Main Story/Chapter Five

How shall we deal with Pazuzu's miasma?

パズズの瘴気をどうしますかねぇ。

I reckon the fastest way would be to clobber him real good, back of the head.

手っ取り早いのは、後頭部をしばくことやろうな。

That'd be the fastest way to knock him out cold.

それは気を失わせる方法ですねぇ。

Fast response! Just what I'd expect from Gacchan!

鋭いツッコミ。さすがやで、月ちゃん！

Sigh... My lord Yakushi, any ideas?

はぁ……。薬師の旦那。なにか妙案でも？

I do... for what they're worth.. it's just...

あるにはある……。ただ……。

Yes?

気になる点がおありで？

It would need... raw materials from hell...

魔界の材料が……必要……

Those sound like they would be difficult to procure.

それは調達するのに難儀しそうですねぇ。

*The earth trembles.*

ガサゴンーー

Who's there? Show yourself!

誰や？正体を現せ！

Gave us the slip, did he? What a wuss.

って、逃げたか。へたれやな。

They've dropped something by the wayside, right there.

道端になにか落ちているようですねぇ。

They've dropped it alright! Hrghrghrgh - I feel something - I think we're in for a really lucky find! Commencing a check of the contents!

落し物やな。ムムムッ、中からただならぬ気配を感じるで一！ 中身チェーック！

That's...?!

それは……！？

I wonder if Zoujouten will make it to Bonnouji in one piece...

増長天は煩悩寺に着くかなぁ……。

Believe in him.

増長天を信じろ。

Did your clairvoyant eyes catch anything?

千里眼になにか映ったか？

Thanks to him closing the distance between us, yes. Zoujouten is heading back to us.

距離が近づいてきてようやく視えた。増長天がこちらに引き返してくる。

He's heading *back*? What the heck is he thinking...?!

なにやってんだ、増長天は！

Let me finish... it appears he has joined forces with Lord Jizou. Taishakuten appears to be among their numbers as well...

早合点するな…… 。増長天は地蔵様と合流したようだ。帝釈天も同行している……。

Taishakuten? What's *he* doing with them?

帝釈天？どうしてこっちにいるんだ？

My eyes can't see into the depths of hearts or the intentions of souls...

俺の千里眼は心中までは覗けない……。

Huh?!

！？

What is it, Koumokuten?

どうした、広目天？

Someone has snuck into the fort...

何者かが砦に忍び込んだ……。

This presence...? Show yourself! Ashura!

この気配……！? 姿を現わせ！阿修羅！

The vices outside are your escorts?

外の煩悩どもはお前の手引きか。

Don't get me wrong here. I need you guys' to lend a hand so I can get rid of them.

勘違いするな。外の煩悩どもを倒すのに、お前たちの力を貸せ。

If you think we're stupid enough to trust you just because we're down on our luck, you're sorely mistaken.

この状況でお前を信用するほど、俺たちは愚かではない。

You can't take on all those vices outside with just these numbers. You're just asking for an early death at that point.

貴様らだけでは外の煩悩どもに太刀打ちできない。無駄死にするだけだ。

Buzz off.

失せろ。

Oh, you hardheaded little...

……このわからず屋が。

You wanna go, buddy? If you do, I'll take you on!

やる気か？ だったらオイラが相手になってやるぞ。

...

……。

W-what was that awful trembling?!

なんだ！？

Damn it. It's begun...

ちっ、始まったか……。

Vices have breached the fort...

砦の内部に煩悩が出現した……。

Wh- so you *were* with them all along!

！？ 阿修羅、やはりお前が！

Vices inside the fort?!

砦の中で煩悩が暴れてるだと！?

Iblis!!! This is your bullshit!

イブリーーーース！ 余計なことをしやがって！

Get the Ancient Vice inside that fort right now! We're massacring these buddhas!

すぐに古の煩悩を霊山の砦に突っ込ませるぞ！仏どもを皆殺しだッ！

Hold up... that black cloud over there wouldn't happen to be...

おいおい……。この先にいるゴチャゴチャした塊って……。

It's a swarm of vices!

ぜーんぶ煩悩だな！

This isn't good! We'll never join up with Tamonten and the others if we run into *that*...

やばいっしょ！これじゃ多聞天たちと合流できねーって！

I will open us a path!

進むべき道は俺が切り開く！

Oooh, Taishakuten's on fire! Well, don't mind if I get in on that myself then!

おっ、帝釈天が燃えてる！じゃ、オレも張り切っていくぜ！

Shit!

くっ……。

Zoujouten! Are you alright?

大丈夫か！増長天！

Sorry, I slipped up!

悪い、しくった！

Don't worry about it. Here comes the next vice!

気にするな。次、来るぞ！

Man, you guys are way too good at this! Like, the sense of trusting your backs to each other and all!

なんかいいよなお前ら。互いのことを信頼し合ってるっていうかさ。

Huh? But you're the exact same when you're with Daini-

なんだ？お前だって、大日と一緒にいる時はーー

Dainichi's always up to some nonsense or the other. I might be Dainichi's incarnation, but I sure as hell ain't his yes-man.

大日のやつ、いっつも滅茶苦茶なことばっかするし。オレは大日の化身であって、子分じゃねーんだからな。

Ah. Right. Yes, yes, whatever you say...

あ一、はいはい。そうだったな。

Jikokuten. Drive out the vices that have slipped into the fort.

持国天。入ってきた煩悩を、砦から追い払え。

On it!

わかった！

What of Ashura?

阿修羅は？

He's already left the fort. I can't place his exact current location, there's so much else going on around us...

すでにこの砦から去った。周囲の状況が混雑しすぎて、行方を把握することはできない。

Tsk...

ちっ……。

Pazuzu's on the move... if I use this chaos to my advantage, I can...

パズズが動き出した……。この混乱を利用すれば……。

Are you guys seeing this?! That horde of vices is headed right at us!

おい見ろよ！煩悩の大群がこっちに向かって来てるぞ！

It's the ones that were attacking the fort! Fudou and I'll take them on.

霊山を襲っていた連中だな！こいつらは俺と不動で相手する。

Taishakuten, you focus on meeting up with Tamonten and the others!

帝釈天は多聞天たちとの合流を 優先しろ！

Understood! Zoujouten, with me!

御意！ 続けッ、増長天。

Right behind you!

了解っ！

Tamonten, are you unhurt?

多聞天、無事か？

Still in one piece.

あぁ……。

The vices circling the mountain are closing the distance swiftly. I will have you fight with us.

霊山外の煩悩たちが迫って来てる。一緒に戦ってもらうぞ。

Vices have breached the fort...

……！？これは……。

Koumokuten, what have you seen?

広目天、なにが見えた？

Fudou has encountered a devil.

不動が怪しげな悪魔と会敵。

Let us make haste!

急ぐぞ！

You don't fight fair, bastard! What's with that weird technique-

くっそ一！妙な術を使いやがって……。

Hyahahahah! I ain't missing a second time! Get a good whiff of my miasma!

ヒャーッハッハッハッ！今度は外さねぇ！俺様の瘴気を喰らいやがれ！

Damn it... we've got an uninvited guest.

ちっ……邪魔が入ったか。

About time you showed up, Jizou...

助かったぜ、地蔵……。

Fudou! Talk to me! Fudou!

おい、しっかりしろ！不動！

One almost down for the count, huh? Hyahah!

早々に一人脱落ってか！ ヒャハッ！

Don't you worry. You'll be joining him soon enough.

安心しろ、テメェもすぐに脱落させてやる。

Fudou... has been defeated?!

不動がやられた……！？

What?!

なにっ！？

Lord Jizou is now fighting off Pazuzu while shielding Fudou from further harm...

今は地蔵様が不動をかばいながら戦っている……。

Koumokuten! Where are they right now?

広目天!地蔵様の位置は?

I can't see as far as the precise location... There are too many vices obstructing my... ouch!

細かい位置までは見通せない。煩悩の数が多すぎる……。ウッ……。

Koumokuten!

広目天!

He's overused his clairvoyance. You need to let him rest for a while.

千里眼を酷使したせいだろう。広目天は休ませておく必要がある。

Sorry...

すまない……。

Then we'll just have to find Lord Jizou the conventional way!

ならば自力で地蔵様をを見つけ出す！

Vices incoming from straight ahead!

正面から煩悩群！

Leave 'em to me!

オイラに任せろ！

There! With Lord Jizou-

あそこに地蔵様と！

Are you unhurt?!

無事か！?

That demon must be the one called Pazuzu...

あの悪魔がパズズか……。

Back Lord Jizou up, everyone!

地蔵様を援護するッ！

Ooh, you look like you'll pack a better punch than that pipsqueak over there, big guy.

そのチビよりはやるじゃねぇか。

Pipsqueak...?

チビだと……？

Stay back, Fudou.

下がってろ、不動。

You don't have a rat's chance in hell of winning if all you do is defend. You do know that, right?

だがな、守ってばかりじゃ一生俺様には勝てねぇぜ！

Darn it...

ちっ……。

Unless we do something about that wind of plague he wields, we're sitting ducks against this guy...

パズズがまとっている熱病の風をなんとかしないことには手出しできねぇな。

Lord Jizou!

地蔵様！

Good to see you still kicking, Fudou.

不動も無事でなにより。

I just got a little winded with his miasma. I can still fight.

軽く瘴気にやられただけだ。まだ戦える。

Don't act like it didn't pack a punch.

見栄を張るなって。

We'll take things from here. Please entrust this to us.

ここは自分たちが引き受けます。後退してください。

Taishakuten, wait!

待て、帝釈天！

There's more of you guys? Jeez, I'm starting to get real sick of all this...

なんだ、また別の仏か……。さすがにうんざりしてきたぞ……。

Tamonten, with me!

多聞天、行くぞ！

Right behind you!

おう！

Huh?! I'm being pushed away by the wind?

!？風に弾かれる？

Get back, Taishakuten! As long as he's protected by that wind, we can't lay a finger on him!

帝釈天、下がれ！奴が風を纏っている限り、法力は通じない！

Hyahahahah! I am the demonic master of wind! None of you can even approach me!

ヒャーッハッハッハッ！俺様は風の魔王！頭が高いぞ！

What's that tremor?!

ウグッ！?

Tamonten!

多聞天！

You aren't half bad, managing to hold out while staying on the defensive. I'll have to remember your face.

へぇ、身を挺して守られるなんて、人望あるんだな。お前のこと、覚えといてやろう。

That won't be necessary. You'll taste defeat right here, right now.

その必要はない。お前はここで倒れるのだからな。

Dead wrong! Don't you dare talk down to me! I'll cram my miasma down your throat!

カッチーン！ 舐めた口きいてんじゃねぇよ！ テメェにも瘴気をくれてやる！

My miasma's dissolved? Why?! *Why?!*

瘴気が消された！? なんでだ！？どうしてだ！?

No - not the antidote from hell?!

まさか！？魔界の薬！？

That's the end of your ride on that high horse of yours!

調子に乗るのも、そこまでやで！

My lord, it seems like the medicine is just as effective as we hoped for.

薬師の旦那。薬は効果ありのようですねぇ。

Yup... it cancelled out his miasma... completely...

うん。パズズの瘴気は…… 打ち消された……。

Where the fuck did you get that?!

テメェ、その薬をどこで！

By chance...

拾った……。

By fucking chance? There's no way, shithead!

拾った！？んなわけねーだろ！くそったれが！

Lord Yakushi Nyorai.

薬師如来様。

Sorry I'm... late... Taishakuten, help us... defeat Pazuzu.

遅れて……ごめん……。帝釈天、パズズを倒すの……手伝って。

Understood!

承知！

His winds have died down quite a bit...

風の力が弱まってきましたねぇ……。

Taishakuten, command us!

帝釈天、指示を！

We'll decide this in one fell swoop!

一気に攻める！

Zoujouten, Jikokuten! I need you guys to fill in for Tamonten and Koumokuten's parts!

増長天、持国天！多聞天、広目天の分も頼んだぞ！

Got you covered!

おう！任せろ！

I'll chip in as well.

俺も手伝わせてもらうぜ。

Even without my miasma, I still have my searing winds! Don't you dare take me lightly!

瘴気がなくても熱風の力がある！俺様を見くびるな！

Damn it all... I guess my power hadn't matured yet...

くそっ……まだ力が完全じゃなかったか……。

Gottem!

やったっしょ！

Don't let your guard down! Jikokuten, the final strike-

まだ油断するな！持国天、トドメをーー

Ah...

あ……。

Yakushi? What's the matter?!

どうした！？薬師！

The antidote... we've used up all of it...

瘴気を打ち消す薬が……切れちゃった……。

Lord Yakushi! I can't even think of anything witty to say to that!

薬師様！こんなところでボクはいりませんって！

Whoa!

うわっ！

Pazuzu's making a run for it!

パズズが逃げたぞ！

Don't let him escape!

逃がすな！

It's not right... to pursue a fleeing enemy... too far...

深追しは……禁物、だよ……。

Damn it...! Remember this... you holy bastards...! Next time I see you, you're... dead meat...!

はぁ……はぁ……。仏どもめ、覚えてろ……。次会った時は八つ裂きに……してやる……。

There won't be a next time.

次はない。

Who-?!

！？

I'll end you right here.

俺が貴様を倒す。

Hold it! Let's just back off, yeah, back off!?

待て、阿修羅！ 休戦 だ、休戦！

I'm sick of you, demon. Haven't you got any pride?

呆れた奴だ……悪魔に誇りはないのか？

To hell with that crap!

んなもんねーよ！

You're rather unsightly, Pazuzu.

無様だね、パズズ。

Hello there, Ashura. My name's Iblis. Ring a bell?

やぁ、阿修羅君。初めまして。僕の名はイブリース。聞き覚えはあるかい？

Don't just stand there chatting! Help me, idiot!

挨拶なんかしてないで、俺様を助けろ！

Oh? If I recall correctly, you didn't want any unwanted help from me, did you?

あれ？ 確か余計な手出しは、いらないんじゃなかったっけ？

Forget what I said! Help me now!

前言撤回だ！助けやがれ！

You're simply helpless...

しょうがないね。

You're welcome to give chase any time you like, Ashura.

かかってくるならいつでもどうぞ。

Don't need you to tell me that!

言われなくても、そのつもりだ！