1 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:11,501 I know that you must be the courage that I feel. 2 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:16,883 I know that you must be the light in my life. 3 00:00:16,883 --> 00:00:20,754 I know that you must be the light in my life. 4 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:21,618 I know that you must be the light in my life. 5 00:00:21,688 --> 00:00:26,250 Chapter 1 - The Legend Unfolds... 6 00:00:33,133 --> 00:00:39,697 The light I find amidst all the darkness... 7 00:00:39,773 --> 00:00:42,342 ...is from your gentle eyes as they look at me. 8 00:00:42,342 --> 00:00:44,344 ...is from your gentle eyes as they look at me. 9 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:45,345 ...is from your gentle eyes as they look at me. 10 00:00:45,345 --> 00:00:46,446 ...is from your gentle eyes as they look at me. 11 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:47,214 I softly sensed the reason I was born within... 12 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:49,649 I softly sensed the reason I was born within... 13 00:00:49,649 --> 00:00:51,583 I softly sensed the reason I was born within... 14 00:00:51,651 --> 00:00:58,022 ...a love so strong it made me want to cry. 15 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:01,523 Even if you're far from me... 16 00:01:01,595 --> 00:01:04,564 Even if we're torn apart... 17 00:01:04,965 --> 00:01:11,495 ...my heart still flies to you. 18 00:01:11,571 --> 00:01:18,272 I know that you must be the wings I fly upon. 19 00:01:18,345 --> 00:01:21,576 And I know that your love... 20 00:01:21,648 --> 00:01:29,350 ...is a constellation that shines on the earth. 21 00:01:36,863 --> 00:01:39,388 Mayo? Mayo! 22 00:01:39,466 --> 00:01:41,957 Saori's here for you! 23 00:01:50,343 --> 00:01:53,244 Congratulations! Congratulations! 24 00:02:27,380 --> 00:02:30,042 - Aren't you tired, Taka? - Not a bit. 25 00:02:30,116 --> 00:02:33,552 The party actually turned out to be pretty profitable. 26 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:38,349 It's because we invited everyone, even people we hardly know. 27 00:02:38,425 --> 00:02:41,588 This'll help make life as newlyweds a lot easier! 28 00:02:41,661 --> 00:02:45,028 Oh... Taka, you cheapskate! 29 00:02:48,201 --> 00:02:51,171 There are the seven constellations of Suzaku in the south. 30 00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:53,571 The stars of our friends. 31 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:57,007 I wish they could have come to our wedding... 32 00:02:57,077 --> 00:02:58,544 They came. 33 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:03,782 They all came. I could see them... 34 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:06,685 You're right... 35 00:03:06,753 --> 00:03:10,780 They've been watching over us. Protecting us... 36 00:03:11,391 --> 00:03:14,724 And there're the stars of Tamahome. Your stars, Taka. 37 00:03:14,794 --> 00:03:16,022 Yeah... 38 00:03:17,998 --> 00:03:21,365 And here's where the ogre mark was... 39 00:03:53,300 --> 00:03:56,792 - We should be going in soon. - Huh? Already? 40 00:03:57,270 --> 00:03:59,295 Oh, Taka. Come on... 41 00:03:59,372 --> 00:04:00,805 Let's go. 42 00:04:04,544 --> 00:04:07,308 Oh, jeez! Where'd this come from?! 43 00:04:21,895 --> 00:04:24,329 "The Universe of the Four Gods" 44 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:16,975 Wh- What was that?! 45 00:05:26,826 --> 00:05:28,293 Miaka?! 46 00:05:28,361 --> 00:05:30,852 Pay attention, Sakaki! 47 00:05:30,930 --> 00:05:34,263 Coach, I just saw Miaka over there! 48 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,199 What are you talking about, Mayo? 49 00:05:39,239 --> 00:05:41,434 Aren't you the one? The Priestess of Suzaku. 50 00:05:53,119 --> 00:05:55,417 But it... 51 00:05:57,057 --> 00:05:58,922 It isn't a dream...! 52 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:06,658 WHAT?! Miaka's pregnant?! 53 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,269 Well, I just heard about it yesterday, but... 54 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:11,999 - She's three months along now. - Three months? So, you mean... 55 00:06:12,238 --> 00:06:14,729 Exactly. If you count the date back... 56 00:06:14,808 --> 00:06:17,072 ...that makes it a honeymoon baby! 57 00:06:19,079 --> 00:06:20,046 Mayo? 58 00:06:20,113 --> 00:06:21,512 Later. 59 00:06:21,815 --> 00:06:23,442 Mayo... 60 00:06:23,516 --> 00:06:25,074 What's up with Sakaki? 61 00:06:25,151 --> 00:06:26,243 Well... 62 00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:30,179 Well, we haven't celebrated this yet, so... 63 00:06:30,790 --> 00:06:32,758 HUH?! B-B-But...! 64 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,861 Did you have to make THIS MUCH FOOD?! 65 00:06:38,998 --> 00:06:41,364 I guess I went a little overboard, huh? 66 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:42,958 Nothing little about it... 67 00:06:43,036 --> 00:06:44,731 "YOTSUBADAI HIGH SCHOOL" 68 00:06:46,106 --> 00:06:48,336 HOLD THAT BUS!!! 69 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:51,407 Sakaki... 70 00:06:52,712 --> 00:06:54,202 What are you so mad about? 71 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:55,247 Nothing. 72 00:06:55,315 --> 00:06:58,045 Is it because you didn't get to be a regular on the team? 73 00:06:58,118 --> 00:07:00,520 Look, even the captain sees how good you are... 74 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,954 ...but you're just not good enough as you are now. 75 00:07:03,022 --> 00:07:05,855 Stop talking to me like you'd even understand! 76 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:08,621 You're saying Taka would understand? 77 00:07:10,029 --> 00:07:12,732 - Kawai told me about it. - About what? 78 00:07:12,732 --> 00:07:15,098 About how you haven't given up on him. 79 00:07:15,869 --> 00:07:19,066 Look, I know how tough this is, but I think... HEY! 80 00:07:21,407 --> 00:07:23,102 Getting off! 81 00:07:23,877 --> 00:07:25,572 Hey! Wait! 82 00:07:31,718 --> 00:07:33,583 Why are you following me? 83 00:07:33,653 --> 00:07:35,314 Well, where do you think you're going? 84 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:38,884 What, are you interested in me? 85 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:40,553 Sakaki... 86 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:43,824 Or is what you're interested in... this? 87 00:07:43,897 --> 00:07:45,125 Is that...?! 88 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:47,826 I'm sure you're familiar with this, Coach. 89 00:07:47,901 --> 00:07:49,766 "The Universe of the Four Gods." 90 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:50,803 It can't be... 91 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:51,928 See? 92 00:07:52,005 --> 00:07:55,338 Impossible... Wait! I'll come over...! 93 00:07:55,408 --> 00:07:57,535 Forget it! It's mine. 94 00:07:58,411 --> 00:07:59,776 Where did you get it? 95 00:07:59,846 --> 00:08:01,370 I found it! 96 00:08:01,447 --> 00:08:04,848 Do you have any idea what that book is? 97 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:07,682 Oh, I know. I read it all. 98 00:08:07,754 --> 00:08:09,244 You read it? 99 00:08:09,322 --> 00:08:11,290 You think I can't read it? 100 00:08:11,357 --> 00:08:12,756 That it's just full of Chinese... 101 00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:15,123 ...that a high school girl would never have seen? 102 00:08:15,195 --> 00:08:16,856 It's very strange. 103 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:20,491 The scenes written in it just flew into my head on their own... 104 00:08:20,567 --> 00:08:23,559 ...like a watching a movie on fast forward. 105 00:08:27,307 --> 00:08:29,241 No, stop! Don't open it! 106 00:08:29,309 --> 00:08:32,005 It's a love story, isn't it? 107 00:08:32,078 --> 00:08:33,807 About Miaka and Tamahome. 108 00:08:37,951 --> 00:08:39,384 I'd forgotten all about it. 109 00:08:39,452 --> 00:08:43,183 Three years ago, when I found this book at the library. 110 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:46,519 I looked at it then, but it was all nonsense to me. 111 00:08:46,593 --> 00:08:49,329 I lost it somewhere a little while after that. 112 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:53,132 Why do you suppose it's come back to me after all this time? 113 00:08:53,132 --> 00:08:54,429 Sakaki...! 114 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:57,663 It's because the story isn't over yet. 115 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:04,733 That's not true! The story's over! 116 00:09:04,811 --> 00:09:06,870 Nothing else can happen! 117 00:09:06,946 --> 00:09:09,005 And just how do you know that? 118 00:09:09,082 --> 00:09:10,481 Give me that book! 119 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:13,246 It doesn't matter, just throw it to me! 120 00:09:13,453 --> 00:09:16,581 Say... Do you think I could rewrite the story... 121 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:19,523 ...if I went into the book as well? 122 00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:23,595 No! Don't go in! It's too dangerous! 123 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:27,267 Dangerous? I don't care how dangerous it is! 124 00:09:27,267 --> 00:09:28,427 Better that... 125 00:09:28,501 --> 00:09:30,298 Better that than living in this world! 126 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:32,031 That's not how it works! 127 00:09:32,105 --> 00:09:33,936 What do you know about it?! 128 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:36,567 There's nothing good for me in this world. 129 00:09:36,643 --> 00:09:39,806 Not my family, not school, not my friends... 130 00:09:43,716 --> 00:09:46,184 If you've read the book, then you know, don't you?! 131 00:09:46,252 --> 00:09:48,914 The person who summons the god beasts as the priestess... 132 00:09:48,988 --> 00:09:51,821 ...will end up with their body being consumed! 133 00:09:51,891 --> 00:09:55,327 Miaka got a happy ending, didn't she?! You liar! 134 00:09:55,395 --> 00:09:57,886 Miaka and Taka are special cases... 135 00:09:57,964 --> 00:09:59,431 I know about it. 136 00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:02,468 The Suzaku Seven will fight to make sure that won't happen. 137 00:10:02,535 --> 00:10:04,002 That's not what happened! 138 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:07,506 Coach Sukunami... I mean Tamahome is here for me! 139 00:10:07,807 --> 00:10:09,434 T- Taka is... 140 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:12,808 I'll find happiness in the book, too. 141 00:10:13,579 --> 00:10:14,273 Don't do it! 142 00:10:14,747 --> 00:10:17,011 I'll call Taka to me. Surely... 143 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:19,284 DON'T OPEN IT!!! 144 00:10:21,421 --> 00:10:22,251 Sakaki! 145 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,752 SAKAKl, DON'T GO! 146 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:31,987 Hey! 147 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:35,499 Miaka! 148 00:10:36,035 --> 00:10:37,002 Sakaki...! 149 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:44,833 Don't go! 150 00:11:03,129 --> 00:11:05,689 Miaka... This can't be... 151 00:11:07,367 --> 00:11:09,096 MIAKA!!! 152 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:39,020 What the...? And... 153 00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:41,089 What's this ring...? 154 00:11:46,672 --> 00:11:49,971 Where do you come from, young traveler? 155 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:53,170 Are you Houki? You are Houki, aren't you? 156 00:11:53,246 --> 00:11:56,079 You know who we are? 157 00:11:56,983 --> 00:11:59,577 So, where's little Boushin?! 158 00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:02,750 Please! You're in front of His Highness! 159 00:12:02,822 --> 00:12:05,757 Oh, sorry. Um, what do I...? 160 00:12:05,825 --> 00:12:07,122 Let her be! 161 00:12:07,627 --> 00:12:09,254 You mean that you're...? 162 00:12:09,328 --> 00:12:11,762 His name is not Boushin anymore. 163 00:12:11,831 --> 00:12:14,766 How do you know about my childhood? 164 00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:17,098 Well, naturally, I read about it in "The Universe of"... 165 00:12:19,338 --> 00:12:20,896 Are you all right?! 166 00:12:23,709 --> 00:12:25,734 This... This light...! 167 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:33,215 We have been waiting for you, girl from the other world! 168 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:38,219 You, the new Priestess of Suzaku! 169 00:12:48,267 --> 00:12:51,202 They told me that Miaka is suffering from exhaustion... 170 00:12:51,270 --> 00:12:53,261 ...and that I shouldn't worry, except... 171 00:12:53,339 --> 00:12:56,206 The baby's gone? What do you mean? 172 00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,674 So, she wasn't pregnant? 173 00:12:57,743 --> 00:12:58,767 No. 174 00:12:58,845 --> 00:13:01,609 She suddenly passed out in the room before. 175 00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:04,275 And then the baby just... 176 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:06,511 It just vanished from her body? 177 00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:10,078 The doctors say there's no sign now that she was ever pregnant. 178 00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:12,954 My God... Then it must have gone in there as well. 179 00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:17,096 - Is that...?! - Yeah. 180 00:13:17,096 --> 00:13:18,586 "The Universe of the Four Gods." 181 00:13:18,664 --> 00:13:22,602 But that was returned to the library three years ago, wasn't it? 182 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:24,729 Someone took it out. 183 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,465 The data in the computer was also lost. 184 00:13:27,106 --> 00:13:30,564 It's falling apart... Who could have done this?! 185 00:13:31,244 --> 00:13:32,768 Well... 186 00:13:32,945 --> 00:13:34,037 Keisuke...? 187 00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:37,982 You know, don't you?! 188 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:42,683 Mayo Sakaki? From the Yotsubadai basketball team? 189 00:13:42,755 --> 00:13:47,192 Look, at the very least, Mayo is pregnant in the book. 190 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:50,987 Also... For three years, since she was in eighth grade... 191 00:13:51,063 --> 00:13:53,623 ... she's been secretly in love with you. 192 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:56,200 I never realized... 193 00:13:56,269 --> 00:14:00,330 Even so, it's not like anyone can go back into the book.! 194 00:14:00,406 --> 00:14:02,340 Yeah, it's strange. 195 00:14:02,408 --> 00:14:05,275 And the Konan Empire, which we'd thought you and Miaka had saved... 196 00:14:05,344 --> 00:14:08,142 ... seems to be facing an unprecedented danger now. 197 00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:10,079 Konan is...?! 198 00:14:10,149 --> 00:14:12,344 In the three years that have passed here... 199 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:14,818 ... ten years have passed in the book. 200 00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:17,685 It says the desert has grown larger for no explainable reason... 201 00:14:17,757 --> 00:14:20,521 ... and the empire is now on its way to destruction. 202 00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:24,758 It all seems to be keeping pace with the book's deterioration. 203 00:14:25,131 --> 00:14:26,758 Then... 204 00:14:26,832 --> 00:14:31,201 The story world wants Suzaku! And a new Priestess of Suzaku! 205 00:14:31,270 --> 00:14:34,171 And you're saying Mayo Sakaki is the new priestess?! 206 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,977 That's impossible! Miaka's the only Priestess of Suzaku there is! 207 00:14:37,977 --> 00:14:40,707 Besides that, her role in the story is finished... 208 00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:44,238 But, if Sakaki's done this all, then is the baby... 209 00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:46,717 Did she do this to lure me to her?! 210 00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:51,246 I don't think... No, I hope not. 211 00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:55,753 But maybe that was one of Mayo's wishes... 212 00:14:56,529 --> 00:14:59,623 Keisuke... Mayo told you, didn't she? 213 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,431 That she would lure me to her. 214 00:15:03,202 --> 00:15:04,191 Yeah... 215 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:07,706 Maybe I could go into the book. 216 00:15:07,773 --> 00:15:10,833 Now, while her feelings for me are still so strong. 217 00:15:11,010 --> 00:15:12,637 Are you saying...?! 218 00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:17,012 How will I ever apologize to Miaka for this? 219 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:20,985 She was so happy with everyone there congratulating us... 220 00:15:21,821 --> 00:15:25,086 She said "If that girl doesn't find happiness after catching my bouquet..." 221 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:27,284 "...then it'll be my fault. " 222 00:15:27,994 --> 00:15:33,091 If I'd just realized Sakaki's feelings a little sooner, then...! 223 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:34,233 Taka... 224 00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:36,394 I can't forgive myself. 225 00:15:36,469 --> 00:15:39,404 I can't just wait here helplessly... 226 00:15:39,472 --> 00:15:43,374 ...in this peaceful world for Miaka to wake up! 227 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,906 Look, if you can... 228 00:15:46,545 --> 00:15:50,538 Will you save her? Will you save Mayo Sakaki? 229 00:15:50,916 --> 00:15:52,543 Keisuke... 230 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:56,716 Of course I'll bring her back. 231 00:16:00,292 --> 00:16:03,921 Miaka... Wait for me. 232 00:16:12,371 --> 00:16:13,235 Miaka! 233 00:16:15,508 --> 00:16:16,770 Taka's... 234 00:16:17,910 --> 00:16:19,810 Taka's gone. 235 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:37,487 This is the shrine of Suzaku...! 236 00:16:40,766 --> 00:16:42,666 What happened to this country?! 237 00:16:42,735 --> 00:16:45,169 Taka... Taka, is that you? 238 00:16:45,938 --> 00:16:49,237 Lady Houki... I mean, Empress Dowager Yotaigo! 239 00:16:49,742 --> 00:16:52,210 So, it really was true. 240 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,510 I've been waiting for you, Taka. 241 00:16:56,582 --> 00:16:58,982 It's a pleasure to see you again, Highness. 242 00:16:59,051 --> 00:17:01,576 But, what's happened to Konan?! 243 00:17:01,654 --> 00:17:04,418 I knew you'd come, Taka! 244 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:05,889 Sakaki... 245 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,555 What kept you, Taka? 246 00:17:10,629 --> 00:17:13,530 What are you talking about?! Don't you understand?! 247 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:15,328 You shouldn't have come here! 248 00:17:15,401 --> 00:17:18,336 Ow! Let go of me! Not so rough! 249 00:17:18,404 --> 00:17:20,304 You don't want to hurt the baby, do you?! 250 00:17:21,073 --> 00:17:24,643 Oh, Taka... You still think like a bachelor, don't you? 251 00:17:24,643 --> 00:17:28,101 Calling me Sakaki... We're married now, you know. 252 00:17:30,416 --> 00:17:32,714 I told you my parents divorced... 253 00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:36,221 ...and both started living with other people, remember? 254 00:17:36,288 --> 00:17:40,224 That's why you're the only family I have now. 255 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:42,922 Have you forgotten? 256 00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:46,362 Taka, is Miaka well? 257 00:17:46,432 --> 00:17:48,559 M- Miaka is... 258 00:17:48,634 --> 00:17:51,865 What's wrong? Why won't you answer me? 259 00:17:51,937 --> 00:17:53,372 It... It's just... 260 00:17:53,372 --> 00:17:55,636 The two of you have separated? 261 00:17:57,877 --> 00:17:59,811 The story that Mayo told us... 262 00:18:00,513 --> 00:18:02,504 - Lady Houki... - It's true! 263 00:18:03,282 --> 00:18:05,384 They drifted apart quickly. 264 00:18:05,384 --> 00:18:07,545 Now they live separately. 265 00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:10,455 Do you remember, Taka? 266 00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:12,388 The day we found ourselves together at... 267 00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:15,188 ...that wedding for a former basketball team member? 268 00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:18,594 How I ended up catching the bride's bouquet? 269 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,328 I realized when that happened... 270 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,994 ...that God was giving me encouragement. 271 00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:29,171 And then I confessed my feelings to you. Right, Taka? 272 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:30,900 How can you...?! 273 00:18:30,976 --> 00:18:32,671 I was so happy. 274 00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:37,409 Little by little, since that day, your feelings for me grew. 275 00:18:38,617 --> 00:18:40,312 Isn't that true, Taka? 276 00:18:41,987 --> 00:18:43,750 I'll never forget it. 277 00:18:43,823 --> 00:18:47,884 The night you chose to be with me and not Miaka. 278 00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:50,995 As we looked at the stars, you promised... 279 00:18:51,063 --> 00:18:53,395 ... to marry me as soon as I turned 16. 280 00:18:54,633 --> 00:18:57,898 The wedding ceremony at the church was wonderful. 281 00:18:57,970 --> 00:19:00,370 And when we exchanged rings... 282 00:19:04,243 --> 00:19:05,369 ...I was so happy! 283 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:11,175 I got pregnant soon after. And I'm still in high school! 284 00:19:11,250 --> 00:19:13,650 But it doesn't matter. I don't need school. 285 00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,855 Because it'll belong to both of us... 286 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,015 That light... 287 00:19:17,089 --> 00:19:18,989 It's the proof of our love, of course. 288 00:19:19,058 --> 00:19:20,252 This can't be...! 289 00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:22,055 Enough of this. 290 00:19:22,661 --> 00:19:24,959 I'm going to rest. 291 00:19:25,497 --> 00:19:28,057 Mumin! Attend to Mayo. 292 00:19:28,133 --> 00:19:31,102 Yes, milady! Just come to me for anything you need! 293 00:19:32,738 --> 00:19:34,365 I don't want any help from you! 294 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,374 Um, well... 295 00:19:36,442 --> 00:19:38,933 No matter what the circumstances may be... 296 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:43,072 ...it seems I must entrust the fate of Konan to you. 297 00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:45,684 - Yes, Highness. - As I am now... 298 00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:48,152 ...I cannot offer you any help myself. 299 00:19:48,220 --> 00:19:51,087 And we can't have the priestess accompanying you... 300 00:19:51,156 --> 00:19:52,418 ...while she's pregnant. 301 00:19:52,491 --> 00:19:54,686 I'll search for my surviving companions. 302 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:56,591 Once we combine our strength, we may be able to do something. 303 00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:01,628 My mother has told me many tales about you. 304 00:20:02,067 --> 00:20:04,695 And I still remember the warmth of my father... 305 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:08,729 ...when you let him use your body to embrace me when I was a baby. 306 00:20:10,075 --> 00:20:12,771 You'll do this for me, won't you, Taka? 307 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:14,107 Your Highness... 308 00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:19,748 What are you doing, Taka? 309 00:20:19,818 --> 00:20:22,548 Don't tell me you're really planning to go! 310 00:20:22,621 --> 00:20:24,816 I meant what I said yesterday. 311 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:26,949 I'm going to look for my friends. 312 00:20:27,326 --> 00:20:28,554 I think it's silly. 313 00:20:28,627 --> 00:20:31,653 And what do you plan on doing with that big sword? 314 00:20:31,730 --> 00:20:34,528 This is the holy sword Lord Hotohori left behind. 315 00:20:34,833 --> 00:20:39,236 He left it because he loved his country to the very end. 316 00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:41,040 It's encouraging to have it... 317 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,473 Ridiculous... 318 00:20:45,144 --> 00:20:46,168 Taka? 319 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,547 This is Miaka's fault! 320 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:54,585 It's because she didn't wish for Suzaku to grant Konan peace! 321 00:20:55,054 --> 00:20:57,784 It's because she wished for her own happiness in the end! 322 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:11,228 It's because she wished for her own happiness in the end! 323 00:21:11,971 --> 00:21:14,804 Miaka... What should I do? 324 00:21:18,377 --> 00:21:19,173 That's... 325 00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:22,576 Ch- Chichiri! 326 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:24,309 It's been a while, you know? 327 00:21:24,383 --> 00:21:26,647 You knew I was coming? 328 00:21:26,719 --> 00:21:29,153 I heard a voice calling me, you know? 329 00:21:29,221 --> 00:21:30,745 So, where's Miaka? 330 00:21:30,823 --> 00:21:32,757 Miaka's... not here. 331 00:21:33,192 --> 00:21:35,126 I see... 332 00:21:35,194 --> 00:21:36,957 But I was sure I heard Miaka's voice, you know? 333 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:38,394 You what?! 334 00:21:40,032 --> 00:21:43,802 Anyway, a lot of bad things have happened to Konan... 335 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:45,997 ...while you were gone, you know? 336 00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:47,663 Chichiri, listen to me! 337 00:21:49,641 --> 00:21:52,132 Bad omens... We have to go now! 338 00:21:52,211 --> 00:21:53,075 "Go...?" 339 00:21:58,317 --> 00:22:01,184 I thought Mt. Reikaku was a lot higher than this. 340 00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:05,023 Chichiri, did you mess up your landing point again? 341 00:22:05,090 --> 00:22:06,387 I don't think so... 342 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:15,799 It was a trap, you know? 343 00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:18,393 Dammit, who did this?! 344 00:22:18,470 --> 00:22:20,062 What have we got here? 345 00:22:20,139 --> 00:22:22,733 I thought I had my first big catch in a long, long time... 346 00:22:22,808 --> 00:22:24,139 ...but it's no good if it's people! 347 00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:27,076 - Tasuki? It's me! - It's me, you know? 348 00:22:27,146 --> 00:22:28,204 "Me" who? 349 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,249 What, you've forgotten?! It's Taka! 350 00:22:31,316 --> 00:22:33,152 Or call me Tamahome if it'll jog your memory! 351 00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:36,315 You know, the guy you fought with in the Suzaku Seven? 352 00:22:36,388 --> 00:22:37,787 Ooooh! 353 00:22:37,856 --> 00:22:39,414 He finally recognizes us... 354 00:22:39,491 --> 00:22:41,356 You guys... are who, again? 355 00:22:42,227 --> 00:22:44,195 Anyway, lemme help ya rest in peace! 356 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:50,559 Man, it's great to see you, Chichiri! Taka! 357 00:22:50,636 --> 00:22:54,936 But that was really nasty, thinkin' I didn't remember you! 358 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:58,402 Which of us was being "nasty" around here?! Jeez... 359 00:22:58,477 --> 00:23:01,913 Anyway, is your gang still well? 360 00:23:01,980 --> 00:23:04,448 No. We're all fighting to just stay alive. 361 00:23:05,184 --> 00:23:08,119 What's happened to this country, anyway? 362 00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:11,446 Besides that, you've dug some impressive traps, you know? 363 00:23:11,523 --> 00:23:13,218 What, you mean these holes? 364 00:23:13,292 --> 00:23:15,283 They just dig themselves. 365 00:23:20,265 --> 00:23:22,790 Apparently, there's something really BIG... 366 00:23:22,868 --> 00:23:24,529 ...diggin' around underground. 367 00:23:24,603 --> 00:23:26,901 It's the reason Mt. Reikaku is like this now. 368 00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:30,499 It's here! 369 00:23:30,976 --> 00:23:34,275 I'll make you a lifetime supply of food for my gang! 370 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:48,518 Dammit... 371 00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:50,926 I'll handle this, you know?! 372 00:23:50,996 --> 00:23:52,520 KAl-HA... 373 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:55,867 ...KA-A-A-A!!! 374 00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:02,001 What, I don't get to fight? 375 00:24:02,074 --> 00:24:03,632 There're more coming! 376 00:24:04,776 --> 00:24:06,767 - What the hell is this thing?! - Genbu...! 377 00:24:10,549 --> 00:24:13,484 It has an aura of intense evil! What the hell...?! 378 00:24:20,025 --> 00:24:22,653 At this rate, my barrier isn't going to hold out! 379 00:24:26,632 --> 00:24:27,894 Chichiri! 380 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:29,126 This is my limit...! 381 00:24:29,568 --> 00:24:31,627 REKKA SHI NEN! 382 00:24:37,242 --> 00:24:40,006 Oh, right, like Genbu would be that easy to beat! 383 00:24:40,078 --> 00:24:42,273 It was a fake! A fake Genbu! 384 00:24:42,347 --> 00:24:45,009 I'll eat you alive if you don't clear outta here! 385 00:24:45,083 --> 00:24:47,415 I see you haven't changed a bit. 386 00:24:49,755 --> 00:24:53,156 Negative energy is taking hold of this land. 387 00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:55,694 But this one time, I do not see... 388 00:24:55,694 --> 00:25:00,256 ...an evil intent which wishes to lead this world into darkness. 389 00:25:00,566 --> 00:25:02,557 You mean this is Mayo Sakaki's fault? 390 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:07,037 That false priestess... Perhaps it is, perhaps not... 391 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:09,497 That doesn't tell us anythin'! 392 00:25:09,575 --> 00:25:13,011 In any case, the only way to stop the destruction of this land... 393 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:15,946 ...is for you to summon Suzaku once again. 394 00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:18,642 But how can we? There's only three of us. 395 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:21,015 You're wrong. The other four are alive. 396 00:25:22,020 --> 00:25:25,319 They've each been reborn in their chosen forms. 397 00:25:25,791 --> 00:25:29,192 You must once again gather the Suzaku Seven. 398 00:25:29,261 --> 00:25:32,731 And then you, Taka, must obtain the Shinzaho. 399 00:25:32,731 --> 00:25:36,064 Originally created by the love you share with Miaka... 400 00:25:36,134 --> 00:25:37,897 ...it has taken the form of a small thing... 401 00:25:37,970 --> 00:25:41,531 ...and is now sealed away in a place it should not be. 402 00:25:41,873 --> 00:25:44,637 So long as you and your companions cannot retrieve it... 403 00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:47,372 ...Suzaku cannot be summoned. 404 00:25:47,446 --> 00:25:48,538 Right. 405 00:25:48,614 --> 00:25:52,050 By the way, can you tell us where our friends have been reborn? 406 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:53,084 Hmpf! 407 00:25:53,151 --> 00:25:56,120 You people expect me to do all the work for you! 408 00:25:57,155 --> 00:26:00,613 Here, you can use this again. It should come in handy. 409 00:26:15,641 --> 00:26:17,506 The wind's picking up again, you know? 410 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,066 - Let's get going. - Right. 411 00:26:21,647 --> 00:26:24,810 I've changed. Now I have everything. 412 00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:28,381 This world is for me and Taka and our baby... 413 00:26:28,453 --> 00:26:30,614 For us and no one else... 414 00:26:41,566 --> 00:26:45,024 I had a nightmare in the middle of the night. 415 00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:48,595 Someone was chasing us. 416 00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:54,579 Then I awoke, protecting you with my own hands. 417 00:26:55,781 --> 00:26:59,318 You were sleeping quietly next to me. 418 00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:02,810 Making sure of the gentle rhythm of your breathing... 419 00:27:02,888 --> 00:27:06,380 ...I looked up into the sky above. 420 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,757 The neighborhood dim as the dawn approached. 421 00:27:09,828 --> 00:27:14,094 "There's nothing more that I want." 422 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:17,602 The thought echoed, so strong, in my mind. 423 00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:23,266 All because I had met you. 424 00:27:24,076 --> 00:27:28,274 Oh, yes! Forever and ever, stay by me any time. 425 00:27:28,347 --> 00:27:31,043 I will protect you. 426 00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:37,954 Yes, this is my answer to the question of why I live. 427 00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:42,554 Oh, surely, surely, you'll stay by me all the time. 428 00:27:42,627 --> 00:27:44,390 I'm always looking at you. 429 00:27:45,364 --> 00:27:50,631 Yes, I'm at your side. For you and you alone. 430 00:27:50,702 --> 00:27:54,160 I'll be here forevermore. 431 00:28:14,192 --> 00:28:16,956 A reunion with old friends. 432 00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:19,861 A reunion which should have warmed the heart. 433 00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:22,195 And yet the Lady Mayo's heart... 434 00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:25,065 ...is colored in the shades of sadness. 435 00:28:25,771 --> 00:28:28,672 Chapter two, "Desert Quest." 436 00:28:29,107 --> 00:28:33,669 Heartless love is like sand spilling over.