When I was little, I had a younger twin sister,
and we lived in the forest for the longest time.
Come on, Setsuna.
Wait for me, Sis!
Oh!
Setsuna, do you want this?
Yeah! Thank you.
Yummy!
That's great.
We were always together, and we got along so well.
Setsuna, wake up.
There's a fire.
Setsuna, this way!
Sis...
It'll be okay. Just follow me.
Come on, hurry up!
Then why, at that moment...
...did I let go of her hand?
Sis!
Setsuna? Setsuna!
Sis...!
Are you okay? I'm sorry I ran off like that...
Look out!
Oh, no!
Setsuna.
Where'd she go?
I can't smell her anywhere.
Sis!
Setsuna!
Sis!
Where are you, Setsuna?
Setsuna!
THE THREE PRINCESSES
"The Three Princesses."
HIGURASHI FAMILY'S CAT - BUYO
I realized later on that I had been catapulted through time.
Huh? Where am I?
Hello, are you lost?
My name's Sota Higurashi. What's your name?
Towa.
Towa, huh?
I see.
It looks like you've come from a place far, far away, huh?
I don't know why, but at that moment I knew that I could trust this person.
Please! Can you find Setsuna? I'm looking for her!
All right. Let's look for her together.
Papa Sota helped me search, but we never found Setsuna.
It's been ten years since then. Papa Sota ended up adopting me,
HIGURASHI SOTA MOE TOWA MEI
and as part of the Higurashi family, I now go by "Towa Higurashi."
My memories have faded over time.
Lately, I've been thinking that maybe that day was just a dream.
But Setsuna was definitely not a dream.
That much, I know for sure.
14 YEAR OLD GIRL - TOWA HIGURASHI
Such nice weather.
Time to brush my teeth.
I'm leaving now.
Be safe.
Good morning, Sis.
Morning, Mei.
It's your first day at your new school, right?
Don't get into any fights, okay? I'm off!
All right, be safe.
That's Mei.
Papa Sota's true daughter.
TOWA'S STEPSISTER - MEI HIGURASHI
She's a bit shy and naive,
but she's also cute, smart, honest, and quite talented.
She's my precious little sister.
But...
Maybe I cherish Mei so much because
she's a substitute for Setsuna, whom I never was able to find.
I'm heading out.
TOWA'S ADOPTIVE FATHER - SOTA HIGURASHI
Be safe, okay? Wait...
Towa! Are you going to school dressed like a boy again?
Why am I dressed like this, you ask?
Because it's easier to fight in, of course.
It's an all-girls school this time.
We don't want you getting into fights anymore...
I know, I know.
I'm off!
Good grief.
No one seems to get it.
Transferring to an all-girls school won't stop the fighting.
The ones I take down always come back for more.
We found you, Higurashi.
I heard you transferred schools again.
You trying to run away from us?
It won't be that easy!
Get ready!
Who said I was running?
Higurashi, don't get so full of yourself!
Stop it! It'll break! Help!
The fighting hasn't stopped
ever since I stopped a bully in elementary school.
And there'd be more each time I changed schools.
They're all weak!
Why can't they just keep their heads down?
That ain't no woman.
Why doesn't she finish us off?
She's too soft.
But at this rate...
We'll have to ask Bro for help.
SAINT GABRIEL ACADEMY
My first day, and I'm late already.
No one's looking, right?
Okay.
There we go.
A demon slayer, huh?
BOUNTY HUNTER - MOROHA
There's actually a job for that?
I had no idea.
And? You're here to "slay" me, Beniyasha?
Don't make me laugh. Not happening in a million years!
I'll turn you all into lunch for my Kurikaramaru!
Get ready!
Moroha the Demon Killer!
On behalf of the local villagers...
We're here to punish you!
MASTER OF HIRAIKOTSU - HISUI
Hiraikotsu!
Whoa!
From the local villagers? You've got the wrong target.
I haven't left these mountains. I'm just waiting for my bounty to show up.
A demon and a bounty hunter?
All the more reason, then!
Stand down, Hisui.
Uncle Kohaku.
Lady Moroha. Is another demon responsible for attacking the local village, then?
LEADER OF THE DEMON SLAYERS - KOHAKU
Yeah, that's right.
But it's too late.
You've made me mad.
With this rouge, I become Beniyasha, Destroyer of Lands.
Tremble before the bloodthirsty dawn.
Hey, you demon slayers work with an interesting companion.
You're a half demon, right? I'm also a...
DEMON SLAYER - SETSUNA
Silence! You're dead.
Kanemitsu no Tomoe, huh?
Fancy naginata you got there.
Say, if I win this match, can I have it?
Setsuna, I'll back you up.
There's no need.
So your name's Setsuna, huh?
All right! Sorry "Setsu," but I'll be taking your weapon!
What? You saw through that?
Not bad at all, Setsu!
Wait, is that a...
You have a Rainbow Pearl, too?
A Rainbow Pearl?
The Rainbow Pearls! Hand them over!
CENTIPEDE DEMON - MISTRESS THREE-EYES
So that's the one attacking the village...
Retreat!
Give it to me! Give me the Rainbow Pearls!
Setsuna!
Setsuna! Are you okay?
CAT DEMON - KIRARA
Mistress Three-Eyes!
I knew you'd show up.
Since I have this with me!
The Red Pearl!
I've been after you from the start.
Time to claim my bounty!
You're tougher than I thought! In that case...
Hey, demon slayers!
Get lost, unless you want to get caught in the crossfire!
What?
This way, Hisui.
Yes, sir.
Take this! Heavenly Arrow Barrage!
You missed!
Are those Sacred Arrows?
No, those are the Arrows of Sealing.
How could Beniyasha have such spiritual power?
I did it!
H-Hey, get back here!
Give it to me.
I need the other Rainbow Pearl!
There it is!
Oh, no.
Hisui, divert Mistress Three-Eyes to Lady Kaede.
Yes, Uncle.
Come back here!
Damn you! Give me back my Red Pearl!
—Thank you. —There's a British proverb that goes like this.
—How'd it go? —There's a British proverb that goes like this.
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
TOWA'S HOMEROOM TEACHER - OSAMU KIRIN
When you're in an unfamiliar place, you should behave like the people there.
Right...
I guess I won't be staying too long at this school, either.
If you'll be attending this academy,
you should conduct yourself like the students here.
Being tardy because you got into a fight is preposterous.
I guess he's going to call my parents.
I will overlook this for today, but please be careful next time.
Huh?
That will be all. You may go home now.
What?!
See you tomorrow, Mei.
Okay, bye-bye!
Bye-bye!
This is the moment when I feel at peace.
The celebrated sword Kikujumonji, a national treasure.
I'm told that it once belonged to the shogun Yoshiteru Ashikaga...
It's Mei. She's crying.
She's at Grandpa's shrine!
Your sister should be here soon. So just sit tight.
H-Hey, Bro. Don't you think this is a bit much?
You idiots.
If you want to take revenge, you gotta go big or go home.
Don't be backing out on me now!
Yes, sir!
This world is full of the weak.
And because they're weak,
MEI'S GREAT-GRANDFATHER - GRANDPA
MEI'S GRANDMOTHER - GRAMMY
they band together and pick on people weaker then them.
I'm really sick of it.
Well, aren't you guys lucky. You get to see her crying face.
You want to see it that badly?
Sis!
Mei! Grammy, Grandpa...
I can show you a crying face.
But it won't be mine. It'll be yours!
Get her!
You're pretty good.
But I don't think you understand the situation. Hey!
Mei!
I hope you haven't forgotten that we have a hostage on our side.
If that's how you want to play this...
Hey, what the hell is that?
No one gives a shit if that katana is real or not.
Here's what'll happen if you move even one step.
Wouldn't want scars on your cute sister's face, now, would you?
Don't you dare move, got it?
What's the matter, huh?
Where's all that energy from before, huh?
Towa, you can't use your powers in front of other people, okay?
It's our little secret. Promise?
Yeah! I promise!
I'm sorry, Papa Sota.
I can't keep our promise.
What?!
Please get somewhere safe.
Please don't fight, Towa.
I'll end it quickly.
Sis!
What the hell?
She's not human.
We're no match for that!
Hey, get back here!
What is she?!
Come on Mei, let's go.
Please stop fighting, Sis.
Don't worry! I got this. Your big sister's pretty strong.
No! You can't!
If you keep doing things like this, you'll never stop fighting.
I know you really want to be more girly and cute, don't you?
Um, I guess there's a part of me that can't answer immediately.
You're supposed to say "yes," even if you don't mean it!
Sorry. I'm sorry, Mei.
Sis, you dummy!
Bro!
Who called the cops?!
We'd better bail.
Looks like they were only passing by.
Well then...
You dummy! You said you'd never get into fights again!
Sorry, Mei.
Living in this world is hard.
If you don't follow the set rules, you're treated as an outcast.
Girls must be feminine, and boys must be masculine.
I've just been so sick of that.
But I think it's time I stop being stubborn.
There's nothing that could ever justify making Mei cry this much.
This smell...
How strange. It's nostalgic, one I've smelled before.
By why is it coming from here?
VILLAGE ELDER PRIESTESS - KAEDE
Give me the pearl!
I think we've come far enough.
Hisui, I'll get off here.
Are you serious?
It's after the pearl in my right eye. I'll use that to my advantage.
Setsuna!
I won't let you get away!
Take this! Cyclone Burst!
How dare you!
My name is Setsuna.
Those are my only words for you. That is why you will die tonight.
Crimson Dragon Wave!
What? You...
Sorry, Setsuna.
But I had first dibs on that one.
—Ridiculous. —Wha...
Damn it.
Come to me, Gold Pearl.
Oh, what joy.
It absorbed the Gold Pearl, too!
The Rainbow Pearl's demon power is becoming one with my own...
What power...!
Absorbing the Red and Gold Rainbow Pearls has made it even stronger!
Hold on. I've got you, Setsu!
Don't call me that!
I sense the Rainbow Pearl for the first time in over ten years! And two at that!
By the power of the Tree of Ages, I now return to this world!
What?
What is happening?
What is...
Sis.
This smell.
Mei!
Oh, how strange.
Sis, what is that?
Could this smell be...
—Wha... —Oh, dear!
That's... That's...
Yes! That unbelievably bright place from my memories...
And this smell!
Setsuna!
Wh-Who calls my name?
Damn it. I feel so weak.
Is it because I crossed through the rainbow corridor?
Wonderful, just so wonderful!
The Silver Pearl is here as well.
Now each of my three eyes will have a pearl!
Setsuna, I'll save you!
No way! My Kikujumonji broke!
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
Setsuna shows up in the present day,
but she doesn't remember that I'm her older sister.
I don't know you. If you value your life, don't come near me.
It's a nasty curse.
The butterfly that lives in the Dream World came out to this world,
and you can't fall asleep ever again, let alone have dreams.
My dreams were eaten?
Next time on Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: "The Dream Butterfly"
It was because of me. I'm sorry, it's all my fault.