Having gained the power of Seiryu…
…Kutou has launched an attack on Konan.
The Lady Miaka and the surviving members of the Suzaku Seven…
…joined the battle against the armies of Kutou.
However, because the power of Suzaku…
…has been sealed away by Lady Yui, the Priestess of Seiryu…
…the Suzaku Seven had no way to defend against them.
After they just barely managed to kill Soi of the Seiryu Seven…
…the Lady Yui used her second wish to Seiryu!
Take Miaka and myself back to our world at once!
Tamahome!
And then, a miracle occurred!
It’s up to you now, Tetsuya…
It can’t be… Why…?
What’s Tamahome doing here? In the real world?!
Is it a dream? An illusion?
I can’t believe it, but… He did it…
Tamahome made it out of the book!
Hey! Takahashi?
What do I do? I know we can’t stay here in the school…
…but where am I supposed to take Tamahome…? Of course!
God… I’m wiped out and it’s all Miaka’s fault!
Hello, Yuki residence.
Big Brother!
Miaka! Miaka, is that you?!
Yui? When did you get back? I’ve been so worried!
Just leave me alone! I’m tired!
Yui…
Lady Yui, take this.
It’s my earring.
If for any reason we’re separated, it will allow us to communicate.
If I put the other one into Tomo’s shell…
…it will pull in your life force and allow us to talk.
If anything should happen, I’ll come to you at once.
Forgive me, Nakago.
For abandoning you all in the middle of a battle…
Attack! The ramparts are almost breached!
— The ramparts! — They’re falling!
Mitsukake!
Here is where I shall kill you all!
Damn it all! What’ll we do?!
Tamahome and Miaka have disappeared!
There’s nothing we can do against him now!
Suboshi, what are you waiting for?! Kill them!
Lady Yui…
There’s nothing to fear. We shall see Lady Yui again.
Who are you?
Excuse me! Yes, who is it?
It’s an incredibly dashing fellow here to save his boss from a tight pinch!
Oh, how wonderful! Come on in!
Thank you.
Koji!
Konan bandits… This has grown tiresome.
Suboshi! We’re leaving!
Hey! Come back here!
Forget him. We’d have no chance against him.
KOJI!
It’s been a while, Genro!
How’s it been, Koji?
Man, that was close!
Oh, what happened to the Priestess of Suzaku? She okay?
Well… About that…
I don’t believe it. A person from the book actually came out of it?
What’s with you now?
You were the one who carried him back here, weren’t you?
Anyway, how and when did you get back from inside the book?
Yui summoned Seiryu…
And I think she used the power to wish me back here.
I think she was trying to separate Tamahome and me.
You mean Yui’s come back here, too?
I don’t know. What have you been doing, Big Brother?
Where’s “The Universe of the Four Gods”?
Oh, yeah!
You have no idea what I’ve been through for the last two days!
I’m home!
What are you two doing, standing out here in the hall?
Oh, uh… Nothing!
Mom… It’s been months since I’ve seen her.
What’s with you? Are you hungry?
That’s right. For me it’s been months…
…but for her we’ve only been apart for a couple of nights.
Whoa, thank God…
I was trying to think of what we’d do if she found him in there!
Big Brother, the way you’re acting’ll definitely tip her off.
Right, I see. Sorry to bother you.
Yui has come back, too. But her mom said…
…she had to do something and went out a little while ago.
I see… As long as “The Universe of the Four Gods”…
…is with Ohsugi and the others, there should be no problem…
Suzuno Ohsugi. Tetsuya and I went to see her.
And what happened to Suzuno?!
Well…
She’s gone…
Tatara…?
It’s all true?!
Tatara?
Tatara!
Suzuno!
It was all okay… It took so long…
But they were still happy!
Both of them! And even now, they’re happy…!
At the very end, they were together.
After that, that guy Toki offered to help us…
…and right now he and Tetsuya are researching the book.
I couldn’t let Mom worry…
…so I came back here first and then you called.
Tamahome, you’re awake?
Miaka!
What is this? What is all this?! Where am I?!
Where’s Tasuki and the others?! Where’s Nakago?!
Tamahome, calm down! This is my home.
Tamahome, we both traveled to my world!
To… your world…?
We have to go back! We have to go back right now!
Chichiri and the others and all of Konan are in danger!
Miaka, hurry up and get ready! We’re going back! Where’s my armor?
What? But…
To go back, we need to open “The Universe of the Four Gods.”
But Tamahome doesn’t know he’s a character in a book.
What’ll I do?
Hi there, Tamahome! How do you do?
I’m Keisuke Yuki, Miaka’s brother.
I’m really happy to meet you!
You’re even cooler than I pictured you’d be!
Can I get your autograph later?
Big Brother, quit clawing him!
I know you’re worried about Tasuki and the others…
…but I’m afraid we don’t know how to send you back yet.
You somehow crossed dimensions and came to this world.
First of all, we need to solve that mystery.
Big Brother, hold it!
Come on, how else should I explain it to him?
“The Universe of the Four Gods” isn’t here!
Keisuke! Your friend’s on the phone!
That’s gotta be Tetsuya.
Okay, Tamahome, just stay here a bit and rest, okay?
Can’t I go back…? I wonder if everyone’s all right.
Tamahome! Tell me, why did you come here?
When it happened…
In the instant your body vanished in that blue light…
Miaka!
I just thought “I won’t let you go anywhere”…
…and grabbed on as tight as I could!
And he came with me out of the book.
So, this is the world where you were born…
Yeah! Yeah, it’s true! Miaka’s come back…
…and she brought someone from the book with her into the real world!
This is just too amazing! Isn’t it incredible?!
Love can cross dimensions!
You shouldn’t get too moved by all this, Keisuke.
The situation isn’t as “cute” as you think it is.
I don’t know if what’s happened there is to blame…
…but OUR world’s just moved into this story, too!
This book takes the actions of the main characters…
…and turns it into the story, right?
Well, I’m reading what’s happening in your house here in the book!
This conversation we’re having right now…
…is turning into a sentence before my eyes.
WHAT?!
“…the girl’s brother exclaimed loudly”…
…period.
So, you’re saying that WE’RE now characters…
…in “The Universe of the Four Gods”!
Don’t get too happy! I just found a disturbing sentence in here.
I’ll read it. “And now, a new darkness is…”
“…about to cross the dimensions to the young girls’ world.”
“One who possesses a life force of tremendous evil.”
“Who seeks to put all the world at his feet.”
“One who wishes to become a god is now about to appear.”
You don’t mean…!
Tamahome… You mean you did it so we wouldn’t be apart?
I promised you, didn’t I? That we would live together.
That I’d create any miracle we needed to keep that promise.
Tamahome! It’s true! It’s really true!
You really are here, right?! I feel like I’m dreaming!
Sure! I’m right here. Right by your side, right?
His warmth… The warmth of his skin…
The sound of his heartbeat.
It’s not a dream. We’re not in the book.
Tamahome’s here… He’s here!
How…? How can Tamahome be here?!
It can’t be true… How can one of the book’s characters…?!
No! I won’t let even the laws of heaven beat us!
If Miaka can’t stay in this world, then I…
Then I’ll go to Miaka’s world!
I thought I’d separated them… And now…!
If anything should happen, I’ll come to you at once.
I’m not going to let this go on, Miaka!
That’s right… I came back to the real world from the book.
Tamahome…
He really came out of the book into the real world.
He made a miracle happen, all for me…
Hey there, Newlywed.
What are you doing sleeping next to him, you pervert?!
Well, I’m off. Miaka, don’t slack off on studying…
…for your exams just because it’s Sunday.
There’s not going to be any highschool for me, Mom.
I’ve decided to live my life with Tamahome.
I’m going back into the book with him.
Still, it’s going to be such a shock…
…when he finds out he’s a character in a book.
Okay. It’s safe to come out now.
Tamahome! Want some rice for breakfast?
You’ll like that better than hot cakes, right?
I can make a simple meal.
Uh… Sure.
Don’t do it, Tamahome! You wanna lose your stomach?
What’s that?
A T.V. Television. You use the remote control for it like this, and…
Huh? Look at all the people there are inside this box!
It’s all ready! I made some for you, too, Big Brother.
Uh, look! You use the remote like this and…!
Whoa! Look at all the stuff in this box!
Eat it!
Um… Keisuke, right?
Do you still not know how to send me back to my world?
Well, I figured it out, but…
Really?!
Big Brother!
Actually, I’ll be meeting Tetsuya in Shibuya today.
He’s got “The Universe of the Four Gods.”
Then we’ll explain things to him, okay?
We don’t want to shock him too much, right?
Besides, we have to get him some good food…
…at one of the restaurants down there.
We can’t have him thinking THIS is what we like in this world!
I’ve done it! I’ve done it, Miaka! Take a look!
You look like a freak, Big Brother.
You shut up.
Miaka.
He looks better than some of the actors you see. Cool, huh?
He said I shouldn’t go outside in my armor for some reason.
Does it suit me?
Oh, MAN, does it suit you! I’d never guess you were a character from—
Yui? Yui, are you sure you’re not sick?
Maybe we should have the doctor look at you.
I’m fine! Leave me alone!
Nakago! Nakago, answer me.
Yes, I’m here.
Nakago?
It’s Lady Yui.
Where?! Where is she?!
Calm down. Here.
Lady Yui, can you hear my voice?
Nakago! Can you see me?!
Yes, I see you clearly.
Lady Yui!
Suboshi, you too.
Nakago, forgive me for suddenly going back here like that.
But it’s all right. I’m saving my final wish for you.
I’m in no condition to make it, though.
What’s wrong, Lady Yui?
Making an educated guess, I’d say… Is it Tamahome?
Nakago, I…
I thought I’d finally separated Miaka from Tamahome!
But, somehow, Tamahome ended up here! Why?
Why can’t I win against those two?!
Why him more than me…? Even though we were friends…
Even though we’ve been together since we were children…!
Who is it you love? That girl or Tamahome?
Tamahome? Yes, I loved him.
But… I… I…!
Nakago, please come to me soon! I can’t bear this alone!
I can’t bear it with those two together!
Lady Yui…
While I would like to come to you quickly…
…there are still things I must do here.
Why?! You said you’d come to me at once!
At the moment, there is someone…
… who needs to go to you more desperately than I.
What?! Miaka and Tamahome have disappeared?!
It’s true. They suddenly vanished into this blue light…!
Mitsukake was hurt real bad. Chichiri’s taking care of him.
We got back here by taking a back road only bandits know about.
We managed to turn back the first wave!
But the second wave is already too close…
…and if the ramparts fall, we’re finished!
Highness! The bandits of Mt. Reikaku pledge their assistance!
I know those two’ll come back! We just have to hold out till then.
Very well, I see! I’m going out to lead the army personally!
I want you to go on ahead and prepare for that.
Yes, Highness!
Take this and think of me.
Has she gone back to her world? And taken Tamahome?
If so, perhaps it’s for the best.
At least the two of you can be happy there, in a peaceful world.
Miaka! This carriage moves so fast! Look at it out there!
It’s not a carriage, it’s a TRAIN, Tamahome…
God, he’s like a little kid!
He’s been like this since we went outside!
What do you expect? His world’s like ancient China.
Seeing 20th century civilization must be a huge culture shock for him.
I guess so…
For whose sake are you born? For what purpose do you live?
Within Tamahome’s heart as he is wracked with torment…
…exists one last hope. It is the Lady Miaka.
He has risked his body, his soul, all that he has…
…on a love he knows is real.
For that was the proof of Tamahome’s existence.
Next time, “Repose of the Soul’s Light.”
Now, there is no doubt…