The second wish… The Lady Yui asked Seiryu…
…to separate the Lady Miaka and Tamahome forever.
However, the love the two shared crossed space and time…
…and Tamahome was caused to return to the real world with the Lady Miaka.
How…? How can Tamahome be here?!
Between the two of them, gentle time passes…
We’ve got a while before I’m supposed to meet Tetsuya.
Why don’t we kill some time?
This is what I’ve dreamed of for so long.
Tamahome and I, meeting in this world.
The two of us on a Sunday date, walking slowly, arm in arm…
Like a normal couple.
All right!
It was a dream I never thought would come true.
But now it’s real.
In here, right, Big Brother?
Yeah.
No shadow…
Where’s Keisuke?
He said he had to use the phone. Over there.
Order something for both of us, okay?
Who’d you call?
No one.
I just wanted to tell you something.
What?
Okay, just stay calm and hear me out.
When we open “The Universe of the Four Gods”…
…we may be able to send Tamahome back…
…but I don’t think you can go with him, Miaka.
Excuse me. Have you decided what you want from the menu?
Um, do you have any Pao Zu?
Or Hwa Zjen or maybe some Mantou?
Um… This isn’t a Chinese restaurant, sir.
Uh-huh… Right…
Okay, this. This… “benicha” tea…?
Do you want lemon or milk in that?
What’re those?
Why? What do you mean?
Yui’s second wish to Seiryu…
…was for you to never go into the book again.
No way! But… I…!
Tasuki and Chichiri and Mitsukake and Hotohori and the others…!
I said I’d help them all fight!
I know it’s tough, but look at reality.
You aren’t the Priestess of Suzaku in the book anymore.
You’re a middle school senior taking her entrance exams in the real world now!
The mirror…
I’m not casting a reflection…!
No… It’s not fair!
You mean I can never see the others again?!
I… I don’t know, but…
The real problem is Tamahome.
What is?
I don’t think he can live here in the real world.
Maybe because he’s a two- dimensional character from a book.
But…!
I think he has to go back into “The Universe of the Four Gods.”
And I think he knows that, too.
Miaka?
I don’t want him to… No…
I don’t want him to!
Miaka…
Why? I don’t want him to! I don’t want Tamahome to leave!
Miaka… Listen to me. You’re a real person.
Haven’t you noticed? He doesn’t cast a shadow in this world.
He doesn’t exist anywhere in reality.
He was made up in a book.
Tamahome… You heard?
What did he mean?
Tamahome…
I was… made up? It’s a joke, right, Miaka?
You’re just a character in a book!
What Yui said to me… Aren’t I…? Aren’t I real?
Aren’t you and I both human?
Not just me… Tasuki and Chichiri…
My father, my brothers and sisters… My whole world…
You’re telling me we’re all just made up in a book?!
Tamahome! Wait!
What’s the big idea?!
Tetsuya!
Keisuke. Sorry I’m late.
— We’ll talk later! — Hey!
Tamahome!
Tamahome…
Take one, please? Here you go.
You’re telling me we’re all just made up in a book?!
It’s not true, Tamahome… You all exist.
I know it. You’re all alive…
Yui…?!
I finally found you, Miaka. Where’s Tamahome?
Yui!
Lady Yui asked you where Tamahome was, Priestess of Suzaku!
Suboshi! What are you doing here?!
That’s… The ribbon off of our school uniform…
I gave it to him when we were in the book.
He used it as a medium to come here.
Yui, why…?
I told you, didn’t I, Miaka?
I won’t allow you and Tamahome to be happy!
You can’t go back into the book ever again.
Now all that’s left is to make Tamahome disappear.
Yui, wait! Listen to me!
Stay away from Lady Yui!
I’m going to rip YOU apart before Tamahome, Priestess of Suzaku!
As punishment for hurting Lady Yui!
Hold it!
Nakago… Isn’t the war in the book over yet?
Why aren’t you here with me now?
Everyone! We have to hold this line!
Highness! In front of you!
It’s him…!
There we go. You’ve held on very well. You’ll be fine now.
Thank you so much…!
— Take care, now. — Yes, sir.
We’re running low on hot water. Hurry and make some, would you?
Yes, sir.
— So, who’s next? — This way, sir.
There you go.
Where’s Mitsukake?
The doctor’s treating the wounded in there.
Oh, that guy’s hopeless, you know? Mitsukake, what are you doing?
You’re wounded, too, you know?
If you keep moving around, you’re going to die!
Press down here, would you?
Yes, sir.
Mitsukake!
Just bear with me for a moment.
All right. Well done.
All that’s left is to get you bandaged up.
I’ll take care of the townsfolk, so you just…
I’m a doctor.
I can’t just ignore wounded people.
— But…! — Everyone is important.
It’s a doctor’s duty to save as many people as he can!
Shoka! Shoka! Shoka, please hang on!
What’s wrong?
It’s our daughter.
She suddenly started having trouble breathing!
Dammit… I have no medicines…!
Doctor, please…!
I’ll give her this holy water.
I may not have the power to heal people anymore…
…and maybe the holy water is useless, too.
But if I give her all of my life force, then…
What are you saying, Mitsukake?! Our powers are gone!
And even if we had them, you couldn’t use that in your condition…!
The Genbu… Seven…
Do you remember those two warriors of the Genbu Seven?
Even after destroying their bodies…
…they were able to release such power.
But that’s insane!
Leave this to me! Get some rest.
And don’t even think about doing that!
Nuriko and Chiriko… I wasn’t able to save them…!
That’s not true! None of us could have!
It was nobody’s fault! Stop this, Mitsukake!
Shoka… Will you give me your strength…?
Stop it! Stop it! Mitsukake!
Wh-Why, you..!
You bastards! Come on!
GET BACK!!!
For your lives, he…! And now in front of me…
In front of me, you dare to FIGHT?!
I won’t allow it…!
LEAVE!!! All of you, leave this place now!
Tamahome! Tamahome, where are you?!
Come back here, Priestess of Suzaku!
Outta my way!
Outta my way, you…!
I’m… I’m just a character in a book?
My world is just written on paper? Written by somebody somewhere…?
My family’s death…
And Nuriko’s… And Chiriko’s…
My memories from when I was a kid, it was all just made up?
Tell me… What am I supposed to do…?!
Here it is, a rain-soaked weekend afternoon, but…
…I’m walking the streets alone, though I want to be with you.
I thought I understood before.
How falling in love would hurt so much.
I understand, but it still hurts.
Even now, when we’re apart…
…all I can think of is you.
No shadow…
But I can still feel the cold.
Miaka… Is that why we can never stay together?
Is there nothing we can do about it…?
Okay, people, let’s do it for real this time!
Scene 46, take 3!
And… ACTION!
I’ve had enough of you!
What’s wrong? I was just a little late.
What do you mean, “a little”?! You’re an hour late!
If it was Christmas Eve, what would you have done?!
I had work to do! Surely you understand that!
That’s what you always say!
Do you really love me?! Give me some proof!
You idiot!
I always tell you that you’re the only one, don’t I?
No matter what may come between us…
…these feelings I have will never change!
No matter how we may be separated…
…no matter how often we can’t be together…
…I will always, always love you!
I swore we’d never, ever be apart again!
I promised I’d make you the happiest bride in the world, didn’t I ?
Stay with me forever. Never leave me again.
Just keep holding me like you’re doing now.
I’ll stay with you, Tamahome! Stay with you forever!
That’s right.
Miaka. I… I…
No matter what I may try, I just can’t seem to do it at all.
But I push myself farther because I want to be more than I am now!
Because I want to grab it and have the ultimate joy!
I just can’t go on anymore with these feelings I have now.
Because the pain of yesterday has frozen me to this spot.
It’s a labyrinth with no way out that I keep on wandering ‘round.
But even if there’s no way out, I’m gonna tear it down!
There really are no easy victories in this world.
If fate turns against you, you have to stand there and fight it.
There are times when I’m a coward and I just want to cry.
But I push myself farther because I don’t want to feel sad.
Because I want to always be the one laughing in the end.
You’ve led me on quite a chase, Priestess of Suzaku!
Suboshi!
Lady Yui said she didn’t want you killed…
…but for Lady Yui’s humiliation…!
For Lady Yui’s humiliation, death is too good for you!
Get away from Miaka!
Tamahome!
Get away from her, Suboshi!
— Miaka! — Big Brother!
Keisuke, take care of Miaka.
I have a little business to finish with this guy here.
Tamahome…
Miaka, forgive me. Until now, I knew nothing.
But still, you… Knowing what you did…
…you still fell in love with a character from a book.
I finally understand.
The Celestial Warriors exist for the sake of the priestess.
It’s the real reason we’re born.
We were born the moment you appeared in our world.
I finally understand. I live only because of you.
My life, everything in my world…
Heaven and earth, all of it… I belong to you!
That’s why I’m not confused anymore. I’m not afraid of anything anymore!
All that matters is that I love you!
In childhood, he heard the legend.
That he was born to protect the Priestess of Suzaku…
…a girl from another world.
That he would fight for her, love her, and in the end die for her.
Saihitei, emperor of Konan. Hotohori of the Suzaku Seven.
Next time, “Even Wagering on this Life.”
I have always, always loved you…