Kekkaishi 208

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[Last Edited: 23th Sept 2008]
[Proofread by fkeidjn]

(p1)
[side text: “Indeed what sort of trouble would arise if you were to disappear in this place right now?”//
Tokine is speechless by the question that goes beyond the words of an inquisition.
What on earth is the Prosecutor Office thinking?!]

[(Weekly Sunday 50th year Anniversary)This work is about-
Karasumori. A land bustling with spiritual energy. For more than four hundred years, it has been protected from Akayashi(demon/monster) by the specialists who deal with them. They are called “Kekkaishi“. In the present day, Sumimura Yoshimori and Yukimura Tokine are the two Kekkaishi that protect the land. However, the feuding between both families persists even today. Nevertheless, Yoshimori ignores the reasons and has fallen in love with Tokine who is two years older than him. And so, he foresees sealing the land and ridding the Akayashi from coming forth to the ever-changing land as necessities. In addition, Yoshimori wants to work together with Tokine as partners in order to dispel the estrangement between their families forever. But there is still a long long way to go. Right now, there are more and more troubles brewing in unique Karasumori, waiting for them to conquer!]

Tokine: What…/ What do you mean?

Chapter 208: Inquisition

(p2)
[side text: On account of the suspicion on the God Murder, Tokine was taken away to Urakai Prosecutor Office, alias "The Guillotine Island." Out of the blue, the inquisition has become…]

Yuugami: I say,/ what level of importance does it matter to you of Karasumori?//
According to the report I read, //is that including you, there are currently four legal successors guarding the place.// So even if you, who is the weakest among the group, were to disappear,// it wouldn’t have much effect on Karasumori…//
In words, // this is your motive, isn’t it?//
People who feel that they wasn’t needed…// are usually the types who create trouble.

(p3)
Tokine: Wha…//You’re wrong!// I wouldn’t go and kill a God for such a silly reason!!//
At that moment, I did what I think that is the….
Yuugami: So does that mean you know that you’re weak?// Well, then. Next.//
You/ How much were you paid for hunting the Shinyuuchi?

Tokine: Wha…// What’s this…?
Yuugami: I don’t know how useful you can be,//but the ability to manipulate kekkai and space is a requirement. Am I right?//
Like I told you previously,// a Shinyuuchi Hunting took place back at my home.

(p4)
Yuugami: The inheritance is my sister…// But,// based on the Yuugami’s tradition, the eldest should be the heir.//
And so, my sister was strictly nurtured for succession since young.// Only to live for the sake of protecting the land that has been passed on through generations. //
And then one day,/ the land that she was supposed to protect disappeared all of the sudden.//
From that moment, our family has lost the purpose to survive.// And sis, she said,// “From this point onwards, what should I truly live for?”// Then she just stays at home all day, refusing to take even a step out of the house. //
A pitiful person.//
But you are different, aren’t you?//
You, who are the weakest in Karasumori,// wouldn’t have a deep attachment towards the place.//
And so…if…// there is a temptation…

(p5)
Tokine: You’re wrong.//
Protecting Karasumori// is my duty.
Nothing can change the fact.// Therefore, even if it’s inevitable to make such a decision; even if it’s a God, I would still kill it---------//
Your sister and I…// I believe we are no different at all.

Yuugami: …………// Hmph.

(p6)
Shu: Phe--w.

Yoshi: Akitsu!
Shu: Yoshimori-kun!//
Come, have your back face me.
Yoshi: Oh?

(p7)
Shu: 1 one// 2 two
Yoshi: Oh?// Oh?

Shu: 3!! THREE
Yoshi: Ohh?!

Sen: Ah.// Comin’, comin’!
(Yoshi: OHHHHHHH~)

Sen: Yoshimori!

(p8)
Yoshi: Erh…/ that guy is…
Sen: Ahh?/ Hakota-kun?//
The place, Urakai Prosecutor Office that we’re going now,// is situated right in the middle of a lake. It has isolated itself from the rest of the world. So…// we’ll never know what’s really going on inside.//
Hakota-kun’s clairvoyance,/ might be useful.

Yoshi: …..
Sen: What’s up with ya? Better safe than sorry, ya know?//
Didn’t I tell you that I would never be treading on thin ice. // We’ll be back safe and sound.
Yoshi: Uh.

(p9)
Mukade: Well then, I’ll be leaving for my next job…
Yoshi: Ah…/ Thank you so much for everything.//
Mukade-san looks exhausted…
Sen: That’s because he is the only person who can transport in a large amount…(He’s the leader of the Courier Class.)

Yoshi: So, where the heck is that Prosecutor Office?!
Sen: Just wait. We’re supposed to assemble at this place.

Yoshi: Assemble?
Sen: Ah, she’s here.// Thank you for the trouble.

Vice Chief!

Yoshi: (Hatori-san!)
Sen: Vice Chief, the document…

(p10)
Miki: Yoshimori-kun.//
From now on, we’ll get into the island of the Prosecutor Office// in the name of Tokine-chan’s guardians.
And with this,/ it’ll be mandatory for them to release her.

Sen: Right on!// We’ll be able to get things done quickly, doncha?

Yoshi: Yes,/ YES!/ THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Shu: That’s great, Yoshimori-kun.
Hakota: No need to thank us~~~
Sen: That’s our Vice Chief! But how did you get that document in the first place?
Miki: Secret.

(p11)
Yashiro: Yuugami.//
I’ll get the room ready.// That lady is pretty stubborn.
Yuugami: Eh?//
You mean…// “the brainwashing room”?

Yashiro: Meanwhile,// don’t allow her to loosen up for even a bit.

Yuugami: Understood.//
Well …then…
SFX: Whew

(p12)
Yuugami: There isn’t much time,/ so let’s get to the conclusion…//
You// better get out of this place, fast.//
If this goes on,/ every part of your mind will be exposed.// And then, you might be brainwashed, killed or obscured./ In any case, they will use whatever ways that benefit them.//
The very moment we set foot on the Third Island, I felt something was strange./ And the serious look from Yashiro-san since then, it can’t be wrong.
Tokine: Erh…/ Wait a mi…
Yuugami: That’s my thought but------

(p13)
Yuugami: This has to be related to a series of the Shinyuuichi Huntings, which sets the motion.
Tokine: Eh?

Yuugami: But it’s not because I sympathized with you that I said this./ Like I’ve mentioned, I have my own opinions on the Shinyuuchi Hunting.// But it’s just that this whole incident is so indefinite that it frustrates me deeply./ So in order to stop them, I’d be happy to assist you in escaping-----//
That’s what I want to say in general. //Do you believe in my words?

(p14)
Tokine: Yes.

Yuugami: You said it without hesitation, huh?

Tokine: You might make harsh remark, and you’re long-winded,// but before that, you’ll always be explaining things,/ and in the gentle way.
Yuugami: …..
Tokine: But this is the main point.//
I don’t feel like I’ve been cuffed like a criminal…// And you even made a flower for me, isn’t it?//
And this is entirely…
SFX: Twist

(p15)
Tokine: …not tight at all.//
That previous ill-natured question…// I did have a feeling that you said it on purpose,/ though I still answer seriously.

Yuugami: Smart, aren‘t you?// The type I dislike.

(p16)
Yoshi: Wouldn’t it better to let Mukade-san to send us to the island straight away?
Sen: No./ If we don’t follow the routes decided by the Prosecutor Office, we won’t be able to get in.//
It seems that any outsider that is trying to enter by air will be shot.
Yoshi: shot…?

Sen: No worries. As long as we obey the rules and the procedures, there shouldn’t be a problem.//
We even have the document by our side.
(Hakota: Wai…Wait…!)

Sen: (………..// There should be a place nearby for us to get into the island.)//
(Well, Vice Chief should know her way around.)

(p17)
Miki: (Tokine-chan has been in the island for five hours…// it might be dangerous…)//
(It was heard that the island has possessed countless of perilous facilities…//Among all, the worst is “the brainwashing room”…!)//
(It has the capability to control a person’s memories and personality forcefully, and change according to their needs---------)//
(From here, it’s very clear this incident’s conspiracy is big enough that, / the possibility to be brought to that place is high…)//
(Let us make it on time!!)

(p18)
Yashiro: (That lady has made my technique working way harder than I’ve imagined…//In order to deal with her more effectively, I would have to prepare a stronger restricting device…)

[side text: Oi, What the hell is this place?!]