"Yu Yu Hakusho"
In a croýded city, as I bump shoulders, I'm all alone.
On an endless prairie, as the ýind ýhistles by, I'm all alone.
Which one is it that makes me ýant to cry more, I ýonder.
Marking it ýith týin circles, I feel a bit more groýn-up!
It must be, that ýhen I run into these terribly difficult ýalls,
And unexpectedly, for ýhatever reason,
The courage and poýer to break through rises up from ýithin,
All because of hoý, ýhen I run into these terribly difficult people,
They shoý me kindness, I bet!
Thank you very much!
There is an unusual and disquieting movement taking place in the Human Realm.
Having gone through the information,
Koenma immediately sent Botan after Yusuke.
Hoýever, before Botan could request him to investigate,
Yusuke ýas called out by three students from other schools, and abducted!
What in the ýorld has happened to Yusuke?
"The Traps Lurking Inside Yojigen Mansion"
"Ýe'll be waiting at the 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."
He really has been abducted.
Sheesh, I can't believe it. Not Urameshi...
But his opponents also know about Kurama and Hiei.
If they really have captured Urameshi...
then these are no ordinary adversaries.
In any case, we need to let Kurama know about this first.
Do you know where he is?
Yeah. Kurama's school is two train stops up.
Let's go. Puu-chan, you go on home.
"Meio Private Academy"
School hours are noý over.
Will those students still remaining on school grounds
please return home promptly.
Please, Minamino, I'm begging you!
Be the club president! I'm asking you sincerely!
Senpai, I'm only in my second year. Besides, I don't feel obligated.
No, that's not true! You're the only one who can save our weak biology club!
You, who are at the top of your class, and so popular with the girl students,
are the only one who can win us a student council budget increase!
--Please! --Please!
I'm flattered to have you say so, but I'm sorry...
P- please, wait!
I'm not moving from here until you say yes!
I don't know what to do...
Kurama!
That voice...
Ýhere are you!? Come on out!
Kurama!
H- hold on, now, you're being too loud!
If I'm not loud, he won't hear me, right? Come on, get out here!
Kurama!
Minamino!
Please! Sayyes, okay?
Uh, no, this isn't the time for...
Okay? Minamino?
Kurama!
Oh, here you are, here you are! Ýe've been looking all over for you, Kura--
Oh, dear...
Ýhat do you guys want?
Ýho's Kurama?
Ah, it's nothing, pay no attention! It's a nickname. Right, Kuwabara-kun?
This is awkward! Around here, I am Minamino!
Ah, sorry...
So, what are you here for?
Oh, right, right. Look at this!
Do you have any ideas who they are?
No, not at all.
There are only five more hours before 11 o'clock. Do you know where Hiei is?
Good question. I couldn't even guess.
He's on probation with the Spirit Realm Court,
so I don't think he would go too far away.
Damn!
If only Hiei were here, we could find him using his Jagan eye!
That's right!
You're pretty anxious, huh?
T- this hurts...!
Ýhat!? Yusuke has been abducted!?
Yes. Ýe just received word from Botan.
Jorge Saotome, if you're trying to kiss up to me, it's not going to work.
The identities of the criminals are unknown, as is their objective,
and they don't have any demands to speak of.
Don't we know anything else?
Yes. As far as the situation goes at the time of the abduction,
it says that he was going to fight with some ordinary humans when he disappeared.
Ýhat!?
This couldn't have anything to do with this disquieting movement
that I was attempting to have Yusuke investigate, could it?
--I should have known... --Jorge...!
So, what do we do?
It's not very hopeful, but let's split up and look for him.
Botan, can't you ask Koenma to look for us?
No, I can't. It's in order to solve cases that deal with the Human Realm
that we even have a Spirit Realm Detective--
That's right! The Seven Tools of the Spirit Realm!
Ýhat are those?
Ýhen I gave Yusuke his first set of orders...
Yeah, when Kurama, you and Hiei were on the wanted list...
Huh, wasn't there one other guy? Oh, well...
Anyhow, they were used by Yusuke at the time.
They got broken right away,
but they should have been fixed in the Spirit Realm.
I'd forgotten all about them since then.
Seems kind of fishy, doesn't it?
But right now, it looks like relying on them is all we can do.
All right, then! I'll go get them!
Okay then, we'll meet you in the park in one hour.
You got it!
For now, I just brought them all.
It's like a spy set!
So, which one do we use?
Let's see... oh, right...
How about the Yokikei?
It's high-powered enough to pick up any Yokai around.
But then,
we wouldn't actually know if we were picking up Hiei or something else, right?
B- but look!
If you put a piece of the body of the one you're looking for in here,
Iike a hair or a nail or something, we'll be fine!
It will specify him for us!
So, do we have any hair or nails of Hiei's?
I- in that case, how about this? The Reito Megane.
Ýith this, we can search every nook and cranny of this area...
In one hour?
Ýell then, what if we use the Reigeki Ring
to lay waste to the surrounding area?
Isn't there anything else in here!?
Hold on, Kuwa-chan!
Is there a tool that doesn't have us search out Hiei,
but rather calls him to us?
You dumbass! If there were such a thing,
we wouldn't be going through all this trouble in the first place!
Yes, there is!
Medium's Ýhistle {Itako-bue}
The Itako-bue!
This whistle produces sound waves
that can't be heard by ordinary humans, you see.
The stronger the spiritual power of the one who blows it is,
the farther away a person can hear it.
Even I should be able to make it reach those
within a radius of 100 kilometers.
It's sounds terrible, so plug your ears.
Okay...
Okay then, I'm blowing it.
I- it really does sound terrible.
It does? I can't hear a thing.
Hiei, if you heard that, please give us some response.
Ýhat, a beetle?
Ý- what was that loud noise just now?
Hiei! I knew you would come!
Ýhat are you talking about? I never meant to come to where you are.
You're all a nuisance.
Hiei, here...
That's what you get, Yusuke.
He probably got all cocky aFter the Dark Tournament.
He'll probably regret it. There's always a bigger fish.
Aren't you interested?
Doesn't it raise any interest in you what kind of guys could capture Yusuke?
Nope.
It's got nothing to do with me.
If you don't come, Yusuke could get killed!
That bastard pisses me oFf!
Ýhy should I have to look aFter a fool so big that he gets caught so easily
aFter that life-and-death battle?
Ýell then, suppose his foe possesses some utterly unknown power...
I only heard about it a little earlier myself, but recently,
there have been strange powers starting to appear among some of the humans.
And you're saying Yusuke was captured by these humans?
Listen, Hiei,
you haven't been oFficially taken oFf the Spirit Realm's wanted list yet, right?
Ýhat about it?
If you help us get Yusuke out of there, what would you say
about the Spirit Realm having nothing more to do with you?
Hey, hey, are you sure about this!?
Ýe've got no choice, right? There's no time!
That's okay, right?
Formally acquitted, huh? All right, fine.
Then it's settled. Okay, let's hurry!
All right!
Ýhat's with this house?
All right, Botan, you stay here.
Ýe don't know what's going to happen, aFter all.
I'm going in too. Now, with your spiritual sensitivity knocked out,
I'm the only one who can use the Seven Tools.
I guess we have no choice. Be careful.
Ýhat are you stopping for so suddenly!?
"Ýhoever enters this house must by no means say "hot." If they do..."
Ýhat's with this posting?
It says you can't say "hot." Ýhat's that all about?
A riddle?
No, it's a warning. I'm not sure of the reason, though...
Anyhow, watch yourselves.
Yeah...
Dammit...!
It appears your friends have come to save you.
Ýhy you...! Ýhat the hell are you planning to do!?
Ýhat's your objective!? Dammit...
You entered into my Territory. Struggle all you want, it's no use.
As long as I'm stepping on your shadow, you cannot move.
And, as for what we're doing, why don't you just watch closely?
Ýhat is this?
Ýhat's the deal with this room?
Ýhat kind of room is this?
No kidding. And it's so awfully stuFfy and ho--
You'd better not say that.
Kurama...
Have you noticed it?
Yeah. From the moment we walked through the door.
It feels out of place, almost as if we've entered another dimension.
Ýelcome!
I see that all of you have come.
You're the one who's behind all of this nonsense, are you!?
This isn't all my project alone.
You! You're one of the guys that called Yusuke out, aren't you!?
It's you! Kaito!
You know him?
Kaito Yu. He's in the same class as me at Meio Academy.
Ýe're not particularly that close.
Of course, I've never told him about me, Hiei, Yusuke, or you, Kuwabara-kun.
Kaito, how do you know about us?
Ýhat's your purpose in abducting Yusuke!?
There's a certain person that told us of you.
How you were victorious at a martial arts tournament
called the Dark Tournament.
But this is unexpected... that it would be you, Minamino...
I hear you possess incredible powers.
Ýould you mind showing me? The way you control plants?
That's pretty fearsome, huh?
You've never shown that look on your face around school, have you?
I, too, have recently discovered that I have an odd ability.
Call it a test of strength, I guess, but I've been wanting to challenge you.
You wanna do what, you bastard!? Don't you talk down to us!
I'll show you...
...just how ill-advised the fight you have picked is!
That won't work.
Silence!
Ýhat!?
There, you see?
Ýhat the hell was that!? The sword broke even before it hit him!
This room, you see, is a world where only words have power.
Inside here, you guys will have to fight by my rules.
Rules, you say?
He means that posting, huh?
Probably.
One day, you see,
I realized that I could create an odd area of space around me.
So you see, you cannot take any violent actions while inside this room.
Nobody can.
Hiei-kun, wasn't it?
I hear you're an expert in sword skills and sorcery.
However, here inside my Territory, you're just an ordinary runt.
Take it easy, Hiei! He's provoking you! Don't fall for it!
Hmph! So what happens if I do say it?
Are you saying that you can kill me with words!?
Say it, and you'll find out.
Just by saying the word "hot"?
Now you've said it...
Hiei!
Ýithin my Territory, you see,
if you say the word you're not supposed to say, your soul is taken from you.
Hiei!
--Snap out of it! --Hey, Hiei!
Hiei!
This makes...
...two hostages that we have. Urameshi-kun is on the second floor.
Ýhat are you going to do?
Go home? Fight?
For my part, I've exerted myself.
It's been about a month that I've had this power, I guess.
I first started out with learning about my power.
Among those of us who have it, we call it our Territory.
My Territory is about ten meters in radius.
You may enter and leave it freely.
It's just that the moment someone with a little spiritual power enters,
they seem to feel a sense of displacement.
My abilities are as you have seen.
So, if we can overcome your ability and beat you,
Hiei's soul will be returned to normal, right?
That could be...
I've never been beaten, so I don't know.
Ýhy, you...! You won't be so full of yourself forever, you bastard!
I'm just telling you the truth.
So, anyhow, are you going to go, or stay and fight me?
It's one or the other. I leave it up to you to decide.
No, there is one other choice.
Oh? I can't think of any. Ýhat is it?
Ýe toss Hiei aside and move forward! That's all we can do!
Hold on!
Are you saying we should leave Hiei's soul like this and keep going?
That's what I'm saying!
Botan, it pisses me oFf how selfishly he ignored Kurama's warning
and spoke the taboo word.
I'm just saying, why should we have to look aFter someone as foolish as that?
Indeed.
Ýhat...?
I also think that would be best for you. You're brighter than I expected.
You mind your own business, you bastard!
Then again, while I hate to spoil your brilliant idea,
we have already made the first move.
And who are you!?
That is the only door that leads further in.
Yanagisawa there holds the key.
Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
Okay, you, I'm going to ask you kindly. Hand over the key and step aside.
I don't think so.
Ýhy, you... don't you know who I am?
You'd better hand it over while I'm asking nicely.
Ýell, now...
Ýhy don't you hit me, and force it out of me? Eh? Kuwa-chan?
Ý- what...!?
Fine, then!
You're a forgetful one, huh?
Violence is impossible within Kaito's Territory.
You'll have to be gentle with me, won't you. Right?
Dammit, man!
So, what will you do?
It looks like we can't help but play by your rules.
That's right.
Ifyou say the forbidden ýord, "hot," your soul ýill be taken from you.
Kurama, Kuýabara, and Botan have been caught up ýithin this mystifying game.
Will Kurama be able to ýin this game, restoring Hiei's soul back to normal,
and rescue Yusuke, ýho is unable to move?
See, this is ýhy I don't understand the ýay smart people think!
You can't say this, that ýord is off-limits too-- ah, ýhat a pain!
Well, ýe'll Just have to leave this complicated stuff
up to our honor student Kurama-kun.
It's up to you, Kurama!
Next time: "The Power of Taboo! Kurama's Intellect"
After all, I can't move!
Ýithin a cracked mirror,
I see your reflection,
crying, crying,
as you trace the narrow moon with your finger.
Ýho is it that I am calling out to?
It's the back of a love nowhere to be found.
Over and over, over and over,
I will tap at your window.
Ýith my back pressed by the acceleration of night,
it was as if a thread was snapping,
and I just held on to you, held on to you, tightly.
As you exchange your unbalanced kisses with me,
come closer to my love!
May both your tears and your sorrowful deceptions
come to rest in my heart!