Episode 3
Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow, Chapter Three
Kou
Keiki, you're there, aren't you?
Please help us!
Those are Keiki's servants...
...and I was saved by them!
Whoa!
Ow!
H-Help...
They're distracted right now.
Run through them!
T-Thank you...
H-Hurry!
Sugimoto, your leg...
It's none of your business!
Move it!
H-Hey, we gotta get out of here now!
They won't attack me.
W-What are you saying?
It won't budge!
Guys!
Aren't you Keiki's servants?
That bastard!
He used us as bait!
You came to save me, didn't you?
Keiki!
I'm right here!
You're here to save me, aren't you?
Answer me, Keiki!
Keiki...
Aren't you going to help us?
The sword!
But...
En
My, long time no see.
Shouryuu, so it wasn't you.
I heard there was a Shoku.
Your ears hear everything, even though you're hanging around in a place like this.
Fortunately, I have an excellent Taiho.
I want to go to Kei.
You know the situation there, don't you?
After the Yo-Ou fell, the land was ruined and Youma started appearing...
Well, that's not as bad as Tai...
A new ruler is to be crowned, I've heard.
Has the Hou cried?
Not yet.
They say the new ruler is the sister of the Yo-Ou.
I bet she's a fake.
If she is, it will be trouble, I'm sure.
Fine, you want me to go check it out, right?
Have you heard anything from Taiki?
No, I haven't.
I can't do this anymore...
Let's get out of here!
Nakajima, let's go!
Okay...
Your Majesty...
It is kind of you to come.
Taiho, you are as gracious as usual...
Raise your head.
The danger is so great that I, the King, must act...
Excuse me?
We haven't had a Kaikyaku for years...
...but this is the first time three of them have arrived at the same time.
This must be a terrible omen...
If we let the Kaikyaku roam around...
...they will bring further ruin to the kingdom of Kou.
I had no idea that these Kaikyaku meant such a horrible omen...
We must allow neither Kaikyaku nor Taika into our land.
Capture them and execute them.
Your Majesty, three people have lost their lives.
Please call it off.
People may die...
...nonetheless, I must protect my world.
Why do you hate the Kaikyaku...
...or, rather, the Taika?
In the other world, a child comes out of a woman's stomach.
What does it have anything to do with this?
You want that kind of monster loose in this world?
Your Majesty...
I am going back to Suikou Palace.
Deliver Keiki to Kei and then go after the Kaikyaku.
I will observe with this.
Are you okay, Sugimoto?
Your wound is already healed...
I-I'm sorry.
What are you apologizing for?
Hey, I think we should stop looking for Keiki.
Why?
Well, actually...
I saw it.
He wasn't human.
Y-You are kidding, right?
I'm serious, it's true!
I thought so...
He can transform into an animal, and he brought us here...
There must be a reason why we're here.
But Yuka...
This is my world...
What are they?
Nakajima, please help us!
Again...
My body is...
Stop!
Stop it!
Isai, I will take the Taiho of Kei back to Kei.
...and then, I will...
So Keiki isn't human?
How am I ever going to get home?
I'm so hungry that I can't move.
Come on, let's do it.
What do you mean?
There's no other choice.
Hey, you don't mean...
Hey Yuka!
Please stop it, we shouldn't do this!
What choice do we have?
You want to starve to death?
You two hurry up and look for something to wear!
She's right...
We really don't have any other choice.
But Asano...
Damn it.
These are all kid's clothes!
Who's there?
This isn't what it looks like.
Oh crap...
There is nothing valuable in this house.
We are...
You see, we aren't really thieves...
She can't understand me...
Hey, Youko!
Nakajima, hurry!
Kill her with the sword, now!
Hey Yuka!
That's a little too much...
What are you doing, hurry!
No!
Don't do it, Youko!
Hurry up!
Y-You came from Hairou, didn't you?
H-How did you...
Everybody knows.
That three Kaikyaku are on the loose.
Stop talking to her.
Hurry up and kill her!
What are you doing?
I can't!
Do you want to die?
You can understand what I'm saying...
Are you okay?
Have you been eating?
You poor dears...
It must be rough.
Idiot...
You two...
I brought some clothes for you, I'll leave them here, okay?
Thank you.
These are mine, so I don't know if you girls will like them...
That's all I could find.
Thank you so much.
About earlier...
You must've had a rough time, I don't blame you.
By the way, I haven't gotten your name yet.
It's Youko.
She's asking your name.
Kaikyaku have strange names.
I'm Takki.
That's what people call me.
Hurry and change.
Dinner is ready.
Okay.
We were trying to steal from such a nice person...
She's nice to us, so we won't kill her.
Why do you always say things like that?
She knows we were trying to rob this place.
How can you believe that she's really trying to help us?
I trust her.
Because she's nice, so...
Either way, we can get food and clothes.
We can use her.
You say a man named Keiki brought you from the other world?
An ordinary human being couldn't do such a thing...
He must be a god or a Sen-nin, but either way, it won't be easy to find him.
Gods and Sen-nin?
Such things exist here?
Of course, they do.
But they all live up in the Heavens, so we rarely see them.
It might take a while to find your friend, Keiki.
How would you like to work at my mother's inn in the town of Kasai?
Work?
Don't worry, it's nothing difficult.
And people won't bother you in a big town like that.
So, what do you say?
I'll introduce you to her.
W-Well...
By the way, Takki...
Do you live here alone?
That's right.
My husband and I split up after our child died.
I've found it peaceful living alone since then.
Let's go.
W-Why?
We could be tied up in the morning.
Sugimoto, you're still saying such things...
Of course, we can't trust her so easily.
Sugimoto!
You can't run far with that leg.
We should stay here with Takki for a while.
H-Hey, stop it.
Get that thing away from me!
What are you doing?
Wait, just...
The wound...
Thank Goodness...
That was cool!
Yuka, stop being so stubborn.
Why don't we all get along, huh?
It's three days travel to Kasai...
...but we'll stay overnight at inns, so don't worry.
Thank you for everything.
I haven't seen my mother for a long time, but I'll get to see her thanks to you.
Um, well...
We'll stay in that town tonight.
Takki, who are those people?
Oh, they are refugees from the kingdom of Kei.
Kei?
Kei is located to the north.
They don't have a ruler right now, and the kingdom is lawless.
Now Youma are everywhere and the wars never end.
I pity them, but there are too many of them to help...
Let's go, hurry!
What is it?
Oh, it's a traveling show.
Please, I beg you!
Please take me with you...
No I cannot, Your Majesty.
You must follow the laws of heaven, and be at peace...
After all, I am not a human!
I know, these women in the palace are the reason...
If there are no other women, he will be mine!
Kill them!
Kill all the women, all of them!
Now I am the most beautiful woman in the palace...
...because I am the only woman in the palace!
What is this story about?
It's supposed to be a legend, but everybody knows that it's the story of Kei.
Of course, they changed the details, so they wouldn't get into trouble.
I see...
Kei's former ruler was a woman.
And one day, she slaughtered all the women in the palace...
...for the sake of a man.
Why did she do that?
Like I said, it's just a legend...
But shortly after that, she really perished.
It must have been the punishment of the gods.
Well, we should get going to the inn.
Yes.
Watch me!
Here!
Wow, you're very good.
Takki, uh...
Takki?
Did you see where my friends went?
Uh-uh.
Hey wait...
Mom!
Youko...
Who is it?
Youko...
She ran away from home.
I heard some strange man came to school to pick her up.
He and his friends must've broke the windows!
Dad?
What are you saying?
Youko isn't that kind of girl!
She never disobeyed us or even talked back!
Is that...
Is that you, Mom?
Ritsuko, maybe you just didn't notice it.
I bet she was dyeing her hair red behind our backs!
Stop it!
She isn't the kind of girl who would just run away!
If she didn't run away, then she must've gotten involved in some crime...
She's probably dead by now!
T-That's not true!
She's as good as dead!
That's right...
If you were dead, you wouldn't have to suffer...
Shadow of the moon reflects over the Sea of Emptiness.
Let's sleep in the soft silver luster for now.
In my memory, I kept looking for...
...warmth in the lonely rain.
Even if my body dies, I will keep running...
...until I reach the rainbow at the end of the world.
Everybody has an ocean within.
She can feel something surging up inside of her.
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Episode 4
Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow, Chapter Four