Kekkaishi 197

That God is so ridiculous that it's kinda adorable. Heehee.:wtf
Tokine totally pwns here! YAY!:yelling


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*{T.N}= Translator’s notes





[Last Edited: 5th Sept 2008]
[Proofread by fkeidjn]

(p1)

Chapter 197: Sinking of the School

[side text: The effect by the God‘s summoned rain. The situation is intimidating!!]

Tokine: Wait a minute! What do you mean by the school will sink…?
Yoshi: The school is breaking apart!

Sen: The blackened territory under that guy’s feet// has starting to expand towards the school‘s exterior.//
It’s going through the state of vermiculation right now.// If that were to spread throughout the entire Shinyuuchi---,

(p2)
Sen: The school will completely sink under the earth.
Chapter 197: Sinking of the School
[side text: A heavy responsibility. This will become a catastrophe if it cannot be avoided.]

(p3)
Yoshi: That thingy… //why the heck does he want to sink the school?
Sen: No matter how I look at it, this guy just seems to be throwing a hissy fit. //I don’t think there is a meaning behind all his actions.//
Still, whatever be that as it may,// as long as it’s a God, we cannot interfere recklessly… //
What a bother…

Tokine: !//What?!//
The umbrella… is spinning?

(p4)
Shu: Sen-chan!!//
The umbrella above the school,// is beginning to turn!
Sen: Eh?!

Shu: Wahhh!!
Sen: Shu, what’s going on?
Shu: The umbrella is flying out at a rakish angle.// AH!//
Even the rain outside the school…//is getting heavier!

(p5)
Tokine: The sinking school over the other side is wrapped.//
Look,/The shrubbery across are sinking too….//
At this rate, it’ll really be….
Yoshi: KETSU!!

Sen: (Huh, the rain has stopped…) Eh?! //
Wha,/ Wait up, Yoshimori!/Are you thinking of using Kekkai to support the school?!

(p6)
Sen: Nonsense!/ At this kind of situation, this would absolutely never….
Yoshi: Then, tell me. What should I do?//
I don’t want to simply sit idle and watch the school sink in silence.//
No matter what, I will hold up this place…!
Sen: (This moron…)

Yoshi: !!//…….!!
Sen: Yoshimori?!
Tokine: It’s the rain.//
When I used the Nenshi just a while ago,/ it’s like the rain made me feel heavier and heavier.// Every raindrop will give you the impact that the weight has increased…

Sen: So that means…// it’s not just the territory, but both the rain and the territory are working together on the same time,// to cause the sinking effect?!

(p7)
Tokine: Yoshimori,//If you put up the Kekkai at this time, this also means you’re dealing with the weight of the rain out front!
Yoshi: Don’t make such a fuss./ In other words, I just have use my endurance to compete with that idiot.//
I won’t lose.

Sen: (It’s true that without the rain falling, the sinking rate would be weaken…)//
(So if the rain stopped completely…)//
Oi! Miss-Short-Pant!
Tokine: Stop calling me that!

Sen: Can you destroy that dummy’s umbrella?
Tokine: Umbrella?

Sen: That thingy is most probably the main key.//
According to Shu who went to investigate,/ there’s a huge umbrella floating above the school . The rain seems to come from there. /I ….have a hunch that somehow…there is a connection between the huge umbrella above and the umbrella that that fellow is holding right now. That’s what I think…

Tokine: ……// Sure. Let's give it a try.

(p8)
Tokine: METSU!!

Sen: Shu!/How’s it?!

Shu: Sen-chan!// About half of the umbrella suddenly disappeared!

Sen: Yes, it’s working.// It does looks like that if we destroy the umbrella, the rain would stop.
Tokine: O.K.

(p9)
Tokine: It's regenerating…

Shu: Ahahah…// It's returning back immediately…

(p10)

*{T.N=Nice stare, dummy god}

(p11)
Sen: (The territory is…)

Yoshi: Ugh…!!
Sen: Yoshimori!!// (Dammit. The situation is only worsening…!!)

SFX: whip
SFX: blam

Umbrella SFX: floopy
(Tokine: Hmph~)

(p12)
Yoshi: Tokine!
Sen: OH MY GOD! What the hell are ya doing?!

Tokine: Quick! Hurry back and ask for assistance!!

Sen: (Why is this woman so topsy-turvy as well?!)[And here I am who always thought she was so composed!])// OI!/ But the entire school has almost become that dummy’s territory…

Tokine: It’ll be alright if it doesn’t rain anymore. / Right now, the rain has been stopped by Yoshimori completely, isn‘t it?//
I can still move around in this area, so I will use this umbrella to lure him out.

(p13)
Yoshi: Tokine!!// WAHHH…!!
Sen: IDIOT!// Just bother about your Kekkai. /The school’s going to collapse!//
Look over there!(See?)// Don’t worry, since that woman knows how to escape by herself!!

(p14)
Yoshi: Phew….

Sen: …….// I’ve been thinking about this ever since…//
Every time,/ once you saw that woman in danger, you’ll jump in to help without putting any thought.//
Really, what the heck are ya thinking?

Yoshi: ?
Sen: Isn’t that woman a practitioner herself?//
She isn’t the type of girl who will be happy when rescued. (Tokine: Look! Come over here!)//
So, you don’t need to protect her.//
After all, what you’re doing right now…//
Only shows that you don’t believe in that woman’s power at all. Isn’t it?

(p15)
Tokine: (Yes! It’s coming!)

Yoshi: (Tokine…)
Sen: Here, take a good look. // She might be remarkably reckless, but at least she has a plan when she fights.

Yoshi: It‘s…//It’s not like I don’t believe in Tokine…

(p16)
Sen: That’s why,/ I always keep telling you that you love to do everything on your own. // Wouldn’t everybody else lose their meaning to exist then?//
For so long you’ve tried, and that woman has actually starting to believe in your power too…//
Anyway for now, you just focus on supporting the school.//
(That’s right…)// In that case, the worst thing that could happen from my vision would be….

(p17)
Tokine: Look! Don’t you want this back---?// Eh….

(p18)
Tokine: I couldn’t avoid this one previously…//
My leg…//is sinking…!!

Yoshi: Tokine!!//
Wha….What should I do…

[side text: Yoshimori’s choice will be…?!]