Manga Volume 8 - Azure Chapter 9 Translation

Sakaki: "With a red flag."
Sakaki: "And a body on fire."
Sakaki: "I charge up the hills of Adashino."*
Sakaki: That was General Khazan's death poem.

Sakaki: He'll go on to serve the Red King,
Sakaki: ...even in the afterlife...
Shuri: He's dead.
Shuri: How can the dead serve me?
Sakaki: Uh...
Shuri: YOU FOOL!!
Shuri: He's dead!
Shuri: How can he serve me?!!

Shuri: He didn't understand,
Shuri: ...he didn't understand my intentions at all.
Ashou: Now what do you mean...?
Ashou: We got the General, isn't that what Your Highness wanted?
Shuri: Shut up!!
Ashou: Ah.

Ashou: Ou-ou-ouch!
Advisor 1: Lord Ashou.
Advisor 2: Lord Ashou.
Advisor 1: How tyrannical.
Advisor 2: I wish he'd stop being so hard on us.
Advisor 1: Frankly, I didn't agree with this whole engagement.
Advisor 2: Burning as holy a place as Kumano,
Advisor 2: ...especially when the Emperor is present.
Sakaki: The Red King has his reasons.
Sakaki: It's our duty to follow him in good faith.
Advisor 1: Well well well. If it isn't Sakaki. Who are you to chastise us?
Advisor 2: You'd do anything to please the King.
Sakaki: Sire, you've done something...that can't be undone.

Sakaki: You've lost,
Sakaki: ...the most powerful, the most reliable, the most loyal man you had.
Ashou: Humph.
Ashou: That pesky general is finally out of the way.
Ashou: From now on, it'll be Ashou's time.

Shuri: Sakaki.
Sakaki: Yes Sir.
Shuri: Do not stop the attack.
Shuri: Tatara is our target now.
Voices: Escape!
Voices: Take refuge at the Shrine!
Chigusa: General Khazan.
Chigusa: To be sure, you were my son's enemy.

Chigusa: But, the person you fought against was actually my daughter.
Kakujii: Chigusa?!
Chigusa: Kakujii?!
Kakujii: Thank God! Are you alright?
Kakujii: Hang on, I'll be right there.
Kakujii: That's...
Kakujii: ...General Khazan...
Chigusa: Are you and Nagi,
Chigusa: ...taking care of that child?

Kakujii: Yes!
Kakujii: Since starting out alone in the beginning,
Kakujii: ...she has been blessed with many friends.
Kakujii: She truly is the Child of Fate (Savior), Chigusa!
Chigusa: That child is still growing.
Chigusa: I would only hinder such growth.
Kakujii: ...Chigusa?!

Chigusa: Please continue to take care of her,
Chigusa: ...for me.
Kakujii: Chigusa?!
Kakujii: Let's go back together.
Chigusa: I...
Chigusa: ...can't face her right now.
Kakujii: I don't know what you mean.
Kakujii: Come see her for just a little bit.
Chigusa: If I see her, I'll want to hold her in my arms.
Chigusa: And she may abandon her responsibilities.
Chigusa: I don't want to become a foolish mother.

Chigusa: Please tell her this.
Chigusa: Tell her that...
Chigusa: ...her mother doesn't want her to lose, that she must be strong.
Chigusa: You'll be there to watch over her.
Chigusa: Surely, someday, she'll be able to create a world where a parent and child can live in peace, together.

Chigusa: Sarasa. Sarasa.
Chigusa: I never told you.
Chigusa: That morning, when you were born, Nagi prophecised you to be the Child of Fate (Savior).
Chigusa: We all swore to protect you.
Chigusa: You may think that your father treated you cruelly.
Chigusa: But he was simply doing his best to protect you.

Chigusa: Your father loved you dearly.
Chigusa: So did your brother and I. We all love you.

Tatara: So my mother...
Kakujii: ... I'm sorry.
Kakujii: I couldn't dissuade her.
Tatara: She also witnessed General Khazan's demise...?
Kakujii: Ah...so it seems.
Tatara: I see.
Tatara: Thank you, Kakujii.
Tatara: It must have been hard for you...

Hayato: But... Tatara, you sure your mother's going to be okay?
Tatara: As long as she's not being held captive, I'm not worried.
Tatara: Finally, I can put these matters behind me.
Tatara: Hijiri,
Tatara: How many men does the Red Army have?
Hijiri: Ah? Um..mm..about 2000-3000.
Tatara: Kakujii, tell all of our able men to help extinguish the fires and evacuate the villagers.
Tatara: Don't mess with the Red Army, or else more war fires will spread.

Kakujii: Oye, that was tough.
Kakujii: If she had started crying, I wouldn't know what to do.*
Nagi: She's blaming herself.
Nagi: People got hurt, because she allowed personal concerns to overshadow her responsibilities. She blames herself for that.
Asagi: Tatara, want to lie down for a bit?
Asagi: Here's some water?
Asagi: Khazan's dead.
Asagi: Just as I planned.

Asagi: Looks like the Red King has one of his wings clipped.
Asagi: No, more like both of his wings are clipped.
Asagi: The surprise...came from Tatara.
Asagi: If she hadn't charged in like that,
Asagi: ...those two would most certainly have died.
Asagi: She gave me quite a good scare.
Asagi: I'm impressed, Tatara.
Asagi: How silly...

Tengu member: Hijiri, the attack is approaching.
Tengu member: The fire will be here soon.
Hijiri: Even if you say so,
Hijiri: ...there's nothing I can do. How can we evacuate all the injured?
Hijiri: Oh.
Tengu member: What should we do, Hijiri?!
Hijiri: Nachi.
Hijiri: What are you doing over there?!

Hijiri: What is it? Stop acting so strange.
Hijiri: I need all the help I can get, and here you are, goofing off!
Nachi: ...
Hijiri: What?
Hijiri: Are you hurt?
Nachi: No.
Nachi: I...
Nachi: ...I can spear fish and hunt whales.
Nachi: But this is the first time,
Nachi: ...I've slaughtered men.
Hijiri: I see. That's only natural.
Nachi: Natural?!

Hijiri: In the past,
Hijiri: ...you didn't need to kill.
Hijiri: We were fortunate enough to have lived in peace.
Hijiri: But,
Hijiri: ...those times are changing.*
Hijiri: Nachi, let's go.
Nachi: Where?
Hijiri: The Shrine!
Tatara: Hijiri & Nachi went to the Shrine?!

Tatara: I'm going too!
Tatara: I have to talk to the Head Priest...
Asagi: Tatara...
Asagi: She's hot...
Tatara: I'm alright.
Tatara: Just take me there.
Asagi: Really, she just has to in the middle of the action.*
Asagi: You know, you shouldn't even go out in your condition.
Asagi: I don't approve of this...

Asagi: A child can grow up, even without a mother.
Asagi: What am I saying?
Tatara: Asagi, where's your mother...?
Asagi: Long dead.
Tatara: Nobody,
Tatara: ...has any relatives anymore.

Tatara: In the past, people were able to live to old age.
Tatara: If only it's still like that now?
Tatara: Wouldn't it be great,
Tatara: ...if it's still like that now?
White King: I hope the mummy-hunter,
White King: ...doesn't become a mummy himself, Asagi.
Asagi: Humph.
Asagi: This is the girl Shuri likes.
Asagi: The girl that Shuri likes.

Nachi: Dad!
Nachi: Where are you?!
Head Priest (aka Nachi's Father): Not those two devils.
Hijiri's Father: Long time no see, Hijiri.
Hijiri: Father...
Hijiri: You're here too?

Hijiri: Listen, we need to talk.
Hijiri: Why haven't you sent out the Shrine's army (monk warriors)?
Hijiri: Are you going to let the Red King do as he please?!
Head Priest: The Red King was just here, he already tipped us off in person.
Hijiri's Father: He's just dealing with some private affairs.
Nachi: That's only an excuse!
Nachi: His real purpose is to burn down Kumano!
Hijiri's Father: The Emperor didn't say anything about this.
Nachi: Don't tell me you guys are scared of the Red Army!
Head Priest: Nachi, stop spouting nonsense!
Hijiri: ...Father.
Hijiri: This is my once-in-a-lifetime wish. I beg you.

Hijiri: Please send out the warriors.
Nachi: Hijiri?!
Hijiri's Father: Oh.
Hijiri's Father: What's going on? What could be so important that you have to bow to me for?
Hijiri's Father: You didn't listen to your mother and I. You were stubbon and wanted to live on your own. You said it was the best thing for yourself: to leave home and live your own life!
Hijiri: I didn't come to talk about that.*
Hijiri: If I bow down to you, would you give your consent?
Hijiri's Father: Oh.
Hijiri's Father: Didn't you once say that you would never ever rely upon me?*
Hijiri: I used to think that,
Hijiri: ...because I was stubborn and proud.*
Hijiri: I know now that I was wrong.

Hijiri: I said those things, because I wanted to save face,
Hijiri: ...because I wanted to get stronger.
Shrine servant: Head Priest, someone called Tatara wants to see you.
Shrine servant: I told him that you're in the middle of a meeting, but...
Hijiri & Nachi: Tatara!

Nachi's Father: Tatara...?
Hijiri's Father: Who...?
Tatara: I know this is all my fault.
Tatara: But I have to make one last request.
Tatara: We must stop the attack, or else Kumano will be ruined. Me and my men will go back down the mountain and return to our ship.
Tatara: Tell the Red King that you have driven out Tatara.

Tatara: But, I have some wounded comrades,
Tatara: ...who are too weak to leave with us.
Tatara: So,
Tatara: ...I need to find a shelter where they can recouperate.
Tatara: If it's not too much trouble,
Tatara: ...would you please take them in here?
Tatara: I beg you.
Nachi: Tatara.
Nachi: You're hurt yourself. Go get some rest!
Hijiri's Father: Hijiri.
Hijiri's Father: Did you bow your head,
Hijiri's Father: ...for this?

Hijiri's Father: Hijiri.
Nachi: Dad! Hijiri's already bowing his head.
Nachi: Do you want me to sever our relations too?!
Hijiri: Dumbass.
Nachi's Father: Nachi, stop threatening your own father.
Nachi: How can you say that? Don't you understand?
Nachi: They're going to burn this place!
Nachi: They're going to burn down Kumano!

Head Priest: The answer is no.
Head Priest: Our warriors can't be turned onto the Royal Family.
Nachi: Dad!
Head Priest: But if the Red King goes so far as to attack this Shrine...I will have to make an exception.

Nachi & Hijiri: Got it!
Hijiri: Thank you Father.*
Hijiri: Let's go Nachi.
Nachi: Alright!
Nachi's Father: They sure are energetic.
Hijiri's Father: Reminds me of us in the good old days.

Nachi: Hijiri, that was awesome. Let's burn it.
Hijiri: Burn, burn.
Nachi: Bow, bow.
Hijiri: Light it.
Nachi & Hijiri: Ready.
Hijiri: Fire!
Nachi: Alright!

Voices: What was that?!
Voices: Fire arrows!
Voices: Hurry and put the fire out!
Man: Head Priest!
Man: It's the Red King!
Man: His attack has finally reached the Shrine!
Head Priest: ...Really? We can't have that.
Hijiri's Father: One must protect oneself...isn't that right?
Hijiri's Father: Let's show them,
Hijiri's Father: ...the force of Kumano.

Nachi: Did we have this many warriors on reserve?
Hijiri: Tatara, my father is the head of the Negoro Clan in Saika.
Hijiri: They're similar to the legendary Yakuza. (The Yakuza is the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia.)
Hijiri: That's the sound,
Hijiri: ...of the warriors surrounding the mountain on 3 sides.

Voices: Protect Kumano!
Voices: Kick the Red King back to the desert!
Red Soldier: It's over!
Red Soldier: Secure retreat!
Sakaki: So this is Kumano's mighty force.
Sakaki: It truly is the place of God.
Shuri: That's why I can't leave it alone.
Shuri: I'll burn it down, someday.

Asagi: It must be so tiring to retreat in the rain.
Shuri: ...I'll be damned.
Shuri: Shouldn't you... be with Tatara?
Asagi: I just have a little something,
Asagi: ...I wanted to tell you, my cute lil' brother.

Asagi: I've been thinking,
Asagi: ...that it might be fun,
Asagi: ...for me to take away your most precious possession.
Shuri: Oh?
Shuri: And what is my most precious possession?
Shuri: Pray tell.
Asagi: A cute little girl.
Asagi: She will be mine.

Asagi: She's just a country girl.
Asagi: She's not even my type.
Asagi: But even though she's not my type...
Asagi: It'll be great.
Shuri: Wait.
Shuri: Asagi.
Shuri: Sarasa.

Man: Hi.
Man: Found ya.
Ageha: Taro.
Ageha: I knew you'd show up sooner or later.

Woman: Hey, Madame, who's that talking to Ageha over there?
Madame Butterfly: That would be Ageha's friend, from one of Kyoto's publications.
Woman: Eh? A journalist!
Taro: The times, they are a'changing,
Taro: ...faster than I expected.
Taro: In Kumano,
Taro: ...the Emperor didn't even dare lay a finger on the Red King.
Taro: I never thought,
Taro: ...the Royal Family's weakness would be exposed in such a fashion.
Taro: Nobody has yet to realize,
Taro: ...that a centralized imperial monarchy is a thing of the past.

Taro: We're entering the Age of Civil Wars:
Taro: In the Northeast, the Kazuno sect - wielding the Sword of Genbu - has exhausted the Black King with many years of uprisings;
Taro: Kanto - following Raizou of Seiryu's coup d'etat - has become a provisional independent country;

Taro: Due to recent events, even Kumano is distancing from the Royal Family and flexing its independence;
Taro: The Red King has been an unpredictable and uncontrollable force from the very beginning;
Taro: And Tatara's force continues to grow in Suzaku of Sakura Island.

Taro: Eventually, there'll be a huge power struggle,
Taro: ...between Tatara and the Red King.
Taro: Tatara's actions will decide,
Taro: ...the course of the future.
Taro: The one who holds the key is you, Ageha.
Ageha: I think it's you.
Taro: No, I've been an observer my whole life. All I want is to record the war for posterity sake.
Taro: But you're different.
Taro: When will you step onto the stage?

Ageha: Well.
Ageha: For the time being, I'm thinking of visiting Tatara in Kumano.
Taro: What for?
Taro: Listen, you should go to the City of Suou.
Ageha: The Red King's city?
Taro: I sense a strong smell of smoke coming from it.
Taro: If worst comes to worst, even the Red King may get burned.
Taro: Very soon,
Taro: ...something's going to happen in the West.
Taro: Ah. Another thing, I want to interview Tatara. See if you can arrange something.* Ciao.
Ageha: The desert of Suou, huh?
Ageha: My skin'll get all chapped again.

Shuri: Sakaki, I need you to find someone.
Sakaki: Eh?
Shuri: A 15-year-old girl named Sarasa.
Shuri: I think...she should still be in Seiran.
Sakaki: What's her last name? What does she...?
Shuri: I've told you all I know!
Shuri: Sarasa... Sarasa.
Shuri: Don't get caught.
Shuri: Don't get caught by that guy...!

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