[Image][Image] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECCA NO HONOU [FLAME OF RECCA] By Anzai Nobuyuki Volume 2 Chapter 1: Princess Yanagi's Visit Translated by Kamiya Shuusai [ Previous Volume | Chapter Index | Next Chapter ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 2 Chapter 1 : Princess Yanagi’s Visit (Recca walking along with yanagi. talking excitedly.) recca : let me tell ya! the main character in that manga...... is an expert in throwing daggers! whatever his target is...... he always hits right on! (an SD picture of a ninja practicing with a tree. they pass by a baseball field.) yanagi : like baseball players? recca (pat her head) : idiot! (on the baseball field, one team strikes a homerun heading right for recca and yanagi.) players : wow! (yanagi stares wide eyes. *doesn’t she know what the word "dodge" mean?* recca steps in front of her with his explosives. his jumps and attacks the ball, which gets blown into pieces.) recca : princess, the enemy’s weapon has been destroyed! (gentleman bow) you don’t have to thank me, this is my duty! (all the baseball players, little kids, attack him, beats him up, step on him, etc.) players : what weapon? give the ball back to us! don't think that you can push us around 'cause we’re elementary school kids! recca (totally beaten up) : ah-enemy’s attacking! princess, run yanagi (on the side) : huh? (later, an all beaten up recca, walking with yanagi.) yanagi : sorry, it’s all my fault...... recca : haha! just a few kids, it doesn’t hurt at all! [uh uh uh] yanagi : recca...... those explosives, you made them? recca (those marbles) : you talking about this? you know about the fireworks they use on holidays? those are composed basically of fire powder, "stars", and an outer cover! (diagram of what he’s talking about) I just took the "stars" and sort of changed it a bit! (sudden thought) ! hey! princess, come to my house this sunday! I’ll shoot fireworks for you! yanagi (imagining) : ...... [wow--] I wish sunday comes faster! (around the corner, fuuko and domon are listening with a sneaky look.) side text : Sunday (recca running around the house cleaning, doing chores, wiping windows etc.) hanabishi : ...... son, are you feeling all right? recca (excited) : princess is coming over! hanabishi (thinking) : huh? this kid’s got a girlfriend? door : dingdong recca : she’s here! (yanagi walks in.) recca : hey! princess! you’re so good! you actually found this place alone! come on in! even though the house is kinda dirty and messed up! yanagi : got lost 12 times...... hanabishi : how is my house messed up? recca (running up stairs) : today’s weather is great, it’s best suited for fireworks! (open door) this is my room...... (domon and fuuko are sitting there reading magazines. both wearing sunglasses, reminds me of gangsters...) fuuko : hi! don’t mind if we join? yanagi (meanwhile recca falls with his feet in the air) : fuuko! domon! recca : Ah-- how did you get in? fuuko : of course uncle let us in! domon (scratching his head) : your potato chip still doesn’t taste as good as the original! recca (vein pop) : then don’t eat it! complaining after you steal it? (domon and fuuko towering over a speechless recca.) fuuko : what’s this attitude? think that we’re in your way? domon : you want to be alone in a room with another girl? recca : well...... (give up) whatever! (domon and fuuko cheering in the background. around the room, there’s a lot of books and ninja collection items.) yanagi : ah! so many books about ninja! you must really like ninja? recca : it’s my dream! look! this is the weapon they use! it’s really famous! (yanagi looks at a book, fuuko and domon winks, the title says ninja encyclopedia.) yanagi : recca! what’s this book? recca : oh! this...... (the book opens with a picture of a naked girl with huge breasts.) side text : the large-breast fighter Christine yang [age 19] (recca’s eyes are huge, surprise, shock, nervousness, etc. yanagi is blushing. the cover of the book falls off a bit to reveal another title, large breast number one. in the back fuuko and domon gives each other a five.) yanagi : ah! recca (bing bang) : so you are the ones behind this! fuuko & domon : [sorry, sorry.] (yanagi still reading, wondering about the picture.) yanagi : oh...... (sweatdrop) recca likes this kind of women? (stares down at herself. domon stares at her in sweatdrops.) side text (yanagi’s front) : stare--... recca : hey! princess went to a different junior high, so she mustn’t have heard your infamous name, introduce yourself! domon : I’m ishijima domon! strong, powerful, very dependable hero type! fuuko : I’m kirisawa fuuko! I’m the cute and pretty type! recca (kicking their heads) : what are you talking about? who’s very dependable? and who’s cute? where are they? domon (being kicked) : none of your business! fuuko (pulling domon’s hair, whatever he has left) : what kinda hero are you? (yanagi sweat drop) yanagi (smile) : It’s mine turn! I’m sakoshita yanagi! ......!! ah! (breathing hard) [fuu-haa fuu-haa] recca : ? arrow : deep breath yanagi : I was too nervous, forgot what I was gonna say. (everybody falls. all have very big mouth, laughing.) domon : ahahaha! such a funny princess! recca : [hahaha] fuuko : ha! your face is funnier! yanagi : ...... I eh...... ever since I was little, I’m afraid of strangers, so I don’t have many friends. but it’s so strange...... being with you guys make me feel so natural! this feeling is great...... recca (blush) : don’t say that! relax if you wanna have fun! domon & fuuko : [he’s embarrassed!] (yanagi remembers, gets excited, and digs in her bag for something.) yanagi : oh! I brought something with me today! I’ll show you! fuuko (waiting) : what is it? domon (anticipating) : what did you bring? arrow (a weird looking recca) : has a bad feeling about this! (a messed up picture of recca. title says flame man sequel. bottom corner has the name rose yanagi. a disfigured old lady and a baby*?* by a river.) side text : once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman. one day, the old lady found flame man by a river. (pictures of a grown up flame man and a monster holding a spiky club.) side text : the flame man can transform, and shoot fire. one day, he suddenly say to the old lady, "I want to go kill the monster!" (there’s a label by the monster saying "monster") (picture of flame man running, and an big ape with a nose ring, a chick with a girl’s face blowing wind *geez, I wonder who they are…*) side text : on the way, he met the chick who can control wind and the very strong ape man, those two became his good partners...... they took care of all the monsters, and made everybody happy. (yanagi holding her book seriously.) yanagi : the above is rose yanagi’s ink stage, thank you! fuuko & domon : what the hell is this? boring...... (domon turns around eyes bulging, sweating, veins pop. recca stands in a scary shadow behind them, his flame dancing.) recca : how dare you diss princess’s hard work, you’re gonna die! domon : wonderful! so wonderful! especially the ape man! fuuko (clapping hand) : what a perfect story of the flame man! I’m gonna cry! yanagi (excited) : great! now I am full of confidence to continue the series! [aya] recca, fuuko & domon (completely in shadow) : oh...... side text : today-let us just have fun! (recca’s messy room, with soda cans, potato chip bags, game boards, food, etc. while recca and domon are in their own little muscle competition, fuuko and yanagi are singing kareoke. now it’s after dark.) recca : OK! it’s dark already...... (holds the firework ball) this is today’s final act! yanagi : recca...... are we playing basketball? recca : idiot! you forgot what we’re here for? fuuko : come on! let’s go to the back. domon (staring at yanagi) : if only somebody’s front is so large also! right? yanagi (smoke coming out) : you’re so mean! (the four of them stand around a canon. recca lights the fire.) recca : shoot it before pop gets here! or he’s gonna shoot me up there instead! fuuko (slap yanagi on the back) : yanagi! you know what to do! yanagi (jumps) : huh? fuuko (recca still lighting the fire) : a couple in love standing under the exploding fireworks, it’s gonna be beautiful like a picture. recca that idiot is slower than a pig on stuff like this, so you have to step up! (fuuko and domon leaves, fuuko still waving at yanagi.) fuuko : us two light bulbs are leaving now! bye! yanagi, it was really fun today! side text (yanagi blush, smile) : [you got it wrong......] recca : look! it’s up! side text (a shooting light in the sky) : I never imagined to become a couple with recca! (the sky is beautiful with fireworks exploding. yanagi and recca stand next to each other watching.) hanabishi : that damn kid! stole my fireworks again! little kid (point to sky) : mama—fireworks! old man : you, look! old lady : hehe! summer’s here! recca : heheh! done! this firework belongs to the category yanagi! same as your name-- really... (yanagi holds recca’s hand, recca sweating, shaking, nervous.) side text : because— recca (SWEATING) : pretty right? side text : the way we are right now, recca (sweat, sweat) : huh? where’s domon and fuuko? (sweat) side text : I already feel very, very happy! (they stand closer, holding hands, somewhere else domon and fuuko talking.) domon (smile) : we’re really like their cupid! think those two are a good pair? fuuko : uh-huh- at least has a better chance than us two getting together! domon (sweatdrop) : haha...... really? (a shadow watches them behind a tree, who else can it be?) kage hoshi : it seems...... you like yanagi too? but she’s hanging out with recca everyday...... (a shadow behind her) unless you can beat recca, you have no chance of getting close to her. what do you say? Mikagami, do you believe you can do it? Mikagami : water extinguishes fire. that is my answer. end of volume 2 chapter 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Email | Lynx | Updates | Sign My Guestbook | View My Guestbook ] Search the Net [1]