Hitomi no Catoblepas 10

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Toukotsu: Bring out your Yoma... You're a Youkai Art user too, right? // Let's have some fun. Come at me!
[inset text: Toukotsu of the Shikyou versus Nanao Mitsuki of the Mitsura Suzaku!!]
Mitsuki: Eeeh... // You want to have some fun, onee-san? // ...Well, I'm sorry, but...

2
Toukotsu: ?! // What's your game, kid? <3
Mitsuki: You're already dead.

3
Mitsuki: I summon thee, O family of mine... // Ginboshi!!!
[TN: "Ginboshi" translates to "Silver Star".]
Toukotsu: !

4
Toukotsu: !!

5
Toutetsu: Hm... / You really came, Shimura Tokio... // You all right, Kyuuki?
Kyuuki: Ku... Aagh...
Michiru: Tokio-kun!
Tokio: Tamaki-sama's predictions really are one hundred percent accurate... / She knew that two Yoma were coming here, and called me over. // From this point, I'll be your opponent.
Toutetsu: (......I see, yes, there's a clear resemblance...... // His face is just like that of Hajun-sama... // This must be his rumoured "brother"...!!)

6-7
Hitomi no Catoblepas
#10 Rank
[right-hand insert text: Good and evil, light and darkness...]
[box: Kyuuki / Rank: Framea]
[box: Toutetsu / Rank: Framea]
[table:]
[table][tr][td]-[/td][td]Yoma Rank[/td][/tr][tr][td]Highest level[/td][td]1: Arbalest [TN: A type of crossbow][/td][/tr][tr][td][hr][/td][td][hr][/td][/tr][tr][td]-[/td][td]2: Guisarme [TN: A hooked spear][/td][/tr][tr][td]High level[/td][td]3: Kard [TN: An Islamic knife weapon][/td][/tr][tr][td]-[/td][td]4: Framea [TN: A type of spear][/td][/tr][tr][td][hr][/td][td][hr][/td][/tr][tr][td]-[/td][td]5: Yatagan [TN: A Turkish sword][/td][/tr][tr][td]Mid-level[/td][td]6: Seax [TN: A single-edged knife][/td][/tr][tr][td]-[/td][td]7: Tabar Zin [TN: Persian battle axe][/td][/tr][tr][td][hr][/td][td][hr][/td][/tr][tr][td]Lower-level[/td][td]8: Kerambit [TN: Tiger-claw shaped dagger][/td][/tr][tr][td]-[/td][td]9: Khanjar [TN: Traditional Omani dagger][/td][/tr][tr][td][hr][/td][td][hr][/td][/tr][tr][td]Lowest-level[/td][td]10: Couse [TN: A type of spear][/td][/tr][/table]
[End table]
[insert text, left of table: The "Maetel" is an instrument used to measure the Yoma power of a target by the size of the flame.]
[TN: Not sure on the romanisation of "Maetel", but all the ranks are accurate, I believe ~_~]
[box: Catoblepas / Rank: ?]
[Circle: Kuchinashi (child) / Rank: Couse // Kuchinashi / Rank: Kerambit]
[Circle: Arachne / Rank: Kerambit]
[Circle: Itsumade / Rank: Yatagan]
[left-hand insert text: It is a destined battle!!]
[bottom-left author's name: Tanaka Yasuki]

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Toutetsu: Huh?! // (The Maetel is reacting again? // Another ridiculously huge Yoma power? / No way! // An Arbalest rank?! // What IS he?! // That charm is... just like Kaimei-sama... // Hm... the reaction vanished... // Was it just a malfunction? Now it's reading Khanjar rank... just a small fry...? // Hm... of course. There's no way a Yoma with rank exceeding my own could be in the human world right now.

9
Tokio: You Shikyou... what is your objective? / Are you aiming to destroy the "barrier"?
Toutetsu: Huh... I'm afraid we don't have the time to stand around chatting.
Tokio: ! // ......!!
Kyuuki: You went and got in my way, Shimura Tokio!! / Well, we were going to smash you up in the end either way... // If you're coming at us, we'll just save some time and take you out!!

10
Kyuuki: Your eyes certainly are a threat... // But the rest of you is just an ordinary human!! // Your power doesn't begin to compare to mine! // I have mastered a hundred martial arts... just try taking a hit from me!!
Toutetsu: Get back, Kyuuki!!

11
Tokio: What a pain...
Bodyguard: ...Incredible!!

12
Tokio: I get tired of fighting small fry. / I would have preferred if you would have both come at once...
Michiru: (I couldn't see a thing... Tokio's movements just now... // Such speed and power...!! // There's such a huge difference between us...
Toutetsu: That fool Kyuuki... he was unprepared. // Even though I told him not to take this one's power lightly...

13
Tokio: !! // (This guy... This movement! // The paths of my fan-slices are being read perfectly?!)
Toutetsu: You cannot win against me. // I have already studied and analysed your combat data.

14
Toutetsu: Do you remember "Arachne"? / When I sent it to your temple, // I sent my own "Spy-pae" along with it.
[TN: "pae" is Japanese for "fly", as in the insect.]
Toutetsu: I kept it hidden from you. // It sent me images, so that I could witness the whole of your fight with Arachne. // So I was able to acquire some useful data.
Michiru: That guy... he's powerful... He's dodging Tokio-kun's attacks with the minimum necessary movement!
Hakutaku: The leader of the Shikyou, he collects information and uses his data to fight a strategic battle... / "Toutetsu"! / He must have been the one who gave Arachne that poison!!
Toutetsu: Hahah... That slicing attack that cut Arachne in two with a single strike... // It is truly magnificent!! // It took my breath away...

15
Toutetsu: But at the same time, it gives me confidence. // No matter how low-level the Yoma... / With a human's power alone, it would be impossible to slice a Yoma's body in two with one hand. // You have the ability to assimilate your imprisoned Yoma into your own body... // ...and integrate Catoblepas' terrific power into your own arms!

16-17
Michiru: Aaah!
Toutetsu: (He gives the impression of a technique user, basing his fighting around his time-stopping eye technique... // But in truth, he is concealing this unbelievable sheer power!! // What a dreadful man...!!)
Tokio: ....................... // He dodged...?!

18
Toutetsu: (He only integrates for an instant... At the moment of impact, he draws forth a tremendous amount of power...) // Interesting... / Hahah... This is very interesting...!! // You are the same as me... // A "Power Type"!! // I'll let you in on a piece of data, just to let you know where you stand. // Your current Yoma power level is a clear "Yatagan"!! // To think that you could be at this pathetic level, even with a great Yoma under your control!

19
Toutetsu: I can see that you are still unable to bring forth the full potential of Catoblepas.
Hakutaku: (His Yoma power is swelling up furiously! / This is bad... this power surpasses Tokio-sama's...)
Toutetsu: Furthermore! / Now that I have removed my limiter, my rank is "Kard"!! // ...To draw a conclusion from this data, // "You cannot defeat me"!! // The probability of you winning this battle is... // ZERO PERCENT!!!
[side text: He expands... such incredible power!!]

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So, what's the betting? Is Tokio going to defeat Toutetsu and prove that the difference in ranks isn't so insurmountable after all? Is he going to manage to improve his own rank by finding new ways to use Catoblepas' power? Is Michiru going to find a way to help him out? Or is Hakutaku going to have to step in with his own mysterious Yoma?