Hitomi no Catoblepas 9

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[box: This is the school I attend. / K City's Kiriboshi Municipal High School. // Right now, the talk of the school is the demon bird that appeared in the street a few days ago.]
Mari: Hey, Miiko! The street where the monster appeared - that was around your place, right? // You didn't see it, did you? A demon bird attacking people!!
Miiko: Eh?!
[box: I know the truth. / That demon bird was the Yoma, Itsumade.]
[side text: With the Yoma Itsumade eliminated, K City is peaceful once more... but the next battle is just around the corner...]

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Mari: Hey, hey, what about this... / I heard a rumour there was this long-haired guy who summoned fire from his head!
Miiko: (I know that guy. // Hosomi Kazuto... // A fire-wielding hentai-guy! // I'm the only one who knows! // About the battle that's going on right within K City... // About the "K City Guardian Houses", and the secret of the "Cast-off Temple" next to my house... // And about Shimura Tokio...!! // I want to tell them! // I want to tell everybody all these crazy things!! // But...) // Ah, I'm sorry, Mari... I was out that day... / I only found out about it when I saw it on TV, too!
Mari: Seriously? // I'd've thought you of all people would know everything! // At any rate, I hear that demon bird had the face of a human~~~~~
Miiko: Hey, stop that! How many times've I told ya I hate stuff like that!!

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Miiko: .................
Hakutaku: Will you be all right with that, Miiko-dono? // I would like you to keep everything you have seen and heard here a secret...
Miiko: ...huh?
Hakutaku: If all the citizens of K City knew the truth, it could lead to a mass panic. // We want to avoid that at all costs.
Miiko: Eeeeh... but what if I just told my friends at school-
Hakutaku: Absolutely not!! // If, perchance, you were to do something of that sort, // even though it's you, Miiko-dono...
Miiko: EEH?! // (I won't say anything!! Because if I did, Hakutaku-san would...)
Hakutaku: Just kidding... I have faith in you, Miiko-dono... Hohohohoho...
Miiko: (KILL ME! // Speaking of which... I wonder what's going on with those "Shikyou" guys that old Kuramochi woman was talking about...? // I wonder if they'll show up soon... // I wonder if Shimura and everyone are okay...

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Hitomi no Catoblepas
#9 The Shikyou Arrive
[side text: The four Yoma gaze upon the city... these must be the "Shikyou"!! Ready to invade K City!!]
[bottom-left author's name: Tanaka Yasuki]

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Toutetsu: Let us split into two groups...
[Names: right-hand = Toutetsu (can mean a brutal person, or "Covetousness"), left-hand = Konton (meaning "Chaos")]
Toutetsu: Kyuuki and I will head to the House of Kuramochi... / And Toukotsu, you and Konton can head to the House of Hosomi!
[Names: right-hand = Toukotsu (meaning, oddly enough, something like "wooden table"), left-hand = Kyuuki (can't find a definite meaning; the first kanji means "destitute/suffer/perplexed", and the second, "curiosity/strange")]

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Toutetsu: If we first take out these two most influential Houses, / the Guardian Shijin will essentially have fallen. // Kaimei-sama is placing his hopes in us... / Prepare yourselves!
[Text: House of Kuramochi Main Residence]

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Michiru: My name is Kuramochi Michiru. // I summon thee, O family of mine... // Ungh... // Shakara-Ou!!
Servant: Aaaaaah...

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Servants: .......!!
Michiru: I really can't do it... // (No matter how many times I try, this always happens... // Why isn't it huge and impressive like when Grandma called it?)
Servant1: It... it is marvelously cute, ojou-sama!
Servant2: Indeed it is, just like its master!
Michiru: It doesn't matter how cute it is, I can't fight with this! / It's asleep!

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Servant2: Shakara-Ou is a Yoma that grows in form to match the power of its host.
Servant1: The shape that Shakara-Ou takes / is indicative of your own level of power.
Michiru: No way... I'm not fit to be a Head like this...
Servant2: You need not be so impatient! / Tamaki-sama was the same to begin with... It will grow if you give it time!
Michiru: Speaking of which, where is Grandma?
Servant2: I have not seen her since she went out early this morning... / Hm? // An alarm!
Servant1: This is... Two Yoma approaching rapidly from the north-northwest!!
Michiru: Whaaaat?!

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Servant2: Just a moment! We are measuring the strength of the two Yoma... // !! / This is... incredible...
Michiru: They finally arrived! The ones who Grandma was talking about... // The Shikyou!
Shakara-Ou: ZZZ...
Servant: Two Yoma, Rank "Framea"!
[TN: The ranks are named after weapons, and given kanji according to their level. The kanji for this one reads "four". I take no credit for finding out about the weapons - I couldn't figure out what the heck the ranks were referring to, I found out the weapon-information from Shrimpy's translations, hope he doesn't mind ~_~]

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Servant: These are high-level Yoma!!
Mitsuki: Th- this is bad, young master...!

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Mitsuki: I- I seem to be lost! // Where exactly is Arakawa Town, 4-chome?! / I've ended up back on this street three times now!!
Kazuto: You idiot, Nanao!! How can you get lost every time?! You blundering fool! / The soba will go off! Just go and die!
Mitsuki: ...!! // So sorry, young master...!!
Kazuto: We can't leave Kusano-san in 4-chome waiting! Where exactly are you?!

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Toukotsu: What's this...? / Looks like I got the dud... // You're not Hosomi Kazuto, are you? // My instruments picked something up, so I came to check...
Mitsuki: ......!!
Toukotsu: Considering the size of this flame, I'd place your rank at around... "Seax", I'd say. [TN: Another type of weapon; the kanji reads "six".] / Are you a fighter from the House of Hosomi, kid?

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Kazuto: Hey! You listening, Nanao?! Hey!
Mitsuki: Sorry about this, young master... I'm hanging up.
Kazuto: Eeeeh?! What the hell are you-
Toukotsu: Well, whatever. You're of a Guardian House, that much is sure. / My name is Toukotsu. // Let's have some fun. Come at me, kid!
Kazuto: .................. // ...the hell?! That idiot... // When he gets home, it'll be an eight-hour lecture for him...

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Servant2: !
Servant1: They're here! / Above us!

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Toutetsu: ...What a small flame... not even Couse rank.
[TN: Another weapon; kanji reads "ten".]
Kyuuki: Huh? They're just trash! Is the new Head of the House of Kuramochi really keeping a lowest-level Yoma like this? / This'll be too easy! Let's just be done with her...
Michiru: No way... They're unmistakable... I've read about these two! // These are "Toutetsu" and "Kyuuki" of the Shikyou...!! // What should I do...?! // There's nothing I can do to fight with Shakara-Ou like this! // What should I do?! Grandmother...!!
Servants: Ojou-sama! // Please stay back.

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Michiru: Youken!!
[TN: Methinks this is Servant2's name, not completely sure though ~_~]
Kyuuki: What's this? The aides are just muscle? // Hey, Toutetsu! It's not even going to take a minute to get rid of the Kuramochi House...
Servant1: (He's fast...!!)
Kyuuki: Now you... // DIE!!

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Toutetsu: ...No, Kyuuki... it would appear it isn't going to be that simple... // (The flame suddenly became huge, and violent!! // He must have arrived...)
Tokio: Sorry, Michiru-san... / *drip* // I had to set the recorder to tape my anime... So I'm a little late...
Michiru: Ah... // You came for me...

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Michiru: Tokio-kun!!
[insert text: Wiles and cunning, but those eyes betray nothing! The Guardian Houses versus the Shikyou - an all-out battle!!]