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Inuyasha - Chapter 330
"Unguided Swarm"

Shonen Sunday Vol 43
September 29, 2003

""I no longer want to fight... I have no choice but to fight..."

COVER PAGE


PAGE 2

 

[The swarm on rats are surging ahead, towards Miroku.]

FX: rats - scree scree scree

 

[Miroku is watching the rats from a vantage point on top of Kirara.]

 

MIROKU            …..

 

FX: rats - scree scree scree

 

MIROKU            (thinking)  All of those rats… are heading for this way…

                        The Mayose tree was broken down!?

 

[Miroku takes the rosary beads from his hand, preparing Kazaana.]

 

MIROKU            Damn.

 

*NOTE:  Mayose translates to “Devil Gathering.”

 

 

 


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MIROKU            KAZAANA!

 

FX: kazaana - WHOOSH!

 

[A large number of rats are being drawn into the kazaana. Miroku looks a bit worried.]

[As he continues to draw in the rats, he notices several are escaping from him.]

 

MIROKU            This isn’t good. I can’t draw them all in

                        Their numbers are just too great!

 

 


PAGE 4

 

[Sango and Kohaku are once again battling.  Sango seems to have the upper hand, although it’s more likely because Kohaku is only defending himself.]

 

FX: Sango – Hiraikotsu CRACK

 

SANGO            Kohaku!  Give the zushi to me!

 

[Close up on Sango]

 

SANGO            Break that zushi apart, and the rats will go away!

                        You have to remember, Kohaku, that you…

 

                        …you’re a youkai-exterminator!

 

KOHAKU            …..

 

[Kohaku seems to be affected by this.  He looks strained.]

 

KOHAKU            Those saimyuhou are watching…

 

NOTES: Zushi is a small miniature shrine found in temples.

                                Saimyushou are the name given to poisonous bee-like insects that Naraku uses.

 

 


PAGE 5

 

[Kohaku looks strained and upset.]

 

KOHAKU            (thinking)  I just need to act like this a little longer,

as if I’m not betraying Naraku…

 

[A vision of the baby that holds Naraku’s heart.]

 

KOHAKU            Otherwise…

                        I won’t be able to get to that baby with Naraku’s heart.

 

[Sango dives at him with the Hiraikotsu.]

 

FX: Sango – Hirakotsu WHAM

 

[Close up of Sango, using the taijya chain.]

[She uses the chain to wrap around Kohaku’s ankle.]

 

FX: chain RATTLE

 

 


PAGE 6

 

[Sango has lassoed Kohaku’s ankles.  He falls to his knees.]

[Close up of Kohaku looking intently up at Sango. He throws his own taijya-chain back towards her.]

 

FX: chains CLANG

 

[Sango blocks with the hiraikotsu.  The chains hit the hiraikotsu and wrap around it.]

 

FX: hiraikotsu SLASH

 

SANGO            You can’t run away!

 

[Suddenly hears a sound rumbling behind her.]

 

SANGO            !?

 

[She and Kohaku look back to see that the swarm of rats is now stampeding in their direction.]

 

 


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[A view of the rats show that there’s even more of them on the way.]

 

FX: rats - SCREE SCREE SCREE RUMBLE RUMBLE

 

[Now both of them are worried.]

 

KOHAKU            (shocked thinking) The rats?!

 

[SCENE CHANGE: The mayose tree is starting to wither away.]

 

FX: Tree – hiss hiss hiss

 

[Another vies of the rats and the remnants of Hakudoushi’s slug-monster.  The rats appear to have no order about them, and they’re running about, unguided.]

 

 


PAGE 8

 

[Inuyasha is still destroying the remains of Hakudoushi’s monster on the tree.]

 

INUYASHA            LAST ONE!

 

FX: Inuyasha – SLASH

 

[The monster pieces fall to the ground, where Kagome and Shippou are.]

 

FX: monster – WHUMP

 

[Closeup of the rats.  They’re still pretty disorganized…]

 

 


PAGE 9

 

SHIPPOU            Damn, the rats aren’t climbing up the Mayose tree anymore.

 

KAGOME            It’s dying…

 

[The tree is indeed looking rather sickly…]

[Suddenly the rats are swarming towards the two of them.]

 

SHIPPOU            Eh!?

                        They’re coming for us!

 

KAGOME            !

 

[Inuyasha sees this and swoops down from the tree.]

 

INUYASHA            Damn!

                        Even if I destroy them, they keep multiplying.

                        Geez, these difficult rats!

 

[Inuyasha dives in front of Kagome and Shippou to attack the rats.]

 

INUYASHA            SANKONTESSOU!

 

 


PAGE 10

 

INUYASHA            SHIPPOU!  Stop your daydreaming and transform!!

                        Get away from here!

 

SHIPPOU            We’re running away?

 

[Inuyasha turns to face him.]

 

INUYASHA            The mayose tree is useless.

                        We gotta go to the broken zushi.

 

[Aw, rats.  More rats.  Now the swarm is totally out of control.  There is absolutely no order about them, and they seem to be going wild.]

[Inuyasha and Kagome are riding on Shippou, who has transformed into his balloon form.]

 

KAGOME            This is bad!  The line of rats is starting to break up!

 

INUYASHA            Can’t you fly any faster?!

 

SHIPPOU            You’re heavy, you IDIOT.

 

 


PAGE 11

 

[SCENE CHANGE:  Back to where Sango, Kohaku, Miroku, and Kirara are.  More rats.]

 

MIROKU            SANGO!

 

FX: Kirara – SWOOSH

 

SANGO            Houshi-sama…

 

MIROKU            You must hurry and break apart the zushi!    \

 

[The rats are closing in.  Aw, rats.]

 

FX: rats – rumble rumble

 

[Kohaku takes advantage of her distration and tries to wrestle free from the chains.]

 

SANGO            Wha…?

 

 


PAGE 12

 

[Sango and Kohaku battle it again.  Sango rushes him with the hiraikotsu.]    

 

FX: Sango  – hiraikotsu WHAM WHAM

 

[Closeup of Sango, looking rather desparate.]

 

SANGO            Don’t you understand, Kohaku?

                        At this rate, you’re going to become easy prey for those rats!

 

[Closeup of Kohaku.  He understands alright, but he’s still looking rather worried/]

 

KOHAKU            (thinking) But then Naraku would surely…

                        …have ordered me in that way.

                        Even if it means I’ll die protecting this zushi.

 

[From behind them, the rats are getting even closer.]

 

 


PAGE 13

 

[Sango sees the rats coming.  She throws herself at Kohaku to protect him.]

 

KOHAKU            !

                        A…

                        (thinking) Ane-ue!

 

[Suddenly Miroku is between them and the rats, using the kazaana to draw the rats in.]

 

FX: Miroku – RUSH

FX: Kazaana – SWOOSH

 

 


PAGE 14

 

[Kohaku once again uses the opportunity to break free.  This time he succeeds.]

 

SANGO            KOHAKU!!

 

MIROKU            Sango!  Ride on Kirara!

                        It’s dangerous for you to be on the ground!

 

[Sango jumps onto Kirara.]

 

FX: Kirara – SWOOSH

 

[Now Kohaku is running across the ground, but the rats are closing in on him.]

 

KOHAKU            !

 

[The rats rush at him.]

 

 


PAGE 15

 

[The rats are suddenly charging in around Kohaku.  He seems to be completely surrounded.]

[They begin to swarm on top of him.]

 

SANGO             KOHAKU!!!

 

 


PAGE 16

 

[Miroku looks back, from where he’s still using the kazaana to draw in the rats.]

[Sango is back on the ground, desparately trying to free Kohaku from the swarm of attacking rats.]

[The zushi falls to the ground.]

 

FX: zushi  CLATTER

 

[Sango is above it with the hiraikotsu, ready to smash it open.]

 

SANGO            If I break this apart…

 

 


PAGE 17

 

[Sango brings the hiraikotsu smashing down on the zushi.  But there appears to be a crackling enery around it.]

 

FX: Hiraikotsu  WHAM!

FX: energy – crackle

 

SANGO            Wha…?

                        The box can’t be broken?

 

MIROKU            There’s a magic barrier protecting it?

 

[And the rats are back.  Now they’re swarming all around Sango.]

 

SANGO            !

 

MIROKU            Quickly!  You must escape, Sango!!

 

 


PAGE 18

 

[The rats are completely surrounding Sango and Kohaku.]

 

SANGO            Kohaku….

 

[SCENE CHANGE: Inuyasha, Kagome and Shippou are rushing towards the scene.]

[Inuyasha jumps off of Shippou.]

 

KAGOME            Inuyasha!

 

INUYASHA            I’ll go ahead!

 

[Inuyasha’s foot lands on the ground, right near some of the rats.]

 

FX: Inuyasha – THUMP

 

INUYASHA            It’s the smell of blood…

                        DAMMIT!  I have a bad feeling about this…

 

 

 


Chapter 330 (Unguided Swarm)

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Inuyasha characters & story © 2003 Rumiko Takahashi
Translation by Kuro
Original translation: Sept. 30, 2003
archived: Jan 30, 2004

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