Dragon Half November Dragon, 1991 Version 1.0: 06/18/92 Artwork and story by Ryuusuke Mita Translated by Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka English word balloons by Bob Angell Cover The Horrifying Secret of the Kaioh Tribe!! Heaping Portions of Mink's Misfortune ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 -1 Rosa [Pose] Die! -2 Rosa Mink, granddaughter of the double-crossing Titan!! Mink Wa... -3 Mink [Swish] Please wait a minute. -4 Rosa Lydia, attack her!! Lydia [Fist] Right, big sister Rosa!! -5 Lydia [Whap whap] Eiya --. -6 Lydia [Whap whap] Uh -- eiya --. -7 Lydia [Pause] !? It... it's... NOT TRUE!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 113 -1 Lydia [Run] It's not true -- !! Rosa Lydia!? -2 Lydia [Twist] My... my Crusher Screw Punch has no effect --!! Rosa Calm down, Lydia!! -3 Lydia She's too strong, I can't beat her!! -4 Rosa [Slap] Idiot!! Lydia Ah! -5 Rosa The real shame isn't in being defeated by your opponent... but to be defeated by yourself!! -6 Lydia Si... sister... -7 Lydia [Hug] I'm sorry! Big sister, I'll fight!! Rosa There, there, Lydia. Rufa WHAT is wrong with those two... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 -1 Mink Ahem... if you would tell us what this is about.. -2 Rufa Right -- tell us what this is about!! -3 Rufa How can a fishwoman make love with such a body!? Don't hold back, tell me how you do it. -4 Mink That's not what I meant! Rufa What... did I say something wrong!? -5 Mink So... What is my grandfather... Titan like... Is he the one you're talking about? -6 Rosa ...What!? You don't seem to know the details... Then I'll tell you. -7 Rosa 15 years ago... the Kaioh Tribe joined with the Dragon Clan to defeat the Great Demon King. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 115 -1 Rosa However, the plan failed... on the eve of the battle. Because of a double-crossing Dragon!! -2 Rosa That Dragon was Titan. Several hours ago, this fact was discovered. -3 Rosa The bastard had killed the King and Queen of Kaioh. And, the little Prince Sousar had been badly injured. -4 Mink Ahh... Sousar!? -5 Rufa Does this mean Mink's grandfather had killed both of Sousar's parents? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 -1 Rufa In addition to the possibility of becoming an ugly monster... singing: Monster, monster, shedded snake skin [Pop-up] -2 Rufa Her grandfather had killed the parents of the man she loves. -3 Rufa Mink's misfortunes are weighing heavily on her. [On balls: Misfortune] [Stagger stagger] [Note: The shock has rendered her comatose.] -4 Rosa You now understand the abominable curse of your bloodline... Lydia Now let us kill you!! -5 Lydia [Pommel pommel pommel] Eeyahhh -- -6 Lydia Huh...!? My... my Double Crusher Screw Punch isn't working either... Nothing I do is any good...!? -7 Rosa [Punch] Idiot! Lydia Ugh. -8 Rosa [Hug] Have courage. (Make friends with your courage.) Lydia I will, big sister!! [Note: Still in shock.] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 -2 Gil Titan killed... Dick Rick; the former King, and my elder brother... -5 Gil However, Titan was the last person I expected... to betray us. -6 Anna I didn't know the Dragon Titan... Sounds like you know him well. -7 Gil Nope. I don't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 118 -1 Gil Do you guys know him? Thing Yes, your Highness Gil. -2 Thing Titan is a Kaiser Dragon who was a close friend of former King Rick. -4 Gil ... a close friend? -5 Anna Darling... something is on your mind... you're taking too long to reply. -7 Gil ..... -8 Gil I am? Anna You are!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 -1 Anna This is a humor manga, please reply faster. -2 Gil What!? -3 Gil ...... -4 Gil If you say so. I myself have something to say!! Anna!! Anna [Shock] Wh... what is it!? -5 [Flap] -6 [Flap flap] -9 Gil I want Perochu for today's snack. (Children have snacks at 3:00 PM.) (No idea what "Perochu" is.) Anna Huh? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 -1 [Note: Still in shock.] [Sound of waves.] -2 Rosa Lydia... Let's do the "Mermaid's Attack!" Lydia Yes! -3 Pia [Shake shake] Mink, Mink --!! Rufa She received a bad shock... -4 Rufa Alright! I'll make her happy! -5 [Thud] -6 [Toss toss toss] -7 Rufa Well -- !? This is fun -- [Sand: Yea!] Pia Rufa -- SHE'S supposed to be the one having fun, not you!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 121 -1 [Thrum] -2 Rosa "Ok," little sister!! Lydia Do it, big sister!! -3 Rosa Mermaid Atta -- [Boom] -4 Rosa -- ack! [Shupoom] -5 Mink [Sizzle] Oooohhh -- ... -6 Lydia [Hug] We did it, big sister. Rosa Don't cry!! (This is a cliche.) -7 Sousar [Stroll] Stop this, Rosa, Lydia... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 122 -1 [Pose] -2 Rosa Ah -- !? So, So... Sousar-sama! -3 Mink Eh -- !? -4 Sousar It's been a long time, Mink-kun. Mink A.... -5 Sousar Heh... don't worry. I don't hold the fact that your grandfather killed my parents against you. -6 Mink [Thud] Eh!? Rufa What a surprise!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 123 -1 Sousar Far from it, I love you! -2 Mink [Bong] What --!? Rufa A double surprise -- !! -3 Sousar [Ditz --...] As for you two... cease your attack on Mink. Rosa What!? -4 Rosa [Stern look] I can not do that. Although you are a former prince, Sousar-sama... -5 Rosa and I was privately a big fan of yours... I can not overlook the betrayal of my family! -6 Sousar [Flourish] If you would overlook that, I'll give you some secret photographs. -7 Lydia [Hug] Sister, I am SO HAPPY. Rosa I'm glad to be alive -- !! Sousar Looks like you understand. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 -1 Sousar Well... let's go now. Mink Oh? Where to? Rufa This photo is great (heart) Lydia This one too (heart) -2 Sousar How would you like to visit the Kaioh King's Castle? ...and meet him. -3 Mink Ah... how do you know that? Sousar [Hohohoho] Because I am Sousar!! -4 Sousar [Zoom] Well... You don't need to come with me --. For I am Sousar!! (note: he is talking to Pia and Rufa.) Both ? -5 [Tahdah] [Sign: Love Castle (ie -- Love Hotel)] -6 Mink Wh... what a gaudy castle... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 -1 [Note: The Real Castle] -2 Gil Where is my stupid son, Sonic? Anna He said that he was going inland... -3 Anna He has undoubtedly hooked another young girl (ie -- the merboy went fishing again.) -4 [Whoosh] -5 Anna [Smash] [Blink] !? -8 Gil I want him to bring me one of those (girlfriends). Anna Hey! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 126 -1 Mink Ummm... -2 Mink When will His Highness be arriving? Sousar He's coming. -3 Sousar Accordingly... Sousar thinks it proper that you slip out of your armor. -4 Mink [Reveal] Well... All right. -5 Sousar [Push] Hah!! Mink Shriek!? -6 Sousar Don't bother resisting, because I am Sousar... Mink Eh -- !? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaioh Tribe == Sea King Tribe I am missing the January 1992 issues of both Newtype and Dragon magazines. And the December 1991 issue of Dragon. So I don't have episodes #46 and 47 of Dragon Half.