* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation *
* Volume 2: The golden awakening *
* Chapter nine (17): The golden awakening *

Yuusuke: I CAN RETURN TO MY BODY?

Botan: Right! Congrats to you.

Yuusuke: Hey! Is that for real?

Botan: It's official from Reikai.

Yuusuke: ... Hah! It must be only for a day... I won't be tricked again!

Botan: My, aren't you suspicious! But, this time it's for real!

[JAN JA JAN]

Botan: You can revive for real this time.

Koenma: That's right! Yo!

Yuusuke: You've been appearing too often lately! What about your work?

Koenma: My dad's returned, I've been bumming around lately. Therefore I've
specially come to send you back to your body. Because if you don't go back
by tomorrow, it'll be a disaster!

Yuusuke: What'll be a disaster?

Koenma: Mm... actually... both soul and body have different wavelengths, and
only when the crests meet can the soul return to it's body, to attain true
revival. And since your frequency is longer than normal...

Yuusuke: How long? A month?

Koenma: 50 years.

Yuusuke: Fif...

Koenma: A pretty long period by human standards eh? Once you miss tomorrow,
your next turn will come in another fifty years. This is another reason why
the Reikai permitted your revival. Therefore, your day is tomorrow! But it
requires the help of someone living.

Yuusuke: Help?

Koenma: Besides the power of the Reikai, a revival requires someone living
to provide the power of life.

Yuusuke: Then... don't tell me we have to eat them.

Koenma: Do I look like a demon to you? The person only needs to become a
energy source, to blow life into you.

Yuusuke: Blow? How?

Koenma: Do you need to ask? Of course it's through the mouth!

Yuusuke: WHAT... THE - ?

Koenma: Why're you so surprised? Even CPR requires mouth to mouth treatment!
It's a requirement! What's different is that life is being blown instead of
oxygen. You must tell three people regarding this matter in a dream tonight,
and if one of them understands the dream, everything'll be fine.

(Kuwabara wakes up from a nightmare)

Kuwabara: GWAH - ! Wh... What was that frightening dream just now? Uu...
it's already daybreak? Uuu...

[I dreamt that I kissed Urameshi who was glowing with bright light, then he
woke up...]

Kuwabara: Why did I dream of that? What's wrong with me?

(thinks)

Kuwabara: WAHAHAH! It must have been nothing! Mm! What fine weather today,
I'll skip lessons to do some window shopping!

[Using the money she got from the pimps, Atsuko rented an apartment.]

Keiko: ... *He's not glowing... then it was only a dream? But... that was
some weird dream...* Oh! I'm getting to be just as weird. Have to go to
school now...

(she picks up a note)

Keiko: Atsuko-san... probably went drinking again.

[That's right!]

(she goes out of the apartment)

Yuusuke: Hey! She didn't notice anything, gone off!

Koenma: The Reikai's powers slowly spread from the legs. Only after noon
will your whole body shine with bright light.

Yuusuke: Keiko's going to stay in school till evening anyway. The other two
people can't be depended on at all!

Keiko: *Kuwabara's not here... thought I wanted to ask him about the
dream... Forget it! I'll go and take a look after school.*

Takenaka: Student Yukimura! Are you here?

Keiko: Eh? Yes!

Takenaka: Your mother has been taken ill!

Keiko: !!

[5.30 PM]

Doctor: Overworked with a flu, she's very weak. As long as she rests
properly tonight, she'll be okay.

Keiko's dad: Rest assured, and go home!

Keiok: No, I want to wait till she awakens.

Botan: This just isn't our day! But her illness isn't serious at all,
Yuusuke's one is... after all, Yuusuke only has today!

Yuusuke: She's not that strong, and won't think of so much when her mother's
fallen ill! She's only intent on looking after her mom now, and has long
forgotten about that dream.

Botan: ...

Koenma: Hey! Your body's entirely filled with the Reikai's powers. We only
need the breath of life now...

Botan: *I hope Keiko's mother regains consciousness quickly...* ! Oh yeh! If
she doesn't awaken, there's a better way to tell her the news! Wait for me!
I have a good idea!

Yuusuke: Botan?

[10.50 PM]

Doctor: Due to the antheseptic used, she won't be waking up today! It's
already very late, you should go back!

Keiko: ... *Ah... it REALLY is very late.*

Mom: ... Yuusuke... Go to Yuusuke... Quick... there's no time...

Keiko: ! *It's not mom's voice! Ah! That dream...*

[11.50 PM]

Yuusuke: Not here yet... She still doesn't get the dream!

Koenma: Have faith in Botan! But if she doesn't make it on time, what will
you do?

Yuusuke: Keiko won't wait 50 years for me, and it's meaningless to have a
one-day revival every month! When that time comes, I'll just have to be
resigned to my life... !

(Keiko comes out from a taxi)

Yuusuke: Keiko!!

Botan: I used the Reikai's transmitter to inform Keiko-chan using her
mother! I wasted much time trying to condition it to fit. How's the time?

Yuusuke: Five more minutes to tomorrow!

(Keiko runs)

Keiok: Ah... the keys... it should be in the bag... not here... not here!

Yuusuke: Hurry up! *No time left!*

Keiko: Found it!

(the clocks ticks to twelve)

Koenma: Uu... she can't make it!

Keiko: !! The light... *the light's fading! YUUSUKE!!*

Yuusuke: WAH...

Botan: !!

(the clock ticks past twelve)

Keiko: *Come back... come back... I beg you... I beg you...*

(the light fades, Yuusuke isn't back yet)

Keiko: *I didn't make it? No...*

(she falls down)

(Yuusuke stirs, and opens his eyes, and sits up)

Yuusuke: Yo! Good morning...

(Keiko leaps forward and hugs him)

Botan: That's great! She's made it in the nick of time. He's safe and sound
in his body now... finally something's been resolved.

Koenma: What are you talking about, Botan. His real 'test' shall begin from
now on!

Botan: Eh?

Koenma: That fellow's 'test' is going to be really bitter! Hardly comparable
to the time when he was floating around... Hohoh...

END TRANSLATION

22/1/99
(c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro
Translation: fwah@geocities.com