My Name is Zushio Volume 3 Chapter 16 - Page 51 - Boy: You are our guests, you can just sit back and relax! Sign: Be Careful of Fires Ruriie: But... I feel bad making you guys do all the work...! (let me clean) Old Woman: You saved me son's life, you did... Anju: Ma'am... We have no parents... Do you think it would be possible for us to pretend to be a family...? Old Woman: Please...! Call me "Mama"!! Boy: (too far, Mama) -000016- -It's the Royal Capital- - Page 52 - -000016- -It's the Royal Capital- Zushio: MOMMY! WHY DOESN'T OUR FOOD HAVE ANY MEAT IN IT? - Page 53 - Zushio: I need meat or else I can't eat all the rice. Ruriie: (HIYAAH!) THEN DON'T EAT TEN BOWLS OF RICE!! Anju: We're sorry. Old Woman: It's okay... I can tell you folks are... different... - Page 54 - [On to the important things] Letter: To Mother T... THEY'RE GONNA KILL ME!! From your son Boy: It's true, they were trying to kill me! Because the king who rules from the capital of Kanauj has just been married... AND I DISCOVERED THE SECRET OF HIS WIFE, "QUEEN KAYOU"...!! What's wrong?! Ruriie: We... we finally made it to the royal capital! Boy: Are you that happy? - Page 55 - Ruriie: NO, I'M NOT!! Poyo: (there there) Letter: To Mother T... THEY'RE GONNA KILL ME!! From your son Ruriie: BESIDES, WHY DO YOU ACT SO CALM AND COLLECTED WHEN YOUR LETTER'S ALL PANICKED?! Boy: (true) Anju: What is Queen Kayou's secret...? Boy: It's rather hard to believe... QUEEN KAYOU IS ACTUALLY... A FOX DEMON! Old Woman: D-dear, are you OK?! You didn't hit your head or anything? Ruriie: What's this? Mist?! Kayou: MY! Did someone call me a fox?! - Page 56 - Kayou: Do I look like a fox... or a demon to you? Boy: QUEEN KAYOU?! Ruriie: W... WE'RE SURROUNDED!! THEY'RE GONNA SEIZE US!! - Page 57 - Kayou: Of course not, Prince Zushio... I, Queen Kayou of the kingdom of Valdara, have come to invite you directly into the royal capital. After all, you are the greatest victim of the war that transpired half a year ago... I have asked my husband the king to issue a pardon for you, dear prince. Please... Forget your past enmity and come to the palace...! Boy: W... what are you going to do?! Zushio: HAH...! - Page 58 - Kayou: W... what are you doing, Prince Zushio? Zushio: Straddling my horse. To go to the capital!! Kayou: I'm so glad you've decided to accept my invitation...! Boy: Your majesty! You saved my life, I cannot allow you to go into danger by yourself...!! Please, take me with you...! Zushio: ...climb aboard, pardner! - Page 59 - Ruriie: Princess Anju... use your Evil Eye to see the future. (should we go too?) Kayou: Ohh? Ooooh, what a cute little boy! (rub rub rub) Ruriie: (bo...) Kayou: Please, please, come to my house, will you? Ruriie: (bo...) Kayou: (...shy little guy) Anju: I will not go to the castle. - Page 60 - Kayou: Why not? Anju: Your invitation is too sudden. I am not prepared to go... Kayou: {...what a disappointment... I'll have to go with Prince Zushio first, then...} Zushio: Fuurai! You come, too! Kayou: My, is this is the dragon god Fuurai? Will you come too, my lord? ...PLEASE, TALK TO ME, PEOPLE. - Page 61 - [Royal Capital Kanauj, Red Castle] Boy: This palace was built to model the mountain we passed on the way here. (look at all the steeples) Zushio: (whoa, did I live here?) Kayou: His Majesty is away from home... Please, tell me all about your travels tonight...! But first... why don't you wash away the fatigue of your journey? Zushio: (a bath?) - Page 62 - Zushio: Hmmmmmmmm. I was making my way here to defeat the man who calls himself king, but with this reception I can hardly do so... Is it true that the queen is a fox demon? Fuurai: I'm sure of it. Zushio: Fuurai? Fuurai: I met her once before, several hundred years ago. Zushio: Several hundred years?! Is she THAT old?! Fuurai: ...she almost holds as much power as I, the dragon god! - Page 63 - Kayou: Oh, how cruel... Did someone call me old?! Does this body look like an OLD WOMAN'S to you, Prince?! Zushio: Why are you here in the baths? Kayou: I came to wash your back... Zushio: I can clean my body by myself! Kayou: I always wash before I eat, even if it's vegetables!! (SPLASH SPLASH) Boy: You... wash before you eat?! Ruriie: Zushio. Enough 'o that, now. - Page 64 - Ruriie: It stings ma eyes to see a man squallin' like so, over a lady! Zushio: R... Ruriie-san! Kayou: W... what's going on?! Zushio: Apparently when she wanders over to the men's bath, Ruriie-san begins to talk kinda threatening. (Note: Originally "Hiroshima accent" but rendered into pseudo wild wild west/deep south for english.) Ruriie: You wanna wash a back, well I got a back right here for ya. Kayou: (eeeeeeek) Zushio: (she's scary) - Page 65 - Kayou: Dinner time, everyone! Yours is over in this room, Prince Zushio... Zushio: (yummy!) Ruriie: ...so, nobles get special treatment?! Door: (WHAM) Boy: That's how it works, Ruriie-san. Ruriie: What's Zushio eating in there?! Door: (click!) Boy: RURIIE-SAN?! Kayou: Prince Zushio, Open wide now! - Page 66 - Bag: (Livestock) FEED (cluckin good!) Feed: FSSHHHHHHHHH Zushio: (glug glug) - Page 67 - Kayou: Does it taste good? (ba-bump ba-bump) Zushio: GEAH (Yes) GUHFGAH!! (Of course) Kayou: Then eat more! Eat more and more and get nice and fat! (OOO HO HO HO!!) Feed: (FSHSHHSHSHHHHH) Zushio: GEAH (Yes) GUHFGAH!! (Of course) - Page 68 - [Bedroom] Zushio: Hooo-ey! I done ate myself a feast. Boy: Ruriie-san. ...what do you think is the REAL reason why Queen Kayou... Brought us here to the palace? Window: (creak) Ruriie: Hmmmmm. To make Zushio big and fat... - Page 69 - Ruriie: AND EAT HIM? Zushio: Akshully, Queen Kayou ast me to do her a favor, she did. (OOMF!) (jiggle jiggle) She sed, "Lie on that there bed and warm it up". (RRRRG!) I ain't got no clue what she's a-thinkin' about. Kayou: (KNOCK KNOCK) It's Kayou, may I come in? Zushio: Hup, here she is. - Page 70 - Zushio: I been waitin'. Carrot: (crunch) Sign: Special Zushio Bed Kayou: (KYAAAAAA) I... I can't hold back any longer! Boy: AHA... QUEEN KAYOU IS SHOWING OFF HER TRUE COLORS!! - Page 71 - Kayou: Oh, my... I seem to have gotten so excited I let my tails stick out. If I eat the flesh of a noble, my demonic powers will increase and I'll be blessed with perennial youth and longevity... If I don't get this done RIGHT NOW, I'll go crazy! Ruriie: ZUSHIO, GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF!! - Page 72 - Kayou: HERE WE GO. Zushio: Oof! Kayou: Mm Mm Zushio: Canni-Canni-Cannibalism Kayou: UH?! (BLEAH) GROSS!! Tastes disgusting! What is this?! - Page 73 - Kayou: M... MY MAGIC POWERS ARE DISAPPEARING!! WHAT'S WITH THIS MEAT?! Cough, cough! THIS IS WORSE THAN NORMAL HUMAN MEAT... IT'S POISON!! Zushio: (owie) Kayou: You don't really have any royal blood, do you?! Ruriie: {No royal blood...?!} Kayou: Curse you... So Princess Anju was the real one. I MUST DO SOMETHING!! Zushio: ...I'm worth less than 100g of pork for 120 yen... (I want to die...) Ruriie: You could have fought back before she tried to eat you!! - Page 74 - Epilogue Sign: Toilet Zushio: Hey everybody, come check out this poop I made! It's REAAAALLY big and long! Ruriie: Wash your hands and go to bed! Boy: (...he's back to normal size) - MNiZ Chapter 16 End -