There's no going back to those days,
but I swear that now, I'll beat out your sorrow
I may not overcome it unharmed,
exhaustively marking the footprints
of the journey to meet you again
You once taught me that
the pounding of the heart is what drives us on
They haven't taken our future away,
and knowing that, I can go on
Just go on
As long as you smile, as long as you can sing,
that becomes everything that I desire
Wow
The courage you've given me, the kindness you've shown me,
gives me the strength to look forward and walk on
This is the land of Kiishimu?
I have to say, the stench is horrible.
It's all I can do just to breathe.
This is definitely a land of monsters.
Such things for you to say, worms.
That form...
I used too much of my power to bring you urchins here.
Urchins, you were searching for a feather having mysterious powers.
Yes.
That feather is in this land, to be sure.
It is at the root of all of this trouble.
Urchins, if you take back the feather, everything will be solved.
I will give you the details on the way.
Come, follow me.
I have to admit, this is strange.
Huh?
We can understand each other, even without Mokona.
Oh, now that you mention it, you're right.
A reverse world?
I realized it when Syaoran and the others disappeared.
Let's say it's something like this.
This is the world that Mokona and everyone else is in now.
Wow, that's a pretty haphazard map, huh?
Never mind about the picture! Now, see?
Now, this is the land of Kiishimu.
I see now. The two worlds exist separately from each other,
but in fact, they're connected front and back, huh?
That's right.
If that's the case, Syaoran-kun and the others
could be closer to us than we think, only on different sides.
The mirror!
It happened shortly after you urchins left us.
Father!
You're next. Get ready.
No! Please, spare me!
I will not listen to you plead for your life.
You will now atone for your crime of controlling me, queen of this land,
with your foolish spell!
Is that...
Why, you...
Feather! Give me strength!
The feudal lord's son has the Princess's feather?
Mm-hmm, it is in his hands.
So, where is that foolish son now?
Over there.
As long as I have this feather, I am invincible.
Everything is ready.
Those despicable humans are out to get this land.
Now is the time to fight!
--Yeah! --Yeah!
Yeah!
You guys are the monsters that want to become soldiers, right?
What is one of those worm-like humans doing in the castle?!
Silence, monster! You are going to become my henchmen!
What?!
These are hijutsu stones, made from human souls.
By using these, I will be able to control you easily.
Why are you doing this?
That's obvious. By controlling you monsters,
I can wage war against the land of Nayutaya.
What?!
The people of that land defied my father, the feudal lord,
and me, his son. Now, they will get their reward.
Then, the rumors about humans attacking us are...
Lies that I have spread.
It was my idea, to gather together strong folks like you.
Why, you...
Who is it that you swear loyalty to?
You are the one.
Yes. That will do.
Mekyo!!
I can feel the wavelength of your feather, Sakura!
I don't know if we can cross into the other world or not, but,
why don't we try to go as close as we can
to where the wavelength is coming from?
It wants to go where Chu'nyan is.
It's not in my nature to sneak around like this.
The people in this land think that we humans are their enemy,
so we don't have any choice.
It's the exact opposite of our own world.
I've found a good spot.
--Isn't this... --Mm-hmm.
We have the same place in our land.
Our two worlds are two sides of the same coin,
which is why we have similar locations.
It doesn't feel so stifling here.
It's because the water is so clear. See?
This clear stream is harmful to us here, and as such,
the people of this land do not come near here.
That makes it the perfect place for us to hide ourselves.
But we're not going to get the feather back by hiding out here.
--We have to set out to get it. --Right.
Take me with you, too!
Chu'nyan...
If he's been pulling the strings behind the scenes here,
then I can't just sit around doing nothing.
Please, Syaoran, let me go with you!
I know how you feel, but the two of you, please wait for us here.
But...
He has the feather with him.
If we're not careful, we could lose our lives.
Besides, you didn't bring your mirror, did you?
That mirror is an item that makes your hijutsu power stronger, right?
Can you fight without it?
W-Well, I...
The urchins are right.
If you went with them, it would just slow them down.
If only I had that mirror...
Let's see...
Is everything okay?
Mm-hmm. Over there!
You are her daughter, all right.
When your mother would lose to me in spellcasting contests,
she would make that same look of frustration.
Your mother and I did so, many times.
There were times when I would win, and times when I wouldn't.
We were evenly matched in our contests.
But at the end, I lost.
What spell did Mother win with?
Your mother used her greatest hijutsu.
What kind of spell was it?
--I cannot say. --Why not?
Because as a spellcaster, you must learn it for yourself.
The greatest hijutsu, huh?
So, what do we do from here?
Let's attack them head-on.
Good answer.
Hama Ryuojin! ! [Exorcising Dragon King Blade]
How?! How can they be here, in this world?!
Order the soldiers to eliminate those guys!
Yes, sir!
And go tell the people in town that humans have come to attack us!
The folks in this world have an instinctive dislike of humans, after all.
Understood!
You despicable kids!
I won't make the same mistake as my father!
Here they are, huh?
They are only being used by the son of the feudal lord, so...
Yeah.
Kurogane-san!
You've got no problem with doing that, right?
Right.
Huh? What have I been doing?
What's this?
They said some humans had shown up at our castle!
We'll fight them, too!
If we don't do something, Syaoran and Kurogane will be in danger.
What do we do, Chu'nyan?
What's that?
Your mirror is answering.
I'm... going in...
Sakura-chan...
What's going on?
Sakura...
The power dwelling within that mirror,
and the power hidden within the girl have joined,
transcending the gap between our two worlds.
Chu'nyan...
As long as I have this, we can't lose.
Thank you, Sakura.
I'm going on ahead! Please take it from here!
You're getting to be pretty presumptuous, huh?
Sorry.
Whatever, just get going!
Right!
Put down the humans!
Defend our castle!
Mokona knows how you feel, Sorata.
Sorata, you were just thinking, "they're just like we are," huh?
Y-Yeah. The people of this land were just being used.
And yet, I called them all monsters.
I'm sorry for what we've done to you. Forgive me.
Don't be misled by appearances. Find the hidden inner essence.
That is the most important thing.
Actually, I'm just repeating something that Syaoran-kun said.
Syaoran said that?
Yes.
Find the inner essence...
I've been waiting for this!
Feather, give me strength!
You not only have to face me,
before long, the monsters who live in this land will be here, too!
They'll be coming to defeat you!
Ahh, they've found us!
--What do we do? --Everyone, stay here.
Chu'nyan!
The mirror! Use the mirror!
What's the matter?! What are you doing?!
If I use my hijutsu, I could silence them.
But is that really what we want?
I don't think it is.
Everyone, listen to me.
Chu'nyan...
You sure caused me a lot of trouble.
Hang in there, kid.
So then, you're saying that we've been tricked?
That's right.
How are we supposed to believe the word of a human?!
Stand aside!
No, I'm not moving.
If you absolutely must go in... you'll have to slay me.
I... believe in you all...
It's just like that other time...
Why don't you take up your hijutsu item?
I have competed with you many times up to now.
That ends as of today.
What?
I...
...believe in you.
Everybody's hostile feelings are starting to become friendlier.
Unbelievable.
By not using her power, for the first time, it has become true power.
That is the secret of hijutsu.
Like her late mother,
Chu'nyan will also come to grasp the greatest hijutsu in time.
Oh? Someone is coming.
This is terrible! We've all been tricked!
Why, you...
Oh, no!
You're not coming through this way.
Monsters, get rid of them!
It's no use!
It's you!
Mokona is here, too!
And us, too.
There's nobody left that will listen to you!
Huh?
Hmm... It looks like getting the feather out
before the hijutsu's power wears off is going to be difficult.
It's not going to take that much time, is it?
No, but it will take a little time.
All right.
Mokona, if you would?
Acknowledged!
What do you mean?
You're telling me to be a mediator?
Yes. To make sure that our land and the land of humans
have no further conflicts,
we will need those who can bridge the gap between our two worlds.
And that role... is mine?
All right. I will gladly do it.
Thank you.
I'll have to tell everyone else, once we get back to Nayutaya,
the whole truth about what we learned in this land.
Yes.
Thanks for all that you've done for us.
You guys all take care.
Sakura and the rest of you, too.
Mokona Modoki is all excited!
I wish you a safe trip.
I'll see you later, my adorable little worms.
Right.
You haven't yet realized
that the two of us have the power to change even yesterday
For no reason, I'm lonely (lonely)
with tears streaming down my face
I'm missing my one and only (only)
the one I trace out in the sky, and that's you
Take my, take my hand, and let's go on together,
reach out, reach out your hand, and catch hold of the wind,
take my, take my hand, and do not be afraid,
hold my, hold my hand, and I can fly,
when I'm with you
Puu!
Money makes the world go around.
He who works not, eats not.
In our next world, Sakura ends up having to go to work.
She has to earn some money, no matter what it takes.
Sakura, don't you worry. Mokona is here with you, after all.
Why do we need money, you ask? Just wait until you see!
Tsubasa Chronicles, "Sakura Works."
Next time, your heart will pound over the dependable guardsmen!