Episode 13
Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow Final Chapter
I want to go home...
I want to go home, Nakajima...
I just...
Sugimoto...
I know...
I know exactly how you feel.
King Kou, send a message to that false queen immediately...
...saying the real Queen Kei has arrived.
Your Majesty...
Oh Kourin...
What happened to her?
How awful...
She's suffering from Shitsudou.
Your Majesty, please return to Suikou Palace.
Your plan has failed.
Your kingdom still needs to be ruled as the Heavens command...
Kill her, Kourin.
Stop it!
If we do not get rid of that evil Kaikyaku now...
...she will ruin the kingdom of Kou!
You must do it to save our world.
Your Majesty...
Kill her!
Y-Your Majesty...
That's enough!
What's that?
The Kirin is your other half, how can you do that to her?
Quiet, you Taika!
Youko!
K-Kourin...
W-Why...
Kourin!
Why did she...
The Kirin disobeyed her master and chose death...
That's Kourin's Nyokai...
Kourin...
Don't go!
You cannot go!
Kourin!
Kourin...
What about my mission from the Heavens?
She sacrificed herself to keep you from making a terrible mistake.
Am I going to die?
If a Kirin dies, its master will not survive more than a year.
No!
I understand...
I will make the arrangements to send the royal army to recover Keiki in Kei.
I'm still not ready to be the Queen, but...
...I don't want Keiki to end up like Kourin.
If we get Keiki back, the false queen will fall.
Then at least, the people of Kei will know the truth.
So if we get Keiki back, he can cause a Shoku?
Yes, and you can go back to Japan.
What about you?
Of course, I'm going back too, that's been my intention all along.
I hope we can find Asano before we go home...
I'm sorry...
I insisted on staying here and caused trouble for everyone.
But if I belong on the other side, that's where I want to go.
Me too...
Are you sure that's what you want?
If I became the queen, it would be unfair to the people of Kei.
I think you'd make a great queen as you are now.
I'm not worthy to rule a kingdom.
Rakushun, do you want me to be the queen, too?
I do, because I think you can do it.
I learned a lot in this world...
Most importantly, I learned that I was weak...
Youko...
I'm not just being humble...
...I was really foolish.
I was always trying to please everyone, I didn't know who I really was.
But I feel like I'm starting to find my true self.
It's not too late.
I still can do it.
I want to be a better person.
Youko.
Do you know why the Heavens don't let a Kirin rule a kingdom?
You may think you're not good enough...
...but Keiki chose you because he needs everything you have, even your flaws.
Neither you nor Keiki is good enough alone.
In a sense, you two together are a Hanjyuu.
You need each other to be whole.
If you want to be a better person, accept the throne and try to be a good queen.
If you become a queen, you will have to make efforts to be a better person.
Being a responsible ruler is the same thing as being a better person, isn't it?
Rakushun, I want to show you something.
Youko, what do you want to show me?
So this is Hourai?
The Sword used to show me images of Hourai even when I didn't want it to.
But now I have to wish really hard to see them.
That's my house...
I still miss it.
I don't think I can say I had the best parents or great friends...
...but it wasn't just their fault.
I was incomplete as a person...
...and that's why I had shallow relationships with others.
I regret letting myself be so foolish...
So I want to start over there.
But if I become the Queen, I won't be able to go home.
Youko...
This place isn't as bad as I once thought.
And I know I'm going to regret it if I go back...
...but if I stay here, I'll regret that, too.
No matter which world I'll be in, I'll miss the other.
Don't turn around.
Not right now.
I had no choice.
I couldn't reach your shoulders as a rat.
You can do whatever you want, but...
...when you don't know what to do, just do what you're destined to do.
If you're going to regret it either way, your burden will be lighter.
I would love to see what kind of kingdom you'd build.
Thank you, Rakushun.
It'd take our regular army a month to get to Iryuu, but...
...mounted on the Youjyuu, we can reach there overnight.
There shouldn't be too many guards above the Unkai.
When we get there, we'll make an attack on Seishuu castle.
Do you really have to go?
You can stay here at Genei Palace if you'd like.
I want to go.
This is something I have to do.
Take me with you.
I know you wouldn't let anything happen to yourself until you got me home.
That's just the way you are now.
You're thinking too highly of me.
Rakushun and I will try to persuade the Shuukou to lay down their weapons.
And I'll have to tell them how pretty the new queen is.
Stop it...
We should get going, Youko.
Shall we?
Yes.
What are the enemy's numbers?
About six thousand.
I gathered as many good men as I could, but it will be tough...
...but we're only going there to rescue Keiki.
We don't need to take down the castle.
You are the key, Youko.
Me?
If people believe that you're the real queen, they will hand over Keiki to you.
But I don't even know if I'll really become the Queen...
Nakajima...
Just be confident.
Act like you deserve to be the Queen.
But how can I do that?
Blame your Kirin if you have to, he is the one who chose you.
At least that's how I do it.
This is the Kingdom of Kei...
It's worse than Kou...
It's Seishuu Castle!
Onsei!
Have you heard anything from King Kou yet?
Your Majesty!
En's royal army is here!
What?
Nakajima...
It'll be a tough battle...
I cannot let Queen Kei die here.
Youko, you go find Keiki!
BLAH
Keiki!
Keiki, I've finally found you.
What's wrong?
You can't speak?
May you rest at peace with the spirits of the Earth and Heavens.
What's this?
Hold on.
I appreciate it.
That voice...
It's you, Keiki.
Yes...
I apologize for troubling you, Your Majesty.
Are they also under the spell?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Fortunately, Jyouyuu was not affected by the spell.
That reminds me...
I may still need him, but I want you to set Jyouyuu free.
You have changed, Your Majesty.
Jyouyuu, as you heard.
Jyouyuu, thank you for helping me all this time.
There is no need, Your Majesty.
I have never imagined that I would see you again.
Me neither...
King En lent me a helping hand.
I see.
And Sugimoto also helped me.
She's my good friend, do you remember her?
Yes, of course.
Can't you turn back into human form?
I cannot show myself to you without my clothes.
I'll go ask King En for clothes.
I bestow the crown by the will of the Heavens.
I swear never to desert my post before your throne.
Accept my protection and the promise of the Heavens.
I accept.
How despicable!
Attempting to steal the Taiho is a serious crime against the Heavens!
You are all being deceived by Jyoei!
She is not the real queen!
Nonsense!
The Kirin has chosen Lady Jyoei, and that is the only proof we need!
Listen!
If she were the real queen, why would she have to chain the Taiho?
Has any of you heard the Taiho speak?
Why does he remain in Kirin form?
The Taiho has pledged his loyalty to me!
If you still have your doubts, go ahead and raise your sword against me!
That's a lie...
Wake up!
Can't you even tell who your true ruler is?
Who the...
I'm the King of En.
King En?
I was asked to help rescue Keiki from the false queen, Jyoei.
So I lent my royal army to the real Queen of Kei.
W-What?
Queen Kei, Your Majesty...
That's how the story of Youko Nakajima began.
Jyoei and her militia fled Seishuu Castle.
They frantically headed for Kinpa Palace and invaded it.
Meanwhile, Enki and Rakushun successfully convinced the officials.
One by one, they started to oppose Jyoei's forces.
Kinpa Palace easily fell before the armies of En and Kei.
Congratulations, Nakajima.
You've taken the whole kingdom in just a month.
The Shuukou of Baku province, Koukan, was a powerful ally.
I was just...
Look at this.
This is the throne.
It's so old and dirty.
This is where the ruler sits.
Where is Keiki?
He can't be around me now...
Your Majesty...
What would you like to do with Jyoei?
At least, I want to return her remains to her family.
I don't think her family is still in Kei, even if they are, they are probably...
I see, then please bury her on the palace grounds.
Nakajima...
Many people died...
Rakushun once told me that...
...when I don't know what to do, just do what I'm destined to do.
So I...
Nakajima!
Sugimoto...
I will never forget the names of the people who died...
That's the least...
That's the least I can do.
That's when I learned...
...that she lost so much for the sake of starting her story...
...and that my story hasn't even started yet.
To Heki Rakujin
Yuka Sugimoto
I'm not sure if you will be able to make it home safely, even with Keiki.
It's okay, I want to go back.
When things are settled, I'm going to look for Asano.
And if he's alive, I'll make sure to send him home.
Are you sure?
I thought you had a little crush on him.
I...
I guess it's not easy being a queen.
Shall we get going?
Yes.
Nakajima...
I will find somebody special, and we'll get married.
I'm going to live a normal life.
We'll have lots of children, lots of them...
So, Nakajima...
So the last time you saw Youko was at the sea...
I'm sorry, I can't be of more help.
I remember now that sometimes she looked like...
...she'd been trying too hard to be a good daughter.
So I hope she's free and happy somewhere...
That's not true.
I'm sure that Nakajima wanted to come home.
You're right, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Sugimoto
He was spirited away?
That's right, this boy in the same school as your daughter, Yuka...
...also vanished and then came back, just like Yuka.
But that's not all...
I hear strange things happen around him.
What are you painting?
Are you trying to remember a place you've once been?
Who are you?
I heard that you've been spirited away.
You must be Kouri...
It's Takasato.
My name is Kaname Takasato.
The 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.
Queen Kei, Youko.
Her surname is Nakajima, people call her Sekishi.
She was born as a Taika.
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Episode 14
Shadow of the Moon, the Sea of Shadow, Interlude.
Shadow of the Moon, The Sea of Shadow, Interlude.