* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation * * Volume 3: The demonic forest * * Chapter seven (24): The terrible curse! * Hiei: You're the type who releases powers when your companions are in danger! Frankly speaking, that previous move did give me a fright! But to have not been able to snatch the sword back in that move was your fatal error. I won't be careless anymore, and you won't be able to get the antidote in this sword! That girl's 'third eye' has opened... there's no way to stop her from demonizing! Yuusuke: Finished your crap yet? Hiei: Don't you look down on me! Can you follow up my speed? (hops around at top speed) Hiei: I don't suppose you can even catch my shadow! !! Coming! (Yuusuke looks in Hiei's direction, flies him a punch) Yuusuke: Do you only know how to jump around, little jerk? You're just like a cockroach without your eye power. I have no time to waste with you. Fight now! Hiei: ... !! You cursed thing... How could I... be forced to 'revert' by a mere human? (powers up, skin turns dark, eyes come out from all over his body) Yuusuke: What? Botan: YAAA! *Uu... very strong youki! My rei powers are almost unable to neutralize them! But if the the third eye opens... Keiko-chan will become a demon...* Yuusuke: That light... Keiko! Botan! Hiei: She seems to be trying to match up with my increasing demon power! Heheh, she'll become a demon sooner or later. But now... Yuusuke: !? Bo... body? Hiei: You have no time to worry about anyone else now! Yuusuke: Ah... (Kurama arrives outside the warehouse) Kurama: This powerful youki... the fellow's finally showed his true form! Yuusuke: Ugh... ah... *Feels like I'm tied up... can't move!* Hiei: With the curses of so many jagans, even you will be unable to escape! I shall repay you for what I've suffered just now! (gives Yuusuke a flurry of punches) Hiei: Now do you understand the difference in our powress? As a human though, you're creditable for your powers. To show my respect, I'll let you have a clean death! Yuusuke: *Darn! If only my body could move!* Hiei: DIE! Yuusuke: *Is it over?* (the sword goes through someone) Hiei: Wh... WHAT? Kurama! You... what's the meaning of this? (Kurama throws some blood towards Hiei) Hiei: Ugh... blood! GWAH! My... eye! Yuusuke: !! The curse is removed! Kurama: Hiei's jagans on his body are really decorations. The real source of power, is the one on his forehead. I came to repay the favour you did last time. As for that girl... leave her to me! Yuusuke: You fool! Don't move! Your injury... Kurama: Heh... I think I'm really a demon you know, and I won't kick the bucket just like that. Finish Hiei before his jagan recovers! Yuusuke: Kurama... Hiei: Uu... Kurama! You betrayer! I won't spare you! I'll kill you! Hm? Yuusuke: Your opponent is ME! Hiei: Unbelievable... ever since just now, every escape sees an increase in your rei power! You're too dangerous to have around! All my powers now! I'm going to kill you! (they start bashing each other up) Hiei: *I'm going to win! I still have the upper hand in strength!* Hahahah! Don't you run away! Yuusuke: *Not yet... just a bit more...* Hiei: Hahahah! I'll send you on your way! Yuusuke: Now's the time! I'm going to send you on your way! Hiei: !! Ah! Woah! Yuusuke: ... Hiei: ... What a surprising fellow. I never thought you'd have such a move. But you seem to have released all your rei powers at that one shot. If we had fought a little later, perhaps I would really be the one killed! Yuusuke: ... (shifts his position to the right) Hiei: (follows) Still embarrassing yourself now? No matter how you struggle, you'll never win! Yuusuke: (sits still) ... Hiei: That's the way. I'll send the three of them after you. So rest in peace and die! (a reigan hits him from behind) Hiei: GA! What... the? Who... (he looksbehind) Hiei: Dark Mirror!? You've calculated my escaping that move when you fired the shot? Yuusuke: I didn't just escape just for the heck of it. I just wanted to put you in the direction of the mirror when it reflected the shot! Hiei: You... idiot... (as Hiei falls down, Yuusuke sends him another kick on the face) Yuusuke: I've finally finished you off! Heheh... that was tough! (walks over) Yuusuke: Are the three of you okay? How's Keiko now? Botan: Don't worry, the antidote's working. The eye on her forehead... has disappeared... Yuusuke: ... Kurama! Are you okay? I'm so sorry... Kurama: It wasn't fatal, don't worry about it. It's impossible to not be calm when you're as old as I am.* * Sorry, I think I need to do more research on this sentence. I'll get back at you on it after I ask someone else. ^^x Botan: But you're so bad! Why didn't you tell me of that tactic? Using the mirror to reflect the rei gan... that was really close! Yuusuke: Hm? That wasn't any strategy! We call it in the nick of time! His speed was too fast, so if I don't hit him from behind, I'll never be able to hit him. Was thinking about how to do it, when the mirror fell from the clothes he had removed. So I decided to give it a shot, who knows, it might be able to be reflected, like a ray of light. [he really has no brains] Botan: Eh? So what'll happen if the rei gan doesn't reflect? [a bold and resolute reply] Yuusuke: I'll think about it when that happens. Kurama: Heh! Botan: ~~~ Kurama: Exactly the way you are. Even if you want to think, the mind's an entire blank... Yuusuke: And what did you mean by that, Kurama? Kurama: I meant what I meant! [few days later] Yuusuke: Gouki and Hiei have been arrested. We retrieved the Treasures two days before the due date. Koenma should be real happy that Enma didn't discover this eh? Botan: This... the sword's rusted by blood and the mirror's broken by the rei gan... unable to fix them before Enma-sama returned, the matter was still made known in the end. Yuusuke: Eh? So... he really flared up? Botan: Nope! Because the Treasures were already retrieved, Koenma just got a small punishment. Yuusuke: What's a small punishment? Botan: ... don't tell anybody! A hundred strokes on the backside. Yuusuke: WAHAHAHAH! Even if he's a few hundred years old, a kid'll still be a kid! Botan: Will you keep quiet! Yuusuke: But I suppose this is good! We've successfully solved the problem of the three Treasures. Keiko: Good morning! Botan: ! Yuusuke: Oh... Botan: Uu... bad timing! Yuusuke: Oh man... I've forgotten to explain to her what's going on! Keiko! Wait up! Listen to my explanation! Keiko! Botan: Hahah... I see that this will be the hardest problem of all he has to solve! END TRANSLATION 1/2/99 (c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro Translation: fwah@geocities.com