* Yuu Yuu Hakusho Manga Translation * * Volume 4: Challenge from the Youmajutsu * * Chapter eight (34): Door of betrayal! * Yuusuke: Isn't this Kurama and Hiei? How in the world did you... Kurama: Heh! This is our job before returning to civilization! If we help you, it's possible for us to be pardoned. Yuusuke: Oh? Does Koenma do this kind of charity deeds? Kuwabara, let me introduce you to Hiei and Kurama. Kuwabara: Hi there. Kurama: Pleased to meet you. Hiei: I don't know what's going on in Kurama's mind, but what I'm interested in are the tools and treasures the four saint beasts stole. I'm not interested in helping you at all. Kurama: Heh. Kuwabara: What's wrong with this little fellow? Quite cocky for a short guy like that! Hiei: Why? You wanna die? Kuwabara: WHAT? You idiot! You want to fight, don't you? Kurama: Stop that, Hiei. You can fight all you want after we finish this. (at this particular frame, the Taiwanese manga gets confusing, [people are saying stuff they shouldn't be...] so I'm kind of going according to the anime now...) Hiei: Yuusuke, I'll bide my time and take my revenge. You'd better be careful. Kuwabara: Let's reject their help. (okay, back to manga... ^_^x) Yuusuke: Oh well! The more the merrier! Kuwabara and Hiei: Hmph! Ghouls: It's Hiei and Kurama! Not good! They're first class bandits... what are they doing with humans... (everyghouldy steps back as the four of them proceed on) Voice: Enemies? Who dares oppose the four saint beasts? Voice: The Reikai has rejected our request, and want to do it the hard way. Genbu in darkness: It's been long since we had guests. Byakko in darkness: Humph! They're not worthed our special attention. Seiryuu in darkness: Lord Suzaku, what is your opinion? Suzaku in darkness: Byakko is correct. They won't be able to make it into the city at all. With a team as messy as that, they won't even make it past the door of betrayal. Yuusuke: Is this the entrance? Kuwabara: Looks like a long tunnel to me. Yuusuke: No pain no gain! We have to go in! [Straight and simple, no other choice] Yuusuke: !! Eyeball: Welcome to maze city. He who wishes to enter the city needs to have been first tried by the door of betrayal. Yuusuke: Trial? (the eyeball pulls something on the wall) Yuusuke: What the- the ceiling is falling down! WOAH! Eyeball: This door is very sensitive, and though it's got a bad personality, it can be very clever. It is able to detect the strength of the people supporting it, and thus release the greatest pressure. As long as one person slacks, it will completely fall to the ground. Yuusuke: Darn it! Eyeball: If one person betrays the rest and escapes, everyone else would be crushed. If everybody trusts and remains loyal, weariness would tire everyone out, and everybody would still be crushed. Only betrayers have the right to enter the city. You can make the choice yourselves. Kuwabara: Furball! Don't look down on us! Yuusuke: ... *We need to push that lever back in position...* Hi... Hiei! Go push the lever beside that fellow back into position! We'll be able to sustain it for a while, and you're the fastest person around here, Hiei! Hiei: ... !! Kuwabara: Urameshi! Are you out of your mind? You go, Urameshi! I don't like that little guy! Hiei: That disfigured man is right. Kuwabara: Disfigured... who're you talking about, eh? Hiei: Can you trust me? Yuusuke: If I release my entire store of reiki, I can take over your portion for this door for a while. Go, Hiei! I'm counting on you! (Hiei stares at him for a while, before zapping off) Eyeball: ! Yuusuke: UUUOOOOO! Hiei: ... Kuwabara: What's wrong? Hurry up and pull the lever... Pull it up! Eyeball: Hiei, you should not be so hesitant. Forget them, and let me bring you to Lord Suzaku! The four saint beasts would heartily welcome a bandit like yourself. Kuwabar: Hey! You stinky idiot! How dare you betray us after Urameshi trusted you so much? Hiei: Heh... heheh... what a bunch of naive fools! Yuusuke: !! Hiei: And don't you look down on me! Eyeball: !! GAH! (he gets cut into four pieces) (Hiei pulls the lever) Yuusuke: It's stopped! Hiei: Go tell them! If they are willing to submit to me, I can still spare their lives! If you don't want to die, vanish from my sight now! (eyeball flies away) Kuwabara: Are you okay, Urameshi? Yuusuke: My veins almost burst! Thanks, Hiei! For saving us. Wow, you sure know how to scare a person. You haven't changed, eh, scary little fellow. Hiei: Hn! I didn't intend to save you, don't get it wrong. It's easier defeating them when there're more people. Kurama: Heh! He's always like that, don't mind him. Genbu: They've passed the door of betrayal? And Hiei wants us to beg for mercy? Then let me, Genbu, polish them off! I will bring their four corpses to you immediately. Yuusuke: Truly a maze city. Kuwabara: Let's just find the stairway leading upstairs. By the laws of nature, the big boss' room is always at the top floor. Botan: "Yuusuke, this is Botan at the Ningenkai, creating a little chaos at the moment." Yuusuke: Oh! Botan: On my way, I've finished off 15 of the thousands of thousands worms in the city. Yuusuke: "Only fifteen? That's chicken feed!" Botan: You'd better destroy the worm whistle quickly. The worms only go into the bodies of really sinister people. I guess there are not too many of these kind around, so they're practically scouring the place for them. Ah, there's another one! (she squashes it with her feet) Botan: "But this is probably the silence before the storm. You'd better hasten your movements." Yuusuke: Okay! The city seems to be safe... better hurry up! By the way, Kurama, what demons are these 'four saint beasts'? I suppose you should be more well informed about these demons. Kurama: It's obvious that they're dangerous creatures from the way Reikai sealed them up in the Makai. Because they're separated from humans, they might give you a fright! Voice from room: Thank you for your introduction! Kuwabara: !! Yuusuke: It's in here! Genbu: Heheh! Let me, Lord Genbu pamper you from now on! Kuwabara: That... He's so big! Genbu: There's only one stairway leading upwards here. Now you either defeat me or become a sea of dead corpses! (he whams his tail on the floor) Genbu: Attack together, and save me the trouble. Kuwabara: Don't joke! How can we do battle with monsters like that? Kurama: Allow me! It's dangerous to attack together when we have no information of the enemy. Besides, I can't just allow Hiei to showcase his powress! Hiei: Shut up! Genbu: So you choose to die one by one? Fine with me. Yuusuke: But that's too dangerous! We might as well just find a way to sneak upstairs... Hiei: That's because you don't understand Kurama's true abilities! Let me tell you why I allied with him! I did that because I didn't want him as an enemy. *Though I wouldn't harm him either ways.* Facing an opponent who wishes to harm himself, his extremely cool composure wins mine hands down. Kurama: Come on! Attack as and where you please. (Genbu stares at him) Kurama: ... If you don't come over, I'll be going over! Yuusuke: !? That fellow's tail's disappeared into the ground! Eh? Only his tail is showing up behind Kurama! Kurama: !? Genbu: HAHAHAH! I can merge with the rocks and move accordingly! This skill of only moving my tail behind the enemy is a piece of cake! (he swings his tail from behind and hits Kurama in the stomach) END TRANSLATION 9/2/99 (c) 1991 Togashi Yoshihiro Translation: fwah@geocities.com