* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation  *
* Volume 2: The Golden Awakening      *
* Chapter six (14): Inside the Flames    *

Sayaka and Yuusuke watch on as Keiko rushes into the burning house.

Yusuke: !! You……….idiot!!

Bystanders: She went in! Is she trying to get killed!

As she bursts in, Keiko is greeted by a gust of hot air.
Keiko: Kyaa!

p.115
Inside the Flames…

Keiko:……….!!

p.116
Keiko: Yuusuke!!! (breathing heavily as she tries to pass the fire and into
Yuusuke's room)

Yusuke: Idiot! Who told you to come in!
He appears behind Keiko and yells at her.
Yusuke: Go back you idiot!! I don't care what happens to my body!

Sayaka catches up with Yusuke.
Sayaka: But Oni-chan, if your body is destroyed you can't return to life!

Yusuke answers automatically: If she dies there is no point in my returning
to life!!

Sayaka is taken aback.
Sayaka: !

Yusuke: Go back! LEAVE you idiot!

p. 117

Yusuke: The fire has extended to the door.

Bystanders: The exit is blocked. It's all over. That girl is still trapped.

Botan: The fire is spreading faster than expected!!
She reaches Yusuke and Sayaka, who are inside the house.
Botan: Yuusuke! Hurry up and go get Kuwabara!

Yusuke: How can I leave now?!

Keiko opens the door to Yusuke's room.
Keiko: Yuusuke! (gasps) Ah!

P. 118

The peaceful sleeping face of Yuusuke comes into view along with the walls
of fire that hissed around him.

Keiko flings Yuusuke's blanket aside.
Keiko: Yusuke! *He's ok, thank goodness!*
Keiko places Yusuke's arm across her shoulders and lifts him up.
Keiko: I must leave here quickly. Ah!

p. 119

Keiko: The exit is… *blocked!*

Yusuke and Botan watches the scene of Keiko trapped within the fire with
Yusuke's body.
Yusuke: Please Botan!! Is there any way you can help?
Botan: I can't do anything!

A pair of stubby legs appears behind the two.
Koenma: There is a way.

Yusuke and Botan are both surprised and turn around to face Koenma.

p. 120

[sign: The junior God of Hell, Koenma]
Koenma: There is a way to help her.
Yusuke/Botan/Sayaka: Koenma!!!

Koenma: I said I can lend you my power but…
Yusuke; Then hurry up and DO IT!

Koenma: There IS something I want in return.
Yusuke: Stop dragging it on!

Obviously losing patience, camera closes on Yusuke's face as he screams to
Koenma.
Yusuke: I know already! No matter WHAT it is I'll agree to it! Just hurry
up and save Keiko first!

p. 121

Koenma: Don't forget what you promised. And next time, try being a little
bit politer.

Koenma starts chanting in some unrecognizable language.
Yusuke: !?
Koenma goes on chanting.

Koenma: Nen!

p. 122

A mysterious wind suddenly separates the fire into two sides and the door
comes into view.

Yusuke and Botan: !!

Keiko also gasps as she sees a clearing to the exit.

p. 123

Bystanders glaring in disbelief: What the…? Huh?
A few of them runs up to help Keiko.
Bystanders: They got out safely! It's a miracle!

Kuwabara finally shows up behind the crowd breathing heavily.

p. 124

Kuwabara thinks back to what led him to come here.

[Yusuke is in danger, hurry up and go…]

Kuwabara: I kept hearing strange voices so I rushed here to see what was
happening.

He sees the crowd and the flaming house.
Kuwabara: Ah!

He pushes aside the crowd of people until he reaches Keiko.
Kuwabara: Oi Yukimura!
Keiko: Ah, Kuwabara-kun!

Kuwabara sees Yusuke's body.
Kuwabara: Huh? Urameshi? Yukimura, were you…?
Keiko: Yea….
Bystander: The fire trucks will come soon.

Kuwabara: If we don't leave now we won't be able to explain Urameshi's body
to the others.
Keiko: Oh ri…ght.
Kuwabara: Besides, your clothes are all burnt. How are you going to explain
that to your family?

Kuwabara and Keiko, who is supporting Yusuke's body, starts to walk through
the crowd.
Kuwabara: Oh whatever! First we'll go to my house and get some clothing
from my sister.
Keiko: Thank you….

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Yusuke squatting on the roof with a relieved look on his face.
Yusuke: Thank goodness… she's ok.

Koenma (disappearing): Well, I must be going too. Botan, tell him the
conditions of this exchange.
Botan: H..hai.
Yusuke: … well, what is it?
Botan: Huh? Oh. The truth is, Koenma has taken out some of the "virtue"
from your body.
Yusuke: Virtue? That…

p. 126

Botan: Yap. In this world, a lot of the "coincidences" or "miracles" are
produced due to the power of "virtue." For example, people always say that
for every good deed you receive good virtue. What Koenma used before to
produce the miracle was your "virtue".

[Yusuke has a Japanese flag flying out of his head next to a smoking
volcano and there are flowers coming out of his ears]
Yusuke: And?
Botan: To put it simply… in order to save Keiko, you used up all the
"virtue" that you have stored up from all the good deeds you've done.
Therefore it'll take longer for you to resurrect.

Yusuke: Ahaha! That's it? And I thought it was something serious. Yo, it
was a person's life we're talking about. Resurrecting is just a matter of
time. (lowers his voice) And I thought something was going to happen to my
body.

p. 127

Yusuke is mumbling to himself.
Yusuke: That guy's silence scared me for a while there. I thought I was
going to get extra parts or lose a leg or something. If that's the case I'd
rather walk into the fire.

Botan: He's the same as always….
Sayaka: PASS! Completely satisfactory!
Yusuke: Huh?
Sayaka: After my through inspections, I see that you two are well suited to
each other and cares very much for each other. You guys would even die for
each other's sake.
Yusuke: Totally forgot… (since you found out there's nothing more I can
say…)
Sayaka: Well, now I approve of you two seeing each other. And now I can go
in peace too.

p. 128

Sayaka (matter-of-factly): I can't rely on other people's boyfriend. I must
find a good boy of my own in the other world.
Yusuke:… geeeeez////
Sayaka: Ah, that Koenma person was quite cute!
Yusuke: That kid? Are you insane?

Sayaka is sitting on Botan's oar, ready to leave for the underworld.
Sayaka: Yusuke ni-chan, I won't forgive you if you make Keiko-san sad!
Yusuke: Yea yea…. (whatever)
Sayaka: Oh! One more thing!
Yusuke: What now?
Sayaka: You better have at least two kids! One boy and one girl!
Yusuke (hair standing on his head): LEAVE already!
Sayaka: Haha.. bye bye!

p. 129

Yusuke: Geez..

Koenma appears behind him.
Koenma: Yo!
Yusuke falls back in surprise.

Koenma: Botan forgot to mention that there's one more condition involved.
Yusuke: What!? There's another one? What is it?!
Koenma (with evil look on face): You forced me to get involved in the
business of this world. For helping her I must take part of her body in
return.
Yusuke: What?! WHAT!??! Which part of the body!? Damn you! Why didn't you
tell me something important like this before hand!?
Koenma: You said to tell you later.

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Keiko, with a new hair cut curtsey of Kuwabara's sister and wearing
clothing borrowed from Kuwabara's sister.
Keiko: Ahh, thank you so much, I will be leaving now.
Kuwabara: Don't worry, just leave Yusuke's body at my place. My family
doesn't mind anyway.
Keiko: Thank you Kuwabara.
Shizuru: Stay for dinner?
Keiko: It's ok. My mom is still waiting for me to go back with the grocery.

Yusuke looking from the air.
Yusuke: The part of the body.. is…
Koenma (laughing evilly): Hehe.. it's only the hair!
Yusuke: YOU! You dare threaten me? Hmph, you better watch it next time!
Koenma: Bye!

[The next day]

Classmate: Keiko, did you cut your hair?
Keiko: Uh.. something happened… is it strange?
Classmates: No, not at all, so.. what was it?

Shizuru watches from afar. Keiko notices something and turns.
Classmates: Hey, Keiko?

[sign: Kuwabara Shizuru, 17. Aspires to become a beautician. Has even
stronger sense of the supernatural than her brother. Another sign:
Kuwabara's sister]

Shizuru: Yo! The short hair suits you.
Keiko: Thank you so much for yesterday. I'll wash the clothes and return
them.
Shizuru: It's fine. Treat them as presents from me to you.

Classmates: It seems that lately Keiko's friends have been getting stranger
and stranger.

Keiko: Anyway, I'll be leaving now.
Shizuru: Wait…
Keiko: Eh?
Shizuru: I always see a boy around your age watching/protecting you from
behind. He seems to be a good guy, suits you well. You like him too right?

Keiko smiles gently.
Keiko: HAI!

A cute scene with Yusuke floating behind Keiko with a slightly embarrassed
expression on his face.

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