Gaiden Ch 17

Saiyuki Gaiden ch 17

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A time of liberation

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Kanzeon: (in flashback) It's just a question of finishing him off
Kanzeon: (now) Don't take this personally, Seiten Taisei
(raises hir hand)
Kenren: Stop---!!
F/X Konzen's footstep

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(Konzen grabs Kanzeon's arm)
F/X Konzen punches Kanzeon

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Konzen: (panting)
F/X Kanzeon smiles
F/X and punches Konzen in the gut
Konzen: (gasp choke)
Tenpou: ...impressive
Kenren: (thinks) Se got him---

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Kanzeon: Hmph. Raising your hand to me. You've got your nerve, Konzen Douji.
Kanzeon: Don't have any regrets now.
Kanzeon's voice: (in flashback) Can you be the sun for that little guy?
Konzen: (thinks) No. I'm not anyone's sun. It's the other way round...
Gokuu's voice: (in flashback) Hey, it's so shiny!

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Konzen: (thinks) The one who's the
sun---
Konzen: (aloud) I won't have any regrets.

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Litouten: (hysterical laughter)

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Litouten: You fool! Protecting that boy is the same as treason. Those who become enemies of heaven commit a crime that has a special death penalty attached. You'll regret it when you're rotting, Konzen Douji!!
(soldiers aim their spears at Konzen. Tenpou and Kenren flank him, Tenpou with gun and sword, Kenren with two swords)
Kenren: Is that the way it is? What do you think, Marshal Tenpou-dono?
Tenpou: Me? I'm a fool too. I'm not likely to understand either.

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Konzen: Tenpou... Kenren...
Tenpou: "If we're all fools together, we may as well dance."
Kenren: Never heard that one. What is it?
Tenpou: A famous saying Down There. (J note: It's a saying attached to the Awa odori, one of the folkdances of Japan that has no particular set steps. The full quote goes: Dancers are fools; lookers-on are fools, since both are fools, why not be dancing fools! Trans by Tom Roby)
--Konzen, can you run if you have Gokuu in your arms?
Konzen: ...don't laugh at me.
Litouten: Run?! Where will you run *to*?! Our Heavenly army will follow you wherever you go and finish you off!!

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Soldiers: Yeah- believe it!
Kenren: Then we'll do our best to run to a place that you types *can't* get to!

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F/X gunshots
F/X gasps from wounded celestials
F/X Kenren's sword slashes
F/X screams from wounded celestials

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Litouten: Don't leave one of those animals alive! KILL THEM!!!
Goujun: Stop it! General Kenren! Marshal Tenpou!
F/X Tenpou's sword slashing at soldiers

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F/X Tenpou's sword slashing Goujun's cloak
Goujun: Chi--
F/X Tenpou's sword stopped on Goujun's blade
F/X Tenpou's foot comes up
F/X and gets Goujun in the stomach
F/X Goujun chokes

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F/X Tenpou's blade under Goujun's throat
Soldiers: G- Goujun-sama!!
Goujun: Marshal Tenpou...
Tenpou: Sorry about this. It's something the bad guy always does.
Tenpou: Now then- would you all mind getting out of the way and letting us through?