Ling Qi 2 (Spiritpact 2)

Episode 7 Waiting in the Future

Master, a relationship with a person is like a kite.

It won't fly high if you hold it too tightly.

Loosen your grip too much and it falls.

And when you pull strongly on a kite flying high in the sky,

the string will snap and it will never come back.

You have a reason you're so close to him, don't you?

I've looked into you.

You're actually the Youmeishi's...

~Bond of the Underworld~

Shinryuu Shouken!

What have you done?!

I protected my master.

Come here.

Take a good look.

This is the result of you protecting your master.

Mistress, please severely punish him for doing this to my father.

It is his punishment for trying to take the master's life. He got what he deserved.

That's a false accusation! We just requested a ceremony service!

By poisoning his tea and abducting him?

What utter nonsense!

Does the master even look like he's been affected by poison?

Master, we haven't done anything wrong, right?

I-I don't know what happened after I lost consciousness...

Just as I said. That man has injured my father.

Even though we have been praying for the Tanmoku family.

Master, Mistress, we ask for fair judgment.

I should have dealt with you, too.

Before long, the Tanmoku family will be taken over by the Shinryuu family.

Even I, as the previous head's wife, have to question your motives.

Shouken.

Just when did the Shinryuu family overtake our Shito family to become number two?

She is right. What an impertinent bodyguard.

Grandmother, whatever Shouken has done, he did it all for my sake.

Oh? Then what is this?

It is a secret message sent by Shouken.

We found this in Shouken's room.

The body of the Youmeishi is divine.

Anything that leaves your body must be burned so that no one can misuse it.

Were you planning to curse the Youmeishi by secretly holding on to his hair?

Don't lump me in with the likes of you.

Shinryuu Shouken!

I allowed you to possess a gun

and come and go from the mansion because I trusted you.

It seems I have been a poor judge of character.

But that—

Be quiet!

Kiya, do you know what the actual problem is?

You have given him too much authority,

and so he ignores the rules of the Tanmoku family and does as he pleases.

That is why you bear responsibility for this incident as well.

Kiya, this is what happens when you rely on someone too much.

Hey, what are you going to do with Shouken?

Master, he not only sent a secret message, but also meant to betray you.

That's impossible!

Everything will be revealed once we break the secret message's code.

What are you saying about a member of the Shinryuu family?

They want to deal with you themselves.

They're disappointed by your betrayal.

Betrayal, huh?

There has to be some kind of mistake!

Shouken wouldn't betray me. I guarantee it as his master!

Master.

It is true.

My objective in coming to the Tanmoku family was to monitor you.

On whose orders?

I can't say any more.

Shinryuu Shouken, what is your reason for staying with the Tanmoku family?

I just want to protect Tanmoku Ki.

Can you crack it?

The parts we could decipher

have to do with the Tanmoku family and the Youmeishi.

This seems likely to be an information leak.

The letter is numbered, which means he's likely sent dozens over the years.

Dozens?

I can't even protect you, despite being head of the family.

I am sorry for keeping quiet about it.

I'm sure you had your reasons.

Did someone from the Tanmoku family threaten you?

No one is threatening me. Honestly.

My duty was to protect you.

I am proud I could fulfill that duty.

Shouken...

Master, remember what I told you when we were flying the kite?

When we were flying the kite?

I believe it was that a relationship with a person is like a kite.

It won't fly high if you hold on to it too tightly.

Loosen your grip too much and it falls.

And when you pull strongly on a kite flying high in the sky,

the string will snap and it will never come back.

Why are you saying all of this now?!

Master, everything in this world has an end.

But the only thing that goes on forever is the thoughts of life, the soul.

A soul exists beyond the limits of time.

It is both the end and the beginning.

One day, you may even meet such a soul.

It exists in a different dimension

where the present and the future progress at the same time.

Everything in this universe

is nothing more than a checkpoint in the flow of time and space.

Shouken, what are you talking about?

Master, please hold out your hand.

It's your birthday, right?

Y-You knew when my real birthday was?

I wasn't able to prepare a proper present for you though.

You knew all along...

The Tanmoku family is complicated.

Do you understand? While you may not be able to trust people's words,

that is not the case for spirits.

Please find a spirit shadow.

I cannot be with you anymore.

I don't want a spirit shadow. Don't go away, Shouken.

I'm not going anywhere.

I swear it.

Shinryuu Shouken will remain by your side forever.

Shouken, no.

I don't want to lose you!

Master, what are you...

Let's leave here together.

We have a problem! Shinryuu Shouken has escaped with the master!

What?!

Master, where are we going?

It doesn't matter. We're leaving here.

You're the Youmeishi. What about the ceremony?

It's fine. They have Jimei-san and Jiun.