"I look at the stars and long for the past." "for those days with the ones I loved. and the future remains shrouded in darkness. and yet all I see is the present. the smiles of the children... until the day comes that I return." "You're always such a poet. but does a place like that really exist?" "Sensei?" "my beloved child." "I'm sure you'll be able to go there." "What's this?" "For you." "That which shines and so is divine." "It's perfect for you." "Sensei." "Koto." "Just look at who raised me." "Koto." "2454)}Kyousou{\cHFCFDFB}gi{\cH000000}ga" "A Family's Circumstances and Its Background" "Chapter 1:" "The Past (1) 1)}A long time ago" "Priest Myoue left the bustle of the city and moved to the Takao mountains." "There was something bothering him." "Flashback" "I drew it because you said you wanted to see it." "This isn't working." "I really saw a dragon!" "after all!" "The priest is a monster!" "It's not like anything actually happened to them." "Town Girls" "Yeah." "Father with child and one was a fox." "Monk but..." "Channeler" "I've heard he speaks with the gods of Yin and Yang to do terrifying things..." "We wouldn't want anything bad to happen." "It was just a moving picture." "They're making too big a deal of it." "Don't you think so? but there was something watching him in secret." "876)}Koto" "The rabbit he'd drawn. was drawn on a whim to decorate the walls as a picture of the god of the capital. in the way he continued to draw fictional towns and creatures even after voluntarily leaving the capital." "it thought he was cute." "And there was something which watched the rabbit." "Buddhalocanii. knew exactly what the black rabbit was thinking." "I will let you borrow my body." "are there not?" "I don't think anything will change unless you force it to." "Do you think Myoue will notice how you feel in this state?" "It's Myoue we're talking about here!" "I love being alone!" "There is a strange distortion in Myoue's heart. and cannot see the past." "The love you are feeling now is all that can save him." "Who are you?" "Koto." "How did you become human?" "Love!" "Love?" "Love!" "Love?" "Love!" "Love?" "Yes!" "Hey!" "I don't understand what you're saying." "Don't worry." "I'll stay by your side until you do." "Ow!" "Love." "Labrador something like feelings towards her developed in the man." "Yakushimaru!" "Yakushimaru Third Son and soon there were more who lived with them." "What?" "Nothing." "Was just wondering if you were having fun." "I'm not." "Neither am I." "no fighting." "330)}Older Brother" "Kurama!" "Kurama Eldest Son hot!" "the yams are ready!" "I'm fine." "Shall we take them to you?" "I'm fine." "ow..." "Kurama." "309)}Older Sister" "Yase!" "Yase Second Daughter" "Why did you make me a demon?" "Yase." "I hate you!" "Child:" "Child:" "Child:" "Mother:" "Father:" "The Yase Kurama Yakushimaru Koto Priest Kousanji Myoue Family" "but they were happy." "Shrine" "What to do about that man?" "We finally chased him to the mountains." "Yet he has ruined our honor!" "your decision!" "if I must." "What does it say?" "You don't have to make it sound good." "Your family is causing a problem in the capital." "Do something." "probably." "It's Kurama." "No way." "I'm back!" "What do we do?" "This was bound to happen sooner or later." "They have their roles to play." "then." "Dad... maybe Yase and I should just go back to our pictures. right?" "and then remake us." "don't you?" "Dad!" "I don't." "Kurama." "Why don't we all go inside the world of pictures drawn on those walls?" "that's..." "That's not a bad idea." "It's a great idea!" "Koto!" "It'll be fine." "Probably." "It'll be fine!" "too?" "right?" "I think "Kyoto" is a fine name for it." "At least change the characters in the name." "And so the family moved to the city beyond the looking glass and vanished unnoticed." "Kyousou{\cHEAFEF5}gi{\cH000000}ga" "Chapter 2:" "The Past (2) and named the City of the Looking Glass." "A world where man and monster lived side by side." "Boss!" "The boss is dead!" "he's alive!" "What I shot was your sinful heart. and anything broken would quickly reform." "This way!" "That way!" "This way!" "That way! This way!" "That way!" "huge yard." "Kurama Temple" "Yase's Village" "You are my sunshine." "My moon!" "My flower!" "I love you!" "Would you bear my child?" "We're going home." "Life beyond the looking glass was fun and wonderful." "The days were peaceful and uneventful." "This is a strange place." "No one dies." "No one is born." "Everything happens as the priest and Koto decide it." "it's good that there's no war." "everything else is bad?" "I didn't say that." "Don't get so angry." "I'm not!" "Don't you think it's strange?" "How long are we supposed to stay children?" "It got away again!" "You seem like you're having fun every day." "Of course." "I'm happy as long as I can be with Mom!" "And it's convenient how everything fixes itself." "new things appear." "There's even that new train station!" "What is it that you don't like?" "It's not that I don't like it... having everything the way you want it." "Koto." "didn't you?" "What will you do if you leave?" "after all this?" "Dream Journal then." "I made a promise with the buddha." "My selfishness has caused things to drag on this long." "So what do you gain by rushing things now?" "drawn on paper." "I was only given human form by the compassion of the buddha." "I promised to return this body as soon as you reciprocated my love." "I knew this!" "My presence here will bring some great evil to this world." "One more day!" "Just one more day!" "The eyes of Buddhalocanii see all of reality." "It is only a matter of time before my dreams become reality." "and yet have pretended to know nothing." "Very selfish." "What about you?" "That's right." "I'm the same." "I knew and yet I could do nothing." "I was afraid." "Much more afraid of losing you..." "Let us go together." "I will never leave you alone." "It was a sudden goodbye. the children were left only with memories of their parents and a promise that they knew not when would be fulfilled." "Kyousou{\cHEAFEF5}gi{\cH000000}ga" "Chapter 3:" "Present/ The Looking Glass" "Child:" "Child: * * * The Yase Kurama Myoue Kousanji Family" "I don't know how they live every day like this without getting bored." "It's not like there's anything to report." "Right?" "Shut up already!" "good boy." "watch carefully." "right?" "Right?" "If you want it..." "Go get it!" "Okay." "I'm surprised you remember something from that long ago." "Every memory I have with you is unforgettable." "I get that a lot. but my head stays the same." "Yeah." "Yakushimaru." "I've been left behind." "Myoue." "It was just out of habit..." "I don't mind." "No." "Everything changes for a reason." "as well." "I'm happy you still come to see me." "Of course I do." "I get it." "Don't get so mad." "February 8th (Sat)" "I'm not slacking!" "You guys just take this too seriously." "I'm listening." "I said I'm sorry." "Yeah." "Right." "Right." "See you tomorrow." "Yeah." "You ditched the Council again?" "No one quite knows what to do with our Priest Myoue." "I'm fine as I am." "I'm just a stand-in." "right?" "then quit." "I can't." "You tried?" "Of course." "It was horrible." "I'll tell you some day." "You'll laugh. this'll still be the Looking Glass." "Sounds rough." "You sound disinterested." "You and I are in such different positions." "I like this place." "I see." "my poor little noble Myoue!" "doesn't it?" "Are you going to make me feel better?" "Am I good enough for you?" "You're the only one for me." "Do you say that to all the girls?" "no." "You want to stay the night?" "No... just gonna take a nap." "I hope someday someone comes who can take you away from here. bringing with me the beginning and the ending." "I promise." "Myoue." "Myoue!" "Something weird's happening outside." "Get me those analyses!" "What's going on?" "We almost never get a chance like this!" "They're acting like the gates of hell have opened." "You there!" "Stop standing around!" "You might not be too far off." "It's do or die time!" "There's also the possibility that the gates in question are pearly." "So beautiful... too." "Can't someone go get it for me?" "please!" "Send me up!" "I don't have it!" "It broke!" "That's why I'm asking you!" "It's not repairing itself." "Strange." "either!" "but I can't shake it!" "okay?" "I know that light." "with him." "Have you returned..." "Priest?" "!" "Sis." "They're not here." "Damn it!" "After I finally found them!" "I'll follow them to the ends of the stars!" "Are you from around here?" "I'm with the Shrine..." "Have you seen a rabbit?" "A black one." "With red eyes." "And it's got ears." "And a mouth." "too!" "Shrine?" "You don't know it?" "What crappy plane is he from?" "Hey." "what's this place called?" "Where are we?" "What number plane are we on?" "huh?" "The City of the Looking Glass." "I don't know what this "plane" thing is you're talking about." "This place has been off limits to civilians for centuries." "It's not a place a normal kid could get to without a guardian." "Who the hell are you?" "when many planets intermingled and the boundary between man and god was vague... a tale of love and rebirth." "Koto!" "From the center of plane 1. the Shrine." "I've come to find my guardian." "Kyousou{\cHFCFDFB}gi{\cH000000}ga" "Do you ever find yourself remembering the past when you come to a new place?" "You always remember the bad things." "too!" "I wonder what everybody from the Shrine is doing right now." "Are they sad without me?" "Or are they glad to be rid of me?" "What Came was a Little Sister" "Next time: "What Came was a Little Sister!" "A little sister is here!"