02x24 - Wedding Celebration

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Suboshi of the Seiryu Seven,
who appeared in the real world.

Although Tamahome had
lost the power of Suzaku…

…he was still barely
able to defeat Suboshi.

While she caught her breath…

…the Lady Miaka learned of
Mitsukake’s death. And then…

Miaka…
We will all meet again…

Beyond worlds, beyond time…

We will all surely meet again…

I loved you, Miaka…

Hotohori’s final words.

Why? Why does everyone…?

If I could… If I could
just summon Suzaku…!

No.

It might’ve been for the best
that you couldn’t summon Suzaku.

What do you mean?

Listen to me. Becoming a priestess
and summoning the beast god…

…means becoming
a sacrifice for it!

As soon as he
grants her next wish…

…Yui may be devoured by Seiryu!

Yui will be
devoured by Seiryu?!

Miaka? You have a
phone call from Yui.

Miaka…

You’re all right.
What about Suboshi?

He’s dead.

Yui! Please,
we have to end this!

We have to talk
this over! Please?!

I’ll be going to school tomorrow.
I assume you will be, too.

Yu—!

Yui…
Will you really come?

Miaka, that’s a POT!
Your lunch is over HERE!

Okay! See you later!

Tamahome, about what
I asked yesterday…

Since Miaka can’t go
back into the book now…

…your going back in means
goodbye for you both.

It’s hard for me
to ask this of you…

…but your coming out of
the book has disturbed…

…the equilibrium between
our world and the book world.

We’ve already seen Suboshi
appear in this world.

If we don’t do something, even more
dangerous things may happen here.

It’ll eventually end up
hurting Miaka as well.

I know I shouldn’t ask you this,
but do you really think…

…you can protect
Miaka to the very end?

I know how deep your
feelings are for her.

And I know how much
she cares about you, too.

But before she was
the Priestess of Suzaku…

…she was an ordinary
middle school student!

And with her entrance exams coming,
this is a critical time for her!

If you go back, the world
may return to normal.

If you hate me for this,
I don’t blame you, but please!

If you care about her,
then go back into the book!

A letter…

For Miaka. I can write
her a letter, can’t I?

Thank you. Thank you!

Can we sit? I’m tired.

Here. I got it
when Suboshi d*ed.

I guess Nakago is
the only ally I have left.

Yui, listen to me.
Nakago isn’t your ally!

That time before… Those men
in Kutou never r*ped you!

You were saved just
before they could do it!

But Nakago tricked you about
that to make you and me enemies!

As soon as I got back to this world,
I took off my school uniform.

That’s why I couldn’t feel you calling
for help while you were in the book!

Because of that, that man used
the doubt you had about me!

Lies! You’re lying!

I’m not lying! Nakago only wants
the power of Seiryu for himself!.

Besides that… Read this letter.

This is a letter written
by Einosuke Okuda…

…the original owner of
“The Universe of the Four Gods”…

…to his friend, Mr. Ohsugi,
a long time ago.

“Ohsugi, you’re the only
one I can count on now.”

“There’s no time left.”

I discovered a certain book.

A sutra known as
“The Universe of the Four Gods. “

However, the book pulled
my daughter Takiko into it.

The book itself seemed to
possess some magical power.

My daughter became
the heroine of the story…

…summoned the god Genbu,
and then returned to me.

However, her body
was wracked with pain.

As her wishes were granted,
her body was being devoured by Genbu!

If my daughter was to be
devoured, I decided…

…I’d rather k*ll her by my own
hand and then take my own life.

Before carrying it out, though,
I wanted to destroy the book.

But even after I tried to set
it on fire, it would not burn!

I believe the book is waiting for
the remaining priestesses to follow.

For the priestesses of
Byakko, Suzaku, and Seiryu.

“My friend, I beg you. You must
seal this book away in my place!”

“Please, this is my
final request to you…”

But he wasn’t able to
seal the book away!

Mr. Ohsugi’s daughter,
Suzuno, was taken into it next…

…and became the
Priestess of Byakko.

Except she wasn’t devoured!
Her will was strong…

If your heart is strong enough,
you won’t be beaten by the god beast!

Yui, you have to believe me!

It’s not true…
It can’t be true!

Yui…

It’s a lie… It’s a lie!

Because, if everything Miaka
told me is true, then I…

Then all the hatred I’ve had
for her was for nothing…!

What… What is this?

Nakago, did you…
Did you know?

ANSWER ME, NAKAGO!

N-Nakago!

So now it ends, Your Highness.

N-Nakago!
You’ve betrayed me?!

While Kutou’s
forces are numerous…

…they are mostly made up of
mercenaries. Foreign legions.

Foreign, as I am foreign…

And as for betrayal, I don’t recall
ever swearing my loyalty to you.

Just let me live!

What is it you want?!
Money?! To be emperor?!

I’ve favored you ever
since you first came here!

Have you forgotten that, Nakago?!

Now know the agony that
I and my people had to suffer.

Die!

General!

The Emperor has
been taken care of.

k*ll his family, his ministers,
and all the noblemen!

Is that shoulder
wound all right, sir?

Don’t concern yourself with it.

Besides, I have
to go somewhere now.

For the finishing touch…

I told Yui everything
I had to tell her.

All that’s left now
is to have faith.

There’s nothing else
I can do now. Nothing else…

I think he has to go back into
“The Universe of the Four Gods.”

And I think
he knows that, too.

Tamahome!

Tamahome!

Miaka…

You were planning to go back
into the book, weren’t you?

You were hiding it from me!

Keisuke told me that Mitsukake
and His Highness are dead now.

I think I have to go back.

I’m a character
in the book, after all.

But you’re different.

In coming here, I feel
more than anything else…

…how your life lies here.

You have to live in THIS world!

But…! You promised
we’d never be apart again!

Selfish words I said
when I didn’t know anything.

But now I understand
what Tatara said to us.

And so long as we
shared these feelings…

…the two of us
were never apart.

Besides, I’ve been
thinking about this myself.

If our meeting each
other was destiny…

…then maybe there’s
another me in this world.

Not a made-up me, but a real me.

Or something. I’m not
making much sense, am I?

Why?! Why are
you saying that?!

There’s no way I can ever
be happy without you!

You said you
loved me, didn’t you?!

We said we’d always be together.
That we’d live our lives together!

You aren’t just a character!

To me, you’re someone who
could never be replaced.

Please! Don’t say
you’re leaving me!

I’ll… I’ll do anything
you ask me!

I’ll even learn to cook well!
Oh, please, Tamahome…

A wedding ceremony.

We’ll celebrate.
Just the two of us.

How is it done in this world?
Can you tell me how?

Nakago… Nakago, answer me.

Did you know I’d be
devoured by Seiryu?

Lady Yui.

They’re the rings I bought at
that little stand yesterday.

We each put one on
our left ring finger.

And then, in our hearts,
pledge our eternal love.

Now the two of us
are man and wife.

After all that’s happened, nothing
can come between us anymore.

The two of us
are now one. I love you.

I love you.

Always, always… Only you.

“And the Priestess prayed
‘Oh, time. Oh, time, please stop.’”

I’ll give them
a few more moments.

You called me…

…Lady Yui?

Nakago!

This aura…!

Miaka! We’ve got trouble!

It’s him! Nakago’s here!

Big Brother!

Nakago is with Yui right now!

With Yui?!

The last thing we need right now
is for those two to be together!

Lady Yui. Come here.

What’s wrong?

You called for me, didn’t you?

I came to help you.

Lady Yui…

Nakago. Tell me the truth.

Was I… Was I really
r*ped by those men that time?

Miaka told me you lied
to me about that.

In the book— In the
other world, day after day…

…I told you that
Miaka had abandoned me.

You were always at my side.
That’s why I trusted you…

But Miaka said you
used me when I was hurt…

…just to get the power
of Seiryu for yourself!

That you made us
become enemies!

Well, Nakago?!

I’m hurt… Especially since
it was YOU who decided…

…to make that girl
your enemy, was it not?

Friendship, jealousy, resentment…

The problems you have with those
feelings lie within yourself.

All I did was help release them.

And when you summoned Seiryu…

…had you not willingly
chosen me over that girl?

You should be grateful to me just
for saving you from those men.

Now, then… You promised.

Grant me the
final wish you have.

When you said you loved me…
It was a lie, wasn’t it?

You knew everything, but you just
wanted Seiryu’s power for yourself!.

You think you can run away?

Please, no…! Somebody…!

Tamahome…

You can’t… You can’t!

He’ll never b*at
Nakago like he is now!

Miaka! Where are
you going?! Miaka!

If your heart is strong enough,
you won’t be beaten by the beast god!

Yui, you have to believe me!

I couldn’t believe her…!

The scales…
They’re on my legs now…!

No… NO!!!

Yui!

No! No!

Calm down! It’s me!

Tamahome… Nakago…

Seiryu’s power. Miaka was…!

Nakago!

Will you please give
Lady Yui to me, Tamahome?

Why did you come
here, you monster?!

What do you
want with Yui?!

I came to collect
a promise from Lady Yui.

The last of Seiryu’s
power is for me.

What I have awaited for so
long is about to be granted!

I shall become a god and
rule over all creation!

Yes… I alone shall
decide what exists…

…and what is destroyed
in the world.

In this world, as well.

I, who was born
to a hated tribe…

…and forced to live
a miserable existence…

…shall decide the
fate of all things.

Amusing, don’t you think?

You want to be a conquerer?
Ridiculous!

Conquest? Not at all.

This is vengeance.

Become the ruler of
everything?! Too bad!

You and I weren’t
created to do that!

You and I both are just
characters in a book!

We were both created by
the people of this world!

That’s right! You and I
can only exist on paper!

Do you think something fictional
could ever control the real world?!

Just give it up!

Who cares.

What?!

Even if that’s true,
we still exist.

What’s the difference?

Besides, if someone in
this world created me…

…then they are
my creator. My God.

In that case, when
I become a god myself…

…I shall be able to
destroy my creator’s world!

Over my dead body!

This world is where Miaka
and Yui are going to live!

How amusing. You want
to try and k*ll me?

You, having lost the power
of Suzaku, now a normal human?

By all means, try!

What are you looking at?

Don’t underrate me, boy.

Lady Yui.

I’ll finish this
little brat soon.

Please wait for me
there until I’m done.

Miaka… In the very end…

…I’m glad I could say
I love you one more time.

I may never see you again.
Please forgive me for that.

But for your future… I’ll fight!

Even if it costs me my life!

Tamahome… Tamahome…

No! No! Don’t leave me!

NO!!!

What’s wrong? Come and get me.

To the very end, the Lady Miaka
believed in the Lady Yui.

The Lady Yui who
turned her face away.

All she wanted was a
single word of atonement.

But the only words left from Lady
Yui is a single one of farewell.

Next time, “Atonement.”

It is too late for
even miracles to occur.