Nurarihyon no Mago 70

Niphredil-san, who did the usual trans, has a dead laptop since earlier this week. I would like to attempt for this week, the chapter 70.


Notes :
*Taishou Era : July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, the reign period of the Taishō Emperor.
**Ayakashi : World of Youkai
***Tohoku : Northeast
****Numakappa : Kappa found at a swamp (not river)
#Jingi : Being benevolant, and helpful to people in need

I used the word "fear" as Osore unless it is used it attack name, so that it will be similar to the previous person translating.

I am new to Nurari translation, hope you enjoy. ^_^;




Nurarihyon no Mago 70
The Toono Story, Part 2: Kamaitachi

01
Left : Toono, the prided land of the Ayakashi-!!



02

Top : Toono. Kappa Buchi Painting
Far Right :
At the deep mountain valley where numerous Youkai legends are born - Toono - the young head of Nura, Rikuo has just come to train....!

Right box :
Toono
Yanagida Kunio compiled stories of Kappa Legends and Zashiki Warashi, among others, to becomes the Legendary "Toono Monogatari"....

Because the this book, this place has gathered fame following the Taishō period*.

Bottom Left box :
This small area surrounded by steep mountain slopes is called the "Sacred grounds of Youkai".... In reality, it is also deemed the most important land by the Ayakashi**.

Bottom : Previous weeks -
Determined to head for Kyoto to settle the feuds with Hagoromo Gitsune, Rikuo battles against the Supreme Commander Nurarihyon but it ended in defeat. Deeming him skil-lesls, Commander sent Rikuo to Toono, the land of Tohoku*** Youkai to train!



03
-Oi!
-Wait a minute, Kamaitachi!

-You should do the laundry first!
-I am going to practise.

-Please teach me the skill you performed just now!

-......

-!



04
-Here is.....

-The widest of the few Practice Battlegrounds of "Toono".

-"Practice Battlegrounds"?

-This is one of the Toono specialities.
-Oh, "Kappa" and "Amanojyaku" are battling over there.
-Take a look.


05
-.........
-These are only ordinary moves.... What others would call warm up exercise.

-Ordinary moves...?
-You call this ordinary? They are not fighting with all their power yet?

-The real battle starts here.
-See... Amezou is activating his fear.


06
-Uoh!?

-Idiot! You're overdoing it, your air pressure!
(handwritten words in the same bubble being "hahaha")

-This is "fear".
-Too much trouble to explain in words -
-Youkai first existed as the creature to induce fears in humankind, right?




07
-Being feared and respected by humans, and making them feel small and weak....

-This is the general concept of "Osore".

-In simpler words, activating fear means exerting a wall of pressure and making your prescence even bigger than usually felt.

-The flow of air becomes dominated by you.
-Like what is often said in Youkai legends, the surrounding air and mood changes suddenly.....
-Doing this, a Youkai can induce the best use of its powers.

(middle-left, background)
-As time goes by, Ayakashi increased...... and struggles become imminent.

-But this is applicable only against humans.
-What is needed right now is the way of to battle against Youkais.

-Here we need the "second stage"

-......

-Oh, Itaku - this guy is......?

-Ho... that's okay, you can continue.



08

-Oh? He's a new face?

-That's "him" right? The boy that Itaku has been instructed to teach.

-You idi.... Don't tell him!

-I am the Amezou the Numakappa****. I heard you will be the one cleaning the bathroom in my place, right?

-And preparing firewood too! That is the toughest job.
-I am the "Amanojyaku".... just call me Awashima.



09
-I'd think preparing for bath is a bigger chore.
-I am Reira the "Yukionna". The girl over here is Yukari the "Zashiki Warashi"......
Are you from the Nura Gumi?

-Basically it'll just be the cleaning up and tending of the place.

-And I heard that you're the grandson of Nurarihyon?
I am Dohiko the "Huttachi".

-......Nice to meet you.
(handwritten words: Nice to meet you.)

-But right now he doesn't even know how to use fear well.

-Really?

-The future successor of Nurari Gumi doesn't know that?

(handwritten at left: Eeh-?)

-That can't be if he is a Youkai!

-Then he is just a boy!

(handwritten at below: Agitated)

-.......If you mean just the activation of fear, I can perform it.

-Heh, you?
-Let me see.



10
-Heh!

-Come, show me what you have!

-We lent him this outfit - it's so bad for him having only sleeping clothes on the Battlefield.
(handwritten at left: Why not?)

-In that case, isn't he the one who defeated the ones at Shikoku?
-Shikoku? Wasn't that group defeated a long time ago?

-..........
-...And how to initate fear without provocation...?

-Rikuo.... Just calm you heart.
-I call this "Meikyou Shisui".

-Granddad...!



11
-Like this?

-!!



12
-What?

-He disappeared!?

-That's the Osore of Nurarihyon!?
-How can that be...
He can activate his fear against everyone in vicinity!?

-Stop!
-It's me Itaku who is battling him!

-And the one to sever his Osore,
-will be me too.


13
-"Meikyou Shisui"
-I can remember how he did this....

-It there is activation of fear, this must be it.
-No one can discover me...

-And attack
in closest vicinity!


14
-Activating "Fear"
-"Hatsu"


15
-......'s Tranfer!
-"Hyoui"

-!!

-This.....?
His "Osore"....

-Is concentrating in his sickle!

-Uoooooooooooooooooooooo!!



16

-Youkai Ninpou, "Rera.Makiri"
-That's my best power!



17
-Ah

-Eh Ewwww!
You're overdoing this, Itaku~!

-You want to destroy this place yet again?

-!! I can see him now!!
-Because his Osore has been broken!

-Ah...


18
-The way to sever one's fear, is to break his flow of fear.

-The correct way to disrupt the flow is not trying to exert a bigger flow - it is to materialize your fear be become a attack that can counter the opponent.

-With Osore as the power base to break the opponent's fear.... It is bornt out of our Youkai history.

-The Battle Tactic against Youkai....

-And this, in our land,
-is called "Hyoui".


19
-...And that is what Granddad... did...

-The next stage of Ayakashi...

-Without this I can't defeat those guys at Kyoto!

-Please!
-Teach me that!!

-You look like you are willing to die trying.
-Can you do it?


20
-Compared to going there and dying as a weakling, this is no big deal!

-I am willing to stake my life going to battle in Kyoto!

-Kyoto?


-The people that are here are all Battle-thirsty....
-And don't fight except in real mortal combat!


-Good! Next you shall see the Osore of Awashima!
-I like your detemination! Come now!

-And me next.

-Eh? Wai....

-What? Everyone against me continuously!!

-Wait, why suddenly....
-Ouch!

-And don't forget your cleaning chores!


21
-What has my upper body become!
-I thought there was only a big bath over here - it looks almost like an outdoor spring!

-He is full of cuts.

-He can't do that in one full day!
-He just isn't that good at that, isn't he.



22
-Those are not skills you pick up one day anyway.

-Really? Me, I mastered it when I was five.

-And we are all Youkais - certainly it is in our nature?

(handwritten words: Really?)
-Naa, what does Rikuo want to achieve by going there anyway.

-Hm?
-Kyoto.... Recently, rumours have travelled far to get here.
-They said the "feared one" has been reincarnated, it will be dangerous there!

-Ya....
-Well, at least dangerous for her... Yura.....


-Yura? A woman?

-You're going to save her!? Is she beautiful?

-Nope, just so-so.



23
-That girl endangered herself to save me.
-I just can't let her go to dangerous places like that.
-Though there is one other reason too....

-Well, Youkais are Jingi fellows.#

-Ohh~ Like a Youkai Yakuza!
-To me, Kyoto where the enemy is too.

-Eh?
-Itaku....

-I...
-have bad blood with Kyoto youkai too.

-The land we are in, was an extremely cold area that was gifted in nothing.
- All through history, the central ones gave us nothing but hardship.

-And that was the reason... why we become strong.
-So that we can survive here!!



24
-The Toono Youkai were sent away to various Youkai groups as the Martial experts of the Tohoku land.

-They are subjects to no one.... Exchange no Sakazuha, and go our independent way.

-For this, we were reputed as the Youkai Ninja, the prideful Toono Youkai.
-For this, the Kyoto youkai look down on us,and only make use of us for their convenience!

-Yeah! They are the selfish ones!
-Right! Treating us like their subjects, and making demands to us like we are their ground troops!

-Like we live for their service!

-If they come here again I will crush them!

-Huh, the old men have nothing to do with us!

-Right! I hate them too!



25
-They looked down on me like I was just like any other woman!


(handwritten words : Eh....)
-A, Awashima?

-Eh....!? Awashima the "Amanojyaku"?

-Isn't he a guy....?

-Awashima the "Amanojyaku" is a Youkai that is man during the day -
-And woman in the night!!

-Let's get along well together, new member!
-In full honestly and bareness!

(handwritten words : O, Oi! That's a bit far-fetched!)

(handwritten words : Eh- Ehehehehe)
(handwritten words : Don't stare like this Amezou!)
-...............



26
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27
-It's getting bright again....
[Kyo Youkai - Kidoumaru]

-My, how far does they want us to travel around....


28
-My apologies for not giving a better welcome,
-Kidoumaru Dono.

-Don't mind that, Aka kappa Dono.

-Hagoromo Gitsune sama has has been reincarnated, I guess you have heard that.

-The despised seals in Kyoto will be left bare for one to two weeks.

-Now we wish you to send your army - we want to borrow 20-30 fine warriors from here.

-I can't do this.
-We have no obligation to do so much for Kyoto.....

-That's why, we rather you had not made affliation to Nura Gumi.



29
-And for the sake of Nura Gumi, you can send as many of your lowly people as you want.

-Don't you fear that Nura Gumi may get crushed by us for this?

-Try if you can.
-If you push a neutral party like us to do all your dirty work,

-Your side may get crushed yet again.

-What did you...

-Stop.
-I will take what you say to heart.... and come back again.
-Do wait for our "good news".

-I wish for your safety.

-Shit... That old man!
-Shall we kill 2 or 3 of their men to intimidate them?
-That would have the opposite effect.... for groups like them.



30
-Hm?
-Wait.
-Oi, look at that.

-Why... isn't he just a kid?

-No... that, that face....

-Huu, the first task is done....


31
-The face that I can never forget no matter how I try....

-My worst memory....


Surprise attack!! Kyoto Youkai, unleashing their long hidden hatred at Rikuo-!!



Part 70 The end.
Next week : Kyoto Youkai Kidoumaru vs. Rikuo! Battlefield in Toono!