[Image][Image] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECCA NO HONOU [FLAME OF RECCA] By Anzai Nobuyuki Volume 6 Chapter 2: Kuu VII (Fireballs Aimed At Kuu) Translated by Kamiya Shuusai [ Chapter Index | Previous Chapter | Next Chapter ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volume 6 Chapter 2 : Kuu VII (Fireballs Aimed At Kuu) (recca falls down hurt.) yanagi (annoying) : recca! domon : hanabishi! fuuko : recca! saicho : [direct hit!] audience : that’s really the legendary saicho! strong! kill that guy! hahahah! neon : seems like there’s no more work for us. that kid’s gonna lose. genjuro : it seems like saicho has the upper hand. but...... he looks strange. (saicho is breathing very heavily and shivering.) saicho : uh— genjuro : huh? saicho seems very tired. what is happening? recca (holding his leg) : it HURTS! damn you! but how did you manage to find an opening in my attack? saicho : when nadare just appeared, saiha was gone! so I believe they cannot co-exist. to make saiha reappear, you have to write the kanji again. so that’s when I attacked. recca (deformed) : what? (looking at his arm) you’re right! it’s gone! two dragons can’t co-exist? saicho (sweatdrop) : you didn’t know that? (smile) you are such a funny guy. (his expression suddenly change and he falls to the ground.) saicho : uh...... recca : hn? daikoku : damn! 15 minutes passed! minamio : shihan dai! kukai : it’s his limitation. (serious) finish the fight! saicho! use these! (he throws a whole bunch of cranes at saicho who looks very determined.) saicho : yes! domon : cranes? what does he want this time? tokiya : ......... (flashback of saicho’s demonstration in the beginning) [could it be......] saicho : recca, I am honored to have you as my opponent! because the only other person to fight me more than 15 minutes is shihan dai. (the cranes fly, and flap their wins) tokiya : just as I thought! recca, summon saiha or nadare! domon (shocked by tokiya’s abnormal behavior, he’s usually so calm) : huh? what’s wrong with you? mikagami! tokiya : did you forget? saicho puts his life energy into the paper! to be attacked by so many cranes all at once, recca’s life is in danger! recca : to concentrate so much aura into the paper, you body can’t handle it either. I didn’t expect you with such soft appearance to be so strong inside. saicho : I can feel it...... if I don’t do this, then I don’t have a chance to win. domon : summon the dragons! idiot! fuuko : we’re dead! that guy’s always so slow usually! yanagi (crying) : run...... recca! tokiya : no, too late. saicho : (some tanka about 10 times 10 equals a hundred cranes) misora (flashback) : [I made these myself! (misora handing the cranes to saicho) how about it? do I sound like a high school cheerleader? good luck. (smile) saicho!] side text : misora...... saicho : go! the thousand cranes! audiences : paper cranes with a huge aura! anyone it hits will die! and so many too! no way to escape! neon (smile) : that boy is at a dead end. helpless. recca (very serious) : [saicho is a very special opponent...... but-- I feel the same way like him that I cannot lose!] genjuro : the tide...... is changing. recca : it’s time. nadare! (holes on the ground which nadare made earlier start to pop fireballs.) saicho : !? (the fireballs destroy all the cranes.) saicho : how...... nadare was blocked by the shield earlier, how come it’s back...... recca (with diagram) : it’s not that I don’t let it out, but they won’t come out! I know nadare is underground. when the time comes, she’ll come out on her own. saicho : even though I am still not willing to...... but I did my best...... (falling down) i... lost...... (falls and recca supports him) domon : great! we won round one! fuuko : recca, you were great! domon : good work! hanabishi! recca : [saicho...... (yanagi) I’m sorry! I cannot lose either! I carry a heavy responsibility on my shoulders......] tatsuko : winner-- hanabishi recca! kukai : I’m sorry...... (carrying saicho) this boy has a little heart condition, he can’t fight longer than 15 minutes. we the kuu lost, I wish you good luck on your following rounds. (giving shiki gami to recca) this is your prize. the reason we lost was that we overestimated ourselves...... if it were all over again, I would not have thought of myself as the captain and look down on the opponent, perhaps then the results would be different...... (kuu is turning around to leave, when kukai’s head is hit with the madougu crystal.) recca : wait! kukai : ? recca : so you’re admitting your loss? but I’m not so happy about that! you haven’t fought yet! (the whole hokage team is very deformed SD form) fuuko : what are you saying! ASSHOLE— domon : think about it! we finally won, isn’t that good? tokiya (sweatdrop) : he’s a super sized idiot! tatsuko : yes, the match is over. even if kukai won, hokage is still the winner of round one. it’s pointless...... recca (VERY BIG) : ALL OF YOU JUST SHUT UP! a really strong opponent like saicho lost to me just because of some heart condition! how can you call that a real win? get up here! kuu and hokage must finish this! if it’s over just like this, saicho won’t be satisfied with it either! audience : [blah blah blah] daikoku : that kid...... minamio : actually cares about how saicho feels? kukai (turn around) : fine. end of volume 6 chapter 2 translator's note : in the anime at this point, I thought he was a big idiot, the biggest one I’ve ever seen, but in the manga I thought he’s very reasonable, yeah of course saicho won’t be satisfied that he lost to some heart condition and not a real fight. now if the anime would only word things a little differently... I think this is another thing that could’ve been better. add on to my list! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Email | Lynx | Updates | Sign My Guestbook | View My Guestbook ] Search the Net [1]