Searching for her best friend, the Lady Yui, Lady Miaka…
…the Priestess of Suzaku, headed for the land of Kutou on her own.
After meeting a Kutou general along the way…
…the Lady Miaka was taken to Kutou palace and…
…as though guided by Suzaku, was able to be safely reunited with the Lady Yui.
But, at that moment…
This is Suzaku’s “Universe of the Four Gods”!
…the general discovered the Lady Miaka’s identity…
…as the Priestess of Suzaku!
I thought it was her from the beginning.
Seize that girl!
I beg your pardon, Highness!
Strangers have broken through the gates and are inside the palace!
Yui, let’s run!
After them! But be sure not to harm Lady Yui!
Yes, sir!
— Hey! Are they there? — No! Where could they be?!
Miaka, what do we do now?
Somehow we both have to get to Konan.
To Konan?
Well, if you become the Priestess of Seiryu for this country…
…then we’ll both become enemies!
Miaka…
I just know Tamahome and the others will be glad to welcome you!
Tamahome…
Yui, how did you get this scar?
Oh, it’s— It’s nothing! Just a scratch.
Three months ago, when the blue light came out of…
…“The Universe of the Four Gods” at the National Library…
…and took me to this world, it looks like I got hurt.
That guy before didn’t…?
Uh-uh. When I was in trouble in this world…
…I didn’t know anything about, he saved me.
Oh, I see…
Still, a man with blond hair and blue eyes is pretty rare in this world.
He’s a kojin (foreigner).
A kojin (dead person)?
Wrong kojin!
I meant he’s a man who comes from the very far west.
Way to go, Yui! You know everything!
— They in there? — No!
One of the Suzaku Seven, I presume?
Where’s Miaka?
The mark of ogre. Tamahome.
Coming to an enemy nation alone in search..
…of your priestess shows you have an admirable heart.
Still, in the end, you’re just a fool.
I asked you where Miaka was.
Who knows? But no matter where she is, you can’t have her back.
Is that so? Well, then…
He barely touched me!
This guy’s GOOD!
This isn’t good!
Tamahome! Go on ahead!
Chichiri? Thanks!
You’ve brought a friend with you, eh?
The Suzaku Seven… How cute.
What’re we going to do, Miaka?
We won’t accomplish anything sitting in here.
Oh, no! Suzaku’s “Universe of the Four Gods”!
What’s the matter with you?! Don’t yell like that!
Yui, we have to get Suzaku’s…
…“Universe of the Four Gods” back from your blond-haired friend.
Hey, wait! If you go out now…!
That book has hints on how to find the other three of the Suzaku Seven!
Without it—
Found ‘em!
Tamahome…
Um, you’re the girl who was with Miaka that time.
Yui, right? It’s been a while.
You remember me?
C’mon, let’s get out of here.
What’s wrong?
Are you hurt?
Nothing serious. That kojin before got a hit in on me.
Hey, baby, nice butt you’ve got there!
That’s an ojin (old lech)!
So, he did it. I’ll go talk to him!
Yui!
You’re both going back safely with…
…the “Universe of the Four Gods” scroll.
Along with me, of course.
— Wait! — Don’t worry. He can’t disobey me.
Yui…
Miaka, why did you do this?
Because…
You still haven’t found Lady Yui and the Priestess of Suzaku?
Go! Find them, no matter what!
Nakago?
Lady Yui! Where have you been?
You shouldn’t be cooperating with the Priestess of Suzaku.
Especially since you’re the Priestess of Seiryu.
I am not the Priestess of Seiryu! I never agreed to any of that!
Miaka is my friend!
You kept saying that Miaka had forgotten about me…
…and now she’s come all the way here looking for me!
Give me Suzaku’s “Universe of the Four Gods”!
I’m going to Konan with Miaka!
I see. Then you may do whatever you like.
However…
Does that girl really feel…
…as strongly about you as you think she does?
You should think back to…
…the condition you were in when I found you three months ago.
If you change your mind, then please go to the shrine hall of Seiryu…
…Priestess of Seiryu.
Why did you say you couldn’t stand my protecting you?
I can do anything by myself.
Besides, this was between friends, so…
So it was none of my business, is that it?
Am I just a bother to you?
Now I can go to Konan with Miaka… With Tamahome…
Tamahome…
I don’t care if you think I’m a bother! But…
I still love you!
I don’t think that! Because, when I went back…
…I just couldn’t forget about you!
I wanted to be with you! That’s why I came back!
Because I love you!
I didn’t want you risking yourself because of me!
You little idiot…
Tamahome…
You should think back to…
…the condition you were in when I found you three months ago.
Miaka!
Look! I got Suzaku’s “Universe of the Four Gods”!
It’s all settled, so let’s go! I’ll go with you back to Konan!
This is just so great! The two of us are together again!
You should think back to…
…the condition you were in when I found you three months ago.
I wanted to be with you! That’s why I came back!
Yui? What’s wrong?
Uh, no. It’s nothing. Nothing…
Still, don’t you think this is just a little too easy?
What?
I mean it’s weird that golden boy is just letting us go home like this.
He saved Yui, so he can’t be a bad man.
Oh, really? He felt like a pretty nasty character to me.
Where are we?
Before we leave, there’s something I want to show you.
Tamahome, you wait out here.
Hm? Oh, sure.
Miaka, what’s wrong?!
What the…?!
Chichiri!
Oh…shut.
Is that another pun?
It’s a barrier, you know? This is really bad.
None of Suzaku’s servants can get in there.
What?!
Oh, it’s just a fake dragon.
People shouldn’t make such a fuss over it!
You’re the only one making a fuss.
It didn’t scare me one bit!
Say, Miaka…
I was just thinking… What if it hadn’t been you?
If I’d stayed in this world…
…I could’ve been the one who became the Priestess of Suzaku, couldn’t I ?
Tamahome may have ended up in love with me, instead…
Yui, what…?!
My… My body’s going numb…!
Oh, does it hurt?
This is the shrine of Seiryu, after all.
So your dear Tamahome can’t come to you now.
Yui… What are you…? You tricked me…
Who tricked who here?! You didn’t come back for me!
You only came back to be with Tamahome!
Must be nice for you. You’ve always had someone to protect you!
While I, on the other hand…
Do you have any idea?!
Of what I went through when I came here?! Of how I felt?!
Yui…
Everything that happened was YOUR fault!
You know what, Miaka? I love Tamahome.
That’s why I’m going to take him from you!
Yui… What happened to you…?
Nakago!
Yes, Priestess of Seiryu.
Let me introduce you.
This is Nakago, one of the Seiryu Seven.
He’s my servant. Funny, isn’t it?
Yui…
Well, see you around, Miaka.
Yui, wait!
Until Lady Yui summons Seiryu, no one must interfere.
You are a threat to Lady Yui’s summoning Seiryu.
A threat to this country as well.
You will never return to Konan.
Yui…
Yui, wait! Why are you doing this?!
“Why,” she asks! Hmpf!. You’re one to talk.
You never really considered me your best friend, did you?
I learned that clearly enough today!
Even after what happened to me, I was foolish enough…
…to keep on believing in you for these last three months!
Damn it! I can’t even touch that door!
Chichiri, can’t you do something?!
I can try, you know?
Yui, after WHAT happened to you?
What happened over these last three months?!
Nakago.
That was pretty close.
If you’d hit the wall at that speed, you’d have died, you know?
Chichiri…
A servant of Suzaku who can break the barrier and enter here…
Ah, now I see.
You were the one who cast that spell on me before.
You got it!
Tamahome…
There’s no way that one can enter the barrier of Seiryu.
Miaka!
Tamahome!
— Tamahome! — Please stand back.
Damn…you…!!!!
What did you do to Miaka?!
Miaka, it’s me! Speak to me!
Tamahome…
Tamahome, get into this hat with Miaka!
It’ll take you to them!
“Them” who?
Now, while I delay this guy here!
— Hurry! — All right!
No! What about Yui?!
Come with us!
Hurry!
You mustn’t!
Chichiri!
Would you two go already?! I’ll be right behind you!
— Miaka, get in. — But what about Yui?
Chichiri!
Get going!
Chichiri…
Let’s go!
Yui! I swear I’ll come back and save you!
Well, then, time to say goodbye!
“The Suzaku Seven were not defeated by Seiryu…”
“…but they did not triumph either.”
“At the very least, the Priestess was saved.”
Jeez, that was close! This Nakago guy’s really powerful!
I never expected them to breach the barrier.
Tamahome… You breached the barrier for Miaka’s sake…
Forgive me, Lady Yui.
No matter, Nakago. Where’s the fun if we beat them too quickly?
Learning the truth of all that happened…
…the Lady Miaka finds it too cruel to bear.
Bravely hiding her grief behind a smile, with tears on her cheeks…
…she loses herself in the tenderness of Tamahome’s embrace.
Next time, “Only You”
Carried away by the confusion of the heart…