01x14 - Wolf in the Fortress

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Tamahome,
one of the Suzaku Seven...

...has became a prisoner of
Kutou in order to save Konan.

The Lady Miaka,
who loves Tamahome...

...was broken-hearted over this,
and has set out to find...

...the remaining three members
of the Suzaku Seven.

Along the way, the Lady Miaka
was att*cked by mountain bandits...

...but was saved by Hotohori,
the emperor of Konan.

That much? You really
love Tamahome that much?

I love you! Since the
moment we first met!

Miaka!

The Lady Miaka was once again
captured by the bandits...

Excuse me!
Yes, who is it?

It's Koji with one of the captured
girls for the boss to see!

Ah, well, glad you're here!
Come right on in!

"We love you, Yoshimoto!
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Oh, Koji!
I've been waitin' for you!

Yo, Pig!

Be strong.

Perfect!

...is not what I want to be right now!

Well, if you'll excuse me.

D- Don't be in such a hurry!

Stay a little longer!

Don't leave me alone with him...

Okay, I know you're the
boss of these bandits!

Do any of your men have any
marks written on their bodies?

Well, now... Considering
how dirty these guys are...

...one or two have hemmoroids
and stuff on 'em.

Even I've got some ones down
there that really hurt!

That's NOT what I meant!

Is there anyone
who sometimes has...

...a Chinese character
appear on their body?

If you do what I want you to...

...I'll tell you what you want!

Please, please!
Help yourselves!

Miaka...
I wonder if she's all right.

I'm trying to see if
one of these guys here...

...is the fifth member
of the Suzaku Seven.

You two stay here
and keep quiet.

You're hurt,
Hotohori, remember?

What... What do you want?!

Oh, baby... You're kinda flat-chested,
but you're really so pretty...!

Oh, no! I'm told
that often, though...

Nuriko has a much
nicer figure than I do!

I don't care about stuff like that!

YOU, I'll k*ll...

Never mind that. I say
Eiken's being a real idiot.

What's he thinking, taking over
the g*ng while Genro's gone?

No kidding!
That dumb sack of scum...

...is throwin' his weight
around way too much!

Just 'cuz he's
got a little power!

And now he's goin' after...

...some underage girl with
that ugly face of his!

Well, if that girl we
just sent him's a virgin...

...she won't be one for long!

Nuriko!

Y- You two... You two are men?!

So, you've finally
figured that out! Fools...

Nuriko!

Would you do
something about this?

Oh, please leave it to me.

I don't care if you're a guy!

Oh, I've got something
special in mind for you, pal...

Go to it.

No! Get away from me!

C'mon, c'mon, be a good girl.

No! Lemme go!

You'd better do what I say...

NO!!! TAMAHOME!!!

Scum!

What?!

Y- You...!

What happened to you guys?!

Miaka...

Where is she?!

I said no!

You better be quiet,
or don't you want to know...

...which guy has the
character on him?

When all of the Suzaku
Seven are assembled...

...I swear I'll come back.

Tamahome...

Yui...

If I find the others in
the Suzaku Seven quickly...

... Tamahome will come back.

And once I do that,
I'll get Yui back, too...

Yeah, that's it...
Just be quiet...

Tamahome!

OW!!!

Nuriko!

Miaka! Are you all right?!

Damn, this one's REALLY strong!

Hotohori!

Thank goodness...
I would have come sooner, but...

I thought you couldn't move
because you were hurt.

Are you okay?

Oh, this is nothing.

Miaka, while Tamahome is gone...

...I shall protect you.
Do you understand?

Hotohori...

You know about Tamahome
and I... But still, you...

Ow, ow, ow...

This girl is the
Priestess of Suzaku!

For the crime of laying
even one finger upon her...

...the punishment is death!

No, wait! Don't k*ll him!

We have to get him to tell us who
has the character on their body!

Well, how about a
little t*rture, instead?

All right! I'll talk!
I'll tell you!

Tasuki! Tasuki has a
character on his body!

Tasuki... The fifth one...

We've found the fifth one, Tamahome!

And? Where is this guy?!

What's going on?!

Miaka?

Miaka!!!

Ge... Genro!

You... You're back?!

M- Miaka!

It's been a while, Eiken.

So, after I come back from my trip,
I see you've taken over, huh?

Must be nice for you to have a bride now...

...considering how
damned ugly your face is!

Th- That's not true!
I'm not his bride!

I'll take this girl.

No, you won't!

GEN-JUTSU!

SHUN-TAROU!

No way!

Well, bye for now.

MIAKA!!!

Miaka!

Hotohori! Nuriko!

Eiken!
If you want this girl back...

...then you fight me for the boss' seat!

Miaka!

Paper...?

Why, you...!

I'll teach him
to underestimate me!

REKKA SHINEN!!!

What the heck...?! Paper wolves
and a fan that sh**t fire?!

Nuriko!

Are you all right?

You can really run
away fast, Your Highness!

I wasn't running away!
I was chasing after Miaka!

Right, right.

I really was!

Genro, you jerk!

What do you mean, fight you
for the boss' seat?!

As long as I've got this...

...do you think
you can resist me?!

Come and get me!!!

Only me and my buddy
know about this place.

No one's gonna
come to rescue you.

Sorry. I don't have
anything against you...

...but I gotta make
an example of you.

If you behave yourself,
I won't hurt you.

OW! What the heck
are you doin'?!

That's MY line!

Don't go underestimating me
just 'cuz I'm a girl!

Come and get me
If you wanna try!

I'm not scared
of you one bit!

Come on! Aim for the inside
and then jab him! Jab him!

Upper cut!

It's over. Everything...

What the heck
is her problem?

Oh, this is silly.
Forget it! Forget it!

I ain't interested
in girls who won't cry.

Heck, I don't even
like girls much anyway.

Still, a hostage is a hostage...

...so one wrong move
and I'll k*ll you...

...AND WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOIN'
WHILE I'M TELLIN' YOU ALL THIS?!

Oh, just checking to see...

...if you've got any
characters written on your body.

Let me introduce myself.

I'm the Priestess of Suzaku
and I'm sorta famous around here.

I was just wondering if you
were one of the Suzaku Seven.

How should I know,
you idiot?!

Hello? Who's there?

It's Genro's good buddy, Koji,
who's come to see him.

Ah, well, glad you're here.

Come right on in!

Thank you.

Koji!

It's been too long, Koji!

But you just saw me, man!
A little while ago!

Didn't you notice me?!
That's really cold, man!

What's up with these guys?

"Tamahome,
one of the Suzaku Seven..."

"...sat in Kutou palace, and thought
about the Priestess of Suzaku..."

Tamahome?

Yui...

Look at these
clothes I got for you.

What do you think? I thought
you'd look good in them.

Huh? No thanks.
What I've got are fine.

Well, would you like me
to bring you something?

Do you want something to eat?
I'll get you anything.

Oh, maybe you'd like some sake?

I wonder if they'd
let me have that.

I said I'm fine. You don't have to
trouble your self over me like this.

You've had enough
troubles of your own.

Troubles of my own...?

Are you saying...
You know about THAT?

N- No...!

Oh... So, Miaka
also knows about it?

How those men att*cked me...

...and how Nakago was with
me when I woke up.

I was completely spent
when Nakago brought me here.

And when I finally realized
what had happened to me...

...the first thing
I tried to do was...!

But I was treated
just after I did it.

Even now, I think back and
wonder why I didn't die then...!

That's enough! Stop it!

I wish I HAD d*ed!

I wish I had d*ed...

Now that you know about it,
I wish I had d*ed!

Yui...

What? What should I do?

What should I say to her?

Tell me what to do, Miaka...

Huh? You mean you were
supposed to be the boss?

Well, yeah.

When the old boss d*ed a month ago...

...Eiken thought it would be
a good chance to take over...

...since you weren't around.

The boss was really worried about
you, right up till he d*ed...

The boss, huh?

All right!
I'll help you, too!

You know! I'll help get you
back into the boss' chair!

I'll ask Hotohori
and Nuriko to help, too!

Listen, you...

Oh, please! You don't
have to thank me!

If we succeed, you can help us
find Tasuki in return, okay?

That's not what I meant!

Now that that's settled,
let's go! Genro! Koji!

She doesn't understand that
she's a hostage, does she?

I think you're right.

You got that?
Genro's definitely gonna...

...try hitting us in the
middle of the night!

Don't let your guard down!

Don't yell, too!

Besides that, they're all
doing what Eiken says!

Pathetic!

They do what he says
because we can't stand up to...

...his little keepsake
from the old boss.

Keepsake?

His fan.

Is it really that scary?

It's not what you think it is.

It's that iron fan he's holding.

It's a special fan
that he can use...

...with a spell to sh**t fire
and burn you to ashes instantly.

We have to get
it back from him...

Oh, those are the things those
wolves came out of before!

Lemme see! Lemme see!
How does the trick work?

It's not a trick!
It's an illusion spell!

They're talismen I got from a
sorceror while I was traveling.

You write what you want on them
and it'll appear as a phantom.

You write whatever you want
to appear, and it appears?

Let's sneak in from
the other side.

What are you doing?!
Gimme those talismen back!

I've found you! How dare you
lay your hands on Miaka!

Hotohori! Nuriko!

You're all right!

Miaka...

Isn't that supposed
to be our line?

I think I understand. Miaka,
you really want to help them?

Yeah! And now that we know about
Tasuki, we can't stay out of this!

Heh...
That's what I like about you.

I've found you!

NURIKO!!!

There they are!

Aw, hell!

Leave them to me!
Come forth, wolves!

One more time!
Come forth, wolves!

What the hell's goin' on?!

Miaka...

Yikes!

You did it?!

Well... Sort of...

Look out!

So, Genro, you've come!

Can't make any more
wolves appear, huh?

Your Highness!

No, Nuriko! We can't fight!
Tasuki might be among them!

Dammit! These other
guys won't help us fight?!

What a pain!

If you won't come to me,
then I'll come to you!

Gimme that fan!

What are you doing?

That fan belongs to Genro!
Give it back!

Miaka, don't!

Is this girl an idiot?

I thought you were
supposed to be a hostage!

More and more of a pain...

Genro!
What're ya gonna do?!

{\pos(341,476)}You make one move and I'll k*ll her!

Just how low will you sink?!

I'm fine! What about
you other people?!

Why are you doing what
this guy tells you to?!

Don't you feel sorry
for your old boss?!

Fighting your friends just
because you're scared of a fan...!

And you... And you...

And you call yourselves men?

Tamahome...

He's so close to me...

He's protecting me...

The fan...!

You're just a LITTLE too late.
I took it back.

You're finished, Eiken.

Tamahome...

TAMAHOME!!!

Miaka...

"TAMAHOME"

"The Priestess of Suzaku..."

"...held the talisman bearing
Tamahome's name in her hand..."

"...and wept."

Tasuki, one of the Suzaku
Seven, is already dead.

Tamahome is held by the enemy.

Everything is going just
as the Lady Yui wishes it to.

But when she learns that
the Lady Miaka has been...

...stricken by an illness,
why is her heart so badly shaken?

Next time, "The City of Resurrection"

The two hearts within one girl...