# E28 - The Barrier at Mount Musubi
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*Towa Higurashi and Demon Slayer Setsuna.*
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*Between us half-demon twins,*
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*two different worlds
exist at the same time.*
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*Human and demon.*
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*Light and shadow.*
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*Feudal Era and present day.*
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*Peacefulness and war.*
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*Joy and sorrow.*
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*Dreams and reality.*
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*One moment and eternity.*
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*And finally, love and hate.*
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*A Feudal Fairytale,
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.*
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*We'll keep moving forward
through the hurdles of destiny.*
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TOWA AND SETSUNA'S MOTHER — RIN
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So this is Mount Musubi.
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It's teeming with enormous amounts
of demon energy.
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MOROHA
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*Huh?*
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*What is this?*
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*It's not just demon energy.*
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Stop it.
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Please stop.
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Breaking your horn wasn't enough?
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BEAST KING — KIRINMARU
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RULER OF THE WESTERN PROVINCE —
GREAT DOG-DEMON
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Why won't you finish me?
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A child is watching. Is she your child?
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Yes.
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Don't bring a child to the battlefield.
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*"The Barrier at Mount Musubi"*
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TOWA AND SETSUNA'S FATHER — SESSHOMARU
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It appears Towa and the others
went to Mount Musubi.
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JAKEN
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Pardon? They went
to Mount Musubi?
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As I recall, that mountain is where...
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Ah, yes. It's the mountain
where Rion is shut in a barrier.
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Rion...
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This must be the entrance.
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SETSUNA
TOWA
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All right, let's go.
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Moroha! This is no ordinary barrier.
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I know. The barrier here is made up
of incredibly evil demon power.
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Think we can get past it?
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This is just a hunch, but...
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the center of Mount Musubi
is filled with sacred power.
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Then we have to go.
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Yeah.
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Great Dog-Demon...
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take a look at this scar.
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Sesshomaru's daughters did this to me.
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I'd expect no less from those
who have inherited your blood.
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I haven't suffered this many injuries
since the time I fought you.
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It's been 600 years since then.
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Of course, nothing could compare
with that humiliation.
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KIRINMARU'S OLDER SISTER — ZERO
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I'm glad you made it back alive.
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Sister!
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Just who is that Great Dog-Demon?
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I've spanned the globe,
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but not once
have I ever been defeated!
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True.
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I would never have thought there was
one so powerful in this island nation.
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KIRINMARU'S DAUGHTER — RION
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Oh, my.
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There, there.
You must've been so scared.
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Today is a day I will never forget!
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Every time I see this horn,
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the seething anger within me
will be etched into my heart!
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This anger is not hatred toward him...
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but to reprimand my own inexperience!
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I was defeated tonight,
because I neglected my training.
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From this day on,
each time I see you,
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I will recall
this humiliation
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KIRINMARU'S INCARNATION — RIKU
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and train myself further!
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Is that clear?
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I yearn for the day
when I can discard this form.
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Kirinmaru, have you forgotten
what the Great Dog-Demon said to you?
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You really should stop taking Rion
out with you all the time.
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I only want to show her this vast world
and have her see my battles.
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No matter how powerful the enemy is,
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there is no problem at all
if I keep her protected.
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But tonight, you were defeated.
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You may be the strongest,
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but you are not invincible.
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Your words hurt my ears, Sister!
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If you have anything further to say,
say it to Riku here!
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I am Riku.
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Then you can start
by disposing of this arm for me.
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These bugs that seek demon energy
are such a nuisance.
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Where should I dispose of it?
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I never imagined
that I'd be betrayed by Riku,
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a discarded portion of myself.
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Now then, I must get some sleep.
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I can see you again in my dreams.
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*Right... Rion?*
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Huh?
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Where did those two go?
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Oh, well.
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They're probably somewhere
wasting their time again.
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Huh?
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That tree, it must be
a demon spirit tree!
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I'm guessing these roots
become the Kyuyokon root.
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She's really pretty, almost like a spirit.
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These ears, are they real?
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I can't touch her?
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She's not a spirit. Is she like a ghost?
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Setsuna and Moroha aren't with me.
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Were they blown away by the barrier?
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Where could they have gone?
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*To those who would enter Mount Musubi...*
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Who's there?
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That voice, it sounds familiar.
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*Answer this question.*
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*Is there something you wish to protect?*
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Something to protect?
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Other than Setsuna,
there's nothing I want to protect—
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*And answer this one other question.*
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*Is there something
you're willing to let go of?*
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*If you do not provide the correct answers*
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*then you will never be able to leave
the barrier at Mount Musubi.*
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What is this place?
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What?
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Hey, is that...
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a Dream Butterfly?
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Could it be...
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this child is having her dreams
taken away as well?
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Oh! Good evening.
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Or should I say, "Good morning"?
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Thank you for coming.
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My name is Rion.
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And you are?
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The name's Moroha.
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Nice to meet you.
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Miss Moroha.
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Then are you the one who will take me
away from this place, Miss Moroha?
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Take you away?
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Okay, sure.
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If you want to leave,
shall we leave together?
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You possess demon powers,
but also spirit powers as well.
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Huh?
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Without strong spirit powers,
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you would not be able to penetrate
the barrier here at Mount Musubi.
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Oh, is that right?
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What about Towa and Setsuna,
who don't possess spirit powers?
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Did you come with others?
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Yeah.
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Do you know where they are?
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Do you mean these two?
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Towa! Setsuna!
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They are within Mount Musubi's barrier.
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Left as they are, these two may never
be able to leave this place.
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Oh, no! Can't you do something about it?
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Do you wish to go save them?
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Of course!
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They're my precious friends!
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*This isn't real.*
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*It's an illusion created by the barrier.*
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And I can't use my demon power either.
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This is...
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A FEUDAL FAIRYTALE —
YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON
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A FEUDAL FAIRYTALE —
YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON
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So if I enter this, it'll take me
to where they're being kept, right?
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Yes, in theory.
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But the barrier may ask you to answer
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the things you wish to protect and
the things you're willing to let go of.
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What kind of a Zen riddle is that?
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Inside the Kyuyokon lies a corridor.
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It lets you pass through
the rift between past and future,
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as well as the border
between this world and the next.
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You won't be able to use any
of your demon powers, so be careful.
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What about spirit powers?
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Can I use spirit powers?
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Please be careful.
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Damn it!
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I'm counting on you, Sacred Arrow!
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Come on! Why am I not stopping?
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What the...
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What is that giant skeleton?
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INUYASHA
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What is it,
Inuyasha?
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KAGOME
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The Tessaiga...
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My dad's fang is trying
to tell me something.
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Up there!
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What's going on?
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Why are my Sacred Arrows
getting restless all of a sudden?
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*Wait!*
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*Was that...*
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*I saw them in the photo
Papa Sota showed me.*
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*Mom and Dad?*
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*It's really them!*
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*It's Mom and Dad!*
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That was Moroha, wasn't it?
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It was really her!
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Yeah.
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Look how big she has grown.
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*I should still be
in the Feudal Era right now.*
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*The present has been recreated
so faithfully.*
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*Did they look into my memories?*
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*It's the school I attended.*
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SAINT GABRIEL ACADEMY
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*I had just transferred, so I only
have vague memories, but the details...*
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*Still don't have an answer?*
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*This world is the place you must protect.*
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*It is also the place you must let go of.*
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*That voice...*
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*it sounds like Mr. Kirin,
my homeroom teacher.*
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*It's been a while, Half-Demon Princess.*
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The Spirit of the Tree of Ages?
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*You're in the rift between life,
death, and space-time.*
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*How did you get here?*
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*I see.*
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*You've acquired the Yukari no Tachikiri.*
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*That would explain
how you were able to get here.*
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*That's a wonderful phrase.*
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MOE HIGURASHI
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*Where did you learn it?*
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*I don't know.*
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*More like my body seems to remember it.*
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Did I learn it from this woman?
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*How does it feel
to meet your mother again?*
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Mother?
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Did you say my mother?
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If she is, why is she so young?
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*It's my understanding
that she was 18 when she was sealed in.*
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Sealed in?
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*Your mother Rin
has not aged for 14 years.*
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Tree of Ages!
Is there a way to undo the seal?
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*Do you wish to save her?*
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My heart aches...
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*Do you feel pity for her?*
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*Does it make you feel
a desire to protect her?*
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*A desire to protect...*
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*Is she the person I wish to protect?*
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*The Higurashi Shrine...*
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*The shrine grounds...*
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*I've known this place since I was a child.*
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Huh?
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I'm not sad. So why am I crying?
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Ow!
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Moroha?
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Towa!
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Isn't Setsuna with you?
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I looked all over,
but I couldn't find her anywhere.
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If she dies this time, we can't—
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Pull yourself together!
This is an illusion!
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Watch!
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Don't let the barrier play with your mind!
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Setsuna.
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We're inside the Tree of Ages, aren't we?
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Yes.
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This woman...
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I've seen her before.
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Towa, this is our mother, Rin.
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My mom?
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*I see.*
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*The barrier at Mount Musubi sent you here.*
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Tree of Ages?
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Tell me something!
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I saw my mom and dad inside the barrier.
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What was that place?
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*The border of this world
and the afterlife.*
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The afterlife?
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Tree of Ages, you know, don't you?
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Tell me what I must do
to save my mother.
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*You can save her
by using the Yukari no Tachikiri*
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*to sever the fate she shares with Zero.*
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*The Yukari no Tachikiri?*
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Then I will save my mother!
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*It seems you have your answers.*
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Kirinmaru?
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*Very well, then.*
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*I will allow the three of you
to enter Mount Musubi.*
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*Keep my daughter Rion company.*
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"Your daughter Rion"?
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That Rion?
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Kirinmaru's daughter is at Mount Musubi?
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You don't care
if we acquire the Kyuyokon root?
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*Rion...*
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*you have visitors.*
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It seems you've exited the barrier.
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Are both of you okay?
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Seems we were all having the same dream.
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Dream?
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Was that a dream?
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No, it was not a dream.
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Who are you?
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I am Kirinmaru's daughter.
My name is Rion.
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That's right!
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Is what we just heard really true?
Seriously?
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There was no lie or deception.
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You're Kirinmaru's daughter?
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The Kyuyokon root is right here.
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Please take it.
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Why, if it isn't Mr. Kirin.
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If this is about Towa, then please
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see Sota over
at his apartment.
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GRAMMY
OSAMU KIRIN
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No, I'm actually
here today
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to pay my respects
to the local shrine.
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GRANDPA
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Nice of you to come.
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Head Priest.
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Do you have any of those Shikon Jewel
keychain amulets you used to sell here?
**[21:09] ---**
Shikon Jewel?
**[21:11] ---**
Did we have such a thing?
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I see. I must've heard wrong.
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*Just as I thought.*
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*Things are definitely starting to change.*
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*The Bone Eater's Well that I came through
before is no longer here either.*
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*There's no doubt about it.*
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*I seem to have become
an anomaly in this world.*
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*Well, then...*
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*what should I do about it?*
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Please tell me...
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Tree of Ages.
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NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
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Kirinmaru's selfishness
has been unbearable to me.
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Please defeat my father
and protect this world that I love.
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I believe you are
worthy of wielding
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this Kyuyokon root
and the Star-Slicer Flute.
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Next time on Yashahime:
Princess Half-Demon:
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"The Girl Named Rion"
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It must have been
so lonely and hard for you.