Sakigake!! Otoko Juku 164

Surviving an assault on him and his senses, Date has finally driven Horus to a corner towards his own death! But in some ways, Date just may not be the cold-blooded monster he can be on the battlefield...

Chp. 164: A Sorrowful Bond!!

87.
Horus: Guku, th…this is………!!
Date: It seems we have an answer to the riddle I spoke. The answer is you, Horus.
Horus: GUWA!!

88.
(Title page…is it just me or did someone re-build the bridge to the Otokojuku side?)

89.
Toramaru: You’ve…done it, Da…Date---!!
Togashi: A…mazing!! An…overwhelming victory by this twist of Horus’ poison nail~~~!
Horus: Gugu………
Horus: Hoho: this…man who is Ho…Horus, the Right Arm of the Twin Sphinxes, has…………………
Horus: It…seems your eyesight has returned. I…I’ve lost. N…now, end this…!!

90.
Date: !!
Toramaru: Aah!! The crows that have lost their master are flocking up, aiming for Date and swooping down for retribution----!
Horus: S…stop---!! He’s not an opponent all of you can match-----!

91.
Date: HAKYOKU-RYUU OUGI: KARYUU KAIHOURAN!!
(TN: “Karyuu Kaihouran” = “Dragon-Vortex Revolving-Peak Storm”)

92.
Horus: St…stop…………
Horus: ST…STOP IT----!!

93.
Togashi: Wahhahha: l…look at that plight. Those murderous crows are being knocked down like it’s for amusement!!
Toramaru: They can’t even win or anything now as they encounter Date’s eyes, and yet they’re recklessly thrusting down to him!! Kakkaka, even with a bit of training, their bird brains are tiny!!
Raiden: No, I don’t think so.
Toramaru: A~~w, what’s that Raiden!?
Raiden: I don’t think those crows are being taken down by Date-dono. They’ve already thrown their lives away…so they could die together with their master…………!!
Raiden: At most, aren’t these birds magnificent beings? They’ve lived and died on many battlegrounds until now and the heaviness of their bonds connected deeply by trust and emotion can’t be replaced for either human or crow.
Momotarou: Yes.
Togashi: ……………….!!

94.
Horus: Uoo~~~!!
Horus: A…all of you……………To…go this far fo…for me…………………

95.
Horus: N…now, fi…finish it…………de…deliver the finisher……………
Horus: If…if you don’t do this quickly, they’ll be lo…lonely……
Horus: O…one stab to the heart……………
Toramaru: Da…Date………

96.
Horus: GUFU!!
Horus: Guku!!
Horus: Y…you, wh…why can’t you kill me with resolve? Are…are you planning to still kill me for fun fu…further………………!!
Date: The poison that entered from your cheek has been cut off at a slender thin blood vessel before it could reach your aorta and circulate through your whole body. With that, the poison will entirely flow out.
Horus: Wh…what’s the…………!!

97.
Date: If you’re precious of your life, then be patient for a while there.
Horus: ………………!!
Date: I don’t know what will happen after.
Horus: Ho…hold on, Do…don’t fool with me. Do…I think that life is precious with what befell now……!! Do…you think you can save just me, le…leaving those who followed along to death for me……!!
Date: You really are annoying, cross-dresser.

98.
Horus: HUH!?

99.
Toramaru: Wh…what~~~!!
Togashi: The crows that should be dead have all revived with the impact of Date’s spear to the ground---!!
Horus: Th…that’s………!!
Date: They all were just given an apparent-death state with that blow……………..!!
Horus: With…that blow…………!!
Date: You have good friends.

100.
Horus: ………………………!!
Momotarou: Fu, that Date is that sort of man……………!!
Togashi: Just about him I don’t have an inkling about………………!!
Voice: Can a man who shows sympathy to an enemy, even having it for Horus, the Right Arm of the Twin Sphinxes who fell to talk…………

101.
Anubis: GO BACK ALIVE!!
Horus: Huh!!
Date: !!

102.
Horus: Ugugu………!!
Date: Ho…Horus, y…you………!!

103.
Toramaru: Wh…what~~~!! A…spear has flown from the P – S camp aiming for Date’s back~~~!
Togashi: Ho…Horus ju…jumped with it and saved him becoming Date’s shield---!!
Date: Why…………!? Why did you save me?
Horus: Fu, I…I don’t know e…either.
Horus: Bu…but, there’s just one time when a man throws away his life for a man: wh…when they’re charmed with their chivalry……………!!

104.
Horus: I…have no regrets……
Anubis: Why did that idiot lose his mind?
Anubis: It seems they must be troubled by the hand of Anubis.

105.
Toramaru: Wh…what; th…that eerie dog man is……!!
Togashi: You…calmly killed your ally with your staff.
Voice: Date……your turn is over.
Togashi & Toramaru: MO…MOMO~~~!!
Momotarou: This anger and sadness will be handed over to me.

TN: It's sort of weird thinking about how this chapter went: considering the Minmei entry a few chapters back mentioned how Date's spear rotation maneuver was powerful enough to kill birds flying in the sky, I almost actually thought that Horus' crows were killed when he pulled that on them. So to find out that the attack was non-lethal and the crows survived and it was all mostly a bluff to keep Horus down long enough to save him...that was bizarre. You'd expect that someone as "strong" as Date wouldn't have the limitations in him to "not" kill the birds, but that revival was just weird in execution...yeah it was sort of worthless with Horus sacrificing himself to save Date from Anubis, but somehow it felt confusing with it's poignancy. But Anubis is now going to face the wrath of Momo...and with him on the battleground, I wouldn't be surprised if he stays there until Pharaoh Sphinx is no more!