02x10 - Kessen no saku (zenpen)

[bunniefuu]

So... the coming-of-age ceremony

for Kikunosuke, the young lord,
is tomorrow?

That's right.

Once the ceremony is over,
he'll be able to lead the clan.

That young lord
is your little brother, isn't he?

Yeah.

But unlike me, he's timid.

So he's become
the Head Elder Shogen Mamiana's puppet!

The local raccoon dog demons

also begrudgingly obey Shogen,

but his taxes
have been getting quite excessive.

You're raccoon dog demons.

Can't you just pay your taxes
by disguising leaves and pebbles as money?

That won't work
against another raccoon dog demon.

Damn it! What's the deal with that Shogen

and his Full Moon Raccoon Dog anyway?

My Backlash Wave had no effect on them!

And that eyeball that can paralyze anyone!

That's cheating!

It's too risky to go near that tower
while the moon is out.

So you're saying we can't take
any action during the night?

Not quite. The moon won't be out tonight.

Huh?

Last night was the dark moon,
so tonight is the new moon.

There's no mistake.

The new moon?

All right!

"Battle on the New Moon, Part 1."

Lady Towa, your hair!

I've noticed that Lady Towa's
demon power was getting weaker.

It was because of the new moon.

I see. Tonight was my New Moon.

Setsuna! I wonder if she's okay?

KIRINMARU'S DAUGHTER - RION

What do you mean?

Until now, Setsuna has had her dreams
stolen by the Dream Butterfly,

so she never lost her demon powers
during a New Moon.

But now...

In other words...

she's become human right about now,
like Lady Towa.

I can't believe I can't be by her side
at a time like this!

What should I do?

Lady Towa.

Those feelings are dangerous.

Madam once had similar feelings.
I couldn't protect him.

The Shikon Jewel's prophecy warned me
about the Great Dog-Demon's death...

and yet I didn't go to protect him!

At this rate, Lady Towa will end up
taking the same path as Madam.

What is this smell?

Scrape some snow...

Snow Beasts!

Tell me who passed through here!

SNOW DEMONS - SNOW BEASTS

What? Sesshomaru's daughter?

She's come out to these remote parts
of the region, has she?

CAT DEMON - KIRARA

So this is Yukinyudo?

It's not just our village
that he's terrorizing.

The other villages in this area
are also suffering!

I see.

What are those kimonos for?

It's going to be cold tonight.

I'm just bringing the young lady upstairs
some extra layers to wear.

I-It's freezing.

I had no idea how cold it would be
without my demon powers.

What a feeling.

Did Towa feel this anxiety
during her night of the New Moon?

Miss.

It's going to be cold tonight.
Put these on.

They're of high quality.

A court noble who often stays here
leaves these as payment.

Thank you. I'll take you up on your offer.

Kirara.

A snow demon is coming?

I guess they've already
found out about me.

Setsuna. What's the matter?

HISUI

Sorry to worry you. I'm awfully sleepy.

But I can't afford to sleep right now.

I must ask you to do a huge favor for me.

Since there is no moon tonight,

the stars shine
much more beautifully, don't they?

I dislike the nights during a new moon.

Why is that?

No particularly deep reason.

I see.

Lantern butterflies.

Lady Zero...

if you returned the Rainbow Pearls
to your eyes,

you would have access
to even greater demon powers.

Why don't you do that?

These pearls have been grafted
with trivial memories,

causing them to radiate even stronger.

Hence, I will only use them
as a last resort.

However...

I find the memory seen by this
Silver Pearl to be very interesting.

Setsuna has Kohaku
and the others with her.

I must believe in her.
That's all I can do right now.

When you and your sister Setsuna
were born,

I believe it was the night
of a lunar eclipse.

What?

Riku, you even know
about the day we were born?

I look young for my age.

There was also a lunar eclipse


on the night the Great Dog-Demon died.

You know all sorts of things,
don't you, Riku?

-Well...
-Of course he does.

Riku has the same memories of my father,

who traveled around the world.

What do you mean?

Didn't you know?

Riku used to be the horn
that was cut off from my father.

What? Really?

Well, um...

I was going to tell you
about this eventually.

I didn't know that. I'm sorry.

So that's what you meant
about being an imitation...

and why you said you were abandoned.

I'm sure you hate me now.

Why would I?

Remember what I said to you before?

You're just you, Riku.

There's nothing to be concerned about.

Lady Towa, you are so...

Ah, when my eyes start to tear up,
they sting from their injuries.

Are you all right, Riku?

Please don't laugh, Miss Rion.

It's in poor taste.

Due to the New Moon,
I'll be practically useless tonight.

Unfortunately, demons and apparitions
will still be out for my life.

They're coming here?

I feel terrible for causing trouble

for the Chief and the other demon slayers.

To make up for that, I am
writing down several countermeasures...

that I came up with.

I'll let you decide whether you
want to use them or not!

O-Okay.

I'm incredibly sleepy.

I had no idea
that going without sleep was so difficult.

How's Setsuna doing?

She said she was done writing
and was going to bed.

Writing? What did she write?

It's apparently the method to deal with

the demons and apparitions
that will be showing up tonight.

ROKUTA

I see.

So she put together all of this
in that short amount of time?

I'm impressed.

Wh-What in the world is this?

It's called a hang glider.

I was watching this thing
called a "TV" in the other world.

And I saw someone
known as a "phantom thief" using this!

You truly are Lady Kagome's daughter!

You know about all sorts of things.

Yeah, but so what?

If you go up against
Shogen Mamiana head-on

he'll beat you
with his World Reversal technique!

We might as well just give up
and head back to the corpse dealer!

I won't give up before the job is done!

Mr. Hachiemon,

I'm surprised that my parents were even
able to seal the Full Moon Raccoon Dog.

That's because Lady Kagome's
spirit power was out of this world.

My mom's spirit power?

My dad wasn't the one who defeated
the Full Moon Raccoon Dog?

Inuyasha defeated Shogen.

Oh, yeah?

I guess I did hear that.

I want to hear how Kagome and Inuyasha

defeated Shogen
and the Full Moon Raccoon Dog!

Very well! I shall tell you the story!

A FEUDAL FAIRYTALE -
YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON

A FEUDAL FAIRYTALE -
YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON

It happened over a decade ago.

I was the assistant head elder
of the Mamidaira Clan,

a position held by my family
since my grandfather's generation.

But when I was younger,

I decided to tag along with Master Miroku,

which led me to develop a wanderlust.

And so I had no interest

in the factional conflict
within the Mamidaira Clan.

One night...

we were holding a funeral
for our previous lord who had passed away.

But it happened to take place
during a full moon.

SHOGEN MAMIANA

SANGO KAGOME

Yeah!

Unable to hold back their excitement,
the raccoon dogs started throwing a party.

It was at that moment,
Shogen Mamiana stood up

and made a declaration
to every member in the castle.

Henceforth, I, Shogen Mamiana,

take complete control
of the Mamidaira Clan!

Everyone will be taxed
at a higher rate than before!

Hold on a second, Sir Shogen!

Those who defy me...

will all end up like them!

Hold it right there!

So you've finally shown your true colors...

Shogen Mamiana!

What the...

Who are you people?

We are Hachiemon of Awa...

and his merry friends!

Now then, let's get this over with!

Hiraikotsu!

Wind Scar!

Curses! How dare you do this to my face!

You won't get away with this!

That Full Moon Raccoon Dog...

it's emitting tremendous demon energy.

I agree. Perhaps we should get going!

Pull yourself together, Hachi!

We're with you!

This is quite a sight.

Hachi! Don't let your heart be seduced!

Fight it off with fearless,
unwavering courage!

Y-Yes, sir!

Oh? It seems your years of training
are starting to pay off, Good Monk.

Of course, Sango.

I have you by my side.

Nothing can waver my heart!

-Is he flirting with Sango?
-He's just scared.

-Too easy.
-That was amazing, Master Miroku!

If I wasn't around, you would definitely
have fallen for that illusion.

You're going to get it now!

Vengeful spirit, begone!

Not bad, Monk.

Hey! The big one is running away!

-Hachi, help Lady Kagome!
-Yes, sir!

Lady Kagome, please make use of Hachi.

Okay, I will!

If only I had my Wind Tunnel.

I'm counting on you to seal away
the Full Moon Raccoon Dog!

Leave it to me!

I'm sorry.

To us raccoon dog demons,

the Full Moon Raccoon Dog
is a guardian spirit,

so it would be problematic
if you purified him.

Yes, I know. Don't worry!

Get ready!

Arrow of Sealing!

-This is bad, Lady Kagome!
-Huh?

If you are caught by that light,
you will be unable to move!

Then fly upwards directly above them!

Directly above?

Mr. Hachi, turn 180 degrees!

Keep it steady!

Go!

We did it! We defeated him!

No. That seal won't be enough.

Are you all right, Kagome?

I'm fine. What about Shogen Mamiana?

I'm afraid he got away.

Right after we finally managed
to repel his demon magic.

Curses! You'll pay for this!

After that, Master Miroku
and Lady Kagome worked together

to place a powerful seal
on the Full Moon Raccoon Dog.

I see. So that's what happened.

In any event,
we can't get anything done here

until we recover my bow, arrows,
and quiver from Shogen Mamiana.

Hold on a second!

How did my dad and his friends
repel Shogen's demon magic?

I wasn't there, so I can't say.

I suppose the only way to find out
is to ask them in person.

I thought you said my parents were dead.

I told you I didn't actually see it.

Then why don't we ask Monk Miroku
or Sango, the slayer-tool crafter?

Will it be that easy to ask them?

We can rely on Takamaru!

Ah, that makes sense!

Yahoo!

What a great view!

We're counting on you, Takamaru!

Mr. Hachiemon, so what happened next?

Oh, that's right.

It would have been nice
if Lady Kagome's seal had held up...

but one night,
a terrible storm hit this island.

Shogen Mamiana
freed the Full Moon Raccoon Dog.

KIKUNOSUKE MAMIDAIRA

He then quickly took control
of the Mamidaira Clan.

Furthermore, Shogen tried to k*ll
the rightful heir, Master Takechiyo,

by placing a curse on him.

I managed to remove the curse.

There's no one left in this castle

who can protect Master Takechiyo
aside from myself.

I see.

Now that Lady Kagome
and Inuyasha are gone,

we have no way of sealing
the Full Moon Raccoon Dog, either.

As long as he remains on this island,
the Young Lord won't live for very long.

What should I do?

I'll leave him in a suitable location.

That's the whole story.

Monk Miroku took me to Mr. Jyubei
the Corpse Dealer to keep me hidden.

So that's what happened?

Huh? Whoa!

Hey! This is going nicely!

All right!

The eyeball on top of the Tower
of the Full Moon Raccoon Dog is closed!

First I'm going to get back
my bow and arrows from Shogen Mamiana!

Is that the inn...

where Sesshomaru's daughter is staying?

Rion, stand back!

Lady Towa...

tonight you won't be able to use
the Zanseiken or the Kyuyokon...

so let's leave this to him.

But Riku can't fight either.

That was brilliant, Riku.

Amazing. Not a single movement was wasted.

That should do it.

Did Madam release these?

This is bad! Miss Rion,
get Lady Towa out of here!

Huh?

What is this?

Lady Towa!

Rion, look out!

Lady Towa! No.

It seems that Madam
has taken Lady Towa away.

By Aunt Zero?

Where am I?

Zero!

Without your demon power, it's easy
to put you under my illusion spell.

What a strange girl.

The sorrow in her eyes isn't consistent.

A grieving heart, tears of distress...

feel free to enjoy them, Lord Nanahoshi.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Tonight is the new moon.

This will be my first night
of the New Moon.

Towa, be careful of the eternity bug.

Moroha, you will need Takechiyo's help

to counter Shogen's
World Reversal technique.

Next time on Yashahime:
Princess Half-Demon:

"Battle on the New Moon, Part 2."

I'm leaving the rest to you, Hisui.