The one who saved me after I became wicked was...
Kou...
If this is the path you chose, I'll...
I'll fall with you, as many times as it takes...
What's the matter? Why won't you use Makai Tenjo?
Defeating you without your followers or the power of your scripture
will just leave a bad taste in my mouth.
I just don't need to use it if you're the only one I'm facing.
You're going to regret...
that your enemy was not in a position to go easy on you!
Don't hold back... This is a one-in-a-million chance...
Engokuki!
Jeez... I keep smacking them all down and they still keep coming!
Episode 9 "A Chance Encounter"
Huh?
You're...
You're... that boy of the Sanzo party.
Didn't you have, like, a name that sounded like a fruit?
Um... was it Apple?
No, wait... Orange? No...
It's Zakuro (Pomegranate)!
I'm the master of illusions, Zakuro-sama!
Don't you forget it!
What are you doing here?
What? Because I saved you once,
rumor spread that I had betrayed my kind and become an ally of the Sanzo party!
I was hunted by my fellow demons for it!
In order for me to make a comeback in the demon world,
all I can do is regain points by fighting to slowly earn back their trust.
Man...
Apparently, you've got it rough, too.
And it's all your fault!
Wait... Since you're here, that means Genjo Sanzo is nearby, too.
Sanzo's back at Kouten Castle.
Then that speeds things up!
I'll defeat him, take the Maten Scripture to Houtou Castle,
and prove they can trust me again.
Huh?
First, I'll defeat you.
Look into my eyes, boy!
Huh? What? Huh?
You fell for it! Look... You won't be able to fight with such a flimsy weapon.
Huh? Wh-Whoa! Gross!
Look... You're surrounded by a sea of flames.
Hot, hot, hot!
No matter how strong you may be in combat,
you're nothing more than a mere babe once you've fallen under my spell.
Why, you...
To think you'd actually break through my spell...
Th-Then next, we'll try drowning you in the depths instead!
There!
These spells ain't nothin'!
Boy... Where are your friends other than Genjo Sanzo?
Are they defending Kouten Castle? Or did they go to save the other villages?
Like I'd tell you!
It doesn't really matter. Either way, you're alone.
No one will come save you in the middle of this desert...
You cannot escape from here.
This is a prison.
You will remain here alone forever.
A prison...
If...
this was deep underground,
I wouldn't have wished for the sun.
If...
this was deep underground,
I wouldn't have known freedom or loneliness.
Die!
They just keep showing up, one after another.
Just how many of them are there? Damn...
Fire! Don't let them come near!
Keep shooting!
You're looking a bit pale.
There's no point in saving someone else if it's just gonna get you killed.
I'm fine.
You bastards!
No one will come for you, and you cannot escape.
You'll be alone forever.
Stay just like that.
I will proceed ahead to Kouten Castle.
If I don't hurry, Kougaiji is going to beat me to the punch.
Kougaiji?
What? You didn't know?
Kougaiji is the one who planned this attack.
He had the other demons attack the surrounding villages,
then attacked Kouten Castle himself after most of the guards dispersed.
I think even Kougaiji could defeat Genjo Sanzo without his followers.
San... zo...
I guess I'll take you with me,
since I don't have much of a choice.
What—
That's right.
I know that...
they'll always be there for me.
So even if we're apart... They're my precious...
Impossible...
Why isn't it working?!
Kougaiji's here?
I have to hurry!
The negative aura makes demons go berserk.
And out here in the west, it's far more powerful than we've experienced before.
I'm not sure how much it will effect Gojyo since he's half demon and half human.
But...
I know more than anyone else how terrifying it is when you go berserk.
It doesn't matter if it's friend or foe...
You want to bare your fangs at everyone.
When I went berserk...
Gojyo was there to stop me.
Will I be able to return the favor?
Will I be able to stop him?
Goku-san!
We have to hurry back to the castle!
Sanzo's...
It's finally over...
It appears that you're the one holding back after all...
You can't kill me if that's the best you can do.
What's the matter?
Is this really all you've got?
He used the scripture
to protect his head.
Why... Why would you go so far?
What is it that's holding you back, Kougaiji?
Impossible...
There's no way he should be moving in that condition...
You could've reduced me to ashes with that one blow...
But your attack skewed just slightly, rather than hitting me straight on.
You hesitated against an enemy that wouldn't fight back,
subconsciously giving me a moment to dodge.
Am I wrong?
Shut up.
This is how you've always been.
As long as you keep fooling yourself and don't fully play the role of the villain,
you'll never be able to defeat us.
Shut up,
Genjo!
What is this powerful aura?
Wha...
I won't let you lay a finger on her!
Sorry, I will be striking her down for my master.
Wh-What the hell is this?!
What's this strange power?
It's coming from outside!
Could it be that brat?
Enemies identified.
Sixteen meters north by northeast.
Two humanoid types.
A demon? No, he's not...
Run!
You will be eliminated.
What—
Kou!
What is this?
This aura that almost burns...
I've felt this somewhere...
Who are you?
Enemy identified.
You will be eliminated.
Kou!
The first time we met...
I just thought you looked like my younger brother.
Especially your sharp eyes... Your hair...
How tough you both tried to act...
They were really all trivial similarities,
but you saved me.
No matter what path you choose, we decided that we would follow you...
Our one and only master.
Kou...
I have you...
You're my everything.
You're...
my light.
This power... It's not a demonic aura.
But apparently...
It's not human, either.
Target's power level estimated to be AAA.
Possibility exists that he is Gyumaou's son, Kougaiji.
Now implementing
the necessary elimination of the target.
Kou!
I won't run away from myself anymore...
Enemy's status unknown.
I will now return for the time being.
Hey...
What are you?
I don't know.
Whoa, what the heck happened here?
Sanzo! Where are you?
You're late as usual, you stupid monkey...
Sanzo!
San...
Those are Sharak-sama's barriers!
She must've completed the spell!
Well, I guess we can relax and head back to Kouten Castle.
Indeed. And I hope now that the spell is complete that Sanzo is safe, too.
Now that the barrier's been restored, we will return to the castle.
If Gojyo's condition worsens again...
It'll be proof that Gojyo's body is becoming more like a demon's.
Good job.
That's not your line... Idiot.
Huh?
What was I going to call him...
Sanzo!
The stars are never mistaken.
Sanzo!
Hey, are you serious?
No matter how much man may struggle,
and no matter how hard man may wish,
all life forms are mere fragments,
and the rut will eventually cease.
They also cannot escape Shakamuni's hand.
Hey, Dokugaku... Dokugaku! Dokugaku!
He... pulled me this far in that condition?
Just wait. I'll summon a flying dragon and...
It's so beautiful...
The crimson... that's always captivated me...
This time, I took you with me...
I mean, that's just me trying to make amends.
Don't talk anymore!
Say, Kou...
I just want to tell you thank you. It's all because of you...
But those are the only words I can think of...
Please stop, Dokugaku!
Don't cry.
I'm not crying, you shitty brother.
Episode 10 "Imperial Order"
Episode 10, "Imperial Order."
Watch without fail.