different these people, they're basically different, I think Manager: "Fei-san, stop it! My shop will fall apart" Fei: "Shuddap!!" Manager: If you people want a match, we can settle it the usual way! Right?" Gojyou: "The usual match?" "What's that about?" Fei: "A fair match for men in a bar, is of course an all-you-can-drink game." background word: Male Pride. (They all look...quite stunned ^^;;;) Fei: "...did you chumps' just make plain disgusted faces right about now?" Gojyou: "...no, for some reason or another..." Fei: "...shop manager" Manager: "yes?" Fei: "Well, from the beginning I knew it wouldn't be a match" "Since you have that under aged kid over there and that cheap-looking monk." Sanzo: "...bring every drop of all the sake you have in this bar." (sake-rice wine) Sanzo's face: I'll kill you, seriously kill you. Arrow pointing to card: Credit card (belonging to Sanbutsushin) Manager: "ye...YES SIR!!" Hakkai: "...your eyes look tired from drinking before though~~?" Goku: "YAY, its sake, its sake *heart*" Fei: "Alright, a match, four on four!!" "The group who gets wiped out first is the loser." Gojyou: "Got it!!" Yaone: Somehow, this situation became more and more bizarre... "Kougaiji-sama__" ...Wha, What should I do ;;; Manager: "Begin!!" Fei: "...I guess you weren't all that cocky" Gojyou: "This is nothing, I can still handle more, right Goku..." Goku: (Passed out -_-;;) *drool* Gojyou: "WAKE UP YOU MONKEY~~!!" Fei: "heheh, that kid looks like he's retired" Gojyou: "What about you, you guys look messed up more than us" Fei: "Too bad, this rate I'm not going to call quits just yet." Hakkai: "Well then, just for kicks, give us a more stronger-tasting sake please." Gojyou: "...That reminds me, I have never seen Hakkai drunk at all." Sanzo: "a formidable enemy__" Hakkai: "No need to worry, I'll probably win." Yaone: "eh?" Hakkai: "Since I cannot forgive a man committing sexual harassment." Yaone: ah (Flashback) Kougaiji: "___hey, wait. Where are you taking that woman?" Demon: "Prince" "She is the daughter of a pharmacist, but because of her beauty, she is being presented to Hyakuganmaou..." (Hyakuganmaou literally means 'Hundred-eyeball-devil' -_-;;;;) Kougaiji: "__I've taken a liking to that woman, I'll buy her." Kougaiji: "Hyakuganmaou likes to play with beautiful women like toys and eats them when he's tired of them." "Don't get the wrong idea, I didn't save you or anything." "From now on you work for me...of course as a medicine practitioner." "got it?" Yaone: "Yes Kougaiji-sama" [Thank you very much.] That's right...since that day on my life belonged to Kougaiji-sama. I must accomplish my mission___ Why am I hesitating? These men are enemies. Kougaiji-sama's enemies are my enemies...!! Fei: "__hey, what's wrong monk?" "Already come to your limit? Your hands are shaking." "With that feminine face of yours, I think you fit better bartending. hehehe" Sanzo: "......" "___ku" "You fool...you sure got nerve to ridicule me" Hakkai: "__Sanzo?" Sanzo: "MAKAI TEN..." Hakkai: "WAA, don't use such a big attack on a civilian~" Fei: "I give up this childish match!! Why don't we try using our own power to resolve this, brats!!" Gojyou: "As you wish, perverted gramps! Do your worst if you can!!" Manager: "Ahh, my store__" Hakkai: "Well, everyone, calm down..." Fei: "? What's this, this fog...!!" Gojyou: "_shit, my head all of a sudden..." "I'm seeing dark...?" Hakkai: !? I smell drugs...!! "This fog...don't inhale it!!" "Gojyou!?" "Sanzo...Goku!!" I see, everyone's drunk so the drug has taken effect faster. "Gojyou...Get a hold of yourself, Gojyou!" "_! He's breathing normally, this is...?" Yaone: "Yes, don't worry." "This was just a sleeping drug." "since I cannot let ordinary people interfere." Hakkai: "You did this___?" Yaone: "You didn't get affected by the drug..." __Why is that It was you who I wanted asleep the most Hakkai: "......you are__" !! Youriyoku controller...!! "You are an assassin from 'Kougaiji'" Yaone: "Cho Hakkai-dono of Priest Sanzo's group...my name is Yaone." "For the sake of my patron, Kougaiji-sama, I will now kill you." Hakkai: "......" top volume 02 chapter 09 Chapter 9: Charismatic Yaone: That's right...all is for Kougaiji-sama's sake...!!! "IZA!!" Hakkai: "Wait a minute...!!" !! Yaone: "!!" "Kya...a!" Hakkai: "would you stop this?" Yaone: "Ku..." Hakkai: "!! Explosives...!" Yaone: "Please die!!" Wha...a protective barrier!? Hakkai: "Please just give up...!" Goku: "un..huh?" "Hey, Sanzo! Wake up Gojyou!!" Gojyou: "Ow.." Sanzo: "This is...what the hell just happened?" Gojyou: "!! Hey! Why is she fighting!?" Yaone: "...ku...in this case, this is my final alternative" "I really didn't want it to come to this but...I implanted a large quantity of explosives in that beer house." "If I just press this switch once...!" "......" "huh?" Hakkai: "Lets see, could it be this?" "Forgive me, I found it before and thought that 'boy this looks dangerous' and all, so I removed it. Ahahaha"^^;;; Yaone: Its complete defeat... Why am I such an idiot. My enemy...I totally underestimated him when fighting. Hakkai: "Um, I'm very sorry." "I attacked you back before...are you hurt anywhere?" Yaone: "!! Don't touch me!!" Hakkai: "Yaone-sa..." Yaone: "On top of being defeated...I'm taken pity by my enemies, I no longer deserve to return to Kougaiji-sama...!" "This life no longer is needed...!!" Hakkai: "Wait..." Yaone: "Don't come any closer!!" Goodbye, Kougaiji-sama, forgive me for not being of any help to you this far... Goku: "Stupid, Stop it...!!" Hakkai: Ah... (Flashback) Woman: [Gonou]...[Listen to me Gonou] [That horrible monster's child is inside of me] [that's why...] Hakkai: KANAN...!! "Stop...!!" Yaone: "Kyaaa!!" Hakkai: "Yaone-san!?" "Ya..." Yaone: "ko,Kougaiji-sama...!!" All: Kougaiji......!? Kougaiji: "You're Sanzo and co. right?" All: This man is...!! (I too can imagine their reaction -_-;;;) (ahaha...don't mind me..inside joke ^^;;) Kougaiji: I've come to retrieve my subordinate" "That is all my business for now" "At any rate we'll meet again, value your life until then." Goku: "Wait a minute!! Since you took the trouble of coming...don't hold back, and lets play!!" Kougaiji: "Kai" Goku: "DA...AAAAAH!!!" Hakkai: "Goku...!!" Gojyou: "Shit!!" Kougaiji: "You're a bunch of kids." Gojyou: "hey hey...are you serious" Kougaiji: "Its my turn?" Hakkai: (creating a protective barrier) "Ku...!!" Sanzo: "Hold it right there" Kougaiji: "...nice of you for climbing up here..." Sanzo: "Thanks to that I got my clothes dirty." "I appreciate your very dynamic entrance." Kougaiji: "You can't kill me with that." Sanzo: "I know that at least by seeing you__I have a mountain load of questions for you, Prince." Kougaiji: "Sorry, but lets arrange that for another time." "The houses in this neighborhood will be destroyed if we fight here." "I apologize for my minion's rudeness they've given you so far, however," "As long as you interfere with our project, we will certainly eliminate you." Sanzo: "Just wanted to know briefly, guess I'm not that good at socializing." Kougaiji: "Same here." Sanzo: That's the first. The feeling of 'a killer without evil intent' Hakkai: "Are you okay, Goku?" Goku: "He's...strong" Hakkai: "eh?" Goku: "He's really strong ain't he...! (he looks happy ^^;;;) This is getting really~ fun!! Sanzo: "......that face..." Gojyou: "That's the face of a brat who's found a new toy." Hakkai: "I'm glad he's having fun^^;;" Gojyou: "Well, even I have my bad days." Sanzo: "but we haven't learned anything from this after all." Hakkai: "...no, I think we've learned one thing." [The reason for the demons loyalty is 'Kougaiji's' charisma.] Kougaiji: "Are you hurt?" Yaone: "Ah...no, I'm alright." "I, I'm truly sorry Kougaiji-sama!! Besides failing to complete the mission, I even had to be saved by you...please let me atone for this with my life." Kougaiji: "Don't be joking" "Don't take one's life so lightly." "I don't remember having such a foolish minion." "Are you planning on breaking your promise to always follow me where ever I go?" Yaone: Ah... My way is with this person, with his kindness, loneliness and friendship. "...no." "I'll always...be with you, Kougaiji-sama." To the very end... Sanzo: "Its cold tonight." Hakkai: "Sanzo" "...It's been three years since we all first met." Sanzo: "What, that was still just three years ago? I'm surprised it isn't longer than that." Hakkai: "ahahaha, since you've mentioned it, yes." "I just remembered a lot of things that happened, not that I ever forgotten." Sanzo: "Hakkai, if you still have vindictive feelings and want to exact your revenge for 'that time', then you don't have to force yourself in coming on this journey." "You have your own road ahead of you." Hakkai: "That's right...but" "I chose to be here right now." "Besides..." Goku: "SANZO, I definitely rather have this room!!" "He kicks at my side in his sleep!?" Gojyou: "His snoring was so loud that I couldn't sleep!!" Goku: "I absolutely don't want to stay in the same room with Gojyou!" Gojyou: "same here, monkey!" Goku: "Don't call me monkey!!" Gojyou: "In that case, what? Idiot? Its idiot then right!?" Sanzo: "SHUT UP, I have a hangover and you bastards voices are ringing in my ears, I'll make you shits keep silent for good!!" Goku/Gojyou: "Uwa, he's gone all out" Hakkai: "__as I thought, it would have been better to hire a babysitter to ease the stress of childcare. Don't you think, guardian-san?" Sanzo: "......definitely." (Several days later at Sanbutsushin's) Sanbutsushin3: "What's with this balance of 860 yen!?" (That's the equivalent of about 7 bucks ^^;;;) Sanbutsushin2: "Oh my, they were money-eating insects weren't they." Sanbutsushin1: "...should we close the account..." top volume 02 chapter 10 Gojyou: "...damn, a rain storm is coming." Goku: "I wonder if we can make it in time, to an inn or something." Sanzo: "Want to gamble for it? I bet a thousand yen for impossible." Gojyou: "Me too." Goku: "Me too." Hakkai: "...that’s why I’m not gambling..."^^;; Gojyou: "What’s wrong Goku? Are you hungry or something?" Goku: "no...just that, something smells weird." Sanzo: "now that you’ve mentioned it..." Hakkai: "!? Wait...everyone look...!!" Gojyou: "Hey, what the hell is this......" Chapter 10: Rain Hakkai: "...as I thought, we were one step too late." Goku: "Look lightning, lightning. yay~" Gojyou: "That was close." Hakkai: "Here, Goku." "You should dry up before you catch a cold." Girl: "I’ve brought hot tea for everyone." Hakkai: "ah, thank you." Girl: "Too bad that you were caught in a sudden storm. I believe the rain will last for a while too." Gojyou: "whoa, you serious..." Sanzo: "wait, can you tell me about the bunch of dead demon bodies that we past by on the way here?" Girl: "Oh that must be Rikudou-sama’s doing." Hakkai: "’Rikudou’...?" Goku: "Who’s that" Girl: "You guests, who’ve come from the east, might not have heard of him but," "He’s a great monk who is even called ‘the messiah’ around these regions." [Since it seems he travels from place to place to exterminate all the demons, there isn’t many people who’ve seen him. However, they say he is a big man and his entire body is covered with paper seals. He is believed to be a powerful monk with tremendous power that he destroys any demon that crosses his path.] Hakkai: "Paper seals..." "That reminds me, what we saw before with the bodies of the demons." "There was paper seal’s." Sanzo: Those seals look familiar. ‘That man’s’ doing? No...it can’t be. Gojyou: "hee__so you live where you work huh. Where’s your room? Tell me." Girl: "eh~? What should I do~" Gojyou: "Since it’s raining outside, lets get ourselves wet too." Gojyou’s forehead: ‘Lewdness’ Sanzo: "Hey, sexual harassment gappa" Gojyou: "What? What I do is none of your business, isn’t it!?" Sanzo: "Since the Kougaiji incident, you said nothing but the fact that you’ll cut back on your private conduct!!" Hakkai: "Your tea will get cold." Goku: "Kougaiji, I wonder if he is coming back again?" Gojyou: "are you for real" Hakkai: "Anyway, lets stay here until the rain dies down." Sanzo: "ah, yeah..." (Flashback) 10 years ago__ Downstream Yangtze River - Kinzanji Koumyou: "A little blessed rain is one thing but for it to continue raining on like this, it makes a person depressed, right Kouryu." (Kouryu is Sanzo’s real name) Kouryu: "Yes, but they say it will stop by a good word." "Master" Monk: "Hey, look." "Its ‘swept by a river’ Kouryu." "After he was born he got abandoned in a river. And to think that a low-life brat like him becomes Sanzo-sama’s favorite pupil." Monk: "Even if he does exceed in martial arts and powers of Buddhism, he’s just a kid." "He doesn’t even devote himself to Buddhist teachings and he’s going to get endowed a priests name." "Sanzo-sama is probably being generous to him since he raised him." Kouryu: I can hear you Monk1: "well, he should be potty training rather than be a priest in training." Monk2: "hehehe...I know!! OWWW!!?" Syuei: "What are guys doing here chattering around when you should be working?" Monk: "Assistant instructor!!" Syuei: "If you guys have that much energy in you, should I let you people clean up the yard, hm?" "Now hurry up and go back to your work!! A lazy bum won’t be getting his dinner." Kouryu: "......" "You’re the same as ever, Shuei." Shuei: "You too, Kouryu." "Being a priest in training, and Priest Sanzo’s favorite student. Such a small kid acting like a hero to the extent of being kicked around by the adults." Kouryu: "The other guys are too weak." Shuei: "Hahaha, and an attitude to top it off." "Well, its good to take some nuisances so don’t worry about it too much." Kouryu: "......" Shuei: "Ah, I’m glad I became an assistant instructor. I’d be finished if I can’t get to have our diss matches now and then." Kouryu: "...you said it, ‘paper flinging’ Shuei." "A priest in training, studying Buddhism, who suddenly got himself promoted to assistant instructor because of his high scores. There is no one in this temple who doesn’t know about your power with paper charms." Shuei: "Thanks for the compliment~" "Oh, by the way, I heard that your gonna get endowed a priest’s name?" Kouryu: "Its Sanzo-sama’s orders. Since until now he’s always been calling me by this joke of a childhood name." Shuei: "But there’s never been a guy given a priest’s title who’s not totally devoted to Buddhism." Kouryu: "I serve to Priest Koumyou Sanzo, not to Buddhism. That is my purpose." Shuei: "heh?" Kouryu: "Its not because Sanzo-sama is the highest Priest or the fact that he’s my guardian who found and raised me or anything like that." "Even if I don’t believe in God, I can believe in myself." "The only person I look up to is Sanzo-sama." Shuei: "Sounds like you." Monk: "Assistant instructor!! You were here all along" Shuei: "What’s wrong?" Monk: "A huge bear came in the yard. I’m not sure if he’s just excited from hunger or just going into rage...!" Monk1: "The eyes, aim for the eyes." Monk2: "UWAA!!" "gwa!!" Shuei: "Hey, Are you alright!?" Monk: "Its no use...! The spear doesn’t have any affect, the blade can’t reach it." Shuei: "Shit, I’ll seal you from moving...!!" "! Kouryu...!?" Kouryu: "Sorry," "but leave this to me." "Be gone. You don’t belong here." "Don’t touch me" "You disrespectful one." "It is restricted for creatures to coexists in this area" "We never bring harm or invade your territory" "For nature our territory is also inviolable...understand?" "Lets make a ‘promise’" Monk: "oh...!" Monk1: "...what kind of kid is that, that overpowering impression." Shuei: "......" Monk2: "As expected from Priest Koumyou Sanzo’s favorite pupil, but those eyes on the other hand" "are like that of a fighting Rasetsu (man-eating devil)." Monk: "Is there something a matter, Sanzo-sama." Koumyou: "__no" "its nothing." Shuei: "I’m coming in, Kouryu." "Sanzo-sama has something important to discuss with you so he wants you to hurry over__!" Kouryu: "Sorry, I was spacing out. What?" Shuei: "Ah...no, Sanzo-sama has called for you." Kouryu: "What’s wrong, Shuei." Shuei: "Today__everyone said you looked like a fighting Rasetsu, although I thought you looked like something else." Kouryu: "...what do you mean by that." Shuei: "hmm, I wonder." The hair color of noble gold. Deep violet eyes. The full moon illuminates and glorifies you to a considerable degree. Kouryu: "Oh yeah, here." "I’ll give this to you. Hold on to it." Shuei: "You’re giving this to me...isn’t this the one that was on you when we first found you!? Are you sure its okay." Kouryu: "Its okay, I don’t mind." "...besides, I never gave anyone anything before." "Its really rare." "Well now, I’ll be going." Shuei: "right." "__thank you" As the calm night continues. and a morning of nightmare comes. Kouryu: [SANZO-SAMA...!!!] Sanzo: "___!!" "ku" How many years has it been, since I’ve last seen that dream... Hakkai: "Are you okay?" Sanzo: "Hakkai." Hakkai: "It looked as though you had a nightmare." Sanzo: "really...sorry about that." Hakkai: "no" "I cannot tolerate rainy nights as well, frankly." Sanzo: "I guess so." I see. It’s because of the rain__ Girl: "KYAAAAAA!!" Sanzo: "What’s that!?" Hakkai: "Lets find out." Girl: "H...help!!" Gojyou: "What’s wrong!?" Girl: "There’s a demon...in the kitchen...!!" Gojyou: "Damn." "Don’t you know, you’re not supposed to eat in the kitchen!!" Hakkai: "Gojyou, behind you...!!" Goku: "ORAAA!!" Gojyou: "You sure woke up fast, Goku." Goku: "yeah, once in a while. Well, what are we going to do about these..." Demon: ! "GYAAAAAAAAA!!" Gojyou: "Wha...what the!?" Rikudou: [damakarasharada, sowataya] [untaratakanman...] (chanting spell) Sanzo: This voice......!! Rikudou: "...my name is Rikudou." "I’ll exterminate every last demon in this world." Sanzo: Those beads, that face...__its unmistakable. Gojyou: "This guy is Rikudou...!" Sanzo: Shuei...!! top volume 02 chapter 11 Chapter 11- Shower of bullets Girl: "Th, thank you very much Rikudou-sama!!" Rikudou: "I don’t need any thanks, this is my duty." Sanzo: ‘Rikudou’__ There’s no doubt that he’s Shuei, But what’s with this evil aura. He looks like a totally different person from then...... Gojyou: "I don’t know what just happened but aren’t we lucky that he took care of them for us?" Goku: "Is that so, lets sleep, lets sleep." Rikudou: "Hey" Gojyou: "...what" Rikudou: "Are you bastards human?" Hakkai: "My that is a very rude question to be asking." Rikudou: "My eyes never fail me, you three bastards are demons." Goku: "So what if we are!! We are..." Hakkai: "Goku." Rikudou: "I said it before...that I will exterminate all demons...!!" Goku: "What’s with this guy, can’t he just listen to us for one minute..." Gojyou: "__anyway lets get away!" Rikudou: ! Goku: "ge" "Shit..." Hakkai: "Goku...!" Rikudou: !? Sanzo: "Shuei" "What the hell are you doing" Rikudou: "You are..." Sanzo: "I’ll say this once, but you’ll only diminish the number of idiots in this world if you kill them." Goku: "What...does he know him?" Hakkai: "Hush" Rikudou: "heh. Hehehe..." "HAHA, I SEE!! I heard the rumors...but I can’t believe we happen to meet here." [‘The surrogate Priest Sanzo is with an outlawed group.’ ‘He chose people of lowly birth as his followers’ or so I’ve heard.] Sanzo: "......" Rikudou: "’What the hell are you doing’ you say? That’s my line, Genjo Sanzo." "You shouldn’t have forgotten that those guy’s from that race killed the previous Sanzo...!!" Sanzo: "Humans do change don’t they, Shuei. I can’t believe those words are coming from your mouth." Rikudou: "I didn’t change. ‘Shuei’ died." "When you left the temple." "From that day, 10 years ago......" (Flashback) Shuei: "Hey...let me through!" !! "This is...!?" Priest Koumyou Sanzo...!!! "...Kouryu?" "Hey, get a hold of yourself!! What on earth happened!?" "Hey Kouryu...!!" Kouryu: "...him" Shuei: "eh?" Kouryu: "I couldn’t protect him." Priest: "I see." "In other words, last night, a burglar broke into Sanzo-sama’s room; killed Sanzo-sama; and took the ‘Seiten Kyoumon’...is what you’re saying right?" Kouryu: "That is correct." Shuei: "......" Kouryu: "My master sacrificed himself to protect the ’Maten Kyoumon’ so it was safe. When I saw the burglar, there was no doubt that he was a demon." [The high priests who hold the title ‘Priest Sanzo’; each one who holds that title are the chosen ones to protect the five sacred scriptures of ‘Tenchikaigen Kyoumon’(Sutras of creation of heaven and earth)] [Koumyou Sanzo possessed both the ‘Seiten Kyoumon’ and the ‘Maten Kyoumon’___his responsibility was to protect those two volumes.] "Its not just my master’s life that was taken away...one sutra from Kinzanji (Gold mine temple) was also taken." "I will hold all responsibility for this." Monk: "Do you think we’re gonna believe that story?" "This kid killed Sanzo-sama!! He probably hid the Seiten Kyoumon somewhere, didn’t you?" "I knew you were a monster!" Shuei: "You bastard! On what grounds" Kouryu: "Its okay, Shuei." "I request leave of this temple, to exact revenge for my master I will risk my life to take back the Seiten Kyoumon." Monk: "Saying such big words...you’re just trying to run away from this situation aren’t you!?" !? Priest: "__but Kouryu, exacting revenge for your master is one thing, however it is this temple’s responsibility for not protecting the sutras." "You need not put the blame upon yourself." Kouryu: "__no, I will go find your property." Priest: "What?" Kouryu: "Master called for me last night and just before he died, he blessed me with an official priest name." "From today on, my name is ’Genjo Sanzo’." Monk: "!! That mark on his forehead...!!!" Shuei: "Kouryu..." Each generation of ‘Sanzo’ is inherited a red mark. The ones chosen from heaven__the proof of his high position to God. Priest: "I see, so that was Great Buddha’s decision." Monk: "High priest...!!" Priest: "This the crown worn by Koumyou Sanzo" "From this moment on you are China’s 31st generation, Priest Genjo Sanzo." "I authorize that you are the official successor of both sutras, ‘Seiten’ and ‘Maten’." Rikudou: "...that night, you left the temple without anyone knowing." Sanzo: "......" Rikudou: "But soon after that, a gang of demons attacked the second time...!!" "They were after the ‘Maten Kyoumon’ that they forgot about the first time, not knowing you took it." Sanzo: !! Rikudou: [Even though we used the temple’s power of Buddha, it didn’t seem to take any effect.] [Its natural of course__neither Sanzo-sama or you were there, so we couldn’t kill them from a stand still.] "__that’s why later on, I hexed myself with a spell called ‘the forbidden hand’" "’to give me the power to exterminate all demons’...!!" Sanzo: "...I can’t be, ‘the spell of Araya’...!?" Rikudou: "That’s right__and I defeated all the demons with this supreme power." "But once I released this power, I couldn’t control it...already my body is a mere tool for ‘it’ to use for eating all the souls of the demons...!" Sanzo: !! Rikudou: "For 10 years...I killed demons without reason. With this seal...with this seal, I used to escape the intense pain." "Later when the demons came to attack humans, even I’m being treated like a messiah which is something to laugh about...!!!" [‘Rikudou’ is the name of the dead soul possessed by the seal.] Gojyou: "This guy’s messed up...which one is the demon here!!" Rikudou: "We can find out who is the demon around here!!" Hakkai: "Lets go outside...!! Its dangerous in here." Goku: "We’re gonna get wet again!?" Gojyou: "!! What’s with this rain...!!" Hakkai: the field of vision is...!? "Ku...?" ! "Wha...!?" Rikudou: "My entire body is absorbing your strength. You shits can’t touch me with your bare hands." Goku: "Let him go you bastard!!" "DA...!!?" "The foothold sucks here" "Sanzo..." Rikudou: "What’s wrong, Genjo Sanzo! As I thought you won’t lend a hand to demons?" Sanzo: "...wrong. Even if I lend a hand, I wouldn’t have to." "They won’t die anyway." Gojyou: "Well, that’s true." Hakkai: "Even if we die, we’ll most likely rise again, right." Rikudou: "Ku...load of crap...!!" Sanzo: They’re fine, those guys. (Flashback) Kouryu: "Master" "...what are you doing, skipping your sermon." Koumyou: "Oh, Kouryu." "I’m making paper planes." Kouryu: Always with orange-colored origami__ Koumyou: "There is no one who particularly understands teachings...to know about something so to say, is more or less the method of folding a paper airplane." Kouryu: Ah...... Koumyou: "Isn’t it beautiful? The orange color furthermore shows the beauty of the blue." "Its because there’s a great contrast in colors, It looks better since it holds a common aspect." "......well, it might be something boring." Kouryu: "__no" "Its beautiful." Sanzo: I had something I wanted to protect. Since I lost that, for the first time I realized my mind’s own weakness. I thought that what I had before was a hand full in itself. I want something that I don’t have to protect. Rikudou: "Should I end this mockery around here." Gojyou: "We can’t go near him, our attacks get repelled...what the hell are we supposed to do!" Sanzo: "__hey" "Enough of your crappy drudgery. There is only one thing that can release his spell." Hakkai: "......" Goku: "You can’t!!" "Even though he’s like that now, he was your friend before right!?" Sanzo: "...Goku" Goku: "Seriously, stop it!!" Gojyou: "Idiot, behind you!!" Sanzo: AH So annoying... Goku: "Ow...!! My head got hit!!" "...huh?" "Sanzo...?" Gojyou: "SANZO!!" Sanzo: "GA...GAH!" Goku: "Sanzo!!" "Sanzo__open your eyes, SANZO!!?" Sanzo: __Shut up Gojyou: "Why did you do such a stupid thing like that!!" Sanzo: That’s what I’d like to know. Goku: SANZO...!!" top volume 02 extra Extra space- The reason why only Hakkai got to sleep on the bed on page 32 of this volume. Hakkai: "__well, here is the problem." "Three futons laid out by Oba-san." "And one single-sized bed." Sanzo: "...you don’t expect me to sleep on the floor now would you?" Goku: "We were camping out for 5 days__? I prefer the bed too." Gojyou: "I don’t want anybody limbering at me when I’m sleeping." "......I guess it’s a match." "Well, lets go with a card match." "The one with the strongest card out of the four wins." Goku: "Ah" "Alright *heart*" "I got a King man, I win__*heart*" Gojyou: "Dummy, the last card doesn’t mean it’s the biggest. I got a Ace here!" Goku: "WHAT!?" Sanzo: "...you’re too naïve, ignorant bums." Gojyou: "!! Spade of Aces...!!? Shit__that was in there!!" Hakkai: "Um__excuse me" "I have a JOKER though" Goku: "NO, I want the bed__!!" Gojyou: "You bastard!! Don’t be such a kid" Sanzo: "Besides, deciding on a card match was a mistake!! Its already a given that Hakkai would win!!" Hakkai: "huh__Its not my fault~" Goku: "OWW" Gojyou: "Who put the joker in there!?" Shunrei: "Sorry to keep you waiting, all of your clothes are dry now..." "um, excuse me!! I’ll leave it here okay." "I didn’t see anything so!! ...have a good night!!" All: "......" Gojyou: "Did we just do something extremely regretful!!?" Goku: "Eh? What? Why?" Sanzo: "......ah, enough. Die you two." Hakkai: "Well then I’ll go take the ‘bed’ *heart* G’nite"