Learning that the Lady Miaka was the Priestess of Suzaku…
…the emperor of Kutou ordered her captured.
However, she was saved by Tamahome.
The Lady Yui, believing that the Lady Miaka…
…only returned to that world for Tamahome and not for her sake…
…made her decision to become the Priestess of Seiryu…
…and locked the Lady Miaka inside the shrine of Seiryu.
And then, once again…
Miaka, it’s me! Speak to me!
Tamahome…
Yui! Come with us!
Hurry!
You mustn’t!
…the Lady Miaka and the Lady Yui were separated.
The Priestess of Suzaku fell contentedly asleep…
…and dreamed a beautiful dream…
Yui!
Miaka!
Miaka! I’ll race you to the ice cream shop!
Sure!
Jonan Academy?
You seriously think you can get in there?
I don’t have much choice. My mom really wants me to.
I see… Well, why don’t I go there, too?
I’ve taken care of you since kindergarten.
If I don’t go to high school with you, you won’t know WHAT to do.
Yui!
Yui, if we get into the same high school…
…let’s see who’ll be the first to get a handsome boyfriend!
Well, I’ll win that bet, of course.
What’s that supposed to mean?!
Miaka!
Pervert!
I didn’t undress you. We were both naked when I woke up…
Naked…? Now that you mention it…
…those wounds I got in Kutou have all healed.
You’re really violent, you know that?
— Where are we? — Dunno.
I don’t see Chichiri anywhere, either.
What’s wrong?
Who tricked who here?! You didn’t come back for me!
You only came back to be with Tamahome!
You know what, Miaka? I love Tamahome.
That’s why I’m going to take him from you!
Is it about Yui?
There was nothing we could have done in that situation.
The next time we meet, I swear we’ll save her.
That’s not it, Tamahome. Yui chose…
She CHOSE to stay in Kutou!
I have to get back to Kutou!
What?!
There’s something I just have to ask Yui!
Yui wouldn’t be this mad at me…
…just because she’s in love with Tamahome, too.
You idiot! We only have one sheet! Don’t take it!
I’ll be totally naked!
Gimme the sheet! I need to wrap it around me!
Stop it! Stop it!
Is that any way to act now that you’ve recovered?!
Taiitsukun?
Chichiri?
Then is this Mt. Taikyoku?
It’s been a while, Miaka, Tamahome.
Chichiri arrived here unexpectedly with you two covered with wounds.
Miaka! Long time, no see!
Your wounds were fairly light, so it didn’t take long for me to—
Heal them! Heal them!
Mend your clothes! Mend your clothes!
Oh…! I can’t get a word in edgewise!
Hi.
Th-Thank you…
They all saw me…!
But how do you know about Mt. Taikyoku, Chichiri?
Well…
I’ve been training here for about three years.
Then you’re saying you’re determined to return to Kutou?
There’s something that I just have to ask Yui!
About what happened to her three months ago!
Could you maybe give me a little more space to talk in?
If you say you must know, I have something here…
…that’s much better than returning to Kutou.
Something better?
Come this way.
Wow! What a huge mirror!
This records everything that happens in the world for me to see.
Wow, just like a VCR…
It should show us what happened to this girl Yui…
…three months ago in Kutou.
Yui…
Miaka?
It looks like the downtown section of Kutou’s capital.
Check out that girl.
She’s dressed weird, but she looks like a real prize.
Wanna have some fun with us?
Come on! Come over here!
— Stop! — Grab her!
MIAKA!!!
Miaka! Help me!
— Shut up! — Miaka!
Why?! Why won’t you answer me?!
Miaka! Miaka!
Stop it… That’s enough. Stop it!
I… I had no idea that happened to her…
That’s why… That’s why she tried to kill herself!.
I see. So, this one is the Priestess of Seiryu.
Then I wish to see you gather the Seiryu Seven…
…and summon Seiryu as quickly as possible.
It’s truly a pity that the Priestess of Suzaku escaped.
I’ll leave it to you to take care of her.
When I went back to our world, I wasn’t able to hear Yui’s cries.
Yui… Even though you and I are connected…
Why? Why were you drawn into this world when I left it?
All that happened to you… And all the time, I…!
YUI!!!
For three months, I heard nothing from Miaka.
And then she didn’t even come back here for me!
What was all that “Let’s go to high school together!” talk?!
And I thought we were best friends!
I won’t forgive her…
Yes. I will take care of the Priestess of Suzaku.
I’m glad to hear it, Priestess of Seiryu.
For the time being, I’ll leave the Priestess of Suzaku to you.
Until all who stand in our way are eliminated…
…we will delay the attack on Konan.
If they should gain the power of Suzaku while…
…we’re storming the country, our army would be wasted!
I understand.
Miaka, there’s no going back now.
I will never allow your dreams to come true!
Tamahome. How’s Miaka doing?
It’s no use. She’s locked herself in her room…
…and won’t answer when I call her. If this keeps up…
I’m scared!
Leave Miaka to me.
I’ve been with her for three years, so I’m used to her looks, you know?
Miaka!
It’s my fault that happened to her.
How do I make it up to her?
Why didn’t I hear her calling to me?!
Miaka.
T-Taiitsukun!
You took off your uniform…
…when you got back to your world, didn’t you?
Are you saying that, since my school uniform is what links us together…
…while I had it off I wasn’t connected to Yui in the book?
And that’s why it wasn’t your fault.
It was merely that girl’s own bad luck.
Bad luck?! Don’t just write it off that easily!
Yui was taken here in my place trying to save me!
What should I do…? What should I do?!
Miaka, look at this.
What’s going on here?
SUPERMAN!
It felt empty, didn’t it?
Look below you.
That’s…
Hotohori…
Highness.
Nuriko?
Please rest a little.
You haven’t eaten or slept for days, have you?
They can’t see me?
Besides the troubles my empire faces, when I think about Miaka…
…I just can’t put anything into my mouth.
I pray she returns to us unharmed.
Don’t worry. She had Tamahome and Chichiri with her.
She’s the Priestess of Suzaku, right?
Of course. I’m sure she’ll come back her usual cheerful self.
Hotohori… Nuriko…
Is it true that Kutou will be coming to attack Konan?
I hear they’ve already occupied a border town to the west.
Well, we have the Priestess of Suzaku, don’t we?
Yeah, exactly. Exactly.
The Priestess of Suzaku will save us.
Do you understand now?
You aren’t simply a girl named Miaka Yuki anymore.
Think of your position!
But…
You are the Priestess of Suzaku!
Everything is as you saw it. Well, Priestess of Suzaku…
Have you figured out what you must do to make things right?
The Priestess of Suzaku will save us.
She’s right. No matter how much it hurts…
…I’m no good to anyone the way I am now.
Going into the book and becoming the Priestess of Suzaku…
It’s all real! I can’t run away from it!
And what I have to do now is…
Let’s go back to Konan!
Let’s find the other three members of the Suzaku Seven!
Miaka…
Tamahome, Yui and I have become enemies now.
The only way to make things the way they were…
…is to gather all of the Suzaku Seven and summon Suzaku.
Suzaku can make all my dreams come true.
If I can do that, Yui and I can be friends again…
…and I can save Konan.
For that, I have to do my best to forget how I feel about you.
Because Yui is also in love with you…
What’s wrong, Lady Yui?
Oh, nothing.
Are you still thinking about that Suzaku boy?
Come with us!
You are… Well, that may be for the best.
Hm? What?
That boy… You desire Tamahome, don’t you?
Then you shall have your wish.
I’m home, Hotohori!
Miaka!
Thank goodness! You’re all right!
Uh-huh. Chichiri took us to Taiitsukun’s place.
I’m sorry I made you worry about me.
I’m tired, so I’ll just go to my room and get some sleep.
Oh, yeah. Chichiri, let me introduce you.
Miaka!
Nuriko! You’re just as gay as ever!
And you’re just as stupid as ever!
So, did you meet up with your friend?
Um, er, well, uh…
Why, that…!!!
Miaka! We have to talk!
What are you DOING?!
Well, I’m hungry, so I was gorging on as much food as I could.
What is this stuff?
Things I brought from my world.
You probably don’t know what any of them are…
…but that’s not surprising since you’re from this world.
Things from your world?!
Uh, Tamahome?
No. I didn’t come here for this!
Why are you avoiding me?
Tamahome, starting tomorrow…
…I’ll be searching for the rest of the Suzaku Seven.
What’s that have to do with this?
I’m the Priestess of Suzaku and you’re one of the Suzaku Seven.
We have to draw the line somewhere.
That’s why you shouldn’t just come into my room…
…whenever you want to anymore. Also—
No! Let me go!
I won’t! You start talking nonsense…
…and expect me to just say “Sure! No problem!”?!
— Don’t you understand? — No, I don’t!
Don’t you get it? It’s because Yui’s in love with you, too!
Your Highness…
Hotohori, stop it!
If you have an explanation, then I wish to hear it, Tamahome.
Know this, though: whatever the excuse, I will not forgive you!
I have no excuse to give.
However, please let me say one thing:
I love Miaka!
And that’s why I won’t let anyone else have her!
Tamahome…
You show great courage in the face of your country’s leader.
Don’t worry. You’re one of the Suzaku Seven.
I can’t kill you.
However…
If you weren’t one of the Suzaku Seven anymore…
If you became an ordinary man…
…then I, too, would become an ordinary man.
Miaka! Only one man can ever love you.
Man, was I scared! You don’t KNOW how scared I was!
You idiot! What if he’d really killed you?!
You’re messing with the emperor, you know that?!
The most important guy in this whole country!
That doesn’t matter where you’re concerned!
Do you know what this character on my forehead means?
— Ogre. — No!
I’ve hated having it ever since I was a little kid.
But now I understand…
It’s proof that I live to protect you! That I live only for you!
Tamahome…
Miaka…
It’s no use. I can’t stay away from him.
Not when I love him this much.
“The Priestess of Suzaku loved Tamahome…”
“…and Tamahome loved the Priestess as well.”
“Both their hearts blazed beautifully.”
Will you always, ALWAYS stay with me?
You’ll never, ever leave me?
Of course I won’t, you little idiot.
There’s only you. There’s only you.
Forgive me, Yui. Forgive me, Hotohori.
The Lady Yui knows well…
…how strongly the Lady Miaka loves Tamahome.
How Tamahome has fought to preserve their love.
And of the pain and suffering they both would endure for it.
The Lady Yui resolves to break up the Lady Miaka and Tamahome.
Next time, “For the Sake of Love”
Grief can sometimes turn to hatred…