Ayashi no Ceres Volume One, Part Two Translated by Lekha M. Rao Story c. 1997 Yuu Watase, Shogakukan Flower Comics --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [45] Oji: Aya, you will only bring misfortune to the Mikage clan. If you don't die, then we're in trouble. Aya (th): Ojiichan Aya: No... No way [46] Aya: Cut it out, okay. Uncle and Aunt and the rest of you, too! Aya: (laugh) What is this! Could it be, this is part of some kind of birthday "event" for me and Aki? Maybe you thought you'd surprise us. Aya: That's it! Right!? Aya: Aki, wake up already. That blood is paint, right. Don't make such a bad performance. Oji: Get your hands off Aki!! [47] Oji: Please take Aki to another room. Aya: Father... Oji: You, too, follow your son. Don't worry about Aya. Haha: ...Aya!! Aya(th): Aki. Haha: Please, run!! Get away from this house!! Aya(th): Father. Mother. Aya: ...Wait Sound: click [48] Aya: Wait!! Aya: What is this!! If you don't cut this out, I'm gonna get really, really angry!! Aya: Hey, let me go!! Aya: Uncle!! Sound: Bam Relative: Sorry about this, Aya-chan... This is important to us and your family... If you're here, you'll be a bother. [49] Relative: Sorry, Aya. Uncle: Sorry you had to be born into the Mikage clan. Aya(th): What are you all saying. Why... am I like this... Uncle: You are going to die. Aya(th): No way. [50] Sound: BAM [51] Suzumi: --Yuuhi Suzumi: Yuuhi!! Is Yuuhi here!? Q: What's wrong, young mistress. Suzumi: Where's Yuuhi? where is he? Q: Yuuhi is probably making dinner-- Yuuhi: ...That you can't win against a good man, that's an apology, isn't it. ("Iiwake," Sharan Q) Yuuhi: ...If you're a woman, feel it. If you're a man, keep your cool. [52] Yuuhi: If you're a woman, you see right through it. Sound: sip snip plop plop Suzumi: Yuuhi. Yuuhi! Suzumi: YUUHI!! Sounds: BAM CRASH Q: Eek-- Young mistress--- [53] Yuuhi: Wh- What are you doing!! Suzumi: So you finally heard me. It's because you were listening to that nonsensical music! Yuuhi: Nonsensical... Don't you know, Oneesan, it's Sharan Q! It's the radio. Suzumi: That's Oba Q! Q: N- No way!! Mistress, Yuuhi-san!! Pointing me out like Arisa Mizuki!! (idol singer) Both: That's not it, that's not it!! Yuuhi: Hey, now what are we going to do about dinner! Shall I try to fix it? Suzumi: I don't care! Right now I'm not thinking about that. [54] Suzumi: Hey, could you go get a certain girl? Yuuhi: What? One of your dancing students? Suzumi: Not that. Suzumi: I have a feeling... It's someone of the same blood line. Yuuhi: I don't really get it, but it's raining and I'm making dinner, so I'll pass! Q: Huh? Where's the knife? Yuuhi: I'll be leaving now (Ittekimasu) Kagami: --This is...!! [55] Relative: Mph. Guy: Everyone's still breathing! ... Let's call an ambulance now! Oji: It was Aya, huh... She fought back. Kagami: The hired man will find her right away. She must be somewhere on the grounds. Aki: Aya-chan. Aki: Aya-chan, it's dangerous to be climbing there! Aki: I'm going to tell Ojiichan. [56] Aya: It's all right, Aki-chan! Dad: HEY!! Aya!! Aya: Papa... Oji: Aya's really troublesome, isn't she, climbing pine trees and such. Haha: I'm sorry, Father. Oji: Aya, Aki, this pine tree has been in the family for generations. You can't be climbing it and getting hurt. [57] Both: Oka--y. Oji: Yup, you two are good kids... Aya(th): The pine tree!? What am I doing here... I hae blood on me... Aya: ...What... happened? [58] Tooya: Hey, big cat in the tree! Tooya: --What are you doing? Aya: My savior... Tooya: Savior? Aya: Ah, yesterday! You saved me when I fell onto the street Tooya: ...Oh, I see. I thought I'd seen you somewhere before-- [59] Tooya: Are you Aya? For some reason, everyone in the house is desperately searching for you. Uncle: "You're going to die." Aya(th): That's right, I---!? Tooya: ...So, what should I do? Lately, for some reason, you seem to be giving the Mikages a lot of trouble. Tooya: Come down. Aya: ...No way... I won't go down! Absolutely not! You mean to capture me, huh! If you think you're going to do that, then come up and get me! [60] Aya(th): Geez, I don't get it... Why is he looking at me like that!? Why did Aki-- Tooya: Came up. Aya: What did! Tooya: I did. Aya(th): No way!! Aya: Whe-When'd you... Tooya: Just now. Aya: D-Don't come any closer! [61] Aya: What! Why is everyone so weird to me-- This is way too horrible if it's a joke!! Aya: Ojiichan and Father, too! How is this a birthday celebration. What did I do!! Aya: ...I ...I mean I did lie about going to friend's houses to study, I hung out at Shibuya at night, and I dyed my hair, but!! (sounds like Aya was a kogyaru - a recent trend in high school girls. kou in koukou plus gal = kogyaru. they die their hair brown - chappatsu, coin new terms - cho beri gu "very very good," tote cell phones, and sometimes sell themselves for cash) [62] Tooya: Hey. Aya: I cut stupid classes by saying I was sick!! I tried smoking!! Oh! And earlier I found a wallet on the street and bought a Nanase Aikawa CD with it!! Tooya: I said hey. Aya: Or maybe it was the time I was drunk and threw up in the patrol car when it was taking me home!? Aya: Or when that punk guy was pushing himself on me and I kicked him "down there" and ran away!? (she really was a kogyaru) Aya: Or... [63] [64] Aya(th): Huh... Sound: rain, splash [65] Tooya: --Sorry 'bout that. [66] Aya: Kyaaaaaa----- Tooya: Wh...What are you doing!! I apologized, didn't I? Sound: Thump thump Aya(th): Wh... What should I do, that was my first kiss!! Guy: There she is!! [67] Guy: Come down!! If you don't, I'll shoot!! Aya: Eh--- What is that!? Tooya: Oh great, even shotguns -- Are you going to give up? Aya(th): ...Why... Sound: Thump thump Mom: "Aya, run!!" Aya(th): Why!! [68] (fighting noises) [69] Aya: ---!? Who is he!? Weren't my relatives around? Yuuhi: Hey, girl! I came to save you! Aya: Huh!? Yuuhi: I don't know why, but I was told to come get you... ...So, hurry up and come down! If we don't get away, these guys' pals will get here! Aya(th): ...Came to save me...? [70] Yuuhi: Hey, jump!! I'll catch you!! Tooya: How can he say that when we're this far up... [71] Yuuhi: Nice catch!! You're pretty light, huh. Aya(th): ... I floated...! Again. Tooya: Later, Aya. Aya: Uh... Tooya: From now on, no more falling from high places. [72] Yuuhi: ...Let's go!! Aya(th): My savior-- Aya: Wai... ...Wait! I said wait!! Aya: Let me go!! Put me down!! [73] Yuuhi: What the heck is up with you!! I saved you, ya know!! Aya: I can't run away!! Aki... My older twin brother was hurt... so let me go back to Ojiichan's house! And anyway, what's up with you, all of a sudden appearing like that!! Suzumi: --Don't worry, we're here to help you. Aya(th): Who is she? Suzumi: You're a "tennyo," aren't you. I'm sorry, but your family... The Mikage clan definitely means to kill you. Aya(th): Huh...!? [74] Aya: ---Tennyo? A "Tennyo" ... I'm one? Suzumi: That's right... But you probably don't know what it means since you just heard of it. We'll talk about it later. Anyway, let's go to our house. You've got to get into new clothes. By car it takes about 2 hours. So get in, if the Mikage find you, it won't be good. Aya: Wh... What is this, all of a sudden!! I'll give you my thanks for saving me, but I'm going back. My brother and my parents are still back there!! [75] Aya: W... Wait!! Suzumi: Let's go. Yuuhi: Give it up. She's really stubborn once she's made up her mind. Aya: Hey, wait a sec-- Suzumi: We're already on our way, so just sit and be quiet!! Suzumi: It'll be good if you take a bath. [76] Suzumi: Well, if you're mad, take a bath and you'll feel a lot better! Your clothes are also wet. Sound: Patan (door closing) Aya(th): What is with those people, getting me into this whole mess. Aya: ...take a bath... I don't... Aya: ...ha... Aya: HAKUSHUUN Yuuhi: (sniff) Uh... cold... Q: Ah, Yuuhi! Q: Your head seems to be shaking! Sound: brr brr Yuuhi: I'm fine! I'm fine! I just changed clothes. Q: This is bad, you'll catch a cold! You have to get warm! [77] Aya(th): If I explain it they won't listen! There are so many troubles in not understanding things! If they listen to what I have to say, I can return... Tooya: Later, Aya. Aya(th): That guy... who is he, exactly. Sound: Thump. Aya(th): That time he pushed my shoulder, I felt like I heard him say "Run away." ...Why was he at Ojiichan's... ...Why did he save me? [78] Aya(th): Why-- ...This is not good. His voice. His warmth. His lips. Aya(th): In my mind, I'm filled with thoughts of him. Aya: Ah-- I've got to stop this. Sound: splash, pishan Aya: That's right, now I'm just fussing about it. Aya: This is not the time to be acting like I'm in a shoujo manga... [79] Sound: Guwara Aya: ...eh Yuuhi: Huh? Sound: crash, boom, bang, etc. [80] Sound: pishan Suzumi: Idiot! What were you doing? sound: za-- Yuuhi: I'm telling you, I wasn't peeping!! Yuuhi: I was told the bath was free, so I thought I'd warm up!! Aya: Whatever, it's still the same thing, you pervert!! Pervert!! Yuuhi: Why you... how can you talk to me that way!! I saved your life, you know!! Aya: I never said I wanted to be saved!! Suzumi: Excuse me. Yuuhi: Disgusting woman!! Aya: You just wanted to see someone naked for free!! Suzumi: Anyway. Yuuhi: Yeah, I saw your stupid kogyaru body, all right. [81] Yuuhi: I wonder how you'd react to seeing my lower half... Suzumi: CUT IT OUT!! Suzumi: Whether its topless or bottomless, it doesn't matter. Get along, because from now on you'll be living under the same roof. Script: Living together... Aya: Wh... Why should I!? Suzumi: You're Mikage Aya, right. I'm Aogiri Suzumi. Suzumi: That boy is Aogiri Yuuhi, age 16. Aya: You sure have a big son-- Suzumi: He's my YOUNGER BROTHER. [82] Suzumi: Well, that doesn't matter. Aya(th): Then you don't have to hit me for it!! Suzumi: Sorry for bringing you here like this. I somehow just found you, the "tennyo" that they tried to kill. Aya(th): Tennyo... Aya: What is this whole Tennyo thing? I'm just a normal high school girl. Suzumi: Do you know the legend of the "Tennyo's Hagoromo?" A fisherman was bathing in the sea when he saw the Tennyo. He took her hagoromo (cloak)... and made the tennyo, who could no longer return to heaven, his wife. Suzumi: The helpless Tennyo even had a child... That child used a song to find the hagoromo and the Tennyo returned to heaven. That's it in short. Aya: ...Um... so this means... [83] Suzumi: You are the descendant of that tennyo. Aya: De... Descendant...? Suzumi: This legend is only in Japan but there are others here and there. ...That, with a few flaws, is the true story. Suzumi: The Mikage clan has kept that blood in its line... Of course now their blood is mostly human, but it is still not normal. [84] Suzumi: But then sometimes the "tennyo blood" runs deeper in some people. Usually in "women" --- Aya: That can't be!! Aya: ...That can't be! ...What're you talking about... That's just some stupid Japanese tale! Suzumi: Because your power has awakened, I have looked into the Mikages. Aya: Awake... ned? Suzumi: That's right. I also have the tennyo blood in me. Yuuhi: Huh Yuuhi: Are you serious!? [85] Suzumi: I don't really have evidence, but... Sound: pata pata Suzumi: It's just telekinesis. I can't do much other than that. Suzumi: But you're different, aren't you... More powerful. You must have the power of the "tennyo." Aya(th): "I floated." "All these images are coming into my mind." Yuuhi: I... I didn't know... Aya: You-- [86] Aya: You're wrong!! I don't have any sort of "tennyo" power!! I don't believe any of this -- I'm going home!! Good bye!! Sorry for the trouble!! Suzumi: No matter how many people in the Mikage family had the tennyo power, they always kill the daughters! Suzumi: I'm not saying anything wrong! Stay here! I don't want to let you die! Suzumi: But if you say you have to return to the Mikage clan -- [87] Suzumi: --Do you want to be killed or do you fight!? --Choose one! Aya(th): I don't believe it... we're of the tennyo line...? If... If that's true, why do I have to be killed... I have to fight!! Aya: What is with you!! Yuuhi: Here's food! I made it, so eat! [88] Yuuhi: Cheer up. If you don't eat, you won't have any energy. And I wouldn't want you to be that way. Yuuhi: Oh yeah, this was in the clothes you were wearing. Aya(th): The birthday present I thought I'd give to Aki. We'll surely see each other... Red... the stones in the earrings like blood. That's right, Aki---!! [89] Oji: "Aki is important to the Mikage clan." "--Keep your hands off Aki." Aya(th): We're twins... There must be something going on with Aki, too. Aya(th): If... If Aki is in danger -- I can't leave him like that! Note: Sorry for the trouble. Thank you. --Aya --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return