Tokyo Crazy Paradise
Hana to Yume
1999 vol. 13, episode no. 61
Translation by Yuki-chan
Pictures by Mara

The cover of Hana to Yume for this volume features Ryuji and Tsukasa. Ryuji is hugging Tsukasa from behind and smiling. Ryuji is wearing white while Tsukasa is wearing pink! [!!? Yes, I have a thing against pink...]

Toshi, Sho and Akira are looking on in shock.

Tsukasa: "......... Taku-nii------..." [BTW, the bandages on her face are gone...]

Rui is expressionless, still holding the knife to Taku's throat.

Akira takes out his gun. "I'll shoot him...!"

Tsukasa: "!! Don't! Don't do that Akira-san! What are you going to do if you hit Taku-nii?"

Akira, a bit offended: "I have confidence in my shooting!" {Don't make fun of me.}

Tsukasa: "Even with confidence you won't be able to hit him! He easily dodges bullets!! No! I mean he disappears, not avoids them!!" {I should know his ferociousness the best---!!!} "Before you stop him this whole area will be a sea of blood!!" {He's a lot more nimble that the guys that Scorpion brought with him......! Because of what happened earlier, I don't know if I'm any match for him now!! ...And either way...! If he starts acting violently, I don't have the confidence that I can protect Taku-nii, Toshi or Sho --- much less the other people around here...!!!}

Toshi and Sho, in tears: "...Tsukasa...!" {What should we do~~~...?}

Tsukasa: {---...What should I do...!!? What should I do...!!? What---...} She notices that Rui's hand is shaking. [The bandages on Tsukasa's face reappeared.] "------..."

Toshi: "...Tsukasa...?"

Sho: "Tsukasa...?"

Akira: "...Tsukasa...?" {What's wrong?}

Tsukasa: "...Uu~~~..."

Tsukasa puts on a dog's muzzle and dog ears, crouches down... and starts barking like an angered dog.

Akira and her younger brothers freak in surprise. Rui's hair stands on end. Only Taku remains standing upright. Taku is reclaimed by his family while Rui is cowering in fear. Rui has dog ears, a dog tail and paws. He's shaking, holding his head, and crying with his tail between his legs. Looks like Rui was carrying a knapsack.

Tsukasa: {...A... ...Huh...!?}

Taku: "..."

Tsukasa: {...W... What is this...!?}

The building is labelled as the National General Hospital.

Bun-san: "What do you mean? ----So you say, but I'm sure you know... It's because of Asago-san's disappearance..."

Kamo-san: "...Aa~~..." {I thought so.} "Sandaime is in this condition because he protected Asago-san, and that Asago-san is supposed to take over Sandaime's position as the seisai. But she's disappeared, leaving her responsibilities behind..." Looks like Kamo-san and Bun-san are talking in the hallway outside the ICU ward.

Bun-san: "...That's right... the clans are arguing that she should be removed from the seisai position."

Kamo-san: "...... ...Asago-san is sure strangling herself..."

Bun-san: "It's not like we don't understand why... If you let Sandaime die once because of you, and on top of that if you found out that Sandaime's love to you was the same as 'love towards one's sister', I don't see how you could continue on as the seisai." He nods to himself.

Kamo-san: "...Reall~~~y...?" {Is it really like that...?}

Bun-san: "But Kamojima-san! Sandaime doesn't see Asago-san as a lover! To live one's life with a man who only sees you as a sister is like hell! I'm sure that Sandaime can't hold (sleep with) Asago-san as a wife!!"

Kamo-san, matter-of-factly: "...No... HE WOULD TO LEAVE HEIRS. He'll do anything for the kumi"

Bun-san freaks in horror. {I understand that it's for the kumi but... ...but... when you say it like that...... ...Sandaime...... you're a terrible person... ...Poor Asago-san...!}

Kamo-san: "...So what if it's sibling love, at least there is love." {Isn't that enough?} "What exactly are you worried about......?"

Text above Kamo-san: Kamo-san is pretending that he doesn't understand anything.

Bun-san: "...KAMOJIMA-SAN...... Do you not understand the heart of a woman!!?"

Kamo-san: "You seem to understand a girl's heart well."

Bun-san: "It's because there's a lot of people like you in Kuryugumi that Asago-san breaks!" Bun-san starts stomping away. He then turns back. "If Asago-san commits suicide it's partially your fault!!"

Kamo-san: {...That's not fair... Why me...? ------...But------... ...Suicide---... It's sad but we can't say that there's no reason for her not to--... ...She went through a lot up until now and then this---...} He glances at the ICU ward window. "------..." {...Sandaime--... ...You really don't have the time to be unconsious like this------... Only you can save Asago-san and Kuryugumi------!!}

In the parking lot of a fast food joint.

Munakata: "--What's wrong? Aren't you going to eat!?" There's 2 burgers and a drink laid out. "I hope you're not going to say something like 'I can't eat something that has so many calories!' "

Asago: "......"

Munakata: "If people don't eat when there's food available then you can't survive when the unexpected happens." Munakata uses really rough language... [He kinda sounds like a yakuza/hoodlum or something...]

Asago turns to give Munakata an evil glare. [She looks pretty freaky...]

Munakata is not moved at all. He takes a big bite out of a burger. "...Hoo...? ...What?" He throws the wrapper out of the car window, munching away. Yeah, it looks like Munakata and Asago are in his cop car.

Asago: "---... ...Didn't... ...you say that you were going to tell me a beautiful way to die...?"

Munakata, in SD: "When?"

Asago: "Last night!"

Munakata: "Where?"

Asago: "Below the bridge!!"

Munakata: "Who said that?"

Asago, takes out the knife she picked up the night before and tries to stab at him. "...I'll kill you......!!"

Munakata doesn't change his facial expression and stuffs the rest of the burger in his mouth. He manages to intercept the blade with two fingers as well. "......" He then snatches the blade out of Asago's fingers.

Asago: "!"

Munakata: "...Sure, I could tell you. But only if you're eligible for death."

Asago: "------...Eligibility for death...?" {---What's this...}

Munakata: "---That's right. For example, the number one reason that one isn't eligible for death is the type of idiot who can't forgive oneself for letting someone die or hurting someone ...and thus compensates for this by dying." He lights a cigarette.

These words hit Asago like a stab to the heart. "--...Why...?" {---I'm supposed to be Ryuji's seisai,} "...I let someone," {But I've let Ryuji...} "Die------...!!"

Munakata glances at her: "...To die... and teach yourself a lesson...... is the quickest isn't it------... To die in compensation is something that a person who has no intention of compensating does."

Asago: "What------!!? What would you know!!?" Other customers in the parking lot turn to see the spectacle in the cop car.

Munakata: "I don't understand at all." He knocks the ash from his cigarette outside the car window. "I still don't understand even though you've told me the reason for you wish to die. If suicide, nobody will know how responsible you feel, or how much this hurts you. Even if you do die, the only words that would come out of the mouth of the person's family/relatives would be 'Ha! She deserved it!' "

Asago: "!!! --...!"

Munakata: "...To compensate is not something you do to satisfy yourself. To show your feelings to others, the only thing you can do is to do so through your words, attitude and then show them your bloodstained hands." [Sappy translation... I hope it makes sense] "Compensation doesn't stop until you do something that only you can do for the rest of your life and make the others cry and beg for your forgiveness. ---Even a monkey can pull a stunt by dying."

Asago is stunned into silence.

Munakata uses the roof of the car to put out his cigarette, then he tosses it away. "--...Remember that. Compensation is worth more when you show others the hell you're going through."

Asago: "---..."

Munakata: "...... --...So?"

Asago: "...E...?"

Munakata: "Is that the end?"

Asago: "...E...?"

Munakata: "I'm asking if that's the only reason you want to die."

Asago: {!!!} "...I...! I'm broken hearted!!"

Munakata, in SD: "That's good enough reason to die." {Now that's a high level motive.}

Asago: "..." {...I don't understands this guy's standards....... ---I thought he would mock me that it was trivial.}

Munakata: "...Okay, so one way to die beautifully. How about taking an overdose of sleeping pills and taking a trip to the other world sleeping?"

Asago: "ANYONE CAN THINK OF THAT WITHOUT ASKING YOU!!"

Munakata, as if in deep thought: "H~m...... That's true." {So, other ways of dying beautifully......}

Asago: {...Could it be... that he just tempted me without thinking...?}

Munakata: "Aa...... That's right. There is one very special method."

Asago: "And what would that be?"

Munakata: "How about fukujyoushi?"

Asago's eyes go wide in surprise. "...F...?" {...What...?}

Munakata: "You can literally go to heaven while having sex. The one way a woman can go to the other world when she's most beautiful." He takes off his jacket. "---Would you like me to kill you------...?" He starts reaching over her.

Asago's eyes are wide in shock and disgust. "......! KYAAAAAAA! IYAAA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU HENTAI---! AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A COP---!!?"

At the Tokyo Control Police station.

Akira: "---The main suspect of the mass murder at the Tokyo Washington Garden Hotel, the user of an unknown drug who was put into Tokyo's maximum security prison's medical lab but has since escaped. It seems that you were hooked up with Hizaki at the Garden Hotel, but were you also planning the escape with him Louis St. Crocus?" [I REALLY don't know what this guy's last name is... Louis Sainkurokkasu can be interpreted in many ways... Maybe it's Sine Crocus... Maybe it's Cosine... Just kidding. I'm not making any sense... It might not even be St. something... I hope the last name doesn't come up again.]

Rui shakes his head: "......"

Akira is in a questioning room. He's sitting down talking to Rui who has had his cuts tended to. Another cop is in the room standing next to Akira.

Tsukasa, who's watching from outside the room can't believe her eyes.

Tsukasa: "---...I still can't believe it~~~~~~ ...That that is the same person as the killing machine."

Taku: "...I can't believe that he is the killing machine. When I found him, he was curled up like a small frightened animal and shaking. Since he seemed to be covered in cuts, I tried coaxing him out saying that I'd tend the wounds but still he wouldn't come out."

Tsukasa: "..." {--...Now that I think about it... ...they were saying that drug is capable of altering personalities......}

Taku: "I thought it was strange for him to be that scared for someone being pursued......”

Tsukasa: "Pursued?"

Taku: "Yeah, that's what he said." [Taku clearly states HE here...] "Something about him being pursued, that he'd be killed if he was found so that he had to hide. So when I said that there was a cop nearby and that to ask for protection, he said that he didn't want to go since he would be thrown into jail. So came out the idea of using me as a hostage and barricading himself at the station..." {Actually, I was already worried when the word 'prison' came out, ------...but------... I couldn't get the feeling that this was a 'vicious criminal'------...} He recalls Rui's face, which looked like that of a wounded and frightened animal.

Tsukasa: "---...Taku-nii..."

Taku: "...N?"

Tsukasa: "...The one... who's after that blond guy... ---...could it be---... ------Garyukai...!?" [Tsukasa specifically says GUY here]

Back in the questioning room, the other cop stares at Rui is disbelief.

Cop: "You're saying that they went as far as sending assassins into the prison just to kill you and Hizaki!?"

Akira: "......"

Rui nods.

Cop: "Isn't Garyukai the representative gokudo of the Kansai? Why would that Garyukai,"

Akira: "Because they're the source of that drug."

Cop: "E!? But wasn't it that the drug source was Tokoname Island..."

Akira: "Isn't it... that Garyukai is pulling the strings behind Tokoname, on Tokoname Island?"

An old man pops out of nowhere. He has spectacles, a large bushy moustache and a pipe.

The old man: "Would you happen to know what the don of Garyukai is planning to do now?" Rui's hair is sticking out in different directions.

Akira: "Hey! Tsukasa---!" {You can't just come in here like that---!}

The old man is actually Tsukasa, transformed.

Tsukasa is being held back by the other cop. Taku is trying to apologize.

Tsukasa: "Why no~~~t!!?" {Waan! Let go of me---! You insolent person---! Do you know who I am!? I'm Kozuki Yutaka's son, your great superior---!!"

Taku: "Sorry..."

Cop: "Yeah, yeah."

Akira can't help smiling.

Rui: "---... ---...I... remember you---..."

Tsukasa: "...He...?"

Rui: "...When I went to cut at Kuryugumi's kumicho-san...... ...you stopped me a number of times---..."

Rui is speaking Japanese with an accent it seems. Rui is also saying "I" as a guy would...

Tsukasa: {--...E...}

Rui: "...Thank... you... ...Since then, has he been well......?" He smiles.

Tsukasa: "He has been wandering the line between life and death."

Rui: "NOOOOO!! I guess it wasn't good that I hurt him with the same knife I stabbed a rat with~~~!!" {It's my fault. I'm sorry~~~~} [I love Rui's reaction...]

Tsukasa: "...No... you have nothing to do with that... ---it was Garyukai---"

Rui starts at the mention of the name. "......"

Tsukasa: "---...I won't be satisfied until they pay back for what they did..."

Taku stares in disbelief. {---...Tsukasa...}

Tsukasa: "...So could you tell me what you know? ...What are they (Garyukai) planning to do------..." Tsukasa is transformed, looking rather evil. Rui even stares in surprise.

Rui: "...... ---...They... plan on making Japan their own---..."

Cop: "...They meaning,"

Akira: "...Garyukai...?"

Rui nods. "------...But before that, they plan on destroying their rival..."

Tsukasa: "...Rival...?" {...Could it be...} "...Is that..."

Rui: "Kuryugumi."

Tsukasa starts, then takes off at a run.

Taku: "!! Tsukasa!!"

Tsukasa: "Sorry!! Taku-nii!!" {He (Ryuji)... is still unable to move......!! If I don't protect him------ then this time------!!}

Back in the hospital, Ryuji is still asleep. He twitches however.

Shiki is standing outside the ICU ward. "---...So---... let's begin---..."