Miaka... Miaka and Taka...
They're coming home.
Keisuke! Yui's on the phone!
Taka, isn't it great? We found the third stone.
Yeah, I remember everyone now.
But I'm scared, too.
Of that evil force that Taiitsukun said is trying to interfere.
I said not to worry.
As long as we have feelings for each other, we'll win.
Taka... You'll always love me, won't you?
Yeah, they're both fine. Looks like neither one's injured.
They were just making out right in front of me.
Yui!
We came back to Yui's house?!
That light I saw at the north building was you guys, right?
Yeah.
Thought so. I found that scroll there.
Yui, how'd you get hurt?
Gee, thanks for noticing.
Yui-i-i-i...!
Anyway, until we find out who Shigyou really is...
...you'd better not go to school.
Do that, Miaka.
I'll discuss this with Keisuke and Tetsuya tomorrow.
Right...
... is what I said to them, but...
After what happened to Yui...
... I'll bet and he made Naomi and the others attack me, too!
Miaka?
What are you doing?
Let's go!
N- Naomi!
Why...? Everyone's acting normal. Where is he?
Where's Shigyou? Is he absent?
Absent...? I see.
I wish he'd just stay absent.
Hello, Yuki residence! Wait, don't go hanging up on me!
Nothing feels worse than getting a call and not knowing who it's from!
So, please, leave a passionate message after the tone.
You're right. I'm just getting that joke message of yours.
You don't have to call it a joke, you know.
Darn that Miaka...
Why didn't you check on her this morning?
I'll head over to her right now!
Right!
I'll go to Yui's home!
Right!
Okay, and I'll go buy some beer!
Sukunami!
My name's Miiru Kamishiro.
I joined your research club yesterday.
Oh, yeah, I heard. It's a pleasure.
Sorry, but I'm a little busy right now, so...
Miss Kamishiro!
What's wrong? Are you okay?
Y- Yeah. Sorry...
Miss Kamishiro!
See you later, Naomi.
You can't go.
There's something written on the blackboard you have to see.
Naomi!
Are you sure you're all right?
Yeah... I'm okay now.
I'm sorry. You said you were in a hurry, too.
Never mind about that.
Aren't you worried about Miaka?
Forgive me. Did I bite a little too hard?
Going numb? Don't worry.
It'll wear off in a little while.
I hope you can make it in time.
Dammit... Mi... a... ka...
Mr. President.
We've brought Miaka Yuki to you.
You coward!
What's... What's so enjoyable about controlling everyone?!
You shouldn't talk that way.
I wanted to give you one peaceful day as a student.
My kinder nature showing because I pity you.
You see... You're about to jump off of this roof.
High school girl takes her life unexpectedly.
Post-exam depression. Possibly picked on at school.
The public will have fun trying to explain it.
You devil! You're a demon in human skin!
Human skin? So what?
Are humans really that special?
I know how weak and foolish humans really are.
How cowardly...
Alone they can accomplish nothing, but in groups...!
They easily attack those who are slightly isolated from them.
Abuse them, drive them away...
Never considering the feelings of their "prey" who seeks help.
If I am a devil, then so are they!
Look how easily they are controlled.
The placid looks on their faces!
No matter what happens to you...
...they'll act as though it wasn't their problem!
That's not true! I know!
The kindness in people! And the strength!
And the hearts they have that love others!
Loving hearts... Oh, yes. As do we.
Very much so.
Fascinating... Shall we test your theory?
Miaka, no! Don't look into his eyes!
Don't look! Don't look!
And then I'll make you love me in his place.
No... Help me... Help me, Taka!
I don't know what sort of insight you have...
...but it's not that impressive, Shigyou.
Taka!
I came for you, Miaka.
Oh, there goes my front spoiler!
The north building's to the left!
Gotcha!
Taka!
Take this!
Did you know this, Miaka?
Suzaku was originally called Ho-oh.
"Ho"means male and "Oh"means female.
It was also known as the phoenix.
It would consummate its life as it burned itself in flames...
... by being reborn over and over within them.
It's a symbol of eternal inseparability and destined love.
So I guess you could say that love is the source of Suzaku's power.
The scroll...
Taka...
This light... It's the same as before.
Miaka...
That didn't kill him, did it?
But we may be able to fight him, as long as we have this scroll.
Yeah...
- Where are we? - What happened?
They both went back.
Yeah. To get the fourth jewel.
Incoming!
Nice catch, you know?
And welcome back, Tamahome.
Wh- Where...?
Miaka, it's good to see you back again.
Hotohori! Everyone!
Shh! Not so loud, you know?!
We're about to play thieves here.
Kinda stupid, though, breaking into my own house.
You mean this is your home, Nuriko?
You're breaking in?
Oh, Nuriko! And Chiriko, too!
This way.
So, you say a week's passed since we were last here.
I don't just SAY it's passed!
Whose jewels do you think we've been looking for, huh?!
And you found Nuriko's stone?!
Well...
I'm sorry. It's my older brother, you see.
First my sister when I was little...
And now my little brother, Ryuen.
I know they'll say he died an honorable death in battle...
...but to be buried alone in a frozen wasteland...!
At first he let us burn incense for Nuriko's soul, but then Tasuki...
Hey, I couldn't help it!
To suddenly see Nuriko doing that in that serious atmosphere...
I just lost it!
But when I realized that I was in my own house...
...and you guys were praying for me with such serious looks, well...
I was kinda glad to see that. I felt a little embarrassed.
Oh, so you spoiled his impression of us, huh?
Why are you glarin' at me?!
So, Rokou has the stone now?
No. It's right here.
It's a crystal ball.
It's been a treasure of mine since I was little.
They say the souls of the dead come back...
...and live in these during the Chuugen festival.
I thought it was strange that its color had changed...
...and I found the jewel inside.
We were rash, and tried to break it open immediately, you know?
Stop it! What are you trying to do?!
This is a keepsake of Ryuen!
Of the little brother I'll never see again!
And you Suzaku Seven want to...
Want to steal THIS from me as well?!
Wasn't getting Ryuen killed enough for you?!
Honestly... My brother's such an idiot.
I know how Rokou feels.
But right now Tamahome is more important.
Exactly.
If we move too slowly, what'll we do if he ends up vanishing?
Tasuki... I don't care, just break it!
You're sure?
It's all right. He's never going to change.
When we were little, he was the cowardly little cry-baby...
...always being picked on who had to be saved by his little brother.
He's always had to depend on others for everything.
It's been two years since it happened.
He has to accept that I'm dead!
Right now, Tamahome's jewel is more important!
Nuriko...
Okay! Miaka, give the crystal ball to Tama, okay?
So you can fry me along with it?
I'll just hit the ball, you idiot!
TAKA!!!
Ren... No one can judge us.
No one...
Tamahome!
What's happening?! A monster's in Tama now?!
Taka!
Stay back! Miaka mustn't touch him, you know?!
Yes... A power completely apart from the power of Suzaku.
This isn't just from a spell being cast!
It's now attached itself within his body.
What are you all doing here?!
What was that monster just now?!
Oh, crap...
Forgive me. Once I give Ren a bit more of my life force...
...we'll be able to finish this, Lord Tenkou.
Don't worry.
Miisu, take your time in helping Renhou to recover.
I won't give this to any friends of monsters!
Big Brother!
Please, leave now! Hurry!
Dammit, Big Brother!
If you won't leave, then I will!
Somebody! Bring my carriage! Bring my carriage at once!
Lord Rokou! What's going on?!
I'm going to the temple to ask the Buddha to protect this crystal!
He doesn't just not see me. He can't hear me, either.
Big Brother...
So, that woman planted that evil creature inside of your body?
That's really playing dirty!
Sorry... I was careless.
I never thought that girl was...!
It's all finished, Chichiri!
What's that?
A spell to seal the demon.
If I can cast a barrier with it and then use His Highness's holy sword...
...along with our powers to silence the creature in Tamahome, then...
Will Tamahome's body be hurt by this?
A Celestial Warrior has far more resilience than a normal person, but...
But he's not even a full strength Celestial Warrior right now!
If we could just get that stone...
Unless we find another way to remove the monster...!
Taka... Taka... Hang on. Taka!
You idiot. Do you even know where that temple is?!
Tasuki!
Hurry up and get on!
Man, Tama really comes before everything with you, doesn't he?
Aren't you even a little pissed off at him?
Think about it for a second. How he let that girl Miiru...
...not only cast a spell on him but also plant that monster inside.
Now, as I see it, it's all Tama's fault.
He probably wanted a little action with her, right?
Miaka! What the hell are you doing?!
Enough! I'll go on my own!
Taka's... I'm sick of you bad-mouthing Tamahome!
You know Tamahome isn't unfaithful like that!
Tasuki, you're... You're his friend, aren't you?!
Never mind. You just go back, okay?!
I was... I was just...
Look, I... I just felt bad for you.
I don't want to see you looking sad.
No, that's not what I meant! What am I saying?!
Wait up, Miaka. C'mon...
I said just go back!
Not that way. This way.
I... I knew that!
Miaka!
Great Buddha, please protect me...
...and this crystal ball from demonic creatures.
This ball is all I have left of Ryuen now.
Please don't let anyone take it from me!
Ryuen... Please protect me.
If saying that gets us all wiped out...
...I'll never forgive you for the rest of your life!
Rekka... SHI NEN!
Tasuki!
I think... it was poisonous...!
What should I do?!
Don't you know? Suck the poison out of the wound.
Then bandage it tight so it can't reach my heart.
R- Right!
Mi... aka...!
Is he all right now?
Suck the poison out of the wound...
Could that work on Taka's ear wound, too...?
'Scuse me, coming through!
Miaka? Tasuki? What are you...?
It's no use. I can't contain it.
It's not your fault, Chiriko.
That's right. All I can do is lend Tamahome some of my life force.
Only a living person can touch him.
Until Tasuki and Miaka return, the three of us must...
Sorry for the wait!
Nuriko!
I brought my brother with me. And the stone, too!
Along with Miaka and this useless jerk!
How humiliating...
Draw the creature out from the wound?
That's dangerous, isn't it?
Yeah. What if it ends up inside of you next?
If Miaka gets hurt, Tamahome will...!
Exactly! He can't take it in his condition, you know?
I can... take it...
I don't know... how I'll do it, but...
Miaka... It'll be okay. I won't lose to this.
If it means I can hold you again...
...then I can stand anything.
Nuriko, please!
Please!
The sorcerer... Chichiri, right?
That barrier he's cast... Will it hold out much longer?
These bracelets are the only things that are holding you down.
But I'm being real careful, so I won't be as powerful as usual.
Try not to go too wild, okay?
Right... I'll do my best.
Miaka!
It's useless. No matter what you try...
...he'll never be able to stand it.
Hang in there, you idiot!
Taka!
Tasuki!
Tasuki! You're in no condition for this!
I know that... But I'll take it!
Taka! Please, hang on! Calm down!
Big Brother! You can hear me, can't you?!
Help us, please!
You're the only one... The only one who can!
Ryuen... I can't... I can't do it!
I don't have that sort of strength.
Chiriko, no!
You can't possess someone whose heart isn't open to you!
Stop it!
Even though you live...
Even though you live, you won't go on!
Why can't you change places with me?!
Please... Let me into you...
You're a disgrace... I think... I think you're a disgrace!
Chiriko...
No! He's biting his tongue!
Tamahome!
Big Brother!
I knew...
I knew you were gone, but...
No matter where I search, I'll never find you.
Ryuen! Kourin!
Where are you? Ryuen! Kourin!
They say you were honorable. That you died bravely.
Yet why can't I accept it?
They tell me you rest peacefully in the snow, but...
I couldn't see your body to grieve for you.
All I knew was that you were dead...
...and how much I wanted to embrace you again...
Hold you and just cry and weep for as long as I needed to.
And yet I was denied even that wish!
Big Brother...
Ryuen...
Are you there, Ryuen?
You and I may look alike...
...yet we are so very different.
Your heart, your strength... They're so powerful.
I'm pathetic.
I hoped to one day start acting like a big brother to you.
But before I could, you were gone.
Has this made me a bit stronger?
Can I still go on being your big brother?
What are you talking about?
You've always been my big brother.
It's okay. You're stronger now.
You're such a fool. You're really such a fool.
From here on... things get fun.
It might be a dream.
That I can protect all the things I love.
But isn't believing that all right?
You have to do all you can to be sure.
What's important can really be hard to see...
...but I think only your heart will know for sure.
If the pain of feeling down and sad that I can't reset...
...only causes me pain, it'll make me so lonely.
It's just the nature of life for...
...flowers and grass on the ground...
...to reach up and strain towards the sky.
Isn't it being a dream all right?
There's a shining world waiting...
...at the end of the tunnel.
And can't you decide after that?!
Try to make your loving feelings known.
The answers are buried deep in your heart...
...where your tears are born.
Light and dark exist in the same heart...
...awaiting the next choice from you.
Don't let it end as a dream!
Bring happiness to the one you love.
And isn't it wonderful?!
Try to embrace fully all your tears.
It's been bugging me for a long time now...
I won't allow this anymore!
I'm taking Miaka!
No. No, Tasuki, you're drunk!
T- Tasuki!
I'm a man, too...!
Mysterious Play-ing around!
Number one!
Are you sure you're all right?
Yeah... I'm okay now.
I'm sorry. You said you were in a hurry, too.
Never mind about that.
Aren't you worried about Miaka?
You're... Is this a wig?
Don't tell anyone.
Number two.
Don't you understand yet?!
How powerful Ms. Kyouda really is?!
Oh, I'll be safe today.
I checked the script for chapter three...
...and her name wasn't in it at all!
I brought her with me, Akira.
You're gonna die!
Number three.
Tamahome!
I knew... I knew you were gone, but...
Big Brother...
I think a smiling face suits you much better than a tearful one.
Mr. Inoue... You've changed.