Chapter 214: "Enishi Hencho" - "Enishi's Abnormal
Condition" (Thanks to Shizuki)
Off the coast, a ship is docked. Men on smaller boats come on to shore carrying crates.
Kaoru watches the ships in the cove. "It's finally here. The best opportunity of
escaping--the communication ship." Kaoru thinks
to herself, "I'll take over that ship. That's the only way I can get off this island.
If I attack them upfront, I probably can't defeat
them. And even if it's successful, I don't know how to steer a ship, so I wouldn't be able
to cross the sea. But if I were to sneak
aboard, on that small ship I'll be caught before it reaches Tokyo." She pulls off the
stick of a pushbroom. Grabbing it in her
hand she thinks, "After I make sure I'll be safe, I'll make them steer the ship and
get across to Tokyo.. In order to do that..."
Gein is walking on the beach. "I can finally leave this place." Gein notices
people approaching. The man in the middle greets
Gein, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Gein. I've heard about you from my boss." Gein
responds, "I see. You're the Organization's No.
2 that's been rumored highly about."
A smallish man in a black Chinese outfit is surrounded by four large men. The smallish man
says, "I'm Woo Hei-Shin. It's nice
to know you."
Gein replies, "Me too," and extends his right arm to shake Hei-Shin's hand, but
two large hands block his way. Hei-Shin
apologizes, "Sorry. Please don't feel bad about this. I'm not skilled in martial arts
like my boss, so I've ordered my bodyguards,
'Soo-Shin,' not to let anyone get near me."
Hei-Shin asks Gein, "Where's the boss?" Gein replies, "Enishi is at the
mansion on top of the cliff. I'll be the only one leaving for
Tokyo." Hei-Shin walking away with his bodyguards says, "I see. Then please get
on a small boat. As soon as the cargo is
unloaded, they're going to depart."
"What about you?" Gein asks. Hei-Shin replies, "I'm staying here. The
police are moving around, so I'll be careful and keep
myself hidden."
As Hei-Shin walks away, Gein looks back and thinks to himself, "Compared to Enishi
who prefers to move boldly and show
his power, Hei-Shin is the type that prefers to make careful tactics. He is just as the
rumors say. By balancing the two, they
were able to make the organization into what it is now in a few short years. But if you
look at it from another angle, if one were
to destroy the balance then..." Gein turns around and thinks, "Well, it doesn't
concern me anymore."
In the mansion. "Long time no see, boss," says Hei-Shin "When did you come
here from Shanghai?" asks Enishi. Hei-Shin
smilingly replies, "Just a few days ago. For the long planned 'Tokyo Expansion,' and
I also got news that your 'personal battle'
was about to end soon."
Hei-Shin's expression darkens as he continues, "I just wanted to make sure that you
haven't forgotten that promise." Enishi
replies, "You're distrustful as always. I haven't forgotten. 'In exchange for putting
the Organization's strength into the last part of
my 'personal battle,' I'll give you all of the Organization.'"
"What I wanted was the army and money to make the Jinchuu possible, and the thing
that could do that just happened to be a
'Weapon Dealing Organization,'" Enishi says. "As long as the matter's taken care
of, I have no feelings of attachment or
interest."
Hei-Shin replies, "I'm relaxed to hear that. Then I'll stay at my personal mansion,
so if you need me for anything contact me with
the telegram." Hei-Shin turns to leave, when Enishi says, "Wait. I have one more
thing." Hei-Shin smirks, "About Mr. Gein? I've
already ordered the men on board, so it's all taken care of. How sad. He's going to be
beaten by 30 men skilled in martial arts,
then gets thrown into the sea." Enishi says, "I'm always amazed about you on
things dealing with that." Hei-Shin replies, "That's
my only trait. Well, excuse us."
Walking down the mansion hall, Hei-Shin mutters to himself. "'As long as the matter's
taken care of, I have no feelings of
attachment or interest,' eh? That's fine, but... I don't like the attitude he's taking by
saying, 'I'll give it to you.'"
Hei-Shin and his bodyguards leave the mansion. Kaoru opens the door after hearing them
leave. "Whew, that was close." She
thinks, "More fishy guys came. Before it gets worse, I have to escape from this
place." Kaoru walks up the stairs, carrying the
broomstick. "In order to make sure of my own safety, the only thing I can do is.. To
take Yukishiro Enishi as hostage!" she
thinks, "The probability of it not succeeding isn't high, but he still has the wounds
from fighting Kenshin..."
Enishi sits on a rocking chair on the balcony, and sighs. "It's almost over" he
thinks to himself. "I just have to watch Battousai
slowly whither away in the bottom of his misery.. It's almost over... Sister."
Enishi closes his eyes. Standing before him is Tomoe. But unlike his past images, Tomoe
isn't smiling. Enishi's eyes widen.
Tomoe's eyes are not smiling. Enishi's eyes widen even more. Tomoe closes her eyes. Enishi
further widens his eyes, and his
pupils become dots.
Kaoru bursts out on to the balcony yelling, "Yukishiro Enishi, take..!!"
At the same time, Enishi starts screaming as though he's in pain. "Why.. Why do you
look like that? Why don't you smile at me
like you always do?" Enishi trembles. He's out of breath, and sweat pours down his
face.
Image of Tomoe fades, and Enishi utters, "Sister..." He glares towards Kaoru.
Still trembling, Enishi says, "I get it.. Because
she's alive.. Because Battousai's 'replacement of my sister' is still alive!!"
Enishi grabs Kaoru's neck. Choking her neck, he says "Jinchuu can't be completed
until I kill you! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
Then Enishi's heart beats once.. strongly. Something swells his mouth, and he releases
Kaoru. They both crash onto the floor,
and Enishi begins to throw up uncontrollably.
Kaoru gasps for air. "I.. I get it" she thinks. "The reason why Yukishiro
Enishi didn't.. kill me that time."
"Probably.. That time when he was young.. and saw his sister, Tomoe-san, slashed..
The shock that was stong enough to make
his hair completely white remained strongly as a wound in his heart. And since then, he
began seeing parts of his sister in any
young woman...
"That's why no matter how much he tries to kill the person with his mind, his body
rejects it."
Enishi utters, "Why.. Why don't you smile at me.. sister?"
"It's not that this person didn't kill me.. but he couldn't," Kaoru thinks as
she looks at Enishi.
[Tokyo Bay, near the Arakawa River Opening 3:00am]
Back on the ship, blood splatters.
"Getting rid of someone as soon as you have no use for him, huh?" Gein says.
"Enishi and Hei-Shin are horrible." He is standing
aboard the ship, surrounded by dead bodies. "But to think that a doll-user is weaker
than the doll that he manipulates is
wrong.."
Gein turns towards the ship's crew, who are standing there shocked. "Thanks for
greeting me, but I have no use for you guys
(the Organization) anymore either."
- the end -