Manga Volume 6 - Azure Chapter 2 Translation

Nagi: Tatara, I sense an evil presence.
Nagi: An ominous shadow surrounds you...

Cha-Cha: Whoo, what a stud.
Zaki: Cha-Cha...
Raizou: Thanks.
Zaki: But is he strong?
Pirates: Go! Go! Go!
Cha-Cha: Good luck, Zaki.
Asagi: It sure is noisy out there. Are they having a party?
Asagi: Ouch. I really got burned badly this time.

Shadow figures: Long time no see,
Shadow figures: ...Lord Asagi.
Asagi: You four?

Shadow figures: We are no other. At your service, Lord Asagi. We come for your bidding.
Asagi: How did you guys get pass the guard outside the door?
Shadow figures: He is asleep, Sir.
Asagi: Mm. How are things with Kyoto and the Emperor?
Shadow figures: Nonstop prosecutions. Yet dissidents continue to fill the streets as we speak.
Shadow figures: In response, the Rebel Army is under attack, causing many aristocrats to abandon the Capital.
Asagi: Mmm...everything is in perfect order then. Well...
Shadow figures: We all await your orders.
Asagi: Take, go north to monitor the Black King's movements.
Muratake: Yes.

Asagi: Ran, you will stay with me.
Ranmaru: Yes Sir, this is truly an honour.
Asagi: Kiku, go to Kyoto and return with periodic reports.
Kikune: Yes, I will not fail you...
Shadow figure: And me, Sir?
Asagi: Ume, go west.
Asagi: Monitor the Red King's actions.
Umewaka: Understood.
Ranmaru: Anything else, Lord Asagi?

Asagi: About my Guards...
Ranmaru: They've already been disposed of.
Tatara: The legendary swords wrought by the famed swordmaster: the Sword of Suzaku,...
Tatara: ...and the Sword of Seiryu.
Tatara: I don't know where the Sword of Byakko is. But when I discover its whereabouts...

Tatara: ...we will reunite 3 of the Sacred Swords.
Cha-Cha: Suzaku Village is 8% restored.
Cha-Cha: Most of the materials were offered by the Red King.

(It doesn't seem to make sense that the Red King is helping Suzaku Village, since they fully support Tatara. Perhaps the Red King still considers its villages his people, and is not aware of their alliance with Tatara.)

Cha-Cha: And the Blue King is toppled in Kanto. Independence...
Raizou: The times, they are a changing.
Raizou: This power shift is something even the Emperor will be unable to stop.
Tatara: I wonder what kind of person wields the fourth Sword.
Tatara: And the first 4 legendary warriors who challenged the Emperor with the 4 Holy Swords, I wonder what kind of people they were.

Raizou: We're both part of this change; thus we must strengthen our foothold, and rebuild our towns (Suzaku Village & Kanto).
Raizou: We must bear these things in mind.
Raizou: Surely someday, we'll establish a new country by fighting together.
Tatara: Yes!

Raizou: Until then, I'll let you keep the Sword of Seiryuu.
Raizou: Tatara must have a sword.*
Tatara: Thank you, Raizou. It's a great sword.
Cha-Cha: This calls for some sake!
Pirates: If Big Sister wants to drink, let's all drink!
Asagi: What a beautiful scene, so beautiful it makes me sick.

Asagi: Even though they appear to be a solid group, they're really just a bunch of misfits.*
Tatara: Raizou, we'll stay here for a few days and check the place out.
Tatara: During this time, would you help me with my swordmanship?
Tatara: I want to learn it right.
Raizou: Of course. Well then, we'll practice every morning.
Hayato: Hey, where's my sake?
Cha-Cha: You're still a kid. So no sake for you.
Hayato: But Tatara isn't that much older than me, and you let him drink. Humph!
Asagi: It would be so easy for me to infiltrate into this group; I'll manipulate them, just like I did with the Snake King.*

Nagi: I'd like to attend to the injured tomorrow.
Raizou: Oh, that would be most appreciated.
Raizou: Well then,
Tatara: Oh, let me arrange a room for you.
Raizou: No, don't trouble yourself. I'd much rather sleep on land.
Raizou: And that way, my wife won't worry.
Cha-Cha: What? You've got a wife?
Zaki: Cha-Cha...
Raizou: See you all tomorrow.

Raizou: He's never learned the correct form?! But what's this...
Tatara: Oh, it's just that Kaku-jii used to play swords with me when I was a kid.
Raizou: I see.
Raizou: Only using skills he learned from the middle of a game...
Asagi: Can you call Tatara? I have something important to tell him. And make sure he comes alone.

Tatara: You want to talk to me?
Asagi: I know the 4th legendary sword's whereabouts.
Cha-Cha: What?
Hayato: Can you hear them?
Pirates: Don't push me.
Asagi: Since it's a secret, come closer.
Asagi: Well...

Asagi (voice through door): I'm sorry. Don't hit me Tatara. I'll definitely tell you. Ouch! It hurts. Stop!
Everyone: Tatara?! What happened?
Tatara: Ah... He just started screaming all of a sudden.
Cha-Cha: Tatara, are you harrassing the injured?
Tatara: I... didn't...
Asagi: It's alright.
Asagi: It's all my fault.

Asagi: It's all because I was Captain of the Blue King's Guards.
Asagi: I supposed all of you don't know this. The Blue King is a homosexual and had his eye on me.
Asagi: As a result, I was treated worse than a slave.
Asagi: Usually...usually...
Asagi: ...the thought of death keeps me company.
Asagi: But since I have neither parents nor siblings, I had no where else to go. That's why I couldn't leave.
Tatara: Liar. That's not what I saw.
Tatara: He's putting on a false face for sympathy.

Hayato: Now, now, don't cry.
Hayato: You won't get hurt anymore. We're all here for you.
Asagi: ...Thank you.
Asagi: When the fire started burning, I thought I was going to die.
Asagi: Then you helped me. I thought Tatara was God Himself.
Asagi: Anyway, I need to tell you some things I know. For example...
Asagi: Did you know the Emperor has ordered an independent army to subjugate the Black King and Red King?
Cha-Cha: What?!
Tatara: The Red King?!
Asagi: But, the Black King has been fighting the Kazuno sect in the northeast for many years. It's still going on. And it has become increasingly difficult.
Asagi: I also doubt that the Red King would march very far with his army outside of his territory.

Asagi: Afterall, nobody is attacking us here, so both kings must be preserving their army to conserve power.
Asagi: I think it's great that the Emperor is making them act so foolish.*
Asagi: Ah, I believe the Kazuno sect has the Sword of Genbu. Although, it's just from heresy.
Asagi: I used to manage many of the Blue King's hidden valuables underneath his Royal Palace, and I overheard him talking about it.
Tatara: So, someone who is treated worse than a slave also manages the King's valuables?
Hayato: Tatara, enough already.
Hayato: Tatara, why're you so angry...
Asagi: Stay a little longer. I'm lonely.

Asagi: Your foot, is it a battle injury?
Hayato: I got this while I was helping Tatara during the battle of Sakura Island.
Asagi: That's so great! So, you're part of Tatara's family. You're like his sidekick.*
Hayato: We're not part of Tatara's family!
Asagi: Ah, sorry. But Tatara is... Oh, no, nevermind.
Hayato: Tatara is what?
Asagi: Nothing...
Hayato: Say it.
Asagi: It's just that, I've never been near a real family.*

Tatara: Ah! Mumblejumble.* I can't stand the sight of that guy.
Tatara: I shouldn't have saved him.
Sarasa: ...Shuri. What would he do?
Shuri: That guy will kick you while you're down. Better strike first!
Sarasa: Would he say that?

Sarasa: Shuri...
Sarasa: Why aren't you here?
Sarasa: He has a big mouth; he roars when he laughs; he's strong, arrogant, and proud... But he can also be so gentle. Shuri...
Sarasa: If you were only by my side...

Sarasa: I wish you're by my side right now.
Sarasa: By my side...
Sarasa: WHAA! Stupid me. What was I thinking?
Nagi: Tatara?
Nagi: What is it?
Sarasa: Nagi... Oh, I'm just a little tired.
Sarasa: Um... Later on, can I talk to you about something?
Nagi: Whenever you wish. I've made some Shizuoka tea.

Sarasa: Where's Kaku-jii?
Nagi: They say he's still performing as a volunteer with Ageha's Traveling Troupe. I went and saw him.
Nagi: You want to talk?
Sarasa: Well, Nagi... I...
Sarasa: I think I've fallen in love with a boy.
Nagi: Sorry. I was a bit surprised.
Sarasa: But Nagi, is it really such a suprise?
Nagi: This... suitor? Do I know him?

Sarasa: No, you don't know him.
Nagi: Ah... Kaku-jii secretly told me that you were traveling with a monk on the ship.
Sarasa: He's not a monk. He's just a merchant trying to open up a store.*
Nagi: Ah.
Sarasa: ...I know it's wrong.
Sarasa: I'm saying these things...even though I understand that.
Nagi: No, in fact, you don't understand. If you truly understand, you would not be apologetic.*
Nagi: It's natural for you to fall in love with a man.
Nagi: Only when you try to suppress your feelings do they become dangerous. And that's not healthy.

Nagi: The problem lies with your heart.
Nagi: You're in love.
Nagi: If your vision becomes clouded, you can lose and wreck many things.
Nagi: If you can see things clearly, you can acquire and achieve many things.
Nagi: Love can be a most worthwhile and rewarding experience.
Nagi: But suppose things turn out for the worse, and you abandon your mission.
Nagi: The name of "Tatara" will soon be forgotten. And everything would have been for naught.
Sarasa: ...Yes.
Sarasa: I'm... afraid of that.

Sarasa: Nagi, ...have you ever been in love?
Nagi: Well, all my wisdom in these matters are a result of the life I led as a playboy a long time ago.
Sarasa: Dear Shuri... Did you get home safely?
Sarasa: I don't even know if this letter will reach you.
Sarasa: I miss you.
Sarasa: And I wonder if we'll meet by chance in some hotspring again.*

Sarasa: Bumping into each other seems unlikely, doesn't it?
Sarasa: But someday, I would like to take a trip with you again...
Sarasa: Take care.
Sarasa: From Sarasa, in Seiran.

Bird: GAAAAHHH!
Asagi: Tatara's bird?
Ranmaru: It was carrying a letter, could be a secret message.
Asagi: Probably to Suzaku Village, but...

Ranmaru: Lord Asagi?
Asagi: This is...
Asagi: ...Tatara's...?
Ranmaru: Yes, I saw him with my own eyes.
Ranmaru: What...?

Asagi: Ranmaru.
Ranmaru: Yes.
Asagi: This is urgent, I need to think about this.
Asagi: The virgin sacrifice who was offered to the Blue Dragon was a 15-16 year old girl named Sarasa. She's probably with the Rebel Army now. Maybe even on this ship, so I believe.
Asagi: Suppose she's not?!
Asagi: Suppose she's not anywhere. That's...
Ranmaru: I couldn't find the girl you mentioned anywhere.
Ranmaru: People were talking about her up until the flood. She did have a boyish figure...*

Asagi: Was that girl Tatara?
Asagi: Did Tatara disguise himself as a woman?
Asagi: No, that girl is definitely a female.
Asagi: But, does that mean Tatara is a woman?!
Asagi: No wonder she didn't like me.
Asagi: She's met me before.
Asagi: But Tatara and the Red King - Shuri - were traveling together, almost as a couple...?!
Asagi: Tatara and the Red King are notorious enemies. Is it all just a facade?

Asagi: No, that can't be.
Asagi: That can't be.
Asagi: But then what? Could it be...
Asagi: That they don't know!
Asagi: They don't know about each other!

Asagi: They don't know each other's identities.
Asagi: Th...
Asagi: They only know each other as a free man and a free woman (civilians).
Asagi: Thi...thi
Asagi: Ha...
Asagi: Ha...
Asagi: This...!
Asagi: Ha.
Asagi: This is a surprising Achilles tendon.
Asagi: Ha.

Asagi: Hahaha. My eyes are watering.
Asagi: This is so funny I'm actually crying.
Asagi: Ranmaru, can you copy this handwriting?
Ranmaru: Yes, easily.
Asagi: Let the letter fly safely, straight to darling Shuri.
Tatara: Oye. Raizou sure is tough.
Tatara: Can I have some water...
Asagi: Good morning.

Tatara: What are you doing?
Asagi: Cooking. I'm preparing your breakfast.
Asagi: Don't worry, I didn't put any poison in it.
Asagi: Not that you can taste it.
Asagi: This is my special vegetable juice...
Tatara: Ha.
Tatara: If it's not poison, then it's probably some sleeping draught.
Tatara: I'd like to tell him.
Asagi: So Tatara is the type who wastes food.
Tatara: I'm just not hungry.
Tatara: If you're feeling better, I'd like you to leave the ship.

Hayato: Oh good, you stopped crying. I'll eat your cooking.
Asagi: Thanks, Hayato.
Zaki: Tatara's called a meeting?*
Cha-Cha: So early in the morning?*
Tatara: Well, I'm changing our plans.
Tatara: I want to set sail for the North, where I plan to ally with the Kazuno sect to fight the Black King.
Tatara: I may also find the owner of the Sword of Genbu.
Hayato: It's not like we have any say in the matter.*
Tatara: What was that Hayato?
Hayato: Nothing.
Tatara: Okay.
Tatara: We'll depart tomorrow morning.

Asagi: So she's planning to sail North, huh?
Asagi: Not good. I may bump into the Black King.
Ranmaru: Lord Asagi.
Asagi: Ranmaru?
Ranmaru: I carry Ume's report from the West. If you want to drive a wedge into things...
Asagi: Uh...huh...
Ranmaru: And then, just now...
Ranmaru: ...about someone living at General Khazan's house...
Tatara: Captain of the Guards.
Asagi: Tatara?

Tatara: The ship will depart tomorrow.
Tatara: Before that, I'd like you to get off.
Asagi: But I can still be helpful.
Asagi: I've just got one more piece of information to tell you.
Asagi: You know...
Asagi: Should I say it in front of everybody? "Tatara is the Red King's woman!"
Tatara: Let go! I don't want to hear what you have to say.
Asagi: In the city of Suou, do you know of a General Khazan?

Asagi: I heard that he has imprisoned Tatara's mother as his Lady.
Tatara: What...

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