Nurarihyon no Mago 35

Finally done~ Lots of name-dropping in this chapter, watch out >.>

International Translators / Scanlators: You're welcome to use this, but I'd really appreciate it if you include a credit for Niphredil.


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Text, top: Act 35: Nurarihyon's Journey To Shikoku
Image text, top right: In the mountains, somewhere in Shikoku...
Image text, bottom left: Nurarihyon, the active Supreme Commander of the Nura Clan, has gone into the mountains together with Nattou Kozou with a certain goal...
Vertical text, left: Grandpa and Nattou Kozou have purposely made their way into the mountains of Shikoku. Their goal is...?!
Bottom text: Shiibashi Hiroshi

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Nattou Kozou: Hup—

Nattou: Huhiii~
Nurarihyon: Hummm.....
Nurari: Something's definitely up.

Nattou: What's so strange?
Nattou: It seems like just a regular mountain to me~~ though it's pretty steep...

Nurari: Well... it sure is different from when I was here before...
Nattou: Eh?
Nattou: Supreme Commander... You've been to Shikoku before?

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Nattou: But... Nura Clan turf stops at Gyuuki's Mount Nejireme, right?
Nurari: Hmm...

Nattou: Wh-Wha—

Big dude: kunkunkun...
Nattou: w-w-wa...
Big dude: You two... you reek...

Nattou: EH?!

Big dude: I've lived a pretty long time... and when it comes to youkai scents...
Big dude: kun
Big dude: kunkun
Big dude: Hmm...
Big dude: I've been guarding this place for 200 years now... but it's the first time I'm smelling something like this.
Big dude: Hmmmm, let's see... this is...

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Big dude: Eurgh!! Th... This is... nattou!!
[TN: Fermented soybeans, pretty pungent]
Big dude: This smell isn't from Shikoku at all!!
Big dude: You guys... are outsiders!!

Big dude: In that case, I'll never let you pass!!
Nattou: Uwahhh~~

Nattou: Uhiii~~~ Y-You were right, this mountain is strange~~~!!
Nattou: Who'd expect something like that to show up?!

Nurari: Nattou... That's not what I meant.
Nattou: Eh?

Nurari: I meant... that back then...
Nurari: Things weren't as lax around here...

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Nattou: Ehhh?!
Nattou: A little tanuki?!

Nurari: Oi, short stuff!
Nurari: It's been about 300 years since I came here
Nurari: Tell me everything about your master, and this mountain! And don't leave anything out!

Nurari: Ah—

Nurari: Hey... Don't run away!
Nurari: After him, Nattou!!
Nattou: Yes sir!!

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Nattou: !

Nattou: Wh... What is...
Nattou: This place...?
Nattou: Amazing...
Nattou: It's packed full of tanuki ornaments...
Nattou: And not just a hundred or two... Supreme Commander... Where are we...?

Nurari: ...Even this place has shrunk, compared to the old days...
Nattou: Eh? Are you serious?
Nurari: Back then, there were "808" of them.

Nurari: This was... the General Controller of Shikoku's Youkai Chivalry!
Nurari: The headquarters of the Shikoku Hachijuuhakki Yakou – the Yamaguchi Reijin Hall of Matsuyama!!
Nurari: Right, Inugami Gyoubu Tanuki?
[TN: Reijin Hall = Holy Spirit Hall. Yamaguchi and Matsuyama seem to be place names.]

Nattou: Eh?!
Nattou: Th... That's... not a statue...?!

Tanuki: Ohhh?...
Tanuki: As I recall... You're...
Tanuki: Yes... the Commander of... the Nura Clan!
Tanuki: Hrrrm... that brings back memories...
Tanuki: —Ow!

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Nurari: Hey...
Nurari: Sorry for stepping on you...
Tanuki: Those are my balls.
Nattou: EHHHH?!
[This is pretty much all Nattou says. Ever.]

Now-little dude: Inugami Gyoubu Tanuki-sama!
Little dude: Do you know this old dude?
Tanuki: I sure do.
Tanuki: Go on, go play... with that kid over there.

Text: Uwaaaaa~~~ he reeks!!
Nurari: Long time no see! How long has it been?

Nurari: Tanuki...
Nurari: It's already been 300 years
Nurari: Since you had the guts to try taking over Matsuyama Castle...

Tanuki: So it has...
Tanuki: Even I used to be a hot-blooded spirit back then...

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Tanuki: Here in Shikoku, each of the 88 sacred grounds had their own clan... I, the ruler of it all, called it the Shikoku Hachijuuhakki Yakou.
Tanuki: And then, with "fear" which represents our might, on our flags... I tried to hijack a human castle, of all things...

Tanuki: However... even with my divine powers, for some reason we just couldn't win against the humans...
Tanuki: With *some* sort of power... we were sealed away.

Nurari: Well...
Nurari: That's why I told you I'd lend a hand, you know...

Tanuki: So it is, so it is...
Tanuki: But... I turned you down.

Tanuki: Our ambitions thwarted, I felt we should try to live as we were with realistic expectations in the lands of Shikoku...
Tanuki: So I refused your invitation.
Nurari: Such a shame...

Nurari: If I'd lent you my strength, Matsuyama Castle would've been yours...
Tanuki: But in return... I'd have to have joined your Hyakki Yakou, wouldn't I?

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Tanuki: If I'd taken my place by you back then
Tanuki: That would've been inevitable, surely... That's how much fearsome respect you commanded.

Tanuki: You were an immense, radiant vessel of power
Tanuki: A spirit resembling darkness deep as black lacquer.

Tanuki: The scale of the Hyakki Yakou is the capacity of its Commander – in other words, the measure of the fear he commands.
Tanuki: You... with the ability to control as many as a hundred demons...
Tanuki: You were the Master of the Hyakki Yakou.

Tanuki: As for me... I simply can't figure out how far my family extends now...
Tanuki: I've even stopped keeping track of the number of statues somewhere along the way...

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Nurari: ......
Nurari: I too... no longer have the force of will to make a hundred demons follow me
Nurari: Before I knew it, it went down to 71...

Tanuki: We're both getting old...
Nurari: Wait... Hihi died recently... so that makes it 70...
Nurari: Beaten by some scrawny guy called Muchi or something...

Tanuki: What...

Girl: Nurarihyon-sama!
Girl: These are Shikoku specialties!
Girl: Here you go, enjoy!

Nurari: Oh my... Sorry for the trouble...
Nurari: Is that Pom Juice?
Girl: No, this is "Umaji Village GULP" from Kouchi!
Girl: And with it, beans in soy sauce from Kamuro Tanuki-sama in Sanuki, Yashima!

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Tanuki: M-M-M... Muchi?
Tanuki: Is... Is that why you came here?...

Nurari: ...?
Tanuki: That... moronic fool son!!

Nurari: Your son...
Nurari: ......
Nurari: Could you... tell me about him in more detail?

Tanuki: Y... Yes...
Little dude: Uwaaaahhhhh!

Little dude: This kid...
Little dude: He got me with his nattou bacteria~~~!
Nattou: Why're you running away~
Nattou: I'm super tasty!

Tanuki: Keep it down, kid!!
Little dude: But, but—!

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Text: Leaves of Tamazusa!!

Little dude: Mmgmmphh--!!

Girl: Jeez...
Nurari: Huh... so this is the rumoured
Nurari: Divine power of the bake-danuki...

Tanuki: Hmm...
Text: Tamazusa...

Text: Long ago, when Retired Emperor Sutoku drifted off from the capital towards Sanuki and died
Text: Hearing the mournful call of the nightingale, he was reminded of the capital
Text: And became choked with tears...

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Text: When the nightingale heard this story, it felt terribly sorry for him
Text: And the leaves it wrapped around its throat to seal away its own voice, had come from the Tamazusa tree.

Tanuki: For him too...
Tanuki: Just as his name indicates... I wanted him to live knowing his true self.

Tanuki: Tamazusa is the 8th son of my 88th wife, and...
Tanuki: He is the man who inherited most strongly my divine power.

Nattou: Y... Your 88th wife?!
Nurari: That's not the part that should surprise you...
Nattou: Don't tell me he's the one who's come to Ukiyoe Town now?!

Tanuki: He changed his name to "Tamazuki" –

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Tanuki: Thus changing the meaning to "Aiming for the throne".
Tanuki: Just like me in my youth... he's trying to become the fear-controlling Master of Youkai!!

Nattou: .......
Nurari: ............

Box: Student Council Election Result Announcement
Names, left to right: Kiyotsugu, Saneyoshi
Crowd: Oooooooh!

Crowd: Wowwww!

Crowd: WHOOOAAA!!

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Kids: Cheers!!
Kids: To Kiyotsugu-kun!
Kids: Congratulations on your election!

Torii: To think you actually went all the way, it's great!
Maki: It was a landslide~! President, huh...
Kana: Rikuo-kun's popularity was amazing too, wasn't it!
Kiyo: Hahaha... It was certainly stunning, oh yes!
Kiyo: Well, the Kiyo Cross Squad had gotten pretty famous too, you know!! I'm so proud~
Maki: But hey... how'd you do it? That huge youkai...

Maki: I know it was video, but still...
Kiyo: Ha ha ha!
Kiyo: So Shima-kun's tour de force was that awe-inspiring!
Kiyo: I'm so impressed~

Kiyo: Maybe the teacher was mad because we overdid the strong performance, but don't worry about it!
Shima: Wha—
Kiyo: All's fair in love and war~ RIGHT, SHIMA-KUN!?

Kiyo: OK! Now onto doing whatever we want!!
Maki: You mean brand-name bags?!?!

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Yuki Onna: You two...
Yuki: What was I thinking, giving you my scarf!!
Yuki: And I love this one, too~~~! [small text:] Wahhh~

Kubinashi: Well, you know, they do say "In fooling the enemy, first deceive your allies!"
Yuki: That's no excuse!
Yuki: Just look at this blood!! It's all yours, Kubinashi!

Yuki: You too, Master!!

Yuki: Why didn't you tell me you'd switched places?!
Yuki: Even though in the darkness you could transform during the daytime, too!!
Yuki: I was so worried~!!

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Rikuo: Well... I didn't know anything either
Rikuo: Anyway... everyone was getting beaten up...
Rikuo: I just figured "I" had to do something... [small text:]I turned back to normal when I got outside

Yuki: Huh?!
Yuki: You didn't care, even if all the humans found you out?

Rikuo: I guess... they'll find out after all, won't they~
Rikuo: So I didn't just somehow pass unnoticed as part of Kiyotsugu-kun's performance, huh?
Kappa: They'll definitely find out!!
Ao: Did you seriously think it was fine if they found you out!

Yuki: ......
Text: Rikuo-sama... I figured you were only thinking about humans...
Rikuo: Kubinashi~?

Text: Maybe...

Text: Maybe Rikuo-sama... doesn't distinguish between youkai and humans
Text: If that's the case, then that means...
Rikuo: I might not be able to go back to school~!
Kubinashi: Wh... What's wrong with that? Either way's fine...

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Kana: Rikuo-kun...
Kana: Did he go home?

Text: It really was "that person", wasn't it...
Text: And yet again, he seemed to switch places with Rikuo-kun...
Kana: ..................
Kana: Is it because... they're friends?

Kana: And I wanted to ask him, too...

Yura: Ienaga-san...
Yura: Can I talk to you for a moment... about Nura-kun?

Vertical text, left: He's been found out after all?! Yura takes a huge step towards Kana, close to the truth!!

Text: Act 35 // END
Text: Next time, Yura and Kana move closer... and an explosive situation between the Nura Clan and the force of Shikoku, in centre colour pages!!