Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori, volume 1 Heaven on the Shores of a Red River Shinohara Chie Sho-comi Flower Comics/ Shogakukan Translation by Emily Horner http://www.obliviousgirl.net Yuuri : {It was my first kiss.} <> Yuuri : Himuro!? Himuro : Sorry, Yuuri. I can't take you home today. I thought of a ton of things to say to you, but I'm just too embarrassed. See you later at school. Yuuri : {We kissed? Me and Himuro kissed!? We've been in the same class, and friends, for three years, and at some point I realized I liked him, and...} <> Yuuri : Yippee! Marie : You finally kissed? It's about time! Yuuri : Big sis, Marie, keep it down! Eimi : It's all right. Mom and dad are downstairs, so they won't be able to hear. Marie : So it was Himuro Satoshi after all. And you said you were just friends! Eimi : Yuu-chan, what does a kiss feel like? Yuuri : It's hard to explain to a kid, but his lips gently touched mine and they were very soft... Eimi : I thought you were supposed to use the tongue! Marie : That's called a French kiss. Yuuri's just a beginner. --Marie, Yuuri, Eimi, come down for supper! Marie : Wow! Eimi : Lots of great stuff! --It's to celebrate Yuuri getting accepted to high school. She studied as hard as she could to get into her top choice. Eimi : You've got one more thing to celebrate, mom! Her-- Yuuri : Eimi! --What? Yuuri : Nothing, dad! Marie : Yuuri, if good things keep happening to you like this, you'll get hit by a meteor and die. Yuuri : That's mean, Marie! <> Yuuri : {But now that I'm done with studying for tests, and after what happened with Himuro...I wouldn't be scared a punishment or two.} Eimi, that's wine! --Do we have some diluted with water? --It's in the kitchen. Yuuri : I'll go get it. Eimi : Bring me some juice, Yuu-chan! Yuuri : Can I carry that much? <> --Yuuri, what are you doing? Hurry up. Yuuri : Right! {Did I just see the water jump up at me?} Yuuri : That must have just been my imagination last night...of course water can't jump up. Himuro : You're late, Yuuri. We're the class helpers today, and the teacher told us to pass out the graduation forms. Yuuri : Oh, Himuro, hi. <> Himuro : Um, about yesterday... Yuuri : I, umm... Himuro : I'll pass out the forms. Yuuri : No, I'll do it too. {Don't be silly, it's nothing to be self-conscious about.} Where are the forms, Himuro? Himuro : That's strange. He said they were in the prep room... Himuro : Try looking over there. Yuuri : Okay. {We've been alone together lots of times before this, but this time I can't help being nervous...} The teacher should've put them in a more obvious place. Himuro : Really. <> Yuuri : I give up! Himuro, could you ask the teacher where he put them again? Huh? <> Yuuri : Eeek! Yuuri : No! Himuro : Yuuri! Yuuri : Himuro, hands came up out of the aquarium! Himuro : What did you say? Yuuri : Look right over there! <> Yuuri : {No way!} Himuro : Oh, no. Yoshida really cared about these tropical fish. Yuuri : {But I was sure that I saw hands come out of the aquarium!} <> Eimi : It's just your imagination, Yuu-chan. Yuuri : How could I imagine something I was so sure of? Eimi : Try thinking about it logically. Is something like that even possible, Yuu-chan? Yuuri : Well... Eimi : I'm right, aren't I? You don't realize it yourself, but all this studying for exams has exhausted your nerves. Marie : Yuuri, the bath's free. You're the only one left, so hurry up and get in. <> Yuuri : {Thinking calmly about it, that kind of thing can't happen. If someone else told me they saw hands coming out of the aquarium, I'd laugh too.} I've gotta relax! It was really probably just my imagination. <> Yuuri : {I couldn't imagine this!} /I've caught her. I've caught the girl./ {Caught? Me?} Yuuri : I'm gonna drown! Marie : Yuuri, what happened? How did you nearly drown in the bath? <> Yuuri : {That couldn't have been just my imagination! /I've caught the girl/ Someone was trying to capture me! But why? What should I do? Everything so far has been related to water, so I should be fine if I don't go near water, right?} <> Himuro : Yuuri, want to go to Yokohama next Sunday? Yuuri : Sorry, I'll pass! I can't stand the seaside! --You're staying home from school because it's raining? Yuuri, what are you thinking? Himuro : I've got tickets to a heated pool, so... Yuuri : Maybe some other time. {Himuro, mom, I'm sorry. I don't understand what's happening right now, but I can't go near water.} Himuro : Yuuri, I've had enough! You keep turning down invitations without giving any reason, and you're going straight home even though it's Saturday! Yuuri : Himuro...I'm sorry. Himuro : If you're going to apologize, at least come see a movie with me. Yuuri : Okay. {It should be all right...it's just a movie theater, and I don't think I'll have to worry about the snow turning to rain.} That was fun! Himuro : It was, wasn't it? <> Himuro : I thought you'd like it. Yuuri : Yeah, and the sky cleared up too. I'm glad I came. {I'm letting this get to me too much. When I stop worrying, everything's like it was before anything happened.} Himuro : Tell me if there's something you're worried about, Yuuri, because I'll protect you. Yuuri : Himuro? <> Himuro : Are you listening? I'm serious. Yuuri : Yes...I'm really glad you feel that way, but I'm all right. {It's not as if I can keep avoiding water forever. It's everywhere I go!} Himuro : Are you sure, Yuuri? Yuuri : Yeah. Actually, Himuro, I'm kind of hungry... Himuro : Then let's get some hamburgers. Yuuri : All right! <> Himuro : Yuuri, which do you like better, McDonald's or... <> Himuro : Yuuri? Yuuri!? Where did you go? Yuuri : {I'm being pulled in! I'm being pulled in! What's going to happen to me? How can this kind of thing happen when it's almost the 21st century?} <> Yuuri : {It hurts! I've gotta get to the surface!} <> Yuuri : {Huh?} <> Yuuri : {Words I don't know...a place I don't know...Where am I?} <> Queen : She escaped...it really is a pity, just a little more and I could have brought her here. But she did arrive in this country. She must have appeared at one of the other six springs in this city. <> --Then I'll send the soldiers to find her at once. Queen : Indeed. I summoned her because I absolutely need that girl's blood. <> Yuuri : {This isn't Japan. This isn't my town. Where's Himuro?} <> Yuuri : {What happened to me? Where am I?} <> Yuuri : What is this place!? I'll now tell something just to you, the readers. <> This is Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire in the 14th century B.C. In modern terms, it's in the area of Anatolia in the republic of Turkey. Readers who still don't know where that is will have to consult a world map. <> Yuuri : This is just a bad dream. Yes, a dream. When I open my eyes it'll be just like before! Yuuri : {A distant horizon, a carpet of green, a red-brown city surrounded by walls!} Yuuri : What happened to me? I was on a date with Himuro...we saw a movie, and then we were just walking around the park... Soldiers!? <> Yuuri : {I don't know where I am or what's happening to me, but I think I'd better run!} <> Yuuri : {That voice I heard when I was being pulled down into the water was as cold as ice. "I've caught the girl!" I don't understand, but I should get away!} Yuuri : {But where can I run to? The red brick walls are like a labyrinth...} <> Yuuri : {Damn, there's somebody here too!} <> Yuuri : {He isn't a soldier, is he?} <> Yuuri : {The soldiers! What can I do? There's no place left to run. What'll I do?} <> Yuuri : Wh... Yuuri : {That was so different from Himuro's gentle kiss. It hurts!} --Hey, didn't a girl come through here? --Where did she go? Kail : A girl? Kail : I didn't notice her. When I'm with a woman, I never see other women. --Kail-sama! --Kail-sama, what are you doing here? --We're looking for a girl... --A girl wearing strange clothing must have come by here... Kail : I said I don't know. Now, don't get in my way just when I'm starting to get to the best part with a girl. Yuuri : {I can understand what he's saying!?} Kail : Get lost! --Yes! <> Kail : Those are strange clothes. What country are you from? What did you do to get chased by the Queen's soldiers? Yuuri : {The Queen's soldiers? This guy saved me? And how can I suddenly understand what he's saying?} Yuuri : {Was it because of that kiss?} Kail : Are you mad about before? We can go all the way, if you'd like. Hey, wait! Yuuri : {I can't believe this guy! I can't trust anyone!} <> Yuuri : {Why was I brought here? How can I suddenly understand their language? I don't understand any of it!} --Aah, it's that girl who appeared from the spring! --She appeared from the spring? --There she is! Yuuri : {I can't trust anyone!} <> Yuuri : {Mom, dad, save me!} --All right! Bring her before the Queen! Yuuri : {Himuro, save me!} No! {Somebody save me!} <> Yuuri : Noooo! <> Yuuri : {Why did this have to happen to me?} Queen : It was quite a mistake to let yourself be seen by the people. We shall have to finish things before the gossip spreads. Yuuri : {That's the voice I heard when I was being pulled under!} <> Queen : Welcome to Hattusa. Yuuri : You called me here! Why? What are you going to... Queen : To put it bluntly, I need your blood. I need the red blood that will flow out when I cut you right here. <> Yuuri : {My blood?} Queen : The Emperor is very old, and I want my own son to succeed him. But my son is the Emperor's last son, and the youngest Prince. All the Princes older than him must die for him to become Crown Prince. Therefore, I need blood as a sacrifice to curse them to death. <> Queen : I prayed for God to give me a sacrifice, the greatest sacrifice from any country, and you appeared. Yuuri : {I'm going to be sacrificed?} How can they allow something like this to happen, in practically the 21st century? Queen : Twenty-first-century? Is that your country? This is the Hittite Empire. There is nothing that I, Queen of King Suppiluliuma, the water King, cannot do. Yuuri : The water King? --Queen, His Majesty is on his way here! <> Queen : Why is he coming here? --Perhaps he has heard of the commotion in town. Queen : He mustn't learn of my plan to kill the other Princes with curses. Yuuri : The King... {He might be able to stop her!} Queen : I have an idea. All we need is this girl's blood. King : Queen, I have heard of the girl who appeared from the spring. Why is she in this palace? <> Queen : Have you forgotten, Your Highness? Because I am Queen, I am also the High Priestess. The spring is blessed by Teshub, and under holy jurisdiction. There's no reason why the girl shouldn't be here. Yuuri : {Save me, please save me!} King : Hmm. What are you going to do with the girl? Queen : Since the girl appeared from the place of Teshub, we ought to return her to him so the empire will prosper. King : As a sacrifice to Teshub, you mean? As you wish. <> King : If that's what you've decided, you may do so. Queen : Bring the girl to the temple and give official notice to the townspeople that the ceremony will be tomorrow! Yuuri : {No! No one's going to save me...Sacrifices? Death curses? What kind of joke is this?} <> Yuuri : {This can't possibly be real!} --Bring out the girl! Yuuri : {This is all just a bad dream!} --His Highness and Prince Sali Arnwanda have arrived. Yuuri : {What should I do? I'm really going to be killed!} --The third Prince, Kail Mursili, has arrived. Kail : Are you well, brother? Yuuri : {It's him!} <> Yuuri : {That guy's the third Prince? So he's in league with the Queen after all!} Queen : Holy Teshub, God of Gods, we pray for your blessing of rain and the fertility of the land, and send this untouched girl to you. <> Queen : Please accept this girl as tribute and grant our wishes. <> Yuuri : {No! I don't want to die!} Yuuri : {I don't want to die!} <> Queen : Who was that? Who dares to mock Teshub by interfering with this holy ceremony? Kail : I do not mock him; it's quite the opposite, mother. Yuuri : {That guy?} Queen : Prince Kail, it was you who threw the cup? And what do you mean, the opposite? Even if you are a Prince, you aren't allowed to do whatever you like! <> Kail : I stopped you because I did not wish to deceive the Gods, mother. Yes, I thought so; it's this girl. A sacrifice to Teshub must be pure, correct, father? King : Of course. Kail : Then it would be a sin to allow her to be sacrificed without telling you that she is not pure. I have a confession to make! Yuuri : {What's he going to say?} Kail : Without knowing that she was to be sacrificed, I took this girl and stole her virtue. Yuuri : What!? Queen : That's impossible! {I only summoned her to this country yesterday!} Kail : Why do you doubt me, mother? Surely you haven't forgotten what happened yesterday, under the dappled shade? Yuuri : That was--you--! Kail : Play along if you want your head to stay connected to your body, all right? Yuuri : {I don't want to die, but he didn't do anything more than kiss me! And I've only even kissed Himuro once!} King : Young lady, is what the Prince says true? Yuuri : <> Kail : I'll take responsibility for making her useless as a sacrifice. I'm bringing her with me. Queen : I won't let you do that, Prince Kail! Kail : I'll send a hundred pure cows and goats to the temple. That's the custom, right, father? King : Fine. Queen : King! <> King : You can get yourself a reputation as a womanizer if you like, Prince Kail, but you'll have to marry a reputable woman and settle down one day. Kail : I agree, father, but there are as many beautiful women as there are stars in the sky; I cannot choose only one. Yuuri : {I'm safe! For now, at least, I'm safe! But this isn't that great either! I want to go home to Japan!} --Prince Kail has quite a reputation, but I can't believe... Queen : It matters not. For what I truly want her for, it doesn't matter whether or not she is pure. All I need is the blood that flows from her neck! --Then... Queen : Yes! Send the "Black Water" to Prince Kail's palace! Kail : Kikkuli! It's over, we're going back to the palace. --Who's that girl, Kail-sama? Kail : Queen Nakia's up to something no good again. Yuuri : {Up to something no good?} Then you're not friends with the Queen? Kail : Friends? Actually, I'm probably the person who's in her way more than anyone else. Yuuri : Then... Yuuri : Take me back home! The Queen brought me here! Kail : She brought you here? From where? Yuuri : Japan! Kail : Japan? Yuuri : This place is called Hattusa, right? I don't have any idea where that is! Kail : You really must be a country girl, if you don't know the capital of the Hittite Empire! Well, you don't look like a Kassite...do you know the Mittani kingdom? Yuuri : No... Kail : What about Egypt? Yuuri : Egypt! <> Yuuri : I know about Egypt! Is it near here? {Egypt is in the Middle East. Is that where I am?} Kail : It's not close at all. It's fifteen or sixteen days by chariot. But is there a town called Japan in Egypt? Yuuri : No, that's not it... --Kail-sama, lots of new towns have been springing up there since the last pharaoh. Kail : Yes. Tutankhamen has worked hard as well. Yuuri : Tutankhamen? Kail : You know of him? He's a boy king, younger than I am. Yuuri : {I've read about him in a book! He was a pharaoh of *Ancient* Egypt! Am I in the ancient Middle East now?} Kail : Are you all right? What's your name? Yuuri : Yuuri. Kail : All right, Yuuri. You say the Queen brought you here? Why did she do that? <> Yuuri : She wants her own son to be the heir to the throne, so she wants to curse and kill the other Princes, and she needs me for that. {The ancient Middle East? I can't believe it! Take me back home!} Yuuri : Well, this isn't the time to cry. It isn't going to change anything. Prince Kail dropped me off here and then took off again, so I'll have to do something by myself. <> Yuuri : But how am I supposed to get back, anyway? Tito : Um...I brought you some supper... Yuuri : Eimi!? <> Yuuri : You're a boy? Sorry, you looked like my little sister. {Of course Eimi wouldn't be here...} Tito : I'm Tito. Kail-sama told me to take care of you, Yuuri-sama. Yuuri : Yuuri-*sama*? Tito : I'm glad. This is the first time Kail-sama's brought a girl here. Do you like flowers? Oh, I made you supper. Yuuri : Thanks. {He is kind of like her, moving around energetically and really talkative...} <> Yuuri : Can I ask you something, Tito? Tito : Sure. Yuuri : Can you really put a curse on and kill someone by using someone else as a sacrifice? Tito : That's a crime, Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Then it can be done, right? Tito : A priest with enough power could do it, but when you want to put a curse on someone, you usually use snakes. You'd only use another human if you wanted to kill someone really good or high-class. Tito : Why are you asking, Yuuri-sama? Yuuri : No reason. If one of those powerful priests used their power to bring a person here from far away, how would that person be able to get back? Tito : I guess you'd just have to ask the same priest to do it. Usually only the person who used their power can erase its effects. <> Tito : Well, my room is beside the kitchen. Call me if you need anything. Good night. Why are there six jugs of water? I only brought in five. --A little while ago a water seller came buy, bragging how good his water was, so I bought a jug. Tito : Hmm. Then I'll bring it to Yuuri-sama tomorrow morning. Queen : You can hear his breathing...he's still a child, but we can use him. Queen : Now, let's put him to work. <> Yuuri : {Only the person who used their power can erase its effects? Then, the only one who can bring me back to Japan is that awful Queen? I know it's dangerous to get close to her; in fact, there's no one I'd want to get close to less.} <> Yuuri : {But I've got to go see her, just once, so I can get home again.} Uh-oh, I came out in a strange place...where was the gate again? This place is way too big to be just for the Prince. Yuuri : Ow! {What!?} Yuuri : Tito! {The color of his eyes is different!} Yuuri : Stop, Tito, what's wrong with you? Get a hold of yourself! Tito! <> Yuuri : Somebody come over here! Isn't there anybody there? {Are you really trying to kill me, Tito? Why is this place so deserted?} Yuuri : Tito, stop! Queen : Fortunately, the Prince only keeps a few servants and close advisers at his palace, so there's no one to get in the way. Have preparations for the ceremony been made, Urhi? --Yes. All we need now is the girl's blood and your curse. Queen : Ha ha ha. The older Princes will die and my son will take the throne. <> Queen : Be grateful that I've given your humble body some greater use, child. Now, give me the girl's blood! Kill the girl! Yuuri : Tito! Yuuri : Aah! Queen : Don't let her get away, you useless boy! Yuuri : {What's wrong with Tito? He's so different from just a little while ago. It's almost as if he's possessed!} <> Yuuri : {The gate! I can get out!} Somebody! <> Yuuri : Tito! <> Yuuri : Eeeeek! Kail : Tito, what are you doing? <> Kail : Stop! Tito? Queen : Kail interfered! Damn him! --Queen! Queen : Not to worry, the Black Water will disappear, and they'll have no evidence. Kail : That's the Queen's Black Water! Yuuri : Kail-sama...{This is too much. I don't know what's what any more.} Kail : Yuuri? Yuuri : {I want to go home, I want to go home. I hate it here.} <> Kail : Yuuri! --What's wrong? --What happened? Kail : You're awake? How do you feel? Yuuri : Eeek! {My clothes!} Kail : Tito was being controlled by the Queen. I tried to find out more, but it's clear that she's planning something. Your wounds weren't too bad. I put some medicine on them, so they'll heal soon. Yuuri : {Medicine...he treated me? But he didn't have to take all my clothes off! It looks like the Queen really wants to kill me. But she's the only one who can bring me back to the 20th century. What should I do?} Kail : Does it hurt? Yuuri : It's not too bad. Thanks. Yuuri : What are you doing? Stop! Kail : Don't tell me that you don't know what it means when a man and a woman are together. I don't intend to marry just yet, but I should be able to have a concubine. Yuuri : {A concubine?} <> Yuuri : Stop! {This can't be happening!} No! Himuro! Kail : Himuro? Yuuri : He's the guy I like. I really love him, and I hate you! Yuuri : There are bells ringing... Kail : Tito's execution is about to start. That's what the bells mean. Yuuri : Tito's execution? <> Yuuri : Why's he going to be executed? Kail : Anyone who tries to kill someone related to royalty must have the harshest possible punishment. You have been regarded as a princess since I took you to my palace. Yuuri : But Tito was being controlled by the Queen! Kail : There's no proof of that! I don't want him to die either, but I can't bend the law. Yuuri : You idiot! Now isn't the time for that! Where are they going to have the execution? --He's just a kid! --He tried to kill royalty. --That's ridiculous! --Get the rope around his neck! --Pull! Yuuri : Wait! Stop the execution! Tito : Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Stop the execution! Say something, Kail-sama! Kail : Yuuri... Yuuri : It wasn't Tito's fault, and I only had light wounds! {He's the only one who's been nice to me since I got here!} --I'm afraid that when a commoner raises a sword against royalty, he must be executed. It would be different if you were a commoner as well... Yuuri : It's a question of status? <> --If you were both commoners, it could be solved with a fine or forced labor. Yuuri : Then punish Tito by making him work for me! Let's go, Tito! --That's against the law! Yuuri : I don't really have any status! If I'm so great that Tito deserves to be executed, at least listen to what I ask! Kail : Yuuri! Royal influence should not be used for personal matters! <> Yuuri : What are you saying? Doesn't status exist so that people who are higher up can protect lower people? If you've got influence, what do you use it for, if not now? <> Kail : I see. Let's take Tito home. --What? You, too? Kail : That's right. I'll let my princess have her way. I won't go against her this time. Kail : Take Tito home, Kikkuri. --Right! --Wait, Prince Kail! Kail : I will take responsibility. Come to my palace if there's a problem. <> Tito : Yuuri-sama...I could have been killed... Yuuri : I'm glad you weren't, Tito. Let's go home. Tito : I'll do anything for you, Yuuri-sama. Just say it! Yuuri : Thank you, but don't worry about it. {All I want is to go back to the 20th century. If only the Queen can do that, there's no point asking anyone else.} Why can what a priest does only be undone by that priest? --Oh? A different priest would be able to do it, if they had enough power. <> Yuuri : Really? Then tell me, who has as much power as the Queen? --The Queen? She's really powerful. Only a couple of people in the empire. Yuuri : But they do exist? --They do indeed. There happens to be one right before your eyes. {The polite language he's using means...} <> Kail : Is there something wrong with my being a priest? Yuuri : Prince Kail? {He can get me back to the 20th century?} <> Kail : Priestly power is a magic that far surpasses human power. It's necessary to be cautious when using magic, because it can be used for good or for evil. Yuuri : I don't need a lecture! Yuuri : I just want to know if you can bring me back to where I used to be! Kail : That's what I was trying to explain to you, before you interrupted. Yuuri : Just tell me the conclusion, please! {If Prince Kail can erase the Queen's magic, I can go back to the 20th century!} Kail : The conclusion? I can do it. Yuuri : How? What should I do? Bring me back right away! Kail : I'm trying to explain that to you! Whether the Queen does it or I do it, the conditions have to be the same as the time you came here for me to return you. <> Kail : One: all seven springs in Hattusa have to be full. In this season, all the springs are full when the morning star shines in the east, so we should wait until them. There's one more. Yuuri : What's that? Kail : You need the clothes you were wearing when you came to this land. Those funny ones you were wearing when I first met you. Yuuri : Oh! Kail : What? Yuuri : {What happened to those clothes? When the Queen brought me to be sacrificed...} That's right, they're in the Great Temple! Kail : The Great Temple? Yuuri : That's where they changed my clothes! <> Yuuri : {I can go home! A day when all seven springs are filled, the clothes I wore when I came here, and Prince Kail. If I have all of those, then I can go home!} <> Kail : Kikkuri, find out what happened to her clothes. --Right. Yuuri : I'll go too! Kail : Not so fast. The Queen doesn't just have magic, she has influence because of her position. Wait her quietly, unless you want to have your head cut off. Yuuri : You meanie prince! <> Tito : It's all right. Even the Queen can't reach in here. Yuuri : Tito... Tito : Kail-sama will protect you. Yuuri : {He has saved me a lot since I came here...and just this morning, he stopped when I said I had someone I liked...} <> Yuuri : {He really isn't such a bad person, but I keep on getting mad at him} Are you there, Prince Kail? Kail : Oh, Yuuri. Yuuri : Um, I... Kail : I was just thinking of calling you. Have some of these. Yuuri : Ooh, these are good! Kail : They're made from jujube tree sap. Yuuri : But I can't eat too many, or I'll get fat. Kail : That's why they're there. You're too skinny; I prefer more well-rounded women. So don't worry about getting fat. <> Kail : I hope you develop real breasts by the time you're 15 or 16. Yuuri : I'm already 15! Kail : I thought she was 12 or 13! Tito : So did I! Yuuri : Besides, I don't want to spend years here! {Stupid Prince. I missed my chance to say 'thank you.'} Kail : What? The Queen left with Yuuri's clothes? --Yes, several of the priests say they saw her do it. Yuuri : Then we've got to go to the Queen's place! Kail : Wait. Evil magic gets stronger at night. We can't move right away. Yuuri : But, Prince! Kail : This is the Queen's trap. I have a personal stake in this too. If your neck gets cut, the other princes and I will lose our lives. So we need to bide our time and think of a plan. Yuuri : Fine. {I'm sorry, but I've had enough. I can't stand to be here any longer. I'll go to get my clothes when everyone's asleep!} Yuuri : {But...} There are a lot of empty rooms in the palace! Why do I have to sleep with you? Kail : I don't want everyone to know that the biggest playboy in Hattusa hasn't even laid a hand on you yet. Yuuri : But...{If I'm with the prince, I won't be able to run away!} Kail : Keep complaining, and I really will have my way with you! Yuuri : Good night! {Fine, I'll just wait until the prince falls asleep.} <> Queen : I can't see the girl! --It must be because Prince Kail won't let go of her. Queen : Curses! The girl needs these clothes to return to where she came from. So she really wants them, but Kail is stopping her! Is there no other way to draw the girl away from the palace? <> Queen : Ah, I can see her now. I see...she left the prince to come here. We must welcome her, Urhi. --Yes, my Queen. Yuuri : {Sorry, Prince Kail, but I need to get my clothes back and return to the 20th century.} <> Tito : Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Tito! Tito : You're going to the Queen's palace after all! You can't! Kail told you to wait! Yuuri : Please let me go, I really need my clothes! Tito : Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : I have to go! Tito : All right, but I'll go with you. Tito : In the first place, do you even know where the Queen's palace is? Yuuri : Well... Tito : I thought so. That's why I'm going with you. Yuuri : Are you sure? Tito : I said before that I'd do anything for you. Yuuri : Thanks! Tito : I'm amazed that you can argue with Kail-sama like that! When my sisters see his face, they can't say anything! Yuuri : You have sisters, Tito? Tito : Yes, three older sisters. Tito : They gave me this choker when I left home. That's my name engraved on it. Yuuri : They sound like nice sisters. Tito : They are. There's the Queen's palace. Yuuri : That enormous palace? Kail : That foolish little tomboy! She waited for me to fall asleep, and ran off! --Tito isn't here either, your highness. Kail : Why does she think I stayed here, and didn't go to visit the lovely princesses? --But, Kail-sama, you seem to enjoy your time with Yuuri more than with any of the princesses. <> Kail : Who, me? Don't be ridiculous! Get me some soldiers, Kikkuri. No horses; I don't want to wake the whole town. Yuuri went to the Queen's palace. We have to find her before she does. Tito : The back gate is open. Yuuri : Yeah, it's open... Tito : Are you sure you don't want to go back, Yuuri-sama? Yuuri : I'm going! They say you've got to go into the tiger's den if you want to catch tiger cubs! Tito : I've never heard that saying! Queen : You have some courage, coming in like that. Queen : This time, I won't let you get away! Yuuri : I wonder where the Queen put my clothes? Tito : There are lots of small shrines in the palace, so maybe one of them. But be careful, Yuuri! The Queen can control water. Yuuri : I know. But it's just water, right? As long as I'm careful not to drink it or get dragged down into it... Yuuri : {It's just water.} <> Yuuri : Eeeek! <> Yuuri : {How could water stab through my body?} Yuuri : {I had no idea water could be such a deadly weapon.} <> Tito : Don't stay there, Yuuri-sama! There's a drainpipe under there! Yuuri : A drain pipe? Water! Tito : Let's go back, Yuuri. We should let Kail-sama handle it. Yuuri : But we already went to all the trouble to come here! I've got to get my clothes! <> Tito : Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : I'll be fine! I'll be more careful not to get close to water this time! <> Yuuri : Aaah! {This guy must be one of the Queen's soldiers!} <> Tito : Let go of Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Stop that! Let go of me! Yuuri : Ow! {My clothes!} <> --This is the first time I've seen ivory skin like yours... Yuuri : What are you-- Queen : Stop! She doesn't belong to you. Yuuri : You're the Queen, aren't you? Even if your face is hidden, I know you are! Queen : You do not need to concern yourself with such things now. This time, I will cut your throat. --Let me have the girl's body after you cut off her head! Queen : What would you do with it? She has none of the gold and silver you like so much. <> --I want her white ivory skin. I've made these clothes with the skin of people I've killed. The black parts are made of Nubians, the brown parts are made of Egyptians. I want to add this girl's skin. Yuuri : {Human skin!?} --Can I skin her? <> Queen : After you cut off her head and drain away the blood, I'll have no more use for the body. You can do as you like. Cut it quickly! --Your skin will be mine! Yuuri : This is stupid! To kill the princes by killing me and putting a curse on them--it's unscientific! Queen : I only regret that you won't be able to watch them suffer and die. <> Queen : Now, my Water God, partake of this girl's blood. Yuuri : Noooo! {This can't be happening! I want to go home!} <> Queen : God, grant my wishes in exchange for this blood! Yuuri : {I don't want to die here! I miss my mom and dad, and Marie and Eimi, and Hi...} <> Queen : Off with her head! Yuuri : Nooo! Prince Kail! <> Queen : My water basin! <> Yuuri : {Why did I just think of Prince Kail, instead of Himuro?} Tito : Run away, Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : {That's right! I don't care about the prince. I want to go home to my family and Himuro, so I need my clothes!} Tito : Yuuri-sama! <> Yuuri : I got my clothes! I can go back to the 20th century! Tito : This way, Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Tito! Queen : I can't control the water if the wash basin's empty! Chase after the girl! Catch her! Yuuri : I'm so happy! I'll be able to go home! Tito : I'm glad, Yuuri-sama! Tito : But I want to stay with you, Yuuri-sama. There's nobody like you in this country. Yuuri : Tito... Tito : And Kail-sama will be lonely if you go. Yuuri : He won't be lonely. {He'll be happy when I go, so he can go back to his pretty girlfriends.} Yuuri : Eeek! --I won't let you get away, girl. Yuuri : Let go! Tito : We have to get out quickly, Yuuri-sama! If we get out of the palace, even the Queen won't risk causing a huge commotion in town. Yuuri : Right! Yuuri : Aaah! Tito : Run away, Yuuri-sama! Yuuri : Tito! --Stop getting in my way, you little brat! I'll skin you alive! Tito : Yuuri-sama, thank you for saving my life. It really made me happy. Yuuri : Tito? <> Tito : Good luck! --Little brat! Yuuri : Tito! --Do you really want me to skin you that much? Yuuri : Tito! Open up! {Saving his life? I didn't do anything. He's the one who's saved me!} Kail : Yuuri! <> Yuuri : Prince Kail! Help! Please save Tito! Kail : What? Yuuri : Tito's inside! <> Kail : The Queen caught Tito? Yuuri : Please save him, he'll be killed! {It's my fault, for getting him mixed up in this!}