Translated by Cass. chiaty@singnet.com.sg I'm translating from the Chinese version of the manga and while I try to translate as accurate as possible, some phrases just doesn't sound right in English, so I've kept to the spirit of what was said instead. ( ) = words not in speech bubbles. * = flashback scene Basara 14 - Scarlet 6 - All Red Pg 95 Soldier: Red King! Tatara's army is attacking! Shuri: Don't panic. They haven't reached the palace yet. Shuri: Everyone get ready! They will attack us on horseback! ----- BASARA MAP Sarasa/Tatara's Travel Sakura Island / Kyuushuu / City of Suou <-- Tosa, Shikoku / Kyoto ----- Pg 96 Ashou: Red King! Ah, Red King, hurry! Ashou: Argh! Sarasa: (Chacha and the others are here.) Sarasa: (How can I be caught at a time like this?) Pg 97 Sarasa: Asagi. Asagi: You keep getting yourself into trouble and I end up having to rescue you. Asagi: Quick, run! Ashou: You came to save her. Pff...ha... hahaha... Ashou laughs. Ashou: Then I'm not wrong! I'm not wrong! Pg 98 Ashou: (Red King! Watch closely. This is Tatara!) Asagi: Your assignment is over. Ashou: (R...ed... Ki...) Pg 99 Ashou: (Watch closely...) Sarasa: The Red Army has already discovered that Tatara is a girl? (I'll have to be more careful from now on.) Asagi: I don't think so. Asagi: If they did, they wouldn't have hesitated. They would have killed you immediately. Kaku-ji: Tatara, are you alright? Hayato: Good job, Asagi. Sarasa: Kaku-ji, Hayato. Sarasa: ... Yato?! Kaku-ji: He just got here. On his back is a fresh set of clothes. Sarasa: Chacha must have sent you. Okay okay, bring me to her. Pg 100 Sarasa: I'm off! Kaku-ji: We'll be right behind you! Pg 104 Chacha: (Tatara!) Chacha: (We're all waiting for you command.) Pg 105 Sarasa: (We'll win for sure!) Sarasa: (Brother, we'll definitely win!) Sarasa: Everyone... it... it's been tough on you. Sarasa: The weather is great today, isn't it? Yumi Tamura's note: The weather has been great recently. Pg 106 Sarasa: I have just one request. Please refrain from hurting the people in the city. Prepare the cannons. Asagi: Spouting niceties again? (<-- He overtook him) Kaku-ji: (Pff, I'm tired.) Asagi. Soldiers: Ok, Tatara. We'll abide by your wish. Sarasa: Ok. I trust you. Sarasa: The enemy... Pg 107 Sarasa: The enemy is the man who killed Momonoi - the Red King! Sarasa: Our enemy is in that palace! Sarasa: Now, charge! Pg 109 Chacha: We made armors for ourselves. What do you think? Sarasa: I'm surprised. Sarasa: You brought so many men. Chacha: This is just a part of our army. I left some troops on Sakura Island. I've also sent soldiers to spy on the Emperor's army in Dazaifu. Sarasa: Chacha, you're such a hardworker-- Chacha: Of course, of course. Chacha: But what's the point of surrounding the palace? Sarasa: Don't worry, I have a battle plan. Nachi is in the palace now... Sarasa: (Nachi... I hope you're alright...) Pg 110 <-- Nachi Nachi: Argh! Nachi: Ow! Nachi: (He's...strong. And he has such a cute hairstyle.) Nakijin: Who are you spying for? And why are you stealing a corpse?! Soldier: Nakijin sir, Tatara's troops are heading this way. Nakijin: I'm coming. Pg 111 Nakijin: Once I deal with this guy... *GONE* Nakijin: Where did he go? Nachi: Guuehh-- Nachi: Geh, I've vomited everything - my stomach is empty. Nachi: But don't worry Hozumi, I will bring you to see Renko. Nachi: (I've got to hurry. I have to find the well and set up the explosives...) Soldier: There he is! The spy that Nakijin sir was looking for! Nachi: No--! Nachi: (Damn--) Pg 112 Shuri: (Ashou was murdered. That means the girl he captured is somehow connected to Tatara.) Shuri: (What Ashou said, wasn't entirely false.) Nakijin: Shuri, I'm going with the troops. Shuri: Nakijin... Nakijin: I think I understand how much you treasure this city. You are practically doing twenty men's jobs. Shuri: Put on a suit of armour. Nakijin: It's too heavy. It will only hinder my movements. (See ya) Pg 113 Shuri: Don't get hurt. Don't die. No matter what. Nakijin: Shuri... Shuri: That goes for all of you. If you can't handle Tatara's army, then come back here immediately. This palace can still protect us for a while. Pg 114 Shuri: Our manpower is small. So please, don't die. Soldier A: Why are you crying? Soldier B: You're crying too. Soldier C: This is the first time the Red King has said this to us. Soldier A: The Red King has changed. Soldier B: Oh, I'll do my best. Sakaki: (Yes, he has changed.) Sakaki: (What happened to him?) Sakaki: (I was not wrong to put my faith in him. I will follow the Red King to the ends of the earth...!) Pg 115 Nakijin: You protected Okinawa. Now it's my turn to protect you. -------------------- Tamu's Corner 3: When Nachi and Hijiri were young, they didn't like each other. Nachi: I hate this guy, always acting so high and mighty. Hijiri: I hate him - he can't even comb his hair. How did they become best friends in the end? Someday, I will draw it. (Sorry that I haven't had the time to do it yet.) ------------------- Pg 116 Sarasa: (Come out!) Sarasa: (Red King! Come out!) Soldier: Tatara! There's a really strong enemy up front who uses karate. Sarasa: Karate...?! Pg 117 Sakaki: Nakijin sir, let's go back to the palace! The sun's about to set. Nakijin: Ok. Pg 118 Chacha: The palace has three bronze gates. The high fortress walls and narrow stairs make it difficult for us to force our way in. Chacha: We overnumber the enemy in terms of size, so we can surround the palace. Sarasa: Looks like we have to depend on Nachi. Sarasa: (If Nachi destroys the palace's water pipes, we can stop their water supply.) Hayato: Can Nachi do it alone? Kaku-ji: Don't worry. I've sent someone to help him. (Before the gates closed.) Pg 119 Nachi: (Na-chan's in deep shit now.) Nachi: (That last kick really hurts.) Nachi: (Hi-chan...) Pg 120 Nachi: (If only Hi-chan was here...) Nachi: (I hate to say this but... Hi-chan!) Someone sings: Two tigers, two tigers, Soldier A: Who is singing?! Someone sings: Run really fast, run really fast, Soldier B: Why is he singing? Soldier C: Who are you! Someone sings: One has no ears, one has no tail. Pg 121 Nachi sings: Isn't that strange! Isn't that strange! Someone sings: Isn't that strange! Someone sings: Isn't that strange! Someone sings: Isn't that strange! Soldiers: Ahh! #Translator's Note: the song he was singing is a children's nursery rhyme. The full song goes like this: 'Two tigers, two tigers, run really fast, run really fast, one has no ears, one has no tail. Isn't that strange! Isn't that strange!' As I'm translating from the Chinese manga, I'm not sure if the Japanese version contains the same nursery rhyme. But I think they should be the same. Let me know if it isn't, ok? Pg 122 Hijiri: Chili Bomb Attack! A success! (It's only a simple mixture of chili powder and pepper.) Nachi: Hi-chan!! Nachi: You're so cool~~~~~ Hijiri: (Let's go.) It's a game I used to play with the monks. Hijiri: I even threw in some firecrackers. They must really be hurting now. Hijiri: Let's head back? (How do we get back?) Nachi: I still have something important to do. Did you see a well on your way here? Hijiri: Oh yeah? Can you not go? Pg 123 Nachi: No. That is my mission. Hijiri: I saw a well in the courtyard just now. I'll distract these guys for you. Hurry and go. Nachi: Ok. (Thanks!) See ya. Soldiers: Over there! This way! Hijiri: Stop! None of you are getting past me! Pg 124 Nachi: (I found it! The well!) Nachi: There's water inside, if the explosives get wet, then all our efforts will be wasted. Nachi: (If there's enough time, I'd like to dive in and plant the explosives on the walls, but... ) This thing. Nachi: Ok. Nachi: I'll place the explosives in a place that won't get wet. Nachi: Ok! Pg 125 Soldier A: Hey! What are you doing--- Nachi: (Oh no! The bucket will drop into the water!) Pg 126 Soldier A: Now you can't move! Die! Nachi: (I won't be killed so easily...) Nachi: Argh! Pg 127 Hijiri: Na-chan! Pg 128 Nachi: (Don't let go. Have to hang on just a little longer.) Nachi: (Don't let go.) Hijiri: Na-chan! Nachi! Pg 130 Sarasa: An explosion! Nachi has succeeded! Hayato: Nachi is great! Sarasa: Kaku-ji! Hayato! Let's blow up the rest of the explosives! Kaku-ji: Yes! Sarasa: (Once your water supply is stopped, you won't be able to hide in your palace for long, Red King.) Sarasa: (It's time for you to suffer, Red King!) Shuri: Water?! Pg 131 Sakaki: The water pipes that bring the water in and out of the palace have been destroyed. Our water reserve can only last us two to three days... Shuri: No cannons, no explosives. Only 50 soldiers. And now, we don't even have water? Shuri: Damn that Tatara! Shuri: I'm going to bed! Sakaki: But Red... Red King! Shuri: You two should rest too! Call the men to light up the entire palace! Pg 132 Sarasa: They have lit up the palace. Sarasa: What a perfect strategy - surrounding the palace. Chacha: Let's take this opportunity to rest. Chacha: Tatara, why don't you rest in the ship? Sarasa: No, I'll sleep here with the others. (Nachi and them aren't back yet...) Chacha: Just now, Izumi went into labor. Sarasa: Izumi?! Sarasa: But it's too early... Chacha: Yeah. Well, with Dr. Basho and Nagi around, we don't have to worry. Sarasa: Dr. Basho is here too? Then I can rest easy. (Although I can rest easy with just Nagi around.) Pg 133 Sarasa: What about Princess Senju? Chacha: Princess Senju has been taking care of Izumi all this time. (Recently, she has matured quite a bit.) Sarasa: If she can safely give birth, that will be great. Chacha: Yeah. Sarasa: (The women who give life...) Sarasa: (...and us who take life.) Sarasa: (Isn't it sad...?) Sarasa: (In order to create a county without killings, we must... kill...) Pg 134 Hijiri: Na-chan! Nachi! Nachi: Ouch--- It hurts--- Hijiri: So long as you feel the pain, then it is not so bad. Hang in there! Nachi: Now that you mention it, I can feel the pain fading a little... Hijiri: Idiot! You better be screaming in pain! People like you don't die so easily! Hijiri: Hold on to me, we're going. Nachi: Ouch... Wait, we mustn't forget about Hozumi... Hijiri: Forget about the dead guy! Who is he? Nachi: No... I can't... Pg 135 Nachi: I want to bury Hozumi together with Renko... Hijiri: I can't carry the two of you! You are heavy as it is! Hijiri: I don't want to bury you along with him! Hijiri: Nachi! Hijiri: (No, wait!) Hijiri: (He can't keep bleeding like this...) Pg 136 Hijiri: Drink my blood! You mustn't die! Nachi: No way... I'm not a vampire. Drinking your blood won't heal me... Hijiri: I don't care! Drink it! I want you to become a vampire now! Pg 137 Hijiri: Don't die! Nachi... don't! Hijiri: Don't... Hijiri: (A horse...) Hijiri: (Maybe we can ride a horse out of here?!) Pg 138 Hijiri: Nachi... if you die, I'll die with you. Nachi: No...ooo--- Let me die alone--- Hijiri: You can't stop me. Sakaki: Red King, you're awake. Shuri: Sakaki? Pg 139 Sakaki: This is the suit of armour I've prepared for you. Please take a look. Shuri: Why? Didn't I tell you that we're going to stay inside the palace? Nakijin: Drop your pretenses! Since when did you become so cowardly? Shuri: Nakajin... Shuri: If both of you have seen through my act, does it mean Tatara has too? Shuri: Everybody, wake up! Let's go!! Pg 140 Nagi: If her condition changes, please let me know. (I'll be outside treating the wounded.) Senju: (If I am to escape, now is the time. Now!) Senju: (I have to meet the Red King and tell him that Tatara is really a girl named Sarasa...!) Izumi: Uh... Senju: Hang...hang on... Pg 141 Chacha: Tatara, why don't you get some sleep? What are you worried about? Sarasa: (I have a feeling something bad is going to happen... What is it?) Sarasa: (What is it...) Sarasa: (The Red King,) Sarasa: (The Red King,) Sarasa: (Is he really just hiding inside the palace...?) Pg 142 & 143 Soldiers: Ah! It's the Red Army! Soldiers: They're behind us! Soldiers: The Red King's army is behind us! Soldiers: Ahhh! Soldiers: Ahhh! Sarasa: (Why...) Sarasa: (When did they...) Sarasa: (They're attacking us from behind!) --- END OF CHAPTER ---