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Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori
Heaven by the Shores of a Red River
Volume 3
by Shinohara Chie
Flower Comics/Shogakukan 1995
Translation by Emily Horner
The Story Until Now
Yuuri is a normal middle-school student. But, while she's on a fun
date, she gets sucked into a puddle of water. She opens her eyes in the
ancient Hittite Empire. Because of the Queen's plans, she was brought
through time as a sacrifice. Yuuri was saved from a dangerous spot by
Prince Kail, and was taken to his palace as a 'concubine.' Yuuri wants
to return to the 20th century, but first, three conditions need to be
met. She needs Kail's power as a priest; all of the seven springs have
to be full; and she needs the clothes she was wearing. Yuuri sneaks
into the Queen's palace with Kail's servant Tito. But, that was the
Queen's trap. Yuuri is caught by the Queen's minion, Zuwa. Tito
sacrifices himself to save Yuuri. Yuuri vows not to return home until
she avenges Tito's death, and joins forces with Kail. Together, they
visit Tito's hometown, Alinna. There, Tito's older sisters attack
Yuuri. Even here, the Queen's traps are waiting. As Yuuri tries to
escape from Zuwa, a man named Talos appears in front of her...
Zuwa : Where did you go, girl? Light! You went outside! No matter
where you try to run, I'll cut off your neck!
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Yuuri : {If Zuwa catches me this time, I'll be killed for sure.}
Please let me go! I don't know what this is about, but if
you want to talk to me about something, we can talk later.
Talos : I don't want to talk. I hadn't thought about what I would
do if I saw you, but...Zuwa of Kashuga is chasing you.
I want you to fight him.
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Talos : Come!
Yuuri : Wait! I'll never win against him! Who are you, and why
are you...
{What's he going to do to me? I've heard that name, Talos,
before...}
Eeek!
Yuuri : {So many swords and spears!}
Talos : I won't tell you to fight Zuwa unarmed. Choose one weapon.
Yuuri : Please, tell me what's going on!
Talos : Making these weapons is the job of the Hatti clan.
Yuuri : Not about that, about...Hatti...Tito's family?
<>
Talos : Yes. If he had lived, Tito would have followed me to
become head of the Hatti clan.
Yuuri : {Talos is Tito's father!}
Talos : Choose a weapon, or I'll send you out there as you are.
Yuuri : {Just like Tito's sisters, he thinks that I killed Tito.}
Wait, I...
<>
Yuuri : {Can I really say that I didn't kill Tito? I didn't listen
when Prince Kail and Tito tried to stop me, and because
I broke into the Queen's palace, Tito was killed. And
besides, I'm staying in this world to get revenge.}
<>
Talos : Choose a weapon, and go to Zuwa!
Yuuri : {My staying here will be meaningless if I keep running
away. I have to chose a sword to fight Zuwa!}
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Talos : You may choose any sword you like. I would not be ashamed
to present that golden sword to the Queen herself. That
one, encrusted with gems and silver, is worth ten horses.
And they aren't only pretty to look at. They're swords that
can fight against Zuwa.
Yuuri : {They're all splendid, but they're too big for me.}
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Yuuri : {A rusty shortsword. What's it doing in the middle of all
these fine longswords? It doesn't look that great, and
it doesn't fit in here. Just like me.}
Yuuri : {It fits my hand well.}
I would like to have this one, if I may.
Zuwa : I've found you, girl! Alinna will be your grave!
--I don't know how father feels about Yuuri-sama. When we
were talking earlier about how she snuck into the Queen's
palace, he didn't say anything.
Kail : So he might try to kill her just like you did. If Yuuri's
alive, she must have seen Talos. Hurry!
Kail : Talos!
Talos : It has been quite some time, Prince Kail.
Kail : Did a girl with black hair and ivory skin come by here?
Talos : I sent your concubine out to Zuwa.
Kail : What?
Talos : You must really care about that girl. I've never seen you
so panicked.
Talos : There's no need to worry about her. I said I would give her
one weapon, and Yuuri didn't hesitate to choose *that*
sword.
--By 'that sword,' do you mean...
Kail : What sword?
Talos : Prince, the Middle East is being torn apart by war.
<>
Talos : Mittani in upper Mesopotamia, Egypt in the Nile river
valley, and our Hittite Empire in Anatolia, fight wars
over territory, and the smaller surrounding countries fight
their own small battles.
Kail : Even a child knows that much, Talos.
Talos : We have prayed for Ishtar, the goddess of war, to be on
our side. And now, everyone in the city is saying that
your concubine is really the disguised form of Ishtar.
--So you made Yuuri-sama pick a sword, father?
Talos : I thought that it could do no harm to try. She chose
correctly.
Kail : What is that sword?
--It's a treasured sword that the Hatti clan has protected
for a long time.
Kail : A treasured sword?
Talos : The sword that your concubine chose...
<>
Talos : Is the sword that will decide these land wars in the
Middle East!
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Zuwa : Wait, girl!
Yuuri : {I was ready to fight him, but how can I possibly beat such
a huge, stupid guy?
Prince Kail's soldiers!}
--Yuuri-sama!
--Yuuri-sama, you're safe!
--You're not dead after all!
Zuwa : Out of my way, fish!
<>
--Zuwa of Kashuga? Leave this to us!
Yuuri : No, wait!
Zuwa : You fool!
Yuuri : {What power! What a strong sword!}
--Hurry to the top, Yuuri-sama!
Kail : Yuuri!
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Kail : A bow! Someone get a bow!
--Yes!
Yuuri : {I can't do it!}
Yuuri : {Tito's bracelet!}
Zuwa : Why don't you just give up?
Yuuri : {I mustn't run away! I can't!}
Zuwa : Do you think you can resist me with that shortsword?
Do you want me to slice through that sword?
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Kail : Yuuri, stop!
Yuuri : {Tito, give me strength!}
Kail : Yuuri!
Yuuri : {Please, Tito, give me strength!}
<>
--Yuuri-sama!
Kail : She cut through Zuwa's sword!
Yuuri : {What is this sword?}
Yuuri : {What is this sword? How could this plain little sword
cut through Zuwa's strong sword?}
Zuwa : Impossible!
<>
Zuwa : Don't make a fool out of me, girl!
--Zuwa, we'll take revenge for all the dozens of people you
killed! Die!
Kail : Damn! I can't get a clear shot!
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Yuuri : {I can't think about what this sword is now. It doesn't
matter. If I can avenge Tito's death, that's enough.}
Zuwa, this time I'll take revenge for Tito!
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Zuwa : You're not ready to fight me, not in a hundred years!
Even without a sword, I could wring your neck!
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Yuuri : {Please let me avenge Tito! Please!}
Zuwa : Don't get cocky just because of that fluke back there. I'll
break that pathetic little sword.
Yuuri : {Please!}
Zuwa : What? The sword broke the castle wall? Impossible!
<>
Zuwa : Aaaaaaaaaah!
--Look over there!
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--He's dead?
--Zuwa's dead?
--The executioner of Kashuga is dead!
--Zuwa's dead!
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--He killed my father!
--He killed my little brother and wore his skin!
--He killed my husband!
--Kashuga won't try to attack the Hittite Empire again!
Yuuri : {Tito, even though I was helpless, you cared about me. It
was my fault that you died. I don't want to go back home
while I'm still this helpless.}
Yuuri : {Tito, I still can't reach the Queen, but I have killed
Zuwa. Is it all right if I think that I've half avenged
your death?}
--A star's coming up.
--Is it morning?
--That's Ishtar, the morning star.
--It's Ishtar!
--But Ishtar's not supposed to come up until next year's
water season!
--I know that! But look there, in the Eastern sky!
--Ishtar!?
--It's Ishtar!
--Ishtar, the Goddess of War, has returned to the Hittites!
<>
--Wait, that's...
--Look!
--Yuuri-sama!?
<>
--It's Yuuri-sama?
--Yuuri-sama is Ishtar?
--That's right! Yuuri-sama is the Goddess of War!
--She's our Goddess of War!
Yuuri : {Tito! I send you to Heaven!}
<>
Yuuri : {I send you to Heaven!}
--Hooray for Yuuri!
--Hooray for Ishtar!
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--Yuuri! Yuuri!
--That's Tito's bracelet. Sister, Zuwa really did kill him.
--Yes...I'm very sorry.
Kail : Yuuri!
Yuuri : Prince Kail! I'm sorry I made you worry. Hey, what are you
doing?
<>
Kail : It's true. Your heart's really beating. Your body feels
warm. Thank God.
Yuuri : Prince Kail...
Yuuri : What is this sword?
Talos : What do you think?
Yuuri : Talos.
Talos : Why did you choose this sword, Yuuri-sama?
Yuuri : The others were too nice for me. This one fit my hand the
best.
Talos : What do you think it is?
Yuuri : {Well, it's rusty...}
An iron sword, I guess.
Talos : You know about iron, Yuuri-sama?
Kail : What is the Hatti clan doing with iron?
Talos : I must commend you for being able to say it's an iron
sword.
Yuuri : {But everybody knows about iron.}
Umm...
Kail : Iron is a very rare metal, found only in rocks that fall
from the sky. So our country wants it, at any price. I'm
surprised that you know of it, since it's seen so rarely.
<>
Yuuri : {Iron is very rare?}
<>
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Kail : Why does the Hatti clan have an iron sword?
Talos : For a long time, our clan has had a technique to make iron
from ore on the surface of the earth. That method of making
iron is the hidden treasure of our clan.
Kail : You know how to make iron?
Hadi : Please punish us severely, Yuuri-sama! It's a great sin to
attack Ishtar, the Goddess of War, even in a disguised
form.
Yuuri : Hadi, I can't punish you...
Yuuri : Prince Kail?
Kail : You're the one who was in danger. You decide what to do.
Yuuri : I don't want to do anything. It was my fault for not
telling them the truth from the start.
Hadi : Yuuri-sama!
Kail : Luckily, not many people know that the 3 of you made Yuuri
drink poison, so we can just cover up the whole thing.
Yuuri : Prince!
Kail : Talos.
Talos : Yes?
<>
Kail : My palace doesn't have any women servants. I've been
thinking for some time that I should get someone to serve
Yuuri. Could I have those three sisters to be Yuuri's
servants?
Talos : Thank you very much.
Yuuri : {Now I feel as if Tito's forgiven me a little.}
--Come along, Yuuri-sama.
<>
Talos : Now that my son Tito is dead, I have no one to teach the
secret of making iron. You cared for Tito and avenged his
death. Yuuri-sama, I will teach you how to make iron.
Kail : Are you really going to teach that secret to Yuuri?
Talos : It is a technique that will decide the land wars in the
Middle East, so I will entrust it to Yuuri, who is Ishtar.
<>
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King : Kail, is it true that you have the secret for making iron?
Then my kingdom will be the strongest in the Middle East!
It's an even greater feat than subjugating Kashuga!
Kail : It is true, father. It was not me who was presented this
technique, but my lady.
<>
King : All the same, the Hittite Empire has it! Now even I want to
believe that your concubine is Ishtar. What is it, Queen?
Nakia : Indeed, you have a good eye for choosing women, Prince
Kail.
Kail : Thank you, stepmother.
{Queen Nakia, I'm surprised that you can say that so calmly
while boiling with anger that your plan to kill Yuuri
failed.}
<>
King : Kail, is it possible to quickly manufacture a great number
of iron weapons? If so, we will go to war with Mitanni.
Kail : Mitanni? Have they started to move?
King : We have fought wars with them for many years, but it seems
that they want to fight a decisive battle this year.
King : This will not be a petty squabble like before. Rather, it
will be a war that risks the very existence of each of our
countries. I have ordered all the princes scattered over
the kingdom to return. Do not neglect your preparations,
Kail.
Kail : I won't.
{A war with Mitanni is starting soon...}
<>
King : Wait, Kail.
Kail : What is it, father?
King : You should bring along your concubine when the war starts.
If nothing else, their belief in Ishtar will raise the
soldiers' morale.
Understood?
<>
Kikkuri : Don't grip the reins so tightly. They aren't the reins of
life, you know.
Yuuri : But I'm gonna fall!
Kikkuri : That's why you need to sit up and get balanced!
<>
Kikkuri : But Yuuri, why are you starting this so soon after
returning from Alinna?
Yuuri : {I don't want to get in Prince Kail's way any more, and we
still need to solve the problem of the Queen.}
Hadi : Yuuri-sama!
Yuuri : Hadi, Ryui, Shalla, teach me swordfighting and archery
later, okay?
I've heard that you're really good.
<>
Hadi : What are you talking about? Prince Kail will be home very
soon! You're his concubine, and look at you!
Kikkuri : Yuuri-sama!
Hadi : Your skin and hair are all dirty because of how you've
neglected them. Summer is called the 'season of fire' in
Anatolia, so they'll get very dry.
Yuuri : It's all right, Hadi, really! I always look like this!
Hadi : We can't have that happen to you now that you are letting
us serve you. When you get out of the water, I'll massage
your whole body with aromatic oils.
Kail : I'm home, Kikkuri.
Kikkuri : Welcome back, Kail-sama.
Kail : We'll be at war with Mitanni soon.
Kikkuri : Finally!
Kail : Call Il Vani if you want to talk about anything. I'll go
have a bath.
Kikkuri : Oh? But right now, the bath...
Kail : I hate being dusty during the hot season.
<>
Hadi : You have skin like a baby's, Yuuri-sama!
Yuuri : But I'm skinny and I don't have any breasts.
Hadi : They'll grow soon. The best thing for that is to have the
Prince touch them. You should ask Prince Kail.
Yuuri : Don't say that to me with a straight face.
Kail : You can talk to me about that any time.
Hadi : Welcome back, Prince!
Yuuri : Eeek! Get out, you pervert!
--What did you just do to the Prince? You shouldn't be
embarrassed, you spend every night together.
Yuuri : {If I was really his concubine, then I'd be able to stay by
his side...but I can't.}
Hadi : Yuuri-sama, you're dressed like a boy again!
Yuuri : That's fine. It would just be a waste to get dressed up
anyway.
--Prince Zananza has returned from the region of Kanesh!
Kail : Zananza's back?
Yuuri : Zananza?
Il Vani : Zananza Hattusili, the fourth prince.
Yuuri : Il Vani-san.
<>
Il Vani : He and Prince Kail are half-brothers who were raised
together. He is Prince Kail's most deeply trusted brother.
Yuuri : Deeply trusted brother?
Il Vani : Prince Kail needs him to be able to obtain more territory
in the Middle East.
Yuuri : {Territory in the Middle East?}
Zananza : Brother! It's been so long.
Kail : I'm glad you're back, Zananza. Are you well?
Zananza : Of course! Where's your Ishtar?
Kail : What?
Zananza : I'm more interested in seeing this beautiful girl I've been
hearing about than in the war with Mitanni. Don't hide her,
bring her out.
<>
Zananza : Oh, she is beautiful! Not that one? What about this one?
I didn't know you liked little boys, brother!
Hadi : That's why I said you should get changed.
Yuuri : Leave me alone.
Zananza : I'm very sorry.
Kail : Zananza!
Zananza : She's so different from the lovers you've had before...
No, I trust your judgement.
Zananza : It's no surprise that you picked Ishtar. You'll win the war
with Mitanni.
Il Vani : Otherwise, we will be in trouble. This war is a good chance
for Prince Kail's name to spread throughout the Middle
East.
Kikkuri : He'll be fine. There's no soldier as strong as Kail-sama.
Kail : Don't get careless. If we lose this war, the Hittite
Empire will be destroyed.
Yuuri : Prince Kail, do you want more territory too?
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Kail : If and when I reach the throne, there will be an ideal
rule. We will neither attack nor be attacked. It will be a
peaceful reign, without war.
<>
Kail : Do you think it's contradictory for me to with for war now?
The world as it is now isn't made up only of beautiful
things. The weak are soon destroyed by neighboring
countries. You cannot have peace without having war first.
<>
Kail : To that end, I need more territory.
Zananza : Let's do it, brother. I'm sure you'll be able to. And I
would like to help you, though I know I'm not your equal.
Kail : Zananza...
Yuuri : {Prince Kail seems to get further away from me the more I
learn about him.}
We're out of wine. I'll bring some more.
Kail : Yuuri...
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Il Vani : I am still opposed to your having a concubine, but I will
accept Yuuri-sama. It may be useful to have her by your
side, until you marry.
Kail : I don't keep Yuuri with me because she's Ishtar!
Zananza : Your head is as hard as a rock, Il Vani. Until now, my
brother has associated with many princesses, but looked at
them only to judge whether or not they would make good
wives. If he really loves this girl, isn't that a good
thing?
<>
Kail : Yuuri...
Yuuri : Prince Kail.
<>
Kail : Yuuri, do you want me to build a separate palace for you?
I would hire strong guards for it...so do you want to leave
me?
Yuuri : {Prince Kail has to find a wife soon...}
If that's what you wish.
Kail : If you're with me, you're going to get involved in this
world's wars.
<>
Kail : You don't belong to me. But you'll get dragged into my
ambitions, and I'll end up using you.
Yuuri : Would I be helpful to you?
Kail : Yes, too helpful. I didn't steal you from the Queen just so
I could use you.
Yuuri : Keep me with you.
<>
Kail : Yuuri?
Yuuri : {I shouldn't fall in love with Prince Kail. He can never be
mine. I know that, but...}
If I won't be in your way, let me stay with you.
Yuuri : {I know that, but right now, I just want to stay with him.}
<>
Yuuri : {I want to help him!}
<>
Nakia : Kail Mursili and Zananza Hattusili, known as the two best
warriors in the Hittite Empire, are together. And the
people have begun to revere that little girl as Ishtar,
the Goddess of War.
<>
Nakia : Unless something is done, Kail's exploits in the war with
Mitanni will make him reach the throne. I cannot let that
happen!
Yuuri : {Someday Prince Kail will get married, and I'll return to
Japan next year.}
<>
Yuuri : {So I can't let myself with for anything. I can't let
myself start to like Prince Kail more than I already do!}
Kail : All right, that's enough.
Yuuri : Prince Kail!
Kail : If you can use your sword that well against Zananza, that's
good enough, Yuuri.
Hadi : Yuuri-sama, you're getting better so quickly, we can't even
be your opponents any more.
Zananza : You've got good muscles. It's too bad you're a girl.
Yuuri : Well, I was always good at gym...but I hated history.
{But...this is the only way I can stay with Prince Kail.}
Zananza : I think I'm beginning to understand why you're so attracted
to her. She always tries hard at everything, and she's
cute.
Il Vani : Excuse me, Princes.
Kail : Il Vani?
<>
Il Vani : Tonight, the Emperor will hold a banquet for his sons, who
are all gathered here after a long absence.
Kail : Oh, a banquet?
Il Vani : Yes, and I've been told that you may each bring your
concubines.
Yuuri : You mean...me too? I don't want to. I'd be really out of
place at a royal banquet.
Il Vani : His Highness has said that he would especially like to see
you, Yuuri-sama.
Be careful, Prince Kail. It was Queen Nakia who wanted to
invite the concubines as well.
<>
Kail : Is the Queen plotting something again?
Yuuri : {I'm not sure what it is, but I think she hasn't given up
on killing me.}
<>
Kail : Yuuri, you have nothing to worry about it, since both
Zananza and myself will be here.
Zananza : That's right. Not even the Queen can do anything in such a
public place.
Yuuri : Okay.
Yuuri : {All the women are so beautiful, like tropical fish.}
--Look!
--Is that Kail-sama's--
--But she looks just like a boy!
Yuuri : {It's not my fault. Girlish clothes just don't suit me.}
Nakia : Ah, Prince Kail, Prince Zananza. Welcome.
Yuuri : Queen Nakia!
{What's she going to do this time?}
Nakia : Step down! You may not enter by this entrance.
Kail : Queen, this is the entrance for members of the royal
family. My lady should be able to come in.
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Nakia : Your lady? In those clothes, I thought she was only a page!
Whether she is Ishtar or not, those clothes are entirely
unsuitable. All of the other princes' concubines are
elegantly dressed. It's absurd that you cannot even take
care of the way your concubine is dressed!
Yuuri : But he did bring me the clothes that I like!
Nakia : Silence! This is none of your concern. It puts in question
the dignity of a prince who would bring a girl dressed like
that to the Emperor's banquet.
Yuuri : {The prince's dignity...}
Kail : Don't worry about it, Yuuri. You're dressed in the way that
suits you.
Yuuri : But...
Hadi : It's all right, Yuuri-sama. I thought this might happen,
and I brought you some clothes.
<>
--What? Aren't you horrified to hear the Queen talk to you
like that?
Yuuri : Yes, but...
--Come on, this way.
Hadi : Please give us a little time, Prince.
Kail : All right.
{It surely isn't such a big thing to make Yuuri get
changed. What is she doing?}
--The Crown Prince, Sali Arnwanda, his wife and concubines.
The second Prince, Rois Telipinu, his wife and concubines.
The third Prince, Kail Mursili, and his concubine. Oh?
Where is she?
King : Kail? What happened to your Ishtar?
--She must've been too embarrassed.
<>
Kail : Please wait a little while. Ishtar, the morning star, is
waiting for dawn.
King : Zananza, now that Kail has a concubine, you're the only one
without a woman.
Zananza : I should find someone soon.
Hadi : Excuse me, Yuuri-sama is ready.
Hadi : Yuuri-sama, what is it?
Yuuri : I'm too embarrassed in these clothes!
Zananza : It seems that the veil of night is thick. I will escort
her.
<>
Zananza : Come on out, Yuuri.
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Yuuri : {What is it? Do I really look weird?}
--She's beautiful!
King : I barely recognized you! Of course, Ishtar is also the
goddess of beauty and fertility.
--I would never have thought that Kail would bring such a
beautiful concubine.
Zananza : Watch out!
Yuuri : I'm sorry, I'm not used to wearing these things...
Zananza : No, I'm sorry.
Nakia : Two men, and one woman...in that situation, it's very easy
to disturb the harmony. I will make Kail fall from power,
and cut that girl's neck as a sacrifice.
I won't let the throne go to anyone but my son!
Zananza : What's wrong? You look tired.
Yuuri : Oh, Prince Zananza. I've just never been in a place like
this before, and I got worried looking at the Queen.
If you're looking for Prince Kail, he's talking to the
ministers over there.
Zananza : No, I'm not looking for my brother...I was surprised when
I saw you before. You look like my mother.
Zananza : My mother was a lady in waiting for Kail's mother, the
former Queen. She caught the eye of my father, and I was
born.
Yuuri : So that's why you were raised with Prince Kail?
Zananza : That's right. But my mother was weak, and died while I was
still young. Hinti-sama, the Queen, took me in, and my
brother and I became inseparable.
<>
Zananza : I remember my mother as being small and thin, like a young
girl. Just like you.
Kail : Come here, Yuuri. I'll introduce you to the ministers.
Yuuri : I'm sorry, Prince. Excuse me.
<>
Zananza : Ah, Il Vani. Will you talk with me for a while? I'd like to
stay a little longer tonight.
Il Vani : Prince, you should find a wife or a concubine quickly.
Someone just for you.
Zananza : This is none of your business. I wasn't...
<>
--Would you like some more wine, Prince Zananza?
Zananza : Yes, please.
--I gave it to him, Queen.
Nakia : Thank you. I wanted him to drink it right away because it's
a very fine import from Egypt.
<>
Zananza : What?
{My body's hot...my head feels like it's going to break...}
Nakia : Prince Zananza, what you just drank is called Rose Water.
Beautiful young prince, there is something that you wish
for. There's no need to repress your feelings.
<>
Nakia : Go, and take what you want!
Zananza : I want that girl.
<>
Zananza : {I want that girl!}
Yuuri : Oh, I'm finally home! I'm getting changed. I don't want to
wear these clothes any more.
Hadi : I'll prepare your bath right away.
Yuuri : Hadi, I'm taking a bath by myself tonight!
Hadi : But I'll wash your body...
Yuuri : I can do it myself! Really, I can!
Kail : Let Yuuri do what she likes, Hadi.
Zananza : {I want her!}
<>
Yuuri : {This doesn't feel right. I was sure that the Queen was
going to try something tonight...}
Who's there?
<>
Yuuri : Prince Zananza? What are you doing here?
{There's something strange about him.}
<>
Yuuri : Ah! Eeek!
<>
Yuuri : What's happened to you, Prince? Get a grip!
Zananza : Don't try to escape, Yuuri. I want you.
Yuuri : No! Let go!
Yuuri : Ah! Prince Kail!
Kail : Yuuri?
Kail : Zananza?
Yuuri : Prince Kail!
Kail : What do you think you're doing, Zananza?
<>
Zananza : Let me have this girl, brother.
Kail : Do you understand what you're saying?
Zananza : It isn't so unusual for a man to give his concubine to
another.
Il Vani : It seems that Prince Zananza is being controlled by
someone, Your Highness.
Kail : Indeed.
Zananza : Give her to me. I will love her dearly.
Yuuri : No!
Kail : Zananza!
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Zananza : If she won't be mine, I will kill her right here.
Kikkuri : Prince Zananza!
Kail : Wait, Kikkuri. He's serious.
Yuuri : Prince Kail!
Kail : Yuuri!
Close the gates, don't let him get outside!
Kikkuri : Prince Zananza struck down the guard and escaped on
horseback!
Kail : Then get me a horse, I'll go after him.
Kikkuri : But he released all the horses in the stables!
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Kail : What?
Yuuri : Go back, Prince Zananza! Please!
{He's acting like Tito when the Queen was controlling
him. Is that what happened to him?}
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Zananza : Soldiers, open the castle gates!
--But Prince Zananza, you need permission to open the castle
gates at night...
Zananza : I don't care, open them! Open them!
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Kikkuri : Prince Kail, Prince Zananza has escaped from the town.
Kail : What? Which way did he go?
--Straight to the south.
Kail : The south? {To the town of Kanesh, which Zananza knows
well?}
King : Kail! Is it true that Zananza kidnapped your concubine?
Kail : Yes. I am ashamed to say that I was unable to watch him
properly.
Nakia : As well you should be! Can we leave control of the army
and government to someone who cannot even control his own
concubine and little brother?
Kikkuri : How can you say that, while you're controlling
Zananza-sama?
Il Vani : Shh!
King : This is the first time there's been such a scandal at
court--and with the war with Mitanni so close!
Kail : Father, please give me permission to pursue Zananza.
King : But you have preparations for the war to make.
Kail : I will not neglect them.
King : Very well, Kail. Let us see how you will handle this.
Kail : He's going to Kanesh. Get horses ready, Kikkuri.
Kikkuri : Yes, sir!
Kail : Take care of the rest, Il Vani. Make sure my army will be
ready to leave at any time.
Il Vani : Very well.
Hadi : Prince Kail, please let us come along!
Nakia : This will be the end of Kail's reputation. If Zananza
sleeps with that girl, the harmony between the three of
them will surely be shattered.
Then it will be an easy task to behead her. This should be
interesting, Uruhi.
Il Vani : Kikkuri?
Kikkuri : Il Vani-sama?
Il Vani : You have to find Yuuri-sama before Prince Zananza makes
her his own.
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Il Vani : Prince Kail realizes that Prince Zananza was not acting out
of his own free will, but logic and emotions are different
matters. His heart will not remain calm if Yuuri-sama is
stolen from him.
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Kikkuri : Zananza-sama isn't here, Kail-sama.
Kail : What?
Kikkuri : It seems that he only stopped here to change horses, and
then left immediately.
Kail : How far is he going to take her? It's already been three
days from Hattusa.
Hadi : In this heat, I'm worried about Yuuri's health.
Kail : {I don't believe that Zananza would put Yuuri in danger...
however...}
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Kail : Which way did he go, Kikkuri?
Kikkuri : To the south.
Kail : To the south? That will take him to Kizzwatna, the country
that borders on Mitanni!
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[On the map: the Hittite empire is the large light grey expanse to the
west. The more northern city there is Hattusa; the more southern city
is Kanesh. Kizzwatna is the region to the south of Kanesh, and Mitanni
is the region to the east.]
Kizzwatna is a small kingdom that lies between the two empires.
Bordering on the Meditteranean, it is an important site for naval
commerce. Because of that, the two empires often go to war for it.
It is currently a province of the Hittite empire.
Yuuri : Please, Prince Zananza, let's go back. How much further are
we going?
Zananza : We'll be in Kizzwatna soon. They won't chase us any
further.
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Zananza : Do you have any rooms, sir?
--Yes; this is an inn, after all.
Zananza : We'll be staying here for a while. Take care of my horse,
and don't let anyone come near my room.
Yuuri : Water...water...
Yuuri : Ah! Stop, Prince Zananza! Let me go! You're being
controlled by the Queen! She's trying to break the
friendship between you and Prince Kail!
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Zananza : My brother?
Yuuri : Right! Get a hold of yourself! Let's go back to Prince
Kail's palace.
Zananza : I've always hated my brother! I was always jealous of the
bond he shared with his gentle mother!
Yuuri : Prince Zananza...
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Yuuri : Eeek!
Zananza : Someday my brother will become the Emperor. He'll have to
choose a Queen or Princess from some other country as his
wife. But I'm different. I could marry you.
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Yuuri : Prince Zananza, stop!
Zananza : Yuuri, I'll always love you. You'll always be precious to
me. Be mine.
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Yuuri : Nooo!
{He isn't listening to me. His hot breaths...hot body...
so strong...I can't run away!}
Yuuri : Prince Kail!
Yuuri : Stop...
{This can't be happening!}
Prince Zananza, no!
{Prince Kail...save me, Prince Kail!}
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Yuuri : Prince Kail!
Zananza : What's that? There's a fire?
Yuuri : {A fire? How?}
--Run away, quickly! The town is under attack!
--Mitanni is attacking us!
Yuuri : {Mitanni? The country Prince Kail was going to go to war
with?}
--Aaaaaaaaah!
Yuuri : {This is terrible!}
Zananza : This is an arrow from Mitanni.
Yuuri : Come on, let's go back to Hattusa. We've gotta go tell
Prince Kail about this.
Zananza : My brother...
Yuuri : That's right! Quickly!
Zananza : I...I...
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Yuuri : Prince Zananza!
Yuuri : We've gotta go tell Prince Kail!
{The Queen's magic is too strong. I can't break her
control.}
--Aaah!
--Aaah!
--Heh heh heh...the war's not going to end, as long as we can
get loot like this.
--No kidding. Look at this stuff.
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Yuuri : Let me go! Please, let's go home!
--Hey, it's a girl!
--A girl!
--Hey, bro. Looks like that girl doesn't like you.
--Give her to us, we'll take care of her.
Yuuri : {Soldiers from Mitanni?}
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--Come on!
Yuuri : Eek!
--Hey, she's just a kid.
Yuuri : Stop!
--Even if she's a kid, she's still a girl.
--This guy's not bad-looking himself. And he's trying to run
away unarmed, just like a girl!
--Must be some rich guy who's never even held a sword!
Yuuri : Zana--
--You come over here!
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Yuuri : {Prince Zananza! If he were himself, he'd never let them
treat him like that! How can he go back to normal?
Before, Prince Kail made Tito throw up what he drank, and
he started acting like normal again.}
--You little brat! Wait!
Yuuri : Sorry, Prince!
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Yuuri : Rose-colored water?
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Zananza : What are you doing, Yuuri? Trying to kill me?
Yuuri : You're back to normal?
Zananza : Now I remember...I kidnapped you, and...
Yuuri : You are back to normal!
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--Hey, what are you talking about?
--Come over here!
--Wait, she just called him the Prince!
Zananza : Don't touch me!
Yuuri : Prince!
Zananza : I'm sorry, Yuuri!
Yuuri : There'll be time to apologize later!
{Prince Zananza...I'm so glad...}
<>
Yuuri : {Prince Kail and Prince Zananza are brothers and trusted
friends. I knew that he wouldn't be my enemy at a time
like this!}
--What happened to him?
--He's strong!
--What happened?
--Support me!
Yuuri : {There are so many soldiers!}
Zananza : Yuuri!
Yuuri : What?
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Zananza : Let's see how much your swordsmanship has improved!
Yuuri : Right!
--This brat thinks she can fight the best of Mitanni's
soldiers?
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--Don't get careless; she's good!
Yuuri : {I learned how to use a sword so I could help Prince Kail.
I can't die until I tell him that Kizzwatna's been
attacked!}
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--Retreat! Retreat!
Zananza : Are you the leader? Then I want to ask you something.
Good work stopping their retreat, Yuuri!
--Aaah!
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Zananza : How powerful is the army from Mitanni that's advancing?
--Why should I tell you?
Zananza : You won't be very popular with the ladies if you don't have
a nose.
--Five thousand! Five thousand foot soldiers, five hundred
carriages!
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Zananza : Who is the general leading them?
--He's the Black Prince! He'll kill you all!
Zananza : The Black Prince?
Yuuri : Who's the Black Prince?
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Zananza : He's the Prince of Mitanni. His real name is Matthiusa.
Zananza : His style of warfare is cruel and merciless. The wake of his
chariot is like a river of blood, littered with the corpses
of women and children. That is why they call him the bloody
Black Prince! If Mitanni is using him from the beginning of
the war, they must be serious.
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Zananza : If Kizzwatna falls, the Empire itself will be under attack!
Yuuri : {Prince Kail!}
[End]