Tokyo Crazy Paradise
Hana to Yume
2000 vol. 7, episode no. 76
Translation by Yuki-chan

The episode title page features SDs of Tsukasa and Asago holding hands.

Text by Tsukasa: We're 'friends' right?

Text by Asago: Yeah!!!

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Text: Durgar -- Wife of Siva, the god of the world's destruction and rebirth, controlling reproduction. The wife who was the only match to the dark side of the god. Rides on a lion and with her 10 arms wields several weapons. While she appears beautiful, she is the goddess of motherhood and fighting who confronts enemies as a lioness. [I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be Durga though...]

Asago is reading from a book. "Durga is Shiva's wife but Shiva already had another wife named Parvati who had the opposite personality from Durga..." She thinks out loud to herself. "If you associate Hogou's kumicho with Shiva then the Hogou's kage no seisai is ... really like Durga---..." She glances up at the huge painting of Durga. Looks like she's in a large library of a sort (probably Kuryugumi's). {The wife who could handle Shiva's violent and dark natured side------... That sounds like a phrase that describes a blood-stained wife who confronted dangerous battles---...}

[Okay, okay, I attempted to look this thing up... Apparently, Shiva is a variant of Siva, (can also be Siwa) but since I've been calling Misumi "Shiva", I'll leave it as that... All the names are related to Hinduism. This is all from Encyclopedia Britannica so don't shoot me down if I'm not exact...

In Hinduism, Shiva is one of 3 chief gods. He is both the destroyer and the restorer. Has a lot of contradictory traits -- ascetic but also the symbol of sensuality, gentle herder of souls to the other world but also a wrathful avenger. (I had to look up the word ascetic. It means to practice self-discipline, abstaining from comforts & pleasures, esp. for religious reasons.) Female consorts include Parvati, Durga and Kali (his cyborg cat?). Apparently can breathe fire.

Parvati is Shiva's wife, winning his notice after major ascetic discipline. Had 2 children with Shiva and is often represented with him in sculpture etc. i.e. the visible wife. A mature and very beautiful woman.

Durga is another wife to Shiva, best known for slaying the buffalo-demon Mahisasura. According to legends she was created from the flames from the mouths of Shiva and other high ranking gods and was born in adult form. She is very beautiful, riding a lion (sometimes a tiger) and 8 or 10 arms, each wielding a weapon given to her by a different god to slay the demon. I've been calling her "the Durga" up until now 'cause I thought it was a title rather than an actual name...

Kali is a devouring destructive goddess. Depicted as an ugly, black-faced old hag covered in blood with bared teeth & protruding tongue. Has 4 arms; apparently developed a taste for blood; often associated with Durga. Maybe that cyborg cat is supposed to be referring to this goddess.]

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In another part of Kuryugumi. Looks like an office...

Kumiin: "---Once we received word from you at the Haree Chapel Sandaime, we've been checking on the airports in the Kanto and Kansai regions that deal with international flights but there doesn't seem to be any anomalies. ...Garyukai's head... Is he really planning to fly to India?"

Ryuji: "...... ...He should..." {...What's this...? I had expected him to fly directly to India once he got hold of the 'kagi'... I don't think he'd bother to return to Tokoname Island...... ...That man... What is he thinking......?} Ryuji is in deep thought. "------... ...... ...Could it be...?"

Kumiin: "...E...?"

Ryuji: {...That... must be it...!!} He takes off at a run.

Kumiin: "Sandaime!?" The other kumiins look on as Ryuji leaves the room.

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Echo of someone's words: "---...The secret of your birth is just as Wakasa said---" [It might be from the DVD message]

From the 'love message': "---Your secret, is not one that you have to learn if the time does not come... But our jobs being what they are you never know when something may happen..... So just in case, we'll leave this message for you. We don't know when you'll see this, but when you do, we think it will be when you're life is danger."

Tsukasa is curled up rocking back and forth, smiling and reciting what her mother had said in the message. Seems that she's back in the room with Tsubaki and Azuma. Shiki is nowhere to be seen.

Tsubaki is tending Azuma's wounds. "...Azuma... Kozuki's kinda freaky......"

Azuma: "...He must be elated over the message from his parents." [I'm pretty sure that at this point Tsubaki still thinks Tsukasa is a boy.]

Tsubaki starts: "Azuma... Kozuki's real parents would be that person named 'Wakasa' and..."

Azuma: "...Yes... Hogou's kumicho 'Mikaido Sou'." [Yeah! Hogou's kumicho finally has a name!!!]

Tsukasa starts.

Tsubaki: "...Shiki, (or the guy that Kozuki calls Scorpion) would be that kumicho's son right? Then having the same father would mean...... that Kozuki and that guy Shiki are half brothers right......?"

Tsukasa does the scream, her jaw dropping to her waistline. She also does a one-person symphony. A cymbal crashes and the tympani rumbles like thunder. Tsukasa as a conductor is waving her baton wildly, and 2 Tsukasas as violin players are fiddling away like mad.

Azuma: "...A..."

Tsukasa covers her ears and falls to the floor. "...H Half brothers~~~~~~!? Oooooooo!? Me and Scorpion!? How awful it sounds~~~"

Text: Hemorrhoids, wart hogs, toads. Warts!

[Yeah, yeah, explanation... The term I translated as half brothers is ibo kyoudai. i = different, bo = mother, kyoudai = siblings. ibo written with different kanji also means wart. An iboji is a hemorroid, an iboinoshishi is a warthog and a ibogaeru is probably a 'frog' with 'warts', therefore a toad.]

Tsubaki: "...Kozuki... Isn't that the wrong word for ibo...?"

Azuma: "......" He looks on sadly. "I would prefer that you Tsukasa-san and Shiki-bocchan were on good terms..."

Tsukasa is still on the floor with her mouth gaping open and eyes wide open in horror.

Text above Tsukasa: Do you think it's possible to avoid hating him any more than this!!?

Azuma: "Your mothers were really good friends..."

Tsukasa: "How would I know? That 'Wakasa' person betrayed the omote no seisai right?" {---While claiming that she was just a fighting wife.}

Some time earlier, Shiki had yelled at her. "Wakasa, while claiming to be my mother's friend slept with my father...!!"

Tsukasa: "She's really such a low person.........!!! I'm sure that the omote no seisai hated Wakasa as much as Scorpion did!!"

Azuma, matter of factly: "But, it was the omote no seisai that suggested to Wakasa-san to continue on with the pregnancy."

Tsukasa stops in the middle of her tirade: "......!" Her eyes go wide in surprise. She suddenly smacks the left side of her head and Azuma's last sentence falls out of her right ear.

Tsubaki and Azuma have dots for eyes.

Tsukasa, angrily: "I'm sure that that the omote no seisai hated Wakasa as much as Scorpion------!!"

Tsubaki: {...Kozuki... You really want to make 'Wakasa' look bad no matter what---...}

Tsukasa stalks off.

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In the hallways, Tsukasa is rambling to herself.

Tsukasa: "Humph!! No way man! It freaks me out that I'm even slightly related to that cheating woman (Wakasa) or that evil Scorpion, Gonzaemon's slave!! Compared to them, my parents were smart, kind, and had a good sense of justice. Just faultless---!!" Out of happiness, she twirls around in happiness and pounds the floor in excitement. "...And saying that, I want to see them again." She searches her pocket for the DVD.

She digs around in her pocket. She pauses. "!!? NOTHING!!" {No way......!! I put it in my pocket------!!} "Uwa~~~n Where did I drop it~~~~~~!!?" {Taku-nii will scold me again~~~} Tsukasa in dog form with tears in her eyes runs around in search for the missing DVD.

Ryuji watches Tsukasa's frantic search. "------..." He looks at her sadly, then slowly walks off without her noticing him.

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In another part of Kuryugumi.

A dark shadow passes over Taku: "...A... ...It's...... ......"

Toshi: "...He...?"

Sho: "...What? Is something wrong Taku-nii?"

Taku: "... ...Hole..."

Toshi and Sho: "E?"

Taku: "...There's a hole..." He pulls out his pocket, revealing a hole in it.

Text pointing to Taku's pocket: A large hole.

Taku: "...... ...I had the DVD in here but it's gone......"

Toshi and Sho: "EEE!?"

Toshi: "The one with the message from 'Wakasa'!?"

Sho: "Taku-nii~~ Being like that you won't be able to say to Tsukasa that 'You always lose things immmediately'!~~~~~~"

Taku: "... ...Yea~h..."

Toshi: "Taku-nii... we better find it."

Taku gets up all of the sudden: "That's true. Until Tsukasa feels that it's all right to reveal her relation to 'Wakasa' to everyone, nobody else should see it---..."

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Somewhere else in Kuryugumi.

Asago bends down and picks up something on the floor.

Asago: "...What's this? A DVD...? ...A rather old model. How many years old is it...?"

Tsukasa just happens to be running by. "! A~~" Tsukasa transforms into dog form again and starts jumping around like a dog trying to get at something above its eye level. "That's mine~~~ That's mine~ Give it back, give it back~~~!!"

Asago in panic: "Kyaaaaa!!" She breathes heavily as Tsukasa cradles the DVD.

Tsukasa: "Thank goodness. Thank goodness I found it~~~" She then turns to Asago. "..."

Asago: "...W... What?"

Tsukasa transforms into a gentleman, complete with suit and bow tie. She then takes Asago's right hand and kisses it.

Asago's hair stands on end. [She vaguely reminds me of a Super Saiyajin...]

In the next frames you see Tsukasa in tears, on the floor some distance away.

Tsukasa: "I was thanking you---!!" {What's this for---!? I put my heart into it---!}

Asago, with her leg raised: "Then why don't you say it!! With that mouth of yours---!!" {That's sickening------!!}

Text pointing to Asago's leg: Delivered a kick.

Asago turns to leave: "Really!! ......" {...I better leave soon... If I'm wandering around Kuryugumi too long then the executives will,}

Tsukasa intrudes in Asago's thoughts: "Won't you be mocked?" {Are you okay?}

Asago delivers a right punch to Tsukasa's cheek. "Don't intrude in my thoughts!!"

Tsukasa, in tears again, this time holding her cheek: "...! I was just worri~~ed!"

Asago: "...! You don't have to worry about me!! From now on no matter what someone ways to me don't butt in!! Even if you protect me or worry about me, it doesn't look like I can accept you!!"

Tsukasa: "...E?" {What are you talking about?}

Asago: "The fact that you take my place as Ryuji's seisai...!"

Tsukasa: "---..." She looks stunned.

Asago: {---I know how happy Ryuji is when he's with Baka-zuki------... I know now---...} She remembers her ordeal with Munakata [for some reason???] {But I didn't want to destroy} "No matter how I think about it I can't understand it!" {Ryuji's happiness---!!}

Tsukasa suddenly looks serious: "...I know... ...oretachi soushi souken damonna..." {A woman's heart is like a labyrinth...} [oretachi = we; soushi = mutual love; souken is a word that doesn't exist, but presumably means mutual hate; damonna = right/eh. The sentence is something like "...We both love and hate each other..."]

Asago: {...What's that...? Either way,} "...There's no such Japanese phrase. ......" She purses her lips. "...It would be a different story if you were Hogou's kage no seisai's, 'Ayabe Wakasa's daughter'. In that case I would have to acknowledge you---..." {From the blood line it would make you unable to leave others alone.} [Proof that Asago doesn't know of Tsukasa's real identity.]

Tsukasa starts, then lets out a forced laugh: "No way. Of course that wouldn't happen."

Asago: "I don't need you to tell me that. There's no way that someone as noisy and foolish as you could share the blood with the person I admired so much!!" Her speech is accented with popped veins.

Tsukasa, in surprise: "Admire...!? Don't do that. That woman's a cheater and a liar and secretly sleeps with another woman's man and gets pregnant and abandons the kid and on top of that irresponsibly entrusts that kid with Garyukai's 'top secret'. She's not the woman you think she is!!" {Non non!} She lectures, her index finger wagging back and forth.

Asago: "...How come you can say that?" {It's as if you've seen it for yourself.} "And what's Garyukai's 'top secret'?"

Tsukasa transforms into a little girl with huge eyes, wearing a dress. She has ribbons in her hair. ".....! I... I heard a little bird saying it... ©"

Asago: {I suppose the executives were talking about it...} "---And what do you mean by another woman's man? That the kage no seisai slept with the kumicho?"

Tsukasa: "That's right!! That's right!! Claiming that she was just a warrior!" {Isn't she a liar!?}

Asago: "---... ...She probably couldn't help it..."

Tsukasa: "He?"

Asago: "Anyone wishes to touch someone they love---... ...As a girl you should understand that too..."

Tsukasa thinks back to the kiss, how she couldn't stop it. {---Though I knew it was wrong---... I couldn't think---...} "...... ......" {...I've found that one's rationality can be softer than tofu... How disgusting... I can't say that about others then......}

Suddenly there is commotion around Tsukasa and Asago. Many kumiins are running about.

Asago: "!?"

Tsukasa: "W... What!?"

Kumiin: "Hurry!"

"Each leader do a head count to check!"

Kumiin: "---That's an order from Sandaime!!"

Seems that all of the kumiins are wearing mini headsets. More like a hearing aid like device with a short mike attached to it. [I don't know what else to call it so 'headset' it will be...]

Asago hides behind the corner and eavesdrops while Tsukasa pretending to be a ninja covers herself with a sheet that resembles the tiled floor.

Asago: "?"

Tsukasa: "?"

Kumiin: "Teams 2 and on are on standby for Sandaime's order. Be ready for both offense and defense. This will mark the beginning of the biggest event this century. A full frontal attack against Garyukai!!"

Asago and Tsukasa: "!!!"

Sound effect of someone being hit over the head.

The kumiin's headset falls to the floor.

Voice from the headset: "E? What's that noise? What's wrong? He--y! He--y!"

Kumiin: "...!" He has a large bump on his head.

Asago: "...A full frontal attack against Garyukai~~~!!?"

Tsukasa: "Since when was that decided~~~!?"

The kumiin looks up to see to women enveloped in flames. They look pretty menacing.

Kumiin: "Hi! Monsters!" [In case you're wondering, hi is like a short scream.]

Tsukasa grabs the kumiin by the collar: "I haven't heard a thing~~~"

Kumiin: "Why the hell would that kind of important news have to be relayed to a katagi like you?"

She's taken aback. She then turns and points to Asago. "Don't you know who this is!!?"

Asago glares at Tsukasa from the corner of her eyes.

Kumiin: "I'm not obliged to tell Asago ojyosan who has practically cut all ties with Kuryugumi either."

Tsukasa transforms into dog form again as Asago beats her.

Tsukasa: "I'm sorry. I'm sorry~~"

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

The kumiin picks himself up from the floor and turns to leave: "I'm in a hurry."

Tsukasa: "...Wait a minute." Her chain whips out and wraps around the man several times.

Kumiin: "!?"

Asago has her hands on her hips: "Where are they planning to start the war!? Tokoname Island? Garyukai's headquarters!?" Tsukasa reels the man in.

Kumiin: "...I'm saying...! That I can't tell you that sort of stuff---"

Tsukasa looks down at him. Suddenly there is a blur of motion. Tsukasa's right fist moves in and out repeatedly, and she isn't even looking at her target.

Kumiin: "!!!"

Asago: "!!"

The kumiin is seen with several scratches on his face. There are also little tears in his clothing.

Kumiin: "...... ......!!" He looks petrified.

Tsukasa: "...This time I'll actually make contact... ...So... I wonder how many blows you can handle!!?"

The kumiin freaks as Tsukasa aims this time for his face. "Yokosuka's Megafloat airport!" Nothing happens. "...!" He suddenly feels a yank as Tsukasa's chain unravels. "Aa~~~"

Text pointing to the kumiin: The chain is unravelling like what happens to a woman in old movies where her obi is being removed. {obi = sash on a kimono}

Tsukasa and Asago take off at a run.

Tsukasa: "Megafloat airport!! Wasn't it?"

Asago: "A recently made new type airport!! You can get to places that used to take 10 hours in 3 hours!! It was made for supersonic passenger planes!!"

Tsukasa: {Dammit...! That Gonzaemon...!} "Garyukai's head is planning to go to India from there!! Taking a picnic to get the root of that drug!!?"

Asago: "!! The drug root!? You can get the root of the drug in India!?"

Tsukasa: "And on top of that you can also get the counter drug!!"

Asago: "!!!"

Tsukasa: "...N!? But wait a minute." They stop in front of a large painting. "Megafloat airport was just recently made right? It shouldn't be available to the general public."

Asago opens a panel next to the painting and presses some buttons: "For the general public. But as long as you have a plane and a pilot then that doesn't matter!!"

Tsukasa, in deep thought: {I see... Gonzaemon probably would do something like that. To him doing something like that would be the equivalence to eating a meal.}

A passageway opens where the painting hung from the wall.

Tsukasa: "!"

Asago: "Let's go. Up ahead there is the home base for these kind of things (battles). Ryuji will probably be there." Asago and Tsukasa end up in a large garage like place. Many kumiins are all over the place in camouflage wear. They're loading up large vans with cases of weapons, ammunition and who-knows-what-else.

Tsukasa: "... ...U......" {...Wa......} She gulps. {...Cool... ...It's like some army base of something...} She recalls an earlier comment from Kamo-san. {He wasn't kidding when he said the kumi was the fighting type......}

Asago notices people approaching. "...Oh great......"

Tsukasa: "N?"

Asago: "...Look who's here......"

Kyuragi is in the lead as usual. Behind him are a number of men in suits.

Kyuragi: "...Asago ojyosan. You shouldn't be in a place like this."

Asago starts walking away: "I'm looking for Ryuji!"

Kyuragi: "Then you should leave immediately. Sandaime is no longer here."

Asago: "...E!?"

Tsukasa starts. She remembers what Ryuji had said earlier to her. "...I won't let you get involved in this fight with Garyukai. I'm keeping you out of this fight!!"

Tsukasa: {---Could it be... that Ryuji}

Kyuragi: "Sandaime has already left with the first team for the site."

Tsukasa: {Really left me behind---------!!?} Tsukasa has large round eyes full of tears she's trying to hold back. {No fair~~~~~~!! Why~~~!!}

Asago: "Humph. Then I'll follow Ryuji!"

Kyuragi: "...But we can't allow that... It would be bothersome to us to have you Asago ojyosan involved."

Asago hardens at that mention.

Kyuragi then points to Tsukasa. "And on top of that, it was Sandaime's absolute order not to let that gaki leave here (Kuryugumi)."

Tsukasa: {!!! What~~~~~~!!?} Her thought is emphasized with popped veins.

Kyuragi starts walking away as he orders a number of men. [Actually, there's 7] "Tie those 2 up and throw them in some room."

Asago: "...N...! No way!! I owe Ryuji------!" {I want to do something for Ryuji---!! I'm not going to be caught---!} She starts running away.

Tsukasa: "..." She doesn't move however.

Asago: "!!" {Baka-zuki!!}

Tsukasa: "........." {---...Why---...} Ryuji's words echo in her mind again.

"---You dropped your guard and lost all feelings of hostility towards the guy."

Tsukasa: {---I said it would be all right the next time... I said that I would beat the crap out of Gonzaemon the next time... but......}

One of the men grabs Tsukasa's shoulder.

Tsukasa's eyes flash.

"GUAAAAA!"

There are sounds of fighting.

Kyuragi hears commotion behind him. "!!" He turns in shock. Sweat trickles down his face as he sees a pile of unconscious men. "......!"

Tsukasa is breathing heavily. {---I'll beat the crap out of Gonzaemon.} "...A~~~sago~~~"

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

Tsukasa: {---But... before that,} Asago screams silently as Tsukasa slowly turns, her face in deep shadow, a black aura surrounding her.

Tsukasa: "Your hand~~~ Puriiizu~~~ (please)" {I have to beat the crap out of you Ryuji------!!}

Tsukasa is seen tearing through the room with Asago in tow. "Let's gooooo! We'll force our way through!!"

Asago, who's being dragged by her hand: "KYAAAAAAAA!"

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