Tamahome, one of the Suzaku Seven…
…has became a prisoner of Kutou in order to save Konan.
The Lady Miaka, who loves Tamahome…
…was broken-hearted over this, and has set out to find…
…the remaining three members of the Suzaku Seven.
Along the way, the Lady Miaka was attacked by mountain bandits…
…but was saved by Hotohori, the emperor of Konan.
That much? You really love Tamahome that much?
I love you! Since the moment we first met!
Miaka!
The Lady Miaka was once again captured by the bandits…
Excuse me! Yes, who is it?
It’s Koji with one of the captured girls for the boss to see!
Ah, well, glad you’re here! Come right on in!
“We love you, Yoshimoto! TV Tokyo” Thank you!
Oh, Koji! I’ve been waitin’ for you!
Yo, Pig!
Be strong.
Perfect!
…is not what I want to be right now!
Well, if you’ll excuse me.
D-Don’t be in such a hurry!
Stay a little longer!
Don’t leave me alone with him…
Okay, I know you’re the boss of these bandits!
Do any of your men have any marks written on their bodies?
Well, now… Considering how dirty these guys are…
…one or two have hemmoroids and stuff on ‘em.
Even I’ve got some ones down there that really hurt!
That’s NOT what I meant!
Is there anyone who sometimes has…
…a Chinese character appear on their body?
If you do what I want you to…
…I’ll tell you what you want!
Please, please! Help yourselves!
Miaka… I wonder if she’s all right.
I’m trying to see if one of these guys here…
…is the fifth member of the Suzaku Seven.
You two stay here and keep quiet.
You’re hurt, Hotohori, remember?
What… What do you want?!
Oh, baby… You’re kinda flat-chested, but you’re really so pretty…!
Oh, no! I’m told that often, though…
Nuriko has a much nicer figure than I do!
I don’t care about stuff like that!
YOU, I’ll kill…
Never mind that. I say Eiken’s being a real idiot.
What’s he thinking, taking over the gang while Genro’s gone?
No kidding! That dumb sack of scum…
…is throwin’ his weight around way too much!
Just ‘cuz he’s got a little power!
And now he’s goin’ after…
…some underage girl with that ugly face of his!
Well, if that girl we just sent him’s a virgin…
…she won’t be one for long!
Nuriko!
Y-You two… You two are men?!
So, you’ve finally figured that out! Fools…
Nuriko!
Would you do something about this?
Oh, please leave it to me.
I don’t care if you’re a guy!
Oh, I’ve got something special in mind for you, pal…
Go to it.
No! Get away from me!
C’mon, c’mon, be a good girl.
No! Lemme go!
You’d better do what I say…
NO!!! TAMAHOME!!!
Scum!
What?!
Y-You…!
What happened to you guys?!
Miaka…
Where is she?!
I said no!
You better be quiet, or don’t you want to know…
…which guy has the character on him?
When all of the Suzaku Seven are assembled…
…I swear I’ll come back.
Tamahome…
Yui…
If I find the others in the Suzaku Seven quickly…
…Tamahome will come back.
And once I do that, I’ll get Yui back, too…
Yeah, that’s it… Just be quiet…
Tamahome!
OW!!!
Nuriko!
Miaka! Are you all right?!
Damn, this one’s REALLY strong!
Hotohori!
Thank goodness… I would have come sooner, but…
I thought you couldn’t move because you were hurt.
Are you okay?
Oh, this is nothing.
Miaka, while Tamahome is gone…
…I shall protect you. Do you understand?
Hotohori…
You know about Tamahome and me… But still, you…
Ow, ow, ow…
This girl is the Priestess of Suzaku!
For the crime of laying even one finger upon her…
…the punishment is death!
No, wait! Don’t kill him!
We have to get him to tell us who has the character on their body!
Well, how about a little torture, instead?
All right! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you!
Tasuki! Tasuki has a character on his body!
Tasuki… The fifth one…
We’ve found the fifth one, Tamahome!
And? Where is this guy?!
What’s going on?!
Miaka?
Miaka!!!
Ge… Genro!
You… You’re back?!
M-Miaka!
It’s been a while, Eiken.
So, after I come back from my trip, I see you’ve taken over, huh?
Must be nice for you to have a bride now…
…considering how damned ugly your face is!
Th-That’s not true! I’m not his bride!
I’ll take this girl.
No, you won’t!
GEN-JUTSU!
SHUN-TAROU!
No way!
Well, bye for now.
MIAKA!!!
Miaka!
Hotohori! Nuriko!
Eiken! If you want this girl back…
…then you fight me for the boss’ seat!
Miaka!
Paper…?
Why, you…!
I’ll teach him to underestimate me!
REKKA SHINEN!!!
What the heck…?! Paper wolves and a fan that shoots fire?!
Nuriko!
Are you all right?
You can really run away fast, Your Highness!
I wasn’t running away! I was chasing after Miaka!
Right, right.
I really was!
Genro, you jerk!
What do you mean, fight you for the boss’ seat?!
As long as I’ve got this…
…do you think you can resist me?!
Come and get me!!!
Only me and my buddy know about this place.
No one’s gonna come to rescue you.
Sorry. I don’t have anything against you…
…but I gotta make an example of you.
If you behave yourself, I won’t hurt you.
OW! What the heck are you doin’?!
That’s MY line!
Don’t go underestimating me just ‘cuz I’m a girl!
Come and get me if you wanna try!
I’m not scared of you one bit!
Come on! Aim for the inside and then jab him! Jab him!
Upper cut!
It’s over. Everything…
What the heck is her problem?
Oh, this is silly. Forget it! Forget it!
I ain’t interested in girls who won’t cry.
Heck, I don’t even like girls much anyway.
Still, a hostage is a hostage…
…so one wrong move and I’ll kill you…
…AND WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOIN’ WHILE I’M TELLIN’ YOU ALL THIS?!
Oh, just checking to see…
…if you’ve got any characters written on your body.
Let me introduce myself.
I’m the Priestess of Suzaku and I’m sorta famous around here.
I was just wondering if you were one of the Suzaku Seven.
How should I know, you idiot?!
Hello? Who’s there?
It’s Genro’s good buddy, Koji, who’s come to see him.
Ah, well, glad you’re here.
Come right on in!
Thank you.
Koji!
It’s been too long, Koji!
But you just saw me, man! A little while ago!
Didn’t you notice me?! That’s really cold, man!
What’s up with these guys?
“Tamahome, one of the Suzaku Seven…”
“…sat in Kutou palace, and thought about the Priestess of Suzaku…”
Tamahome?
Yui…
Look at these clothes I got for you.
What do you think? I thought you’d look good in them.
Huh? No thanks. What I’ve got are fine.
Well, would you like me to bring you something?
Do you want something to eat? I’ll get you anything.
Oh, maybe you’d like some sake?
I wonder if they’d let me have that.
I said I’m fine. You don’t have to trouble your self over me like this.
You’ve had enough troubles of your own.
Troubles of my own…?
Are you saying… You know about THAT?
N-No…!
Oh… So, Miaka also knows about it?
How those men attacked me…
…and how Nakago was with me when I woke up.
I was completely spent when Nakago brought me here.
And when I finally realized what had happened to me…
…the first thing I tried to do was…!
But I was treated just after I did it.
Even now, I think back and wonder why I didn’t die then…!
That’s enough! Stop it!
I wish I HAD died!
I wish I had died…
Now that you know about it, I wish I had died!
Yui…
What? What should I do?
What should I say to her?
Tell me what to do, Miaka…
Huh? You mean you were supposed to be the boss?
Well, yeah.
When the old boss died a month ago…
…Eiken thought it would be a good chance to take over…
…since you weren’t around.
The boss was really worried about you, right up till he died…
The boss, huh?
All right! I’ll help you, too!
You know! I’ll help get you back into the boss’ chair!
I’ll ask Hotohori and Nuriko to help, too!
Listen, you…
Oh, please! You don’t have to thank me!
If we succeed, you can help us find Tasuki in return, okay?
That’s not what I meant!
Now that that’s settled, let’s go! Genro! Koji!
She doesn’t understand that she’s a hostage, does she?
I think you’re right.
You got that? Genro’s definitely gonna…
…try hitting us in the middle of the night!
Don’t let your guard down!
Don’t yell, too!
Besides that, they’re all doing what Eiken says!
Pathetic!
They do what he says because we can’t stand up to…
…his little keepsake from the old boss.
Keepsake?
His fan.
Is it really that scary?
It’s not what you think it is.
It’s that iron fan he’s holding.
It’s a special fan that he can use…
…with a spell to shoot fire and burn you to ashes instantly.
We have to get it back from him…
Oh, those are the things those wolves came out of before!
Lemme see! Lemme see! How does the trick work?
It’s not a trick! It’s an illusion spell!
They’re talismen I got from a sorceror while I was traveling.
You write what you want on them and it’ll appear as a phantom.
You write whatever you want to appear, and it appears?
Let’s sneak in from the other side.
What are you doing?! Gimme those talismen back!
I’ve found you! How dare you lay your hands on Miaka!
Hotohori! Nuriko!
You’re all right!
Miaka…
Isn’t that supposed to be our line?
I think I understand. Miaka, you really want to help them?
Yeah! And now that we know about Tasuki, we can’t stay out of this!
Heh… That’s what I like about you.
I’ve found you!
NURIKO!!!
There they are!
Aw, hell!
Leave them to me! Come forth, wolves!
One more time! Come forth, wolves!
What the hell’s goin’ on?!
Miaka…
Yikes!
You did it?!
Well… Sort of…
Look out!
So, Genro, you’ve come!
Can’t make any more wolves appear, huh?
Your Highness!
No, Nuriko! We can’t fight! Tasuki might be among them!
Dammit! These other guys won’t help us fight?!
What a pain!
If you won’t come to me, then I’ll come to you!
Gimme that fan!
What are you doing?
That fan belongs to Genro! Give it back!
Miaka, don’t!
Is this girl an idiot?
I thought you were supposed to be a hostage!
More and more of a pain…
Genro! What’re ya gonna do?!
You make one move and I’ll kill her!
Just how low will you sink?!
I’m fine! What about you other people?!
Why are you doing what this guy tells you to?!
Don’t you feel sorry for your old boss?!
Fighting your friends just because you’re scared of a fan…!
And you… And you…
And you call yourselves men?
Tamahome…
He’s so close to me…
He’s protecting me…
The fan…!
You’re just a LITTLE too late. I took it back.
You’re finished, Eiken.
Tamahome…
TAMAHOME!!!
Miaka…
“TAMAHOME”
“The Priestess of Suzaku…”
“…held the talisman bearing Tamahome’s name in her hand…”
“…and wept.”
Tasuki, one of the Suzaku Seven, is already dead.
Tamahome is held by the enemy.
Everything is going just as the Lady Yui wishes it to.
But when she learns that the Lady Miaka has been…
…stricken by an illness, why is her heart so badly shaken?
Next time, “The City of Resurrection”
The two hearts within one girl…