"OTOGI ZOSHI" "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" "Even without a boat, the lovers were able to meet by taking this path it is a tale celebrated in that poem." "We can get across this way." "We can reach that island before the night is over and take back the Magatama of Water!" "Let's go, everyone!" "Yes, my lord!" "Yes, Lord Raikou!" "It is the Heian Period in Japan." "In order to recover the Magatama of Water from Torakuma a leader of the pirates who rule the Setouchi Sea Hikaru and her companions are on their way to Noroi-Jima." "ACT SIX NOROI-JIMA" "Wow, this is great!" "I believe the pirates chose to build their fortress in this area so that they could have a naturally defensible castle." "Yes, but how did you know about this path?" "Oh, come on, Tsuna-boy." "You're still suspicious?" "That's not very warrior-like of you." "Why don't you just shut up!" "I'd like to hear about that myself." "Urabe, how did you know that there would be an ebb tide tonight?" "Don't tell me you have doubts about her too?" "It's not as if I knew." "I divined the flow of the water by reading the stars." "This happened to be the day of the spring tide." "It is the day when the tidal range is the greatest." "Perhaps warriors such as yourselves are not familiar with these things..." "So you can read the movements of the stars?" "You sound like one of those Onmyojis!" "No wonder this old stick-in-the-mud's so suspicious of you!" "One more word out of you, and I'll sew that mouth of yours shut!" "Hey!" "What the hell's that?" "Watchtowers?" "But what could they be for?" "It doesn't look like they're in use anymore." "They're almost like gravestones..." "Huh?" "Hey, look at that!" "The top of that watchtower!" "It couldn't be..." "Most likely, that is the Magatama of Water." "Is that you, Matsumushi?" "Tell me, what does Lord Seimei want?" "But this is..." "Is this truly what Lord Seimei wishes?" "Very well." "I will send my fastest horse at once." "Lord Torakuma..." "What is it?" "Those men we sent over to the village haven't returned yet." "I'm thinking they might have been captured..." "We've got to avenge Ayatake!" "This time, let's just burn their damned village to the ground!" "Boss!" "All right, tell the others to get something to eat." "We'll leave in an hour." "Sure feels like they're welcoming us." "I don't know, this is creepy." "Could this be a trap set by the pirates?" "But surely there's no other way." "Either way we are doomed, I suppose." "Whoa..." "Hey, is it just me or is the path starting to sink into the water?" "Seems like the water level is on the rise." "Urabe, are you sure this path leads to the pirates' lair?" "The path is not sinking into the water." "It must be the tide coming back in." "What the..." "The tide?" "Wait a second!" "Are you saying that once the tide comes in, we'll be at the bottom the sea?" "Precisely, yes." "What do you mean, precisely?" "How can you be so calm about it?" "Y-You should've told us sooner!" "Or do you intend to lead us into hell after all?" "The water level's rising faster by the second!" "Now then, what are we going to do?" "Even if we turned back now, we wouldn't make it in time." "There is a current." "What?" "The water is flowing in that direction." "I believe it should lead us to the pirates' lair." "I hope you speak the truth." "Hey!" "Urabe!" "All right." "This is no time to be hesitant." "Let's go!" "Lord Raikou!" "Okay, let's go." "After all, I gotta look after Lady Urabe, and you gotta protect T aisho." "Hey, what's wrong?" "Wait, don't tell me you don't know how to swim?" "Are you insane?" "Come on!" "Urabe, are you all right?" "Yes." "And you, Lord Raikou?" "Sadamitsu!" "Man, that was a close shave." "I almost ended up as a banquet for the Setouchi fish!" "Please forgive me." "Hey, no harm, no foul." "Any sea water I guzzle on your account tastes just like premium sake to me!" "By the way, where's Tsuna?" "Tsuna!" "Hey, he looks dead to me..." "Lord Raikou, thank goodness you're safe!" "No question about it." "That's where they keep the Magatama." "There are four men guarding the front of the watchtower." "There were only two in the back." "It'll be a lot easier to slip in through the back." "What should we do?" "I'd like to avoid unnecessary bloodshed if possible." "Lord Raikou, I shall act as a decoy and divert the enemy's attention." "But, Tsuna!" "There is nothing to worry about." "When you have taken the Magatama, send me a signal by playing your flute." "When I hear your flute, I shall retreat at once." "You're the man, Tsuna-boy!" "Brimming with valor, huh?" "All right, but don't push yourself too hard." "Just leave it to me, my lord." "Our chances of taking the Magatama are only as good as our decoy." "I certainly hope that you're able to hold off the enemy as long as necessary." "Of course." "I know what I must do!" "We need to figure out how to get inside without those guards seeing us." "Lord Raikou?" "Please, use this." "Not again!" "It's poison, isn't it?" "No, my lord." "It is merely a potent numbing agent." "I know that you do not wish to kill anybody." "By using this, you will be able to immobilize the guards temporarily." "You have my word that it is not poison." "After all, it is my job to come up with a way to recover the Magatamas with as little bloodshed as possible." "All right, then." "That's our cue!" "What the hell's going on?" "What was that sound just now?" "Well done indeed, Lord Raikou!" "Sadamitsu!" "What is it?" "Can't you see I'm busy now?" "The last thing I expected was to find you by my side at a time like this." "But you're regretting it now, eh?" "You're full of crap." "When we were fighting the Tsuchigumos I kind of forced you into playing the decoy alone." "Who knew you had a sense of honor?" "Don't get the wrong idea, now." "Look at Urabe, she's giving it all she's got as a woman." "I'm the kind of man who'd gladly give up his life for a woman like her!" "So they're living off the bounty of what they steal from the villagers." "It's as if my tongue were on fire." "Come to think of it, they were drinking some strange kind of sake at the Tsuchigumo village as well." "I've read about this somewhere before..." "There is a secret potion called "Miki" which strips away all your fears, and enhances your strength..." "Hoshikuma did mention something about sending women from the village to an ally of his named Shuten Doji..." "Perhaps this is what he received in return?" "Shuten..." "In other words, "he who drinks sake."" "Lord Raikou?" "It looks like we're starting to fit together the clues of this mystery." "I'll go get the Magatama right away." "So this is the Magatama of Water..." "Urabe!" "Don't move!" "It's all over now." "It's useless, man!" "They just keep coming!" "Dammit, stop your whining." "Stop it." "Stop it right now." "Shut your trap!" "Just put down your bow and sword like a good boy." "Lord Raikou, please forgive me!" "Here we were, about to go attack the village only to get attacked ourselves first!" "But to think you got this far!" "Young fellow, you've got some guts." "So tell me your name." "Minamoto no Raikou." "So beautiful..." "Beautiful and very clear..." "those eyes of yours." "I can see you're not a villager." "Where are you from?" "The capital." "I came here to take back the stolen Magatama of Water from you pirates." "Stolen?" "What are you talking about?" "Look, Raikou, don't you think you've got the wrong end of the stick here?" "I must have the power of the Magatama at all costs so that I can save the ravaged capital!" "To save the capital?" "Then you don't give a damn what happens to the Setouchi Sea?" "What?" "It's the Magatama of Water that brings peace to these waters, to my people." "Like hell we're going to hand it over to you!" "It just won't do to lie to us!" "The villagers told us everything." "That you've stolen their money and their food and that you've even stooped to murdering a young girl!" "Stop it." "That you even threw a young girl into the sea and drowned her..." "Such cruelty!" "What kind of crap is that?" "It was those bastards from the village who killed Ayatake!" "All because she tried to become Lord Torakuma's wife..." "But wasn't she engaged to one of the villagers?" "Give us a break!" "It was the villagers who refused to acknowledge their relationship!" "Is it true?" "It happened seven years ago..." "Seven years ago?" "Then, that poem must be about..." "That poem revealed the day of our monthly trysts but in such a way that no one would ever find out." "I couldn't save the woman I loved." "I can't ever forgive myself." "But by the same token, I'll never forgive those bastards from the village for driving Ayatake to her death." "I have nothing more to say to you." "Now then, hand over that Magatama!" "Boss!" "Torakuma!" "Serves you damn right." "Who's the boss now, Torakuma?" "Taroumaru!" "I'll be happy to finish you off, if that's what you want." "T-Taroumaru!" "Taroumaru!" "What are you doing?" "Hope you don't mind we followed you here, and we've been hiding the whole time." ""Two dogs fight for a bone, while a third runs away with it!"" "Are you out of your mind?" "You don't know how we've suffered at their hands until now!" "This is just divine retribution!" "And besides, don't you think you're asking a little too much trying to make off with the Magatama without our consent?" "That's right, you're not taking the Magatama!" "From now on, this isn't a "cursed island" anymore!" "It's a "blessed island!"" "We're taking over this place, see?" "Boss!" "Boss!" "Does the Magatama really mean that much to you?" "Shut the hell up!" "Hand it over right now!" "I'm finally seeing the light now..." "Look, Raikou!" "See the look in their eyes!" "It's the Magatama that drives the whole world... it drives everyone mad!" "It can't be..." "It just can't be true!" "Take it somewhere far from here to the capital, wherever you want..." "Just don't ever bring it back here!" "Let the woman go." "Yes, Boss." "I'm counting on you, Raikou." "I'll do it." "Torakuma!" "You've got to hang on!" "Raikou..." "You're wasting your strength." "You mustn't talk anymore." "I've been waiting for you..." "I always thought that if anyone could bring peace to this turbulent world that person would be a gentle, kind-hearted woman like Ayatake." "I was right, wasn't I, Raikou?" "I know you're the one who can bring peace not just to the capital but to these seas as well." "Lord Raikou, we must hurry!" "Torakuma, you come with us too!" "I can't do that." "Ayatake's waiting for me at the bottom of these seas." "I can't leave her there all alone." "Go now!" "I'll keep these men at bay..." "After all this time, I think I've had enough." "Ayatake, how I've kept you waiting..." "It wasn't easy, but we're saved!" "Hurry, we must go to Lord Raikou..." "So you are safe!" "Lady Urabe, I really missed you!" "They're coming after us." "Let's go!" "Dammit, they're here already!" "Don't let them get away!" "Sadamitsu!" "Get the boat underway." "I'll hold them off." "Gotcha!" "Tsuna, hurry!" "So all the watchtowers along this shore were actually lighthouses that were rebuilt every time a different clan took over." "Most likely, the same struggle for the Magatama has been repeated here over and over, throughout history." "With the Magatama gone, perhaps they can escape that vicious circle." "Torakuma..." "Someday, I promise to bring about the kind of world where everyone can live in peace." "Until then, please entrust your Magatama to me." "Lord Raikou..." "We are going to head for Chinzei." "Just one Magatama remains and it's with Shuten Doji of Kumaso." "Right, the last one, the Magatama of Fire..." "It's a tsunami!" "It's enormous!" "It's no good!" "Just hold on as tight as you can!" "Lord Tsuna!" "Urabe!" "Where is Lord Raikou?" "I don't know..." "All right." "I'm going to go look for Lord Raikou and Sadamitsu." "I want you to hang onto this board." "Tightly, now!" "But..." "No need to worry." "I am used to the water by now!" "Lord Tsuna..." "Please be safe." "I am leaving Lord Raikou to you." "Lord Raikou!" "Lord Raikou!" "Lord Raikou!" "Somewhere in the Setouchi Sea, so far away from the capital the lives of Hikaru and her companions now hang by a thread." "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." "I found myself washed up on an unfamiliar shore, all alone." "It was there that, quite by chance, I was reunited with Mansairaku." "With the onset of darkness, I was unable to search for my companions and the next thing I knew I was about to spend the night alone with Mansairaku!" "For some reason, my heart seems to pound when I am with Mansairaku." "Act Seven, Mansairaku." "Don't miss it!"