[Image][Image] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECCA NO HONOU [FLAME OF RECCA] By Anzai Nobuyuki Volume 2 Chapter 2: The Swordsman of Water I (Mikagami Tokiya) Translated by Kamiya Shuusai [ Chapter Index | Previous Chapter | Next Chapter ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 2 Chapter 2 : The Swordsman of Water I (Mikagami Tokiya) (Mikagami Tokiya enters the guidance office of the school.) councilor : Grade 2 *high school junior* class See, Mikagami Tokiya-- excellent grades, entering school as a honor student...... that’s great! to be able to become your teacher is my honor. [haha] if all the students were like you, I’d have an easy job! tokiya (expressionless) : please don’t talk. your mouth stinks! councilor : huh? what did you say? tokiya (stands to leave) : excuse me! councilor (calling after him) : hey! don’t leave yet! I didn’t finish! which college do you want to attend? With your grades, Tokyo University is not a problem! tokiya : I’m not interested. councilor : why? what is your goal? tokiya : it’s none of your business. I search for more valuable things than education. councilor : mikagami! watch out! (recca is running like crazy, he almost bumped into tokiya. tokiya simply steps aside and recca falls to the ground.) recca : AHHHHHHHH damn it hurts! sorry, you all right? tokiya (alarmed) : ......... you...... are hanabishi recca? recca : huh? how’d you know my name? fuuko : RECCA! recca (sweating, looking at the people catching up to him) : AH! fuuko (sharp teeth) : how dare you steal and copy my homework! domon (points to his all messy forehead) : and drew all over my head, what’s the meaning of this? fuuko : isn’t it your fault for being so slow? yanagi (teary eyes) : and you ate all of my favorite pastry! fuuko : such a pathetic reason...... (fuuko and domon blank expression. tokiya’s heart is beating fast as he is shocked at the sight of yanagi.) side text : help me...... tokiya (looking at yanagi) : [so alike...... looks so much like ne-san *older sister*...... she is......] councilor : uh! these are the troublemakers! spends more time fighting than going to class. other than sakoshita, their grades are unbearable. (clench teeth) you must stay away from these people...... (turn around, tokiya’s gone) huh? where’s mikagami? (recca walking alone in the streets. thinking.) recca : that’s so strange! [every single week, princess would ask to go home alone on this day......] yanagi (flashback) : [sorry, recca, I want to walk alone today. because I have to go to work somewhere. this is a secret! you can’t tell anybody or the teacher!] recca (thinking) : what work? so secretive...... (recca suddenly falls over as he’s walking pass a building and hears a voice.) voice : kids! today I’ll tell you the story of flame man! recca : what... what the hell? why would flame man be in a place like this? side text : kindergarten recca : [how come they know this name too?] (through the classroom window recca looks inside.) recca (surprised) : ah! yanagi (sitting in front of the kids) : how is everybody? recca : [princess!] yanagi : [at that moment, gorilla man appeared!] recca (sweating) : so this is her job? can’t believe there exists somebody who likes that stuff...... kids (cheering) : ah-- eh ah- side text : feels like a peaking pervert! girl (turns around) : huh? (points to recca who is horrified) flame man’s over there! kids (laughing) : [ah-- it’s flame man! lets catch him!] yanagi (knocking the kids on the head) : recca? [how can you recognize him? the picture doesn’t look like him!] (in the yard, kids playing, beating each other up, etc.) yanagi : this is the place which made me decide to be a children book writer. at first it’s just to make the kids happy. then when I saw them enjoying it so much, I’m also really happy! recca : heh- kid : teacher sister! yanagi : ah! wipe your nose! (kneels) here, I’ll help you! recca : eh, you’re pretty good with kids! (laughing) it’s true that kids understand other kids the most! hahaha! hehe... (eyes narrow) uh-oh! yanagi (smiling) : come here everybody! why don’t we play catch with our visitor? recca : fine! come on! (later, the principal comes.) principal : does it hurt? eat some snacks! mr. flame man! [haha] recca (drinking) : thank you! principal. [fufu] principal : yanagi is a really good girl. all the kids here love her. they all wait eagerly for the day that she comes! (yanagi playing with kids) that’s probably her ability! recca : yeah...... [I have the same feeling--] (jump up) I’ve decided! from this day on, I’ll also come and play with you! [lets play catch the monster!] kids (cheering) : ahh- yanagi : recca! recca : princess! you should really help me! or with so many kids, somebody is gonna get left out! "hey! recca, come help me play with these damn kids!" if only you gave an order, I would do it no matter what! (knocking her head) get it? kid (the one he carries on his back) : who are the "damn kids"? yanagi : ...... I really can’t give orders! but... (salutes) I leave everything to you! (recca salutes back with a stupid smile. mikagami tokiya, cold, watching, expressionless. scenes flash by, his memory. a girl looking like yanagi is washing a little boy’s face. they are talking, laughing.) tokiya : [so like my sister...... the person I loved the most in my heart...... (eyes narrow) finally...... I can see you again...... ne-san--] (later, kindergarten. recca’s leaving.) yanagi : sorry, recca, I still have some things to talk about with the principal. recca : ok! I’m leaving first then! kids (waving) : [bye! flame man!] recca (jumping up and down) : [I’ll come again! bye!] tokiya : hanabishi recca! (recca stops, he faces tokiya.) recca : ah! you’re that guy last time in school...... tokiya (toying with a short stick he’s holding) : I’ll say this directly! leave her alone! (close up on the stick. there’s a crystal/jade at the center. the kanji word mizu for water is carved on it.) end of volume 2 chapter 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Email | Lynx | Updates | Sign My Guestbook | View My Guestbook ] Search the Net [1]