Tokyo Crazy Paradise
Hana to Yume
2000 vol. 8, episode no. 77
Translation by Yuki-chan
Image provided by Venkarel
The episode title page is in colour and features Tsukasa wearing army gear... only the pants are very short shorts... [bulma? (bloomers)] She's also wearing a headband and has a rifle [sorry I don't know my weapons] slung over her shoulder. No hair/eye colour changes this time.
Text: The new millennium's Joan of Arc is here in camouflage wear!?
Text: Megafloat Airport.
The airport is a huge, the main buildings vaguely in a V-shape. Kali's ears perk up. [Yeah, yeah, I'll change the cat's name in the other episodes when I get to them.] The cat turns its head. Misumi notices that Sakaki is approaching [the dude with the earrings, since people seem to forget...]. Looks like a waiting area in an airport. It's deserted except for Misumi, the panther and Sakaki.
Sakaki:: "We can fly in another 30 minutes."
Misumi: "...... ...30 minutes is it..."
Sakaki:: "...... ...Is... something wrong with that...?"
Misumi gives him a cool stare.
Sakaki:: "!" He quickly tries to cover his fear. "...I... I'm kidding. A~ Well I'm going on ahead. Make sure you come when it's time." He leaves.
Misumi watches Sakaki go from his place by the window. "......" {...It's not that it's a problem or anything but------... I thought that she would come after me---...} He pictures Tsukasa. Kali looks up at Misumi.
Misumi: "...Kali... It's been awhile since I've been so gentle with a girl---..." {Am I waiting for her------...?}
The scene switches to a large limo on the road. Behind it are a number of vehicles used for carrying large groups of people and weapons etc (i.e. ideal for war situations).
Bun-san: "---... Sandaime ...Are you sure it was a good idea to leave like that without telling Tsu-bo?"
For once he's not driving but is sitting in the back of the limo with Ryuji.
Ryuji: "...It doesn't matter."
Bun-san: "---...But... you don't know if you'll return or not..."
Ryuji: "---...That's true..." {---But, I didn't want to bring her... That reason is...}
An echo of Misumi's words: "If possible, I would like with your left hand still attached to her like that------..." [This came from episode 63 when Ryuji just woke up and there was a confrontation with Misumi and Shiki]
Ryuji rubs his left arm unconsciously. [Yes, it's still in a sling.]
Bun-san: "...Sandaime, if you knew that you may not return then you should have done a lot of things to/with Tsu-bo."
Ryuji starts at the mention, and watches Bun-san from the corner of his eye. ".. ...A lot things...?"
Bun-san is frank: "...Thought you've done some risky things, you still haven't done it with Tsu-bo right...? ...Then in that case..." [What are you suggesting to a 14 year-old!!!?]
Ryuji: "...Could you... irresponsibly have a girl who you truly fall in love with bear your child when you're not sure if you could be with her in the future?" [Damn!! He does NOT sound like a 14 year old...]
Bun-san: "...E...?"
Ryuji: "It may be okay for me to do that but... what about if she (Tsukasa) is left behind? I can't tie her down to me (the gokudo) forever like that if I don't exist." {---If I didn't exist, she would probably chose to live a life that doesn't involve the gokudo.}
Bun-san: "...... ...Please...... ...Don't talk as if you are going to die......"
Ryuji: "---... ......This is the first time that we're starting a fight that we're not sure we can win---..."
A major traffic jam...
But that doesn't stop two people on a bike.
Asago: "...K KYAAAAAAAA" Her hair is whipping around her face and her mouth is open wide. She's showing fangs but her eyes are spirals.
Tsukasa on the other hand is angry: "ORUAAAA!! [Something like "RAAAA!!"] You're in my way!! Get out of the wa---y!!" {Don't you change lanes like that without my permission! I'll kill you... uh!!?} She kicks at the door of the car that just cut in front of her.
Passenger in the car: "UWAAAAA!"
Tsukasa is maneuvering the motorcycle between lanes on a highway [or so I'm assuming...]. Asago is clinging to her for her life.
Asago: "He...! He---y! Baka-zuki---! Spee---d! Slow down---!!" Her eyes are now huge and the tears are streaming off her face. She's still showing fangs.
Text below Tsukasa and Asago: A bike running between cars at 100 km/h.
Tsukasa: "Shuddup!! If we take too long then we can't catch up with Ryuji!!" A dark shadow is partially covering her face. The fangs she's showing is from the anger she wants to show to Ryuji.
Asago: "Before we get there we're going to crash and die!!"
Tsukasa: "We're not going to crash!!" {---Of course we're not!! I have to throw this anger at Ryuji or it'll eat me whole!!}
A sign indicates that the road bends sharply to the right in another 200 m. Tsukasa grits her teeth.
Tsukasa: "......! Asago!!"
Asago, with fangs and a large popped vein: "WHAT!!?"
Tsukasa: "We're taking a short cut! Hang on tight!!"
Asago: "EE!?" She notices that they aren't following the turn. "E?" She glances over Tsukasa's shoulder and notices that they're heading for the guard rail. "E!?" {Wait a minute!}
The bike flies off the highway, which seemed to be a bridge.
Asago: "KYAAAAAAAAAAA Iyaaaaaaa!"
Somewhere down below on the road.
Bun-san: "...But...... ...Sandaime," {I... was just thinking but} "Wouldn't Tsu-bo... be angry once she found out that you left her behind...?"
Ryuji: "...She'll probably be angry like an ogre..."
Bun-san: "...Wouldn't she try to follow...?"
Ryuji: "Probably, like the devil. ...But... before that, getting out of headquarters will be a trial. I've left orders back at headquarters to not let her to take even a single step out of there. ...Even she would..."
From somewhere above is the sound of something falling.
Bun-san and Ryuji both start at the sound.
The driver of the limo: "UWAAAAAAAA!"
The bike carrying Tsukasa and Asago crashes onto the trunk of the car [?] in front of them.
Bun-san's mouth is agape. Even Ryuji looks surprised for once. Ryuji watches as Tsukasa slowly lifts her head.
The sound effects are described as 'something scraping the ground' and 'something burning'.
Tsukasa has a dark aura surrounding her. She looks up and notices Ryuji. "We~~~~~~ll."
Bun-san is freaking out. "S...! Sandaime! Speak of the devil...!!" {She came down! She came down from the sky!!} ['came down' can literally mean 'rained down'] {Look she's angry as an ogre and looks like the devil.}
Ryuji: "......!" {...S... ...So soon... What the heck were the guys at headquarters doing? Did they try to stop her......!?}
Ryuji contacts the main house by those display phone thingies.
Kyuragi answers the phone, with blood running down his face: "...We did... ...but as you can see, it became a bit of a riot between us and 2 gakis. We couldn't waste too many bullets or men before our war with Garyukai. We did want to follow your orders but... so we had to..." Behind him is an image of kumiins bandaging themselves up and splashes of blood on the floor.
Ryuji, with a popped vein on his head: "---..."
Bun-san leans over and glances at the monitor Ryuji is holding. {...Well...} "...Even worse than I thought." {Now that's what you call a Tsu-bo-Asago-san's troublesome combo.}
Ryuji is shaking, trying to control his frustration. A large vein is popping on his head. "---..." He closes his eyes. "---... ---..."
Ryuji gets out of the limo, followed by Bun-san. Many of the kumiin have stopped their vehicles to gawk as well. A few of the kumiin move to support Asago who still has spirals for eyes and seems unable to stand unaided. In the background, something is burning ferociously.
Tsukasa is standing with her arms at her sides, her hands clenched into fists. Ryuji lets out a breath as if he had been holding it awhile.
Kumiin 1: "Asago ojyosan still looks dizzy."
Kumiin 2: "She must have been really scared."
Tsukasa faces Ryuji. "...Don't you have something to say to me...!?"
Ryuji, flatly: "...Why are you here?" Bun-san has dots for eyes.
Tsukasa, her anger flaring again. "!!! What do you mean why am I here!? Is that all you have to say!!?"
More kumiins pour out of the vehicles in the background.
Kumiin 1: "...What is it?"
Kumiin 2: "I don't know. It looks like they're arguing about something."
Ryuji: "I said that I wouldn't let you participate in this."
Tsukasa jabs a finger towards him: "I'm saying that I don't agree with that--!! I said that when it comes to Gonzaemon that I'll fight dammit---!"
Ryuji, to Tsukasa: "...I can't trust you." Tsukasa stares in disbelief. "You distract me when you're here. Go back."
Tsukasa's right fist clenches tighter. "...W..." {...What's this---!?} "...You...! How could you say......!" {..."distract me"......!!} "...Am I...! ....in.... way......" {How can he summarize things like that?} [Not the best translation...] Tears start to fall from her downcast eyes. {...Am I in the way------...?}
Ryuji's eyes widen a bit.
Tsukasa looks up at him with puppy dog eyes. Ryuji lets out a sigh.
Ryuji: "...I didn't say it that far..."
Tsukasa: "Yes you did!!" {You're distracting! That's how I heard it---!! It went into this ear and has been engraved into my brain!!} She points to her right ear. She starts beating Ryuji (but not seriously). "You ungrateful person---!! I, I went as far to give you some of my 'ki' [life energy in case you've forgotten] when you were on the verge of dying!! Because of that my life's now 20 years shorter you life thief---! Give me back the 'ki' you took so selfishly!!"
Ryuji: "I don't remember that!"
Tsukasa: "...I decided then that I would be the one to protect you...!"
Ryuji: "!"
Tsukasa: "That no matter what happens, I wouldn't leave your side...! That's what I decided with my heart and yet...!" She remembers the time when she disguised herself as a nurse and had kissed the unconscious Ryuji.
Behind Bun-san, you can see that Asago is seated in the limo... but seems that she's still in shock and doesn't notice the clamour around her.
Tsukasa: {And yet------------!!}
Ryuji is now standing right in front of her. "------..."
Tsukasa: "...You... You...! You! You heartless thing---!" {You leaving me behind like that---!! You traitor---!!! Uwaaan!!} She's suddenly is waving a tekken around. [tekken = iron fist, just like in the game] Her face is red and tears are flying all over the place.
Ryuji avoids the flying fist like a boxer would. "..." He then catches her right wrist.
Ryuji: "...... ...Can you promise me......?"
Tsukasa, with tears in her eyes: "WHAT!!?"
Ryuji: "...That you won't," He kisses her deeply. [The kiss is a double spread.]
Bun-san's hair stands on end: {...A...!}
The kumiin all stare with wide eyes and open mouths. "..."
Ryuji: "...Do something like this with another guy."
Tsukasa: "......" She stares up at him with dots for eyes.
Text: All brain function has ceased.
In the next frame, a whining noise erupts.
Text: Brain starting to function. Please wait a moment.
Ryuji: "Your answer?"
In the next frame, there seems to be a brain overload. Her face turns red. He's still holding on to her wrist.
Text: Functioning.
Tsukasa finally manages to get a word out: "------O Of course I wo------n't!!" {You moron! In front of everyone like that---------!!} She starts chasing Ryuji around. "Come back you kuso-Ryuji---!!"
Asago snaps awake at that moment.
Tsukasa, with a red face manages to catch Ryuji by the back of his collar. "I'm going to beat you! I'll hit you! Until your face is deformed---!!"
Ryuji is calm: "... You said that 'you wouldn't'. Then show me some evidence."
Tsukasa: "AA!?" {Evidence!? You want it sealed with blood or something!?"
Ryuji points at her: "...If you kiss me then I'll believe you."
A silence falls over the crowd. Bun-san is watching silently. The kumiin are all staring, their mouths agape.
Ryuji's face is serious.
Tsukasa: "...!" She realizes that she can't get out of this one. "...Fine... I'll take that condition...! We'll finish it now! There's too many watchers here! Come on this way!!" She makes a jerking motion with her thumb.
Ryuji: "Gladly."
Bun-san: {Hey hey... Aren't those the words used when you pick a fight... Are you going to kiss or fight?}
A female voice butts in: "...Hey...!"
Tsukasa and Ryuji turn to see Asago: "What are you doing here you two!? What about the Megafloat Airport!?"
Tsukasa and Ryuji both start.
At the Megafloat Airport.
The plane engines begin to whir.
Misumi is still in the waiting area. "...Kali..."
The 'cat' raises its head. "...It's time. ...Let's go..."
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