This is a translation of Saiyuuki by Kazuya Minekura, published by Enix Comics. Volume 2, ISBN-87025-287-2 762Yen Version 1.0 February 2002. Disclaimer: No money made and no copyright infringement intended. I'm not fluent, and I've had trouble with some spots so I'm sure I'll have to come back to this. However, I think I've got the gist of things. I HAVE spent quite a bit of time on this, so please don't take it without my permission, as crappy as it is. Comments/feedback: rielf@hotmail.com Chapter 6: Cleaning Beauty (Handwritten notes) :Thoughts: {My notes} p.4 Summary of last volume. p.5 The peaceful land of 'Togenkyo' is being ravaged by many disasters. Now, they travel to the Far West to stop the ressurection of GyuMaOh, the cause of all the trouble.. Goku Ah! Stop right there! Bastard, you just switched cards!! Gojyo Ass, you're just seeing things. Goku Fine, then show me the card you just discarded. Gojyo No way. Goku You lech of a kappa!! Note from the Author: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any real people, organizations, or events is purely coincidental. p.6 Gojyo You picking a fight, little chimp? Goku Think you can take me? p.7 Sanzou I'll kick you both off!! Hakkai Today is as lively as usual, I see. p.8 Sanzou Moron! Look out! p.9 Everyone Whoa!? Hakkai Ara? p.10 Goku Gasp!! Gojyo (Yaah!) It's freezing! This is all your fault, you stupid ape! Goku The hell!? You're the one who started it! Sanzou Both of you, just drop dead! Goku and Gojyo Shunrei (giggle giggle) p.11 Shunrei I'm sorry.. It's just so funny.. Sanzou Please don't group me with them. Hakkai Are you here to do your laundry? I'm sorry, we've muddied up the water. Gojyo More importantly, what are we gonna do? All our changes of clothes are soaked! Shunrei Uh.. If you need dry clothes, you could come to my village. As apology for laughing at you, i'll get you some hot tea as well. p.12 Shunrei Ah, were there enough towels? Hakkai You really saved us. Thank you so much, for lending us clothes. Shunrei Oh, i'm just glad they fit. p.13 Sanzou She lives alone? So why does she own so many clothes for a young man? Obasan (middle aged woman) Shunrei? It's me, can I come in? Shunrei Oh, Obasan, of course! This is my neighbor. She's an excellent cook! Obasan I made lunch for everyone. Let's all eat! Goku It look so good! I can really eat it!? Obasan Yes, of course. (Oh my) Aren't you a bunch of handsome young things. Oh, if I was only ten years younger.. Gojyo Doncha mean 20 years, Oba-chan? p.14 Obasan So, you're heading West? This town is a nice place, and it'd be fine if you stayed for a while. Sanzou Just for a little while. We have to keep moving. Obasan I see, well I traveled a lot when I was younger, too. But for now, I must say I'm thankful you're here. Hakkai Thankful? Obasan Yes. I haven't seen Shunrei smile in so long. p.15 Goku Huh? Why is that? Obasan You see Shunrei.. she had a wonderful relationship. But her lover.. was a Youkai. We all knew that such mingling between the two races is forbidden, and yet.. They were both such good, hardworking kids, and all the people of this town gave them their blessings. p.16 Obasan But that was over a year ago. I'm sure all of you know.. of how all the Youkai in the world suddenly went berserk. It was a year ago, that all the Youkai in the village succumbed to the disaster. He was among them. Before he completely lost his sense of self, he left Shunrei behind, and ran off. p.17 Obasan He never returned. And since that day, I've not seen her smile. Hakkai And so these clothes belonged to him. Obasan They're very clean, aren't they. That child, Shunrei.. in preperation for his return, and to distract her from lonliness, every day, she washes his clothes. p.18 Obasan She lent those precious clothes to you, not in 'apology for laughing at you', but as thanks, for making her smile. We all only hope that Jien is still alive.. Gojyo 'Jien'? His name is Jien!? Obasan Yes. He came to this village four years ago. Whether that is his real name or not, we don't know.. p.19 Obasan What is it, do you know him? Gojyo Ah.. it's probably nothing.. Goku Huh? Where's Gojyo? p.20 Sanzou How should we know? The john, maybe? Goku Ack! What's this? Sanzou The old woman set us up like this for the night. It's like some kind of field trip. Goku Ah haha. (how cramped) Hakkai Well, since she is putting us up, why don't we be a bit nicer.. Goku Hey, Hakkai, fill us in. This 'Jien' Gojyo's been looking for. Who is he? Hakkai I think I'll go to the restroom as well. Sanzou (with the book?) Goku Don't ignore me! The one who knows Gojyo best is you, who has been living with with him! p.21 Hakkai Well, if you want to hear all his intimate, personal details.. Goku No way. It's just that I don't have any secrets, and him, keeping all of his, seems kind of sly. Sanzou ..because you're still a kid. Goku Sorry for being a kid! Hakkai Well, Gojyo didn't say to keep it a secret, so.. His name Jien Sa, and his whereabouts have been unknown since Gojyo was eight. He saved Gojyo's life, and.. p.22 Hakkai He's Gojyo's older brother, though they had different mothers. Gojyo Hey. Shunrei Yes? Gojyo Do you have any pictures of this 'Jien'? Shunrei Eh? Why do you ask? p.23 Gojyo I just want to see the face of a man who'd make such a good woman sad. Shunrei Ah.. well.. I don't have a picture or anything like that. Gojyo Hmm. :Well, even if I saw him, I probably couldn't tell.: :I can't remember his face at all.: Well, is he a better man than me? Shunrei Ha ha uh.. what can I say.. But.. he was a wonderful person. p.24 Shunrei He liked children, had many friends, and loved this village more than anything. He'd always come home from work covered in mud, but I loved washing his dirty clothes. But now.. it's like that was all a dream. I don't know why all the Youkai went berserk, It seems almost like divine punishment for me, a human, and him, a Youkai, sharing forbidden love. Gojyo Humans and Youkai, you can't say they don't share some kind of common relation. Shunrei ! p.25 Shunrei Don't you think I know that? I trust him more than anyone! But now, I wash clothes that no one will wear, I clean a room that no one will live in. It's all I can do! Now, and always... Gojyo I'm sorry.. for saying such a strange thing. Shunrei Oh no, not at all.. Gojyo Actually.. I'm a Youkai too, you know. p.26 Shunrei Wh-what!? Gojyo If you don't believe me, look closer. The way I act and my appearance aren't much different from a human, and yet, Youkai blood flows through this body. Shunrei :Crimson eyes: Gojyo Am I frightening? Shunrei No.. :Such a pretty colour, like the setting sun..: not at all. Gojyo See? It's not such a big thing, is it? So don't worry about such unnessesary things. p.27 Gojyo Just go ahead and do your laundry. Don't cry. It's unfair when a good woman cries. Shunrei Why? Gojyo Makes me want to jump them. Well.. I wouldn't touch another man's woman. Shunrei ..you're very strange.. Sanzou And so, this 'Jien'.. p.28 Sanzou Is a full-blooded Youkai. Hakkai Yes. He is the legitimate son of the legal wife. He saved Gojyo when she tried to kill him. If he had been a normal child, she probably would have left him alone. But as you all probably know, Gojyo is the result of the union between a Youkai... p.29 Hakkai ..and his human lover, a child of mixed blood. A forbidden child. p.30 Shunrei Gojyo-san. Gojyo Hm? Shunrei Thank you. {next day} Shunrei Umph :Last night was kind of embarassing..: :But Gojyo-san is absolutely right.: :I have to keep my chin up.: p.31 Village Woman Shh! What if Shunrei hears!? Village Woman 2 Yes, but how can this be? One of the Youkai attacking people in the forest to the west is Jien!? Shunrei :Jien: Village Woman 2 One of the Youkai attacking people... Shunrei :No, it can't be!: p.32 Villagae Women (huh?) Goku (Zzz..) (Sleeping like the dead) Sanzou (heavy..) Obasan Hey, everyone, please wake up! Hey! p.33 Obasan WAKE UP!! Goku What's up, Obachan? It's still only 6am! Obasan That doesn't matter! Do you know where Shunrei is? Gojyo Has something happened to Shunrei? Obasan I can't find her anywhere! I think maybe she heard some of the gossip floating around the village! Sanzou Gossip? Obasan Some Youkai attacked people in the forest to the west last night. p.34 Obasan And among them.. was one who looked just like Jien! Goku And you don't think.. Shunrei went out there alone!? Shunrei :Jien!: ***this is from http://www.rielf.fcpages.com***