BASARA Volume 13 Chapter 4 Version: 02.08.12 Original Work: Yumi Tamura Translator: Spinel Sun Editor: Ari ***For non-profit use only*** (TB) stands for those great old school thought bubbles << >> stands for really small text < > stands for sound effects Scarlet Chapter 4 Storm Cloud -------- p. 144 -------- Shuri (TB) Get Ready Tatara! Nakijin: Hey, don’t do it. ---------- p. 145 ---------- Shuri: Nakijin! Why are you stopping me? Nakijin: What are you going to do if we get caught because of this? Nakijin: We came for Momonoi. If you try to hit two birds with one stone, you’ll get nothing. Shuri: <> If you don’t catch Tatara when you see him, he’ll disappear like thin air. Shuri: I can’t just stand by and watch. Nakijin: Well, I’m leaving. Shuri: Do as you please! Nakijin: I want to meet Momonoi and ask him about the Okinawa incident. ------- p. 146 --------- Shuri (TB) The Okinawa incident?! Why now? Shuri: Look! Now it’s farther away. Shuri (TB) ...The one who attacked Okinawa was Momonoi... Shuri: Hey Nakijin! Hey! Wait. Shuri: Momonoi was your brother... Unten’s enemy! Nakijin: That’s right. -------- p. 147 -------- Shuri: Moron! Nakijin: What are you doing?! <> <> Shuri: You should’ve pointed that out beforehand! Shuri: I won’t know if you just smile like an idiot! Say things straight out! I don’t... notice these kinds of things, because I’m not that bright! Nakijin: You don’t have to get so mad? <> Shuri: I didn't know! Shuri: I didn’t know... Even when you were suffering, I didn't know. Am I not like a fool? -------- p. 148 -------- Nakijin: Thanks. Shuri: Don’t thank me! I’m not going after Momonoi because of you. Shuri: But certainly, Momonoi comes before Tatara right now. Shuri "You saved us by stopping me." <> Nakijin: <> "Shuri’s face is convulsing." Shuri: Nakijin, that’s not the way. That’s the storage area. Nakijin: Really... It’s all empty. Shuri: Momonoi used up everything. <> ---------- p. 149 ---------- Shuri (TB) Even the large amount of explosives. What did Momonoi use them for...?! Friend: Renko, this is big news. Renko: Yeah, just when the soldiers are burning the buildings, trying to kick out the people, Tatara appears. Renko: I’ll have to make some newspapers. -------- p. 150 -------- Servant: Are you Renko? Renko: Yes? Servant: Master Hozumi is calling for you. Follow me. Friends: Renko! Soldiers: It’d be good if you behave, so Master Hozumi won't be annoyed. --------- p. 151 -------- Sarasa: Kakuji! Over here! Kakuji: Tatara! Kakuji: Tatara, are you alright? Sarasa: Yes- I was able to land safely. Right now, the guards should be chasing the kite in the sky. Nachi: I don’t want to leave like this. I want to kick Momonoi’s butt. Asagi: Shh. Friends of Renko: We help Renko with the newspaper. Please save her. Renko has... ------- p. 152 -------- Friends: Renko has been taken by the guards! Sarasa: What?! Kakuji: What did you say?! Soldiers’ announcement: HEAR THIS TATARA! ---------- p. 153 ---------- Soldiers: Reveal yourself! Whoever finds Tatara must report to us immediately. If you don’t, we'll destroy each building here! Hayato: What is he doing? It’s his city. <> Friends: Momonoi wants to change Suou. He’s planning to make it into another city. This is a good excuse. ============================= Vertical Tamu Tamu Time 2 - [night] He prepares the clothes he will wear tomorrow... Naki: Good night. [in the middle of the night] Naki: Really now! - He's gonna catch a cold! --> busybody zzzzzz Shuri doesn’t know that Nakijin carefully re-tucks his blanket every night... =============================== -TAMU ------- p. 153 -------- Sarasa: Kakuji... Everyone... We can’t return to Sakura Island... Shinbashi, can you fly all the way to Sakura Island? Shinbashi: <> Sarasa: Deliver this message to Chacha. We need people and weapons. Shinbashi: << It’s an assignment! An assignment... <3 >> Kakuji: Tatara! An open war, huh? Sarasa: I tried to avoid fighting as much as possible, but... But... Sarasa (TB) If there is another way, would someone please show it to me. Because there is a friend I must ...fight for! --------- p. 155 --------- Sarasa (TB) Renko...! Soldier: She’s very persistent. Soldier: Hurry up and confess. Soldier: We know you’ve been hiding Tatara. Where are they now? And where are your newspaper buddies?! Soldier: If you repent and ask for forgiveness, we’ll let you go. Or else we'll give you a face not fit to be seen, okay? --------- p. 156 --------- Renko: What did I do wrong? Soldier: What?! Renko: Did I kill someone? Did I steal something? Renko: I don’t know why you’re telling me to repent. Soldier: That rebellious attitude of yours is your crime! Soldier: UNDERSTAND! Momonoi: Hozumi. Hozumi: Father! -------- p. 157 -------- Hozumi: What have you been doing after locking me up? Momonoi: I want to show you something. Come. Hozumi: What is it? What do I have to do... Momonoi: We have a really vicious female prisoner. She said she's your friend. Momonoi: For now, I've given her to the slaves. -------- p. 158 -------- Hozumi: Ugh... Momonoi: Well? Do you know her? Hozumi: No... Momonoi: Of course not. I knew she can't possibly be your friend. Renko: Ho... Ho...zumi. -------- p. 159 -------- Hozumi: RENKO?! Momonoi: What is it? Momonoi: You’re not saying that, this female prisoner, ...is the woman you love. Momonoi: Return to Kyoto, Hozumi. Momonoi: I will choose a woman who’s more fitting to you. Right now, you can even have a woman of the royal family.... ------- p. 160 -------- Hozumi: I was wrong... Momonoi: Oh is that so? You’ve come back to your senses huh? Hozumi: I was wrong... I thought you're a better person than you really are... Momonoi: Hozumi! Hozumi: Open this right now! Hozumi: Renko! Nobody dare lay a finger on Renko! Momonoi: Hold Hozumi! Guards: Ye...yes Sire. Momonoi: Calm down! -------- p. 161 -------- Hozumi: I want to leave this place right now, I want to sever our relations. Momonoi: What did you say?! Hozumi: I don’t want money or rank. I’ll live with Renko by painting. Momonoi: Break his arm. Hozumi: Father... Guard: Ma... Master Momonoi?! Momonoi: You are my heir. You won’t paint ever again! Break it! Momonoi: Break his left arm! Hozumi: Father! Guard: Ahh- Young Master. Momonoi: Break it! Guard: Please forgive us. -------- p. 162 --------- Momonoi: The right one too. Guard: Master Momonoi! Momonoi: Call the doctor. Momonoi: Make sure he doesn’t step out of this room! Momonoi: Forgive me Hozumi. This is all for your sake. One day you’ll thank me for it. --------- p. 163 --------- Momonoi: Woman, Hozumi will not come to save you. When he returns to Kyoto, he’ll have good marriage offers. Tomorrow, you’ll be displayed in the square for everyone to look at. Soldier: Will Tatara come to rescue her? It’s alright even if he doesn’t show up. He'll just make everyone realize that... ...Tatara is a heartless person who would abandon his own allies. --------- p. 164 --------- Soldier: This woman belittled Sir Momonoi. Not only did she publish the "Suou Daily," she also helped Tatara... ...scheme a rebellion against the country. She is a high criminal. Soldier: Throw rocks at her! Soldier: Those who won't throw will be seen as her sympathizers! Crowd: Hiii-- -------- p. 165 -------- Friends: Renko... This is too vicious... Kakuji: Tatara... Sarasa: How... can they treat a woman... like that... Sarasa: This is too horrible... Soldier: Tatara! Are you watching this from somewhere? You should come and rescue her before she dies in the sun! Renko (TB) Tatara... ------- p. 166 -------- Renko (TB) I know... that you would understand. Renko (TB) Are people supposed to do what they are told if they’re treated cruelly... Renko (TB) No... They don’t. They become stronger, the same way steel hardens when it's hammered. --------- p. 167 --------- Renko (TB) Therefore, please don’t cry. Renko (TB) I did what I believe is best for myself. Friends: What the hell is Hozumi doing?! Why isn’t he coming to save her? He’s not so different from them! Sarasa: We have to save her Kakuji! Kakuji: But how?! It’s impossible right now. Sarasa: When there’re no weapons, you have to fight a defensive war. --------- p. 168 ---------- Servant: Master Momonoi, please stop dancing. Momonoi: Why? The "Tamura" dance is a ritual to call on victory before a battle. I danced it quite often in Kyoto. Servant: I'm afraid this dance has been banned in this place since a long time ago. Momonoi: Why is that?! Servant: Because they believe the spirits of past warriors of this place would come out... <> Momonoi: What?! ---------- p. 169 ---------- Momonoi: That's laughable! It's because you believe in such superstitions that you lost to a ghost ship in Okinawa! <> Momonoi: This is why you never use backcountry people. Servant: <> But... Servant: A bad omen is a bad omen... Momonoi: Eeh, shut up! I've lost interest! Servant: Master Momonoi, it’s ready. Momonoi: Really? Momonoi (TB) I buried explosives all over the square. As soon as Tatara tries to rescue Renko, everything will blow to pieces. --------- p. 170 -------- Hozumi (TB) Renko... Nakijin: What’s happening? Are we completely lost? Shuri: <> Shh, there’s someone there. Hozumi: Who’s over there?! Hozumi: Can you get outside from here?! Nakijin: <> Oh? Ooh. Shuri: If you come out of there, you can get anywhere. Hozumi: Good! Please remove this metal screen! Kakuji: It’s dawn. Nachi: <> Sarasa: Then shall we go? Hayato: If we delay any longer, Renko will dry to death. --------- p. 171 --------- Guards: It’s dawn. I thought Tatara would've come during the night. Maybe he left already? Guards: What? What... is that?! -------- p. 172 ------- Guards: AHHH?! Guards: <> What is that? A wood... wooden horse?! Guards: Shoot at it! Shoot the arrows! -------- p. 173 -------- Hayato: Heh heh heh. Even though it’s made out of shutters, it’s good at blocking the arrows. <> We covered it with mud so fire arrows are useless too. Sarasa: I just hope it can last until we rescue Renko. Hayato, I'm counting on you with the bow. ------- p. 174 -------- Guard: Master Momonoi, what should we do? <> Momonoi: Stop bumbling around you idiot. Momonoi: He came just in time. Lure them in a little closer. Momonoi: When they get close to Renko, blow everything up. Crowd: Tatara is in the square against Momonoi?! Alright! I’ll fight too. Me too! Momonoi (TB) Now, come closer Tatara. I’ll turn you into dust in front of the people. Servant: Ah... Ah. Master Momonoi. Over there... ------- p. 175 -------- Momonoi: Hozumi?! How did that fool escape?! This square is surrounded. How did he get through?! Renko (TB) Hozumi... How did you suddenly appear in the middle of... ------- p. 176 --------- Hozumi: Renko, I... can’t use my arms anymore. I can’t get you down right now. I’m sorry. Momonoi: What is he doing? Hozumi... What... --------- p. 177 --------- -------- p.178 -------- Hozumi (TB) I was born into a wealthy house and only wore good clothes and... ate... Hozumi (TB) Before I came here and met Renko, I didn’t know anything. Hozumi (TB) So no matter what I say, you will see me as childish and naïve, but... I only want everyone... to not fight. -------- p. 179 -------- Hozumi (TB) Is fighting the only choice we have when we want to accomplish something? Can’t we make changes by creating something? I want to live as a person who creates. Is that so childish and naïve, Renko...? I Love You. --------- p. 180 -------- Sarasa (TB) What he sees with his eyes, what he feels with his hands, and everything else, it's certainly, all because of love. ---------- p. 181 -------- Sarasa (TB) A green shield, is spreading around Renko. A shield that no one can intrude. It's sacred... ---------- p. 182 ---------- Sarasa (TB) It feels like time has stopped. No one can move. There was such a method... -------- p. 183 --------- Sarasa (TB) He is fighting without using a sword. There was such a method... We’re not fighting because we want to. It's just that we couldn’t come up with any other way... ------- p. 184 ------- Momonoi: Eeh, stop it! Hozumi! Showing up like that! Guard: Master Momonoi. What should we do? Should we light the explosives? Guard: Master Momonoi, we await your command. Momonoi (TB) This is proof that he has abandoned me. His... father. Momonoi: IT DOESN’T MATTER! LIGHT IT! *** BASARA 13 *** END ***