It's okay to destroy... before you get destroyed.
F/X: Collision.
Thug: Urgh--- What's this? Bumping into us without even a greeting? Get your ass and your flashy hair outta here; this is no place for ki...
F/X: Fight ensues.
/...It's so tiresome./
F/X: Lets go of shirt.
Voice: *whistle* You're strong! Haven't seen you around here before.
/Even the thought about dying is tiresome, so.../
Banri: Hey, how much are you?
Gojyo: Aah??
Banri: Idiot. You misunderstand. I didn't mean it -that- way.
"How much would it cost me to get you to work with me?"
/...just let my mind be empty./
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Gojyo: Hah? The treasure houses were broken into?
Sanzo: They've targeted a gang, and have since passed down orders for me to wrap things up quickly.
Unfortunately, I have my hands full of other things at present. In other words, I would like you two to hunt them down and recover the stolen goods for me.
Gojyo: Wai... wait a moment. Why do -we- have to assist you in -your- work?
Sanzo: Behavioural issues aside, you two are still good. That's behaviour aside, of course.
Hakkai: But...
Sanzo: This is not the Sanbutsushin's orders -- it's a request from me. You can ask from me reimbursement of any expenses.
Gojyo: Ha. You're kidding. No way.
I've never expressed any intentions at all to become your "partner". By no means am I going to do errands for such a Great government official.
Hakkai: ---Sanzo-san.
Hakkai: I regret very much to say... that I have to refuse as well.
I want to live my life quietly from now on. It was precisely you who gave me this opportunity, too.
Sanzo: Hn. Every single one of you is useless.
F/X: Gojyo grabs Sanzo.
Hakkai: Gojyo!
Gojyo: Ah? I didn't hear you. Would you mind repeating that again, Sanzo-sama?
F/X: Smacks away hand.
Sanzo: Shall I put it more simply then? At this stage, can filthy things like you still be said as clean?
A rag has its duty as a rag. You can't pretend to be another.
Gojyo: What would -you- know?
You can't change your way of living so easily... you can't change it.
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F/X: Hammering on door.
Hakkai: ---?
F/X: Door opens.
Hakkai: Banri-san?
Youkai: Yo. You Sha Gojyo?
Hakkai: ... ... ... ... Do I look like I am?
Gojyo: Don't give me that, Hakkai. ---Who's that?
Youkai: Sha Gojyo eh? 'Scuse us but we'll like you to come along for a while.
Gojyo: What for? Who are you?
Youkai: You know that guy Banri, right? He asked us to come here and get the guy named Gojyo over to him.
Gojyo: ... ... Fine. Let's go.
Hakkai: Gojyo--- Something's funny here. Banri-san didn't come in person...
Gojyo: Shut up.
"It's none of your business."
Hakkai: ...no, I guess not.
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F/X: Gojyo thrown onto floor.
Gojyo: ---'hurts! What the hell a...
---Banri.
Banri: Yo.
Youkai: You still have the time to greet him?
Do you even know the situation you're in?!
Gojyo: Oi, this... what's going on?
Youkai: This Banri here, he betrayed our gang. Since he's good at stealing stuffs, we used this jerk in the recent temple operations.
Youkai: But then he sold the stolen stuff off on his own and decided to run away with the money... did he really think he wouldn't be found out?
Gojyo: ...so, what has it got to do with me?
Youkai: Traitors -should- have been dealt with immediately, but because this jerk here says,
"Give me another chance"...
Banri: ...so now I've got one task to put right, and that's to sneak into the treasure house of Chou-an temple.
...But in the meantime, sorry Gojyo, can you stay here be the hostage?
Gojyo: You---
Banri: There's no choice, 'cause even if I say that I'll return, nobody believes me.
Gojyo: But of course!!
Banri: ...isn't this interesting? You'll be like the guy in "Hashire Merosu"! (*note: <--should be a book or novel title. Loosely translated as "Run, Melos")
Youkai: If he steals the goods and comes back, we'll let you off. However, if by 2 a.m. Banri has not return, then---
Killing or selling you as a substitute is fine with us.
Banri: I'll return for sure, so, believe me, 'kay?
Gojyo: *chh* ... ...
Gojyo: Fine, go quickly! 2 o'clock, all right?!!
Banri: Heheh...
S'long--- you gotta keep on living, Gojyo.
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F/X: Thunder.
Hakkai: ...O--kay. (closes door)
F/X: Rain falling on leaves.
Hakkai: ...uwaa
F/X: Rain falls heavier.
Hakkai: It -has- to wait till I'm leaving to start pouring...
===== Flashback =====
Gojyo: You wanted to die?
You're the type who's quite useless in the end, aren't you.
Hakkai: ...looks like it.
Gojyo: So am I.
=== /Flashback ===
F/X: Rain falls.
Hakkai: Ah...darn. There's no choice already, is there?
Youkai: Oi, it's already 2.30. Could that bastard Banri have failed?
Gojyo: *sniggers*
Youkai: ? What are you laughing at, aah??
Gojyo: I-----diot. He's probably planned to run from the start.
Youkai: Huh?!
Gojyo: Banri has always been this kind of guy. When the situation gets bad, he runs immediately.
Doesn't reflect much of one's intelligence if one fell for it, no?
---urgh!!
F/X: Grabs Gojyo's hair.
Youkai: What about -you-? To be made use of and to die for nothing -- now isn't that exceptionally stupid? Isn't it?!
Gojyo: Yeah, it sure is! (kicks)
Youkai: Argh---
/That's why it's so tiresome./
Youkai: You bastard!!
F/X: Gojyo being beaten up.
Gojyo: *Gak* Ch...!!!
Youkai: So you're gonna put us down huh? Then go die!!
F/X: Revolver clicking into place.
/I've held no expectations from the beginning -- not from other people---/
F/X: Swish
F/X: Youkai being beaten.
Youkai: Gargh!!
Other youkai: !!? Wha-- who are you?!
F/X: Hakkai swings umbrellas.
Hakkai: Well, I'm just...
Bringing him an umbrella.
Gojyo: Wha... you... What're you doing here?!
Hakkai: (siiiiiiiigh) I kept thinking "stupidstupid",
But I didn't know it'll be this stupid.
Gojyo: Whaaadyer say?!!
Hakkai: I was talking about myself. For letting myself somehow get involved in this kind of irksome situation.
Gojyo: -That's- why I said it wasn't any of your business!
Hakkai: You also said: people can't just change. I'm just useless, really.
Gojyo: ... ... so am I.
Youkai: What're you doing yabbering away so freely? You wanna get killed too?!
Hakkai: Looks like there's no choice. It's harder not to kill, eh? (taking off limiters)
Gojyo: Eh...
Youkai: (screams)
F/X: Last drop of the rain.
Hakkai: Oh? The rain's stopped completely. So I brought the umbrellas for nothing.
Gojyo: I say...
I didn't ask you to come help me, y'know.
Hakkai: Ah, yes, yes.
Gojyo: Cheh
Hakkai: But in the end...
We actually did what Sanzo asked us to do.
Gojyo: ...It never rains. It pours.
Hakkai: But Gojyo, if you knew he was lying to you, why did you still agree to be hostage?
Gojyo: Well that's 'cause, if by any chance you came back, you might be in danger...
Hakkai: Really. You aren't cut out for the villain role at all.
Gojyo: Shaddup.
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Hakkai: Let's see---- (pressing calculator)
Cost of treatment for Gojyo's injury, cost of replacing 2 broken umbrellas,
Cost of repair for the door of our house, cost of replacing shredded clothes... and in all---
---it only comes to this amount. We'll like a receipt too.
Gojyo: (thinks) What's the door got to do with this?
Sanzo: ...Wait a minute. Gojyo brought his injuries upon himself!
Gojyo: What the hell you friggin' monk!
Sanzo: Hmph. Looks like there's some change in your mental states.
Hakkai: Oh? Don't you know?
Hakkai: We both are fellow Filthy Things.
Goku: Naa, Hakkai. About those recent homework...
Hakkai: Oh, you solved them?
Goku: 6 minus 2 right? It's still zero!
Hakkai: Again? Why?
! (catches tangerine)
Gojyo: Ah? (catches tangerine)
Sanzo: ? (catches tangerine)
Goku: 'Cause everyone ate 'em!
Hakkai: Goku...
Gojyo: (laughs) Bittersweet----
