* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation * * Volume 2: The golden awakening * * Chapter eight (16): Victory depends on guts! * [Boxing society] Everybody: ... Miki: ... Yuusuke: HEY! MIKI! When are you going to skip until? I admit I was wrong in using your body, but who wouldn't be angry to see a normal person being beaten up like that? [Note: He's in Miki's body.] Miki: I've said it before, I don't like meaningless confrontations! Besides, you bare-handedly defeated Itou outside the ring! [As for the poor Middle One students who tried to stop you, and friends of Itou who tried to escape, you didn't spare them either! It's only been one day, but everybody looks at me as if I'm some kind of maniac now!] Miki: ... Everyone else: (turns away) [Previously... Under some weird conditions, Yuusuke entered into his old friend Miki's body, and helped him beat up some people who were bullying him, trying to keep Miki's qualification as the boxing competition contestant... but...] Rabbit girl: Please continue at your leisure. Shadow: [insert surname of Miki] Miki: AH! Leader! I'm very sorry for what happened yesterday! Leader: No! It doesn't matter. Now I have an entirely different view of you. Miki: Eh? Leader: You learn well, and fast, and you're serious in picking up boxing techniques, yet I always find the battle spirit lacking in you. Though yesterday's event was not praiseworthy in action, it has indeed strengthened my decision. [This leader is definitely going to be a physical education teacher or a physical instructor.] Miki: ... Leader: The Middle Two's representative is you for sure! Miki: AH! YES! Leader: Go for it! Hahah... Miki: Yes! I will do my best. Yuusuke: All right! I knew this would happen from the beginning. Miki: Liar. All right! I must work hard! Oh? Yuusuke: Your punching style isn't bad at all! Miki: Eh? Is that so? Yuusuke: *His fist strength is so great, yet he refuses to retaliate in a fight... I can see that he has deep respect for boxing! Therefore, when he's on the boxing ring... he'll definitely be like another! Like a wild beast with sharp eyes and razor guts, determined to defeat the foe!* Leader: Miki! The contest is approaching. Let's have a duel with each other. (they fight) Leader: What's wrong? Why don't you fight back? Yuusuke: Eh? Leader: Miki, what're you up to? Always receiving punches! There's no different from what was going on yesterday if this goes on! Miki: *You can't say that!* (they continue fighting, until Miki is struck with a severe blow in the stomach) (and sometime later at school...) Yuusuke: ARE YOU AN IDIOT! Everytime the punches come in you close your eyes! Can you win like this? Miki: I've been bullied too long... it's become a habit to me to close my eyes and rigid my body whenever the blow is about to come in... Yuusuke: Evade the blow once you see it, idiot! I thought you'd be different when you're on the ring, since you're always getting all preachy about boxing techniques, but now when I look at you, you're the same whether you're being bullied or having a boxing duel! IDIOT! Miki: ... Yuusuke: But according to my observation, your techniques when practicing aren't that bad at all! You need guts! GUTS! You're only unable to shine because you're frightened everytime you get on a ring! If this goes on, you'll be vomitting and crying for help during the preliminaries, and end up dropping off the ranks! All right! Let me help you! As long as I prepare you beforehand, your guts will be there naturally. Miki: I've said it, I don't want to pick a fight! Yuusuke: How about I do it without fists? The point is to learn guts and brag your status! You don't only show your abilities in a fight. For example, that guy coming up looks pricky doesn't he? Lend me your body for a while, I'll show you what I mean. Miki: Do... don't you dare start any trouble... (Yuusuke knocks into the pricky boy) Pricky boy: Wait! Hey! Are you trying to go away just like that, idiot? Yuusuke: (turns around with a horrible expression on his face) I'll kill you, dirty fellow! Pricky boy: (runs away) I... I'm sorry! Yuusuke: Saw that! Concentrate on that and try again! Miki: I... I can't do it! That wasn't an ordinary pricky boy! Yuusuke: Idiot! Scare the other party with your eyes, voice and expression. That's the first condition of a battle! Pricky boy: Ah! That's the one! It's that one, Kujishima*. * Nope, not his real name, my name for him for ease of translation's sake... again... Miki: YA! That... that fellow's... Kujishima: Oh? It's you? Were you the one who terrorized my subordinate? Yuusuke: Do you know him? Miki: Nobody who practices boxing around here doesn't know him. He's from the other school's boxing society, Kujishima! There are always rumours of him bringing those he doesn't like into the society's gym to either blind the poor fellow or break his limbs... He's more dangerous, and even more powerful than Itou! Kujishima: Hey! Heh, pale as a ghost. Are you from the boxing society of your school? Miki: Ah... yes... Kujishima: I heard that my opponent in the boxing match will be some [insert Miki's surname] from your school. Miki: !!? Kujishima: Go tell him that he won't leave the boxing ring safe and sound! Miki: Good... goodness... I'm so unfortunately... Yuusuke: Miki! HEY! What a disgrace, he's fainted... all right! Then I'll help you settle this! Kujishima: Before I fix that guy up I'll fix you! Come on, fellow! (Yuusuke (using Miki's body) sweeps off Kujishima's hand) Miki: *I* am that [insert Miki's surname]. I don't care which monkey or salmon you are. How dare you be so cocky with that abnormal looking face of yours. Pricky boy: ... !! The other boy: He dared to criticize Kujishima's pride and joy, his face... Miki: What's the hurry? We'll meet on the boxing ring. And when that time comes, I'll flatten your already flattened nose. Kujishima: Very good! [On the day of the competition!] Leader: How's Miki? Person: In the resting room. Person: He says he needs to be left alone! Miki: Look at what you've done! I'll really be killed! Yuusuke: Ah! Where're you going? Miki: I beg you, let me run away! Yuusuke: Run away? What a stubborn heart you have! Miki: (as Yuusuke uses his own body to pull him back) WAH! Yuusuke: When are you going to stop running away? This is your final chance! No matter who the other party is, you HAVE to win, isn't it so? Miki: I can't! The opponent's too scary. Yuusuke: How would you know? You haven't even fought before! Miki: Of course I know! Whether it's technique, strength or guts, the opponent wins me in every aspect! My percentage of winning is zero! I'm not suitable for boxing... I only like it, but I have no talent, and no guts, and no matter how hard I work... Yuusuke: ... Are you going to give up boxing without even having won a match? Miki: ... this... can't be helped! (Yuusuke punches him using his own body) Miki: ... ! Yuusuke: I can't stand you! I won't stay in your body anymore! You hoped for honour but escaped in the end! You'll always be Miki the idiot! Perhaps YOU are the one who has been looking down on boxing all this time! (Miki think about it as his nose bleeds) Yuusuke: This is the final competition, it doesn't matter if you lose it! Do not escape! Take the challenge! If you disgrace me anymore, I'm even willing to kill you to leave your body! Miki: ... Leader: Hey! Time's up! (the door opens) Leader: !? Miki: Yes! Yuusuke: ... eh? I've left his body automatically? Botan: It shows that one of his hesitation has been unblocked. Yuusuke: WAH! Why'd you do that (suddenly appearing) for! Botan: Perhaps it was under your leading that he stopped being confused, and to him, that is already a sort of victory. (the bell for the fight rings) People: GO FOR IT! GO FOR IT! Leader: What's going on? That boy... he's not escaping! He's meeting the attacks head-on! Equalling Kujishima... no... Miki's proven to be slightly stronger than the other party! Kujishima: Hmph! You idiot... Miki: *Do not escape! Take the challenge! Use your whole strength to defeat him!* (he receives a punch) Miki: *That didn't hurt at all! Compared to Yuusuke's punches...* (he hits Kujishiima on the jaw) Umpire: DOWN! Leader: That's great! Kujishima: Curse you... *If that's the case, victory doesn't matter anymore! I shall disregard the rules and ruin you so that you can never have the face to see anyone anymore!* Umpire: UP! Kujishima: *Just you wait! I'll use my elbow against your face!* (they engage, Kujishima takes the opportunity to bend his hand) Kujishima: Come on! Eat this! Miki: !! (he uses his helmet to block the elbow, and strike down Kujishima) Miki: Huh? I've... won? I've won! I've won, Yuusuke! (the umpire lifts his hand up) Miki: Yuusuke? (Yuusuke and Botan looks down at him from above the boxing ring building) END TRANSLATION 22/1/99 (c) Togashi Yoshihiro Translation: fwah@geocities.com