Seimaden Volume 3: Part 1 Translated by: Soujirou no Miko --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 1 Why am I here in this world? For what reason can’t we ever stop thinking about the other? I’m not afraid of the fiery flames in my heart that threatens to tear my body apart, I still do not repent--- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 5 Girl: Aaaaaah!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 6 1 Woman: Please, someone.... save my child! Man 1: Sorry, but I can’t do anything to help 2 Man 1: If I get involved....oh, hey, young man! 3 Man 1: Come back, it’s too dangerous! That monster is not something you can handle alone! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 7 3 Man 2: It’s....It’s the mark of Azaru! How can that be! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 8 1 Child: Waahhh! 2 Rodrique: Are you hurt? Come, let me have a look! 4 Rodrique: It’s alright now, it won’t hurt anymore. 5 Man 2: He’s really one of the Azaru! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 9 1 Man 3: Have you heard the rumour? The sole survivor of the Azaru clan is in this town. Man 3: This Azaru clan is the only clan that possess the power to defeat those demons. I heard that they’ve already been wiped out, but luckily for us, one of them survived. Thank the heavens! 2 Man 2: I was there to witness it all, and I was so touched I couldn’t stop trembling. Man 3: That’s because age is catching up on you, old pal! 3 Woman: Why were they wiped out? Man 3: It’s due to the appearance of an unusually powerful demon. 4 Man 3: I heard that it razed the whole village to the ground in a single night. When faced with it, even the most powerful magic of the Azaru can do nothing to stop the destruction. 5 Rabi: Back then, it was because the Azaru lacked a leader. 6 Rabi: The power of the strongest leader of the Azarus....was sealed by the demons! Rabi: But these days of suffering are going to end soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 10 1 Rabi: Just wait and see! Why do people flock from all over the land at the merest rumour of the Azaru. Rabi: Because the Azarus is the saviour. People, you should let go of your worries. All you need to do is to follow him. 3 Man 2: He’s....he’s right. He’s absolutely right. “Our Saviour”....truly well said. Man 3: Uh huh. 4 Man 2: We’re so grateful he came by our town, come, let us go and meet him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 11 1 Rabi: % Those demons couldn’t have appeared at a more perfect time! % Rabi: % In times of strife, people start to seek salvation % 2 Rabi: % They seek the peace of mind that being protected gives them. % 3 Rabi: % It is only a matter of time before we have one last battle with the demon clans. That being the case, then let me take full advantage of the current situation! % 5 Asubaru: % I don't like it. % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 13 Rodrique: Can’t seem to kill them all...! Rodrique: They just keep on coming, whenever I kill one another one immediately replaces it. Rodrique: And they’re just weak lower-class demons! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 14 2 Laures: If that is so, let me take you on. Rodrique: Laures! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 15 1 Rodrique: Uwaaaaah! 2 Rodrique: % To him, I’m not even a match....I can’t believe I’m so helpless % 3 Little girl: Bad news, Rodrique. There’re a lot of people outside. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 16 3 Woman: Azaru-sama, please make a trip to my village too! Old woman: I beg you to help us! Man: Our saviour, please use your power of the Azaru.. 4 Villagers: Oh great saviour, please help us--- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 17 1 Rodrique: % Do I have the power to save all these people? % 3 Rodrique: I’m sorry, Mimii, looks like it’s best if I leave after all. I don’t want to create trouble for your family. 5 Mother: What are you talking about, Rodrique? You are the children’s benefactor! Father: If it wasn’t for you, I don’t know what kind of fate this child would be suffering right now. 6 Father: Only, in the current situation, the people might mistakenly think that we are keeping Azaru-sama all to ourselves. Mother: Husband! 7 Rodrique: It’s alright, I’ll think of something. Rodrique: Thankyou for your hospitality. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 18 1 Sister: Ummm.......if you don’t mind, please accept this. 2 Mimii: Ah, sister you’re so sneaky! Anything made by a fat pig like you will only bring trouble! 3 Rodrique: Thankyou, I’ll treasure it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 19 1 Rabi: % Rodrique, you really are too compassionate. % 2 Rabi: % I hope that your compassionate nature won’t become your fatal flaw one day. % 3 Hilda: Does it hurt, Sherril? Hilda: You silly girl, why do you have to be so rash? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 20 1 Sherril: I repent. 2 Sherril: But, it’s just as well I did go, or else I would never have had that wonderful experience. 3 Hilda: What is it? A swan feather? 4 Sherril: If I tell you, you’ll have to promise not to tell anyone else! Sherril: I met an angel clothed all in white. He had a head of long, silky hair, he was so beautiful! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 21 1 Sherril: % In the depths of those cold eyes were a glimmer of anxiety, mixed with a trace of sorrow....% 2 Sherril: Ugh....cough! 3 Hilda: Sherril! 4 Sherril: Don’t worry about me, I’m okay.... Hilda: No, let me worry about you! Hilda: % I would agree to anything, anything!% Hilda: % Is there absolutely no way of curing Sherril? % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 22 2 Villager: And he’s also far stronger than in the legends! Villager: The power of the Azaru....lately the numbers of the demons have clearly declined, thank goodness. 3 Villager: The most amazing thing is, he only needs to touch a person once, and the illness is completely healed. This has got to be God’s miracle1 4 Hilda: % That’s it! % Hilda: % Rodrique might just be able to cure Sherril % Villager: Kids should not be wandering about on the streets all day! Kukuru: OH c’mon! 5 Hilda: Kukuru! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 23 1 Hilda: You should know where Rodrique is, am I correct? Hilda: I need to see him. 2 Hilda: % Seeking Rodrique out only when I have need of him....% Hilda: % I’m really too seflish! % 3 Hilda: % But...% --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 24 2 Hilda: Come in, the door’s unlocked. 3 Kukuru: Sorry I’m late. Because there were so many people, it’s difficult to get a hold of him, Kukuru: So, the matter concerning Rodrique.... 4 Hilda: It’s not going to work, right? Hmm....I was hoping for too much. 5 Kukuru: No, he said he’s got to come personally no matter what, so I brought him along. (% It was nearly impossible to push past all those people and rush here %) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 25 2 Rodrique: I am happy to hear that I can be of service to you, Hilda. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 26 1 Hilda: You really are....such a kind person! 2 Rodrique: I don’t even know for sure if I can be of any help. 3 Kukuru: Take your time, I’ll come back later. 6 Hilda: Sherril.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 27 2 Rodrique: It’s going to be alright, come, take a deep breath. Try to relax all the muscles in your body. You’ll feel more comfortable soon. 3 Rodrique: That’s right, 4 Rodrique: Just like that. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 28 1 Hilda: Sherril’s breathing’s become steady! 2 Rodrique: I’ve done all that I can for her. 3 Hilda: Huh? 4 Rodrique: Although I can lessen her physical pain, I can do nothing about the illness residing in her chest. 5 Rodrique: I am sorry.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 29 2 Hilda: No.... 3 Hilda: Thankyou, Rodrique. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 30 1 Hilda: I don’t know where it’s coming from, but right now, I feel as if I’ve known this moment. Hilda: Isn’t it strange? I should have no memory of the past. 2 Hilda: But, I can feel your presence, like the warmth of the sun. Hilda: Like the sun.... 4 Hilda: % --- it's nostalgic % 5 Hilda: But, I can’t turn back. The darkness in my heart is calling me, sending tremors through my soul. Hilda: My whole being is bewitched by his powerful feelings for me, making me unable to control myself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 31 1 Hilda: There is an aura of profound mystery around him, and danger exuding from every pore! Hilda: Although I have doubts, although he seems to toy with me, I cannot but follow him. 2 Hilda: % Because I cannot describe the loneliness in his eyes % 5 Hilda: Rodrique! Rodrique: Don’t turn around, I’m not mature enough to have that degree of self control. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 32 1 Rodrique: I am fated to do battle with the one you love, it is destiny, and also....maybe it will end up being a misfortune, 2 Rodrique: But please remember, I’m always on your side, Rodrique: No matter what you think of me in the future, I still love you. My feelings are unchanged now, Rodrique: It will remain unchanged in the future. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 33 1 Hilda: Rodrique! 3 Hilda: % Rodrique left without another word. He did not mention what he knows....of Laure’s dark side---didn’t mention anything about my memory being sealed. % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 34 1 Hilda: % How should I confront the black doubt that keeps on resurfacing in my heart? % Hilda: % Even though I tightly shut my eyes, tell myself not to listen....% 2 Hilda: % Rodrique’s level-headedness, silence, % Hilda: % adds to his credibility. % 3 $ Sherril: Hilda, you have to have faith in the one you love! $ 4 Hilda: % Then, who took away my memory? Who put the seal of the sword into my body? % Hilda: % -The Count of the demon world- Yes, I remember Rodrique once saying that. % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 35 1 Hilda: % Count of the demon world---Laures! % Hilda: % Ah, all the evidence points to him. % 2 Hilda: % It hurts! % Hilda: % My head feels like it’s about to split....Laures! % 3 Hilda: % Lau....resu! % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 36 1 Kukuru: Sorry! Excuse me! Please make way! 2 Rabi: Where did you run off to? Brother! 3 Rabi: Don't take my brother out so selfishly, Kukuru! Kukuru: So what, shorty! You sure put on airs for one so young! 4 Kukuru: Rabi, who’re those people standing back there? Rabi: My brother’s bodyguard. 5 Rabi: We small children won’t be too useful in a crisis, so I picked a couple of men among his ardent followers. Rabi: They’re the “Elite Team”. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 37 1 Kukuru: Wow, you’re a genius, you! 2 Kukuru: ! 4 Kukuru: Rodrique! Are you alright? Why can’t you stand? 5 Rodrique: % I don’t have any strength left! Is it because I accepted her pain? % Rodrique % Looks like she was more seriously injured than I though. % Rodrique: I’m okay, I’ll be fine after a little rest. 6 Rabi: The tall one over there, carry my brother inside to a room where he can rest. Man: Yes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 38 2 Rabi: Spill it, what sort of trouble did you allow my brother to get up to? Kukuru! 3 Kukuru: % This brat, he’s so small, but he sure acts big! % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 40 1 Berk: Oh, look, Jiji. Berk: Doesn’t it makes one so excited and exhilarated? 2 Zadei: You're really changing, you. 3 Zadei: Too bad that you’re a human. It’s such a pity, Berk! 4 Berk: I’ll take that as a compliment. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 41 1 Berk: But is that all the change Berk will undergo, just that tiny little bit? 3 Zadei: Don’t worry, it’s still in it’s early stages. It’ll gradually become more and more like the demon world, a pungent, chaotic mess. 4 Berk: Can’t wait to see it. 5 Berk: You can do whatever you like in altering this castle, but, Berk: The promise you made, you won’t go back on your words? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 42 1 Zadei: Of course, don’t you underestimate the shogun of the demon world Zadei-sama! Zadei: I won’t fail in capturing Laures for you. 2 Berk: Laures, Ooh....just the sound of his name sets my body afire. 3 Berk: I cannot wait to caress his lustrous, silky black hair with these hands. 4 Tetei: % Ignorant human! % Tetei: % You’re not even fit to think about him % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 43 1 Zadei: Teteiyusu, 2 Zadei: You go and kidnap Hilda - your tactics. 3 Zadei: Capture Laures’s beloved woman, and let him see your treacherous face. That would sure piss him off! Don’t tell me you can’t do it! 4 Tetei: Yes. Tetei: % Did you intend to tease me? It is a base and shallow matter! % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 44 1 Zadei: Don’t “yes” me, this attitude of yours sickens me and makes me angry! 2 Zadei: Get out, and finish the job quickly. 3 Tetei: ....yes. 4 Zadei: Shit! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 45 1 Berk: You shouldn't bully the weak like that. 2 Zadei: Oh, Berk, you’re not much better than me. 3 Rabi: % So foolish...% Rabi: % Not only did he banish the illness from the young girl’s body, he took it into his own as well! % Rabi: % Not even the strongest of the Azaru have that many lives to throw away. % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 46 1 Rabi: % ---Rodrique! % 2 Rabi: % You’re really too kind-hearted! % Rabi: % What irony! For the mark of the Azaru to act like a sacrificial lamb. % 3 Rabi: % One who bears the people’s sin in return for their redemption, I don’t know anybody who fits the description more than you. % Rabi: % You’re more suited to bear the mark of the lambs than my father Kamei. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 47 1 Rabi: % ....! % 2 Rabi: % Let me bind your heart, Rodrique, % Rabi: % making you completely subservient to my will % Rabi: % The present you is too soft to carry out our last wish. % 3 Rabi: % It would be better for you as well. % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 48 1 Rabi: % Your heart will not be confused by Hilda anymore! % 2 Rabi: % Forgive me, Rodrique! % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 49 2 Rabi: % Oh no! % 3 Rodrique: Ra...bi? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 50 1 Asubaru: How about if you show your true form, Maruka! 2 Rabi: Asubaru! Damn, when did you.... 3 Asubaru: You’re mistaken when you thought that just because you had the perfect disguise as Rabi, I would not be able to see through you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 51 1 Asubaru: I was only waiting all along for as slip on your part, to prove you false. Asubaru: I knew my words alone would not be enough to convince the youngster. 2 Rodrique: ! 3 Rodrique: Maruka? The priestess of the Azaru? 4 Rabi: Rodrique.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- page 52 Maruka: I did not want to appear in my true form, but looks like now I have no choice. Maruka: Yes, I am the daughter of the leader of the Azaru---Maruka. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to the Seimaden Translations