Yume no kuni o sagasu kimi no na o
Daremo ga kokoro ni kizamu made
Kanashimi norikoeta hohoemi ni
Kimi o shinjite ii desuka?
Owari ga nakute mitsukerare nakute
Mayottari shita keredo
Kizutsuita koto ushinatta mono
Itsuka wa kagayaki ni kaete
Koukai ni kesshite makenai tsubasa ga kitto aru kara
Kimi to nara doko demo ikeru ki ga suru
Yume no kuni o sagasu kimi no na o
Daremo ga kokoro ni kizamu made
Guuzen ja nai unmei no naka de
Kimi no kiseki o shinjiteru
Yume no rakuen o sagashinagara
Hashiru kimi o mitsumete itai
Hokori takaku kegare o shiranai
Kimi o shinjite ii desuka?
Father!
Please let Hakuyuko play next.
Do you know how?.
It is simple.
You are not making any music.
It seems it is beyond your powers just yet.
When I am grown, I will play for you, better than you can.
Is that so?. Then I will look forward to it.
Here, Hakuyuko.
Oh, no. Please do not mind me.
Oh, what a nice fellow!.
I just want to eat you up.
You're so cute.
Dakki, do not flirt with other men!
Oh, Emperor Zhou, are you jealous?.
That's so cute!
Father, where are you in this lmperial Palace?.
Hey, it's a shooting star!
Nataku, what did you wish for?.
Wish?.
Don't you know?.
People worldwide make a wish when they see a shooting star.
Your wish will come true for sure.
My wish is to become stronger.
To obtain even greater power.
Then make a wish,
because we're going to Chouka now to fight Dakki together.
Right, Master?.
No, we won't go to Chouka yet.
Why not?.
We finally found a strong ally!
Explain it to me.
The explanation is there.
That's...
It looks as though someone was houshined again.
What?. Houshined?.
There's been a lot of souls flying by lately.
Didn't you notice?.
But you aren't even doing anything, so why?.
Besides, only Dakki's demon immortal followers
are to get houshined, right?.
Master Genshitenson is almost certainly hiding something.
What?.
Therefore, we will drop by Mount Kunlun first.
Sibu, come.
Are we going right now?.
Of course, the sooner the better.
Nataku, why don't you come too?.
There are lots of powerful Paopei lying about at Mount Kunlun.
What?.! Powerful Paopei?.!
Let it fly, Sibu. Max full throttle!
Roger.
Wait!
Don't leave me behind!
Come, drink it down.
Dakki, do not go so near him! You serve him too well!
Why not?. Maybe I'll let him drink directly from my mouth!
Stop it!
Father...
Attend me, Hakuyuko.
Sire?.
We hear that you are
the most talented Chinese fiddle player in all of the West.
We request a piece that praises Dakki's beauty.
Play for Us.
Everyone, listen quietly.
Quiet!
Mount Kunlun is coming into view.
It's been a long time.
Hey, where are the powerful Paopei?.
Hey!
Where did you go?.!
Where are the powerful Paopei?.!
Give them to me!
Taikoubou...
Master Genshitenson,
I came because I wanted to ask you about something.
What is it?. Ask.
Why did you lie to me?.
What?.
You said that there are 365 souls that need to be houshined.
But in this Book of Souls, there are only 1 80 names.
What is the meaning of this?.
Well...
I did not realize there were mistakes in it.
It's probably due to a printing error.
Master Genshitenson!
It seems even humans unrelated to the lmmortal World
are being houshined all over the place.
I would like to know the true aim of Project Soul Hunt!
Seal
Depending upon your answer, I will excuse myself from the Project.
Master...
I cannot excuse you from the Project.
Why is that?.!
Because there is no way you would desire that.
Hakuyuko...
Hakuyuko!
Hakuyuko is here in the lmperial Palace?.!
Father...
Hakuyuko...
Father, I have longed to see you!
O Taikoubou,
surely you cannot allow the people to suffer more, just as you did.
To suffer the hardships of being severed from your own family.
What?. What?.
I think it's about time.
No!
Hakuyuko, leave this place immediately!
You came from a poor village of the Kyou Clan.
And your family was killed
by an army that was being manipulated by demon immortals.
What?.!
Even before this, the demon immortals have gone down to Earth
and altered human history from the shadows.
Your past hardships are just another example of tragedy
caused by the lmmortal World's troubles spilling over onto Earth.
Father! Mother!
I understand how you are trying to save as many lives as possible
in order to avoid unnecessary tragedies.
That's why you are trying to deal with Dakki immediately.
Master, that's why you said we only needed to defeat Dakki.
But you see, Project Soul Hunt is not such a simple thing.
Its true aim is to drive the demon immortals from Earth,
and to create a new world between the lmmortal and Human Worlds.
A new world?.
We must eventually allow the houshined souls to be reborn.
But we cannot welcome them back into the lmmortal World.
So, it has been decided
that they will be sent to the newly-constructed third world.
Please wait a moment.
But in order to construct that new world,
as you say, those listed in that Book are not enough.
So, in order to make up for the lack of people,
some people suited for the ways of the immortals are also houshined.
Please wait!
If that's so, are you not mistaking the means for the end?.
Doing so is none other than affecting the fate of humans
in order to serve the purposes of the lmmortal World.
Such a plan is...
Are you saying you cannot do this?.
But either way, the humans will still continue to suffer
at the hands of Dakki and her followers.
What will you do?.
Wow, I'm surprised.
I guess even that Taikoubou has an unexpected past.
No, you mustn't be surprised by such a thing.
I think there are still many more secrets to Project Soul Hunt.
What?. Shinkohyo, you know something?.
Tell me! Tell me!
That is still a secret.
Cheapskate.
Well, that was a very pleasant melody.
Truly worthy of praising Dakki's beauty.
Do you not think so, Dakki?.
Don't keep attaching yourself to that man!
But I want to learn the Chinese fiddle from Hakuyuko.
It's okay, isn't it?.
Yes, my Lady.
Well, if that's the case...
Then, I will first teach you the basics.
Oh, but you have to take my hand and teach me properly.
Then, next, put your right hand like this.
"Patience. Patience. This is all to save Father."
Surprised?.
I am able to read your mind.
That melody was for your father, wasn't it?.
You really prefer him over me that much?.
Then I'll let you see him right away,
just the two of you together.
What?.!
What is wrong, Dakki?.!
No! He suddenly pushed me over and he's doing weird things to me!
Arrest that man!
Yes, Sire!
This is ridiculous!
Ki Hakuyuko!
How dare you do violence to a woman right before your Emperor?.!
It is a grave crime, deserving of death!
Kill him at once!
Wait.
Emperor Zhou, I just had a good idea.
Zhou is no longer a wise ruler.
He has been reduced to nothing but a puppet.
Say, Master. I don't get Project Soul Hunt anymore.
Don't say it, Sibu.
Regardless of what Master Genshitenson is thinking,
it is true that the people are suffering because of Dakki.
Master...
Oh?.
That was...
Yes, it seems someone's soul was houshined again.
Who could it be this time?.
Wait.
What is that dish?.
Sir, it is a dish that was presented at tonight's banquet.
It was ordered that Lord Ki Shou should also specially enjoy it.
I see. How unusual.
From Lady Dakki to Lord Ki Shou.
She has ordered you to enjoy a dish from tonight's banquet.
Death. Heavier than a mountain, lighter than a feather.
Though the tree may rot, the scorpion will still be within,
and though grass may decay, fireflies still fly.
Heaven and Earth shall be the coffin
and the sun and moon will be a pair of beautiful gems.
Regardless of what I do, I will live,
and I will never waste your death.
Oh, Kou Hiko.
What is wrong, Hiko?. Your face looks dark.
Dakki, you...
What is it?.
How dare you?.!
Kou Hiko, what in the world is the matter?.
State your business.
Emperor Zhou,
I, Kou Hiko, would like to humbly offer advice.
Ki Shou, Lord of the West, is worn down due to his long imprisonment.
His physical and mental powers have both become feeble with age.
He cannot possibly have the will to oppose Your Majesty anymore.
Holding him here in Chouka causes far more harm than good now.
I think it would be best to order his release to Seiki at once.
Hakuyuko's crime is difficult to forgive,
but We have received gifts from Seiki as well.
Very well.
The rebellion at the North Sea was Dakki's doing?.
Damn, what a thing to do!
More importantly, I hear you sent home Ki Shou, Lord of the West.
Yeah, what of it?.
You are too soft. Ki Shou's presence will be troublesome.
So?. Keeping the boiling pot on the fire gets us nowhere.
Eventually the pot itself will burn, and it might just explode.
It was about time that some water was added in.
Well, let's hope the water reaches the pot safely.
What?.
Bunchu, what do you mean by that?.
She didn't...
You don't mean to say that Dakki sent assassins after Lord Ki Shou?.
Bastard! If you knew that, why didn't you do anything?.
I have my own way of doing things.
Damn!
Hurry!
Lord Ki Shou is in danger! There's no time to waste!
Master, what are you thinking about?.
Well, there's something I just don't get.
I feel as though I've forgotten something important.
Really?. Actually, me too.
Oh, I remember!
Nataku!
Taikoubou, where did you go, leaving me behind?.!
Come out!
Zutto sagashite ita onaji hitomi
Onaji yume o idaiteru my friends
Kinou made no namida kyou kara no egao
Sono subete o uketometai
Asa no ame mo yoru no nagai yami mo
Mou nani mo kowagaranai de
Boku wa kono sora no you ni
Kimi o tsuyoku mamoru tsubasa ni natte
Haruka na jikan o tobikoe
Ima hajimaru mirai kimi ni ageruyo
Kaze ni mukai daichi o fumishimete
Kimi to itsumade mo ikiyou
The two melodies of the Chinese fiddles never came together,
as Hakuyuko's soul was scattered to the winds in Chouka.
Ki Shou, Lord of the West, sets out
on a journey of grief and resolve, but he still has pursuers.
But, my friends, a shadow with black wings will alight very soon.
Soul Hunter, Chapter Six:
Chaapter Six: Raishinshi Calls on Wind and Lightning