* Rurouni Kenshin Manga Translation *
* Chapter hundred and forty-one: Two heated blades *

Hoji: *Up... Up he stands... no... remain calm, merely a standing up, the
fire wounds on all parts of his body breaks it apart, all of which art
fatality movements, the difference of strengths clearly shroud, if the
Ougi, Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki canst be wielded, weirdness abounds.

(Hoji stares at Kenshin)

Hoji: *Wa... 'tis coldness! 'Tis unsettled!! 'Tis horrifying!!!

(leaves start circling in a whirlpool around the arena, drawn by a magnetic
force...)

Kenshin: Aaa.... aaaaAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

(every single leave breaks into two under Kenshin's kenqi and killing qi.
Yumi and Hoji are thrown back by his influence)

Hoji: *Never underestimatable! Never never!! Himura Battousai's abilities
surpassed my knowns, I suppose Shishio-sama shall not lose... so... !*

(Sano and Saitou wake up under Kenshin's kenqi influence)

Sano: Wh- What... I even stand up suddenly... after such long worries...

(Aoshi and Saitou watch on)

Kenshin: (charging) COMETH!!

Shishio: A very well passed kenqi... but of course, to deal with my full
powress one must once and again surpass the level of boundaries. My hot
and decaying body be more pleased more hotter!!

(Shishio blocks Kenshin's attack, they close in.)

Yumi: Ah... A a aah...

Hoji: ? What is't?

Yumi: (wristwatch shows five o'clock sixteen minutes) A big matter is
wrong! Stop! Release this duel!! Fifteen minutes... fifteen minutes hath
past! Danger prevails in continuation!!

Hoji: Par... don?

Yumi: Forgotten you? Shishio-sama's entire body of fire wounds, the sweat
glands do not profess workable for releasing heat, his flesh can but hold
on to such high degree of madness heats! The doctor prescribed a full form
for fifteen minutes! To pursue the matter, another high degree temperature
increased, it is of knowed earlier!!

Shishio: Yaaaa aa a aaaa!

(Kenshin backs off, Shishio pursues)

Yumi: Stop it! Hurry!

Hoji: That is right... of these hated reasons of strengths to establish
oneself in the organization of the Juppongatana... Shishio-sama...

(takes out his hidden gun but flings it away)

Yumi: What!?

Hoji: Believe in him, Yumi, as loyal partakers of Shishio-sama's chosen
ones to serve, and servants do as loyalists would, to entrust fully our
thoughts and beliefs in him. A machine depends on the fuel to be empowered,
and heat mainly attributes this, Shishio-sama's explosive powress do line
up fully with his bodily temperature, to be raised to such heats can
Shishio-sama truly truly become power... POWERFUL!!

Yumi: However... the restrictions mentioned of previous...

Hoji: What would be that boundary problem!! Himura could surpass it, cannot
Shishio-sama do of same?!

(Shishio grabs Kenshin's neck and lifts him up)

Shishio: Captured!! Not enough... not enough is't... more pain and
suffering to force your shouts then, more strength I use, to help you, to
see again your death now. Connected red wrists!

(Kenshin whams his sakabatou against Shishio's elbow, who fails to fully
light up his sword. He hits his own elbow. Explosion occurs)

Time to decide the better and best.

END TRANSLATION

(c) Nobuhiro Watsuki		Translation: ruroken@geocities.com