* Rurouni Kenshin Manga Translation *
* Volume two: Hitokiri vs. Hitokiri *
* Chapter eight: Four is better than three *
(Zanza swings his zanbatou above his head and twirls it around as a
helicopter blade would swing around)
Zanza: Let us break it off here! Battousai!
Yahiko: !! What canst this be? That fellow is intending to!
Kaoru: Centrifugal force! The waving movement of which he applies towards
the centrifugal force, stuck to the abnormal strength of his asset and the
profound effect his zanbatou gravitizes!
Kenshin: ...
Zanza: *That day opened the path, that day the Sekihoutai vanished into the
hands of those unscrupulous fools - I lived, and will die for a fight!*
(swings his zanbatou backwards to attack)
Zanza: *It was only possible to rub off mine bitter recollections on the
indulgment of the duels!*
(Kenshin prepares himself)
Zanza: *It was only through that, that I strengthened my soft and weak
character in the bound of 10 years!* I shall wield my strengthened body as a
weapon to destroy the strongest Ishinshishi now!
Kenshin: Strengthened body through softened means shall by no way destroy
this undeserving one!
(Zanza strikes downwards, Kenshin lunges upwards)
Zanza and Kenshin: Wo wo wo wo ah ah ah!
(Kaoru shields her eyes while Yahiko watches on in fear and sweat drops)
Bright spark
(Zanza's zanbatou is hacked cleanly into half. Kenshin brings his sword
downwards and gracefully leaps into the air while Zanza watches in probably
fear and respect)
Zanza: !
Yahiko: He...
Kaoru: Is making the skill of which did the same thing he wants to do
now, previously to Gohei...
Kenshin: Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu (looks down) RYUU TSUI SEN!
(without any let up of strength, he crashes his sakabatou downwards onto
poor Zanza's head)
(Kenshin lands lightly... as if he had no weight at all)
Kenshin: Thou art truly pig-headed! Thou art too the pioneer to the strike
of Ryuu Tsui Sen of whom shall not collapse. However, standing further shall
not prove advantageous to thy situation...
(Zanza supporting his entire weight on the remainder of his zanbatou)
Kenshin: (walking away) This careless one shall pay the duties of the
doctor's invitation, prithee remain peacefully.
Kaoru and Yahiko: *smiles of relief*
Zanza: I hath not lost! STAY! You there! The duel hath not broken! I still
stand and I still do! I HATH NOT LOST!
(Kenshin turns his head to look at him)
Zanza: I come in the name of 'Sagara' and 'Sekihoutai', I wouldst rather be
finished off than hath lost to a Ishinshishi! (eyes blaring full of resent)
(Kenshin's deep eyes narrow to that of pity/anger and he starts walking back
towards Zanza)
Kaoru: Kenshin... *would he...*
Zanza: Oh yeh? Cometh! COMETH!
(and flies Zanza a punch in the face)
Kaoru and Yahiko: *looks of fear*
Zanza: *looks awakened and shocked that Kenshin hadn't finished him off yet*
Kenshin: 'Tis the worst kind of wrong opponent thou canst ever challenge!
Sekihoutai's education packages the likes of defeating Ishinshishis, or
bundles the desires for thou to finish the great Ishin establishment?
Zanza: Speak of excess! That is all a useless pack! You only know how to
opera out the beautiful play of 'a singular caste', to mesmerize the true
pursuers of the exact ideals, just for a official establishment! The
foundations of this Ishin, built on waving lies! Self-righteous, short
sighted Ishinshishis, you hath no area of conversation here!
Kaoru: 'Tis not it!
(Zanza snaps a little)
Kaoru: Kenshin lives not in your specification of Ishinshishi! The highest
post of commands eases up to plead him, yet his eyebrows remained in space!
He wishes only to wield his sword for the desirous service of what performs
right as a rurouni!
(grows red in the cheeks)
Kaoru: You hath only sought out the 'Hitokiri Battousai' in Kenshin, but
'tis not the way to fight as you please! 'Tis not the way to charge in with
your foul and filthy wronged words!
Yahiko: That 'tis! On here, off now! If you really demand the pursuit of
this rightly wronged duel, then I myself, Myoujin Yahiko shall stand in the
place of Ken-
(Kenshin places his hand over Yahiko's mouth)
Yahiko: *-shin... !*
Kenshin: Thy worthy self hath much unwanted utterings, beseech thou please
do keep to the sidelines!
(Zanza watches in disbelief)
Kenshin: Zanza, the Ishin of it all hath but stopped!
(Zanza watches in more disbelief)
Kenshin: Truly so, Ishin founding territories had been booked ten years ago,
and so forth hath from there expanded the Meiji era, or so we say, those
whom truly desires and craves the beautiful, peaceful new world, art no one
but the commoners of't. The commoners of't who still continues breathing in
a oppressed, ancient ruled world.
(and of course, the wind starts to blow and Kenshin whips out his sakabatou)
Kenshin: Therefore, this worthless one cherishes only that bit of abilities,
however, that bit of abilities shalleth be fully exploited for the commoners
of't.
(turns his back)
Kenshin: Be it 1 year, be it 10, or be it the process of forever never ends.
That hath to be for them honorable ones who gave up the life-sustaining
breath for Meiji!
(close up of Kenshin's... hair)
Kenshin: Hath to be for them honorable sirs who dispersed into the air as
wretched souls owing to the brutal mutilation of Hitokiri Battousai's sword-
a compensation and punishment so deems.
Zanza: ...
(Kenshin walks towards Kaoru)
Zanza: *- Is't not similar! This fellow and he who earns the highest,
deepest and greatest regards of name Sagara Taichou - is't not similar!*
Kenshin: Thou art frightened out of mind and mobility?
Yahiko: Thrown thy face away! Acting master in-charge.
Kaoru: Cut off the unnecessary words!
(Kenshin's left hand still grasping his sakabatou)
Zanza: *And he hath but given up the battle until now - *
(Zanza still standing)
Zanza: *I gave up all of myself to the deadened desires, placed myself in
the hands of the duels, in hope of erasing painful pictures...*
(smiles)
Zanza: *I am sorry... Sagara Taichou!*
(releases his zanbatou)
Zanza: *I hath thoroughly, completely and without a doubt - *
(Kenshin looks behind)
Zanza: *lost to - *
Kenshin: Zanza!
Zanza: *he who fills mine eyes at the moment!*
(as his zanbatou falls to the ground, so does Zanza)
The next day:
Kaoru: Zanza's injuries art not light - his entire body hath suffered the
stroke of an attack, the loss of blood canst but be mentioned in words, in
mine humble opinion he would need a full three months of recuperation in the
hospital before his life mayst be returned to him in vital full.
Kenshin: (walking amongst people who are staring weirdly at him) Zanza was
many tads differing from mine previous opponents. Therefore whereas this
useless one art useless, all thy strength hath not been channelled for
restriction! Hu- !
Kaoru: - Et right! Wherefore thy expression bears the kill of a piercing
one?
Kenshin: Nothing, awakened from the sunrise of today, this unworthy one's
face hath not since felt straight. Supposed so then, this erring one hath
not tasted the fruits of anger from donkeys to monkeys, but yesterday gave
mine self an eye-glaring feast...
(close up on Kenshin's horribly narrowed eyes)
Kenshin: Therefore this clumsy one's face muscles seems to hath cramped.
Extreme pullage
(Kaoru and Yahiko grabs a side of Kenshin's cheek and tugs it hard until
Kenshin's eyes turn spiral and his mouth spells out words)
Kaoru: All is right! The expression resumes!
Kenshin: Mine pain surpasses other knowledge!
Yahiko: 'Tis truly the only befitting expression of our Kenshin rurouni-
Kaoru: The solution solved, let us towards our beef steamboat!
Yahiko: There thou go again! Thou wretched witch drools for food, 'tis truly
the horribly awful way!
Kaoru: Oh yeh! Why we compare with the little squirt of a grown gene gone
wrong I possess so much more beauties!
Yahiko: LET ME TEACH THOU A LESSON! Only little squirts make people feel
welcomed!
Kaoru: THOU MAYST TRY! That sentence belongs to mine mouth!
(they fight in a puff of smoke)
Kenshin: This clumsy one brings himself to the restaurant for a place first,
prithee do step in as soon as the fight ceases!
(someone flies out)
Kenshin: !
(another someone and yet another someone run out)
Another someone and yet another someone: Wa ah!
Kenshin: Art mister sir not the other time's-
Heart attack
Another someone and yet another someone: Wa ah ah! 'Tis him again!
Zanza: Adders to problems! 'Tis fine if you wish to get drunked 'freedom'
again, but still, GET SOME BETTER SKILLS BEFORE YOU DO!
Everyone else: !!
Kenshin: Zanza!
Zanza: Hi- I must have burdened you yesterday.
Kenshin: Thy suitable place remains in the hospital!
Zanza: Ho! I pride myself on my strongest strength, mine endurance! 'Tis but
a big injury, no count!
Kenshin, Kaoru and Yahiko: ...
(each gives him a gentle punch on the face)
Zanza: ! (tilts his head to one side) I pride myself on my strongest
strength, mine endurance! 'Tis but a big injury, no count!
* Footnote reads: This shaky picture was drawn with my left hand!
Kenshin: *His honorable self shall never see the day of relinquishment!*
(notices something)
Kenshin: Zanza... the 'evil' on thy back, thou art not wasting it away?
Zanza: Ah... Sekihoutai shall then, now and forever to come, be a
unforgettable past, (picture of skies) all of which I lack in character thou
hath pointed out, however a man of 19 finds it hard to correct. Othermore,
thy words you have spluttered yesterday can be similarly done so by any
other with the blessed ability of speech! Therefore-
(turns to look at Kenshin)
Zanza: In whatever ways you shouldst claim to differ from those rubber faced
Ishinshishis, I shall be now stuck to you to witness the state my own self.
(Kenshin's eyes snaps in some kindda realization)
Zanza: There is but one last matter, I myself am not longer known as Zanza,
since the title had originally came with the zanbatou I lost. (he winks...
or is he winking?) Currently, 'Sagara Sanosuke' canst no longer be called a
swimming gangster! Just like how you hath deserted the 'Hitokiri Battousai'
title!
(Kenshin's smile is so radiant)
Zanza: I hath shared mine piece. Therefore, without mine permission, you can
but go wandering the four seas again...
(thumbs-up sign)
Zanza: ... Kenshin!
Kenshin: (smiling brightly) How it hurts mine head! This worthless one hath
yet again acquired another strange bedfellow.
(Yahiko and Kaoru each pulls one side of his cheek again)
Yahiko: Was 'yet again' the necessary words!
Kaoru: You are the strangest being yet!
(Tae runs out of the restaurant covering her mouth)
Tae: Sanosuke had his white eat white drink again! (^_^x)
Kenshin: ORO -
END TRANSLATION
(c) Nobuhiro Watsuki Translation: ruroken@geocities.com
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