We're chasing dreams without end in a world without a guide.
These overlapping feelings pierce the beating of my heart
as the unwavering verse quietly goes on.
From far away in the sky, our shadows blur together
as our memories are recorded amid inevitability and whimsy.
Even if the whirlpools of time we pass through,
were to waste away, I'll still believe in your voice.
We're chasing dreams without end in a future without a guide.
And even if I lose my light, someday,
with the twinkling flame you lit in my heart,
these fragments of hope will change into wings
Until the time comes...
...don't pull this sword from its scabbard.
A sword doesn't choose its owner. If the one who uses it is unskilled,
that inexperience may cause him to cut something that was not meant to be cut.
Like himself...
Or like the one he should be protecting...
Until you are capable of cutting only the things that should be cut,
do not draw that sword.
All right.
The moon is so beautiful...
It sure is...
Demons?!
It's okay. Demons only attack Demon Hunters.
Fai-san, does your foot hurt?
No, I'm fine. What about you, Sakura-chan? Isn't that heavy?
No, I can still carry more!
Sakura is eager!
Extra! Extra! Serious trouble! Extra! Extra!
It says a Demon has attacked a human!
I thought they aren't supposed to attack the general public!
What's City Hall doing?!
I see... We should be careful.
I guess our Demon hunting doggie pair
is training intensively with the sword right now.
They'll be very hungry by the time they return,
so let's make something tasty for them, okay?
Yes!
Take out that thing I gave you.
Right.
Blindfold yourself with that, and return to the cafe.
What?!
Your right sometimes reacts before sight, and your left must see before it can react.
You must become such that either will react before sight, right?
You can rest along the way. You can even ask directions,
but keep the blindfold on until you can sense things around you.
All right.
Also, hold on to this.
You've been fighting barehanded up until now.
First, get used to holding the sword.
I understand.
Oh, Kurogane-san!
What is it?
Um... Fai-san asked me to buy some flour on our way back...
Errands?
Why do I have to go shopping before I go home?!
These are... petals?
They're similar to flowers I saw on a journey with Father...
Flowers called "sakura."
Flowers with the same name as Sakura...
Welcome home.
Ah, only one doggie came home.
Welcome back. Thanks for running the errand for me.
Have them deliver it next time.
Um... where's Syaoran-kun?
He's still training.
I'm still far from the cafe... but I'm beginning to sense things...
Things alive, and...
...things that are not...
They're different, but I sense the presence of both.
This is not alive.
It doesn't have the presence of a living thing, but it's coming after me?!
What are you doing?!
It almost got you, you know! What did you think you were doing?!
So you were training for sword-fighting? Sorry, I guess I interfered.
Left alone, that Demon would have gotten me.
Come to think of it, you are a sword fighter, too.
I told you, being talked to like that irritates me!
Use my name! I told you who I was last time, didn't I?!
Don't tell me... You haven't forgotten, have you?
Ryuou...
Yeah!
Ryuou, you fight with a sword, too.
This really makes me feel like I'm fighting.
The gun, like Yuzuriha uses,
and the special weapons used by Souma and Kusanagi are okay,
but I like feeling the opponent's strength through the sword.
Meeting strength that I've never known before really makes me happy.
I'll become strong to meet it. Even if I defeat it, a stronger one will appear.
If I aim towards that and run, I'll become stronger and stronger.
Me, too.
My goal is to learn about strange and unknown things.
Even if I find something I've never known before,
there are many more strange things
It makes me really happy
to learn about them, even a little bit at a time.
And there's one more thing... There's something that I want to get back.
I've decided that I will definitely do that.
So, I want to become strong.
I like you more and more!
Don't give up!
Sakura, your face glows!
Let's serve Syaoran-kun something delicious when he comes home.
It looks like there are fewer people out.
It's because the Demons have begun to attack the general public.
They are probably being careful.
I'll leave you here, then.
Wait a minute.
I want to show you something. Won't you come with me?
We left the cafe in the hands of the Princess. Will she be all right?
I've given her special training. She's a pro already.
It's a pretty song...
If she wants to go somewhere,
she should go herself,
without asking someone else.
If it were you, Kuro-tan, that's what you'd do.
But...
"I've been waiting all this time
For that someone who would take me."
If I said something like that,
you'll dislike me just like last time.
Black Doggie... carry me, too...
Well, I have a bit more to do
before Syaoran-kun comes back.
Aren't we there yet?
Just a little bit farther.
What is it that you want to show me?
You just have to wait and see it.
But, I have to go back...
It's near the cafe, so it's all right. Come on, this way.
It's over. Now, tell us about the new type of Demon.
You are so impatient.
Well, Oruha-san?
The one who met the new Demon?
That would be me.
The song was wonderful.
Thank you.
Do you always sing here?
Yes, because it's my lounge. Buy me a drink?
Then I'll tell you about the new type of Demon that I met...
The Demons of Oto are all grotesque,
so that the Demon Hunters do not hurt the general public by mistake.
And?
But this Demon was shaped like a human...
And he was a beautiful boy, at that...
Wait a minute.
What is it?
The new type of Demon is shaped like a person, right?
Yes, that's right.
Then, how did you know he was a Demon?
In this country,
disputes between humans, other than quarreling and arguments, don't exist.
However, he was manipulating Demons...
So if you associate with Demons, you must be one?
This new type of Demon has a strong power of unknown nature. That's what I think.
Oruha-san, the customer over there says he wants to talk to you.
Okay...
That's all I know. Well, please stay as long as you like.
Thank you.
Say...
Oruha-san said something very strange...
She said that the Demons of Oto are all grotesque,
so that the Demon Hunters do not hurt the general public by mistake.
She did indeed.
That means, in other words, the Demons were intentionally made...
...doesn't it?
Maybe the Demons in this country are like a controlled "hunting game."
That would explain City Hall knowing their movement.
But, remember what the other Demon Hunters said?
That recently, the Demons' movements are odd?
The Demons used to be controlled.
But...
...someone who is disrupting the order has appeared.
And that is the new type of Demon, shaped like a human?
That's right, and the new type of Demon has a "strong power of unknown nature,"
which...
You don't mean...
It could be Sakura-chan's feather.
As your levels are raised, you become difficult to control.
A special power is needed to control you.
Mekyo!
Finished!
I think I'll have chocolate cake today... or maybe chiffon cake...
Which do you think is better?
Little Kitty?
Is this what you wanted to show me?
No, beyond this, in the square, is the biggest cherry tree in Oto.
It's really beautiful.
I said wait! Little Kitty!
That voice...
Little Kitty!
Princess!
Princess, what's the matter? Pull yourself together!
Princess...
Could it be... the feather is over that way?
Princess!
Why are you two here?!
I was going to show Little Doggie the cherry tree in the square.
Demons have appeared!
Take care of the Princess!
I'm going, too!
Why is a Rank C Demon so strong?!
How can they reform again and again, no matter how many times we cut them?!
Damn, others got here first.
Those two are Demon Hunters with some reputation.
What's the matter?
The presence I'm sensing...
That's the rumored new type of Demon.
T-That's...
Seishiro-san!
It's been a long time... Syaoran...
Why is Seishiro-san in this world?
You know, when this town is bathed in twilight,
there will be a little seed that drops from your hand.
If you can call this trodden-down dirt a road,
does closing my eyes count as love?
If this world had been flat,
the two of us would never have met.
We were both running to keep our distance.
But now, without reducing speed,
no matter how far apart we are,
as the miracle repeats itself,
we will come face to face again.
We will come face to face again.
Puu! After meeting the new type of Demon, Syaoran has started acting strange.
It seems Syaoran and the new type of Demon have some kind of connection.
Huh? Syaoran and Kurogane went to a certain place to gather new information?
Just wait until you see where in the world they go!
Tsubasa Chronicles, Episode 22, "Indelible Memory."
Next time, your heart will pound over Sumomo and Kotoko!