01x67 - Aratanaru Purorogu

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Why that rotten...

How long has it been since then?

"A New Prologue."

APPROVED

I'm so busy! Who would have thought
that leaving the place

for just a little while would cause
these documents to pile up?

Koenma-sama! I have terrible news!

What is it? You're causing a ruckus.

Jorge, I don't have time
to mess around with you.

Please take a look at this report!
It's awful, I tell you!

Jorge Saotome!

Yes?

The to-Hells and to-Heavens
are all mixed up now!

What are you going to do about it?

-Don't act like Puu in front of me!
-Forgive me!

You guided all 20 people
to the Spirit Realm this month?

Sure, it's our job and all,
but it makes life seem so fleeting.

Really? When I'm telling boys
who are my type that they've just died,

I'm at my happiest!

Botan-san, Koenma-sama is looking for you.

It's Botan! I'm coming in.

Oh, dear.
Are you constipated, Koenma-sama?

Idiot! I've just got something on my mind.

There are reports of unusual activities

in the Human Realm.

Are you sure you're not overly anxious?

Ever since the tournament,
the Yokai have been pretty quiet.

Actually, it's not the Yokai.

I don't get it! This is the first time
this has ever happened.

Botan, contact Yusuke immediately.
Call in our Spirit Realm Detective!

I'm so sleepy.

Ever since the tournament,
I feel like I am always exhausted.

On a day as nice as this,
it would be a waste to go to school.

All right! Let's just skip school then!

Yes! How about we head to the game center
in front of the train station?

All right! It's been so long!

What are you talking about?

You just barely got accepted
into this grade,

so now you have to attend school
faithfully, you know!

Fine! You're such a nagging girl.

What was that?

I see that there are already
some th*gs hanging around.

Don't pick a fight with them, Yusuke.

Oh, what's up, kid? Make way for us!

Or are you so scared of us
that you can't move?

What's the matter? He's just a kid!

Let's hurry and get going.
We're going to be late.

Yes. Let's go, Kuwabara.

Yes.

That was scary.

Those were the eyes of someone
who's seen his share of battles!

That is Urameshi Yusuke.

He looks like just the sort of b*stard
that we heard about.

Right.

The stench of this city is strong.

The lower order of Yokai
is becoming more active.

Is this some kind of advance warning?

Or could this mean that
something is already happening?

It has nothing to do with me either way.

MEIO PRIVATE ACADEMY

TOP 50 STUDENTS
FIRST PLACE: MINAMINO SHUICHI

Incredible! Minamino is first again!

How many times in a row does this make?

It's unfortunate for you,
am I right, Kaito?

But don't let it bother you.

Being second is quite admirable.

It doesn't bother me.

There's more to life
than just one's studies after all.

Besides...

Oh, it's nothing.

Besides, someday,
I'll teach you a lesson, Minamino!

Minamino-kun!

Minamino-kun, the ranking showed
that you came in first again!

Job well done!

Really? I guess I got lucky.

Minamino-kun, you are so apathetic!
You should be thrilled!

I am thrilled.

That's okay, Minamino-kun!

It's that coolness about
you that I like so much!

Hey, what is that?

There's nothing there.

What was it?

Nothing, it must have been my imagination.

Really? Well then, Minamino-kun...

Sorry, but I'd like to
finish reading this book.

Okay. But once you're done reading it,
hang out with us, okay?

Okay.

This is a Makaichu bug, which humans
can't see with their naked eyes.

It hasn't taken root in anyone yet,
so nothing serious happened,

but it was still a close one.

But what would it be doing here?

What in the world is happening?

Kuwabara-san,
lately the guys from the other schools

haven't been coming around
to start any fights.

It's the very picture of peace, isn't it?

Yes.

How about now we go all out

and bring this whole area
under our control?

Oh, that would be great!

Idiots!

Don't try some cheap stunts
like looking for a fight!

If things are peaceful,
then that's fine, isn't it?

Kuwabara-san has gone
and become even more low-key.

Yes. What happened?

Do you think he got jilted
by another girl?

Yukina-san...

Once again, we've been separated,

but I have faith that one day,
we will meet again!

Until then, I will continue
to become a better man.

Rei-g*n!

Why are you so lost in thought?
It's not like you!

Urameshi! That felt so good,
right out of the blue!

Yes, I finished my lunch a little early,

so I thought that if you were done eating,
I'd get something from you!

That's awfully presumptuous!

I have nothing to give you!
Now, go and leave me!

What? Is that any way to talk
to the man who saved your life,

the superstar who saved the world?

You've got a lot of guts to say that!
What do you mean, "superstar"?

And when did you ever save my life
in the first place?

I'm always doing it! Always!

I can't tell
if these two get along or not.

Right.

In a previous life, they must have been
a squabbling married couple.

In that case, who do you suppose was
the husband, and who was the wife?

Either way, it's disgusting.

Give me some of that bread!
You're not going to eat it anymore, right?

You think anyone's going to give
an insensitive b*stard like you, anything?

Okay, that's enough!

Botan-chan?

Are you wearing that uniform
to sneak into school again?

I'll pass if you're up to
some nonsense again!

Let him do it.

Why me? I've got nothing to do with this!

Look here, Urameshi and Kuwabara!
The bell rang some time ago!

I haven't seen him in a while.

Urameshi! You're class
is in the room next door, am I right?

Yes! I'm going back now.

Hey, you there! Are you a new student?

Me?

Your face is unfamiliar.
Which class are you in?

Oh, just don't mind me.
I'm just passing through.

What did you say? Hold it! Hey!

Hey, Botan. Why did you come here anyway?

It will take a while to tell you,
so I'll come again after school.

See you then!

There must be an order from Koenma.

What a hassle!

Hurry! It's our turn
to clean the club room today!

I feel so sluggish.

I'm going home.

Yusuke!

What?

You can't very well forget Puu-chan,
can you?

If I carry him, it'll draw attention.
You carry him.

But Yusuke, you and Puu-chan
are alter egos of each other, right?

Hey, what are you doing?

Puu-chan, forgive me, okay?

See? It'll be okay like this.

No matter how you look at him,
he looks like a stuffed animal.

That's not the problem, you know!

Oh, maybe he is a bit big
for this book bag.

But that's okay!
He looks pretty good on it!

See you later, Yusuke!
I've got club activities.

Is that so? See you.

Yusuke.

What?

Be careful on your way home, okay?

What's that for? I'm not a kid!

You think I'm going to get hit
by a car or something?

You did get hit by a car once, didn't you?

I just can't put up with you!

SARAYASHIKI MIDDLE SCHOOL

It's about time, right?

Hey, Urameshi!

Since Botan-chan came by earlier,

you must have
some sort of order again, don't you?

Yes, so it appears.

She said she would come by again
after school.

Wouldn't it be rude
if you didn't wait for her then?

It's all right. Today, I pass.

You pass? Are you not feeling okay?

I'm feeling sluggish.

You don't think you used up
all of your spiritual strength

in the fight against Toguro
or something, do you?

It's not that.

It could be that I used up all
of my emotional strength though.

You could say that
I'm feeling the emptiness

of those who have reached
the peak of their life.

You feel this?

Hey, you!
What the hell did you do that for?

Don't be so full of yourself, you dumbass!

I'm worse off for worrying about you.

I thought maybe you had lost
your spiritual power as I have.

What? You have?

Yes, my spiritual awareness
isn't working at all.

I'm thinking that maybe it's a side effect

from the Sword of Trials
that I got from Suzuki.

Maybe I should discuss it
with Genkai Ba-san.

Urameshi Yusuke-san, right?

Yes.

Could we have a word with you?

What is this? You've got nothing
to say to Kuwabara Kazuma?

Hey, contain yourself.

Now I've got an excuse to skip out.

You go listen to what Botan
has to say for me, okay?

What are you saying?

You bet. Where shall we do this?

Well, let's see...

A place with a lot of space would be good.
How about the field in the back?

Okay.

Hey, Urameshi!

It's been so long, I simply want to fight!

Tell Botan I said "hi."

You're an unbelievable b*stard, fighting
against ordinary humans like this.

KEEP OUT
MARUBATSU CONSTRUCTION

Idiot, just pretend
you're a stuffed animal!

They don't have any animals
like you in this world.

-Did you say something?
-No, nothing!

Well, shall we get started?

I'll do this one-handed.
All three of you, come at me!

I'll do fine by myself.

He did what? He got into a fight?

Goodness!

What's he doing?
He has no sense of responsibility!

By now, he's probably beaten his opponents
and gone off somewhere else.

I've got no choice.

I guess I'll have to settle
with telling you, Kuwa-chan.

"Settle"? What do you mean,
"settle with me"? How rude!

What's the matter? Done already?

That hurt.

So as it happens,

not even Koenma-sama
knows the cause of it yet,

but he says there are folks

suddenly showing up all over
who have strange powers.

What? The Yokai again?

No, apparently,
they're all turning up among humans!

What?

What is this?
You're not nearly as strong as you say!

It's okay. All three of you, come at me!

He really is strong.

Kido, it's about time you got serious!

You're right. I must settle this
before the sun comes down.

Quit your bluffing already,
or I'll beat you to death, you b*stard!

Urameshi-san, you should let
that strange creature go.

I would feel sorry if he was to get caught
in the middle of this.

Who the hell are you?

Kido Asato,
third-year middle school student.

I am a human.

Though, not quite the normal variety.

What is with this weird space?

Urameshi-san,

welcome to my Territory.

You're free to fight back
like you really mean it,

even though it's useless.

What?

What a racket!

What's all the fuss about?

Puu-chan!

Kuwabara-kun, what is that?

Is that thing alive?

Take care of this!

It's nothing!
It's just my radio-controlled toy!

But it doesn't look like...

I told you, it's nothing! Scram!

Scram, or I'll knock you flat!

What the hell's the matter, Puusuke?

Hold on. Calm down and tell us clearly.

Oh, but then again, are you able to speak?

Puu-chan?

What?

YUSUKE ABDUCTED

What?

Yusuke has been abducted?

That's ridiculous.
He may be the sort to abduct others,

but he's not the kind of guy
who could be abducted!

You're right.

We get it. Let's go have a look then.

Right.

"We'll be waiting at Yojigen Mansion

in the Rokurokubi block
tonight at 11 o'clock.

Bring as many others as you like."

"However, make sure that the trio
of Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama come.

If these conditions are not observed,
we cannot guarantee Urameshi's life."

What on earth is this?

I can't believe it. Not Urameshi!

After surviving so many conflicts,

and even having defeated Toguro,
Yusuke was easily abducted!

What's the objective of Kido, Kaito,
and the mysterious students?

And what is the meaning
of this "Territory" that they mentioned?

This is a surprise!

To think that our Yusuke
could be easily captured!

What kind of opponents are they?

Don't tell me we're going to have more
outrageous guys coming after us?

We'll just have to roll up
our sleeves and have a go at it!

Oh, my! I can't believe
that I just said that!

Next time, "The Traps
Lurking Inside Yojigen Mansion."

Yusuke, don't you start crying
before I get there!