The Lady Yui, now in possession of the Byakko Shinzaho…
…proceeds with the ceremony to summon Seiryu.
His body stolen by Miboshi…
…Chiriko sacrifices his life to kill him.
The Lady Miaka tries to stop the summoning of Seiryu, but…
Yui! Don’t! Don’t summon Seiryu!
…the ceremony has been performed!
Alight from heaven and appear before us!
Look there!
I couldn’t stop her…
I couldn’t stop her!
Miaka…!
He comes.
I am Seiryu Seikun.
Are you the priestess who has called me here?
Y-Yes…
I now couple with you and we become as one.
In exchange, you shall be given use of my holy power…
…to use as you wish for three times only.
When you wish to, say the word “kaijin.”
Do you understand?
Kai…jin…?
Have they coupled?
What’s that light?! It’s spreading out!
Yui…
YUI!!!
She’s vanished!
Yui… Not a word…
I never got to say even one word to you…!
Uh-oh! That shockwave just now…!
Everyone, hurry! We have to get out of here, you know?!
Now that this has happened, we’ve got to get back to Konan fast!
Master…
We’ll be fine! I guess we still have a long while to live.
Come back again after everything’s settled down.
You’re someone I care about… son.
Father…
Don’t lose hope, Miaka.
Subaru…
We’d better go home, too.
If we don’t get back to our original ages, we’re finished.
Miaka.
Tamahome…
It’s all right. We’ve returned to Konan.
Wh-Where are the others?
Fine. They’re resting.
I think His Highness will be coming to see you soon.
Tamahome, what’ll I do? What should I do now?!
Miaka…!
It’ll be all right. I know it’ll be all right.
Tamahome…
Lady Yui… Are you awake now?
I…
That’s right. I summoned Seiryu…
Shall we begin, Lady Yui? Make your first wish.
Yes. The time has finally come.
Kaijin!
Let Suzaku be sealed away forevermore!
Tamahome?
My strength just suddenly…!
Hey, Tamahome! Can you use your power?!
Tasuki!
What’s got you in such a panic?
Never mind! Just try using it!
Nothing…
Tamahome, the ogre mark on your forehead isn’t appearing!
She’s right, you know?
We’ve all tried to use our powers, but we can’t anymore.
My character won’t appear, either.
Then, when I felt my strength leave my body just before…
We are no longer Celestial Warriors. We’ve become ordinary people.
Or, rather, Suzaku itself has vanished.
I believe that Suzaku… has been sealed from us.
Hotohori…
Lady Yui, are you all right?
What? I feel light-headed…
My whole body just suddenly lost its strength…
Seiryu now exists inside of you.
Using the god beast’s power causes a powerful reaction on your body.
We’d better wait for your strength to return before using the next wish.
We mustn’t endanger your life for this.
I’m fine. We have two more wishes…
…and the Kutou emperor’s wish has already been granted.
I can use the last two any way I want.
I can finally do something about Miaka and Tamahome now.
Oh, yeah, I made you a promise, didn’t I?
That I’d grant you any wish you wanted.
What? Tell me what it is.
My wish?
What I want is to be a god with eternal life and ultimate power.
I see… Nuriko was…
We of Konan have no choice now but to fight Kutou.
From the beginning, we were dependent of Suzaku’s power.
We thought having the priestess was enough…
…and didn’t stand to face them with our own strength.
Even if victory is impossible, we will never give up.
Because we have something important to defend…
Every last person in Konan must rise.
You were the ones who taught me that.
Thank you.
Hotohori.
We’re bein’ haunted by Nuriko’s ghost!
Chichiri, chant a sutra!
Get him to go back and rest in peace!
NURIKO!!! YOU’RE ALIVE!!!
Breasts…?!
Miaka, that isn’t Nuriko. It’s my empress.
Empress…?
My name is Houki.
Uh, um, hi there. I’m Miaka Yuki.
I was surprised myself when I first met Houki.
Her resemblance to Nuriko is striking.
When I think back, just before Nuriko’s death…
…I sensed his life force.
As though Nuriko was trying to introduce us.
Nuriko did it…
And now it’s your turn.
You and Tamahome.
If he isn’t one of the Suzaku Seven anymore…
…that means you aren’t the Priestess of Suzaku, either.
You can get married any time you wish.
That’s right! I’m not the priestess anymore!
Highness! Kutou has already moved to attack us!
The first division of the 6th army is moving toward the frontier to engage them!
But the Kutou forces outnumber our own three to one!
It’ll only be a matter of time before they break through!
So, they’re finally comin’!
All right! We’ll fight them, too!
Tamahome?
Suzaku may be gone and our marks may be gone…
…but we’re still the Suzaku Seven, Your Highness!
Tamahome…
Me, too! I’m going, too! I’m still the priestess!
All right! Let’s give this all we’ve got!
YEAH!!!
Bring the god beasts to this world?
Yeah. Takiko Okuda, the Priestess of Genbu…
…summoned the god beast and returned to this world.
You saw it, didn’t you? That hole?
Genbu Grotto.
Yeah. That’s apparently where the god beast tried to come out.
Ever since I was a kid, I thought it was just a story.
I never believed any of Grandma’s stories…
You must have believed. That’s why you went there.
Grandma would be so annoying when I didn’t listen to her.
She was always so annoying…
Yui… You finally summoned Seiryu.
Yui… I guess now it’s time to say goodbye.
Just give it up, Miaka!
You’re about to go off with Tamahome to help fight!
With Tamahome…
If he isn’t one of the Suzaku Seven anymore…
…that means you aren’t the Priestess of Suzaku, either.
You can get married any time you wish.
Married…
That’s right. I can be Tamahome’s bride now if I wanted to.
Oh, what am I talking about?! This isn’t the time for that!
I wonder if we’ll survive fighting…
…now that the Suzaku Seven have lost their powers.
Enough with the weird faces!
Tamahome?
You… You’re serious about going with us to fight?
This isn’t going to be a game.
Tamahome… I’m not making this decision to fight lightly!
Hotohori gave me his holy sword to defend myself with.
I may not be able to use it that well…
…but I don’t want to just be a burden to you and the rest!
Besides…!
Besides, I don’t want to leave you for even a second…
This may be selfish of me to say…
…but somewhere in my heart I’m glad you didn’t summon Suzaku.
Now that you aren’t the priestess anymore…
…you and I are just a normal man and woman.
I still think a thought like this is too selfish, but…
But, now, I want you more than ever…
What am I talking about?! Better cut that out!
The empire’s in danger, so winning this war comes first, doesn’t it?
See you later. We’d better get some rest now.
Win…? Will we win?
The Kutou army’s three times bigger than Konan’s, they said.
Everyone in the city says we have no chance of beating them.
Everyone may die tomorrow. Including me and Tamahome…
It’s all right…
Tonight… Tonight, please stay with me…
Tonight, make me… Make me your bride!
You’re sure about this?
We may die.
But even if we do, I won’t mind.
Miaka…
We decided we’d spend our lives together.
You and I, together…
So, it’s only right that we die together.
Nakago! It’s time. We should move out.
Wh-What in the world is…?
That’s Tomo’s shell, Shin, isn’t it?
Yes. When we went to find his body, this was all that was left of him.
I’d just opened it before to pass the time, and then…
Who would have thought it held such wonders for me to see?
Lady Yui’s world…?
Perhaps.
Won’t you do it for me? Take off your armor?
What are you talking about?
I’ve taken my armor off in front of you many times before.
Yes, I’ve shared your body with you many times before.
To increase your life force. But, your heart…
I’ve never been able to see into your heart!
Do you remember when I first met you seven years ago?
In all that time… You’ve been the only thing in my life—
There is only one person who can possibly fulfill my needs.
And you are not her.
Tonight I become Tamahome’s bride.
After all the times we were separated from each other…
…at last, we’ll be joined.
Miaka…
Why does my stomach choose NOW to do this?!
God, that’s so typical for you! You’re hopeless, you know that?
Well…
Let’s just sleep tonight.
We can try picking this up next time.
On the night after we get married.
Tamahome…
Just eat something beforehand, okay?
Tamahome! Tamahome!
Miaka, you know where Tamahome is?! The Kutou army’s about to—
What are you two doing at a time like this?!
Those clouds!
Soi!
Incredible! The Konan forces don’t stand a chance against us!
He’s come.
Where are they hiding?!
Tamahome!
Yui…
Miaka!
Shall we test it out, Lady Yui?
Whether our first wish to Seiryu has been granted?
Gimme the holy sword, Miaka! Then hit the deck!
Tamahome!
This is funny! Seeing the Suzaku Seven so weak now!
It looks like their character marks aren’t appearing now.
With Suzaku sealed, it seems they’re just normal humans now.
Tamahome! Speak to me, Tamahome!
Miaka! I’ll hold them off here!
Take the holy sword and run!
At this rate, they’ll just kill all of us!
If I die, I’ll take them with me.
But I won’t let you die! Now go, while you can!
What are you saying? We’re going to live together, aren’t we?!
You said I was going to become your bride after this battle, right?
I’m not leaving you, no matter what!
Nakago… I’m sorry.
We’ll have to leave your wish for later.
Lady Yui!
Kai…jin!
Lady Yui, what are you…?!
Nakago, look out!
Damn!
Tasuki!
Soi!
Nakago…!
You little brat! I’ll teach you to run away!
I paid good money to your parents for you!
Can’t do it with a customer, huh?!
Now take them off!.
Thank you!
Nakago! What’s the matter?! Hurry up!
Nakago…
Nakago…!
From that day…till now… I’ve always wanted to be with you…
At last… I could be… useful…
I… love…
Soi…
Nakago! Lady Yui is…!
Blue light.
Yui? She’s not acting like she usually does.
It’s time to say goodbye to Tamahome, Miaka!
Seiryu, who dwells within me! Grant my second wish!
Take Miaka and myself back to our world at once!
Don’t let her stay in the world of this book any longer!
Miaka!
It’s just like when I first came to this world!
Everything around me is vanishing! I’m going back to my world!
N-No! Tamahome!
MIAKA!
I don’t want to go back! Because I…!
The school is now closed.
All students still on the grounds must leave at once.
Repeat, the school is now closed.
All students still on the grounds must leave at once.
School… I… I’ve come back…
No! What about the others? Tamahome?!
Tamahome!
Tamahome…!
Tamahome has appeared in the real world along with the Lady Miaka.
It is a miracle wrought by Tamahome’s desire to protect the Lady Miaka.
Amidst the battle, for now sealed off on their own…
…the Lady Miaka and Tamahome devote themselves to each other.
Next time, “Boy of Fact and Fiction.”
In this moment, say a prayer…