Seiden -- Rg Veda, volume 7 p1-89 By CLAMP Wings Comics, Shinshokan. Chinese edition published by Tohan Comics Translated from Chinese by Mimi Zhou Disclaimer: This script is written as an aid for those who want to read the Japanese Manga. Not for sale or for commercial/public use. Symbols: speaker: <... > indicate thoughts or unspoken words. speaker: indicate a flashback with speaker2 [ ] Hand written words, captions. ( ) indicate notes. sound effects are not translated. Name abbreviations: (most of these are pretty obvious) Bish: Bishamon-ten Ken: Kendappa-oh Kou: Koumoku-ten Tai: Taishaku-ten Zou: Zouchou-ten Han: Hannyara ***************** Unemperor at Arms ***************** p5 Tai: Hannyara, what do you see? P6 Han: The two stars, Han: and Han: and a star of the sky who is about to meet them. Tai: Is that... Tai: One of the six stars ? Han: Yes, your majesty. Tai: Hahaha.... Tai: You say that the six stars will end my reign in Tenkai? p7 Han: That is the prophecy of the former seer Kuyo. Tai: Kuyo... Tai: Who three hundred years after the death of the last emperor, still refused to serve me... Tai: Kuyo, locked in the dungeon of Zenmi-jou by me. p8 Han: Kuyo's prophecies have never gone wrong. Tai: So, will I be killed? Han: I will protect you. Han: p9 Tai: ... Han: Han: p10 Ashura: We're going! Sohma: Is it really alright to let the two of them go alone? Sohma: We don't know when the emperor's army will catch up with us. Yasha: It's alright. p11 Yasha: After we left Rasetsu, Ashura wanted so much to become more like his namesake. Yasha: He doesn't want to depend on us always. Yasha: He hopes that one day I can depend on him too. Sohma: He has said the same thing to me too. Sohma: (Ashura: Until now i have always been protected by other people. But...) Sohma: (Ashura: someday, I'll become very strong. Strong enough to protect Yasha-oh.) p12 Sohma: And he doesn't want anyone to lose the people that matter the most to him or her. Sohma: Crying, he told me so. Sohma: But, Ashura is already strong. Sohma: A child so young, faced with such a cruel fate, Sohma: And yet he still tries so hard to protect the people who are important to him. Sohma: I want to help Ashura very much. Sohma: To do something for him. p13 Yasha: Thank you. Ryuu: You're working so hard. Ryuu: What is it? Ashura: Becuase there's so little I can do, I have to do my best at what I can. Ryo: Woa! Ryo: When did he become such a paragon?! p14 Ashura: I promised Rasetsu. Ashura: And I believe in Yasha. Ashura: Ashura: Hey, Ryuu-chan, do you have any brothers? Ryuu: I'm an only child. Ryuu: But I have cousins, and they're just like pals. Ashura: What are they like? Ryuu: One of them -- he gets mad easily, and fusses like an old woman. Ryuu: The other one -- he keeps me company more often, but he's always telling me ridiculous stories. p15 Ryuu: Hyakuryuu would often take advantage of fighting between Seiryuu and myself, and then pretend that nothing happened. Ryuu: But then Seiryuu is a real idiot, and he often makes Hyakuryuu mad. But Hyakuryuu isn't that great either. When he wakes up he likes to make trouble, and has a nasty temper. They're really two birds of a feather. Ashura: Hmm, Ryuu-chan. Ryuu: What? Ashura: Do you know about Ashura's brother? Ryuu: Ryuu: p16 (Note: shorthand used: Sei: Seiryuu, Hyakuryuu: Hyaku) Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: Ryuu: p17 Ryuu: Ryuu: Ashura: Ryuu-chan? Ryuu: Ashura: ? p18 Ryuu: Who is it? Ryuu: p19 Sohma: You must be tired. Sohma: Yasha: Sohma: Ryuu-oh, who is she? Ryuu: We met her when we were gathering wood. Ashura struck up a conversation with her. p20 [sotto voce] Sohma: We don't know when Taishaku-ten's army will get here. Under the circumstances, isn't it unwise.... [sotto voce] Ryuu: That's what I thought, but Ashura wouldn't listen to me. There was nothing I could do ! Ashura: Yasha! Ashura: She helped us when we were gathering wood, and she lives just ahead. Ashura: Ryuu-chan held Ryuuga-tou at her,and almost scared her to death. Ashura: But she wasn't angry at all, and...and.. p21 Yasha: Thank you for taking care of him. Yasha: You are? Sara: ... Sara: I'm Sara. Sara: Are you traveling? Ashura: Yup! p22 Sara: If you don't mind, Sara: Please spend the night at my home. Ashura: Oh can we really ?! Sara: I'm married. My hushand happens to be away on a journey. Even though it's only a simple cottage, it's still probably better than camping outside. Ryuu: Didn't you say you're reforming? [Ryuu: What are you doing?] Yasha: Do you want to go? Ashura: Yes ! p23 Ryuu & Sohma: Ryuu & Sohma: Yasha: Then, if we're not too much trouble.... Ryuu & Sohma: Oh Gods! Ashura: Yes! p24 Ryuu: Yasha-oh! Ryuu: Why did you want to stay here? Ryuu: Maybe it's another trap Taishakuten set for us. Yasha: Because Ashura said he wanted to come. Ryuu: I'm telling you -- Yasha: And to find the six stars. Ryuu: Huh? Yasha: To defeat Taishakuten, Yasha: We need to gather the Six Stars. p25 Yasha: Shurato is the key to finding the Six Stars. p26 Yasha: But Shurato is sheathed in Ashura's body. Yasha: Therefore we must wait for Ashura to resonate. p27 Ryuu: That is to say -- Ryuu: Let Ashura go where ever he wants to go, do whatever he wants to do. Ryuu: You'll spoil Ashura if you do that. He's going to become a juvenile delinquent. Yasha: ... Ryuu: Oh yeah. Because another member of the Yasha clan showed up, I almost forgot to tell you. Ryuu: One of the six stars is probably known. Yasha: p28 p29 Ryuu: Sohma said so. Ryuu: At that time, the person who appeared in Shurato seemed to be the southern Bushinshou Karura-oh. p30 Yasha: Karura-oh. Yasha: Then, what Kujaku said was probably not all nonsense. Ryuu: Now that you mentioned it, that guy suddenly disappeared again. Ryuu: What kind of a person is he? Ryuu: Violet eyes Ryuu: are the mark of the mazoku. p31 Ryuu: And he's so mysterious, there's something peculiar about him. Ryuu: Why are all your friends so weird? [Ryuu: They're bad influences on a child's education] Yasha: .... Ryuu: Hehe Yasha: Karura-oh is one of the Six Stars. p32 Ken: Ken: p33 Tenoh: Excuse me if I'm disturbing you... Ken: Not at all! You're too kind, Your Highness. Tenoh: I didn't mean to interrupt your playing. Tenoh: I was lured by the music, without even knowing how I got here. Ken: It's an honor for my music Ken: to be enjoyed by you. p34 Tenoh: It's not just the music Tenoh: I... Ken: What is it? Tenoh: ... Tenoh: How long will you be staying in Zenmi-jou? Ken: Three more nights. I'll be returning on the morning of the fourth day. p35 Tenoh: You're leaving after three days? Tenoh: You...do you...do you remember that time..What you promised me? Ken: Ken: Ken: Kend: Of course I remember. Tenoh: Kendappa-oh...I... Tamara: Your Highness! p36 Tamara: Your Highness! Tenoh: Huh? Ken: Huh? Tamara: Her Majesty Shashi is waiting for you! Tamara: Hurry! Tenoh: Kendappa-oh ! Ken: Yes? Tenoh: Next time, please let me listen to you again. p37 Ken: I'll be happy to... Tamara: Your Highness, please hurry. Or else i'll be in trouble. Please go ahead. I'll be there immediately. Tamara: You're always making a fool out of me. Ken: What do you mean? Tamara: Ha, you pretend you don't know. p38 Tamara: That business of the traitor Karura-oh attacking Tentai!! Tamara: You dared to say what you did to the only daughter of Western general Koumoku-ten. You will apologize to me ! Ken: I don't think I said anything impolite. Ken: I only asked you not to insult my friend Karura-oh. p39 Tamara: Do you think Tentai is so fond of you?! Tamara: Wait and see... ! Ken: Well! Ken: Aren't we strong! Ken: Ken: p40 Ken: Karura-oh, who was always so proud. Knowing her sister's fate, she probably wouldn't renounce her vendetta against Taishakuten for nothing. Ken: Yasha-oh, Ken: Ashura-oh's son, Ken: Karura-oh, Ken: and p41 Ken: Sohma. p42 Ashura: Mmm... Ashura: Huh? light? Ashura: In the night... is it Sara? p43 Ashura: Sara? Ashura: Not here... Ashura: Outside? p44 Ashura: Saaa-ra! Sara: Ah, Sara: Oh, you made me jump. Sara: Can't sleep? Ashura: I just woke up. p45 Sara: Of course, you must not be used to sleeping in such a poor cottage. I'm sorry. Now my idea seems so foolish. Ashura: Not at all. Ashura: I haven't slept on such a nice bed for so long ! I'm too happy to sleep. Ashura: Sara, what are you doing here so late? Sara: I came to light the lamp. p46 Sara: So that when my husband comes back, he can find the direction of home from Sara: the beacon. Sara: There's no one else living around here. It's a place surrounded by the forest. If he comes back in the evening, he may lose his way. Sara: So i light a lamp here every night, waiting for him to came back. p47 Ashura: Does Sara really really Ashura: like him very much? Ashura: What is your husband like? Sara: He's strong-willed, noble, very kind and good. A really wonderful man. Ashura: Does he go out and travel a lot? Sara: Yes. Ashura: Aren't you lonely by yourself? Sara: Very lonely. But he always comes back. Sara: He always comes back with a smile and gifts. p48 Sara: So, I'll always wait for him. Ashura: Sara is so strong. Ashura: She's always here, waiting for one person. She's really special. Sara: I'm not strong at all. It's because I believe in him.... Ashura: Ashura: p49 Ashura: Ashura: Sara! I'll try harder, just like you. Ashura: But, why did you want us to stay here in the first place ? Sara: Becuase, Sara: You're so cute! p50 Sara: ...and, because he really looks like... Ashura: Looks like who? Sara: The man with you, he looks so much like my husband. Sara: Yes...I keep on thinking they look alike.... Sara: Really alike. p51 Ashura: Hmmm Yasha: Ashura p52 Tenoh: I'm sorry to disturb you, my lady. Tenoh: Are you getting ready to retire? Tenoh: I'm very sorry. p53 Sashi: It doesn't matter, Tenoh. Tenoh: Did my lady want me for something? Sashi: I don't remember asking for you. p54 [Total confusion] Tamara: Queen Sashi, please forgive me for intruding here without permission. Tenoh: Tamara? Tamara: His Highness Tenoh heard wrong. Tenoh: Wha..what Tamara: Come on, come on. p55 Tenoh: Then, my lady, Tenoh: I'll take my leave. Maid: Tenoh is so good. Maid: He is. Maid: Even though he looks gentle and sweet, he's both a fine scholar and a skilled swordsman. In Zenmi-jou, no one except the Shittenou can be his opponents. Maid: From now on, I'll be waiting happily Maid: Surely he'll become an exceptional Tentai in the future. p56 Maid: Good night, Your Majesty. Maid: Good night. Sashi: The next Tentai? p57 Sashi: But of course.. Just wait and see. Sashi: If it hadn't been for this, why would I betray Ashura-oh and carry Taishakuten's child ? How obvious does it have to be? Sashi: Taishakuten... p58 Sashi: Even though I became his queen, I still don't understand that man. Sashi: He had that affair with me only because he wanted to learn the secrets of the Ashura clan. Sashi: But, I'm just the same. Sashi: One day, I'll kill Taishakuten, and let my son Tenoh ascend Tentai's throne.... p59 Sashi: And become Lord in Tenkai ! p60 Sashi: Therefore, I must first remove those stumbling blocks... Sashi: Kill the Shittenou..... Sashi: Northern general Bishamon-ten. Sashi: Western general Koumoku-ten. Sashi: Southern general Zouchou-ten. Sashi: And... p61 Sashi: Eastern general Jikoku-ten, who still has not appeared to this day. Sashi: Even I the Queen still do not know the true face of the fourth Shittenou. p62 Sashi: But as long as they're in my way, no matter who they are, Sashi: I'll tear them apart with my own hands !! p76 Tai: If it is to have what I want, I will make even the stars change their paths. Ken: Oh, how terrible! Tai: Is it Kendappa-oh? p77 Ken: Kendappa-oh, at your service. Ken: I have come to play for you. p78 Ken: Your majesty must be thinking of terrible things again! Ken: You have said something like that before. Tai: p79 Tai: Ken: Lord Taishakuten, who defeated the former Tentai, and who reigns supreme in Tenkai, Ken: What is it that his majesty wants? Tai: It is something that I cannot catch with my own hands. p80 Tai: May I listen to Tai: the most marvelous music in all Tenkai, which I defeated Tentai and bathed this world in blood in order to hear ? Ken: I like strong people. Ken: You defeated Tentai. Ken: You even defeated Ashura-oh, the Guardian God of War. You are the conqueror of the world. p81 Ken: As long as you are stronger than any one else, I will serve you. p82 Tai: That is to say, Tai: If there is someone stronger, you will betray me ? Ken: Does that count as betrayal ? Ken: Your Majesty never trusted me from the start. Ken: You will never trust anyone. p83 Ken: Your majesty does not need anyone. Ken; The leader of the Shittenou, Ken: You're so-called confidant during the Holy War, Ken: Bishamonten, is the same too. Ken: Of course, I'm no exception. p84 Ken: What has Your Majesty been fighting for until now? Ken: And what will Your Majesty fight for from now on? Tai: There is something that I want to protect. Tai: Even if I die for it, I will not regret protecting it. p85 Tai: Even if I have to crush the stars in heaven, or kill the last man alive, Tai: I shall protect it. Ken: p86 Ken: Ken: Ken: p87 Ken: p88 Ken: Ken: Ken: Ken: p89 Ken: Ken: Ken: p90 Koumoko-ten: Kou: Kou: It is true that Yasha-ou had a brother Kou: But, I heard that he disappeared when he was still very young. p91 Kou: What do you think? Aguni: I... Aguni: I think the rebels may be around here. Aguni: General Koumoku-ten, Aguni: Please give me the full responsibility. Kou: But, don't be like Sui-ten Varuna or Fuu-ten Vaayu, and shame me again. p92 Kou: You can see to the soldiers. Take as many as you need. Kou: Go and bring Yasha-oh and the child of Ashura-oh's heads Kou: back to me. Aguni: Yes Sir. Aguni: I will... Kou: Do not disappoint me. Aguni: You may rely on me ! p93 Aguni: Just watch. I, Ka-ten Aguni, will come back to you with their heads. Ashura: Ha ha -- p94 Yasha: Hey, hurry up. Don't you know we are fugitives ? Ryuu: You are seldom so considerate. Ashura: Ryuu-chan! Don't slack off ! Work! Ashura: Or I won't let you eat. Ryuu: Slavedriver ! p95 Ashura: What's wrong? Sara: I'm sorry. I still think they look so much alike. Ashura: Are they really that much alike? Sohma: Who are alike? Ashura: It's Sara's husband. He really looks like Yasha. Sohma: Like Yasha-oh? Ashura: Where do they look alike? p96 Sara: Let me think... Sara: Maybe it's ... the eyes. Sara: Determined..., Sara: Deep black eyes. Sara: But very gentle. p97 Ashura: That's right! Yasha's eyes are like the color of the night sky, a very gentle color. Ashura: Umm, Sara, what is your husband's name ? Sara: He's... Ryuu: Really! I worked harder than anyone. Sara: Thank you. Ashura: Because Ryu-chan eats twice as much as anyone else, he has to work harder. Ryuu: Since when did I eat twice as much!? I always eat the same as other people. Ryuu: You're the one who eats a hundred times more ! p98 p99 Sara: Sara: Sohma: So your husband hasn't been home for a while? Sara: Eh! Sara: I often wait for him at home, but this time he's been gone for a particularly long time. Sara: He said that he had to see his older brother once.. No matter what... p100 Sohma: Huh? Ashura: Ah! Ryuu: Ashura!! Ryuu: The minute you think someone's nice to you, immediately you hide behind her. Ashura: But, Sara is not like someone I just met. p101 Ashura: I felt it when we first met. Ashura: Somehow, I felt like I always knew her... Sara: But, I think it's the first time we ever met. Ashura: I know, Ashura: but, Ashura: I still feel like we've met before ! Ryuu: Ha! When Ashura sees a pretty girl, he just hangs on and won't let go. Like stepfather like son. p102 Ryuu: If the stepfather leads a dissolute life, so does the stepchild... Ryuu: ... Ryuu: Ahem... I'm going to help with the cooking. Ashura: Ashura's coming too ! Sara: Thanks p103 Sohma: p104 Sohma: p110 Spectator: That's Tenoh for you! Spectator: Brillant! Spectator: Only the Shittenou can be his opponents! Soldier : General Zouchou-ten! Zou: Oh! I'm really embarassed. Zou: Tenoh's prowess makes him worthy of being Tentai's son. p111 Zou: Maybe he doesn't look like him, but he must carry his blood. Soldier: General! General Zouchou-ten! Ken: You must be tired. Zou: Oh! It has been a while. Ken: Your swordplay was truly brillant. Zou: That is because my opponent was very good. Ken: I have not seen the fighting of Southern General Zouchou-ten for quite a long time. It was a real pleasure ! p112 Zou: That's enough. There's no need to stand on ceremony between us. Zou: The last time we met was also on a day like this.. A clear sky without a bird. p113 Ken: Zou: Kendappa-oh, Zou: Do you know about the movement of the Karura clan? p114 Ken: They seem to have obeyed your order completely, Ken: living quietly in Tenku-jou. Zou: Yet, would the Sou-ou become silent like this? Ken: Did you tell Tentai Ken: about that day, when we saw the bird flying in the sky? p115 Zou: But I didn't see anything. Zou: All I said was that if Karura-oh, who leaped down from the Sky City to commit suicide, were still alive, she probably wouldn't remain silent. zou: What did you say just now ? Zou: Was it something about a bird ? Ken: Thank you! p116 Zou: You don't need to thank me! Zou: My, you're very strange too! Zou: You're Tentai's favorite musician. Zou: Why should you be so concerned about Zou: Karura-oh, who attacked Tentai ? Ken: It is because... Tenoh:Zouchou-ten ! Zou: Your Highness. p117 Tenoh: Thank you for your guidance. Zou: Not at all, not at all. Your progress is astonishing. Zou: It won't be long before even the Shittenou can't be your opponents anymore. How about asking Tentai to instruct you? Zou: Tentai's swordsmanship is incomparable. Tenoh: Father will never fight with me. p118 Zou: ... Tenoh: I'm very sorry. Weren't you just talking ? Zou: No. Tenkai's premier maestro was just teaching me the secret of learning an instrument. Tenoh: What instrument are you learning? Zou: I didn't really want to tell anyone, but the truth is, Zou: I'm secretly practising playing the flute. p119 [(sign points to Tenoh): very seriously] Tenoh: That's great. Next time you'll have to play for me. Tenoh: I just remembered the reason I came here. Tenoh: Kendappa-oh, are you busy later? Ken: No, Tentai's audience is over. I was just going to take my leave. Tenoh: Is there anything you need to do at Gandaraja ? Ken: No, not much. Tenoh: Then...then...our promise.. last time... Ken: Ah, to hear me play the harp ? I know. p120 Ken: Then... Tenoh: No...not like that. Tenoh: If...if...it...it's possible, not at Zenmi-jou... Tenoh: Ah...ah... Zou: Right! Zou: Today's weather is pretty good. You can go away somewhere. How about it? Tenoh: Right ! Just what I meant ! p121 Tenoh: If you're going to play for me, it must be outside of Zenmi- jou. Tenoh: I know a lake where the flowers are very beautiful. If it's alright, we can go there... Ken: But, if you go outside of the castle, and something happens, what will we do ? Zou: Didn't you just witness His Highness's prowess? Even if some dangerous fellow appears, he can protect himself. Zou: Of course, you'll be there too. Ken: That is true. Ken: Then, Ken: please prepare some drinks and snacks, and we'll be ready to go . p122 Tenoh: I...I'll get ready Tenoh: immediately! Zou: His Highness really likes you. Ken: Because he doesn't have any friends his age, he must be very lonely. Ken: That's probably why he comes to me. Zou: Hey! p123 Zou: In Zenmi-jou, there are many court ladies Zou: his age. Zou: He likes you, but you react this way. Are all Tenoh's efforts wasted? Ken: ? --------------------- Ryuu: Wow, yummy! Ryuu: You really know how to cook! Sara: Thank you. You're pretty good yourself. Do you help your mother often? p124 Ryuu: No. My mother died! But -- Sara: I'm sorry. Sara: I said something I shouldn't... Ryuu: That's OK. I don't mind at all. Ryuu: Even though I don't have a mother, my cousins are very particular about manners and that sort of things. They often ask me to help with this and that. Sara: When we first met, you were also working hard at gathering wood. Sara: You're such a good kid. p125 Sara: Oh ! I haven't asked your name yet! Last night, you said it was something like 'Ashu...' Ashura: Eh! I'm called Ashura: Ashu... Ryuu: Ah!! Ryuu: Something happened, so his name is a bit... Ryuu: ha ha ha ha ha ha! Sohma: What plans do you have for now? p126 Sohma: Do you plan to stay here temporarily? Yasha: No! Yasha: If we stay here, we'll bring trouble to that lady! Yasha: If something happens to her too, Ashura will be hearbroken. Yasha: [Ashura: You knew Gigei died, didn't you?] Yasha: [Ashura: You knew!?] Yasha: I don't want to let him have those kinds of memories again. p127 Sohma: Yasha-oh... Kujaku: Yasha-oh really knows how to put himself in a child's place. Kujaku: Waaa! p128 Kujaku: Did I scare you? Kujaku: Did I scare you? Yasha: .... Kujaku: Daddy! Kujaku: Don't ignore me--! Kujaku: I came especially to tell you some good stuff. Yasha : What are you trying to do now ? Kujaku: That uncle is really scary--! Sohma: ha...I...hey... p129 Kujaku: If it were Ryuu-oh, he'd play with me. Kujaku: Hmm? Kujaku: Why don't I see Ashura and Ryuu-oh? Sohma: The two of them are over there... Yasha: What is it? Kujaku: Hey! Uncle is always in such a hurry! Kujaku: That's Koumoku-ten's army... Aguni: So this is where you traitors are hiding! Aguni: I, Ka-ten Aguni, one of the Western Five-ten, lieutant to Western General Koumoku-ten of the Imperial Army, p130 Aguni: have come to punish you rebels. Kujaku: ...they're going to be here soon! Kujaku: I think it would be better if you escape quickly. Kujaku: They're here already! Hahahaha-- Aguni: I am not like Sui-ten Varuna and Fuu-ten Vaayu, who shamed the Western Five-ten. Aguni: Wanna try me? Aguni: You tasty hunk! p131 Aguni: Even though it's a bit of a waste, take all their heads and deliver them to the Western General! Yasha: Aguni: It's so exciting--fighting with Northern Yasha-oh, the strongest Bushinshou in Tenkai! p132 Aguni: A man who is both strong and handsome. I really can't bear to watch your face twist in pain. Aguni: This is a rare opportunity. When I kill you, I'll try my best not to harm your pretty face. Kujaku: Annoying! I said I have nothing to do with them. Kujaku: Annoying! Sohma: Sougeppa! p133 Soldier: Aya--! Ryuu: Damn, there are the soldiers! p134 Sara: Wait! Sara: No! It's dangerous. Ashura: It's OK! Ashura: Sara, Ashura: I made a promise with him, ....to believe in Yasha. Ashura: Live for Yasha! Ashura: I promised Yasha's only brother, p135 Ashura: Rasetsu! Sara : What ? p136 Sara: Ra...set...su...? p137 Ryuu: Aya! Ryuu: Look! The army has caught up with us again! Ryuu: There's no help for it! p138 Sohma: Ryuu!! Sohma: Danger! Ryuu: Haja...!! Ryuu: Kairyuuha! Ryuu: Sorry! I'm late! Sohma: Ryuu-oh! p139 Aguni: Very strong! Aguni: For enabling me to cross swords with such a strong opponent, I really should offer thanks to the late Sui-ten Varuna and Fuu-ten Vaayu! Aguni: And for leaving the pleasure of killing such a strong man Aguni: for me to enjoy alone ! Aguni: Ka-ha-tei! p140 Aguni: Good bye! Yasha-oh! Aguni: Ha..ha! Aguni: !! Aguni: He avoided it! He avoided my Kahatei! Aguni: How very exciting! p141 Ashura: Yashaa--! Ashura: Yasha! Aguni: Golden eyes ! Pointed ears ! That boy is Ashura-oh's son! Yasha: Don't come near! p142 Aguni: Kill him! p143 Ashura: Yasha! Yasha: Ashura Sohma: Ashura! p144 Soldier: Waa! Aguni: Who is it!? Karura: I finally get to meet you! p145 Karura: Yasha-oh! Karura: Ashura-oh's son! p146 All: Karura-oh!! ********** Hiten Muma ********** P150 Ashura-ou: p152 Ashura-ou: Ashura p153 Ashura-ou: This is the place where my sin sleeps, a never waking dream. Ashura-ou: Ashura-ou: I'm sorry. p154 Ashura-ou: Even though I knew you would become like this Ashura-ou: Even though, I... p156 Ashura-ou: Forgive me. p159 Tentai: Kendappa-ou's harp music is as beautiful as ever. Kendappa-ou: You're too kind. Ryo-ou: I hear that your daughter, inspite of her young age, is already an accomplished player. p160 Kendappa-ou: Ah... Tentai: Ryo-ou, you have come. Ryo-ou: Yes, Your Majesty. Tentai: Thank you very much for judging the martial competition. Ryo-ou: Not at all, your majesty. p161 Kendappa-ou: I hear that this time the victors are all very young. Ryou-ou: That's right, Kendappa-ou. Ryou-ou: The winner in the first place is Yasha-oh's son, and the second place winner is the Southern Bushinshou Karura-oh's daughter. Both of them defeated adults, and performed exceptionally well. p162 Tentai: Even though the Yasha clan is just a holy clan in the north, perhaps someday Yasha-oh will become a Bushinshou. Tentai: Oh, yes. Tentai: Ryou-ou, you should also find a bridegroom soon, and have an heir.. Ryu-ou: Your majesty! Tentai: ..who will become a great Bushinshou like you. Tentai: Right, Ashura-ou? Ashura-ou: Exactly. p163 Tentai: How is the situation with the western Kekkai? Ryou-ou? Ryou-ou: Yes, the situation is... Ryu-ou: There's also a group of mazuka who is very agressive. Ryu-ou: But, we only need to be watchful. p164 Tentai: Concerning Taishakuten... Ryu-ou: Thunder God Taishakuten? Tentai: Yes. Tentai: Recently he has done very well in his duties. I'm considering promoting him to be a Bushinshou. p165 Tentai: What do you think, Ryuu-oh? Ryou-ou: Certainly, Ryou-ou: Judging by his abilities, I cannot object to promoting him to be a Bushinshou. Ryou-ou: However... p166 Ryou-ou: Somehow, I always feel that, Ryou-ou: one day, he will prove to be a threat to Tentai. Tentai: Then it is not a good idea? p167 Ashura-ou: Tentai: Ashura-oh, what do you think? Ashura-ou: Ashura-ou: Taishakuten's swordmanship is fit for a Bushinshou. Ashura-ou: p168 Ashura-ou: < A sin I committed on purpose > Ashura-ou: However... Ashura-ou: p169 Tentai: However? However what? Ashura-ou: No...nothing! Ashura-ou: Let it be as Tentai wishes... Tentai: Hm... Ryo-ou: If Ashura-ou thinks it's alright, Ryou-ou: Then I have no objections. Tentai: Ashura-ou... Ashura-ou! Ashura-ou: p170 Tentai: Ashura-ou, you don't seem to be feeling well. You may return to Ashura-jou to rest. Ashura-ou: No... Ryou-ou: Ashura-ou! Ryou-ou: Ashura-ou, you are the Guardian God of Tenkai. Your health is very important. Ryou-ou: If something happens to Ashura-ou, Tenkai will be in big trouble. Ashura-ou: I understand, Ryou-ou! Tentai: Thank you. Rest well. Ashura-ou: By your leave... p171 Ashura-ou: < a sin that will never be forgiven by the future > Ashura-ou: Kuyo... Kuyo: Ashura-ou! Kuyo: What is it? What is troubling you? Ashura-ou: Nothing... Kuyo: You are going to wed soon... Kuyo: You shouldn't come to places like this again. p172 Ashura-ou: Kuyo... Kuyo: Yes? Ashura-ou: You believe that the constellations can not be changed...right? Kuyo: Right. Ashura-ou: Not by anyone? Kuyo: No. p173 Kuyo: The constellations are fate. Kuyo: I just read the orbit of the stars and the paths of fate. The constellations are the laws of heaven, fate is the same... Kuyo: Just like stars can not leave their orbits, fate can not be changed. Kuyo: If someone wants to change fate, and go against the laws of heaven, the world will fall into chaos. Ashura-ou: Do you think that people who defy fate are very foolish? Kuyo: Ashura-oh... p174 Ashura-ou: < Defying the constellations, betraying heaven and earth > Ashura-ou: < I will become the sinner that opposed heaven > Ashura-ou: < only > Ashura-ou: < for this hope of saving my son > p175 Yama: Kuyo! Yama: May I come in? Kuyo: Oh, it's Yama. Please come in. Kuyo: Ashura-ou, this is Yasha-ou's son, Yama. My little friend, and future Bushinshou! p176 Yama: Kuyo! Yama: How do you do, Ashura-ou! Ashura-ou: You're the Northern Yasha-ou? Yama: Huh? p177 Ashura-ou: If ... the one and only person in this world who matters to you Ashura-ou: will bring you misfortune, what would you do? Yama: Protect him, Yama: reach out with both hands, and protect him with all my might. p178 Ashura-ou: Then, for the one who is important to you, become strong. So that when you meet that person, you can protect him. p179 Ashura-ou: Yasha-oh. Ashura-ou: Taishakuten. Taishakuten: Are you going back, Ashura-ou? Taishakuten: Coming without even a bodyguard, what if there's some dangerous criminal hiding around? Ashura-ou: Taishakuten... do you, p180 Ashura-ou: Do you think fate can be changed? Taishakuten: If it is to have what I want, Taishakuten: I will make even the stars move from their orbits. p181 Ashura-ou: < That is the dream I hoped for, no matter what misfortunes it will bring to me > p182 Ashura-ou: < Defying the constellations, Betraying heaven and earth, I will become the sinner who opposed heaven > p184 Ashura-ou: < That is the dream of the un-emperor > ******************* Rg Veda Extra Extra Elucidations ******************* p186 Ashura: Why is Ashura not popular!! Ashura is the main character!! Ashura: I'm gorgeous Ashura-oh's child, so one day I'll be a beauty too. You don't lose anything by it!! Why!! [Ashura-oh: Shameless boasting] [Shashi: Haha, like his mother, very beautiful] Karura: Let me think, Karura: Is it because you didn't have any theatrical interlude or background...? Karura: For example, my sister gets kidnapped, then I am put out of commission. Her corpse gets fed to pets, and therefore I lose the will to live and leave home due to depression. Ashura: But, Ashura's life has not been smooth sailing either. [Ashura: Is too!] Ashura: When I was just born, Papa's useless wife betrayed us. Our clan got wiped out to the last man, and even I, a baby, became a wanted fugitive. Ashura: And, the cradle I slept in for three hundred years got chopped up by Yasha-oh. If he cut Ashura.... But we already mentioned that in volume 1. Ashura: The friends we met along the way all became stars. [Why?] p187 Sohma: It must be because the personalities of everyone else around you are too strong! It's better if Ashura was just herself! Ashura: Really? Ryuu: It's because you're always a kid ! That's why it doesn't work! [Adult Edition] [Quick Change] Black Ashura: Then, how's this? Ryuu: What a bore. [Ryuu: Neither male nor female!] Yasha: Ashura! Black Ashura: Yasha! [Ryuu: The best figure is...(draws hourglass shape)] [Sohma: Ryuu-oh, Ryuu-oh] Yasha: Even if you have a bad personality, and a bad figure.. Even if you look like a tree, or an earthworm... Yasha: I would still need you very much. Yasha: [So, don't be unhappy. We'll go and defeat Taishakuten together!] Black Ashura: What bullshit!!