Originally posted by: pocketmofo @ livejournal.com->soul_society

I haven't translated a chapter for this community since chapter 159, but I will try my hand at translating this chapter. My translations aren't as succinct as Oceanizer's, but hopefully they'll help tide people over. Here goes:

Chapter 167: The Burial Chamber

Page1:

Random Shinigami - "Look..."
Sidetext - "All their remaining channeled energy...One battle now ends on Guillotine Hill"

Page2:
Text - "and then silence---the victor is..."

Page3: No text

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Ichigo - "I refuse to fall...!"

Page6,7: No text

Page8:

Byakuya - "You wanted to know...the reason why I'd kill Rukia"
Byakuya - "Those who are guilty must face judgment. When a punishment is decided upon, it must be carried out. That is the law."
Ichigo - "You'd kill because it's the law? Even your own sister..."
Byakuya - "Feelings for your own blood relatives? How trivial..."
Ichigo - "What...?"
Byakuya - "Compared to law, so-called emotions have no value at all. Things like those kinds of emotins...I never carried any with me to begin with."

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Byakuya - "The Kuchiki clan is one of the four major clans. Our very existence sets the standard for all shinigami. If we don't protect the law, then who will?"
Ichigo - "Sorry...I guess I really just don't get it...Even If I were in your place..."

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Ichigo - "...I think I would definitely fight against the law."
Byakuya (mental) - "I see..."

Page11:

Byakuya (mental) - "...from the beginning his enemy wasn't me...he's been fighting against the laws of Soul Society from the very beginning..."
Byakuya (mental) - "That sort of boldness is just like that disagreeable fellow..."
Byakuya - "Kurosaki Ichigo, my blade has been crushed by that boldness of yours. By now I'm unable to pursue Rukia."

Page12:

Byakuya - "This battle goes to you."
Ichigo- "I won? I won..."

Page13:

Ichigo - "I win!! Ah...crap...I'm at my limit just trying to keep standing up..."

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Inoue - "Ow....!"
Inoue - "I'm so sorry, are you okay Kurosaki-kun?! Sorry my head is hard as a rock. I was just trying to catch you..."
Ichigo - "Inoue!?"

Page15:

Ishida - "Kurosaki...you seem to be energetic even though you're covered in blood."
Ichigo - "Ishida! Chad! Ganjuu! Who the hell...?!"
11th division guy - "No no...please pay no attention to me."
Ichigo - "It's good to see you all unhurt."
Ishida - "We're not totally unhurt but we're nearly unscathed compared to you."
Ichigo - "Inoue are you hurt at all?"
Inoue - "No no, I'm completely fine! I haven't been of any use at all!! I've been protected by Ishida and other Shinigami and rode on Zaraki-san's back the whole time!! So I'm totally fine. I haven't been in any real danger at all. I just...I just..."

Page16:

Inoue - "I just worried about you the whole time. I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you, Kurosaki-kun..."
Inoue - "Thank you for living...I'm so glad to see you alive and safe."

Page17:

Ichigo - "Thanks, Inoue."

Hitsugaya - "What the hell...what the hell is going on!?"

Page 18: "The Chuuou Yonjuuroku-shitsu (the central lawmaking body that made the decision to execute Rukia)..."

Page19:

Hitsugaya - "...all slaughtered..."

Text - "The heart of Soul Society destroyed! What about Hitsugaya!? What about Ichigo and Rukia!? A new enemy begins to move---!!"

Bottom Text - Bleach will be on break next issue so the author can gather materials...Astounding new developments and battles begin starting in Issue 13.