Within the pages of “The
Universe of the Four Gods”…
…Nakago and Hotohori confronted
each other on the b*ttlefield.
Mitsukake, wounded
from Nakago’s att*ck…
…sacrificed his body in
order to cure the wounded.
Everyone is important.
It’s a doctor’s duty to save
as many people as he can!
Shoka! Shoka!
Shoka, please hang on!
What’s wrong?
Dammit…
I have no medicines…!
Doctor, please…!
I’ll give her this holy water.
I may not have the power
to heal people anymore…
…and maybe the holy
water is useless, too.
But if I give her all
of my life force, then…
Stop it! Stop it! Mitsukake!
Wh-Why, you..!
You bastards!
GET BACK!!!
For your lives, he…!
And now in front of me…
In front of me,
you dare to FIGHT?!
I won’t allow it…!
LEAVE!!! All of you,
leave this place now!
Mitsukake’s life blazed
brightly, and then d*ed away.
Meanwhile, in the real world,
the Lady Miaka and Tamahome…
…were forced into
a battle with Suboshi…
…who had come out of “The
Universe of the Four Gods” as well.
Step aside! Let us through!
Where’s the fight?!
Officer! Over there!
Those two have been…!
Quit dodging me
and fight, Tamahome!
Tamahome! Run! He’ll k*ll you!
Dammit! My body won’t
move like it used to!
I’d better lead
him away from Miaka!
Stop!
Hold it, kid! I want you to come
with us to the police station.
Tamahome…
OUTTA MY WAY!!!
Don’t think you can
get away, Tamahome!
Follow him. Follow him until
his body is filled with holes!
That’s a new trick. My strength
won’t hold out for very long.
If I don’t do something fast…!
Suboshi!
Stop it, please! Doing this
isn’t going to help Yui!
You again!
Looks like you’re eager to die!
Miaka, run for it!
You guys run for it!
Suboshi!
Tamahome!
YOU FOOL!
Trying to att*ck me
with my own Meteor Bell?!
I see right through you!
WHAT’S HAPPENING?!!!
Chuei! Gyokuran! Shunkei! Yuiren!
Lady… Yui…!
B-Brother…!
He disappeared!
Tamahome!
Tamahome!
What’s wrong, Kai-Ka?
Nothing…
I just… suddenly feel so sad…
It’s like… the shock of having
half of yourself torn away…
No, the other way around.
Like the half that was missing
had suddenly returned…
I wonder what it is. Strange…
I’m all right now, Father, Mother.
I see… A lost part of you.
It must be because Konan
and Kutou are at w*r.
A great many people
are dying there.
I know, Kai-Ka.
Play a requiem for them.
Pray that the w*r ends soon.
Right.
Genro! You still alive?!
Damn right, I am! You think
this is enough to k*ll me?!
What’s wrong?!
I don’t see
His Highness anywhere…
You’re the general from Kutou…
Or, rather, Nakago of the
Seiryu Seven, correct?!
None other.
And you are Saihitei,
fourth emperor of Konan.
Or would you prefer me to address
you as Hotohori of the Suzaku Seven?
It’s admirable that you,
the lord of this realm…
…have come to
fight for your country.
Even if you did come
here only to die.
If you’d quietly stayed in your
palace, you would have lived.
I will withdraw my forces here.
What?!
The land and naval forces of
Kutou are now concentrated here.
It would be easy for
us to smash Konan.
But now my objective for
capturing Konan is gone.
In order to take control of
this world, my objective was…
…to first unite the four kingdoms
of Konan, Hokkan, Sairou, and Kutou.
However, I recently
discovered another world…
…that is even more vital
for me to control first.
Now that there is no advantage…
…in allying myself with
that fool emperor of Kutou…
…it’s time to realize my plan.
Plan…?!
Why do you think I brought
this many soldiers to fight you…
…after you’ve lost
the power of Suzaku?
What do you suppose would
happen if I, their leader…
…ordered these tens of thousands
of troops to att*ck MY land, Kutou?
Right now, the emperor
only has a few thousand…
…of his imperial guards
protecting him in the capital.
A nation which cannot win
the hearts of its own people…
…is as good as a castle
built on a hill of sand.
Doomed to crumble away quickly.
This w*r…
You’re just doing it to
distract the Kutou emperor?!
For that reason, tens of thousands
of civilians have had to die?!
For now, an enemy nation
will be annihilated. Rejoice.
I have one more question!
This world you must possess first…
Where is it?!
Do you mean to say…?!
I’ll be sure to send your
regards to your priestess.
Miaka… Tamahome…
Not those two…
I WON’T ALLOW YOU TO
COME BETWEEN THOSE TWO!!!
You fool.
You fool.
Your Highness!
Suzaku… GIVE ME STRENGTH!!!
Mi…aka… Miaka…
What’s wrong, Miaka?
Nothing. I felt like
someone was calling me.
He’s bruised and has a
lot of internal bleeding…
…but at least no
bones were broken.
Tamahome…
We won’t send him back into
the book like this, right?
Right? Right?
Sorry, ma’am. My friend’s
just a little drunk.
Why am I apologizing?
I can’t ever go back into
“The Universe of the Four Gods”…
…because Yui wished it.
If we send Tamahome back into it,
we’ll never see each other again.
But… But… Right now,
inside the book, everyone is…!
What should I do?!
Miaka.
Got a minute?
“The Universe of the Four Gods.”
I was just reading some of it.
Mitsukake’s dead.
And, right now…
Hotohori is on the verge of death.
Just your voice may be
able to make it there.
Here, this part…
Mitsukake… Hotohori…!
Hotohori…
Hotohori!
Miaka…?
Miaka’s… voice…
coming from the sky…
Hotohori! Tasuki! Chichiri!
Do you hear me?! It’s me!
It’s true! Miaka!
What happened to you?!
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry! I can
never go back there.
I can’t go back!
Miaka…
The Kutou… have withdrawn…
Konan is safe.
One thing… I regret, though…
I didn’t k*ll him…
I couldn’t stop him…
Him? Him who?!
Tell… Tamahome…
He has to… k*ll him…
You’re the only ones left…
Your Highness!
Please don’t talk anymore!
Hotohori, don’t! Don’t die!
Because… Because…
What will Houki do?!
Yes… That’s right…
Houki is waiting for me…
I cannot die… before I
see my successor’s face…
Hotohori…
Yeah… That’s right.
It’ll look like you.
She’ll have a beautiful,
handsome boy! So…!
Miaka…
We will all meet again…
Beyond worlds, beyond time…
We will all surely meet again…
Meeting you all…
has given me such joy…
Miaka…
Meeting you made me so…
Be happy… Miaka…
A sad and troubled
time comes to us…
…and now I journey out,
seeking the light of hope.
The soul of my words…
…shines with the spirit
of the people that I lead.
The moon has slipped
below the mountain tops…
…and soon the sun will rise.
And beautifully,
this lonely time passes by.
There is a nation
I wish to protect.
There are people
I wish to help.
Glory in the flames of life!
Let it last forever!
Make the joy that I can dream…
…become my strength
for tomorrow.
When the happiness
of my life is told…
…let all that’s left
behind be love.
Ah… All sadness and pain…
I wanted to make them
vanish from before you.
Make the joy that I can dream…
…become my strength
for tomorrow.
The Priestess of Suzaku?
What’s that?
According to ancient legend,
the character which appears…
…on Your Highness’s throat
marks you as the protector of…
…the priestess who shall
come from another world…
…and summon the power of Suzaku.
The Priestess of Suzaku…
A girl who will appear
from another world…
Maybe she will be able to save
me from the loneliness I feel.
Maybe she’ll be able
to love me as a person…
…and not simply
as the next emperor.
Surely…
Hotohori…?
Hotohori…
I loved you…
Be happy…
You liar…
You said you weren’t going to die.
You said you weren’t going
to die, didn’t you…?
YOU LIAR!!!
You’re awake now?
Yeah…
Miaka… Where’s Miaka?!
It’s all right. She’s fine.
She is… Thank goodness…
Tamahome, I have a favor
to ask you. Don’t tell Miaka…
Won’t you please go back
into the book by yourself?
Keisuke…!
If she had just believed…
If she could just
have opened her heart…
Then surely she could have blessed
the Lady Miaka and Tamahome.
Sadly, the feelings
the Lady Yui had…
…for the Lady Miaka
have been all for nought.
Next time,
“Wedding Celebration.”
She can never forgive
being separated…
02x23 - Even Wagering on This Life
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Miaka Yūki, an average middle school student caught up in studying for exams, is sucked into an ancient Chinese novel titled "The Universe of Four Gods"
Miaka Yūki, an average middle school student caught up in studying for exams, is sucked into an ancient Chinese novel titled "The Universe of Four Gods"