Lady Miaka, the Priestess of Suzaku...
...left Tamahome and wandered through the wilderness alone.
The Lady Miaka was rescued by none other than Amiboshi...
...one of the Seiryu Seven, who had been presumed dead.
For some reason, Amiboshi has lost his memory...
...and is now living under the name of Kai-Ka...
...the adopted son of an older couple.
The '' Numamiya-uchi'' police department?
- Is that how you read that name? - Don't ask me.
Anyway, it's the Iwate police department now.
Meaning the case was under the jurisdiction of...
...the Morioka regional prosecutor's office.
Which is why we're headed for Morioka.
Good job finding this!
But doesn't that mean you broke some privacy laws doing it?
''Important Documents Reference Room.''
'' No Unauthorized Personnel.''
Can't you and I live here together forever?
Ami-- I mean, Kai-Ka, what are you talking about?
If you stay here, you won't be hurt by anything anymore.
This village is peaceful.
All the people here are good people.
If you stayed here, you wouldn't have to worry about a thing.
Father and Mother would be so happy.
I wouldn't be hurt by anything anymore...
I'm sorry!
It was to save you. Sorry...
Your fever's dropped.
You should just take it easy today.
But won't you just think about what I said to you?
Live here forever...
What's wrong?
Nothing. I just suddenly feel hot inside my body. Strange...
The heat must have gotten to you.
Let's go somewhere and rest. Okay?
I see. She put the potion in her mouth...
...and then passed it into Tamahome when they kissed.
Impressive, Soi. You're a master manipulator of men.
Now, Tamahome...
As you embrace your beloved priestess within my illusion...
...let your body rot here as Soi drains the life from you.
I had another dream about that guy!
Miaka dear?
Uh, yeah?
May we speak with you?
Sure.
Forgive me. When I heard you both talking...
...I thought our son was going to leave us again.
''Again''...?
A long time ago, we lost our son Kai-Ka.
When we spotted that boy in the river...
...it was as if our son had returned to us.
I was afraid we would lose him again.
Please, forgive me!
Don't worry about that. I'm fine now.
Here. Your clothes. I washed and mended them.
Now please, get some rest.
I can never see Tamahome again. Or any of the others.
Now that I can't summon Suzaku, I can never return to my world.
Yui...
Now I understand. Your pain. Your frustration. Your anger...
I didn't understand anything before...!
Miaka?
Kai-Ka.
Take this.
What is it?
Forgetfulness leaves.
If you drink this, you'll forget everything that's happened to you.
Miaka...
I love you.
I love you, too.
Take this, and then wish as hard as you can...
...to forget everything that's happened to you.
Then you can finally be happy.
There's nothing to think about. Go on.
If I just drink this, I can be happy.
I could forget all the bad things that have happened to me.
Forget? About Nuriko? And the others?
And Yui? And...?!
And forget about Tamahome who still loves me...
...even after what happened to me?!
Tamahome. What's wrong?
I can't. We shouldn't be doing this now.
Why not?
You still haven't summoned Suzaku.
But after what Nakago did to me...
I've lost the right to summon Suzaku!
No, I don't believe that.
I'm not sure how to say it, but we can't just abandon all hope.
If we do, then it really is all over.
As long as even the smallest possibility remains...
...we have to believe, Miaka!
Why?
Why?! Don't you want to be happy?!
I... I...
I can't forget! Not the people who care about me.
Not people I love who have saved my life!
I can't do that!
You mean Tamahome, don't you?
What happened to him?
I thought you both swore you'd never be apart again!
What did you just say? Do you mean...?!
Yes. I remember. Everything.
I am Amiboshi of the Seiryu Seven. Your enemy.
Your memory's come back?
Then why did you pretend you didn't remember?
That time, I really wanted to die.
Why?
Kutou, where I was born, unlike Konan...
...is a land wracked with civil war.
When Suboshi and I were very young...
...our parents were killed in a battle we were caught up in.
So when Lady Yui appeared from the other world...
...I thought Kutou could finally find peace...
...if we were able to summon Seiryu.
I heard that, if Konan summoned Suzaku, it would take over the world...
...and never let us achieve that. That's what Nakago told us...
As a warrior of Seiryu, I had to fight you.
When I fell into the river, I thought:
''If I disappear, we won't be able to summon Seiryu.''
The great war that was brewing wouldn't start.
Nobody would get caught in the middle of it.
And no children would have to suffer...
...the way my brother and I had to.
Amiboshi...
War is meaningless! Miaka! Don't you think that, too?!
Well, but...
Then stay here with me!
Then neither side can use the power of Seiryu...
...or the power of Suzaku to fight with!
There's a way to summon Suzaku and Seiryu...
...without you and I having to be there.
Yui's being used.
Sadly, no. Lady Yui remains a virgin.
He's still lying to Yui so he can take over this world!
That's why you have to save her.
I have to go.
Go where?
To Nakago. To save Yui! And to summon Seiryu!
If she knew she was being lied to, then I think Yui will...
...stop doing what Nakago and the Kutou emperor tell her to do.
Then she can wish for peace in your land!
Good idea, huh?
Yeah, it may be a good idea, but it'll never work!
Aren't you afraid? Just going straight to your enemy?
Maybe I can't do it and maybe I have no chance...
...but I don't want to grow up to be a coward who always runs from things!
But...!
Hey, Amiboshi...
You know the character for ''To run away''?
Well, yeah...
Right?
Yeah. So?
So, if you change one part of it, it means ''To challenge.''
I guess it means there's a thin line between...
...running away and facing a problem.
And who chooses which side to take?
Miaka...
Actually, Yui was the one who taught me this.
Sorry, sorry.
Okay, we're off.
Why isn't my potion working?
Does this mean that the love he shares with the Priestess of Suzaku...
...is stronger than the power of my potion?
You underestimated him, Soi.
Who are...?!
I am Tomo of the Seiryu Seven...
...and although this is the first time we've met...
...here is where we shall kill you.
I doubt Yui and I can make up easily.
But summoning Seiryu is our only chance now!
I can't let Nakago keep having his way!
We can ask Seiryu to grant peace to this world.
And then for him to send us both back to our world.
We can go back to being normal middle school students.
Get into high school. And then...
And then everything will be solved.
It'll all be over.
Along with the love Tamahome and I share.
Father! Mother!
Get them inside, fast!
Are you all right?!
Yeah... They just got my arm. Mother!
She's all right. She just fainted from the shock.
Father, brace yourself.
This is a Kutou arrow! They must have noticed.
I used my life force to lower your fever before.
Nakago must have sensed my presence here!
No. It's me they're after, not Amiboshi.
But why are they after me now?
I've lost the right to summon Suzaku.
I can't forgive this! No matter what reason they have...
...I can't forgive them for hurting these innocent villagers!
Miaka, wait! Don't go out there!
Hold it!
I have to go!
I'm gonna find Nakago and punch his lights out!
We thought you'd be here, Priestess of Suzaku!
Now come along quietly with us.
Miaka, get back!
You dare resist me?!
Amiboshi!
Stay back! Cover your ears and close your eyes!
That flute...!
Burst!
It's all right now.
The sound probably burst the other soldiers as well.
I sense an incredibly powerful life force that way!
Amiboshi?
This is...Tomo?
Now, then... What setting do you want for your death?
If you have a preference...
...I'll give you the illusion of your choice.
Your name's Tomo, right?
Correct.
Aren't you embarrassed by that outfit?
Those bright, primary colors are in such bad taste!
And what's with the makeup on your face?!
And those feathers are just so ridiculous!
And you actually walk OUTSI DE in that getup?!
God, it's just horrible!
Oh, such a pitiful boy you are...
...who cannot appreciate my magnificent artistry.
In the makeup design for my face...
...the indigo represents trickery, the black represents loyalty.
And the few touches of brilliant gold I added for flavor...
Uh, Tomo? Tamahome's outside.
What?
An illusion? Then where's the real Miaka?!
Those are the lights of the Sairou capital.
The REAL one.
Then my friends aren't there?
Your friends are in an illusory capital of my own creation.
They don't even realize that they're growing weaker and weaker.
Their deaths are fast approaching. As well as...
...your own.
What is it?
Tamahome's close by!
No... I can't see him.
Why not?
I can't tell you the reason...
...but I don't deserve to be with him anymore.
Don't say that!
You both love each other so much!
The two of you have to be together!
I'll bring him here.
Do you understand? Please,just wait here.
Kai-Ka...
Father! Father...
If you go, then take the juice of the Forgetfulness leaves with you.
It may come in handy.
Don't worry about your mother and me.
Father... Thank you.
Miaka, please wait for me.
I promise I'll bring Tamahome back here.
Don't even think of staying away from him!
Amiboshi...
Tell me, how do those thorns feel?
I'll make you feel better soon.
I prefer not to kill people immediately.
Rather, I grant them pleasure and then open death's door for them.
What are you doing, you pervert?!
It was such a waste, wasn't it?
I used my powers to let you see Soi as the woman you loved.
It may have been an illusion, but I created a masterpiece for you.
The warmth of her skin, the sweetness of her sigh.
So real... You could have died happily in her arms.
I understand very well how precious she is to you.
Why don't I take her for myself after I'm finished with you?
Do anything to Miaka and I'll kill you!
Forgive me, Amiboshi.
I want to see Tamahome again, but I don't deserve him anymore!
Finding Yui and going back to my own world is the best way.
Best for Tamahome, too.
Oh, for crying out loud!
I had my car parked at the library!
We coulda taken the Tohoku expressway to Morioka!
This is faster, isn't it?
Time...
Any way you cut it, time passes faster in the book than it does here.
We've gotta learn more about this book.
Before my little sister's older than I am!
Soi!
The Lady Miaka confronts the sight ofTamahome being struck down.
An unavoidable reality faces the Lady Miaka.
And through a large crack now in the Lady Miaka's heart...
...a deceptive gentleness sneaks its way in.
Next time, '' Bewitched Illusions.''
Within a twisted dream that phantoms bring...