* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation *
* Volume 2: The golden awakening *
* Chapter four (12): Demonic hand! *

(the incoming train siren wails)

Girl: *My body's being pulled away! I can't talk... Somebody... help!*

Sara: ! It hasn't ended yet!

Yuusuke: WAH! You frighten me!

Botan: What do you mean?

Sara: Somebody still wants to harm her! That girl is still in danger!

Brother Yuusuke, hurry, save her! HURRY UP!

Yuusuke: Don't keep on pulling me!

Botan: Let's just go and take a look!

BHG: *The symbol of the amulet's imprinted on my hand! The curse isn't
dispelled yet! It's because of me that [insert girl's name] is...*
(she continues running)

BHG: *Where are you?*

Spirit boy from last chapter: Go on straight! HURRY!
(she comes to a fork)

BHG: *Right... or left? WHERE?*

Boy: There!

BHG: I'll go take a look there! ! (she shouts her best friend's name) What's
going on? Like something's pulling her... NO!

Boy: That's all I can do for you... I beg you, save the girl! Only you can
save her! Because that monstrosity came forth from your heart...

Girl: (turns around) ! *[insert BHG's name]! Save me!*

Botan: Over there!

Yuusuke: !? What? That thing grabbing her wrist...

Botan: Is a ghoul created from merging swollen desires with the body. It
must have been her best friend who created it.

Yuusuke: How is it possible? For a 14, 15 year old girl to be capable of
such a huge demonic mutation?

[No! The resentment in her heart is merely a small sparkle, but,
transferring her desires onto that amulet, it was eventually able of
absorbing all sorts of evil ghouls around it.]

Yuusuke: Then, even if the amulet was destroyed...

Botan: It's too late! The evil congregation has begun!
(the railway train continues to tear up the tracks)

Yuusuke: What can we do?

Botan: We can do nothing.

Yuusuke: You're so heartless! I was wrong about you!

Botan: What do you want me to do? I'm only a death-escorter! I've said it
before. To prevent another from treading on forbidden territory is the job
of another human. Yet the humans around [insert BHG's name] only knows how
to apply pressure, to coerce her!

[The both of them are victims!]

Yuusuke: All right! Then I'll go!

Sara: What?

Botan: Idiot! You can't win that demonic creature!

BHG: (shouts out girl's name)

Girl: *[insert BGH's name]*

Passerby with specs: What's with that girl? Something seems to be pulling her.

Passerby shouting: Yo! The electric tram's coming!

Girl: !! AH!

Yuusuke: STOP! (launches himself on the creature, starts gnawing furiously)
Leggo' her hand, you idiot!

Demon: Don't be a nuisance, stupid boy! Haha, I shall drag you in with me!

Yuusuke: WOAH! !
(he gets sucked in)

Sara: Brother Yuusuke!

Botan: I told you not to go!

Girl: YA!
(she flies, ends up in the middle of the train track)

Passerby who shouted: WAH! That girl's body...

Passerby with specs: Like some extremely strong force was pulling her!

Girl: !!

[GI ---]

BGH: (calls out the girl's name, tries to push her, but is stopped by a wall
of dunnowhat) !?

Demon: Why do you want to save her? Didn't you always wished for this to
happen? For your best friend to disappear? Your heart called us here! We
were exhorted to do so by your heart!

BHG: *No! Nothing of that sort! Even from young, I've always been helping her!*
(flashsbacks begin)

[That was... me when I was young! Lost again to [insert girl's name]...
feeling entirely sore. Unhappy that I was second again, evil thoughts
dwelled, as I contemplated how mom would scold me...]

Little BHG: *I'm not happy... another scolding awaits. If she wasn't
around... she might as well... NO! I can't have such thoughts! I cannot do it.*
*Ah... she's being bullied. My hatred disappeared immediately, as I went
forth to save her.*

Little BHG: HEY! What're you doing? Are you men like these?

Bully1: Darn, it's her!

Bully2: Scram!

Little Girl: Thank you so much!

Little BHG: Don't mention it! If they dare touch you again, tell me! I'll
give them a good wallop anytime!

Little Girl: I'm sorry I have to let you worry all the time. If only I was
as superb as you are. I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

Little BHG: Don't mention it! We're friends aren't we?

[I regret everything... regret everything now! My past evil desires were
always erased by [insert girl's name]... I had wanted to save her, but it
was she that had always been salvaging my heart condition. *I* am sorry!
Forgive me!]

BHG: *I beg you, save her! I'll do anything! It doesn't matter what I
become! SAVE HER!*
(a fleeting moment passes)

BHG: ...

Girl: Mm...

BHG: Ah! Still alive!

Passerby: hey! Are you all right?

Girl: Ah... [insert BHG's name]!

Passerby: A suicidal route!

Passerby: More like someone pushing her body...

Passerby: Both are all right!

Girl: I was so scared! Thank you so much!

BHG: No, that's not right!

Girl: Eh?

BHG: I was the one who was saved! It was me... Thank you! And... I'm sorry!

[Relate everything! Let everything be said!]

Botan: The whole souled desire to save her friend all at one shot... it was
this notion that scattered the congregation of evil spirits. This time,
they're really all right.

Sara: Eh? Where's brother Yuusuke?

Botan: Oh... yeh!
He who was busted to outer space, Yuusuke: Hey...

[Therefore -]

Fat teacher: Hah! This is a pleasant surprise! The results of the exams
tallies up to both parties having scored full marks in all tests!
Thereafter, whoever goes to N High would be the honour of the school.
WAHAHAH! The one who isn't chosen will have loads of other good schools to
choose from.

Girl: To be frank, we both have a request to make regarding this.

Teacher: And what may it be?

BHG: Please forget whatever shortlisting there was!

Teachers: Oh so that's it? That'll be easy! HAHAHAH! ... Mm? WHAT DID YOU SAY?

BHG: We've both decided to go to S Girl's High.

Teacher: Do reconsider! N High is the best in the country! What about us?
The one who isn't chosen will get a good testimonial from the school to rise
to another good school! Ho... how about it? Would that do? Heheh!

BHG: Our resolve is firm, and you can no longer puppeteer us! We take our leave!

Teachers: ...

(the walk out, smiling, laughing and being happy and glad)

END TRANSLATION
20/1/99
(c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro
Translation: fwah@geocities.com