"OTOGl ZOSHl" "Traveler, you must not look back." "Wander on where the wind takes you" "The steps you take will guide you on your way" "Journey on into the unknown" "There's a voice you cannot forget" "Though it may bring you to tears" "You must live with all your might" "Just think of your homeland" "And all your grief will vanish." "And all your grief will vanish." "Throw old notions by the wayside" "Go, go, until you've slashed through the sunset" "Look up toward those distant memories" "Go, go, until you've smashed through the sunset" "What's become of those warriors from the capital?" "The thing is..." "It seems that our advance troops have yet to return." "What?" "Find them!" "And kill them!" "No one shall take the Magatama!" "It is the Heian Period in Japan..." "During this time, it was the Onmyo-ji, masters of yin-yang theory who wielded political clout as they influenced court affairs through divination." "Meanwhile, the warrior class exerted its considerable influence as it rode across the country keeping provincial rulers in line and showing signs of rising to dominance." "In order to reclaim the legendary Magatama, Minamoto no Hikaru and Watanabe no Tsuna have allied themselves with a man named Usui no Sadamitsu." "Together, they are about to enter the lair of the Tsuchigumo clan." "ACT THREE TSUCHlGUMO" "So this is where the path leads..." "Right." "The Tsuchigumos don't know about this secret entrance." "This way." "You know this place very well" "I've come here so many times, many times since that day..." "I see." "And what's up ahead?" "We'II figure it out." "There are three warriors here." "Isn't that right, Raikou-san?" "Yes, you're right." "We must recover the Magatama as soon as possible so we can bring peace to the capital." "Let's go." "My brother, please watch over me!" "Raikou, should you be up and about?" "Yes, I've been feeling much better lately." "Surely it's the scent of the plum blossoms." "But you mustn't overtax yourself." "The fate of the Minamoto clan rests on your shoulders, you know." "Yes, I know that." "And because of me, Hikaru must suffer..." "Look here, you mustn't speak of that!" "There's no telling who might be listening." "You're right." "Now that you mention it, over there is..." "What?" "A nightingale has been listening in on us." "Raikou, that's going a bit too far." "Father, I feel very well today." "I would Iike to compose a poem." "May I have a writing brush?" "Yes, of course." "I'II have one brought to you." "Is anyone nearby?" "The scent of plum blossoms." "I'm sure they'II be especially beautiful this year..." "Seiryoden" "Seimei, has the Magatama been recovered yet?" "Now that the Emperor has fallen ill it will greatly imperil the capital should the Tsuchigumo gain any ground!" "That said, should the Emperor succumb to his illness then Crown Prince Morosada will ascend the throne." "In which case Fujiwara no Koretada could become the next Grand Minister of State!" "Right." "That would not bode well..." "Lord Koretada has a different agenda than ours." "We may have to turn to our vassals to get the job done, by fair means or foul." "Don't be ridiculous." "Vassals are vassals; at the end of the day, they're no more than warriors." "We are fully prepared to subjugate the Tsuchigumo clan." "Is that correct, Seimei?" "Yes." "And who was it?" "The man they sent to assess the Tsuchigumos?" "If I recall correctly, they sent the eldest son of Minamoto no Mitsunaka." "I believe his name is Raikou." "Oh, yes." "Raikou!" "I have heard that he is a master archer." "I know you're in a hurry, but don't get ahead of yourself!" "Not unless you want to end up like him, that is..." "This is how my comrades met their end when we launched our assault a year ago." "We were lured into this area here by the Tsuchigumo, when we first attacked." "But they put out our lights and in the confusion we were cut down by the Tsuchigumo." "If I hadn't found the escape route, I'd be lying here too." "If you don't want to end up like them, you need to be on your guard now." "I don't know what might happen from this point on." "AII right." "Give it up!" "You're going to die tomorrow." "I'm not giving up." "I'm not giving up." "What do you think you're doing?" "What do you think you're doing?" "Someone's there, right?" "please help me!" "Tsuna, shouldn't we help her?" "Lord Raikou, we must tread carefully..." "Sadamitsu!" "Where are you going?" "You idiot!" "There's a damsel in distress." "Of course I'm going to be the one to save her." "Where are you, little lady?" "Thank you." "What's your name?" "Kuzume." "You're not from around here, are you?" "We came here from the capital." "Was that a Tsuchigumo you were just talking to now?" "Yes..." "Aren't there other women being held captive here?" "Do you know where they are?" "They'd be farther in." "They separated everyone, so there's no way to escape." "AII right, I see." "You should get yourself out of here now." "Why don't I walk you to the entrance of the cave?" "Sadamitsu, have you forgotten our mission?" "Excuse me, Tsuna-san." "Don't tell me you don't have any sympathy for this girl?" "I'm sure you have a different kind of "sympathizing" in mind!" "please, Sadamitsu." "We cannot hope to save our people unless we take back the Magatama from the Tsuchigumos!" "Magatama?" "Sorry!" "It's all right." "please watch your step, my lord." "I'm nowhere near as surefooted as Kuzume, am I?" "Put out that light now!" "Over there, that's the lair of the Tsuchigumo's." "It's the Magatama!" "So that's the Magatama?" "I don't know if that's the thing you mean but that's the only Magatama you'II fi nd around here." "although I don't really see the appeal of such a thing..." "The Magatama has the power to save people." "It will enable us to save the suffering people of Heian-Kyo." "And my brother as well!" "I'm being summoned back to Aso?" "Yes!" "It seems that Lord Shuten Doji was well-pleased with the women sent from Hitachi." "He now advises you not to neglect your preparations to rejoin him." "Ignore him." "Are you sure?" "I'm quite content here." "If he wants my spear..." "Let Shuten come here himself, on his hands and knees!" "Kuzume escaped?" "I have no further use for that woman." "Kill her." "I'd say there's at Ieast 100 of them." "There are three of us, so that means 30 each." "What should we do, Taisho?" "Even a monkey wouldn't be so reckless as to attack them head-on." "It is ill-advised beyond measure!" "Who're you calling a monkey?" "I believe it would be best if we waited for a chance to seize the Magatama then focus on escaping." "Lady Kuzume, is there a path that will bring us to closer to the lair?" "There is, but how can we take it without the people down there noticing." "True, it would be quite difficult." "Maybe the best thing to do would be for all of us to storm the lair!" "No..." "One of us will act as a decoy and distract the Tsuchigumo." "We'II seize that opportunity to steal the Magatama." "That is the only way." "So you'd sacrifice one of us..." "Only a dog from the Imperial Courts would come up with a plan like that." "Who are you calling a dog?" "Why don't you let Lord Raikou decide for once?" "Right, Taisho?" "Uh..." "If you put it that way then I agree it would be best to have Lord Raikou make the decision." "Lord Raikou, if you please." "Brother..." "What would you do if you were in my place?" "When Hikaru returns, please give this to her." "Beautiful clouds spread long and thick." "And an occasional sunbeam can be seen." "Through the bamboo blinds I see, the red plums blooming everywhere." "Next year, when these flowers bloom again, who will be here to see them?" "My elderly father's garden shall be ravaged by the wind and the rain." "You would show her this..." "Where are you going?" "It's too beautiful a day to be in bed." "So long as you know nothing, the capital is a peaceful place." "Yet I am forcing Hikaru to go into the darkness." "Father, I know it is for the sake of the Minamoto clan but can I ever be forgiven for what I've done?" "Raikou..." "I don't just mean Hikaru." "I shall also be killing off the spirit of my friend and retainer, Tsuna." "You mustn't think that way." "AII you need to do now is think of yourself." "Hikaru, you should live life on your own terms." "You are not Raikou." "You are Hikaru." "My brother..." "Lord Raikou..." "I will obey whatever decision you make." "Because I am Watanabe no Tsuna, one who lives by the side of Lord Raikou." "Tsuna..." "You are Minamoto no Raikou." "We'II go with Tsuna's plan." "Our objective is not to annihilate the Tsuchigumos but to recover the Magatama." "Sounds good to me." "So, who's going to be the decoy?" "I shall." "Lord Raikou..." "Whoever acts as the decoy must be well-versed in combat." "I, Tsuna, shall go." "Tsuna..." "Lord Raikou, you are indispensable to the Minamoto clan." "Do you forget that I swore to be both your shield and your sword when we exchanged vows of fealty?" "I am aware that I am overstepping my bounds." "But I wish to see what the future brings you." "It is the ultimate source of joy for me to protect you, and to follow the path that you have conquered." "You are my greatest pride!" "Pride, you say?" "I hope this isn't some kind of lurid love." "What?" "I'm joking." "I Iike Lord Raikou, too." "The way he offered himself as the decoy..." "The leader of our massacred Imperial troops was the first to run after using us as his decoy." "That is just the kind of person Lord Raikou is." "That is why I intended to go myself from the start." "Give the noble act a rest!" "Since we're talking about fealty I want you to know that I'd never abandon my comrades." "Make sure you escape in time!" "Who's there?" "I am Watanabe no Tsuna, Minamoto no Raikou's most loyal retainer." "Take flight if you fear my sword, Onikirimaru!" "Otherwise, you shall be reduced to mere dust in the road and forever Iament your own impotence in the hereafter!" "Tsuna!" "We have our own job to do." "You're right." "What the hell are the Tsuchigumos doing?" "Well, they're so afraid of that man that they're running amok." "Worthless scum!" "Hoshikuma!" "Hey!" "I'm so sorry." "I had to make him pay, no matter what." "I was more interested in getting back at him than getting the Magatama, so I used you..." "You're a fool." "AII you had to do was submit meekly to me like the other Tsuchigumos and you wouldn't have been thrown in a cell." "I'd rather die than become your woman!" "Who the hell do you think you are?" "You're the worst swine on earth!" "What did you say?" "You raised your hand to a woman." "That's all the reason I need!" "You..." "We only need to get the Magatama who cares if someone uses us while we're at it?" "Right, Taisho?" "You want to fight me?" "How amusing." "Damn!" "Now that I think about it, you've been living in that village at the foot of the mountain." "I allowed you to live because I was sure you had become spineless..." "Now I get it." "You came to rescue the village women." "Unfortunately, they've already been sent somewhere else!" "Tell me where!" "Beats me." "I'm sure some of them are waiting for you in the very place I'm sending you now..." "You bastard!" "You'II be reunited in hell!" "Bastard!" "You're fighting me!" "You're fi nished!" "Everyone!" "From now on, you won't have to be under his thumb anymore." "We Tsuchigumos don't have to stoop to kidnapping anymore, either!" "Kuzume..." "I'm sorry I didn't tell you..." "I'm Kuzume, the leader of the Tsuchigumo clan." "That man suddenly appeared here from the West..." "He's the one who enshrined that Magatama." "The Magatama..." "This Magatama that you say will save the people..." "One of our previous leaders received it from the capital in order to govern this land." "From the capital?" "Ever since then the capital has been making demands on us for taxes and weapons." "It was the Tsuchigumos who cleared the land to build the village at the foot of the mountain." "They only had to impose this Magatama on us and it brought us chaos." "These men turned on me the instant they were given Hoshikuma's strange sake to drink." "Some of them had no choice, since their families were taken hostage." "The villagers were also exchanging their women for this sake as well as for peace." "What a terrible story." "AII of this happened because of the Magatama." "If it's the Magatama you want, go ahead and take it with you." "We have no need for such a thing anymore." "Now I can help save my brother..." "Lord Raikou!" "I'd be happy to bear the child of a good man like you." "Sorry!" "There's still a Iot of women out there that I have to go rescue." "If you say so, then..." "I'm pretty sure that Hoshikuma's henchmen took the women to the West..." "To the West?" "That's right." "To a regional ruler named Shuten Doji." "Shuten Doji..." "That man was sent by Shuten as well." "What is it, Matsumushi?" "An army to annihilate the Tsuchigumo?" "Tsuna!" "I'm going on ahead!" "Is Taisho that happy to be returning to the capital?" "He's in a hurry because there is someone waiting for him." "I can understand that..." "Brother, please wait for me!" "Raikou!" "Hikaru is returning safely with the Magatama!" "What splendid news this is!" "Splendid news indeed!" "Raikou..." "It's Lord Raikou!" "So that's Lord Raikou!" "He has returned from the East with the Magatama!" "He is a true hero!" "Now we shall be saved!" "Let me through..." "please, Iet me through!" "Lord Raikou!" "Lord Raikou!" "Brother!" "I have returned!" "Is that you, Hikaru?" "Father..." "Brother!" "In the capital, the joyous clamoring of the people went on and on." "Hikaru, who had plunged into the depths of despair had no idea at this time that the one person who could offer her hope was about to appear before her." "To be continued..." "Outside the window, the rain is falling, shutting us in." "If you feel bad about today, then come pick me up." "That's what I want to say, but I can't..." "The dreams that I wished upon a star are all coming true, one by one." "Yet I just can't seem to catch up with you." "The dreams that I wished upon a star are all coming true, so..." "I want to get closer to you." "Have you heard the rumor about the demon haunting Rashomon?" "I'm sure it's just idle talk by those cowardly Onmyojis and those spineless warriors..." "Those damned Kebiishis!" "Daring to shoot at me I can see they're prepared for the worst!" "Lady Hikaru, stay here and don't move." "Act Four, Rashomon." "Don't miss it!"