"Chikubu Island"
The second baby of this year afterTanjuro.
Yosuke.
Have you thought of a name for him?
Yes.
"Ryo," comprising the water radical represented by three drops of water...
and the radical for "capital city" to mean "refresh."
The proposed name is "Ryosuke."
Raise him well and in fifteen years, his training for service will begin.
What an eyesore.
No, Tankuro. Look at that crest.
Natsume...
Nagami.
This is my son, Natsume Hiromi.
Remember him.
So they have an heir too?
The arrogant fools!
"Hinode Mart"
"Iwabashiri Station"
"Hinode Photography Studio"
"Hinode Bank"
"Hinode Movers"
"Hinode Central Credit Union"
Excuse me.
Do you happen to knowwhere Hinode Tankuro's house might be?
I don't mean...
the castle.
What?
Lake Biwa, Japan's largest and oldest lake.
It's also home to two prosperous families, the Hinodes and Natsumes...
who have been granted special powers in the ancient Tenpyo era.
Putting their powers against each other...
the two families' battle for hegemony became so violent...
it darkened the waters of Lake Biwa.
Now in the twenty first century...
their descendants are still continuing this battle in the town of Iwabashiri.
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
I'm glad you saw me. I had no idea my uncle lives in a castle.
Don't mention it.
How did you know it was me?
I had spoken to eight young men before you.
I had seen a picture of you...
but foryears now, my memory has been terrible.
Let's see.
It doesn't resemble you at all.
This is isn't me.
I guessed as much.
In that case...
who on earth is this?
Oh, I've forgotten to introduce myself.
I'm Genjiro, the boatman of the castle.
You can call me Genji.
Mr...
Genji.
Mr. Genji.
I've been wondering...
can we reach the castle only by boat?
No, you can also walk or ride a horse.
Ride a horse?
Yes.
Perhaps you don't knowwhat a horse is.
I knowwhat a horse is.
A horse!
That's the head family's eldest daughter, Miss Kiyoko.
Miss Kiyoko is a very special person.
No one can go against her.
And by the way...
the lord of the castle, Lord Tankuro, is special too.
And so is the heir, Young Master Tanjuro.
He's special too.
In other words, everyone in the head family is special.
What do you mean by "special"?
Here we are.
Watch your step.
One moment, please.
My memory's like a sieve these days.
I can't even remember my younger days.
I think it should be this stone.
"Genjiro"
Wow!
Here we are.
The only family in Japan living in a castle.
This is the residence of the head family of the House of Hinode.
This is where I'll leave you with Miss Toko.
"Why do we get hungry?"
"Maybe it's because we were quarrelling?"
I've been expecting you, Ryosuke.
Ryosuke is such a nice name.
It's refreshing and simple.
Not this way.
Your uncle Tan-"ku"-ro is the ninth lord of Hinodes ("ku," Japanese for nine).
His eldest son is the tenth in line...
so he's known as Tan-ju-ro ("ju," Japanese for ten).
Every lord gets a number in his name.
They named the eldest daughter Kiyoko so she would be "pure" and "bright."
That didn't work.
I'm Toko, the niece.
"To" comprising the water radical as well as the characterfor "longevity."
The characterfor longevity, mind you.
How do they expect me to live up to my name?
All our names come with one water radical to showwe are gifted with the power.
Silly rules set by our ancestors really.
Genjiro's name has two water radicals in it.
It means that he doesn't have any power.
- Did you know that? - I...
To put it simple, it's the same rule when it comes to sauces.
Double-dipping is frowned upon.
In the first place, Genji is not a Hinode anyway.
And that's how it is.
That's howwhat is?
- Anyway, we shall greet Uncle now. - Okay.
- Excuse me. - Toko! I'm in a business meeting!
You should have waited until I told you to come in.
You have startled Mr. Hayashi.
No. I don't startle easily.
I'm sorry if I startled you.
Ryosuke is here.
No, I'm not startled.
Oh, Ryosuke!
Let's end this meeting quickly then.
I suggest a ninety-ten split, Mr. Hayashi.
Now, I'm startled.
Ninety-ten? That's crazy!
If you refuse to yield...
I shall bend you to my will.
I understand.
This powerwas bestowed upon our ancestors by the God of Lake Biwa.
I believe the House of Hinode has been given the mission...
to bring joy to people's lives and to make this land flourish.
During our ritual on Chikubu Island when you were a baby...
you made water spill from the bowl.
Which means you have the same latent power as we do.
That's why you were given the name "Ryosuke" with one water radical in it.
And now here you are.
Train hard in your three years here.
Develop your power...
and become a man the Hinode family...
can be proud of.
Yes, sir.
This will be your room from now on.
Call me if you need anything.
I'm on extension nine.
Not everyone is lucky enough to get a comer room with such a great garden view.
Take a look over that wall. It will blow you away.
Let's see what's over the wall!
Wow! Lake Biwa!
Perfect timing. I'll make the introductions.
Tanjuro.
This is your second cousin, Ryosuke. He'll be living here with us.
Nice to meet you.
He'll start high school with you tomorrow.
Will that be fine?
Very well.
I am very much obliged to you.
(I am very much obliged to you.)
I am very much obliged to you.
We'll see you then.
Isn't that nice? The living legend approves.
"The living legend"?
During that ritual on Chikubu Island...
he didn't just spill the water, he broke the cup.
No one has done that in the last 1,500 years.
Really? Is he that powerful?
Anyway...
Here you go.
What?
A red school uniform is kind of odd, isn't it?
Or maybe not.
I wonder if we can ever be friends.
Hey, come here.
Test this for poison.
What?
You're serious?
It will be fine.
Very well then.
It's delicious!
- Knave! - Sorry!
But it tastes so good I needed time for it to sink in.
Test my patience again and I'll make you commit suicide by disembowelment!
Sorry.
What's your name, by the way?
Ryosuke. I told you yesterday.
Ryosuke.
How should I address you?
Lord Tanjuro is fine.
But we're the same age. Why don't we just dispense with the formalities?
Shall we, Tanjuro?
No?
"Orientation"
Hey, everyone's in black.
Be glad. Our uniforms are tailor-made.
They are beautiful, aren't they?
Genji.
I will retum at the hour of horse.
Very good.
To war!
I'll see you after the war.
We've been expecting you.
I'm the Vice-Principal, Mukai.
Pay attention, everyone.
Thank you very much...
for attending Iwabashiri Academy High School.
How tedious.
Let me guide you to your classroom.
What's all the fuss about?
We have two new boys from the Hinode family, Principal.
The Hinodes?
I feel like an idiot.
I knowwhat. I'll take this off.
Who do you think you are?
Don't get all puffed up just because your old man is rich.
What's with this desk? And that chair?
And that red uniform!
Our uniforms here aren't red!
There are anything but red, aren't they?
Hey!
Say something!
Shrimp.
There's no beauty in this.
I would be happy to add some beauty to this.
It's going to be okay.
Hold it!
- No! - Nobody messes with me!
Are you okay?
Natsume...
This is when you should have unleashed your power, Hinode.
Spare me your advice.
Let's go. Squire.
Your master is talking to you! Come with me immediately, Squire.
"Squire"?
Here... Squire.
Like the Hinodes, the Natsumes...
are a clan which was bestowed with powerfrom the God of Lake Biwa.
While the Hinodes manipulate the minds of people...
the Natsumes control the body.
You know that if we leave Lake Biwa, we lose our power, don't you?
Yes.
The same goes for the Natsumes.
So it would be great if we could drive them out of Lake Biwa.
Unfortunately, the power we have doesn't work on those who with power.
Hence this deadlock we're caught in.
What's more, when the Natsumes unleash their power, it creates a terrible din.
- Do you mean... - Have you heard it?
In the classroom today. A sound so loud it made me nauseated.
- That's it! - Only a Hinode with power can hear it.
Similarly, when we unleash our power...
only a Natsume with power can hear it.
So our powers don't work on each other, but we can hear each other?
Kind of stupid, isn't it?
That Natsume kid would have to end up in the same class, wouldn't he?
I'll do something about that, but Ryosuke...
stay away from him.
- What's up...? - Look.
Don't tell me...
Could anyone else in Iwabashiri have created such a masterpiece?
You are called Kasai, aren't you?
You are far more beautiful than you were yesterday.
I can parade you around town after school, if you would like that.
Don't be shy.
Oh God... not again...
It's you again.
This is part of my regular training. So I'll be ready foryou anytime.
I feel sorry foryour squire though.
Day after day, I was caught up in their battles.
How could I possibly make friends?
No one else could hear that noise.
Everyone thought I was nuts.
My dream of having a great time in high school...
remained as that... a dream.
Since then, it has been...
ten years.
No, it hasn't been ten years. Why would you say that?
That's because by then, I'd be out of school.
You'll never leam from your mentorwith that attitude.
But I hear that noise whenever Tanjuro fights with Natsume!
Tanjuro doesn't seem to be at all affected by it though.
Maybe that's part of being a living legend.
I don't know.
If you don't, then don't talk like you do.
Natsume has a weird vibe.
Maybe it's his eyes.
Is he really only fifteen?
Uncle said he'll do something, so just put up with it for now.
I wonder if undergoing training will make the noise more tolerable?
On that note, Toko. I came here to train...
but you still haven't introduced me to my mentoryet.
You had your training years ago, so you should know him, right?
Since I'll be bound to obey him, it's about time I meet...
I'm Fujimiya Toko, the sixth instructor to the House of Hinode.
I'm Hinode Ryosuke. I await your instruction.
Think of this water as a person's mind.
Open up your palm as you yell "Nyu" and thrust it forward as you yell "Ha."
Think of water as one's mind...
Got it.
Nyu!
Ha!
That's terrible.
I'm sorry.
- Do it again. - Yes.
Nyu! Ha!
You didn't open up your palm as you yelled "Nyu."
Nyu.
Yes, I did.
- No, you clenched yourfist. - No, I opened up my palm.
Why do you hate your power?
Go foryour training!
Hinode Ryo...
Did I scare you?
Oh, Hayami.
I have been quite sensitive to loud noises lately.
Are you in the Art Club?
Yes.
What is it?
I've been wanting to say this for the longest time.
That red uniform really doesn't suit you.
Yes. I know that.
Then why are you wearing it?
I don't want to either.
Don't wear it then.
The principal?
Don't tell me you're dating the principal?
What are you talking about? He's my father.
Your father? The principal?
Oh, he told me you live in the Iwabashiri Castle.
It belongs to the head family actually. So it's really Tanjuro's place.
My ancestors lived there when the castle was first built.
They did?
I'm sorry...
Did you paint that?
Yes.
It's beautiful.
Thank you.
Ryosuke.
It's beautiful.
What is?
Oh, that painting of the flowers?
I'm talking about her.
"Her"?
Do you mean Hayami?
Only a girl with a beautiful heart can paint such a beautiful picture.
She is beautiful.
Well, well!
Remember?
You've been to Chikubu Island twice. As a baby and when you were ten.
Yes, I remember coming here at ten.
Tanjuro too?
Of course.
First as a baby, and then again at age ten and fifteen.
All of us with the Hinode power will have to visit the island thrice.
We're almost there.
"I wish I can make some friends. Signed, Hinode Ryosuke"
Did you see that? It went through the middle.
- My wish will come true! - Keep quiet!
We're not here to play.
You're here to drink the holy water.
I'm sorry, Mentor.
At ten, you drank the holy water to free your latent power.
Today, you have to drink it so you can hamess that power.
Yes.
First, you will pray in the Temple of Kannon.
Next, you will receive the holy water...
and invoke the holy spirit.
In view of what we discussed...
could he perhaps be transferred to another class?
But the new school term has just started.
I was told your ancestor Yoshimitsu was the first lord of this castle.
I feel a connection with you.
I would be glad if you could understand where I'm coming from.
Why don't you go for training?
There's no beauty in it.
But if you hone your skills further, you'll be formidable.
I'm already formidable.
There's no need for me to train any further.
Have you spoken with Kiyoko?
Kiyoko? Oh, the girl who goes around on a horse?
No.
I see. In that case, there's no point in saying more.
What are you doing?
Stop gabbing and drink your holy water!
I'm sorry.
Let's drink it...
I'm leaving first.
Genji, sorry to keep you waiting.
Why are all of you here?
What?
Is this Chikubu Island?
I was dreaming I was on another lake.
- I'm sorry. - Would you like some water?
- It will wake you up. - Much obliged.
Thank you.
It's delicious. Thank you.
You were seasick, weren't you?
You were seasick.
- No, I wasn't. - You were.
- No! - I bet you were.
Oh, Principal?
Good aftemoon.
Stop that awful din.
I'm sorry.
I joined the brass band. I apologize for that.
It's not the brass band I'm mad at.
Sorry.
Move that.
Who are you?
Your second cousin, Hinode Ryosuke.
I sawyou from Genji's boat.
I see.
Hey!
I look nothing like that shrimp, Tanjuro!
What?
If you have such strange thoughts again...
I'll kill you.
E-E-Excuse me!
She could read the thoughts in my head!
He joined the Art Club.
He's got good taste for someone who wears red.
What does wearing red have anything to do with taste?
Still...
why doesn't he just use his power to make her like him?
Since I've drank the holy water...
maybe I can do it for him.
Here goes...
Stop it!
Natsume?
I can't stand that noise. Do it again and I'll kill you!
It's not very nice to threaten people like that.
Ouch!
That hurts.
What the heck? You use your power all the time.
I think you're the only one in class who has ever talked to Natsume.
Oh, if only he'd join the Art Club.
That would tum the Art Room into a battlefield.
I have the biggest crush on Natsume.
Sure, whatever.
What?
Please! Can you find out for me if he has a girlfriend?
Why me?
I'm counting on you!
Young Master, are you and that girl...
Not only is my memory like a sieve, I'm tuming senile!
Let's go, Squire.
What are you waiting for, Squire!
Where are we going?
What are we doing out here?
Dam it!
Dam it...!
Why...?
Dam it...!
Why...?
No! Dam it...!
- Look at what you've done. - It matters not!
This land belongs the Hinodes anyway.
I won't have it!
I will drive Natsume from this town.
"Natsume Residence"
Please have tea.
She's my sister, Shione.
So what is it now? Are you here to kill me?
- It's nothing like that... - I shall cut to the chase.
Natsume.
Let's both leave this town.
Wait a minute. What did you just say?
Honestly...
I have no intention of taking over the reins of the Hinode family.
Wait. What on earth are you saying?
My father is always telling me I'm the heir who will one day take over the reins...
but I'll be compelled to live out my life by this lake.
Where is the pleasure in that?
I am destined to rule the world.
Not to be the insignificant lord of some small castle.
I think being the lord of a castle is quite a significant achievement.
I am sure you have your own ambitions.
As does your sister.
Must we sacrifice our dreams for these powers?
But I believe there is a reason why I have been blessed with these powers.
There isn't!
If we both leave, we'll be freed from these powers and the battle will be over.
I will carve out my own future without relying on my power.
Natsume, let's leave this town together.
Dad!
Why are you here?
Hey!
How could you flee like that? Do you call yourself a man?
If we had stayed, he would have killed us!
What...
Where were you?
- What did you say? Get lost! - We'll leave right now!
I see.
I have a bad feeling about this.
Don't do anything stupid.
And Tanjuro...
I'm out of cigarettes.
I will get more foryou.
She can read our thoughts.
Kiyoko has the power to read minds.
She's the only one who could unleash her power on those with power as well.
That's why she is so unhappy.
After she drank the holy water at fifteen...
and found out what her friends really thought about her...
she began to isolate herself.
Isolate herself?
She hasn't stepped out of the castle in ten years.
Will you stop that racket already?
Was that Hansen? (American former professional wrestler)
That's Stan Hansen's arena theme. "Sunrise," isn't it?
Even though Hinode means "sunrise," isn't that a little too trite?
Are you a fan of wrestling?
Very well then.
What did you guys talk about with Natsume?
I'll just read your mind if you don't tell me.
Actually, we went to drive Natsume out of this town...
but it tumed out that Tanjuro wanted to leave.
If both heirs leave, they will be freed from their power.
So Tanjuro suggested that they both abandon their power and go.
Their fathers will never allow that to happen.
Right?
I'm sorry! No!
Someone was here.
I am truly sorry to be imposing on you and taking up your precious time.
What is this visit about?
I am here today to seek a favor.
I would like everyone from the Hinode family to leave this town.
Principal, I understand this castle used to be your ancestors' residence...
That is irrelevant to my request.
In fact, I'm grateful that your family bought it from us.
Mr. Hinode.
Your presence in this area is no longer desired.
That's all I have to say.
Who do you think you are?
You have forty-eight hours to vacate the castle...
and leave Lake Biwa for good.
I see.
Your duties as the new principal appear to have exhausted you.
Perhaps you should have some rest.
- If you refuse to yield... - What are you trying to do with that hand?
Hinode Tankuro.
You intend to manipulate me with your power and drive me away, don't you?
Who are you?
Father!
They will be fine.
As on as you do as I've requested, I will bring them back.
How dare you...
But then again...
I need to talk to someone who can call the shots.
I have ho wish to fight.
I look forward to your wise decision.
The principal froze him with his powers.
His powers?
Just like how he put you to sleep.
He used the Natsumes' power on Uncle and me...
and the Hinodes' power on you and Tanjuro.
Who is he anyway?
He has the powers of both families?
Time to go.
You're leaving? Where are you going at a time like this?
To a family meeting to discuss our next course of action.
- Yourfather is coming too. - Shouldn't we go too?
What are you talking about? You've got school.
Don't worry.
Trust the adults and focus on what you should be doing.
- But... - A mentor's word is the law.
She doesn't know what herfather did, does she?
Good moming.
Neither does she realize howyou feel for her. She's pretty dense.
Why don't we take Hayami as hostage?
- If we do that... - No!
The principal would just freeze all of us.
And she's the last person I want mixed up in this mess.
I won't have that flawless beauty dragged into this inane fight.
Hinode!
After he left your castle, he came to our training hall and froze my father.
He will only bring him back if we leave Iwabashiri.
Dad!
I want you to save my mother.
Your mother? Not your father?
My mother is not of Natsume blood.
She's a regular human being.
She must never leam of the powerwe have.
If she does, she must be sacrifice or ourfamily will incur the wrath of God.
Even an idiot like you should know the rules.
But that's only an urban legend. Can't you just ignore that?
No.
It may sound out of this world...
but this unbelievable power forces one to become a convert.
So I want you to erase her memory of the principal's visit.
One question.
What is it?
Freezing someone, it is the Natsume's power, isn't it?
Yes. It's done by manipulating time.
I see.
We can also tum back the clock literally.
You mean, you can reset time? In that case, why don't you just...
Yes, theoretically I could bring my parents back by rewinding time.
But it is said that if we use this power...
the Natsumes will cease to exist.
Cease to exist.
No one has ever used that power...
so I can't be sure either.
But using it could ruin everything.
I know it's a lot to be seeking your family's help...
but I would be very grateful if you could erase my mother's memory.
Very well. Raise your head.
There is only one way to do this.
Are you out of your mind?
With Father the way he is, this is no time to be helping the Natsumes.
Please hear me out. You are mistaken.
How am I mistaken?
And I have read Ryosyke's mind.
The girl you like prefers Natsume overyou, doesn't she?
Loser.
Don't you look down on me! I will drive Natsume away myself.
Not the principal. Me!
I've made up my mind and I will do it. That's what this is about.
What? You're helping Natsume so you can get rid of him yourself?
Is there a problem? I don't see one.
And how dare you take that tone with me.
Men and their silly pride.
This is so typical of you, Tanjuro.
So can you do it?
Nothing is beyond me.
When I'm done, I want to see that principal.
Some oaf from nowhere thinks he can mess with the Hinodes?
I'll fix his wagon for doing this to Father.
After that, you can get rid of Natsume any way you see fit, Tanjuro.
Very well.
Will you be all right?
To war!
Thank you.
How is your mother?
I've stopped time for her.
Kiyoko looks a little pale.
That's probably because she read the thoughts of everyone we passed on the streets.
Thank you for coming.
My mother can move now, but she's still not fully conscious.
I'll get right to it then.
Where's your mother?
The back room?
Wait here.
The noise I make will blowyour eardrums.
She read your mind.
The only person whose powerworks even on those with power.
That's Miss Kiyoko.
It's done.
I've removed all her bad memories.
Mom?
Where are you going?
Kyoto, of course! I'm going to visit your grandma in hospital.
I had to put in new memories to replace the old ones.
It's better if she stays away from here for the time being.
If only someone could erase my memory.
All right, let's go.
It's the principal!
The deadline is tomorrow!
Be that as it may...
I heard rumors that the two families are forming an alliance.
Who is that?
Shione!
Ma'am, this way please.
But we have a guest.
So you're the principal?
Who do you think you are?
How dare you do that to our parents.
I've shut myself up in that castle, and now you want me out?
You're the one who ought to leave!
My power doesn't have any impact on him.
And now, it's my tum.
It's slightly earlier than the deadline I've set.
I'd better get going or I'd miss my train.
Run, Mom!
Shione!
No!
Where did the principal go?
He escaped.
Dam it!
Are you okay?
Thank you.
You put up with that noise without batting an eyelid.
You really are the living legend.
But why didn't the noise affect you?
Because I don't have it.
Don't have what?
The Hinode power.
What are you talking about?
Sorry for imposing on you.
If you're alone at the training hall...
and the principal comes back again, that will be the end of the Natsumes.
It's no problem. Make yourself at home.
But isn't that what you'd want?
I won't allowfor that. I want to drive you away on my own.
What did you mean when you said you don't have any power?
You were bom with the power and you drank the holy water when you were ten.
We drank it again a while back.
No.
What do you mean?
Even if we have the power, it won't be manifested without the holy water.
The birthmark will fade too.
I pretended to drink the holy water, but I actually threw it out.
In order not to wet the floor and get found out...
I emptied the water into a plastic bottle.
That was what I did when I was ten too.
Manipulating people's minds and getting into meaningless fights...
there's no beauty in it.
- But... - After Kiyoko drank the holy water...
she changed.
Before that...
she was kinder and much more confident.
The Kiyoko you see now is not who she really is.
I'm her younger brother.
If I am sullied by the power, I will lose my true self.
I won't be able to paint anymore.
It will change how I view this world.
I don't want that.
I am who I am.
I am Hinode Tanjuro.
Who knows about this?
Only Kiyoko.
She read my mind.
I buy her silence with cigarettes two or three times a week.
If Father finds out that his heir doesn't have the power...
he would use his power to make me drink the holy water.
So how did the principal react to that din at the training hall today?
You were watching him, weren't you?
He just stood there, like I did.
Then something spooked him and he ran.
Something spooked him?
There's no way he could have remained on his feet if he heard the noise.
It was such a horrendous din.
Was it that bad?
- It was terrible! - It was terrible!
Is it the same sound as when one of ourfamilies unleash our power?
- It was different! - It was different!
The beginning sounded something like "shu ra ra." It made me sick.
I don't remember anything else after that. What about you?
I can't say for sure...
but it sounded similar to the din created by Natsume.
Of course, it was much worse. It went "boom...!"
I didn't hear the beginning part which Natsume described though.
That would be "shu ra ra boom" then.
Combining what the both of you heard.
All right. I'll tell them.
Man, you reek!
I guess bathing doesn't wash it off.
What do you mean?
The both of you reek of something awful since that showdown.
Who was that on the phone?
It was Toko.
We will hand over the castle to the principal tomorrow at noon.
She's going to come back and talk to him on our behalf.
The Hinode family is done for.
I'm going to fight him.
I won't let him get away with this!
Great, but what can you do?
You're just a powerless dude in red.
I've always wondered...
why I was bom with this power...
and the significance it serves.
You said there is no meaning to our powers.
But I have people I need to protect.
And I can only do that using my power.
So I'm going to fight back.
I'd like to fight too.
There's no one else left but us.
If we've been bestowed these powers to help people...
I think this is the time to use it.
Besides, I'm starting to be able to hamess my power.
And I'd like to get along betterwith everyone.
Sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Sorry.
Then let's think of a way to hit him back and hit him hard.
I was the one who first suggested we should fight back.
Oh, don't be petty.
Wake up...!
We're going to the beach.
The beach?
Go to school and tell the principal to come to the castle at noon, Tanjuro.
And tell Toko to come to Chikubu Island.
Chikubu Island?
Just do it.
What about Shione?
Don't worry.
Hinode Security will escort her to school.
We have men guarding your mother in Kyoto too, just to be safe.
Thank you for everything.
Last night, when I was thinking of how we should defeat the principal...
I heard the voice of the dragon.
The dragon?
That dragon?
Beats me.
It told me to bring you guys here.
You heard that awful din, didn't you?
You mean the "shu ra ra boom"?
- What? - It's "shu ra ra boom," right?
Whatever you call it.
That's to summon the dragon.
But we didn't do anything.
Ryosuke, tell me exactly what happened when you heard the "shu ra ra boom."
If I recall correctly, at that moment...
the principal was about to unleash his power at Shione.
So I channeled my power in her direction.
No, don't get the wrong idea.
I channeled my power towards Shione to block the principal's attack.
So did it work?
No. It collided with something.
That's what I experienced too.
I directed my power at Shione to deflect the principal's attack...
but something blocked me.
That's it.
The powers of the Hinodes and the Natsumes.
When these two powers, combine...
it summons the dragon.
That's the "shu ra ra boom."
We did that?
The stench you were emanating is proof that the dragon found you.
What smell is that?
It's the smell of God.
Now that you mentioned it, it does smell kind of holy.
Oh come on, like you can tell.
This moming...
I told the dragon everything and sought its assistance.
I implored it to help us.
It promised me that we would be able to fix the principal's wagon.
Was that its exact wording? It actually used that saying?
What does the dragon want us to do?
Do the "shu ra ra boom" again on this beach.
I don't know what will happen then. Only the dragon does.
I'll throw this up.
The moment it hits the sand, project your powers towards me.
Ready?
What's that?
It leads to the bottom of Chikubu Island. It's thirty kilometers there and back.
Get back before the principal comes at noon.
What should we do?
Accept the gift that the dragon will bestow upon you.
You're amazing! Where did you leam to ride?
We're trained as samurai. We're not merchants like the Hinodes.
You're no samurai.
Shut up and hang on tight before you bite your tongue.
Okay.
Really?
"Incoming call: Toko"
They would have found out anyway.
What are we supposed to get from the dragon?
Don't ask me. How would I know?
It's Toko.
Hello? I hearyou're at the bottom of Lake Biwa right now.
I'm sorry, Mentor.
We don't have much time, so let me pass you the message.
"Find the water and bring it back."
The water?
That was what the dragon told Kiyoko.
Water?
We're surrounded by water.
I know that.
Hey, Natsume.
This shape...
It's Lake Biwa!
So that's Chikubu Island?
"I wish I can make some friends." Did yourwish come true?
Of course not.
Not with you and Tanjuro fighting, and me stuck in this dumb uniform.
Anyway, this must be the water.
How do we bring it back?
Is there a plastic bottle somewhere?
How are we going to find one at the bottom of the lake?
A nice throw, if I say so myself.
Ouch...
"Hinode Holy Spring Water"
- Hey. - What?
I know this is really bad timing, but do you have a girlfriend?
Someone asked me to find out. Just answer me yes or no.
No, I don't.
No? Me, neither.
- Hey, you! - It's not that!
I just hate the thought of dying here before I fulfill my promise!
We're not going to die now after coming so far!
You think so? Look behind you.
What?
You should have told me earlier!
We'll never make it!
What are you doing?
Freeze the water with your power!
What? I can't do that.
Yes, you can! I know you can!
Hurry up!
You did it!
We're saved, Natsume
Why did he bring Hayami along? Did he use his power on her?
He intends to use her as a hostage if there's any trouble.
Only a fiend would use his power on his own daughter.
We risked our lives to get this.
Holy water?
I don't know. Ask the dragon.
Will everything be resolved if I drink this?
I don't know, but Kiyoko says nothing will happen unless you do.
And I agree.
This is absurd.
Aren't you going to fight?
No.
I will fight, but I will not rely on any power.
That's my answer.
You're being an escapist, Tanjuro.
- That's "Lord Tanjuro" to you. - Shut up!
I was truly impressed when you said you'd carve out your own future!
You sounded like a true lord and I respected that.
But now you're abandoning everyone just to safeguard your own future.
- No, I'm not! - Then why won't you drink it?
I know you hate your power, but if this is the real holy water...
it will be more potent than what Natsume, Kiyoko and I drank.
- You're the only one who can... - Quiet!
I won't drink it.
- Tanjuro! - That's enough.
You're tried your best.
Hayami?
I suggested she wait inside and surprisingly, the principal agreed right away.
I wonder why he even brought her here?
Let's go.
Very well then. Let's have your answer.
Before that, I'd just like to confirm something.
Can you really bring my father back? We need to ascertain that first.
I see.
But I can't bring him back just yet.
I understand, so...
freeze this boy instead and bring my father back.
Hey, wait a minute! You must be kidding!
You're the only one who can do this.
No, I'm sure anyone can!
Natsume!
If you insist.
Come on, you can't do this!
Shut up and stay still!
Wait...
Very well.
This will teach you to mess with us!
Well done, my little decoy.
Decoy?
I knew he'd drop his guard when he gets ready to freeze you.
That was my chance to slip him one.
So you had this planned right from the start?
Your fear is what fooled him.
Wam me in future! What kind of a sadist are you?
Now, I just have to change his memory and this will come to an end.
No way!
What is it now?
He doesn't have any power.
He's just a regular person. Someone has been making use of him.
What?
But who could it be?
Now that you mentioned it, where's Natsume? He's not here.
Natsume!
I sent him away he wouldn't hear the din.
That's right.
What's going on?
Who is the mastermind then?
The last person you'd suspect...
I'm home.
Shione?
No way!
No!
It was you?
Kiyoko!
The lady is too smart for her own good.
Young Master.
Hurry up and leave this place.
Genji... why?
I don't knowwhy, but they have come back.
My memories from sixty years ago came flooding back.
Your memories?
My hometown...
was up north...
by Lake Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture.
I used to have the powers of that lake.
But you have two water radicals in your name.
That's an indication that you don't possess any power.
That's only the case here at Lake Biwa.
With some lakes, the number of water radicals in your name...
indicates the different types of power one has.
I came here at fifteen to work as a servant.
The Hinodes leamt of my powers.
In fear of them, your grandfather Tanpachiro...
sealed my Hachirogata powers...
and took away my memory.
I have finally gotten it back.
Look at me. It has been sixty years.
Sixty long years.
I had forgotten everything...
that was dear to me.
Now, I have my memory back...
only to realize I have lost everything.
I'm sorry, Genji.
Allow me to apologize to you on behalf of the Hinodes.
- I'll make it up to you... - Then retum me sixty years of my life!
It's too late.
The last sixty year are lost to me for good.
But how did you get your memory back?
That I don't know.
But in the motorboat on the way back from Chikibu Island...
they came flooding back all of a sudden.
When we get back to the castle...
the principal was here.
I thought I'd try my powers on him.
It's my fault.
That day...
I gave him the plastic bottle filled with my holy water.
Well, well!
I see. So it was the holy water.
Young Master.
Hurry up and leave this place.
Is that not what you want?
- What I want? - Yes.
If both heirs leave, they will be freed from their power.
So Tanjuro suggested that they both abandon their power and go.
I'm sorry! No!
Young Master, you wish to leave this town.
You wish to free everyone...
from these powers.
That was just a lie I said to get rid of Natsume.
I have no desire to leave this town!
Genji...
I do not wish to leave.
So please stop what you're doing.
No!
I will put an end to these powers that endanger us all.
Genji.
Does this mean you intend to fight me?
We have all decided to do that.
In that case, we'll fight... until I freeze you all!
Lake Hachirogata...
I'm sorry. This was all my fault.
Tanjuro!
I am destined to be a prisoner of this lake.
Leave now, Young Master! Lake Biwa is angry!
No.
The lake is not angry at us...
but at you, Genji.
What are you saying?
There is still time. Bring everyone back.
If you don't, you will die.
No! I will not be fooled again!
You are not being fooled!
Please! I beg of you!
Look out!
Bring them back.
Listen to me, Genji!
All right.
This is goodbye, Young Master.
- Run, Hinode! - Hurry up!
Yes, Genji.
This is goodbye.
What's that?
That's the sound I believe you heard at the Natsumes' training hall.
Young Master, can you hear it too?
Yes.
That is the voice of the dragon.
Dragon?
The dragon.
Genji.
You used your powers in another realm.
You have incurred the wrath of the God of Biwa.
Tell me one last thing.
Why did you bring Hayami here?
That was because you said...
the young lady was beautiful.
Before you leave this castle...
never to see her again...
I want her to become an indelible part of your memory.
In my hometown, there was a girl I loved.
We were engaged to be married.
But for sixty years, I've been made to forget about her.
I will never see her again.
You are lucky.
You can still see your beloved.
Up there!
Natsume...
- Run! - Run!
Run, Genji!
All of you, get down!
The dragon was terribly angry with Genji.
For using his powers in its realm.
The dragon came to demand an answer.
It was my fault!
If only I hadn't given Genji that water.
If only I had drank it right from the start...
They won't come back.
Even with Genji dead, they won't wake.
Enough.
It's all right, Hinode.
I've made up my mind.
I restore everything back to normal.
I told you, didn't I?
I have the power to reset time.
But you'll cease to exist!
It's okay. We won't die.
The Natsumes will just disappear from everyone's memory.
I won't have it!
I'm going to drive you out!
- Yes. Tanjuro will... - What do you suggest then?
With the Natsumes gone, the war will end.
I'll end it.
Brother!
It's all right.
Everyone will be fine soon.
- Really? - Yes.
Hang in there, Squire.
What are you talking about?
Hinode.
You swore to carve your own future without using your power...
only to be forced to drink the holy water you hate.
So I've decided to carve out my own future too.
You taught me to do that.
I still think that the power was bestowed upon you for reason.
I truly believe so.
Farewell.
Natsume...
You're in a good mood.
Yes.
I had a dream this moming.
Back when I was at Lake Hachirogata...
there was a girl I fancied.
I promised her...
I'd go back and marry her.
But time went by and life got in the way.
I forgot the promise I had made with her.
It's terrible how bad I am at remembering things.
But I dreamt about her last night.
It made me so happy.
Look, I have a picture of two of us.
A thought it's a bit too late for reveries now.
We remember everything.
The happenings that swept us off our felt like a spring storm...
and right in the middle of it, Natsume.
But only Tanjuro and I retained those memories.
Everything else was as before, except no one remembers Natsume.
Deep down, I had hoped that the last "shu ra ra boom"...
had, by some miracle, thrown Natsume's secret power off-kilter.
That would explain why...
we still remember him when we weren't supposed to.
I dreamt about you this moming.
You did?
I dreamt that you had a crush on a guy in our class.
A good-looking fellow. A bit pretentious, maybe...
Pretentious?
That doesn't sound like my type.
But he's a great guy.
Right, Tanjuro?
Yes.
He's the best.
What is this? Did the both of you have the same dream?
That last "shu ra ra boom" wasn't executed by me.
When I put my hand out...
it had already happened.
Which means...
This is rather sudden, so I'm caught by surprise too.
But we have a new transfer student.
We don't usually get transfer students in April, but let's welcome him.
Could it be the guy from you dream this moming?
Get a grip on your power...!
I have news for you.
The dragon told me what "shu ra ra boom" means.
There's a meaning to that noise?
It's rathervulgar, I'm afraid.
The "shu ra ra" noise produced when a Hinode uses his power...
is the belch of the dragon.
The what?
And the "boom" sound produced when the Natsumes unleashed their power...
is that of the dragon farting.
These are the powers the dragon bestowed upon our families.
So we've been fighting for centuries over vulgar noises.
No way, you made that up.
Would I come up with a story that has no beauty in it?
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom