* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation * * Volume 3: The demonic forest * * Chapter nine (26): The demonic forest! * [In order to prevent Master Genkai's terrifying skills from ending up in the hands of demons, Yuusuke took part in the disciple tournament as an undercover. Even though Yuusuke managed to pass the first round, but it seems that Randou, the demon with great youki has also gone into the second round with him!] Genkai: About 50 or so! Quite many people left! Yuusuke: *A demon amongst these few! Who is it?* ... Kuwabara: Things have become totally unexpected! Yuusuke: At least I know it isn't this idiot. Kuwabara: What're you looking at, idiot? Genkai: The location for the second test takes place here. Yuusuke and Kuwabara: !? [DON] Yuusuke: What's this place? Kuwabara: Isn't this a game arcade room? People: What does she want to do? Genkai: Come on in, hurry up! The second test, just as your eyes behold, is 'arcade games'. Person: Master, pardon me but... what has making a disciple got to do with arcade games? Genkai: These aren't normal arcades games! They are machines that are able to investigate the true powers of one. Without rei abilities, no high scores would be able for any games. Scissors, paper, stone determines one's telepathic abilities. [Telepathic abilities: The sharpness of one's ability to use or feel rei weapons or curses. 15 rounds of finger guessing, passing mark is a 10 times win.] Genkai: The punching game determines one's agility. [Agility: Strength of one's rei attack or split second sudden attacks. Three times punch available, passing mark is 120 points.] Genkai: Karaoke was specially designed to determine one's spirit flow (reiki). [Reiki: The spirit flow hidden within one's body = strength of one's will to live. One time challenge, passing mark is 70 points.] Yuusuke: And what about this soccer game, what does it determine? Genkai: All the other games are my interests. Within this three games, if you are unable to pass two, you're out! Ah! And one more thing. You have to put in a hundred yen before it's challengable. Yuusuke: You money-faced old granny! Many: All right! I'll try first! I have absolute confidence in punching. How is it? Genkai: Disqualified! [18 points] Man: Impossible! I'm the record punching game champion of my region! Genkai: Don't you get it? Idiot! If you don't mix your attacks with reiki, you'll never be able to get high points! Kuwabara: (hits the thing) Machine: Pass! [129 points] Kuwabara: Saw my powress, Urameshi? Yuusuke: Humph! You only scraped past the passing point! Watch me! HEH! Woah, that's high! [155 points] Kuwabara: Wow! 155 points! Genkai: *Wow! One must have great rei powered attacks to be above 150 points.* Kuwabara: You idiot! We'll use finger guessing to determine our abilities next! Yuusuke: Fine with me! Come and get it! Genkai: *If this youth goes for it, he'll be a great demon exterminator. As for the others who look hopeful... People: Wow! Complete victory! Kuwabara: How was that, Urameshi? Yuusuke: Darnation! I should have had great telepathic skills! [He won 2 and lost 13.] Genkai: *The other youth looks like he came from a highly charged rei family. He should be able to use rei weapons and curses in the future.* People: IMPRESSIVE! Genkai: Eh? People: He got 175 points for the punch! Surpassing that boy just now! People: Goodness! How is such horrible singing able to reap 100 points? But the rei powers he lets out are so powerful they can be seen! Yuusuke: FINE! Let's break the tie by Karaoke-ing! Kuwabara: Suits me fine! Genkai: Hm! Lots of talents here.* [The second round eliminated another 20 something people.] Genkai: Hm... it's hard to eliminate the contestants... Yuusuke: We're going further and further away from the shrine! Kuwabara: Where are we heading to? People: Eh? What's this? Genkai: Previously, we had a little mini test. The third round is where the real difficulty comes in. People: Uuoh... what a horrible forest! It seems to emit youki entirely! Genkai: This is the area known as the demonic forest, a restricted zone where even the compass loses it's effect. There are natural snares, dangerous animals and of course, demonic habitats. Normal humans usually don't come out after going in. (pause a moment for scared faces) Genkai: That big tree in the front is the ending line! Whoever reaches within 2 hours passes. Some: Wah! Not me! I'm withdrawing! Though I'm keen on being her disciple... but to enter into forests like this... I won't have enough lives to lose! Genkai: And aren't you smart! Even those with slight rei abilities can sense the danger lurking within this forest. Scarface: The master is right. Only those with proper training can challenge this round head-on. Naziguy: Fakers should run home now! Yuusuke: I'm going! How can I just retreat like that after having seen granny's great powress? Genkai: Call me 'master', furball! Yuusuke: Don't think you'll acquire the secret skills by plain talk, the two of you! Eh? Are you even human? Two of them: ? Kuwabara: If you're going, I'm going! Yuusuke: Idiot! Why is your sense of rebellion so strong? Kuwabara: *As long as I master the secret, I'll be able to fulfill my wish and defeat Urameshi!* [the guy who has long forgotten his original purpose] Genkai: Then we begin! The right way to do it is to use your telepathic abilities to avoid all dangers in the forest. I'm going first! Yuusuke: Ah? Ah! That's fast! Genkai: If you follow me, you'll be the fastest! People: She's not human! Yuusuke: *I don't care for telepathic abilities! The fastest way is going straight!* [an hour later] Genkai: Not even one single person... oh man. Let me determine the positions of the reiki. *The closest one is 500 metres away. Other than that, there should be 5 - 6 people reaching within the next hour. Kuwabara: [currently first] I tried to use my abilities to walk. Not a single demon yet! Not bad... Hmm... this side doesn't feel good! Better go this way! The 15th place person: Strange... the same place again? Is this an illusion? It's like I'm just making circles on the same place! HELP! [give up] (one guy gets scared by a funny face) [give up] (gets tied up by weird plants) [give up] Yuusuke: [in the 10th place or so] Darn! Dead end! Snakes! Scorpions! I don't know if I'm still going straight! OUCH! !? Eh? This is... a bat's habitat? Voice: Which idiot barged into our area? Yuusuke: !! Bat: We were just getting hungry! [Demon bat: Using high frequency sounds he controls bats. Loves blood. Often attacks hikers, rob them and uses his teeth and paws as weapons. Bat: I'm gonna eat you up! Yuusuke: WAH! Genkai: Hohohoh! It's been hard. Those who were unable to arrive, I'll save you later, don't worry! Kuwabara: Eh? I'm really the first one? [therefore!] Genkai: Looks like we've got 7 left. Kuwabara: ... wait a moment! Someone else should be coming! Genkai: Hm? Only a minute left. He has to be punctual! Kuwabara: ... Genkai: Hm! Time's up! Kuwabara: Wait! Someone's coming! URAMESHI! Yuusuke: Darnation! I thought I'd be the fastest going straight! Never thought I'd land up in this state! Oh man! Genkai: You said you came straight? Then you should have met some really powerful bats in the event... Yuusuke: Ah? You mean this little idiot? He was pretty irritating flying all around, but he's like a snail compared to Hiei! Genkai: *Just who is this boy?* [Therefore, the eight creme of the crop have emerged! The demon Randou is amongst them! Can anybody guess who it is?] Genkai: And the fourth test is... ... I haven't thought it up yet! END TRANSLATION 2/1/99 (c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro Translation: fwah@geocities.com