Episode 9 The Boy From The North ------------------------------------------------------------ Manta: It all started on the way back from the usual training routine...You cheated with the change from the errand and ate at a snack bar...You'll get punished by Anna-san. Yoh: It's okay.You're the one in charge of shopping so you'll be the one who'll be punished. Manta: What did you say?! Yoh: Huh? (seeing a snowman) A snowman... Manta: Yeah. Yoh: It's summer right now, right? Manta: Yeah. Yoh: Manta. Manta: Yes? Yoh: What's this? (pointing to a blue haired boy) Manta: Oh, it's a person. Yoh: I see. A person. Manta: I see...Eh?! A person?! I wonder what's wrong. Is he sick? Is he injured? Maybe we should call an ambulance? Yoh: Is he lost? What a funny hair style. Manta: Not that! You're supposed to worry when a person is down like this! The boy's stomach growling in hunger Yoh: I see...(Ed. Note: This is a wording used to describe carefulness.) Sooto, sooto (using a piece of meat as bait) The boy's mouth watering Manta: Ummmm... What are you doing. Yoh-kun? Moreover, when did you get that fishing rod? Yoh: Ah heh... The boy waking up, biting the meat like a fish biting a bait Yoh: YES! The boy falling head first on to the snowman Manta: A snowboard? (seeing a snow board beside the boy) Yoh: What a tough opponent. Manta: Ah. (falling to the ground in an anime like way) -At Yoh's Place- The boy: Ah haha...! (stomach very very bloated) I sure ate a lot! Ryu: Jesus...He really... Manta: He must've been really hungry. The boy: Yeah. I haven't eaten anything recently. Yoh: Why were you lost? The boy: That is... Yoh: That is...?? The boy farting Manta: Uh! Yoh: Poisonous gas. Ryu and Manta running to the window and opening it Ryu & Manta: Ah! (breathing the fresh air deeply) Ryu: What happened to Master Yoh? Both turning around to see Yoh laying on the floor unconscious Ryu: M...Master! Manta: He didn't run in time. The boy: Oops. Sorry...(scratching his hair) Can I use your bathroom? Manta: So...he's okay since it's his own. Ryu: Yeah. The boy using the bathroom Ryu: Master. Master. Master. Do you smell something about him? Yoh: Yeah. I saw the great spiritual realm. Uh? His fart stinks? Ryu: I'm saying he's suspicious! A traveler in this day and age. Yoh: Don't worry. He isn't a bad person. Because... The boy: Ah...! (running out of the bathroom without his pants on) Manta: Wh-What's wrong? The boy: Wh-what is that guy? Manta: Huh? A ghost floating out of the toilet: Is food ready yet? Manta: Ah hahaha...! This person is Tamegoro-san, the family head of the previous owners of this house. The boy: Huh? Manta: You can see spirits too? Yoh: See? Ryu: Oh... -.-So... The boy: So...I'm sorry for the lack of formality but...My name is Horo Horo. You really saved me. Ryu: Horo... Manta: ...Horo? Yoh: That's a funny name. If you add dots, it will be Boro Boro. (Ed. Note: The dots on some characters change the sound--"ho" with dot is "bo." Boro Boro means worn out, old and crappy, sleazy, cheap, etc.) Ryu: Nice one! Ryu and Yoh laughing out loud Manta: S-Stop it..It'll be bad if you laugh. Horo Horo: Laugh if you want to. So, who are you guys? Yoh: Sorry, sorry. I'm Yoh. Asakura Yoh. Ryu: Call me Bokutou no Ryu. (Ed. Note: Bokutou is the wooden sword he carries.) Manta: I-I'm Oyamada Manta. Horo Horo: You're...Kururu! I want to see you! (hugging Manta) Where did you go?! I was so lonely! Manta: W-What are you talking about?! -.-So... Horo Horo: Sorry. You resembled a person I know so...my habit took over. Ryu: What kind of habit? Manta: By the way, from the sound of the names of Horo Horo and Kururu, could you possibly have come from Ainu... Ryu: Speaking of which, the designs on his clothing are definitely... Horo Horo: Yeah, that's right. I am a member of the proud Ainu tribe, who live with the great Mother Nature, from the vast plain in the north. I have something I must do in Tokyo. So I journeyed by hitch-hiking. I made folkcrafts and sold them for money for, for several days. And I finally arrived in Tokyo. But... -Flashback- Horo Horo going to the washroom, leaving his stuff behind Horo Horo came back to find his stuff gone -End of Flashback- Horo Horo: So that's how it was. Manta: Your belongings were stolen from you. Horo Horo: I had heard rumors that Tokyo was a very dangerous place but...I never thought this would happen so soon. Ryu: I see... Horo Horo: I looked very hard for my things but I counldn't find them. And eventually, I became hungry and... Manta: You were down at that place. Yoh (tears streaming from his eyes): You lead a hard life too, Boro Boro... Horo Horo: Yeah, that's right...(throwing his tea cup at Yoh's head) Who's Boro Boro?! Manta: Wah, how cruel! Yoh: Alright! (surprising Horo Horo and Manta) Then you can stay in this house until you find your belongings. Horo Horo: Really? Yoh: Yeah. This place was originally a motel. There are lots of rooms so stay as long as you like. Ryu (tearfully): What a great master! Horo Horo (with watery eyes): T-Thanks! Anna: No! Ryu&Yoh&Manta: Anna! Yoh: You were b-back, Anna? Anna: We aren't that wealthy to let that stranger stay. Ryu: That's... Yoh: Boro Boro is in trouble right now. Horo Horo: It's Horo Horo. Anna: Well... If you really want to stay, you must obey my orders. Horo Horo: No problem! Anna: Then first do the dishes and clean the kitchen. Ryu: Now she's done it. Manta: We have another tenant. Anna: Tomorrow, you'll sweep the floor and others. Yoh: I'm sorry, Boro Boro. Anna: I'm going to go hard on you. Horo Horo: Okay! Yoh signing Horo Horo: Hey, your sister seems to have a strict personality. Yoh: No. Anna's... Anna: I'm not his sister, I'm his fiancee. Horo Horo turning to a stone Horo Horo: *These guys...They're about the same age as me...I still...don't even have a girlfriend! (imaging Yoh and Anna together riding on a bike, kissing) I've lost. Ryu: Forget that. Get off of the tea table already. Horo Horo: Yeah. -Next Day- Horo Horo sweeping at the front entrance Anna walking past Horo Horo Anna walking out of sight Horo Horo dropping the broom to check if Anna's gone Horo Horo rounding the corner to find Anna staring hard at him Horo Horo: Ah... Anna: A lowly freeloader shouldn't be neglecting his work! (pinching his face then throwing him at the wall) Young people these days...(walking away) showing Horo Horo's head stuck in the wall Horo Horo: W-What a violent girl. I don't ever want to have that kind of a girl for my girlfriend. Or rather... (stretching his body) I don't even have a girlfriend...I want a girlfriend...Well then. (turning a water drop into ice) Yoh: Hey! Horo Horo!(scaring the hack out of him) Horo Horo: Hey! Don't scare me! I thought she came back! Yoh: Ah hehehe. Then let us go as well. Horo Horo: Go? Yoh: To search for your belongings. Horo Horo: Um. -during the search- Yoh: Well then. Let's start from the place where you lost it. Manta: By the way, why did you come to Tokyo? To make my big dream come true! Yoh: Dream? A comedian? Horo Horo: What did you say!? Manta: Then... Horo Horo: My dream is something more tremendously big! Yoh: Big...dream... -resting on a bench- Manta: But forget that...It's really hot! Yoh: We don't have any leads, either. Horo Horo: Well, I didn't expect it to go easily. Yoh: Hey, Horo Horo. About that story earlier... Horo Horo: It's a flower (after seeing flower beside the bench). Manta: You're right. It's impressive that it grows in a place like this. Yoh: It's pretty. Horo Horo: Yeah. But...I feel sorry for it... Manta: Horo Horo... Yoh: Koro Pokkuru? Manta flipping through an encyclopedia Manta: Here it is. Spirits that were thought to be living under coltfoot in the northern lands. Yoh: Spirits... Horo Horo: They lived together with us, and we lived in harmony with nature. Ways to live in nature, laws... They taught us many things. Born with water. Cultivate with wind. Be respectful to fire, and return to the earth. Humans must live in balance with nature. That's what we were taught. But! Is this a balanced form?! This city of steel?! Because of the endless urbanization, nature is rapidly vanishing. The Koro Pokkuru are losing their habitat. It takes hundreds of years to recover the nature you destroy. I think that something has to be done about this. I know humans have their own conditions, but I can't just sit by and watch nature and the Koro Pokkuru go extinct! Manta: So you came to Tokyo to start an anti-urbanization movement? Horo Horo: My dream isn't that, nor is it to become a comedian! It's something much bigger! Yoh: I think you'd make a good comedian. Horo Horo: Shut up already! (clenching his fist,knocking Yoh on the head) Listen carefully. My dream is...to create a vast land filled with coltfoot! Yoh&Manta moving away Manta: Tiny... Horo Horo: It's not tiny! It's for nature...for the Koro Pokkuru! And yet these guys... Exactly from 120 to 130.1 minute and 40 seconds was spent to explain to these guys... Manta (sweating): Ummmm, hello? Tears streaming down Horo Horo's face Yoh: Horo Horo, what a nice guy you are...(tears also streaming) Manta falling off the bench in an anime like way Manta: But even if you come to Tokyo, there's something you won't be able to do, I think... Horo Horo (sweating): Well...Ummm...That's...I doubt you'd understand it even if I told you... -Next Day- Manta: 10 more minutes. Yoh: Um...That...long? (he's doing the "electric chair") Anna: Over here's next. Horo Horo: Yes. (carrying clean blankets or something kind of sheets) Anna: After that's done, clean the bathroom. Horo Horo: Yes(cleaning the floor). Anna: Dash! Horo Horo: Yes! Anna: Too slow. Turbo dash! Horo Horo: YES! Anna: I'm a bit thirsty. My shoulders' aching as well. Horo Horo: Yes, yes. (a very exhausted Horo Horo bring tea to Anna) Manta: Anna-san's using him a bit too much. I wonder if she hates Horo Horo. Hey Horo Horo. Want me to help you with anything? Horo Horo: I'm staying for free. This is... Anna: Yes. It's to be expected. (Horo Horo's vein poping in anger)You just need to watch Yoh so that he doesn't neglect his training. (Yoh resting) ...Right after I said it!(Punching Yoh with a Super Killer Move) I'm adding 5 more hours. (Horo Horo drinking tea)[Hidden Super Killer Move--throughs Manta at Horo Horo's head] You too! Stop making yourself at home! Manta: Why me too? Anna: Alright. Get up everyone. We have tons of things to do. Horo Horo&Yoh&Manta: Yes... -Evening- Yoh and Horo gasping for breath Yoh's legs shaking from doing "the electric chair" Anna: Geez. You guys are sure weak. Tomorrow we're going with a menu of 1.5 times today's. Manta: She's a demon. Anna: What did you say, Manta? Manta: Well...Umm...N-Nothing. Anna: Eh? Manta: Ah! -After Dinner- Horo Horo washing the dishes Ryu: Um...Maybe I should help... Anna: No. You just need to stay here. Ryu: Well, you say that but...he's been cleaning, washing clothes, shopping, massaging. It's seriously dangerous. I too think I should do something for Master Yoh... Yoh: Moreover, what's wrong, Anna? Why are you being so harsh on Horo Horo? It's not normal. Manta: Yeah. He came out to Tokyo... Anna: Don't tell me you believe all he said. Ryu: What do you mean, Madam? Anna: He's a shaman. Ryu and Manta: Eh?! Yoh eating a cookie Anna: And there are two reasons why a shaman would be in Tokyo at this time. To enter the Shaman Fight in Tokyo or perhaps...to destroy contestants. Ryu: Eh! Manta: T-That's... Then Horo Horo came to destroy Yoh-kun... Anna: Isn't it unnatural? How can a shaman be fallen near our house without any reasons? Ryu: That son of a...! (running to the kitchen) Yoh: I knew it. Manta: Yoh-kun? Yoh: That he was a shaman and that he had a secret...right, Amidamaru? Amidamaru: That is correct. Horo Horo-dono definitely is a shaman with his own main spirit. Unfortunately I couldn't confirm the main spirit's form. Yoh: But even so, he's a good guy. Manta: Yoh-kun... Anna: You sure are one unsalvageable esay going person. Ryu: M-M-Master! He's not here! Amidamaru: He's outside, Yoh-dono. Yoh: Alright! A bunch of Kyonshi surrounding Horo Horo Yoh and them arriving at the scene Manta: That's the kyonshi of the Tao Family! Anna: I knew it. Ryu: That little...So he was lying! Bokutou of Justice! (striking his bokutou at Horo Horo) A kyonshi attacking Ryu suddenly Yoh and Manta: Ryu! Horo Horo blocking the hit with his skateboard, saving Ryu's life Ryu: Y-You... Horo Horo: These guys' are my opponents. You amateurs stay back! Anna: He wasn't an enemy? Yoh. Hm. Let's go, Amidamaru! Amidamaru: Whenever you're ready! Yoh: Amidamaru! Spirit-Ball Mode! Hyoui Gattai! Manta: Horo Horo! (kyonshi heading for Horo Horo who's not paying attention) Yoh saving Horo Horo Horo Horo: You were a shaman? Yoh: What? You didn't notice? Horo Horo: Yeah, I was surprised and lost my Hyoui Gattai. Kororo, you okay? Kororo: Koro...! Horo Horo: This is my main spirit, Kororo of the Koro Pokkuru. Ryu: Super Pretty! Anna: She your relative, Manta? Manta: How rude! Yoh: She's cute. Horo Horo: Isn't she? Isn't she? Yoh: Well, she's cute but...they're coming. Horo Horo: Ah! (dodging a kyonshi) Let's go, Yoh. Yoh: Okay. Horo Horo: Hyoui Gattai! Kororo in snowboard! Yoh and Horo Horo fighting the kyonshi Anna: Guess the people from the Tao family aren't stupid. These guys are definitely stronger than the kyonshii's we've met. We will be at a disadvantage if it lasts long. Manta: No... Yoh and Horo Horo dodging attacks Horo Horo: This is too troublesome! Kororo! Eat this! Kau Kau Fri Wenfu! Anna: That's... Manta: Blocks of ice? Ryu: A-Amazing! Until now, I thought only Master Yoh was strong but...That Horo Horo guy's also fairly strong. Shamans are this strong? Really amazing. -After Defeating the Kyonshi- Horo Horo: Sorry that I got you involved. Manta: Huh? Horo Horo: They probably are the ones who stole my belongings. Yoh and Manta them all mouth open in surprise Horo Horo: You must've heard rumors about it too. Shaman Fight in Tokyo. I came here to enter but...someone stole my belongings to try to prevent me...So, I saw these guys while I was looking for any suspicious characters. And I watched those guys loitering around your house without eating and drinking for several days and eventually...I don't know who these guys are, trying to steal my belongings. I can't let my guard down. Yoh: Actually, these guys are henchmen of the Tao family who have been after me for a while. All nod in agreement Horo Horo: Eh? Manta: I don't think they have anything to do with you, Horo Horo. All nod in agreement again Horo Horo: Huh... Anna: In other words, you're the one who got involved. All nod in agreement once again Horo Horo falling to the ground Horo Horo: T-Then what happened to my belongings? -Next Day- Manta: Police?! Anna: They removed his belongings saying that they interfered with the traffic. All: Ah... Horo Horo: Well... Umm...T-Things happen. Ah haha haha...(walking away) Yoh. Yoh: Huh? Horo Horo: Let's meet again at the Shaman Fight. Yoh: Yeah. Manta: *Yes. Shaman Fight in Tokyo is right around the corner.* Ryu: Shaman, eh? -Evening- Yoh&Manta: Eh?! Horo Horo: You guys are late. Yoh, Manta and Ryu falling to the ground Anna: What are you doing here? Horo Horo: Well, I realized that I had no place to go so I thought I might as well stay here for another 2 or 3 days. Oh! The water is nice so you guys should hurry in as well. Anna performing Hidden Super Killer Move2 Manta: Again? Manta&Horo Horo: Ahhh!! ~End of Episode 9~