* Rurouni Kenshin Manga Translation *
* Chapter hundred and forty-six: Hoji's remembrance *

(Sano, Saitou and Aoshi nears Kenshin)

Kenshin: Without a trace... a truly cremated heap...

Sano: Victory then...

Kenshin: ... Nay...

Hoji: Not defeated! Not defeated at all!! Shishio-sama can never be
defeated ~~~~!!

(he starts running)

Hoji: Wwwwwuwwww waaaaaaaa AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!

Aoshi: ... hath he gone insane... ?

(Kenshin falls to the ground, spits out a large quantity of blood)

Sano: KENSHIN!!

(a sound within. The doors of the room shut close)

Sano: (hand on the door) No!! Thou lily-livered triangle furball!! Death
befalls you if I cannot open!! If only with my Futai No Kiwamii where may
this door stand!!

*Shishio: Even if you may, after the Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki, your
attacks shall be bulldozed zero.*

Aoshi: Gosh no...

Sano: Detestable... if not for hurry... Kenshin wouldst...

Saitou: You all step down.

(he looks at Kenshin's pathetic situation and prepares a stance)

Aoshi: Gatotsu...

Sano: Wait one, your wounds do not profess seriousness but...

(the door is wrecked open)

Saitou: My match resistance differs far from yours.

Sano: (holding Kenshin) O... Kay!

(the earth shakes)

Sano: The place is going to blow up!!

Hoji: (viewing from aside) Ha - HAHA!! Die! Die all! This, that all shall
perish!! All shall be wiped out then non shall be winners!! All shall be
wiped out than Shishio-sama shall be without enemies!! Shishio-sama shall
be peerless under the skies!!!

(a rock falls, separating Saitou from the rest)

Sano: Sai... Saitou!!

(Saitou lights a cigarette and stands unmoving)

Sano: You... wish to escape again!! What is't with our rematch hey!! Reply
me Saitou!!

Saitou: I hath but not said, mine match resistance surpasses far by yours.
(he smiles) Foolish patch.

(and he disappears within the darkness of the room)

Sano: SAITOU ---------- !!

(the room disappears into flames)

Hoji: ... Wu...

Anji: You have awakened.

Hoji: Anji... you rescued me... ?

(Anji remains silent)

Hoji: Wherefore this saviour!! Wherefore not mine death with Shishio-sama!!

Soujirou: Shishio-san hath indeed went? Along with Yumi sister...

(pause)

Soujirou: ... then I shall make mine leave.

Anji: Where to now?

Soujirou: Umm... to further establish mine true matters. I am off.

Anji: (as he watches Soujirou leave) ... for the provisions of my sins, I
shall avail myself to the police. For you? If death be a choice, I shall no
longer disrupt.

Hoji: ... I shall avail myself too, but not for sins. To court, to spill
all of which happened in this match!! Then expose the stupidity flaws this
government exists along with! For Shishio-sama... Japan...

Sano: Man!! Always the death avoider fellow hath finally met up with the
death bringer!

(Aoshi is silent while Kenshin remains expressionless under his hair and
they observe the smoke on the mountains)

Sano: How... dare he...

END TRANSLATION

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