01x12 - Saku no yoru, kurokami no Towa

[bunniefuu]

Towa and Setsuna.

Between us half-demon twins,

two different worlds exist

at the same time.

Human and demon.

Feudal era and present day.

Peacefulness and w*r.

Joy and sorrow.

Dreams and reality.

One moment and eternity.

And finally, love and hate.

A Feudal Fairytale,

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.

We'll keep moving forward

through the hurdles of destiny!

ONE OF THE FOUR PERILS – KONTON

Lord Konton.

I, Nikosen, have arrived.

I've heard that you mastered a human

craft before becoming an apparition,

but is that true?

Just so.

Then please, show me a dance.

A dance?

Here are the half-demons

who possess Rainbow Pearls.

Half-demons?

I heard they were beings born between

a human and a demon.

How distasteful.

Some mere half-demons

have the Rainbow Pearls?

Indeed. So distasteful.

I see, so you think that I, Nikosen,

being both demon and human,

am best suited to take care of them.

As you say,

I shall dance brilliantly for you.

I hope you create an excellent show.

"Night of the New Moon

and the Black-haired Towa"

Another request?

Yeah. Apparently, a demon

named Nikosen dried up a mountain,

so the nearby villagers are spooked.

Could you take care of it, Setsuna?

We can't ignore the villagers if they

need help. Right, Setsuna?

I'll have Hisui join you later.

If it's your order, Chief,

then I have no objections.

I know, I know.

Let's go together, Kirara.

I have taken plenty of nutrients

from the mountain and trees.

Now I just have to wait for

those half-demons to show up.

It's that mountain.

The plants have dried up

in a really strange way.

And the color of the soil is weird, too.

We're getting off. There's a guest.

Huh? Who is it?

BOUNTY HUNTER – MOROHA

I see. This is poison, but it's not

the poison from an apparition.

Looks like the nutrients

have been sucked away from it.

As you can see, the trees are all bare.

Yeah, this is pretty horrible.

Do you know who could've done this?

I think it got destroyed by

a demon's poison.

It's definitely the work of Nikosen.

Looks like I'm gonna score big this time.

Hey!

Moroha!

What're you guys doing here?

Are you here to slay Nikosen, too?

Wait, don't tell me.

We received orders to slay it.

Oh man, are we going to have to

split the bounty again?

The plants look more withered

the higher we climb.

And I can smell rotting soil

from the top of the mountain.

Yeah.

I heard that Nikosen used to be

a sage a long time ago,

but wicked thoughts made him stray

from his path and turn into an apparition.

Keep your guard up.

The smell of rotting soil

is getting stronger.

No need to bother stating the obvious.

What? Really?

You don't feel the demon energy?

That's right, I don't sense anything.

Her heart beat is faster than usual.

Even with this hill's incline,

she shouldn't be out of breath.

I've been waiting for you, half-demons.

There you are, Nikosen.

Prepare to die!

Huh?

Wait, why

Stay back, Towa.

How impudent for half-demons

to possess the Rainbow Pearls.

This is bad. That's sage venom.

You two are going to get hurt really bad.

Towa, use this.

Towa.

Leave this to me.

I appreciate it.

It's not going through.

You fool. Such a dull sword

will not work on me!

Are you all right?

Sorry.

I'm just getting in your way, aren't I?

The smell of her blood

flowing within her is changing.

What's wrong with Towa today?

Hey.

Setsuna, can I borrow

one of those protective masks, too?

I can't put all my strength into

Kurikaramaru with just one arm.

I don't have extra.

Use mine.

Are you sure? If it's poison in the air

It's fine, just use it.

Thanks for waiting!

Now, let's see and find out if this

Kurikaramaru really is as dull as you say!

It's useless no matter

how many times you try.

I did it! That bounty is mine!

What?

I won't give you my head.

Heavenly Arrow Barrage!

All right, this time I got you!

What? You gotta be kidding me.

I can't believe him.

I'll finish him off. Take care of Towa.

All right. Leave her to me.

Hang in there.

Once we cross this bridge

and go down the hill,

we'll reach the nearby village.

Just a bit longer. Hang in there.

We defeated Nikosen, so why

is the sage venom still lingering?

That's because

I'm alive and well.

But

Now, give me that

Gold Rainbow Pearl of yours!

Cyclone Burst!

Damn you!

Scourge of Swallows!

What? An illusion?

Oh, no. Nikosen's core must be his torso!

Sorry, Kirara, but we have to hurry.

I see, so you grew a new head, huh?

Were you surprised?

Well, your head's like an endless bounty,

so as long as I catch you,

I can keep receiving a bounty forever!

And that means I can

pay back my debt in no time!

What are you talking about?

Nikosen! I'll cut you a good deal,

so let's work together.

Stop spouting nonsense!

Take your complaints to your own

head-regenerating body, you weirdo!

You fool!

Towa? What's with your hair?

Hey, you! What did you do to Towa!

Hell if I know!

Well, isn't this quite interesting

Kirara, please hurry.

That's

Setsuna!

Hisui. Chief.

What happened to you, Towa?

Her hair's color and length both changed.

I don't sense any demon energy.

It's like she's a human or something.

Oh, that's right.

In times like these

Here it is. Hey, Grandpa Myoga!

Maybe it's time I put on my rouge

There you are.

Did I hear you say that you'll be

using your rouge, Lady Moroha?

FLEA DEMON – MYOGA

Oh, it looks like you haven't yet.

Before that, there's something

I want to ask you.

You've woken up.

Moroha, where are we?

Oh my goodness.

Lady Towa, that black hair

I see.

There's no mistaking it,

we're in the middle of a New Moon.

New Moon?

It is when the demon power

flowing through your blood is lost.

The New Moon is different

depending on the half-demon.

There are half-demons like Naraku

who can decide on their own,

and those like you,

who revert back to a human being

on a moonless night of the New Moon.

But this never happened to me

when I was in the other world.

That may be because

you are originally from this world.

But I've never had to go through this.

Let's see.

I can't say much since

there are few precedents,

but perhaps, as a quarter-demon,

Lady Moroha does not

experience the New Moon.

What about Setsuna?

With the same blood running through us,

would she lose

her demon powers like I did?

Well, since Lady Setsuna

is also a half-demon,

she cannot escape from

the laws of the New Moon.

Oh, no. Moroha, where's Setsuna?

She went to go after Nikosen's head.

There's no way

she can slay demons in this state.

Indeed. On the night of the New Moon,

half-demons tend to lie low

to avoid encountering others.

I need to help her.

Sorry!

Just stay here and rest.

Grandpa Myoga, you're peerless when

it comes to hiding and running away.

You have a plan, right?

Huh?

A way for Towa to safely pass

the day of the New Moon!

Okay.

I need one more please, Grandpa Myoga.

Rolling, rolling, words on paper.

Here it is, Lady Moroha.

Please imbue it with spirit power.

All right, leave it to me.

And now I've created a barrier.

Why?

What is it, Setsuna?

It's strange. I can't sense

Towa or Moroha's demon energy.

I can't even smell them.

How is that even possible?

I don't know.

But I need to hurry and find them.

Hey, Grandpa Myoga.

Will this barrier be enough?

After all, we're up against Nikosen.

He may have technically been a sage,

but those who stray toward a path of evil

should not be able to sense

through this wall of spirit energy.

How peculiar.

They should've fallen here somewhere

But since I can't find their corpses,

something doesn't seem right.

Chief!

I can't find Towa or Moroha anywhere.

With those two, there should be

nothing to worry about, but

Chief, preparations are done.

We can sh**t anytime.

Maybe we should wait

a little bit longer

Chief, please begin.

If anything happens to those two,

I'll rush there immediately.

I see. All right.

-Light it up!

-Yes, sir.

What's that?

Fire!

Wh-What?

Who the hell are they?

When we approached,

sage venom was whirling up.

So we decided that burning down

the entire mountain is much faster.

That's true.

It's gotten kind of hot.

A forest fire, huh?

Towa.

I think Setsuna and the demon slayers

have all met up.

Towa, sorry I knocked you out.

It's fine, I understand.

But if the demon slayers are all here,

they sure started an uncharacteristically

flashy way to slay the demon.

I sensed them just now.

sh*t, the barrier's disappearing!

It's all right, Moroha.

I think it's bad for me to keep running.

I'm going to go look for Setsuna.

What're you talking about?

Even if you go out there

with no demon power,

you'll just be dragging them down.

But, I think Setsuna's going through

the same thing.

On a night like tonight,

she's probably filled with worry.

You might be wrong about that.

Setsuna has been managing herself

just fine in this era so far.

That's not true.

No matter what era you live in,

what girls feel will never change!

"What girls feel"?

Never thought I'd hear you say that.

Is it?

There you are!

Towa, stay back.

I've been waiting for you, Nikosen.

My key to an endless bounty!

Stop saying ridiculous things!

Don't make me laugh!

What is this?

It's solidifying.

Towa.

I definitely just heard Towa scream.

Towa!

First, I'll get these two to Lord Konton.

Scourge of Swallows!

Towa, Moroha.

Setsuna!

Is that you, Towa?

Of course I am! Look closely.

But the more I look

More importantly, are you okay, Setsuna?

What?

There's no moon out tonight,

so it's the New Moon.

And?

You didn't return to a normal girl?

What do you mean?

Oh, I guess since the Dream Butterfly

has stolen her dreams,

moonless nights and New Moons

don't apply to her.

I see, the New Moon.

I thought Towa's condition

had been strange since evening,

so that's what it was.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry

for troubling everyone like this.

-What?

-No way.

He's still alive.

If I swallow you whole, I will get

the nutrients of a young half-demon.

What? What happened?

Hey, are you two hurt?

Thanks for waiting, everyone.

Towa!

Okay, let's begin the counter attack!

How could this be For me to

By mere half-demons

Both the head and body are gone

There goes my lucky plan

for an endless bounty

It wouldn't have been possible anyway.

There's no way that Mr. Jyubei

wouldn't notice the sleight of hand.

Yeah. I guess you're right.

Damn it!

So half-demons have New Moons.

I see. This is entertaining.

That was a good show.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

A demon has appeared that attacks

virtuous monks and Shinto priests.

Hisui, please go to Brother's side.

I see. That person is Monk Miroku.

He wants to attain divine power

through one thousand–day training,

but I doubt it'll go that smoothly.

Totetsu, one of the Four Perils, appears!

Will he eat anything with that big mouth?!

Next time on

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon:

"The Delicious Feudal Monks"

Now, I hope you taste good.

Thank you for the meal!