"Kotoba dake ja tsutawaranai mono o The things you can't get across with just words" "Ichiban tsutaetai no wa naze?" "Why do you want to get those things across the most?" "Kutsuzoko o suriherashite Wearing down the soles of your shoes" "Hadashi demo tomarenai no wa naze?" "Why can't you stop, even when you're down to your bare feet?" "Kaban no naka ni hoshizora The starry sky is in your bag" "Arashi no yoru mo soko ni aru The stormy nights are in there too" "Soro-soro tabi ni dero It's about time you go on a journey" "Robou ni saku hana yo hana yo The flowers, the flowers that bloom by the wayside" "Goro-goro doro-darake Rolling around, covered in mud" "Mune o kogasu yoake yoake The dawn, the dawn that consumes your heart" "Soro-soro hashiri-dase It's about time you start running" "Kowareru made asobe asobe Play, play until you break down" "Odorou yo doro-darake Let's dance, covered in mud" "Mune o kogasu yoake yoake The dawn, the dawn that consumes your heart" "Interlude" " People Are Ayashi" "Who does he think he is?" "Hey, something doesn't seem right with him." "Who the hell is this idiot?" "!" "You're not allowed to ride horses this side of Nihonbashi!" "You're that painter brat..." "Weren't you with Yuki?" "Eh?" "Yuki..." "You mean Yukiatsu?" "He's dead..." "What?" "He's not the only one." "There's not a single Ayashi left..." "Eh?" "What the hell do you mean by that?" "!" "Those guys are dead?" "!" "There's no way that's true!" "I'll tell you something that's even better." "There are no gods in this world..." "What is it?" "I do not know." "They are..." "The Western Ones..." "Genbatsu!" "As of today, Maejima Temple belongs to us, the Latter Southern Court!" "The Latter Southern Court?" "The other Imperial bloodline." "I had heard rumors that the Latter Southern Court had secretly continued to survive." "It makes sense now." "If that is who the Western Ones are, it is no wonder Lord Torii wanted to keep them a secret." "But why have you come here?" "!" "To awaken the god of the land, the Youi, which slumbers here." "Another dragon..." "When he established the Shogunate," "Ieyasu sealed within this land the vengeful spirits from north of Kanto, the old gods, and even the blood of the people who were destroyed." "We will now make all of that explode!" "I am a retainer!" "Abi!" "We are gods." "Defying us only hurts yourselves." "Just as if you were spitting at the heavens!" "What happened to Ryudo?" "!" "Cut down." "Superbly executed by this man." "Lord Ogasawara!" "What are you thinking?" "Saizo!" "Boss, go quickly!" "You are telling me to flee?" "!" "My Ayagami is "sai"." "Sai My Ayagami is "sai"." "Sai "One who supports the king."" ""One who supports the king."" "My master is you, Lord Ogasawara." "Quickly!" "Saizo!" "Saizo!" "Lord Akamatsu, what now?" "We must have this girl do her part." "To open the way to the Other World?" "Not only that." "Here, we are directly below Edo Castle." "Tonight, we shall unleash the seed of destruction upon that castle!" "Lord Atobe..." "Please immediately inform Lord Atobe that I am here." "This matter concerns the Shogun's family!" "Lord Atobe, Lord Abe, what is the meaning of this?" "Hozaburo Ogasawara, you are relieved of your duties as head of the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement." "Rather, you were never involved with Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement." "Torii secretly established the Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement." "That is what we will report to the Lord Shogun." "Why?" "!" "Mizuno is a candle flickering in the wind." "If it now becomes clear that Mizuno and Torii were working together, and that they were plotting to conspire further..." "For example, that on the pretext of cracking down on Youi, they caused a strange monster to go on a rampage at Inba Swamp..." "That is not true!" "Rest easy." "That is why you had nothing to do with such plots." "Naturally, neither did we." "That is how it will be." "Ogasawara, one of your subordinates has become a Youi, has he not?" "In that case, it would be best to foist all of it onto Torii, including that monster." "Once Mizuno resigns his post as senior councilor, the Shogunate will once again be in favor of Western learning." "I also intend to establish an agency that will read foreign books, called the Institute for the Study of Barbarian Writing." "And that agency will be headed by you and your master." "It would be troublesome if you fell into Torii's hands." "Rest quietly here at my estate." "Please listen to me!" "They who call themselves the Western Ones appeared at Maejima Temple!" "They intend to bring calamity upon the castle!" "That is fine." "The Lord Shogun's concubine, the Lady Okin, is rumored to be giving birth any day now." "The Lord Shogun is eagerly awaiting a son to replace the sickly Lord Masanosuke." "If some mishap should occur on such a day, and they learn it was related to Torii's Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement..." "There is no guarantee that it will merely be a mishap!" "Senior Councilor, Lord Mizuno!" "My orders are to ignore the Western Ones and return to Inba Swamp." "But the construction project is hopeless." "Lord Mizuno's only thoughts are to somehow salvage his honor." "But that is not how I am!" "What I wish to protect is neither Lord Mizuno nor my post." "It is this world, under the Tokugawa." "Hanai, Honjo, return to my estate and pull some documents together." "Those that indicate how unreasonable Lord Mizuno's reform is." "Yes, sir." "But..." "Let us go." "Lead the way." "I understand well now that you took it upon yourself to do a dirty job, so that Western learning would gain acceptance once again." "Master..." "But your deeds will now be rewarded." "Master, I must go." "To return to the place called Maejima Temple?" "There was something greater than Western learning something weightier than even life itself." "Master?" "Good grief." "If you hadn't said that, I was going to expel you again." "So that is the other entrance." "Lord Torii..." "There are entrances to Maejima Temple all over Edo." "Do not think you have found them all now." "This will be the first and last time." "What are you doing?" "Are you taking this Asobe with you as well?" "He will prove useful." "Yes, the Other World." "The Other World?" "You wish to return to the Other World, do you not?" "Everyone does." "All the gods of the land slumbering within this world do as well." "Yes." "There is a serpent head slumbering upon this land as well!" "The fourth head!" "The Youi that has sucked the blood of those scattered in Kanto and Michinoku!" "Come forth!" "A centipede?" "In myths, it was often a centipede that battled snakes." "Snakes refer to dragons..." "They represent the gods of the heavens." "In contrast, perhaps the centipede was the guardian of the gods of the land." "So, what do you intend to do with this thing?" "Right now, there is an infant about to be born in Edo Castle." "A child of the Shogun's family." "It is greatly anticipated that it will be a boy this time." "This Youi shall possess that child!" "Turn the heir of the Shogun into a Youi?" "!" "It will be no ordinary Youi!" "It is full of hatred towards the Tokugawa!" "The child who is born is sure to become an evil spirit, who will waste no time in bringing ruin to Edo... to this country!" "And to do that, we needed this place and this woman." "It is the duty of the South Magistrate to protect the Shogun's family." "It is my task to bring Youi under control." "We come!" "Why, you!" "God of the Land Why, you!" "God of the Land" "He merged his comrades with Youi?" "!" "You mere mortals cannot stop me!" "Who the hell are you?" "!" "You're..." "Who are you?" "!" "Ryudo!" "Yukiatsu!" "Ryudo!" "Yukiatsu!" "What is the meaning of this?" "So, you had not noticed." "His disguise was not very good, so I was quite nervous about it." "Genbatsu Edo!" "I was sure you used that sword!" "I did cut him down." "But only after I worked a little mischief." "Use my Ayagami." "The "gen" of "Genbatsu" refers to the origin of man." "Gen The "gen" of "Genbatsu" refers to the origin of man." "The "gen" of "Genbatsu" refers to the origin of man." "I see!" "And having received it, Ryudo..." "I was on the verge of becoming a dragon, but I was restored to being a man." "That sword can only cut down dragons." "Thus, I was unable to inflict even a scratch on Ryudo." "Genbatsu Edo, I thought you had decided to follow the gods!" "I have lived to serve Youi and to calm Youi." "But what was it that bound me here?" "I wanted to see it." "Just what was enshrined here at this temple..." "But I never imagined it was a centipede." "I will have no regrets now!" "Edogen, you have one other Ayagami." "Oh?" "So there is a front and back to this, is there?" "Batsu" "Batsu This is..." "This is..." "The character "batsu" contains a halberd for punishing wrongdoers!" "I see!" "What have you done?" "!" "Ryudo, please!" "Show me my Ayagami as well!" "You're sure?" "Do it quickly!" "You're sure?" "Do it quickly!" "Ho" ""Ho" means to strike and drive away evil spirits!" "I have no need of a sword anymore." "I am an Ayashi!" "Nioya, dance." "Stop!" "There is no such thing as god's bloodline upon this earth!" "You'll be devoured immediately!" "We shall see about that." "O Other World!" "There, my divine powers shall be fully realized!" "Together with the Youi, we shall find our way into the Tokugawa infant!" "Torii." "I'm going to borrow your Ayagami." ""Tori", as in "bird"..." "You were all persecuted under Tokugawa's rule!" "I would lead you to salvation, and yet..." "What has happened?" "!" "Wha..." "This cannot be..." "Atl!" "ATL!" "Kumoshichi!" "Where were you?" "I told you, I would always be with you." "This is the Other World." "Atl!" "Yukiwa!" "Yukiatsu!" "Tell me, Yukiatsu, this is the Other World, isn't it?" "It is." "Then let's stay here!" "You too, Yukiatsu!" "Why not?" "Do you mean to say that people must live on in that place?" "You said that you would give me a reason to live there." "But there is only suffering there." "If being a person is to suffer," "I can endure no more!" "Atl..." "I had meant to save you." "I had seriously thought that I would be able to give you something." "But..." "But you see, there is nothing... that I have." "I had nothing that I could give you." "It's fine, Yukiatsu." "Let's stay here and forget about it all." "Atl," "I need you." "Every time I look at you, I can remember that in truth, I want to go to the Other World, just like you." "That I am a weak person, who feels the urge to run away from the littlest things." "Even so..." "That's why, if you'll stay by my side..." "I can..." "I don't know how to say this..." "I can become just a little better." "Become stronger!" "It was not I, who would save you." "Atl, it was you, who was saving me." "Yes..." "That's not a bad reason." "10th day of the 9th month of Tenpo Year 14, the Shogun's concubine, Okin, had a stillborn son." "He was given the name Shoyoin." "The only son the Shogun Ieyoshi ever had was the sickly Masanosuke (Iesada)." "Torii made all of Mizuno's crimes clear." "Ogasawara, the Office of Barbarian Knowledge Enforcement is no more, but you will continue to serve the Shogunate as the Shogun's vassal." "But I defied your orders..." "Torii said that was the condition for turning over these documents." "13th day of the intercalary 9th month, same year, Tadakuni Mizuno is dismissed as senior councilor, marking the end of the Tenpo Reform." "Toshitsura Doi becomes head senior councilor and Masahiro Abe is appointed as the new senior councilor." "For unknown reasons, Lord Torii of Kai receives no punishment." "Tenpo Year 14, 1 843, in Denmark, Anderson writes "The Ugly Duckling", and in America, Poe writes "The Black Cat"." "Hey, there!" "Popular, aren't you?" "What are you talking about?" "I mean the Ayashi." "All of Edo is buzzing with stories about the Ayashi." "Who is spreading such rumors?" "Wouldn't know." "They seem to appear out of nowhere when someone is troubled by fiends." "In England, Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol", and in France, Dumas prepares the serials "Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers", which are published in the next year." "Those are stories." "Yes, that's right." "They have nothing to do with us." "They are stories that people created on their own." "Stories are the same as the Other World." "There is no satisfaction to be found in them." "Do you suppose so?" "People seek out stories, like they seek out the Other World." "Is that so wrong?" "The Ayashi appear like the wind and slay fiends, and all five of them are apparently good-looking men and women." "People cannot live without stories." "A fish monster that swallows people is said to appear in the Okawa River!" "A child, whose parents were taken, is calling for the Ayashi!" "We're just a rumor, right?" "But making it a reality might not be so bad." "Wages..." "I suppose there won't be any." "But you will be permitted to eat the Youi that we slay." "Even now, we are just plain Ayashi." "Well, that's fine." "Mado no soto no sora o mitara Outside my window, looking at the sky" "Kumo ga haato no katachi ni mieta yo The clouds looked like they were in the shape of a heart" "Iki o ookiku suikome ba If you take in a deep breath" "Kokoro ga ookiku natta ki ga suru ne It makes you feel like your heart's grown bigger, doesn't it?" "Ai to wa nanika?" "What is love?" "Nante kono toshi ja wakaru wake nai kedo There's no way I'd know that at my age" "Itsu no hi ka wakaru toki ga kuru no kana I wonder if there'll come a day when I do know" "Mado kara mieru ki no eda mo ha mo Outside my window, I can see tree branches and leaves" "Mainichi mainichi nobite-iru yo And they grow every day, day after day" "Kore kara mo nobite-iku yo ne They'll continue to grow from now on too, won't they?" "Konna toki ni wa konna uta ga niau At times like this, a song like this is just the thing" "Jibun no ima omou kimochi o kuchizusame Sing whatever you're feeling right now" "Aishite-iru to iu suteki ni hibiku kotoba ga The words "I love you" have such a wonderful ring to them" "Mirai ni iru jibun o kitto ima no nanbai mo ookiku Surely they'll make my future self many times greater" "Yasashiku sasete kureru no kamo shirenai Maybe many times kinder than I am today" "Preview" "It is said that betrayal is the greatest sin upon this world." "And the hell in which those who have committed that sin are frozen..." "That place is Cocytus, "The River of Wailing"." "Next Time I nferno One" " The River of Wailing That place is Cocytus, "The River of Wailing"." "Next Time Inferno One" " The River of Wailing" "Next Time Inferno One" " The River of Wailing The Divine Comedy of Ayashi." "Inferno One." "Next Time Inferno One" " The River of Wailing"