Oh, what a foolish thing to do.
Bojji...
Right now, there is someone choking back tears
Shake off the power that comes from malice
Sure, you can't hear
But right now the hero doesn't need power
Let yourself be
Watch these tiny hands now
Everything I've fallen in love with
And the curse that fell upon me, too
All of the feelings of falling in love
Give me enough light to protect them
Shake off the power that comes from malice
Sure, you can't hear
But right now the hero doesn't need power
Let yourself be
The shadows are closing in, asking "What are you?"
"Ranking of Kings"
"Episode 19: The Last Bastion"
Houma has taken everything from us. Our once-rich land...
...has been trampled down by Houma!
It looks abundant enough to me.
Well, what do you say?
Oh, very well. Now that we're here, everything will be fine.
Shall we head back home?
You're going to leave Gyakuza alone?
I suppose. I would like to enslave them...
...but they'll have no one to turn to after this.
What about the Houmans who fled?
They're fine. Let them be. They're finished, after all.
Besides, it's about time the gods found a new way to rule over humans.
Houma's resistance
has somewhat changed the relationship between gods and humans.
After all, we aren't exactly monolithic,
and human enlightenment has made advances, giving them wisdom.
The ancient power is swiftly becoming lost,
and this is no longer our era.
What happened to Houma-- What happened after that?
You all... feel justified... in this?
We just want to be happy, too!
Please, just spare my child!
How awful. Is this what people are capable of?
Take these and fix her.
Good sir...
I decided to spend my life together with Miranjo.
I just wanted to bring back her smile.
And this gruesome experience changed her, didn't it?
No. No, it didn't!
The one who betrayed her, hurt her, and tormented her...
...right as she was trying to recover was me!
Which is why...
King Bosse, I must go to Prince Bojji now.
Oh, that's right. You're the one who sent Bojji to Despa.
Now the boy has grown strong.
Is this foe too much for Bojji to handle?
Yes. As for the mirror, if circumstances require it,
I will slay it.
W-Wait!
Wait! What are you going to do?!
Mommy!
Mommy! Hey! Mommy!
Kage!
Kage! Kage!
Kage's late mother?
This must be the world on the border between life and death.
Have I died? After all that effort I put into saving money? I can't spend it?!
No!
I have quite a bit of money saved up, you know!
Hurry on over, Kage!
Mm-hmm!
Oh, no! If he crosses over, he won't be able to come back to life!
Kage, you mustn't!
Can't he hear us?
So that's it. We don't exist in this world.
If that's the case, we're inside someone else's mind.
Miranjo's mind...
Which means that I'm not dead after all. The handsome really don't die.
Now's not the time, though!
Mommy!
Kage!
Don't do it! Don't do it, Kage!
Mommy!
If you cross over, you won't ever be able to come back.
Miranjo!
Who are you?
Have you no attachment to this life?
This life? Attachment?
Kage!
Come on! Over here, Kage!
Mommy...?
Bojji!
Bojji...
Bojji... Bojji... Bojji... Bojji... Bojji... Bojji...
Bojji... Bojji... Bojji...!
Kage, hurry on over here! Your life is over. Come on!
Mommy... I want to help Bojji.
Mommy...
How is it over there? Are you doing well?
Mm-hmm, I'm enjoying it. I have nothing to complain about.
Everyone here is happy.
I'm glad.
Mommy, I have some things I've left undone.
I have to go back and do them first.
I see.
Then make sure... Make sure you get them done!
Mm-hmm. Afterward, I promise, I'll come back here.
But I'll be an old man by then, so you might not even recognize me.
I'll be waiting for you.
Bye!
Kage, let me get a better look at your face.
Kage, good luck.
You've come back, but it doesn't mean you'll save anyone.
Hmph, you're Miranjo, right? You have the same voice.
Why did you save me?
I don't understand your reasoning, but you have my thanks.
Huh? Is it weird to thank you, when you're the one who set this up?
Well, whatever. Thanks.
Bojji, here I come!
Hey!
How?
Good for you.
Mm-hmm.
Hey...
I'm sure I must be saved.
Thank you.
Wait! Don't leave! Don't leave me here by myself!
It's okay. Pretty soon...
Pretty soon? Pretty soon what?
It's no use. Queen Hiling has used up all of her power. There's no saving them.
S-Someone...
What the hell are you doing, you bastard?!
Master Bebin!
Mitsumata...
What?!
This one's immortal.
Immortal?
So all we can do is lock him up so he can't resist.
This ought to be good.
Lady Miranjo?
She's gone. Where is she?
Master Domas, I can't stop Prince Bojji's bleeding! If this keeps up...
We need Queen Hiling, now!
Queen Hiling has no power left.
Oh no, then...
No, there is one other.
Right. There is someone else who can heal them.
Yeah. But...
It depends on how well we tough this out.
Let me handle this.
Domas, stay on your toes.
I know.
Prince Bojji, you've become so terribly strong.
So much so that not even I can compete with you.
And yet this person beat even you.
Nonetheless, your needle-sword must have just been an awful match
for someone who's immortal.
Can your narrow blade accept my sword?
He's powerful if he can strike with abandon like that.
Then I'll just break your sword!
What the hell's going on? No matter, I'm still better with the sword.
What's the matter?!
Bebin, what is this?
A technique that paralyzes an opponent
by shooting a foreign object at them, disguised as a shout.
Also, because of his immortal blood, you can't break his sword.
You knew about this, Bebin? You could have said something.
Seeing is believing. I wanted the two behind us to see this, as well.
All right, let's do this.
Yeah!
Strike the flank!
Did you just do something?
As resilient as ever when it comes to taking a beating, huh?
But not when it comes to blades.
What?
Stop resisting!
He's completely shut down.
That's the Big Four for you.
Now, where do we go from here?
Take a moment, sense your opponent's rhythm, and let yourself go with the flow.
Right now, it's your opponent's flow.
You aren't there yet.
Your training will not betray you. When you find yourself in a tight spot,
its true worth will be revealed.
A tight spot is your greatest opportunity, Ouken.
You can become energized.
That's the sensation, Ouken--Sword King of the Underworld.
He seems to be in a daze.
What?!
Over here!
We are the Big Four.
Yeah, that's right.
We are...
--...the last bastion! --...the last bastion!
Today tried to stay ahead, to not be swept away
But it got absorbed by yesterday
Today put its feelings off until later with a sigh,
but as always you leaped in with a smile
So I pushed back the deadline I'd decided was final
If the view changes after one more step...
If something changes...
Be the first to shine, even when others laugh,
because I will be holding your hand
It can't be just someone, it must be you
Only you can wipe those tears
Shine on toward a yet-unseen tomorrow
I'll be singing for you, waiting for you
I'll be singing here for you, waiting for you