The Lady Miaka was trapped inside of a mirror…
…by Taiitsukun, the controller of this world.
To save Tamahome and Hotohori from the mirror’s evil Miaka…
…she decided to take her own life.
And then Hotohori and Tamahome, to save the Lady Miaka’s life…
…both spilled their own blood.
And then, finally, before them…
In honor of you and these three of your seven celestial warriors…
…I shall tell you how to return to your world.
…Taiitsukun appeared.
It’s… It’s…
The Sand Witch!
You want me to reopen your wound?!
Who are you calling a “Sand Witch” ?
Excuse me…?
What?!
Are you Taiitsukun?
Yes!
Really?
I am indeed the controller of this world—
Hotohori! What are you doing?!
I… I don’t like looking at ugly things!
In any case, outside of Nuriko, you’re all terribly wounded.
I wanted to test how far you’d all go to help each other.
Test… You mean, that other… That other me…
Yes. That was my spell.
Miaka!
Don’t move! You’ll reopen the wound in your chest.
If we don’t do something…
I never expected she’d go that far…
I suppose I’ve no choice. Let’s go to my palace.
We can talk there later.
It… It’s incredible…
So, this is Mt. Taikyoku…
I hope we don’t fall off on the way to the palace!
Only chosen people are able to come to or actually see Mt. Taikyoku.
So, even if an evil- hearted person came here…
…all they’d see is a rocky mountain.
“Taiitsukun guided the Priestess of Suzaku…”
“…to the lovely palace atop Mt. Taikyoku.”
Miaka…
Yes. The Priestess of Suzaku, the legendary girl of this story…
It’s Miaka…
“The boy with the mark of ogre upon his forehead…”
Tamahome. So, that was his name.
I feel the same pain and anguish that Miaka feels inside of this book.
All those times when…
But why? Why do the things that happen to Miaka…
…in “The Universe of the Four Gods” affect me as well?
First of all, we need to treat your wounds.
Nyan-Nyan!
Treat these people at once.
Yes, ma’am!
Treat, treat! Heal, heal!
Taiitsukun, please treat Tamahome and Hotohori before me.
They got that hurt all on my account.
But you…
I’m fine.
Uh-uh! Gotta treat you!
Be quiet and let them treat you…
…or it’ll take longer to get back to your world.
I can cure you, too.
Never mind me. I’m not hurt.
I’ll fix your perversion.
The method of returning to your old world I was going to tell you about…
…is too dangerous to try with you all so weak.
I wish we could fix Taiitsukun’s face!
Yeah!
I want to go home soon.
I have my high school entrance exams to take!
If I don’t go back soon…
What are you saying? Your face is pale from all that lost blood.
In your condition…
I doubt you have any strength at all!
Then Taiitsukun, can’t she use some of my blood?
Both of us! Give some of our blood to Miaka.
No, don’t! If you do that…
Are you sure about that? I could do it…
…but that would cut your powers in half.
If it will help her…
My blood’s already running out of me…
…so no point in wasting it.
Hotohori… Tamahome…
All right. Very well, then.
What about me?
Save it.
Why do I feel like I’ve been insulted?
Hotohori, Tamahome, I will now use my powers…
…to transfer your blood into Miaka.
Both of you must kneel down.
I will transfer your blood into Miaka’s wound through these spheres.
Miaka, get ready, as well!
This will be painful for you both…
…but try to bear with it.
Tamahome… Hotohori…
Enough… That’s enough!
Stop it!
I feel warm…
I see. It’s Tamahome’s and Hotohori’s blood…
Both of their blood, flowing into me…
Flowing together inside me…
I’m becoming one with Tamahome and Hotohori…
“And now, within the body of the Priestess of Suzaku…”
“…the blood of Hotohori and Tamahome mixed together…”
The pain’s fading.
And the blood’s disappeared.
All right, that’s enough.
You both bore up admirably. I’m impressed.
Here’s your ribbon.
Cover, cover.
Th-Thank you…
Hotohori! Tamahome!
Are you all right? I’m sorry. I’m sorry.
You did this all for me…
It’s all right, as long as you’re better now.
For heaven’s sake! You should thank Tamahome and His Highness, Miaka!
All right, now that the Priestess of Suzaku has recovered…
…I’ll tell you how to get back to your own world.
Yes, ma’am.
Do you understand, Priestess of Suzaku?
You’ve stayed in this world for too long.
Opening the path to let you return…
…will not be as easy as when you first came here.
“Opening the path?”
The path which connects your world with this one.
At first, your strong will alone could have taken you home.
But what can I do now?
There is something which connects this world with your own.
Something that connects both worlds?
Something that exists both here and in your own world.
Something that exists both here and in…?
Something there that’s also here?
Yui’s…
Miaka’s and my…
…school uniforms!
Of course! That’s why what happened to Miaka in the story affected me as well!
And it also requires a connection via your strong feelings and emotions.
A connection of strong feelings…
Miaka! I’m right here!
Come back! Miaka!
Yui…
We’re connected to each other! Strongly! Deeply!
To be honest, it would be an easy matter…
…to return the Priestess of Suzaku if we had…
…the life energy of all of the Suzaku Seven to call upon.
Hotohori, Tamahome, Nuriko.
The power of just you three may not be enough…
…and, aside from Nuriko, you’re all injured.
It’s all right. I’m up for it.
Yes, I’ll do it. I swear I’ll get her home.
Relax, Miaka. I’ve been a good girl lately, haven’t I ?
All of you… Thank you.
Just promise that you’ll come back again.
We’ll all be waiting.
That’s right. When I get back to my own world…
I won’t… I won’t be able to be with Tamahome anymore!
Well, then, let’s begin.
Sit around the Priestess of Suzaku.
Concentrate your life force into the Priestess of Suzaku.
Miaka, picture your world inside your heart.
Focus all your concentration on it!
Feel the life energy in everyone and take it into yourself.
Forgive me, everyone.
You all suffered so much on my account.
Hotohori and Tamahome…
After they got hurt so badly…
…is it right to just go home like this?
You fool! Don’t let your mind wander!
If you don’t stay alert, you may end up…
…flying between the dimensions for all eternity!
Now concentrate!
Miaka…
Hang in there… Hang in there!
Think about me and this world!
It’s no use! The more I try to concentrate…
…the more I just think of Tamahome and Hotohori!
You idiot!
When I say come back, you come back!
Your mom and your brother will be worried about you! And…
Haven’t the two of us been together since kindergarten?!
Didn’t you say we’d both go to high school together?
We’ll go together…
We’ll pass that entrance exam TOGETHER!
Yui…
I’m going home… I’m going home…
Back to all the others…
Back to my world!
MIAKA!!!
I’m going home!
My body feels warm. Like when I was…
…first taken inside of “The Universe of the Four Gods”.
Now I can go home. To my old world…
To my world…
Where…?
Yui!
Yui! Yui! I’m back!
Attention all patrons. The library is about to close.
As we will be closing the checkout desk soon…
…please bring any materials you wish to take to counter#2.
Huh? It’s open.
Anyone in here?
God, who was on duty today? Seki?
For crying out loud, he always does this!
Yui… Where did you go?
Attention, patrons, the library is now closed.
Please remember to collect any belongings…
…and have a safe trip home.
Yui… Where are you?
Yui, where have you gone?!
I finally made it back, and now…
Miaka!
Yui?!
Where were you? You never came to cram school.
Morin! Fuu!
It’s been so long! How are you?!
Wh-What are you talking about?
We were just together 2 hours ago!
Yui? What about Yui? Wasn’t she with you?
You and Yui aren’t the same.
If you goof off together, you’ll never get into Jonan!
Exactly!
The Lady Miaka has returned to her world…
…but that world is now one she can no longer stay in.
As she learns that Yui has been taken…
…into “The Universe of the Four Gods”…
…Miaka resolves to once more return to Tamahome and the others.
Next time, “Brief Parting”.
Once more, she knocks on destiny’s door.