* Rurouni Kenshin Manga Translation *
* Volume two: Hitokiri vs. Hitokiri *
* Chapter twelve: Hitokiri vs. Hitokiri *
KILL TRAITOR LETTER
I myself shall be awaiting your grand entrance at midnight in the shrine
nearer the forest! Jin eh
(picture of Kaoru. Kenshin tears the letter up and throws it away. He's
looking really weird and he makes his way to the forest at the appointed
time)
(Kaoru is tied up in a small altar)
Jin eh: He he he! Do not stare at me with those eyes.
(he lights a cigarette)
Jin eh: There would be no evil meaning for your being captured here.
Kaoru: I knew that earlier! You hath desired to lower Kenshin's abilities,
therefore this capture, hath I erred? Little do one dream that Black Hat of
rushes should even sink to this depth of despicability!
Jin eh: You hath no bit of know. Ho ho! (picture of full moon) The capture
of your hostage status, Battousai wouldst then flare up, only flaring up can
enflame the Hitokiri of the olden times to resurface!
(smokes some more)
Jin eh: The Battousai of current only be a hermit of cowardice! A puff of
one cigarette rids me of him. The boredom then placed would be too much!
Kaoru: You do not only belong to one of small courage, but one of white
elephant words. You canst never realize Kenshin's full abilities!
Jin eh: Ho ho! Thou art the only one who shall never realize! The legends
the Hitokiri Battousai evokes and lays behind... they alone make the very
strands stand and tremble in fright. Only duels with that kind of horrifying
man, shall be truly interesting in way of life! Ho ho - He he he! Ho ho! Ho
ho! HO ho!
Kaoru: ...
Jin eh: By right! (reaches for his watch) Ho ho, the time is ripe and right.
Our pretty talks and discussions shall cease now. (snaps the thing shut) The
rays of which for bountiful joy hath descended!
(Kenshin walks through the clearing)
Jin eh: You hath arrived! Battousai.
Kaoru: Kenshin!
(Kaoru stops trying to say anything by the look on Kenshin's face)
Jin eh: He he! That is a blessed stare! The fire hath been, I trust, added
with fuel.
Kenshin: Of course! Kaoru's sudden involvement in this battle I myself shall
not endure with swallowed dignity, and the true dissatisfaction; that I
myself cannot stop your foolish acts!
Kaoru: *"I myself... ?"*
Jin eh: Very very good! The great use of vocabulary would be eventually
resumed to the one of Bakumatsu. Now, when the nick of the sakabadou be
reversed -
(both of them draw swords)
Jin eh: - the lengendary Hitokiri shall breathe again!
(Kenshin looking really really really weird)
Kaoru: Kenshin...
(both of them charge)
Kaoru: KENSHIN - !
Kenshin: AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
Jin eh: Heee aaaahahahaaaah!
(their swords cross meet. Literally 25 sparks of sword clash residue can be
counted. Kenshin does his connected attacks. Jin eh blocks every one of it
with a wry smile. They separate)
Jin eh: (they start circling each other) Ho - ho! Ho ho ho! HO HO! (eyes
flashing)
Kenshin: (realization) Waste your useless smart alec tricks! (snapping out
of the spell)
Kaoru: *No... Kenshin do not behave as usual today! Know we should
mention... 'Hitokiri Battousai' now... ?*
Battousai: I hath told you, the 'one-sided heart' shall never engage me on!
Jin eh: Ho ho! (starts charging)
Battousai: *And so I shall evaluate his pattern of attack - ... initializing
with -*
(Jin eh comes stabbing in)
Battousai: *Single handed level sudden attack!* (he dodges right to left)
(Jin eh changes footing)
Battousai: *Followed by - horizontal cut parallel to the character one!*
(he moves swiftly behind to cleanly dodge)
Battousai: *And the straight down pierce that of the character 'ten'! It is
here and now!* (uses the hilt of his sword to block the attack from
commencing further) *Finalized!* (shoves his sword backwards to make Jin eh
lose his footing)
Jin eh: ! Wu!
(Battousai looks set to attack)
Jin eh: Ho ho! (stuffs his right hand with the sword towards his back as if
sheathing it with a sheath hung on his back)
Battousai: (charging) !!?
Jin eh: (completes the movement of changing sword position from right hand
to left hand. Thrusts sword out with left hand)
(the blade reaches Battousai's left shoulder)
Jin eh: Ho ho!
(Battousai whirls around and falls to the grass)
Kaoru: !!
Battousai: Wo... (blood flowing)
Jin eh: Could you not pry open the secrets to mine attacking format?
Wherefore hesitate in the art of 'back exchanging sword'!
(close up of Jin eh)
Jin eh: Far! Too far! You cannot compare with the Battousai of Bakumatsu,
no, not even a millionth of a fraction. Your current status, three
cigarettes shall be all the time!
Kaoru: KENSHIN!
Jin eh: (turning to Kaoru) It would be so boring! Oho! Shall I myself
enflame the killer's anger in you?
(flashing his eyes at Kaoru)
Kaoru: !? (starts grasping her throat) Ah...? Oh...? Ko...! (starts tearing)
Ha... Hu...
Battousai: Kaoru!
Jin eh: I hath adjusted the 'one-sided heart' to the highest realm! She no
longer hath the freedom of breath!
(Battousai getting a mock shock)
Jin eh: Two minutes shalleth be the maximum.
Kaoru: ...
Jin eh: So too the strength of it hath been improved, therefore the
difference from the previous dusk's would be the difficulty to break. The
death of such a fate wouldst be pathetic, with the flow from the mouth and
the intestines of the choked!
Battousai: Jin eh...
Jin eh: The time do not allow for words! Do thy talking with thy sword!
(Battousai starts to blur while clutching his left shoulder and sword)
Jin eh: ?
(Battousai had completely left behind nothing but a puff of smoke. He
reappears in front of Jin eh bringing his sword horizontally over his face)
Jin eh: Ai yah!
(Battousai lands behind Jin eh while he almost loses his stand)
Jin eh: Woah hoho! That must be... (grabbing his fist) with the sword ray
as the model of speed, the shuffle of the opponent's movement so as to lock
it! That must be Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu!
(eye pupils narrowing)
Jin eh: That has to be - Hitokiri Battousai!
Battousai: When words do not form upon me, you over there come over here,
then I myself shall slaughter you!
END TRANSLATION
(c) Nobuhiro Watsuki Translation: ruroken@geocities.com
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