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 11: Shower of Bullets (Handwritten notes) :Thoughts: {My notes} p.157 Chapter 11: Shower of Bullets p.158 Girl Th-Thank you very much, Rikudou-sama! Rikudou I do not require thanks. This is my mission. Sanzou :Rikudou- I'm certain that he is Shuei. :But what is this evil aura? :This seems like a totally different person..: p.159 Gojyo I don't really get it, but he finished them off, so lucky us, right? Goku What? I'm going to sleep. Rikudou ! Hey-! Gojyo What?! Rikudou Are you human? p.160 Hakkai That's a rather rude question. Rikudou You can't deceive me. The three of you are Youkai, aren't you. Goku If we are, so what!? We're- Hakkai Goku. Rikudou You heard me, didn't you? That i'll destroy every single Youkai! p.161 Goku What!? Look, if you'd just *listen* to what i'm saying- Gojyo Shut up and move! Rikudou {Chant} Om. Goku Geh- p.162 Goku Not good- Sanzou Shuei. What do you think you're doing? p.163 Sanzou I've said it before, but all you'd accomplish by killing them is decreasing the stupidity in the world. Goku What- do they know each other? (that really startled me) Hakkai Shh! Rikudou Heh.. heh heh heh. p.164 Rikudou Ha ha ha! I see! I've heard the rumors, but to think we'd meet in a place like this! "The Sanzou of this generation is an insubordinate who has taken rabble of simple birth as follwers" "What do I think I'm doing?" I think I should be asking YOU that, Genjou Sanzou! Or have you forgotten that the murderers of the former Sanzou are of the same race as those who follow you!? p.165 Sanzou People change, Shuei.. I never expected to hear words like that from you.. Rikudou I haven't changed at all. Shuei is dead. Ever since you left the temple, ever since that day, ten years ago!! p.166 *flashback* Shuei Hold on! Let me through! What's this!? :Koumyou Sanzou!!: p.167 Shuei Kouryu? Hey! Snap out of it! What happened here? Hey! Kouryu! Kouryu -n't. Shuei What? Kouryu I couldn't protect him. p.168 Monk Elder So you're saying that last night thieves broke into Sanzou-sama's room and murdered him, and then stole the Seitenkyomon. {Heavenly Sage Sutra} Sanzou Exactly. The master protected me with the Matenkyomon {Heaven and Hell Sutra} and so I escaped unscathed. I could tell by looking at the thieves, that they were definately Youkai. p.167 The High Priests who bear the name 'Sanzou', are the protectors of the five Sutras "TenChiKaiGenKyoMon" {Heaven and Earth Enligtenment Sutras} Among them, Koumyou Sanzou was the guardian of two, the Seitenkyomon and the Matenkyomon. Kouryu Not just the life of my master, but the master of this, Kinzan Temple, has been lost. And on top of that one of the Holy Sutras has been stolen. I take responsibility for all of this. Angry Monk Do you really think we can trust him!? That brat killed Sanzou-sama!! He must have hidden the Seitenkyomon somewhere! You really are a monster! Shuei Bastard! What proof do you- Kouryu It's alright, Shuei. p.168 Kouryu I would like to request permission to leave the Temple. Even at the cost of my life, I shall avenge my master and take back the Seitenkyomon. Angry Monk How sly! You're just trying to escape, aren't you!? -!? Elder Monk About avenging the Master, Kouryu, failing to protect the Sutra was the fault of this entire Temple. You need not bear that sin alone. Kouryu No. I must take back what is mine. Elder Monk What? Kouryu Last night I recieved a summons from the Master. Right before his death, he officially granted me a priest's name. p.169 Kouryu Genjou Sanzou. From this day forward, this is my name. Monks The Chakra on his brow!! Shuei Kouryu... The deep crimson chakra which marks the successive generations of Sanzous Is the mark of one chosen by Heaven, who sits closest to the Gods. Elder Priest I see. This is the will of Buddah. Monk Elder!! Elder Priest This golden crown is a memento of Koumyou Sanzou. p.170 Elder Priest Henceforth you are known as the 31st Genjou Sanzou, recognized as the official successor to the possesion of the Seiten and Maten Sutras. ------------------------------- Rikudou That night, unbeknownst to any, you left the mountain. Sanzou ... Rikudou But not long after, the party of Youkai marauders invaded the Temple a second time! Their aim was the Matenkyomon they had missed the first time. They had no idea that you'd just left with it! Sanzou !! p.171 Rikudou The temple mobilized all the practitioners of Buddhist arts, but in the end we were no match for them. Of course we weren't. How could we be when even Sanzou-sama and yourself were unable to stand up to them? And so I, as a last resort, used a 'forbidden' charm on myself. To give me "The power to eliminate all Youkai"!! Sanzou Not.. the charm of Araya!? Rikudou Exactly. And so a great power filled my body, and I was able to defeat all the Youkai. p.172 Rikudou However, once activated it's power can't be controlled. My body has become nothing more than a tool which it uses to devour Youkai souls! I don't know how many innocent Youkai I've killed in these ten years. Because of this fuda.. to escape the agony this fuda causes! p.173 Sanzou It's completely taken root. He is already- 'Rikudou' is a the name taken by a dead body, whose soul has been posessed by that fuda. Rikudou And ever since the Youkai turned, and began attacking people, I've been called the salvation, and been treated like a prince! Hilarious!! Gojyo He's completely f*#%in' crazy! Who's the demon (Youkai) now?! p.174 Rikudou Who, you ask? Why don't we find out!! Hakkai Outside! It's too dangerous in here! Goku (Gehh) I gotta get wet again!? Gojyo !! What a storm! Hakkai :Visibility is- huh?: p.175 Hakkai !? Wha-! Ugh! Rikudou My body has been completely assimilated by the charm. You can't even bear to touch me. Goku Let go of him, bastard! p.176 Goku !- Daa!!? The footing is *terrible*! Goku Sanzou... Rikudou What's wrong, Genjou Sanzou? So you won't lend the Youkai a hand, after all? Sanzou No. Whether I lend them a hand or not- p.177 Sanzou You won't be able to kill them. Gojyo That's right. Hakkai Though I don't think he'd even give us last rites, if we did. Rikudou Shi- what a load. Sanzou They'll be fine- ------------------- Kouryu Master.. p.178 Kouryu Your sermon is supposed to be now.. What are you doing? Koumyou Sanzou Ah, Kouryu. I'm making paper airplanes. Just folding orange paper- Koumyou Sanzou I really know nothing special that I can preach to anyone. But I do know about paper airplanes. p.179 Kouryu Ah.. Koumyou Sanzou Pretty, isn't it? The orange is beautiful against the blue. Because they are contrasting colours, they make each other's distinctive strengths stand out. ..well, I suppose my ramblings aren't very interesting.. Kouryu Not at all.. p.180 Kouryu They're beautiful. ---------------------- Sanzou :I had something I wanted to protect.: :It was the moment I lost it, that I first realized my own worthlessness.: :It was all I could handle to take care of myself.: :And so I came to desire..: :Something that I wouldn't need to protect.: p.181 Gojyo We can't get close- that charm repels us.. What do we do!? (Margin note: Your cigarette's gonna go out...) Sanzou Hey. Quit it with the pathetic sense of honor. The way to free him from that charm.. Is this. Hakkai ... Goku -Stop!! p.182 Goku He's like this now.. But he was your friend, wasn't he!? Sanzou Goku.. Goku So cut it out!! Gojyo Moron! Behind you!! Sanzou :-Aah.: p.183 Sanzou :How annoying.: Goku Ugh! Ouch! Right on the head!! ..Huh? p.185 Goku Sanzo..? Gojyo SANZOU!! p.186 Sanzou Everyone SANZOU!! Goku Sanzou- open your eyes! Sanzou!!? Sanzou :-Shut up-: Gojyo Why'd you do a crazy thing like that!!? Sanzou :That's what I'd.. like to know..: Everyone SANZOU!! p.188 The Add-On at the End of the Book: The True Story of Why Only Hakkai Slept in a Bed on Page 32. (The whole truth) Hakkai And it goes like this: Sanzou Obasan spread out three futon for us.. And one ordinary bed. You don't intend to suggest that I sleep on the floor? (don't mess with me) Goku Haven't we been camping out for five days already? I want to sleep in a bed! Gojyo There aren't any set sleeping arrangements. Goku Let's fight for it! (Margin words: please don't take that literally..) p.189 Gojyo (alright!) How about a match of cards? The one who pulls the highest card wins. Everyone Right. Goku Ah! Got it! A king, a king! I win! Gojyo That's nothing to brag about. I've got an ace! (Heh.) Goku What!? p.190 Sanzou Too easy, fools. Gojyo !! The ace of spades!!? Dammit, that is higher!! Hakkai Uhm.. pardon me.. But I have the joker.. Goku (Nooo) But I want the bed! Gojyo Hey, you! (You really are a kid) Goku I knew it was a mistake to do this with cards! You saw Hakkai win like that! Gojyo Ow ow ow! Hakkai That isn't my fault. Shunrei I'm sorry it took so long, but your clothes are dry.. p.191 Shunrei I'm sorry! I'll just leave this here! I-I didn't see anything! Please, enjoy yourselves! Everyone ... ^_^; Gojyo (Hey) I think there was a HUGE misunderstanding, just now.. Goku Huh? What? How? Sanzou Ah, forget it, just drop dead, all of you. Hakkai Well, I'll take the bed then. (Goodnight, everyone) ***this is from http://www.rielf.fcpages.com***