Good grief,
I guess it can't be helped,
Leave it to me then,
I'll be her guide,
EPISODE 23 PROMISE
Ms, Yurie?
Ms, Miyo!
How are you feeling?
Ms, Yurie!
Where is he?
Ms, Miyo,,,
Miyo!
Hazuki,
And Lord Takakura,
That Kiyoka,,,
I'm sorry,
It's,,,
It's because I,,,
It's not your fault, Miyo,
But,,,
I knew they were after him,
I'm sure he'll be fine,
Regarding Mr, Kudo's whereabouts,
there's a high possibility he's at the Military Headquarters,
The Gifted Communion have seized the Headquarters and the stations,
They've even taken over the chain of command,
The Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit tried to go after Mr, Kudo,
but they were scattered due to the intense battle,
Fortunately, the Navy were out on a mission during the attack,
So Prince Takaihito summoned them immediately, drove out the enemy,
and they are now reinforcing the security of the Palace,
Is Prince Takaihito safe?
Yes, Please don't worry,
However, since he considers Mr, Kudo a sworn friend,
the escalation of this situation causes him great concern,
Don't worry about Kiyoka too much,
He's my little brother, you know,
Yes,
Ms, Miyo,
For now,
please get a good rest,
Mr, Usuba,
Without your advice,
we wouldn't have been able to take down the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit,
Mr, Hojo, please don't get the wrong idea,
I'm doing this to welcome Miyo as the ruler of this world,
I've no intention of becoming friends with you all,
Forgive me,
To be honest, I've misjudged you,
I was sure you wouldn't be able to betray Miyo Saimori,
Let me officially welcome you,
Mr, Arata Usuba,
If I could use my Dream-Sight ability properly,
I might have been able to protect my husband-to-be,
I can't just rely on someone else and wait around for things to change,
I have to do something myself,
Forgive me, everyone,
I hope they won't notice me,
Wait,
Don't go to the military,
It's too reckless to go there alone,
You're,,,?
I'm a shiki-gami,
Kiyoka Kudo is my master,
Rest assured, My master,
Kiyoka Kudo is all right,
H-Hey,
Thank goodness,
Look after her for a while,
Have you calmed down?
Yes,
Thank you very much,
If he's safe, I must go,
Goodness sake,
So, you won't listen to me anyway,
We should at least look for an ally and learn about our enemy,
Things aren't simple enough for you to handle alone, are they?
Right,
Why don't you visit the Usuba family?
Besides, there are many others who are willing to help you,
Lord Takakura?
Excuse me, what is this place?
This is an emergency passage for courtiers,
Prince Takaihito asked me to guide you through,
He did?
He believes this is the right decision for the future,
This is as far as I can take you,
Thank you very much,
He entrusted the future to you because he believes in you,
Let's go,
Coming,
Watch your step,
I will, Thank you,
By the way, what should I call you?
Whatever you want,
Then, can I call you Kiyo?
C-Call me how you want,
Okay,
Founder,
what should we do with Kudo?
Don't be impatient,
Once Miyo fully awakens,
she'll be the perfect maiden of Dream-Sight
with power stronger than the Mikado,
Kudo will be the trigger to make that happen,
I see,
I understand the situation,
It must've been hard,
I'm sorry about Arata,
Please don't be,
I still
can't believe that Arata has betrayed us,
I wasn't able to notice anything,
I should never have allowed your fiancé to be hurt again,
Grandfather,
I want to save my husband-to-be,
But I am way too weak right now to fight against Usui,
That's why I need to learn much more,
You've become quite strong, haven't you?
What?
But Miyo,
having strong power doesn't resolve everything,
I don't want you to become like Naoshi,
I understand,
Both Naoshi and Arata made mistakes because of issues
with how the Usuba family handles things,
It's my responsibility as the head of the family,
Could you please tell me
what happened to the Usuba family in the past?
Originally, the Usui family was a distant branch family,
They lived in a farm village in a rural area,
But we took Naoshi in after a particular incident,
An incident?
His parents were killed by burglars,
We can only use our abilities on ability-users, That's the rule,
We should never use our ability to restrain ordinary people,
However, he broke the rule
and made an irreparable mistake,
The Usuba family took the matter seriously
and decided to seal Naoshi's ability,
But then,,,
Hello,
Are you Naoshi?
I'm Sumi Usuba, It's a pleasure to meet you,
Naoshi met Sumi,
Thanks to Sumi's caring nature,
Naoshi slowly opened up to her
and began to cause less trouble,
We, the adults,
saw this as a positive change and decided to postpone sealing his ability,
We were being overly optimistic,
We hoped they'd eventually get engaged and lead the Usuba family together,
However,
Mikado suddenly intervened,
Tsuruki Trading fell into decline,
and Sumi accepted the offer to marry into the Saimori family,
The one who opposed this the most was Naoshi,
He was devastated, and then,,,
he disappeared,
Grandfather,
Naoshi Usui told me he will awaken my ability,
What does that have to do with my mother?
What does it mean to awaken my ability in the first place?
Miyo, there's something I want to show you,
This has been passed down for generations,
The Book of Dream-Sight,
"Awakening is
to be able to exercise all of the maiden of Dream-Sight's abilities,"
"To have a strong unwavering heart,"
It's pretty vague,
In other words, awakening is a state of mind,
It's not something other people can help you with,
Grandfather, what am I supposed to do?
Miyo,
your mind plays a key role in order for you to use your ability,
Your anxieties and fears
will be an important guidepost to opening up your path,
Right,
Kiyo,
Come here,
Wha,,,
Th--
There's no way I'm sleeping in the same bed,
But I've turned off the heater already,
It'll get cold,
S-Shiki do not feel cold!
Don't you even know that?
Oh, I'm sorry,
Uh,,,
No, I mean,,,
I didn't mean it like that,
If anything, my master will be too happy,
Oh, fine, I guess I have to then,
If you're thinking of me as a stuffed toy, you're mistaken!
Huh?
You better not regret this later,
Thank you, Kiyo,
Why is Naoshi Usui doing all this?
I want to know,
What exactly happened
between my mother and him?
Mother!
Miyo,
I made you carry all the pain and burdens,
So,,,
Wait,
I said wait!
Hey,
I told you many times not to hurt others,
Why won't you try to understand other people's pain?
Shut up! It's just a fight!
You shouldn't hurt each other this badly!
It's not that bad,
Yes, it is!
If you hurt someone, the same amount of pain comes back to you,
If you want to hurt someone so badly,
you can hurt me,
How can I,,,
Fine, I won't anymore,
You're injured!
This is--
Take better care of yourself,
Please?
Here, Come on!
Hey,
don't you think it's a horrible rule that we can't make any friends?
They don't know how lonely it is to eat lunch by myself at school,
If only I could be there with you,
That's not the point,
I hate that this rule has caused my family to live in loneliness,
Then, do you want to break the rules?
Like how I used to,
I'm not breaking it, I'm getting rid of it,
If I'm able to become the maiden of Dream-Sight,
I'm going to ask the Emperor to abolish the rules that tie us down,
So that everyone in my family
will be able to walk proudly with their heads held high,
Even so--
Say, if I become the maiden of Dream-Sight one day,
you're going to be my sheath,
Sheath, huh?
I'll be the sword to open up the new world and you'll be the sheath,
Great idea, right?
There's nothing more honorable if I can be your sheath,
I wonder if I can become the maiden of Dream-Sight,
I'm sure you can,
You know about telepathy, right?
Other people's thoughts vaguely enter into your mind,
Mine, too?
I don't have to use my ability to know what you're thinking right now,
Yeah, right,
Apparently, those with telepathic ability can't become the maiden of Dream-Sight,
I knew about it long ago,
I felt like it would become real the moment I put it into words,
Sumi,,,
I know you've always been on my side, I'm sorry,
You don't have to apologize,
It's okay,
Even without the Dream-Sight ability, you can still fulfill your dream,
From now on, I'll be the sword instead,
Not your sheath, but your protective sword,
So, don't worry,
Let's look for the ideal world you wish for, together,
It's a promise,
Yeah,
It's a promise for life,
Sumi!
I told you that I would protect you!
How could you break our promise,,,
That's not what this is about,
You get it, don't you?
I want to protect my entire family,
In order to do that, I must marry into the Saimori family,
I'll do anything if it would allow everyone to live happily again,
I would do anything for you, too!
I'll destroy the Saimori family,
Naoshi,
I'm sorry,
It's my fault you became this way,
Remember what I said before?
I want everyone in my family to be able to walk proudly with their heads held high,
If you marry into the Saimoris, you won't be able to fulfill that dream!
That's not true,
I'm passing on this dream to you, Naoshi,
I want you to cooperate with others and find a way for everyone to be happy,
A new way for the Usuba family,
Sumi, let's run away together,
Somewhere far, where we can make your wish come true,
What's the point of that?
What about our family?
I don't have any family,
All I have is you,
Naoshi,
I have to protect everyone in the Usuba family,
I must go,
FUNERAL
Sumi,
Sumi,,,
Why?
Why did you leave without me?
Excuse me,
Are you Ms, Sumi's acquaintance?
It's cold out here,
Please come in and offer her incense,
Oh, Ms, Miyo,
Poor thing, She's still so small,
She's been crying for Ms, Sumi all day,
Miyo?
Sir?
Please say your final goodbye to her!
I don't have to,
I can see her anytime in my dreams,
If my mother was alive right now,
what would she say to him?
The sudden loss of the one you love is truly devastating,
Mother,
will I be able to stop him?
Is that the path I should take
as your daughter?
Miyo,
Your ability has awakened,
So, you've found the path you should take,
I have,
My mother was the only one who always gave him a helping hand,
I must stop him,
I see,
That's just like you,
I'm sure Sumi will support you too,
Yes,
Subtitle translation by: Aya Kudo