__Part 18__
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With a disintegrating sound, Yayoi begins to crack, break.
Yayoi: Guo! You're fools if you think you can get away with this!
Shwash!
With a strange sound, her armor starts to spew black smoke.
Jango: W- What's that?
Koukaku: It's a demon, unlike any we've ever seen.
Jango: What?!
Rinka: That armor is not of this world, Master.
Yayoi: Silence, all of you!
The power of Tobanjan tears her armor apart...
Yayoi: Gwwaaaaiii...!!
As if in response, the walls around us begin to crack and break.
Crack! Crumble!
All around us, fissures open in the supports of the room.
Koukaku: Jango, I think the demon inside her is coming out.
Rinka: A heart that called out to evil, was lost to the same evil.
Yayoi: S- Such power! I- I can't be defeated!
Kumi: Master! You're the only one who can save the real Yayoi!
Hwannng!
A strange sound eminates from her.
As I watch, her form changes, shifts, before me.
Uwaaaan!
Slowly, the demon then begin to fade, disappear.
Jango: I dispell you, in the name of the Game of the Gods!
Yayoi: Gwaaah! I'm disappearing! No!
(Bonus???)
Yayoi: Oniisan, don't look at me like that... you're scaring me...
Yayoi: I have no strength left... Help me...
Yayoi is nearly weeping.
Yayoi: Uwaaaa!!
Yayoi falls down, defeated.
(/Bonus???)
The building is shaking as if an earthquake hit.
But the demonic energy was gone. Only Yayoi's nude body is left, having turned back into its true form.
''............................................''
Without a word, I took off my coat and put it on Yayoi's body.
The unpleasant sound of collapsing materials is signaling the end of the building.
Rubble are falling from the celling periodically.
Yayoi: ''Sob...''
She is silently crying with a strickened expression on her face...
That's probably her true age...A girl of eighteen or nineteen...
''As the demon that has taken a hold of her departed, her body reverted into human form...the evil that possessed her has been expelled.''
''I can't detect any evil from her anymore.''
Yayoi: ''Sob...''
Yayoi continues to cry...
''Can you tell us what happened?''
Yayoi tries to say something, but it came out incoherent due to her sobs and tears.
''...Do you mind if I read your memory?''
Yayoi looks a little scared, but she gave a small nod.
''...Okay, I'll just touch you like this, and...''
Rinka puts her hand on Yayoi's forehead, and quietly starts to speak...
........................................................
Yayoi's father was killed by the Organization, and in order to get revenge, Yayoi joined the Organization. Everything was going well at first.
Yayoi used her exceptional intelligence and her feminine charms to get the executives interested in her, and slowly accumulate dark power in her hands.
Everything was going as planned...but, gradually, she was seduced by all the money and power that she acquired.
It completely took her over.
By the time she realized it, she couldn't bear to throw away the luxurious life that she acquired for revenge any more.
Slowly, a great evil discovered her mind, and dwelled inside her.
The evil took over her mind and body, changed her appearance to look like a demon, and gave her vast magic powers.
She gains pleasure by twisting a person around her finger.
She created her puppets, and ruled from behind the scenes.
Ten years ago, Yayoi chose Yujiro to replace the previous president of the company.
Rinka's emotionless words seems to stab deep into Yayoi's heart.
Tears are pouring out of Yayoi's eyes in buckets.
Yayoi: ''Before I knew it...I had lost myself...and became the kind of person that I hated the most...''
''............................................''
Groan!!
The building starts to shake hard now.
''Master...it's too dangerous to stay here...''
''The building can't take much more of this. It's going to collapse any minute now.''
''This is bad!''
''Master, let's hurry and escape.''
''Gau!''
I took Yayoi's hand.
''This building is going to collapse. Let's escape now.''
With a scared expression, Yayoi shook her hand free from my grasp.
Yayoi: ''I'm staying here.''
''What are you saying! This building is collapsing! You're going to die if you stay here!''
Yayoi: ''...I know...but for what I did...''
''I'm going to stay here and die with this building...it's the only thing that I can do to atone for my sins ...''
''Don't be an idiot!!''
Slap!!
Without realizing what I was doing, I'd reached out and slapped Yayoi across the face.
With one hand on her cheek, Yayoi looks at me with a surprised expression.
The Shikigami also look very surprised as well.
Yayoi: ''............................................''
''...Sorry...I didn't mean to slap you...but please listen to me.''
''I don't want to hear you talk about dying that way.''
''This is the first time that I saw my master slap a woman...''
Yayoi: ''.....I'm sorry.''
''You can't atone for your sins by dying...''
''...You'd just be running away...''
''...So if you really want to atone for your sins...please find a way to do that with life...''
Somehow, while talking, I find that I'm speaking those words to myself as well...
Yayoi: ''I am sorry...I'm so sorry...''
Still crying, Yayoi stands up.
''Jango, it's getting really dangerous now. We must hurry!''
''I will take this woman.....''
After Rinka said that, she grabbed the unconscious Yasue.
''Thanks. Let's get out of here!!''
We barely escaped from the building before it crumbled and collapsed before our eyes.
''Wow, that was close...''
''We were truly in imminent danger!! Don't you think so?''
''It's 'Thrill and Suspense'!''
''Everything returns to dust...in a flash, doesn't it?''
''Somehow...even though we still have some loose ends to wrap up...it looks like we successfully finished the job...''
''That's true. Master...you did a great job.''
''Gau.''
The next day... Tokyo, Shinjuku, 4 pm...
''I knew it...you're leaving, aren't you, Jango?''
''Yeah...we caused too much of a ruckus this time... I'm supposed to be living in secret, but now the Organization knows where to find me.''
''Yes...but I'll miss you...''
''I'll come back again when things cool down.''
''And I don't want to leave Tokyo forever...we'll meet again soon.''
''That's true.''
''If I want to see you, Jango, you won't be able to stop me anyway.''
''I can find you no matter where you are.''
''..................................................''
''Excuse me... Mr. Jango... Thank you very much for everything...''
Mika made a bow so deep that her head almost touched the ground.
''My mother is very happy as well. My parents are both very grateful to you...the depth of our gratitude can't be expressed in words.''
''Please let me thank you as well. Truly, thank you very much.''
''No...you should thank your daughter instead.''
''I just did the job that she requested.''
''That's not true...''
''We're going to leave the city and go live in my wife's hometown. We plan to start a new life there.''
''We can't take back the ten years that we lost...but we believe that we can do our best to make up for the time.''
''You can do it...good luck.''
''Thank you very much. Mr. Jango, take care......''
''By the way...how are Yasue and Yayoi doing?''
''Yasue was Yayoi's victim...she went back to her family after she got her memory back. She's probably causing a big fuss right about now.''
''And Yayoi...?''
''She was gone this morning when I woke up.''
''So she escaped?''
''Rinka and Koukaku both said that Yayoi doesn't have any evil in her anymore...so it's not a problem as far as I'm concerned.''
''............................................''
''Master!''
Rakushi is here with a smile on her face.
''A woman over there asked me to give you this letter, Master.''
''Over there...?''
''Yes. But she's not there anymore, because she went back into the crowd.''
''What was her name...?''
''Er...I forgot to ask!''
''Idiot!''
''I think I saw her somewhere before...she has light blue hair...''
''That description...is she Yayoi?''
''Yes. That's it. That's who she was.''
''You fool! Why didn't you stop her from leaving?''
''Wahhhh, I'm sorry.......''
''That letter...what does it say?''
I opened the letter that I got from Rakushi. The smell of new ink drifts up to me.
The letter ''Dear Jango and Shikigami...Please forgive me for the way I left.''
''Ever since you rescued me, I've thought about many things. The more I thought, the more despair I felt about what I had done.''
''But please don't worry that I'll take my life. As bad as I feel sometimes, I'll never choose death...''
''No matter how weak I feel...the memory of the pain on my cheek and the warmth of Jango's hand will never let me die.''
''I thank you, Mr. Jango and all your friends. You stopped me from falling into the abyss.''
''I'm filled horror every time I thought about what would have happend if the evil that I was was not stopped.''
''I need to be alone to think about many things for a great while.''
''How can I forgive myself? How can I repent for my sins?''
''It will probably take a long time to find the answer, but no matter how long it takes, I'm going to find it.''
''Some day...if I find the answer, I may be able to find myself again.''
''Only then, will I be able to see you face to face again, Mr. Jango.''
''I look forward to that day...but for now, I apologize for only leaving you this letter. Sincerely, Yayoi''
''............................................''
''Do you think she'll be okay?''
''I'm sure she'll be fine.''
''And some day...she'll come back to see us again.''
''My master...so many things happened to us...and as I thought, humans are beautiful and complex and wonderful.''
''You're very weak, but you're filled with exceptional recuperative powers and unmatched vitality...I love my Master and humans very much! I can say that with confidence!''
''Kumi, you're so naive...you're going to get hurt someday if you keep saying stuff like that.''
''Still...for now, anyway...I feel that I can believe in you words...''
''To believe in good things and laugh away bad things is the secret to enjoy fortune-telling.''
''Nobody here is talking about fortune-telling.''
''Really? I thought the secret to a happy life is the exact same thing.''
''...So you're going to have a happy life?''
''Oh! I knew you'd understand!''
''Shut up!''
''...Master...you have a great power hidden within you...''
''I would like to stay with you and see how your future turns out...''
''Great power...is it strong enough to topple the Organization?''
''Hmmm...if you can harness that power properly...I believe so...''
''Haha, thank you. I'm glad to hear that.''
''............................................''
''Rowl!''
''It's getting dark...we should be going.''
''Jango...since we're going to meet again, we should not say 'Good Bye'.''
''Yes...you're right.''
''Yep!''
Taeko smile and made a peace sign at me.
''Jango! Take care! Good Luck!''
''You too!''
I made a peace sign at Taeko as well...
Titles
Scenario
Nao Mifune
Original Sketch
Mercy Rabbit
Taira Takeshi
Yugetu Kanahi
Hirai Mako
Script
Arashimoto Ichiro
Taira Takeshi
Technical Direction
Nashino
Music
Arashimoto Ichiro
Hi [Star]
Graphics
Cat in the Box
Kimoto Rai
Shishimaru
Translators
Katsuhiro Ishii
Shadeless
Bogni Roberto
Editing
English Version
Shen
Totoro Hunter Leto II
Planning and Execution
Four Nine
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