Nurarihyon no Mago 176

[p001]

(right) Has Tamasaburo been defeated?!
(left) Act 176: Their Respective Codes of Honor
夫々の仁義

Tama: Guhaa!!
(black sfx) Being dragged backward

(black sfx, speech bubble) Cough
Tama: What... I thought the Nura Clan was only made up on easy-to-fool people, but...
Tama: You've got... a pretty good head on your shoulders...
(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)

[p002]

(right) Once it becomes winter, as expected, he loves ghost stories. Shiibashi Hiroshi-sensei, whose manga can only be read in Weekly Shonen Jump!

Kubi: Silence.

Kubi: Wakana-sama, head back inside the mansion!
Wakana: Y...yes!!

(black sfx) Caw caw

Kubi: You, crow over there.

Kubi: Report this...
Kubi: To Kuroumaru, and then to Rikuo-sama... you can do that, right?!

Tama: AGH!

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Kubi: "I will
Kubi: absolutely protect this place to the bitter end"!

(birds, black sfx) Flap flap flap

Kubi: The yokai of the main house will come soon...
Kubi: This is... the end for you.

[p004]

(top panel, black sfx) Gr~in

Kubi (thoughts): What...?!

Wakana: Wh... what is this?!
Wakana: I can't... go any further?!

Wakana: Kubinashi-kun?! This...
Wakana: There's some kind of "curtain" here!!

[p006]

Kubi (thoughts) This is...
Kubi: A stage...?!

Tama: That's right. This...
Tama: is my... "Ajara Enbu."

Tama: Until the performance has ended, no one can leave and no one can enter.

(black sfx) Drum sounds used in traditional Japanese plays

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Tama: Kubinashi... I see you are even more handsome than I had heard...
(black kanji, right) Mad actor
(black kanji, left) Tamasaburo
Tama: Ooohh whaaat a chaaaallenging battle this will~~~~~~~~~ beee?!
アッ闘いがいがあアッあるようだぁ~~~~~~なあッ?!

[p008]

???: Then just where has this guy's...
???: Real body gooone...?!

Ao (thoughts): More like this was really well done.
つーか よくできてんなぁ
Ao: How the hell would I know!!
???: Normally you'd target the boss.
???: Wouldn't that be the previous generation? Those guys have a grudge against the Nura Clan, after all.
(sfx) Chattering

Ryuuji: Oi... you lot.
Ryuuji: Explain the current situation to me.
Ko-oni: Hrm?

Ryuuji: I'll think things through from there.
オレが考えてやるからよ

[p009]

???: Feels like he's making fun've us, don't it.
???: It's irritating.
???: But onmyoji seem pretty smart, y'knoow.

Tsurara: It's "a game of tag".

Ryuuji: Tag?

Tsurara: Yes... the enemy's leader spread rumors using the "Kudan"...
Tsurara: To prevent themselves from being attacked by yokai, humans must kill Rikuo-sama! is what he imprinted in their minds.
(above people) Ayakashi attack people
(left of people) In order to save ourselves, we have to kill Rikuo!
(above Rikuo) Find and defeat the seven executives
(center circle) TIME LIMIT Daybreak tomorrow
Tsurara: But since Kyosai, "the one producing yokai", has been eliminated... the setup of this rock, paper, scissors-esque game of tag is now deteriorating.

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Tsurara: "Normally", this would leave the humans with no further reason to attack Rikuo-sama.
???: Yeah.
Tsurara: If that's the case... wouldn't Rikuo-sama also not need to fight anymore?!

Kiyo: P-please wait a moment!!
Kiyo: The Yukionna-san over there!!

Tsurara: Kiyotsugu-kun?
Kiyo: Ehh?! How do you know my name?!

Kana: That's Oikawa-san.
Kiyo: WHAAAT?!
Kiyo: No... this isn't the time for that!!

Kiyo: I want you to take a look at this!!
Kiyo: Unfortunately, even after watching the video footage, people still don't appreciate you at all, but...
Kiyo: But... I thought something was strange, so I investigated it!!

[p011]

Kiyo: A new "Kudan rumor"...
Kiiyo: is spreading around.
(top right) Have you heard about the messiah?
(top) Is that rumor true?
(top, center) Really? We're gonna be saved?
(top left) When daybreak comes, the messiah will appear and kill Rikuo.
(right) My grandma died too. I don't care who (text cuts off)
(right, bottom) Seems like the Kudan said that some guy's gonna appear who'll kill Nura Rikuo for us.
(center) My street's probably already done for. Hurry up and do it.
(center, bottom) Let the yokai fight amongst themselves. It's impossible for humans.
(left, bottom) Hurry up and appear.

Ao: A new...
Rikuo: Rumor...?!

Ryuuji: And that rumor is?

Kiyo: Apparently... with the coming of daybreak,
Kiyo: a messiah will appear... and kill Nura Rikuo!!

Rikuo: What...

Kiyo: Dammit, why are they believing this sort of rumor.
Kiyo: Can't they understand from watching this?!

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Ryuuji: I know what's happening.
Ryuuji: When I destroyed yokai in various areas... each time I went to examine them, what emerged was a single shadow.

Ryuuji: It's a kotodama user.
(lit. "the power of words")

??? (thoughts): A kotodama
Ryuuji: Lately, the number of urban legends popping up is abnormal.
??? (thoughts): user?!
Ryuuji: Even the hundred tales tradition of the Edo period didn't have this quantity and speed.
Ryuuji: The transmitted "rumor" itself carries fear with it... it's like some sort of ominous curse.

Ryuuji: Until now, I didn't know of anyone who could control people through words.

[p013]

Ryuuji: If left alone, he'll control people anew.
Rikuo?: We don't know what he'll do next...
何をするかわかったもんじゃねぇぞ。。。

Rikuo: It's him. Encho.
Rikuo: In other words, I can't save humankind... if I don't defeat him...!!

Kuroumaru: Rikuo-sama!!

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Kuroumaru: It's a message from Kubinashi!!
Kuroumaru: "I'm at the main house right now, and there's someone targetting Wakana-sama!!"

Rikuo: Wh...
Rikuo: What did you say...?!
Natto: Wakana-samaaa?!

Rikuo (thoughts): Mo...ther?!

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Kuroumaru: "Still, there is no need to send reinforcements!! I will protect her without fail!!" is what he said!!
だが援軍送るにおよばず!! 首無(オレ)が必ず守る!!とのこと!!

Tsurara: Kubinashi?!
Ko-oni: That's right, we split up into two groups.
Ko-oni: Kubinashi gave Kejoro medical attention and went to the main hou...

Natto: This guy!!
Natto: He pretended to target Rikuo-sama, but
Natto: His real target was Wakana-sama?!

Tsurara: Rikuo-sama...
Tsurara: We should head back right awa...

Ao: Why the hell're they targetting Wakana-san?!
???: That settles it! Those Hyaku Monogatari bastards... they're looking to drive Rikuo-sama into a corner, aren't they?!
???: Rikuo-sama.
???: Third...

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Rikuo: No...
Rikuo: We're not going.

Rikuo: I'll leave this... to Kubinashi.
Tsurara: Rikuo-sama?!

Rikuo: Kubinashi sent that message expressly because he's handling it.
Rikuo: That's why... I'll leave it to him.

Rikuo: That guy
Rikuo: maintains a code of honor.
仁義を通してくれるはずだ

[p017]

Rikuo: As the third head, I... won't let this area be devastated any further!!
Rikuo: That's why I'm going to search for Encho!!

Kiyo (thoughts): Master...
(sfx) Sparkle sparkle
Kana: Kiyotsugu-kun?!

Kiyo: Haah oh no!! I can't space out!!

Kana: ...don't force yourself. Why don't you go talk with Rikuo-kun?
Kiyo: No, I have a mission!!

Kiyo: It's because I can be particularly useful...
Kiyo: If I'm not, it's like I wouldn't be worthy of showing my face!
じゃないとボクなんか顔見せするに値しないね!

[p018]

Wakana: Kubinashi-kun?!

Kubi (thoughts): Th...

Kubi (thoughts): This guy...
Kubi (thoughts): he's not just a yokai of disguises...?
Tama: In this stage,
Tama: there is a shohon.
(beneath panel) Shohon... the screenplay for Kabuki performances.

Kubi (thoughts): He probably... has unconditional strength within this specific area...
Tama: The leading actor is victorious

Tama: in classical shohon, that is!!
Kubi (thoughts): An area of effect-type yokai!!

[p019]

Tama: Vanish into darkness, you villain!!

Kubi: Interesting...
Kubi: Pull yourself together and show him your code of honor... Kubinashi...
ここでしゃんと仁義通してみろやええ。。。首無。。。
(right) The actors are all present!!