Anyway, try not to provoke him.
Whatever he says, let's just play along.
I would if I could understand him, but he makes no sense.
It just takes wisdom and courage.
The doctor said it's probably just a temporary memory lapse.
Maybe we should keep him out of school for a bit longer.
Wisdom and courage! Understand?
Onii-chan... Just when I thought you'd bounced back from the bullying.
Yo!
Y-Yo.
Man, I really get out of shape when I don't go out hunting.
Hunting?!
Yes, of course. Hunting is a great source of vitality.
Oh, yeah!
Why don't we all go hunting together sometime?
That sounds great! Let's go!
This is pathetic.
Zokusho
I can't believe Tsutsuga submitted.
The sword that will rule over this world...
So that Hayagami is really...
We will arrive in Kagutsuchi shortly.
I'm home,
Emisu.
I thought I was gonna die!
We managed to hold out until we reached land.
Yeah...
Hey! The mast is gonna break!
It's falling apart in several places!
Bro! The boat's gonna sink!
Don't give up! You wanna see your mom, right?!
As long as you're still breathing, keep pedaling!
Hayagami, Sho, leading the nation...
What am I even doing?
This feels nice...
Okay, Gatoya is here, so we...
are here. In Narutaki.
Narutaki?
Where's the capital?
The capital is here.
It's that far away?
I want you to bring your Hayagami to me before my life runs out.
I wonder if we'll make it.
Hmm, if we set out for the capital from Narutaki...
We'll have to go through Lord Kannagi's domain.
Domain? He controls a country?
Amawakuni is divided into twelve domains, excluding the capital.
Each domain is ruled by one of the Twelve Shinsho.
You mean, they're kings?
Hey, Bro!
Is that bonfire smoke?
That's odd. There shouldn't be any villages around here.
Could it be...
Kannagi?
They're just ordinary people.
What are they doing?
They don't look like nomads.
Hey!
Are you...
Ginchi?!
It really is you, Kuruni-san!
Bro! It's okay!
These guys are from my village!
Ginchi?
Ginchi...
You're Ginchi, aren't you?
Mom...
Mom!
Ginchi, I'm so glad you're safe!
I kept this ring the whole time!
So we'd meet again...
Thanks to this ring, I really got to see you again!
But where were you all this time?
I was...
Bro!
I'm happy for you, Ginchi.
Yeah!
This is Bro. He saved me.
Then thank you for helping my son.
Oh, it was no big deal.
To the border lands?
Yes. Now that the princess has fallen, chaos will seize the nation.
We decided to migrate to the border lands before war breaks out.
Got it tied tight?
Yeah.
War?
Kuruni, I'm sorry, but would you help with the packing?
Sure.
Pardon me.
But, chaos?
Won't the Twelve Shinsho rule in the princess's place?
What are you talking about?
Which of the Twelve Shinsho will rise to the top, then?
Only one person can reign over the whole nation.
A princess, or a king.
A king?
The highest of all the Sho.
In the past, the Twelve Shinsho
fought amongst themselves for the throne,
but the princess assumed the throne and took control over the Kamui,
and the nation was at peace.
But...
Now that the princess has fallen, it'll revert to an age of war?
What, you even forgot about that?
We're leaving!
Hurry up, Bro!
I guess this is where we say goodbye.
It's almost time.
The path to the border lands opens once a month.
Let's go, everyone.
Travel with care.
I pray you'll reach the capital safely.
Thank you.
Hurry up, Ginchi.
Okay!
Take care, Kotoha-neechan!
Arata-san, your Kamui was amazing!
No, it's you guys who were amazing.
Keep on being yourselves, okay?
Don't be untrue to yourselves.
Okay! Let's go, Bro.
Take care, you two!
Bro, what's wrong?
The waterfall!
Ginchi!
Hurry up, Bro!
Don't!
The path is closing up!
Bro!
Be happy with your mom, okay?
Never leave her again!
Later, Ginchi!
Bro...
Why did you...
I can't go.
It was my friends in the thieves' gang who attacked Ginchi's village
and took him from his mom.
But...
Go. You guys should leave, too.
Are you sure?
I'm sure.
I don't want to be untrue to myself.
Master Arata...
What?
Okay, listen to me!
Otherwise, I'll leave you here!
What? What are you—
Let's go!
Hey! Let go of me, you jerk! Hey!
Until we get to the capital, health comes first,
violence is forbidden, and we stay safe!
Got that?
Huh?!
Yes!
Are you all right?
What's the deal?
For all your big talk, you don't have much stamina.
Let's rest for a bit.
Yeah, sorry.
Here.
It'll give you energy.
Thanks.
You said this is "muru"? What kind of animal is that?
What kind? A muru is a muru.
Oh, yeah. I guess it's pointless to ask you to compare it to something.
Sure is peaceful.
I can't imagine war breaking out.
What's that?
Wh-What is that weird creature?!
Oh, perfect timing. That's a muru.
How can you be so calm?!
It's all right. They're not aggressive creatures.
Uh, it's angry.
Yes, it is.
R-Run!
I want some muru.
Muru?
That's right! Muru is great, isn't it?
Yeah! Let's have muru tonight!
What the heck is muru?
Dumb animal.
I've never seen a muru get so mad.
Huh? Who are you?
None of that!
That's a muru egg.
Put it back right now!
No! I'm giving it to the mistress!
What if that thing comes back?!
It's all on you, Kanate!
Huh? Huh?!
What?!
Think he'll be okay?
He'll be fine, I'm sure.
I'm not so sure.
Still, to steal its egg...
Why did you do such a thing?
Because muru eggs are very nutritious.
The mistress is expecting a baby.
A baby?!
I want her to eat this and have the strongest baby in the village.
Oh, how cute!
After I finally managed to get an egg! Why?!
Don't laugh!
What's going on, Honi?
Master!
Kanate!
You're okay!
This man saved me.
But that was mean, Arata!
Oh, sorry...
Arata!
Master Arata!
So Hinohara was absent again today.
They said he's not feeling well,
but I bet he's faking it and locking himself in his room again.
Don't you run from me,
Hinohara.
Oh, you're awake?
Where are we?
Ohika-san's house.
Ohika-san?
Oh!
I see you're awake.
I'll call my husband.
Okay, Fuyo-san!
I must let Kotoha-san know, as well.
You should be grateful to Kotoha-chan.
You had a really bad fever.
Kotoha-chan was healing you the whole time
with that Uneme power of hers.
Hey! My cell phone!
Give me that!
What's with you? I was just looking at it!
Good. It's not broken.
What is this thing?
Don't touch it!
Lend me that game we played the other day! -Suguru
Suguru...
Suguru?
My friend.
Seems he doesn't think I'm his friend anymore, though.
Don't mess with this again, all right?
Stupid...
Losing a friend is no big deal.
Kanate...
But more importantly, we've got trouble, Arata!
That Ohika guy is Lord Kannagi's Zokusho.
Huh? Zokusho?
The Sho who serve the Twelve Shinsho!
If he finds out you're a Sho...
I hear you've awakened.
A Hayagami...
So you're a Sho, too.
Honi told me.
It's quite damaged.
That should do it.
This Hayagami's Kamui is Kaneri, the forge.
It makes farm tools and, sometimes, armor.
You make armor with Kamui?
Kamui are not only for fighting.
Thanks to Kaneri, Lord Kannagi is good to us.
He has always been well respected.
When I informed him that my wife was expecting,
he was incredibly happy for me.
I guess that's about it.
These eggs looks delicious.
Our eggs are the best around.
Of course, muru eggs are better-tasting and more nutritious.
Too bad about that muru egg.
I wanted to give some to Master Arata, too.
D-Do guys like frilly things like that?
Huh? Oh, my clothes?
Would you like to try it on? You can.
N-No! It's just, the mistress wears that stuff, too,
so I thought the master must like that style.
You love Ohika-san.
F-Fool! I never said that!
My wound aches, Emisu.
Appear!
I will not allow your freedom to be restrained any further.
I will take the throne, for you.
Lord Kannagi!
What is it?
There's trouble! Hurry to Master Kigisu's house!
Kigisu!
What is this?
Lord Kannagi...
What happened?! Where's Kigisu?!
Lord Akachi, he...
Ah, Master Ohika!
Fine weather today!
War, eh?
True, there's likely to be a battle for the throne.
No...
It may have already begun.
You're not going to take part in it?
I'm content with the life I have now.
I want to live with the people, love my family,
and end my life here quietly.
But I'm sure there are some Sho who don't feel that way.
Killing each other just for rank...
One can claim the throne without killing,
if all the Sho submit to one man
and he unites the Hayagami.
Submit...
Submission is when a Sho passes on his soul and Hayagami to another Sho.
The soul submitted does not disappear,
but lives on within the Hayagami it submitted to.
I hear that Tsutsuga of Gatoya
voluntarily submitted to another Sho recently.
It's also said that this man wielded a new Hayagami
and attempted to take the life of the princess.
But if news from Gatoya is true,
the report of his treason was incorrect,
or it was a conspiracy.
Tsutsuga's Kamui, Saniwa, can see one's true nature.
If he submitted to him voluntarily,
that Sho was no criminal.
Come to think of it, strangely enough,
he had the same name as you.
Master Ohika, you have a guest.
A guest?
Ohika-san will be so surprised!
Th-This is too embarrassing.
It's too big, especially in the chest.
It's fine!
Wait!
I-I'm sorry! I'll change right away!
Wait.
I almost didn't recognize you.
It suits you. You look cute.
I thought you were a child,
but I guess it's been six years
since Lord Kannagi found you and brought you here.
You've grown into a fine girl.
Anyway, Honi, I need you to do something urgent.
Sasage! Kuroji!
How brutal...
This is a massacre.
Why?!
There's only one left.
Get the airship! We're going to Ohika's village!
Right away?
Yes, leave the village right away.
I've prepared provisions for you.
Hey, what's going on?
Did Ohika-san say to do this?
Thank you for coming all this way,
Lord Akachi.
It's been a long time, Ohika.
It must be a very urgent matter if it brought you here
without any notice to Lord Kannagi.
I've come to tell you, Kannagi's faithful Zokusho, the truth.
The truth?
The one behind the plot to murder the princess was Kannagi.
Wh-What are you...
In order to become the king himself,
he threw away his allegiance to the princess,
and he is now pursuing the boy he used in his uprising, to silence him.
Ohika, become my Zokusho.
You will accept, won't you?
Ohika!
Why, Akachi? Why did you do this?!
The battle for the throne has begun, Kannagi.
Now you will feel the pain of loss.
The agony will remain with you forever.
Okoro
Akachi!