Suboshi, one of the Seiryu Seven, was devastated by...
...the death of his twin brother, Amiboshi...
...and murdered Tamahome's family in revenge.
Tamahome was transformed into a demon of vengeance.
And I also have something to protect...
I swear I'll summon Suzaku and then I'll save Tamahome...
...and all the other people in this country!
With this in mind, the Lady Miaka accepted her position as...
...the Priestess of Suzaku and set out for Hokkan...
...the land of Genbu, to find the Shinzaho.
Big Brother?!
Miaka!
Miaka and I are connected by this hair she left behind...
Just like she and Yui were connected by their uniforms.
I've gotta find out all I can about this book!
Keisuke Yuki!
Hey! Stop right there!
Whoa! Check out that beautiful babe!
Huh? Where?! Where?! Where?!
You can't be THAT stupid...
Oh... TETSUYA!
I don't really have time for this...
You still owe me 1 0,000 yen from the pachinko slots!
I said I don't have time for this.
Oh? So what have you got time FOR?!
WHAT?! Your little sister got sucked into that book?!
C'mon, Keisuke. Why try to play a trick on me like this?
I'm telling you, I'm not!
Anyway, Miaka's in this book...
...''The Universe of the Four Gods,'' as the Priestess of Suzaku.
Once the Suzaku Seven were gathered, she was supposed to be able to...
...summon Suzaku and have her wishes granted, but she failed.
On top of that, her best friend, Yui...
...was also taken into the book, and now the two of them are enemies.
Tamahome...
I don't care if you think I'm a bother! But...
I still love you!
I don't think that!
Because, when I went back, I just couldn't forget about you!
I wanted to be with you! That's why I came back!
Because I love you!
I didn't want you risking yourself because of me!
My... My body's going numb...!
Oh, does it hurt?
This is the shrine of Seiryu, after all.
So your dear Tamahome can't come to you now.
Yui... What are you...? You tricked me...
Who tricked who here?! You didn't come back for me!
You only came back to be with Tamahome!
Must be nice for you.
You've always had someone to protect you!
While I, on the other hand...
Do you have any idea?!
Of what I went through when I came here?!
Of how I felt?!
Yui...
Everything that happened was YOUR fault!
You know what, Miaka? I love Tamahome.
That's why I'm going to take him from you!
Tamahome...
Miaka...
Miaka, stay well...
Master Tamahome?
You're saying you promise to halt this war if I go with you?
Of course we'll keep our promise.
Now, then, if you'll use that horse over there.
I missed you, too!
Tama...home...?
Who ever said you could speak so casually to me?!
Unmannered girl!
Tamahome, where are you? Answer me!
Miaka! Don't die! You mustn't die!
Suzaku, give me strength!
I don't care what happens to me, but Miaka mustn't die!
MIAKA!!!
DI E!!!
NO-O-O-O!!!
I see. It's finally time.
How can he do that?
It's all part of my strategy.
Strategy...?
Yes. In other words, we've planted a spy in Konan.
But the characters on his arm...
Twins aren't like normal brothers.
They share an exceptionally strong link in both body and mind.
Then the spy we have in Konan is...
...my twin brother.
And then this group called the Seiryu Seven showed up in the story...
...and things started getting a lot more dangerous!
Found it.
Let's see... Four Gods... Four Gods... Four Gods... Four Gods...
Oh! Found it!
Oh, thank you.
Well?
Okay... ''The 28 Constellations.''
''According to Chinese astrology, in order to fix the positions...''
''...of the constellations in the sky, it was divided into 28 regions...''
''...which existed within the four cardinal sectors...''
''...of north, south, east, and west.''
'' Each of these contained seven of the constellations...''
''...with one of four beast gods associated with each sector.''
I get it. This ''Suzaku'' your sister...
...has become the priestess of is the beast god...
...which rules the seven southern constellations.
Looks like the ancient Chinese blamed anything weird...
...or catastrophic on the constellations...
Meaning it isn't strange for them to have...
...believed in stuff like ''The Universe of the Four Gods.''
Keisuke, who's this '' Einosuke Okuda'' guy they have written here?
Dunno...
So, how do I do this?
Push that.
The one after the next one.
Okay, okay, I've got it. What was the name again?
Einosuke Okuda.
Einosuke...Okuda...
Religion... I think that's on the third floor.
Okay... Okuda, Okuda...
Ah! Found it!
A professor of religion from the Taisho era...
Lemme see that.
Taisho, huh? That was over 7 0 years ago!
'' Discovered an ancient book, 'The Universe of the Four Gods' in China.''
Returned it toJapan...
What's wrong?
According to the treatise 'Legends of the Great Rivers of China...'
...in 1 923 he committed suicide after killing his only daughter, Takiko.
Einosuke Okuda brought this book back toJapan...
...and then killed his daughter...
What's going on here?!
Why would Big Brother and I be connected by that hair?
Could he be in the National Library, reading ''The Universe of the Four Gods?''
Tamahome? I'm coming in.
Oh, he's so sloppy!
Doesn't matter. It looks like he hasn't slept in 2 or 3 days.
Stop it, Tamahome! Let me go!
I guess it's okay to touch if he's not awake...
If this was the real world and Tamahome was a regular high school student...
...we could love each other without anyone getting in the way...
Umm...!
Eek. Pervert.
Miaka, you were molesting me in my sleep, weren't you?
WHO was?! I just came to bring you your food...
...and you started sleep-hugging me!
Oh, really? I should have tried to do something better, then.
Darn it...
What do you mean, ''darn it''?!
Still, I'm glad.
About what?
That you're feeling better.
I heard Nuriko talking.
Everyone's been really careful about how they treat me, but...
I'm okay now.
Tamahome...
Besides, you're here with me.
If you weren't here...
''The Priestess of Suzaku watched lovingly as Tamahome ate...''
I don't CARE about that stuff!.
Why did Einosuke Okuda kill his daughter and then commit suicide?!
Please be quiet in the library!
Y-Y-Yes, ma'am!
Hey.
What's that?
'' Faith and the Four Gods''...
Listen to what I was just reading.
''There is a heretical faith in the four gods known as Shijin-ism.''
''They believed that in a place where heaven meets earth...''
''...and good meets evil, the holy beast gods will appear.''
''The ceremonies for this were divided among the four groups...''
''...of seven star houses which formed the 28 constellations.''
That sounds like what Miaka and the others did in the book!
Gimme that!
''The believers collected the spells for summoning...''
''...the four beast gods together into one source.''
''This scripture they wrote was known as 'The Universe of the Four Gods.'''
''Its meaning was regarded as heresy.''
''They would have a young girl, chosen to be a 'priestess'...''
''...read the spell, and she would serve as a sacrifice...''
''...to bring forth a beast god...''
Keisuke...
Miaka! Miaka, can you hear me?!
Big Brother?
Can you hear me, Miaka?!
Big... Big Brother...?
What happened?
I dunno. She just suddenly...
Miaka, get back to our world right now!
''The Universe of the Four Gods'' isn't just an ordinary book!
If I'm right about this, things for you and Yui will get even worse...
...and if you're not careful, you might be killed!
Killed...
What's wrong, Chiriko?
Miaka is acting strangely.
Miaka ALWAYS acts strangely, you know?
Chichiri?
I sense a life force...
An evil presence ahead of us, coming closer and closer!
You hear me, Miaka?! This hair connects the two of us!
Ask the Celestial Warriors with you and have them send you back here!
What do you two think you're doing, shouting like that in the library?!
Whoa,just calm down...
Come back here now!
I can't go back...
You can't try to summon Suzaku!
I've got a bad feeling about all this!
A bad feeling...?
Miaka, are you okay? You catch a cold or eat something bad?
Sure looks like it.
Come back!
Leave everyone...?
Would you rather DIE, Miaka?!
Miaka...
Yuiren...
I can't go home yet.
Tasuki! Burn this hair!
Do it now!
Sure. Whatever you say.
Forgive me, Big Brother...
REKKA SHI N...
...en.
What are you burning in here?!
- Calm down. Just calm down... - No, I WON'T calm down!
That idiot...! She burned the one link she still had to me!
Now I can't talk to my brother anymore...
Miaka... You could have gone back to your world...?
It's okay. I can't leave now.
I'm going to stay here with you and fight.
Chichiri! What's happening?!
I think an enormous enemy power is approaching from ahead!
It's become a storm! They're attacking us with lightning!
Lightning... Could it be... Soi?!
That lightning will follow the ship forever...
...until it is completely destroyed.
You shall become wreckage upon the sea before you ever reach Hokkan!
To hell with all this water! It can't stand up to my flames!
REKKA SHI N--
Tasuki!
I can't swim!
Miaka!
That idiot! You don't jump in when you can barely swim yourself!.
Hang on! I'll throw you a line!
Go on, Tasuki! You first!
Thanks a lot!
Hi there.
Nuriko! You fell in, too?!
Miaka! Tamahome! Nuriko!
I won't let your deaths be in vain...!
We're still alive, you idiot!
They're being swept further away!
We have to go after them and save them!
If any lightning strikes now, they'll be electrocuted!
Miaka! Are you okay?!
Guys! Get on that rock!
Miaka!
Why do you have to be such an klutz?!
How am I supposed to know?!
Tamahome!
Tamahome, hurry! If any lightning strikes now...!
Tamhome, hurry!
Nuriko, take her!
Tamahome, get up here, too! Now!
Tamahome!
TAMAHOME!!!
Nuriko takes the Lady Miaka into his confidence...
...and tells her about his younger sister, Korin...
...who died when he was very young.
While grappling with his past...
...Nuriko shows his spirit in confronting their difficulties.
Next time, ''The Flash of Battle.''
On they travel to where their next enemy dwells...