You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts
The smile which has overcome sadness
Can I put my trust in you?
Though there was no end, I couldn't find it
And I got lost at times
My wounds and my losses
I'll someday turn them into a glow around me
Regrets will never get the better of me, because I know I have wings
I feel like I can go anywhere with you
You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts
Within a destiny that isn't a coincidence
I will believe in your miracles
As you search for the paradise of dreams
I want to watch you run
You, who are proud and know no tarnish
Can I put my trust in you?
Don't die!
Don't die, Elder!
You were motivated by your sincere stance towards humans
and you decided to side with the Human World.
I have decided to quit as well.
Quit this thing called Project Soul Hunt.
Elder, you are starting to get heavy. Let us hurry and go up.
I feel nauseous.
That is...
Oh my goodness! What an unexpected turn of events.
What shall we do?
Well, there's nothing I can do. I'll pretend I didn't see it.
I will turn to finish off the others.
What is it? What is it?
What?!
That is...
Bunchu...
It seems we have arrived at the same conclusion.
Bunchu smashed that Paopei robot for us?
Looks like it.
He didn't have to butt in.
I agree.
I can't win with you.
What is that about?
Don't worry about it.
Sorry about this, Sibu.
You can't fly, so there's nothing you can do about it.
I'll be sure to make it up to you.
I'll look forward to it, Mr. Tenka.
Hello again.
What happened to Mr. Bunchu?
He said he was looking for something here at Mount Kunlun,
so he left.
Looking for something?
Yes, though it may be the same thing we are looking for.
I will charge in.
Just you wait, damned she-fox!
Are you really sure?
Don't you need to go back to Su Castle?
My people are quite capable, regardless of how they seem.
If they stay in an out-of-the-way place like that,
they won't be able to help with founding a new nation.
I see.
More importantly, right now...
Yeah.
Good doctor...
The campaign to the North, and then the return to Seiki...
In any case, it seems he has piled strain upon strain on himself.
There is nothing more I can do.
It is unfortunate, but at most, he will last another day or two.
Right when everything is about to begin...
To clear the way for the youth of the future?
I could never emulate him.
Damn!
Hyper-Dashinben?
Yes.
It is not much of an apology, but here.
It is what I just used earlier.
I accept it with gratitude.
Elder, don't worry about us. Go to where Master Genshitenson is.
I can't do that.
I will take you along with me, no matter what happens.
These days, it isn't fashionable to fight with a handicap.
It is not certain that taking you along would be a handicap.
Now...
Let's go.
What's this?!
This is Mount Kunlun's defense mechanism!
Be careful! No matter what happens, stay calm!
Taikoubou...
Master Genshitenson?
Mother?
Where am I?
Old Man...
Tenka, this is your future.
What's that mean?
One of these days, you and I will be enemies, and...
Forgive me, Tenka!
Where?
Hey, what are you doing?!
I'm going to turn you into hippo cuisine.
What?! I'm not a hippo!
Then what are you?
What? Well...
Hippo Restaurant
You see, this is your grave.
Yes, this is how you will look in the future.
That is your fate.
You will be abandoned in a desolate field.
That's a lie!
It is not a lie.
This is your future and how your future will end.
Nataku, welcome home.
I've been waiting all this time because I needed to talk to you.
I want to tell you what kind of life you will lead from now on.
What are you doing?!
This is how you will end up in the future.
The same as the fate of any hippo.
I'm not a hippo!
Then answer this. What in the world are you?
That is... I'm a...
A spiritual beast!
A spiritual beast, you say?!
Have you done anything more than be a hippo that flies?
If you can answer that, then we could change the future for you.
Well... well...
All right, time's up!
Die, Tenka!
Old Man!
This is a trap. It's just an illusion.
You aren't my mother.
That isn't true! It's me, Nataku! I'm your mother!
No. You don't.
You don't have my mother's nostalgic smell.
This is...
False!
Do you think so?
Yes, it is false!
A death like this is perfectly fine with me! Just what I wanted!
Having come this far,
I haven't the slightest wish to die in the comfort of my own bed!
But showing a fake future and toying with people's hearts
is something that I will never allow!
Are you deceiving my friends as well?!
Everyone, wake up!
That was only an illusion!
That sure was a horrible sight to see.
Master, was that really an illusion?!
Of course. It is only a defense mechanism, made to confuse us.
I'm so glad!
From now on, I have to be more than just a hippo.
I'd better think more as I live my life.
Mr. Youzen, what kind of future were you shown?
I do not wish to say!
Quit it!
Wow, he's still seeing things.
So my wife is going to be a woman like this...
And one hundred and thirty kids...
He beat his father.
There.
No! This isn't the life of a hero!
Idiot.
Now everyone's back to normal!
Master Genshitenson, showing us false futures...
How much longer will you play with us before you are satisfied?!
Please show yourself!
It seems to be time.
That was uncalled for.
The one who attacked you was Mount Kunlun's defense mechanism.
It was not I.
And though it may have been slightly exaggerated,
the essence of the vision you had is true.
Just now, you saw the truth that hides within your own hearts.
No, they were false!
Even Mount Kunlun cannot possibly tell people's futures!
Do you think so? You are still very green.
What is that supposed to mean?!
Taikoubou, what do you wish to ask, brandishing that at me?
I wish for you to tell us the true motive of Project Soul Hunt.
Before I do so,
learn how foolish it is to bring armed might to a negotiation.
Taikoubou, your Dashinben is like a toy
when compared to the enormous power of Mount Kunlun.
Listen well.
The next one may strike human dwellings.
The great Master Genshitenson would threaten uninvolved people?
Then, you remember this, do you not?!
This is Project Soul Hunt list that you gave me!
Master!
Project Soul Hunt was a terrible farce.
This is nothing but a prop.
Project Soul Hunt was plotted
so the Immortal World could have complete control of both worlds!
Exactly.
That is...
I suppose you would see it as a farce.
But Project Soul Hunt is making steady progress even now!
And this is the real Book of Souls!
Taikoubou
Youzen
You've got to be kidding! Then, this means that you were...
Yes, it means that I was just a clown.
After all, it was determined from the start
that we would all be houshined, once we had ceased to be useful.
It is the flow of time.
What?
Listen.
We, the Immortal World, control and direct the flow of time.
The future is determined by us in its entirety
and any who try to navigate that flow are removed by us.
That is the rule that must not be violated by anyone.
That is why it is possible for us to show you those visions.
No! I cannot acknowledge such a thing!
What do people live for, if their futures are already determined?!
People live because the future is uncertain!
It's just like Taikoubou says.
If my future's like that, I'd rather die right now.
Both the Immortal World and the Human World
should walk towards their respective, uncertain futures!
To have one determining the future of the other...
I cannot allow that!
Do not oversimplify things!
Taikoubou, Project Soul Hunt is nothing more than a project
to eliminate those who get in the way of the Immortal World!
It is true that we manage all of time
by determining the history of the universe.
But at times, this world brings forth a power
that cannot help but overturn our decisions.
At times, the world bears those who have powers
that rival that of the Immortal World, and it shakes our history.
In actuality, this shaking is rather large.
If we left it alone, the history we determined would be warped.
Therefore, at times, we must send the Human World into confusion
and tame this intruding power.
In the meantime,
the Immortal World must gather talented potential
and raise them into capable immortals.
In other words, the Human World is the Immortal World's farm.
In which case, we cannot just ruin the farm itself, you see?
So we do not commit follies that will destroy the Human World.
But it is not easy to restore the flow of time,
once the balance is lost.
The confusion in time creates chaos in the world.
And from that chaos come such unusual talents like Bunchu's.
At times, unusual talents act for the Human World,
rather than the Immortal World.
Cases like his have occurred many times in the past.
Taikoubou, you were truly brilliant.
You saw the truth behind it all.
That is why such capable talent gathers around you,
and you risked your life with your companions to come up here.
In other words, you are exactly the man I believed you to be.
But I may have made one serious mistake.
By using Yinxiao and Yinhong
to provoke you and to see how you would react,
I made you accelerate your actions too much.
But either way, it is about time now.
Is that the end of your speech?
Master?!
Elder, it is impossible!
He is not someone you can win against in a one-on-one fight!
Shut up!
Master!
I will not acknowledge it.
I can never allow myself to acknowledge it.
Your friends' fates are already sealed.
Fight against me, and this time, somewhere, a town will disappear.
But if you admit defeat,
then you acknowledge that you played the part of a clown
and you acknowledge our control over time, which you deny.
You are already out of options.
No! There is always a way!
No, there is not!
Right now, you are uncertain.
You no longer know what you have really worked for,
nor do you know what you should have accomplished.
That is why you end up having to confront me.
That is...
So, I am right. How painful it must be for you.
I can release you from that pain.
Though I may be uncertain now,
I will find my way on my own, without fail!
It is a lie that the Immortal World determines the future!
It seems that we are just arguing past each other.
Farewell, Taikoubou!
Dakki...
Elder!
Master!
Sibu!
Sibu...
Wait!
Wait, Bou.
I've been looking all this time for that same look
Looking for my friends, who have the same dreams as I
Yesterday's tears and the smiles starting from today
I want to take in all those things
Neither from the morning rain nor the long dark of night
Do you have anything to fear
I will be like this sky
And become strong wings to protect you
Leaping over vast expanses of time
I give you this future about to begin right now
Facing the wind and feeling the Earth beneath my feet
I want to live with you forever
He heads towards the surface of Earth.
Long ago, he once looked up at the distant heavens with his friends,
and spoke of what each of them would accomplish.
Thanks to his new friend,
will that place become a place of more memories and decisions?
Soul Hunter, Chapter Twenty-five:
Chapter Twenty-five: Taikoubou Lowers a Fishing Hook Into the River of Reminiscence
"Taikoubou Lowers a Fishing Hook Into the River of Reminiscence"
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