SHAMAN KING (シャーマンキング)

I've told you many times, I'm not going to transfer school!

I just happened to get caught into a fight in the streets!

Please, I'm begging you, listen.

It's no use, Mom.

He's got a friend important enough that he wants to skip cram school and play with.

I know things like these.

Friend?

No, that's...

Damn it, Mannoko. How could you snitch on me?

Asakura Yoh. This boy refused to go to school when he lived in Izumo.

He's currently living with his fiancée.

You've got quite an unusual friend.

Father.

I got Tamurazaki to investigate everything.

Investigate? How could you...

Your friend, Asakura Yoh.

I heard his family has been shamans for generations.

S-Shamans?

TL Note: Lit. What's near rouge will be red; What's near ink will be black.

"He who goes with the lame learns to limp."

If you don't want to become an idiot, don't ever see that boy anymore.

As soon as you're released from the hospital, you'll go to an American university to study the real reality.

You're the heir to the Oyamada Company, a world-renowned electronics manufacturer giant, after all.

You're haven't changed a bit, father.

America, huh.

But it's not like I have anything I want to do.

Now that I think about it, I guess I was attracted to Yoh-kun because of his dream.

Yoh, what are you doing, it's been so long since then.

You haven't come to visit me once, you know?

Yoh-kun?

Isn't the atmosphere heavy in here?

I haven't seen you in ages.

We lost the match.

Faust won the preliminary round with two wins.

Sorry. If I hadn't screwed up, none of this would've happened.

You're absolutely right.

What?

I told you not to go, back then.

But you ran off anyway like an idiot.

And now here we are.

Because of you, my dream was almost destroyed.

W-Wait a minute, Yoh-kun.

What are you talking about so suddenly?

Go home. I'm saying we're no longer friends.

H-How coul—

Go home!

My parents just told me not to be friends with you anymore.

But you're still my friend, Yoh-kun.

I wasn't going to America.

This is too much!

It must have been hard for you to say something so heartless, right?

I'm impressed.

Yoh-dono, are you really okay with this?

It's okay.

It's all my fault that Manta got hurt.

I can't drag him into this anymore.

After all, that guy is next.

Y-You're my next opponent?

That's right. That's why I showed it to you,

my golden, glittering Over Soul.

I can't possibly defeat Ren in my current state.

And I don't want to put any more of my friends in danger.

Yoh-dono...

It's fine to have such courage, but what do you plan to do?

I'm going back to Izumo.

I'm going back to train and get stronger.

Then, when I come back, I'll apologize to Manta.

It's not fair that only Onii-sama is the one going to America.

But I'm glad you said you'd go.

Being friends with a shaman isn't bad it's just that...

Just what?

Your only concern is how other see you, and forcing me to study, study, study...

Father is the same way.

I've never had any fun in my life.

What are you saying all of a sudden?

Whatever Yoh-kun is,

he's the first person who taught me happiness.

And that will never change!

Manta!

I want to know more about Yoh-kun.

So I'm coming to you, Yoh-kun!

I forgot my wallet in my luggage!

Aren't you Manta.

Why is Wooden Sword Ryuu here all of a sudden?!

And how come it looks like something is growing there?!

America? Training to be a chef at a sushi bar?

Well, I thought I'd give it a shot there too.

Then I'll become a big chef and go back to Anna's landlady.

I can't wait!

But what about Ryuu-san's friends?

They've already found jobs.

I told them to take care of their own place.

A place to stay, huh?

I'm jealous of you.

Unlike me, you have friends and dreams.

I heard Lord Yoh went back to Izumo.

I don't know what happened to you guys, but...

I'm on the side of those who have no place to stay.

Are you sure?

Quitting going to America for my sake?

Yeah, sushi bars don't run away.

Let's go! A journey of two guys to Izumo!

So that's why you're back after your long absence.

I didn't think you'd take the initiative to enhance your furyoku.

You've become so strong willed.

There's a reason I want to win no matter what.

Furyoku is the measure of a shaman's innate spiritual sense.

It's the same as the five human senses like sight and hearing.

And no matter how hard you try, it can't be increased.

But if it's a gift you were born with, you can die and start over.

Yeah... What?!

You're going to experience death here in Yomi cave.

Wait a minute, Grandpa.

What are you talking about? Death?

Yomi is a place where the dead go.

It's also shamans' training ground.

You're on your own for the next seven days and nights.

You must go on, walking toward the exit.

Seven days and nights...

In the darkness, you can't even distinguish between up and down, left and right.

Eventually, all of your senses will be no use, and all that will be left will be your spirit.

What you find is a world of only your soul, which has lost its defense from the body.

Will you still challenge this cave, Yoh?

Yeah, I've already decided to become one...

The Shaman King.

I better be on my way.

I better go and pray for him then.

Unlike you and Yoh-kun, I don't have anything I want to do.

It must be because I can only run away to Yoh-kun,

that he hates me.

I don't think Lord Yoh really said that, though.

I don't think I can be friends with Yoh-kun again even if I go to Izumo.

You're such an idiot.

You keep running to Lord Yoh because it is there you find the things you like to do.

That means it's the best place for you.

Best place...

You don't need to know why you like it.

Just be where you want to be.

Ryuu-san.

This is a journey to find your answer.

To tell you the truth, I'm excited too.

I was thinking that when I go to Lord Yoh's house, I'll be able to take shaman training too.

What? What about being a chef?

I don't care if I'm a chef or a shaman, being cool is the most important thing.

You're more popular if you're cool, right?

Ryuu-san, I'm jealous of your simplicity.

I'm glad you're finally back,

but ending up into the Yomi cave, it's so sad.

I wonder if Yoh-sama is safe.

He-is-sa-fe-now.

But...

A small guy and a tall guy will bring catastrophe to Yoh from the far east, right?

Hmm? What are you saying?

"To me, a disciple of the Asakura family,

Yoh-sama is very important to me, so I must protect him"?

Tamao, will you stop talking with that sketchbook?

I know you're extremely shy.

I can't stand to read it.

But what does it mean to bring catastrophe?

Well, your fortune-telling is still in its infancy, so there's nothing to worry about.

He didn't take me seriously again.

Even thought I've spent seven years training.

Tamao.

Are you really going to give up now?

That short and tall one will surely bring catastrophe!

I don't want that! Because for me, Yoh-sama—

In that case...

You must think of what to do.

You understand, right?

Ponchi, Conchi.

I must fight!

This is bad. I don't feel alive anymore.

We've finally arrived.

Now it's just a matter of how to find Yoh-kun's house.

There's no need for that!

I won't let you interfere with Yoh-sama's training!

What? What do you mean?

We're Ponchi and Conchi!

We're Tamao's guardian spirits!

Ryuu-san!

‎We're the spirits that protect Tamao!

You guys are a catastrophe. Divination said so!

‎This is embarrassing.

‎Who the hell are you!

‎I'm a disciple of the Asakura family!

‎I've been working here since I was four.

‎I know everything about Yoh-sama!

Me, who was always shy and with low self esteem,

got always encouraged by him.

‎So I'll do anything for him!

Because I truly love Yoh-sama.

But Yoh-kun already has—

‎I know well about Anna-sama too.

‎She's a shaman with great power.

‎And unlike me, she's beautiful...

‎But it's okay, even if this is unrequited love!

‎I won't lose to anyone when it comes to my feelings for Yoh-sama!

‎Over Soul, Cupid-san.

‎I'm going to shoot you in the heart with this.

‎Are you turning back now? You're not turning back?