Towa and Setsuna.
Between us half-demon twins, two different worlds exist at the same time.
Human and demon.
Feudal era and present day.
Peacefulness and war.
Joy and sorrow.
Dreams and reality.
One moment and eternity.
And finally, love and hate.
A Feudal Fairytale, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.
We'll keep moving forward through the hurdles of destiny!
So what are we up to today?
Where are you taking me, this far away?
I didn't take you anywhere. You're the one who came along.
But where is this...
Watch it, Setsuna! I'll fall off!
This is my...
"The Hidden Village for Half Demons"
CAT DEMON – KIRARA
SETSUNA TOWA HIGURASHI
Hey, Setsuna.
Why are we this far into the mountains?
Going for a walk?
I'm just making my rounds. That's why I said you didn't have to come.
So what on earth is here anyway?
There's nothing here. That's how it's supposed to be.
What? What does that mean?
The earliest memory I have is the view of a burnt-up forest.
You mean the one we were in?
So it's a memory from after we got separated?
After that, I lived here for a while.
That was when we were around four years old, right?
I'm sorry, I didn't know anything and I—
I wasn't alone. I had Miss Shiori, and there were other children, too.
Miss Shiori? Who's that?
This place is a hidden village for half-demons that Miss Shiori made.
A hidden village?
After that fire...
I couldn't do anything. I just sat by the ruins.
But someone came for me.
Hey.
TWO-HEADED DRAGON – A-UN
You there, little girl. Hop on.
SESSHOMARU'S VASSAL – JAKEN
What is it?
You need not fear me. Come now, jump on.
I was led by a voice that I couldn't quite place...
And I was taken to this mountain.
Survive and live!
Who are you?
Yeah, who're you?
No humans allowed.
No demons allowed.
Say something.
Yeah, say something.
You're a half-demon, right?
You're probably a half-demon.
Half-demon?
What's the matter?
Oh, Miss Shiori.
HALF-DEMON VILLAGE HEAD – SHIORI Oh, Miss Shiori.
HALF-DEMON VILLAGE HEAD – SHIORI Miss Shiori.
HALF-DEMON VILLAGE HEAD – SHIORI
My, a child...
What's wrong? Are you okay?
I was told to give you this...
PLEASE LOOK AFTER HER
Oh, dear...
PLEASE LOOK AFTER HER
My child, you seem to be tied to a strange destiny.
Welcome.
And Miss Shiori invited me in...
to a hidden village inhabited by half-demon children.
Miss Shiori was a half-demon from the Demon Bat Tribe
with the power to create barriers.
She used her barrier to protect the peace of the village.
HALF-DEMON CHILDREN
I'm Futa.
HALF-DEMON CHILDREN I'm Raita.
So what happened to your parents?
Yeah, what happened?
I don't know.
That's a little sad.
My parents were killed by humans.
My parents were killed by demons.
But if you don't know, then that's kind of a big deal.
Oh.
I got used to living there pretty quickly.
During the day, we went out to gather food, and at night, we hid.
I learned numbers and how to read and write.
Miss Shiori.
Look what I got!
Miss Shiori, I got a lot, too!
That's amazing, everyone. You all worked so hard.
Miss Shiori!
I brought it down.
And I caught it.
Both of you are amazing.
SETSUNA
At times, I would receive items addressed to me.
What's that?
Yeah, what is it?
CUT THE WIND
"Cut the wind."
For some reason, I trained following those orders.
SETSUNA
CUT WATER
"Cut water."
Cut the water?
Can it be cut, though?
It's impossible, right?
Impossible.
Humans would never stray this far into the mountain,
but sometimes demons would make their way here.
Most of them would give up and leave, barred by Miss Shiori's barrier.
The really persistent ones would wait for us to emerge.
With those demons, we worked together to take them down.
Eat this! Wind Scythe!
Eat this! Thunder!
Scourge of Swallows!
We did it!
We all worked well together, but...
Miss Shiori always seemed sad.
She understood that we had to kill these enemies,
but deep down, I think she wished for the world to be different.
In a forest in the east, a half-demon child is suffering all alone.
I'd love it if they decide to come here.
I had been living here for six years when a certain letter arrived.
THE VILLAGE WHERE YOU WERE BORN...
Setsuna, it says here that you are to return to where you were born.
You'll be living there from now on.
No. I like it here.
Half-demons are able to live among humans, too.
If you have a place to live a life,
it's not a bad idea to get to know human society as well.
Go and live in the village where you were born.
I ended up in the village where Priestess Kaede lived,
but not for very long.
There was something I realized after beating up some bandits who were pillaging the area.
Y-You bastard!
She's a monster. Run for it!
VILLAGE ELDER PRIESTESS – KAEDE
Setsuna, that's enough.
Setsuna!
H-Help me!
Setsuna, stop it!
If we don't kill them, they'll just come again.
I don't want you to go through such things when you're still so young.
I am a half-demon.
Setsuna?
I'm returning to my village.
Miss Shiori welcomed me back without asking any questions.
My friends were happy that I was back, too.
I returned to my peaceful days at the village,
and I thought I would stay there for the rest of my life.
But...
Miss Shiori is also a half-demon.
There are times when she loses her demon powers.
In other words, her barrier disappears.
A demon named Gaga Gozen planned for that day, and appeared before us.
Gaga Gozen?
Miss Shiori is also a half-demon.
There are times when she loses her demon powers.
In other words, her barrier disappears.
A demon named Gaga Gozen planned for that day, and appeared before us.
Gaga Gozen?
This happened three years ago.
Setsuna.
Yes?
Soon I'll lose my demon powers. I only hope that nothing happens.
Miss Shiori!
Some samurai are here!
Yeah, they're here.
Samurai?
MOTH DEMON – GAGA GOZEN Lord Gaga, is it this mountain?
MOTH DEMON – GAGA GOZEN Yes,
there are many half-demons here.
That's what I heard. Many demons have come here searching for half-demons,
but they either couldn't find them or have been taken down.
Just who do you think I am?
They couldn't find them because they're all a horde of brainless idiots.
I've looked into it, though.
All the demons that got taken down? They weren't strong enough.
I've eaten a hundred samurai, and I've grown tired of eating them.
It's time to stuff my belly full of delicious half-demons.
HACHIEMON OF AWA MIROKU Miroku,
we can't defeat them with just the two of us.
We should go back and get help. He's bad news.
That demon has already eaten a hundred samurai.
We'll look for an opening and slay him as quickly as possible.
We can never see eye to eye, huh...
They look like samurai, but they're all demons.
You can tell?
My nose works better than yours.
They all smell like demons.
What should we do?
If demons come here, then it's to eat or kill us half-demons.
But Miss Shiori won't be able to use her demon powers.
This is bad.
If they knew that and came here... That's pretty annoying.
Behold!
The one who produces this barrier loses their demon powers during a solar eclipse.
Amazing as ever, Lord Gaga.
Now then...
Wind Scythe!
Thunder!
This naginata is the infamous Kanemitsu no Tomoe.
Your dull knife is no match for it.
What's the matter?
Gaga Gozen, steel yourself!
That man...
Eat this! Thunder!
He's the last one.
Get him!
Miroku! See, what did I tell you.
Setsuna, let's get him.
Yeah, come on Setsuna.
Damn half-demons!
Everyone, over here. Hurry!
Are you okay?
I wonder if you can stomach my poison fog!
Damn you!
Setsuna!
Now, you stay down. I'll save you for later.
Look at you half-demons, you all look absolutely scrumptious!
– Wind Scythe! – Thunder!
Hmph, such nonsense.
Now, which one shall I eat first?
Please stop it!
Why don't I start with you, then?
Little girl. Do you think you, a mere half-demon, can defeat me, Gaga Gozen?
You damn worm!
You did it!
Setsuna!
Wait, Setsuna.
Your demon blood isn't settling down. If you cannot quell it...
Go away!
Die, die, die!
Die!
Oh, no.
Setsuna, stop! Please!
Calm down, Setsuna. Please.
That's it... Take deep breaths.
Miss Shiori!
Pardon!
Setsuna? Setsuna?!
Are you okay, Setsuna?
Um, what you just used didn't kill her, right?
It did not. This is a sedative used by demon slayers.
It's especially effective for Setsuna, with her keen sense of smell.
Thank goodness.
I'll apply a seal that will suppress her demon blood.
This naginata will act as the medium.
Let's begin.
On meeting an arhat, slay the arhat; on meeting your parents, slay your parents...
Know that the light to your path lies there.
This should be good for now.
Setsuna has inherited demon blood that is too powerful for her half-demon body.
Um, you're Monk Miroku, aren't you?
I am. And I'm glad you're in good health, Lady Shiori.
You grew up so beautifully, too.
Is your mother here as well?
No, she passed away... An illness overtook her.
Such is the fate of humans, I'm afraid.
Some time after Monk Miroku left, Miss Shiori told me to leave the village.
Setsuna. You are no longer so weak that you have to live in hiding.
Live in the outside world, for your own sake.
Setsuna, take care!
Yeah, take care!
Oh, you two will eventually have to leave this village, too.
Setsuna is just leaving a little earlier than everyone.
I don't wanna!
Setsuna, if you ever meet a half-demon child who's in trouble,
can you tell them about this village?
I will.
Okay. Off you go, then.
All right.
Back at Priestess Kaede's village, I was invited to join the demon slayers.
I never knew that Monk Miroku was Hisui's father.
So that naginata was a spoil from a battle, huh?
It's a human-made piece.
I've been using it with appreciation.
It's also my seal for my demon powers.
You sure did a lot of talking today. Why's that?
Because Miss Shiori told me that if there was a troubled half-demon child,
I'm to tell them about this village.
What do you mean? I'm not troubled, and I'm not even a child.
Geez.
Here it is. This is the mountain where half-demons are said to be hiding.
They think they're so clever. Let's just find them and eat them.
My horns!
You think you're so clever.
If you ever come here again,
death will be a sweet thing.
Bastards like them still manage to make their way here.
Although I hope things can quiet down a little.
Setsuna. You've been doing this for a while, huh?
Sometimes. When I have time on my hands.
Because to you, this place is one of your precious homes, right?
Kirara.
Thank you, Setsuna.
NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW
Winter fireflies dance in the night. Riku tells me about the lady who looked after him,
and about his master who loves gazing up at the stars.
Totetsu turns up out of the blue!
You got in the way of our date! It's in poor taste!
Why are you helping me, Riku?
Next time on Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: "Secret of the Rainbow Pearls"
These Pearls were born
on the day your grandfather, the Great Dog-Demon, passed away.