* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation * * Volume 3: The demonic forest * * Chapter four (21): The man who eats souls! * [Gouki! One of the three who has stolen one of the three Reikai Treasures, he who eats human souls! Against this powerful foe, Yuusuke afrights! Will he be able to retrieve the Treasure from him?] Yuusuke: *He snapped the tree just like that! Our abilities are poles apart! If... this goes on, I'll really be killed!* Gouki: How dare you disrupt my meal! I want you to repay me back! With your body! Yuusuke: GWOAH! Gouki: I'm soooo sorry! Did I hit too hard? What weak creatures humans are. Yuusuke: Uu... ah! *I've avoided a head-on clash, but still...* Gouki: Don't be too happy! I'm going to let you suffer before I kill you! Yuusuke: *Not good... my body's not able to move!* Gouki: Die a painful death now! Voice: Is anybody there? Oh everybody! There's someone here! Shall we camp and drink together with them? Gouki: !! Humph. Looks like lots of people are coming. Count yourself fortunate! Yuusuke: *Ah... that voice...* Gouki: Now that you've been taught a lesson, be a good human and guard your puny life properly! Yuusuke: *... Darn it!* [Darn... it...] Yuusuke: AH! This is... Isn't this my home? Atsuko: Yuusuke! You're awake? You bad boy! Did you fight with the secret society people? Full of wounds and torn clothing! Yuusuke: Aiya! Atsuko: You've finally revived and now this... I was so worried! Yuusuke: I KNOW! Can you stop crying now? But that voice who saved me last night... Botan: Are you all right? Yuusuke: Really Botan. Atsuko: You know each other? Botan: I found you guys with this! I was alone at that time. [Item Two of the Seven Detective Tools: Youki (demonic power) detector A watch that displays distance and youki when a demon nears. The higher the ability of the wearer, the further he is able to probe.] Yuusuke: But I really had a fright. I didn't expect the opponent to be so strong. Botan: The other two possess greater powers than this one. Indeed, it is impossible to retrieve all three Treasures in one week... Atsuko: Hm? Isn't T-zone the neighbouring zone? This is terrible... Yuusuke: ? Newscaster: Some pupils from a primary school have contracted an unknown illness in the same district, all have been admitted into the hospital. There is a high possibility of the inhaling of poisonous fumes, but investigations are still underway... Once again, we would like to seek the attention of the neighbours. Yuusuke: ... Did that guy eat their souls? Botan: Gouki loves the souls of kids. He can fast for years, but when he breaks the fast, he's unstoppable. As long as he possesses the Hungry Globe, he'll continue devouring the souls until no more is available. "The souls are grumbling and struggling within my belly." Yuusuke: How long can the souls last in his belly? Botan: A day at most. Yuusuke: Good! Botan: What do you think you're doing? Unless... Yuusuke: I'm going to defeat him! Botan: With your body... Yuusuke: No time to waste! I may not know what's really going on, but the mind and soul are one, and that means he's eating their memories, emotions... and they have a chance at reincarnation even if they reach the underworld without a soul would they? Unforgivable! I can fire a rei gan today, I won't lose as terribly as I did yesterday. Botan: Yuusuke... [Item Three of the Seven Detective Tools: Spirit Ring of Attack Able to increase the powers of a rei gan by portions, but at the same time sucking up virtually all physical and rei powress.] Botan: This ring increases your rei abilities, and I'd like to pass it to you, but... the attack will be powerful, but after use the body will have extreme difficulty in standing. This is the final trump card, and if you miss, everything's over. But frankly, even if you used the ring, you won't be able to give him a fatal shot through that metal-like body of his. Yuusuke: If I don't try it I won't know for sure... Lend me the Youki detector! I want to find him. Botan: With your rei abilities now, the opponent must be within the 500 metres mark. Detector: GU! Yuusuke: That's it! He's near here! Botan: Southward three hundred metres! Yuusuke: There's a park near here! That fellow wants to eat souls again! (the Hungry Globe falls onto the floor) Girl: ... Take it! You dropped this! Gouki: Thank you! I'll show my gratitude by eating your soul! Girl: !? (falls down) Gouki: Heheheh... this soul looks tasty! Yuusuke: Gouki! I'm back for revenge! Gouki: You... Don't you want to heed my warning yesterday? Irritating fellow! Yuusuke: Oh drats! My memories' bad like anything. Gouki: How dare you interfere with my meal again, I'll eat you whole! Yuusuke: I'll give him a full-powered punch and see! Ouch! Gouki: Didn't you do a better investigation as a Reikai Tantei? My body's as hard as steel, a knife can't cut through it! Yuusuke: WOAH! ... !! Oh yeh? (grabs a tree trunk) Gouki: !? Yuusuke: How about this sharp tree trunk? (he hits) Gouki: I said it's no use... don't you understand? Yuusuke: *Curse it! I guess I'll have to fire the rei gan to show 'em! But his steel-like body... what if it doesn't work? Then I'll have to aim for the eyes... only one shot to blind one eye, and at point blank range... Wait a minute! Point blank range... that's right!* Gouki: So you've finally given up? Then die! Yuusuke: GWAH! GWOAH! Gouki: Hm! A nice noise! These painful shouts are my appetizers. (Yuusuke shouts some more as Gouki steps on him) Gouki: Heh... your back's going to break if I step some more... don't you make great noises? (a branch breaks) Boy: Ah... monster! Gouki: You saw it? Yuusuke: Go... GO AWAY! HURRY UP! Boy: WAAAH! YA! Gouki: Hahah! Great expression! Nothing's scarier than this, eh? Horror spices up the taste of the soul! Yuusuke: Stop it! Leggo' the boy! Gouki: Heheh... come and try stop me! Yuusuke: Uu! (boy collapses) Yuusuke: ... !! Gouki: You want to save him but can't move can you? Don't worry! You'll be at the same place soon. Yuusuke: ... Gouki: How dare you interfere me time and again! Your body is full of pain and fear, that's the greatest taste there is! DIE! Ah? Yuusuke: I was waiting for that. Waiting for your big face to come over so that you'll open that big mouth of yours. Gouki: Sha... SHA? Yuusuke: You may have external steel-like flesh, but what about those in your mouth? Eat this! [DON] (all souls in Gouki's body escape) Yuusuke: Heheh... oh! Everybody's safe and sound... Boy: Ah... ah! Yuusuke: Boy, you're darn fortunate. We were just having outdoor movie shot just now. Don't tell anybody about this, get it? Boy: YES! Yuusuke: Aiyaya... just one Treasure and I'm like this. Just two more... man my future looks bright! END TRANSLATION 31/1/99 (c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro Translation: fwah@geocities.com