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[English] [Translation] Mushishi 35 by Queenofmuffins

2009-12-14T01:41:55+00:00

For J.A.C & Crab Anue. ^^

Bring on volume 8, I say! ~~/o/

181:
-The Ragged Road (Part 2)

182:
-Tanyu-Ojousama…

-This is / the future head of the Minai.
-He’s known as Kumado.

183:
-It’s possible that she thought it would be good to bring us together, considering we were both friendless children.
-So sometimes Tama would call Kumado to our house.

-Where did you go this time?
-The western shore.

-Did you bring me any souvenirs?
-…Yes…

-Wow…There’s so many different shapes.
-What’s…this?

-Did some agate get mixed in as well?
-…Do you mind if I kept it? It’s so pretty…

-If you wish.
-It doesn’t affect me in any way.

184:
-…Hey, Tama…
-Does…Kumado dislike me?
-I’ve never seen him smile, not even once.

-…That’s…the result of a very strict upbringing. / It’s like his soul is a little frozen.

-Still… / As time passes on… / it’s possible that might flow back into his soul once again.

-Please
-Don’t look at him with disfavor.

-Wow… / It must’ve been pretty hard to cross those mountains, right?

185:
-Still, / the view must have been spectacular!

-Not really.
-It’s just being able to see for a long distance.

-…I’ve…
-never been able to see anything beyond that hill.

-If I were to say…that I envy you, Kumado,
-Would that make you angry?

-…There’s nothing special about travelling beyond a hill.

186:
-Even if you were to go everywhere,
-your condition wouldn’t change.

187:
-So you were here after all.

-It’s just as you said…Kumado.

-It doesn’t matter where I run / ….it’s all the same.

188:
-…Isn’t it beautiful?

-…Yes

189:
-However
-There were still sometimes when Kumado seemed like a different person.

-Even though he looked exactly the same
-I had the impression he wasn’t the same anymore.

-…Kumado?

-Are you / really Kumado…?

-…Yes

-I am / me.

192:
-…It seems like…
-a path has suddenly been cut through the wilderness.

-Hm?

-The entrance
-is open again.

-…This isn’t a place where the Flow of Light comes
-There isn’t a master here to cover and hide the entrance…

193:
-Is this why the dead plants in the village are coming back to life?

-When the Ragged Road’s entrance is open/ the fine line between the mushi world and the living world becomes blurred.

-And then / the concept of “completely dead” is lost.

-…At this rate / if the opening keeps growing…

-the balances of life will / collapse…

194:
-…A disaster, / huh?

-What do you plan on doing?

-There’s only one thing we can do.

-It’s possible this is an omen of the forbidden mushi appearing.

-I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s already appeared at the end of this road.
-And if that’s the case, we must stop it there.

195:
-Before we do that, shouldn’t we close that hole first?
-We need to reduce its influence as much as we can! You’ve got to help me with this!

-The forbidden mushi can’t appear if the calamity doesn’t happen in the first place!
-We need to shut off this place now!

-In order to be of use to my family,
-I have thrown away everything that I am.

-Nothing will appear, / especially not some phantom mushi that has never been seen before.

196:
-If it did… / then my wish would come true.

-I think / there’s something big…

197:
-Wait!!

-What can you do about it alone!?

-Hey!!

-It’s impossible! / Do you intend to die?

-…The hole’s gradually getting bigger.

198:
-The mushi / have disappeared.

-…Hm?

199:
-Dead mushi…

-No, / they’re still alive.
-This condition is…

202:
-…What’s…
-making you all like this?

-No matter how much you search
-there’s nothing you want inside of me.

-I gave it all away
-a long time ago…

203:
-Are you alright?
-GET AWAY!!

204:
-It will take your soul!!

205:
-…It’s so cold…

-it’s like…
-a cold wind is captured inside my body…

-Where is this?

-It’s…

206:
-There’s the moon…/ again…

-Even though it set just before…

207:
-The idiot…
-What did he chase after me for?

209:
-The forest…is ending…

-This is…

210:
-…That’s Tanyu?

-It’s
-Before I met her…

-…Isn’t it beautiful?

211:
-What…
-is it…?

212:
-His soul is gone!

-He…/ saved me?

-What on earth…
-that that…?

213:
-You did a good job, / Ginko.

-You can collect your reward some other time.
-Please do me a favour and leave.

-It seems like the Minai Mushishi…
-have created something incredibly frightening…

215:
-That was…
-A man-made mushi, made of Kyouki.

-That thing takes the place of your soul if you breathe it in.
-to chase mushi off, / it leaves the body, then enters it again…

-…unless we took such measures / there were paths we couldn’t travel.

215:
-A thing which has lost their soul,
-yet still wanders around in this world.

216:
-What on earth is it?

-Or maybe / it’s…
-“Who” on earth is it?

217:
-…Thank you.
-If you weren’t there / I would’ve lost my soul.

218:
-…I only did it because I dislike Sanekui mushi.

-…Is that so?

-Sorry.
-Thanks for waiting.

219:
-So then…. / has the hole in the Ragged Road been closed?

-Sorta. / I did some emergency repairs on it.

-…that path was made in order for mushi to escape from where…
-the Sanekui mushi come from.

-The Sanekui mushi….?
-They’re the soul eating mushi which come from the Ragged Road?

220:
-Do you know what caused the swarm?

-Nope... / Not yet, at least.

-It's happened before, from time to time, over the last few years.
-I think it's a sign of changes in the mushi.

-Is it a bad omen?

-I can't say for sure.

221:
-After all...
-there is nothing to prove that it has something to do with the forbidden mushi...

-I guess we don't need to rush.

-Since...
-I am prepared to live out my life bearing this mushi.

-Hey, / Kumado...
-Even if the conditions don't change...

222:
-You and I don't have to bear this burden by ourselves.

-Because we’re not alone.

223:
-How is it? Good?

-…Who knows…

-It’s unthinkable to say this tastes bad.

-For I say it is delicious.

-…You’re forcing the issue again.
-Shush, you!

224:
-Is this… supposed to be delicious?
-You mustn’t have very refined tastes.
-How rude… / isn’t it just personal preference?
-Could be!

Text: [Mushishi] Volume 7 / End

[English] [Translation] Mushishi 34 by Queenofmuffins

2009-10-25T06:28:58+00:00

Reserved for Ivory & Mike~ (But not Mr. Death! ;3)

I was nearly done then my mother exited the browser.

....

Goddammit!! >.<"

143:
-...Grandfather,
-Where are we going...?

144:
-You'll be living here...from now on.

-Until you become able to see them,
-You cannot leave here.
-Understood?

-...If you feel any animosity, blame your blood.
-Curse the darkness,
-and despise the Mushi.

Side text: The Ragged Road (Part 1)

146:
[Tn: Another gorgeous color page...*sigh*]

147:
-Let's see... / I'll take that...
-and this...

-Hey, / this is all I've got.

-Yeah, that'll do.
-You sure do know your stuff.
-Thanks.
-There's one more thing.
-There's something I wanted to ask you today.

148:
-...On top of a certain mountain, / a place with unique Mushi has been found.

-I was hoping / you'd be able to tell me about it.

-The Heir to the main house has already gone there to investigate.

-He's the head of the Minai Family,
-So there's no need for other Mushishi there.

-I came.../ bearing this.

149:
-...An outlying village?
-Yeah, / there's one just a little further down the road.

-Though, there's no-one living there now.

150:
-Since in that entire area, / it's all become barren...

151:
-This place has become a little weird, huh...

-Vegetation which was once dead, / have started to come back to life.

-This is the first time/ I've ever seen it happen.

-What did you come here for?
-This place is under the control of the Minai Family. / Do me a favour and don't trespass.

152:
-You may have descended from an ancient line of Mushishi,
-but I don't think you have the right to keep an entire phenomenon like this all to yourselves.

-That hair...
-So you're the guy known as Ginko, huh?

-I heard about you from Tama-dono, from the Karibusa Family.
[Tn: 'Dono' is a respectful name ending with a meaning similar to 'Lord/Lady']
-For whatever reason, you seem to empathise with the Mushi.

-How odd...

-Half-baked fools will just get in my way.
-Leave.

-Out of the two of us the 'half-baked fool' is not me.

153:
-...What was that?

-The fact that you're only interested in a single type of Mushi,

-is what's caused the concern
-that led me to being asked to observe.

-Tanyuu-Dono's whims never cease to amaze me...
-Does she even begin to understand her own limits?

-She has too much free time.

154:
-It seems like the fourth incarnation of the Karibusa Family's writer has been born.

-...Huh?

155:
-She inherits control over a family
-which we have been serving for generations.

-And at that time, a long time ago
-There was a great calamity, and a different kind of Mushi emerged.

-It had a terrible power that caused animals and Mushi to rot away.

-It is said it attempted to force all other life forms out of existence, / and was known as the "Forbidden Mushi."

156:
-It was our ancestors who took it upon themselves to try and stop the Mushi,
-The Minai Mushishi.

-However,
-They only managed to stop it by sealing it in the body of a person.

-The people who took this burden up,
-were the ancestors of the Karibusa Family.

-But, the mushi / continued to live within the bloodline of the Karibusa Family.

-Even now it's stealing their future away.

157:
-That's why / it's our duty to find a method to eradicate that mushi completely.

-There isn't a moment to waste. If we fail in our duty there will be a new calamity.
-And that calamity may cause that mushi to live again!

-However... even now nobody knows form this method may take.

-Both your father and your grandfather spent their entire lives searching for this method.

-Kumado, / it is also your duty to search for it!

158:
-But... / I...
-can't see Mushi...

-Even father...said I was worthless...

-Now... / You will become able to see them,

-if you live here.
-Wether you want to or not...

-...This cave...
-is not your average cave...

159:
-Known as 'The Ragged Road',
-it is the path Mushi travel to come above ground,
-and the path that links the world of the Mushi to our world.

-You must never go into the depths following the path.
-If you do, you'll never return....

160:
-Their numbers / have certainly increased...

-There are so many kinds that I've never seen before...
-Woah, / what's that?

-I'd like to stop and collect a few of them...
-Do whatever you want.

161:
- ! / This is...?

-...The Ragged Road...

162:
-What on earth is this place?
-It's nowhere near where Koumyakusuji is!
[Tn: Koumyakusuji = Flow of Light]

-What should we do?
-I'm going in to investigate.

-What's wrong,
-You scared?

-I doubt anyone would enter there simply because they'd like to.

-Well, to me,
-It's like coming home.

-...Huh, / is that so?

-...How

-pitiful...

164:
-I wonder how much time has passed / since I came here?

-...The darkness...
-is squirming.

165:
-There are so many things there that I cannot see.

-They're always watching me
-All the time...

166:
-Are they Mushi...?

-Those are not Mushi.

-They are nothing more than mere hallucinations created by your mind because of your fear of the darkness.

-Your 5 senses
-have not yet completely opened up.

-But soon.../ very soon.

167:
-Very soon,
-The things restricting you will vanish and be gone forever.

-...the things...
-restricting me...?

-I wonder what best to call it...

-your / "soul"
-might be the closest analogy.

-If... / I lose that...

-Will I...
still be alive?

168:
-...Something different
-will properly take its place....

-Eventually
-There were no more hallucinations.

-Until even in my dreams,
-the darkness blotted everything out.

170:
-I'm sorry...

-Forgive me...

172:
-Text: What is...that smell...?

-Sorta sweet... but also sort of bitter...

-Are you awake?

173:
-Do you know me?
-...I see...

174 - 175:
-Now,
-It's okay to look...

-This is the real...
-World / of the Ragged Road...

176:
-This is it...

-You don't have to come / if you don't want to.

177:
-... / He gets on my nerves every single time...

-...I have a feeling you two might not get along,
-But will you do me a favour anyway?

178:
-...Since you're the only one
-I can ask a favour from.

-...The Minai Mushishi,
-Every now and again, end up with something 'lacking'.

-Tama won't tell me what it is, exactly.
-But I have the feeling it's something incredibly painful...

-And that they have to go through it for my sake...

179:
-I don't know why,
-But I have a really bad feeling about this.

-I don't want you to place yourself in danger,
-but would you go and help him out?

180:
-Guess it can't be helped, huh...

Text: The Ragged Road (Part 1) End.

[English] [Translation] Mushishi 33 by Queenofmuffins

2009-07-29T08:34:18+00:00

For J.A.C and Ivory. ^^

Page 97:

Far away...

Is the sound of thunder.

When I see that light, my heart pounds with excitement.

Page 98:

Come on...

Come here!

Box: The base of the lightning.

Page 99:

I'm sorry....

I'm so sorry, mother!

SFX from top to bottom: Waaah!

Uwaaah!

*sniff*

Waaah

*sniff*

*sniff*

*sob*

Page 100:

-Mother,

I'm scared!
Help me!!

Mother!!

Page 101:

...Is that it?

Hm?

-What on earth
is that tree...?

Page 102:

I mean, did lighting strike there several times...?

You must be worried, right?

I thought that maybe something was causing it to be struck by lighting.

...."causing it"?
What do you mean?

Certainly, that tree is tall. But it's not the tallest in the area.

So if it's that tree that always gets struck by lightning,

It could be caused by something else, an additional factor.

Page 103:

For example,

There could be things such as mushi there.

Mushi...?

Yes.

I'm a Mushishi, called Ginko.

Is it okay with you if I looked at the tree in your garden?

Please wait here.

I'll go ask my husband...

Page 104:

There aren't any Mus-hi in this tree.

That means it could be...

Has there been anyone in your household who has been hit by lightning?

Please come in,
Reki.

Page 105:

So,

Can you show me your stomach?

It's here...!

When lightning's close by, does your bellybutton feel hot?

Page 106:

When was he struck by lightning?

....The first time was 5 years ago, under that tree...

After that...It happened another 3 times...

As you suspected, every single time was under that tree.

Yet he's safe and well.

....Yes...

I see.

As I thought, this is...

the work of a Mushi.

Page 107:

...Huh?

They're a mushi called Shouraishi.
[Tn: The Kanji means "invite", "lightning" and "child"]

Normally, they only exist in the atmosphere, and live by eating lighting.

But occasionally, when the lighting strikes towards the ground, the larva fall to earth along with it.

When that happens, the larva can't return to the sky by themselves.
So they enter the cavities of nearby trees.

But if a person's around, they enter their body through the belly button, and hide themselves away.

Also, they release electricity from inside the host's body, which attract the lightning to them.

Then they eat the lighting, and await a time when they can sprout wings.

I see...

Page 108:

Since the Shouraishi consume lightning,

it's pretty rare for a host to die from a single strike.

However, if the host is struck numerous times, they won't survive.

That mushi has no concern for it's hosts safety. It only cares about eating the lighting and staying in its hole.

...We've tried sheltering underground,

but he won't listen to what we say...

There is something we can do to get Shouraishi out of his body.

We can infuse his umbilical cord with medicine then attach it to his bellybutton.

Page 109:

May we use it?

...But...

I wonder where I put it...

SHINO!

Why don't you know where it is?
[Tn: In Japan, it's usual for the last few inches of the umbilical cord to be kept and dried, usually in a lacquered box somewhere very safe.]

Reki could be in danger...

We need to find it soon.

Yes...

I understand.

I'm fine as I am.

Page 110:

Reki...

Go wait in your room.

I'm sorry. We should have it somewhere.

Please just wait a moment.

Page 111:

Well then, I need to get to work.

Please forgive me for asking,

But are those two really mother and child?

Yes.

The truth is, my wife doesn't have very good maternal instincts.

But that child,
is definitely the product of her labor.

Page 112:

....Mother!

Mother!

Help me...!
I don't want to marry that man!

Isn't there...
someone else he can marry?

Page 113:

...Mother

Mother...!

...Shino!!

What on earth were you planning!?

I don't want to give birth...

Page 114:

I'm sure I won't
love this child...

Page 116:

...Come inside.

It's dangerous.

Reki-

Page 118:

What do you see-?

Page 119:

Clouds.

How are they?

Looking like they'll turn into thunderclouds?

Nope.

I see-

It's nice weather, isn't it?

You...

Do you always go looking for thunderclouds?

...Yeah.

Page 120:

Why do you run away from the lightning?

Aren't you scared?

....I'm scared.

But I like it.

It's amazingly powerful!

And amazingly beautiful!

Page 121:

Neither Father or Mother...

look at me.

Lightning,

looks straight at me.

But

At this rate, you're not going to survive for much longer.

So?

From the start,

I shouldn't have been born...

Page 122:

...Have you found it?

It's...

somewhere...

I'm sure...

I just got careless and threw it out at some point.

Page 123:

Well, that's not the only thing we can do.

We could open him up and pull it out.

But, I don't think your son would like us to do that.

....That boy is...
angry

at me.

That's why he calls down the lightning in front of us.

He wants to punish his mother.

Page 124:

It serves me right.

We may be mother and child, but we never show any affection or love towards each other.

But...

I don't know what I should do...

to make him love me.

What you should do, huh...

Page 125:

-"He's trying to punish his mother"

I guess he is.

That must be why he's always climbing that tree,

he's trying to call the lighting down.

Oi, Nii-san!

You'd better not go anywhere near that tree!

It's always getting struck by lightning.

Hm?
Yeah, I know.

But it should be okay since it's a nice day, right?

Page 126:

The clouds are coming out.

Around here, the clouds can become stormy very quickly.
Be careful, alright?

Oi, we're going!

Yeah.

Kuwabara Kuwabara.
[Tn: Superstitious Japanese people used to recite this to avoid being hit by lightning.

Page 127:

This is...

Page 128:

Why does he wait up in that tree for the lightning?

Did you ever ask him that?

...I don't need to. I already know.

...Have you ever thought of it this way?

Page 129:

That tree is...

the best place for him to make sure the lightning doesn't fall on anyone but himself.

It's far enough from your house,
so it won't get damaged in a storm.

Not just that,
he can clearly watch over the house and know everything's fine.

Also, all the local villagers know to stay clear of that tree in a storm.

Page 130:

You...

never thought of it that way before, did you...?

-He

still hasn't come back yet.

Page 131:

Do you know where he might have gone?

...No...

He'll have gone someplace to keep the lightning from hitting here.

Are there any other places where he could call the lightning to him easily?

A wide, open place without any people nearby.

There's a field, outside the village...

Let's go!

We have to stop him.

What are you doing?

You're coming too.

Page 132:

That boy won't listen to what I say...

How are we supposed to stop him if you don't come?

You have to come. For him.

Page 133:

-Come back home.

...Why should I?

Page 134:

You could die here!

I...

don't care.

....Oi!

Say what he needs to hear!

Tell him "I want you to live"

Tell him!

Page 135:

...I don't feel that way.

No matter what I do,

I don't feel like that...

Page 136:

Mothe...?

In that case,

Let's die together.

...I'm sure next time...

Page 137:

You'll be born to a mother,

Who will love her children-

Page 139:

...He protected

you...

-yes.

And after that...

you still...?

...I don't know...

Page 140:

Bug: *schloop*

Hm?

Page 141:

After that,

I was told the boy went to live with relatives.

Page 142:

It was...
The only way for that boy to survive.

Base of the Lightning / End.

[English] [Translation] Mushishi 32 by Queenofmuffins

2009-07-08T17:44:43+00:00

For J.A.C only. Don't mess with the crabs. >:3

Page 52:

Girl: All right....
that'll do.

Page 53:

Mirror in the Mire

Page 54:

Mother:
...Masumi?

Where did you go?

...Oh, no!

What on earth is this...?

Page 55:

Ginko:
...The sound of water?

Page 56:

Ginko: ...Your daughter.

Has she been...well?

Parents:
It's true that recently she's been having some health problems.

Page 57:

Dad: We know what's behind the cause of it.
It's not something Mushishi or Doctors could cure though.

Mother: She can't see the man that she loves anymore.

She's become so depressed,
that's it even begun affecting her health.

It's happened before, but...
this time it's gone on longer than usual.

Ginko: ...however...

She isn't simply lovesick.

Page 58:

...Which means?

Ginko: ...Firstly

Can you fetch me a bucket filled with water?

Please,
look at your reflection in this

Page 59:

...Her reflection,
has been stolen from her.

...What?

There's a mushishi called a "mizukagami"...
[Tn: Water Mirror]

which lives in the stagnant water of the pond.

Page 60:

Basically, it's natural form is a body of water.

When the images of animals are reflected on a lake containing a Mizukagami,
it mimics the shape and comes up onto land.

Then it follows the original around,
weaking it
little by little.

The more the original animal weakens, the more solid the Mizukagami becomes.

Until the original loses it's solid form.

Eventually...

The Mizukagami will replace the real one.

Page 61:

The Mizukagami needs minerals from the water to survive.

It uses it's host body to search for water with a high mineral content.

It it's natural form, the Mizukagami is unable to move.

So it wants a body it can move around in freely.

We can't have that!

Is there anything we can do to stop it?

During the moment when the Mizukagami attempts to take over the host body..
it takes a form which is visible to everyone.

So...
at that moment, if it's image is reflected in a mirror,

It reverts to it's original form.

Page 62:

That's it? That sounds easy enough!

Hey, Masumi, where's that hand mirror of yours?

Huh?
It's all cloudy...

Here, I'll clean it for you...

No!
This mirror is precious to me!

I'll do it myself.

Page 64:

Sorry, I'm just going out for awhile!

Eh?

Hey!
Where're you going, Masumi!?

It's already gotten so cloudy again?

Page 65:

You always clean it so well I didn't clean it myself.

Hey, Masumi...

Lately, there hasn't been as much work around here as there used to be...

I'm thinking of moving my buisness somewhere else...

...Oh...

But when will I see you again?

...I don't know. I'll be back someday, you know.

Page 66:

You can't!

It's not like I want to.

But I've gotta eat somehow,
you know?

Then...

I'll come with you!

I'll be your wife!

I'm not ready to be married yet.

Then...
I'll wait until you're ready to get married!

So..

Page 67:
I couldn't take a flighty girl like you back home as my wife...
I oughta marry someone a little more adult.

...So that's how it is.

I don't know when I'll be back here again,

so next time your mirror gets dirty, you'll have to polish it yourself.

Page 69:

...What's that?

...Are you...
back there?

Page 70:

You really...
want to be me?

Why would anyone...
want to be me that much?

...so,
you've started to hear the Mizukagami's footsteps?

Have you polished that mirror yet?

Page 71:

You'd be clean it soon,
otherwise it'll take over and you'll disappear.

...Who knows?

Maybe it'd be better if it took me over.

What?

I'm sick of being me.

So if it wants to try, I'm willing to let it.

...Hey...

If you act so recklessly now,
you won't be able to regret it later.

Page 72:

If you change places with the Mizukagami,
you lose your very sense of self, not just your body.

You lose...
Your free will, your ability to think, even your ability to make an impact on this world. Do you really intend to give those up so easily?

So it'd be like...
I don't even exist anymore?

Yes.

Then...
It's just like it is now.

My existance meant that little to him.

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Nothing I say.
Nothing I do.

Nothing about me matters at all to him.

So my body...
doesn't matter either.

So that's...

what made you so sad.

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But there's,

an even sadder place in this world.

You'll drift formless in an empty world,

Just like a mushi.

They,
are like creatures of nothing, wriggling about in the darkness.

Mushi don't have souls.
They just crawl towards the light.

It's...
a very lonely place.

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That creature...
Is merely a wraith-like creature which will vanish on seeing it's own reflection.

Compared to it, anything real and flesh-and-blood...
is incredibly powerful.

But...

As soon as you change places with it, that situation is completely reversed.

It just wants a stronger body.

If you ever want to go back home again,

You'd better start trying to protect yourself a little.

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Her pulse is weak...

Did you clean your mirror?

...Yes...

Good.

Always keep it with you.

Soon the Mizukagami will reveal itself.

It has to be reflected at that moment.

Don't miss your chance!

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Where are you going?

Oh,
Just to the bathroom.

Will you be alright on your own?

Yes.

He's back...?

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He isn't here...

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Text: The mirror's gone...?

Why is it over there...?

My body...

it won't move...!!

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If I don't do something...

It's going to change places with me!

I'm going to become like it...

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Mimicking other animals, drifting in darkness forever...?

No...

That's just...

so lonely...!

What are you doing!?

Don't copy me!!

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Really...
I'm fine! Nothing's wrong with me!

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What are you talking about, you silly girl!?

You're going to take it easy for the next week!

But...

Why did it disappear?

I don't know...
But you managed to do it somehow.

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That's it!

Your eyes...!

The Mizukagami might have been reflected in your eyes!

So...
All I had to do was open my eyes?

I didn't need a mirror after all?

...As I thought...

Flesh-and-blood humans...

possess an incredible amount of power.

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...What? What is it?

I didn't realise it untile now...

but you're pretty handsome...
Tn: Bitch, don't you dare. He's mine~ >:3

...Huh?

Your hair's weird though. Is it a family trait?

Where's your home town?

...It looks like she's completly cured...

It appears that way.

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Well...
I've got places I'm needed.

What!?
Can't you stay just a little bit longer?

I haven't yet found a way to show my thanks...

Masumi!

Hasn't your past expierences taught you anything!?

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So, this is the place?

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I thought you might return to your original home.

Follow me if you want.

I'll take you to a place deeper in the moutains.

Sorry, but I'm not going to make you real.

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Don't look so disappointed!

[English] [Translation] Mushishi 31 by Queenofmuffins

2009-07-02T14:53:13+00:00

This translation is for JAC's use only. Rawr! >:3
Been pretty sick so it's rougher than my usual translations...

Mushishi Vol 7, Chapter 31.

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Mushishi
虫虫師むしし

漆原友紀
Urushibara Yuki

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Contents
目次

Lost In Flowers
花惑い

Mirror in the Mire
鏡が淵

Base of the Lightning.
雷の袂

The Ragged Road (Part 1)
棘のみち（前）

The Ragged Road (Part 2)
棘のみち（後）

(tn note: These titles all have double means. For example, the first chapter means "lost because of flowers", but there are several different interpretations of how they could be lost. The second title uses "fuchi", which can mean a stagnant pool but also a sticky situation one finds themselves in. The third title uses a word which usually means kimono sleeve, but in this instance means the base or foot of a mountain.

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Text, top to bottom: Silently withstanding blizzards...

Silently overflowing with beauty...

Silently,
Stealing life away for it's own gain...

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Lost in Flowers
花惑いはなまどい

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As far back as I can remember,

She has always been living at the edge of my garden.

And even now,

she's still there...

And her beauty is unchanged.

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Oh―...

...So the famous Sakura tree

must still a bit further on...

Maybe I should take a day off to worship it?
He means pay his respects as the Shinto religion see's rocks/old trees/other aspects of nature, ect as gods deserving respect.

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Yo.

I heard there's a famous Sakura tree around here. Do you know it?

Yeah.

Just go a little bit further and you'll surely find it.

You're a local?

No,
I'm travelling from the other side of this moutain...

I'm trying to find some medicine for my mother.

Really? How commendable of you.

So they have good medicine over here?

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Yes.

Near the great Sakura tree, there's a place that makes medicine that can cure nearly any illness.

Hmm―...

Ah!

Look!

You can see it!

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...What?

It has no blossoms.

I wonder what's wrong?

How disappointing.

...Well,
this is as far as I go.

Alright. Take care.

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Anyone home?

Yes?

U-Um....

I heard you make some good medicine here...

My mother's sick―

I'm sorry to hear that.

...
Do you hurt anywhere?

No.
I'm perfectly healthy. You could say it's my best feature.

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That's good to know.

Please, come inside.

I'll be making some new medicine soon, so feel free to sleep here while you wait.

Thank you so much!

It really is an old tree.

I'd say it's been here around 600 - 700 years?

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Judging for the lack of blossoms on the ground, it hasn't bloomed yet this year.

Maybe it's too old,

and just doesn't bloom anymore.....?

...That's...

Hm?

Someone's there?

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...Like perfume

She drew me to her

I thought she was a beautiful woman.

But

Where did she come from?

text: Where on earth...

...Hello?

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Isn't this

Sakura tree going to bloom anymore?

...Her eyes

and ears are bad...?

...Could it be...

I don't recall seeing your face before.
Did you want something from Saho?

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...No.

I'm just worried about something.

Are you her husband?

No.
Just an old friend.

Please excuse me for asking,
but does she have trouble hearing and seeing...?

...Yes, for the most part.

Could it be,
that she drank the froth that came from this tree?

I'm Ginko, a Mushishi.

Inside this tree――
Is a Mushi known as "Kodama", which has taken the form of froth from this tree.

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When "Kodama" live in trees, it prolongs the tree's life longer than it'd normally live.

It also blooms with beautiful flowers.

But if Kodama gets into a mammal,
it eventually paralyzes the mammal's five senses.

...That's...if you could ask her, you might know if she did or not..

But there's no way to do that.

Well, Saho, come with me.

The sun's going down. You'll catch a cold if you stay out.

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Don't you practise medicine?

How do I put it...isn't there something you can do to investigate?

...I can't. I'm simply a Landscaper.

A Landscaper...?

Yes.

The only thing we can do is make gardens look good.

the sakura trees in our garden are a type that are very resistant to illness, but has small blossoms.

But if i graft branches from trees that have big, beautiful blossoms, you get a tree that is both resistant and beautiful.

While in the process of researching flora...
we boil some greenery down every now and then,

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Do you make medicine from that Sakura tree?

Certainly not. That tree has protected my family throughout the centuries.

We don't use it for things

like that.

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That froth...

Do you give it to people as a 'pain reliever'?

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I told you,
That froth is dulling people's senses.

As long as they take the right amount, they eventually return to normal.

―It can't be

You tested it out on that girl?

You're wrong!

I'd never do something that cruel!

―My family's been researching plants and trees for generations

Some of that research has been on the froth that comes from Sakura trees.

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I had three different ancestors who spent their lives researching this froth.

They discovered ways to use it safely!

But...

That froth isn't normal tree sap!
It's a living thing!

If something was to go wrong,
could you treat it?

......

I'm asking you to leave that behind.

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...But
There's someone who needs this.

I can't let people in pain suffer without it.

Would you be able to hear their cries for help and still do nothing?

Do you have the right to steal away their chance for relief?

...If that's the case
Show me your research.

You'll have to convince me the process can be trusted.

Alright.
I will.

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...One more thing,
about that girl.

It might be possible to restore her eyes and ears,

if "Kodama" is the cause for her sense deprivition.

You really
don't know what caused it...?

....

There's a story handed down by my Great Grandfather.

...Great Grandfather?

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When he was a young man

About 80 years ago―

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...What on earth?
Someone's abandoned a baby...?

...Huh?

What this?

Some pale red foam...

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...Tree sap...?

You poor thing!
You were so hungry you drank tree sap, huh...

Box: Mansaku, my great grandfather, brought the child home with him.

However, it wouldn't suckle at his wife's breast.

It wouldn't even drink Omoyu (thin rice gruel).

But when offered, it drank sap from the tree.

Mansaku and his family,
showed the baby love and affection as if she too was a family member.

But she aged more slowly.

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Ten years later, she was still a baby.

And she would only drink sap from the Sakura tree.

Thirty years passed.
Mansaku and his wife both passed away.

Saho still remained a toddler.

...Come here, Saho.

What about Mansaku?

...My father Mansaku isn't with us anymore.

From today on, you'll be living with Onii-chan.

Apparently it was around that time,
that Saho began to lose all her senses.

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Seasonally, her illness would get better or worse.

During the years that Saho was very ill,
the Sakura tree remained barren.

Eventually, a new generation took over.

As expected, they too care for Saho.

...Masaki

What is it,
father?

You must...take good care of Saho.

You must...Saho...

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...Yes

I understand...

Box: We all loved Saho,
as the personification of the Sakura tree―

Ginko: ...80 years...

So Kodama must give its host
long life and beauty, huh...

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Well?

Can you cure Saho?

There is a way to rid people of Kodama.

However...
If we rid her of the Kodama,

I can't guarentee her...her long life anymore

...I see...

That's...

disappointing...

...Are these books everything you've been able to discover about the froth?

Yes.

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...Saho, are you okay?

....!!

....We don't
have much time left...

...
It can't be helped―

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...Can I talk to you
for a moment?

I've made the medicine, however
I'd like you to drink a little bit of it.

Huh?
You want me to?

There is a small chance that the medicine might not react well with people of a certain bloodline.

But if you react well to the medicine, then it shouldn't be a problem for your mother.

I understand.

Hm...

This one is incredibly old!

How many generations old can it be...?

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(on book) Written by Mansaku

"Mansaku"? Wasn't he...his great-grandfather?

But this is too old for that..

There are four names on these journals...
Four generations, and each generation was able to see Mushi...?

A rare thing indeed...

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I'm sorry about this.

What you just drank was merely a sleeping draught.

I couldn't add any painkillers since there could be bad side effects, but...

It'll be over quickly―

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...Are you alright?

You can live

...You will still
bloom with such beautiful blossoms―

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STOP!!

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It can't be...

You're planning on cutting off Saho's head and grafting it onto that girls body!?

Is that how she's been kept alive through these years!?

...It hasn't been eighty years, has it?
It's been god only knows how many!!

.....

That's right.
Mansaku was eight generations before.

If I don't do this, Saho's body will rot away.

She is still

so beautiful―

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...Man...saku...

...Saho?

...I don't want to...

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....NO...!

Saho...!

You can't die!

Soon,

I'll have another body ready for you―

...Are you insane!?

How many people have you sacrificed through the years!?

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...
That's right.

It might seem strange to you,

For three hundred years,

My family has cultivated a woman.

―――

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...Shit...!

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...What have you done!

The fire's spreading―

To the Sakura tree...!!

...
What
are those?

Flowers...?

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Saho...

Look! Flowers!!

The great Sakura can still blo―

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...Saho!!

No!

Don't go...

Please don't go...!

Saho...!!

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Bubble: It is said that souls reside in ancient trees which have withstood the ages.

And it is those souls which capture the hearts of men.

But when the tree

blossoms with beautiful flowers

the lure is much stronger―

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The locals tell me that the great Sakura tree wasn't totally destroyed in the fire.

However,

no-one saw the landscaper or his strange woman ever again―

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Oooh!

How beautiful!

It's like medicine to a tired traveller.

Let's rest here for a bit.

Good idea.

Let's have a cup of Sake!

We're not in that much of a hurry.

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What a superb view!

Isn't it?

Lost in Flowers The End
花惑い　おわり