Houshin Engi
by Fujisaki Ryuu, adapted from the novel by Ano Tsutomu
published by JUMP Comics; Shueisha, Inc. 
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74.  The Family Matters of So Go and Son
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[085]

74. The Family Matters of So Go and Son 


[086]
KouTenka: You're pretty brave to dare pick a fight with us!!

KouTenka: You're the only one left... 
If you know what's good for you, you better surrender right 
now!

[087]
KouHiko: ...wait a minute, Tenka!

KouHiko: I'd like to know why Count So Go wanted to attack us.
Why don't we pretend to be captured by them!?

KouTenka: ...you could've said so earlier... 
After we've wiped them out, THEN pretend to get captured?

KouHiko: Oh, it's all right!!
KouTenka: Let's go, Crow Army!!

Crow: *squak* 
*squak~~!!*  (oh well)

[088]
KouTenka: Argh~~!!
KouHiko: We've been beaten!!

[089]
Crow: *squak*!

Crow: ?  
?

KouTenka: Aiyah~~

Crow: *squak*!

Crow: *squak*!  *squak*!  
(VICTORY)
KouHiko: I'm getting more and more like Taikoubou... (how 
pathetic)

[090]
- Zhou Army Barracks -

Youzen: Success!

Youzen: Taikoubou-shishu, the medicine is ready... 
This should be able to cure the illness temporarily.

Youzen: For a more effective cure, we'll have to ask Unchuushi 
to make it later!
Taikoubou: In...injection...

[091]
Taikoubou: All right, Youzen!  Inject Nataku first!!
Youzen: Nataku?

Taikoubou: We only have a little bit of the medicine right?  
So cure Nataku first and he can deal with Ryo Gaku!

Youzen: ...that's a good point.

Nataku: I only need a little.
Youzen: Ah!  He's still conscious!

Nataku: This little one is going to die soon.
Even if my body is dead, my core will still live.

[092]
Taikoubou: Nataku...!

Nataku: Hurry up about it!
Youzen: Right!

Youzen: ---you'll feel numb for a while... 
You'll be able to move again by tomorrow morning.

Youzen: By then, we will have to cure all the rest of the 
people!

[093]
- Yin Army Barracks -

Voice: Buseiou!?

KouHiko: Ohh, Teirin!!

KouHiko: We were captured by the Crow Army.
If you've come to attack the negotiators, that's against the 
rules of battles, right?

[094]
Teirin: Buseiou...

KouHiko: !!

Teirin: I'm very sorry, Buseiou... 
Please help my master, So Go...!!

It happened yesterday...

Teirin:  Count So Go, we're about to arrive at the Zhou Army 
borders...
SoGo: Really!

[095]
SoGo: It's become so hard for me to live in Yin because of my 
daughter Dakki... 
I think I'll have no choice but to betray Yin!!

SoZenbun: Father...isn't this exactly what you want?
(Dakki's older brother, So Zenbun.)
SoGo: Yes!  I'll finally have the chance to punish this wilful 
daughter of mine!!

At this time, 
They appeared...

SoGo: Who are you!?
RyoGaku: Gehehehe...

[096]
RyoGaku: You are So Go, correct?  
As the father of the empress, Dakki, how could you betray 
Yin!!

RyoGaku: Have a taste of my killer virus!!
SoGo & SoZenbun: Aiyah!!

And so Count So Go and Zenbun-sama were infected with an 
unknown virus...

And Ryo Gaku also told us...
RyoGaku: If you want me to save these men, go and attack 
Taikoubou--!!

KouHiko: I see...

[097]
KouHiko: Then we'll just have to kill Ryo Gaku first and get 
the antidote from him.
KouTenka: Yeah!  Just leave that to us!!

RyoGaku: Who were you going to kill?

RyoGaku: With such skills that you pair of father-and-son 
traitors have, you want to kill me?

KouTenka: You are Ryo Gaku?

[098]
KouTenka: Hand over the antidote!!  
Otherwise, I'm gonna cut you up!!

RyoGaku: All right, all right... 
But,

RyoGaku: We'll take your two lives in exchange!

KouHiko & KouTenka: What~~~!?

KouTenka: We'll just have to kill you for the antidote!!
RyoGaku: But, the antidote is not on me!

RyoGaku: I've hidden the antidote under a boulder nearby.
If you kill me, you will never know where the antidote is!

[099]
KouHiko: Damn them...

RyoGaku: All right~  I'll tell you guys one more piece of 
news~
KouTenka: What?

RyoGaku: Taikoubou and the rest are all finished~!!
KouHiko & KouTenka: !!

[100]
RyoGaku: It should be about time now!!
It's time for them to go to hell!!

RyoGaku: Go to hell... go...

RyoGaku: eh...?

KouHiko & KouTenka: !!

[101]
KouTenka: Paopei Human!!

RyoGaku: Haa~~~ 
How can you be alright!?

RyoGaku: Oh damn...!!  \
That woman's stone was stained with my blood...!!

[102]
RyoGaku: ...really!!  
But I heard that you're only good at distance attacks, right!?

RyoGaku: But I can hit you with a stronger paopei!!
Can you really do it from so close?

RyoGaku: Er...

[103]
RyoGaku: .....
You can handle close-quarters combat, too?

Nataku: (Heh.)



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