1. Aw, damn it! If I had a spear,
this'd at least be a little easier!Copy !req
2. The flight of fancy that led
to picking up that swordCopy !req
3. is now going to cost your life.Copy !req
4. Die!Copy !req
5. Huh? What... the hell is this?Copy !req
6. Wait, is that...?Copy !req
7. Damn it!Copy !req
8. Everybody, grab onto Cán Yún!Copy !req
9. Now!Copy !req
10. Huh? Say what?Copy !req
11. He doesn't seem to be joking, either.Copy !req
12. Wh... What just happened?Copy !req
13. Damn them. They've escaped.Copy !req
14. Where could they have gone?Copy !req
15. There's no way of knowing.Copy !req
16. They probably don't know themselves.Copy !req
17. Still...Copy !req
18. Did that man know how the
scrying portals work?Copy !req
19. Could it be...Copy !req
20. Huh?Copy !req
21. Wha? Where is this?Copy !req
22. What the hell is going on?Copy !req
23. Hey, there you are, Patch!
Guess that's all the gang accounted for.Copy !req
24. This way.Copy !req
25. Uh...Copy !req
26. So what exactly is going on here?Copy !req
27. We don't have a clue either, pal.Copy !req
28. Seems like Bú Huàn has some idea, though.Copy !req
29. So let's ask him!Copy !req
30. Ah, you've found Sir Cán Yún.Copy !req
31. Now that we're all together,
that's one less thing to worry about.Copy !req
32. If we had gotten split up,
we would've been in serious trouble.Copy !req
33. I gotta ask, what the hell is going on?Copy !req
34. I mean... where are we, even?Copy !req
35. It's a waste of time to even think about it.Copy !req
36. We could literally be anywhere.Copy !req
37. You're saying we entered the
world inside of that mirror?Copy !req
38. It's not really a mirror. More like a gate.Copy !req
39. A pain-in-the-ass gate, where you have
no idea what's on the other side.Copy !req
40. Sooner or later, this mirror is
going to show another location.Copy !req
41. Wherever it is, as long
as it's better than here—Copy !req
42. preferably someplace we recognize—
we have to touch it.Copy !req
43. Then we should be able to travel there,
the same way we ended up here.Copy !req
44. Is there no way of knowing what
scenery will be shown in the mirror?Copy !req
45. I'd say there's a 50 percent chance it ends up
showing us that labyrinth we just came from.Copy !req
46. As for the other 50 percent...Copy !req
47. Totally random.Copy !req
48. You actually know how
these freaky mirrors work?Copy !req
49. Yeah. From the old days.Copy !req
50. I've seen them before.Copy !req
51. I've used Spiritual Veins to travel
over long distances at once before...Copy !req
52. This seems to be a different form of wizardry
than anything from the Hù Yìn Shī.Copy !req
53. Might I presume that each mirror
only allows you to travel once?Copy !req
54. Yeah. But since size doesn't matter,
you can do this...Copy !req
55. That way, as long as you have another
piece on hand, you get another chance.Copy !req
56. Just don't forget to make contact
when the mirror lights up.Copy !req
57. If anybody gets left behind,
it's gonna be really bad news.Copy !req
58. I don't even wanna think about that.Copy !req
59. And with no way to know when
the mirror becomes active again,Copy !req
60. we're leaving things to chance.Copy !req
61. That being the case,Copy !req
62. I believe we should ensure that our
surroundings are safe for the time being.Copy !req
63. You were so confident in your
territorial advantage...Copy !req
64. But let your targets escape unharmed.Copy !req
65. What a miserable showing!Copy !req
66. I'm not so sure.Copy !req
67. The skills of the Sword-Plundering Nemesis...Copy !req
68. Even the small taste that I got
is enough to satisfy me for now.Copy !req
69. Yì Piāomiǎo! I shouldn't need to
remind you that this isn't a game.Copy !req
70. We're facing Shāng Bú Huàn!Copy !req
71. You should be grateful that grin of
yours is still connected to your head.Copy !req
72. That said,Copy !req
73. I would've never expected them to use
the mirrors to escape to another world.Copy !req
74. You didn't mention that the enemy would
be able to make use of this sorcery,Copy !req
75. Lady Xíng Hài.Copy !req
76. I wouldn't panic.Copy !req
77. If they're relying on the
scrying mirrors to travel,Copy !req
78. they may as well still be
inside the Void Junction.Copy !req
79. What do you mean?Copy !req
80. The mirrors resonate with magical
power of a similar nature.Copy !req
81. The next time they use a scrying portal,Copy !req
82. the odds are fairly high that their destinationCopy !req
83. will be reflected in other mirrors.Copy !req
84. The fastest way to track them downCopy !req
85. would be to patiently watch
as many mirrors as possible.Copy !req
86. If you have time to waste on prattling,
then keep your eyes open!Copy !req
87. My princess...Copy !req
88. Please, speak to me.Copy !req
89. Give me your guidance...Copy !req
90. Princess!Copy !req
91. Where am I?Copy !req
92. I assume that means you ended up here
without actually intending it, then?Copy !req
93. Who are you?Copy !req
94. I don't think names are
going to be necessary.Copy !req
95. "You" should suffice,
considering no one else is around.Copy !req
96. So, now it's my turn for a question.Copy !req
97. Where did you come from?Copy !req
98. I fell from some cliffs...
and wandered into a cave.Copy !req
99. Inside there was this... uncanny place.Copy !req
100. With so many mirrors...Copy !req
101. I see! Then you drifted here?Copy !req
102. You didn't come here of your own will,
nor were you sent here by someone else's.Copy !req
103. Well, that's not too different
from my own situation.Copy !req
104. The sword! I was carrying a sword...Copy !req
105. Nope. You arrived here
with nothing else on you.Copy !req
106. I swore to never let her go... and yet...Copy !req
107. I'd say that arm of yours
is a bigger concern.Copy !req
108. From the look of the wound,
you can't have lost it that long ago.Copy !req
109. I'm impressed you're still alive.Copy !req
110. What are you doing in this place?Copy !req
111. Well, I originally intended to
open a gate to the Demon Realm,Copy !req
112. in order to learn the greatest
secrets of wizardry.Copy !req
113. But I failed,Copy !req
114. and it's been a decade since I found myself
here on the edge of time and space.Copy !req
115. Ever since, I've been looking
for a way out of here.Copy !req
116. You've been here for a decade?Copy !req
117. Is this world some sort of prison?Copy !req
118. One preventing us from returning
to the one we came from?Copy !req
119. Well, there's no one to interrupt,Copy !req
120. so it's ideal for dedicating
yourself to mystic studies.Copy !req
121. Spare me your jokes! I have
left my princess behind!Copy !req
122. I must return and search for
her as soon as possible!Copy !req
123. Now, now, settle down.Copy !req
124. You even being here is valuable information.Copy !req
125. It's proof that there are other means
by which this place can be accessed.Copy !req
126. You have a plan, then?Copy !req
127. All in good time.Copy !req
128. I couldn't give you anything
specific at the moment, but...Copy !req
129. I now have that crucial
bit of first inspiration.Copy !req
130. That's always the first
step in creation, y'know.Copy !req
131. It's about time I return to Xī Yōu
and resume my efforts there, too.Copy !req
132. Xī Yōu?Copy !req
133. Never heard of it before?Copy !req
134. I came from Dōng Li...Copy !req
135. Now, that is interesting!Copy !req
136. I can assume from the way you carry yourself
that you're a bit of a martial artist?Copy !req
137. What of it?Copy !req
138. I would appreciate it if
you could lend me a hand.Copy !req
139. I only have the one to offer. What
exactly do you expect me to do?Copy !req
140. There's all kinds of help you can provide,
once you've got two working arms again.Copy !req
141. Your payment will be a new
right arm. How about it?Copy !req
142. Not a bad offer, wouldn't you say?Copy !req
143. Hey, this place doesn't
exactly look inhabited, huh?Copy !req
144. Not the kinda spot you'd expect to catch
heat for traipsing through, right?Copy !req
145. It sure seems like it's in the
middle of a wasteland, yeah.Copy !req
146. That begs the question...Copy !req
147. What's up with the folks trying
to sneak up on us, then?Copy !req
148. Well, looks like we've got us some
shady-looking customers here!Copy !req
149. I think we can assume that doesn't mean,
"We're here to offer you our warmest hospitality."Copy !req
150. Who the heck are these guys, anyway?Copy !req
151. They don't seem like demons.Copy !req
152. Don't breathe any in! It's poison!Copy !req
153. Watch it!Copy !req
154. Damn! They're worse news than I thought!Copy !req
155. Did that take care of them?Copy !req
156. That was quite impressive,Copy !req
157. against such a strange group of foes
with such unpredictable tactics.Copy !req
158. Are you seriously trying
to gloss over the factCopy !req
159. that we almost got mugged just now, Smokey?Copy !req
160. Especially since you just kicked
back and didn't help again!Copy !req
161. The nature of this place,
and the identity of our attackers...Copy !req
162. I was so engrossed with the mystery
of it, I lost myself in thought.Copy !req
163. I'm afraid I forgot to draw my sword.Copy !req
164. Son of a bitch!Copy !req
165. If I had any hands, I'd slap you silly,
right here, right now!Copy !req
166. Stay on your toes. There may be more of them.Copy !req
167. We should get away from here.Copy !req
168. Anyone else have trouble moving like
they usually do in that fight just now?Copy !req
169. Like it's hard to breathe here.Copy !req
170. Yeah, the air is thin.Copy !req
171. If you're careless about how you move,
you'll be out of breath in no time.Copy !req
172. Those red-haired weirdos seem
to be used to it, though.Copy !req
173. Which spells bad news for us, gang!Copy !req
174. The longer we're here,
the worse off we're gonna be!Copy !req
175. An ethnic group I've never seen before,
wielding weapons equally as mysterious...Copy !req
176. Then there's the color of the sky.Copy !req
177. This may not even be the
same world as Dōng Li.Copy !req
178. I already told you, there's no way
to tell where this place might be.Copy !req
179. This is bad, right? What if we get
attacked by another gang of weirdos?Copy !req
180. How are we supposed to fight them off?Copy !req
181. Hey, can't we use the mirror
to run somewhere else?Copy !req
182. We can, once it shows
another location, but...Copy !req
183. Aw, man, here they come again!Copy !req
184. Come on, let's jump into that mirror!Copy !req
185. But there's no way of telling
where we could be headed next!Copy !req
186. This place seems to be a bit
too tailored to our enemies.Copy !req
187. Wherever we might flee to,
I'm inclined to think we'd be better off.Copy !req
188. Just don't complain if we end
up in even bigger trouble!Copy !req
189. Now, grab on!Copy !req
190. This place... could it be...Copy !req
191. The Demon Realm?Copy !req
192. Then there really is no telling
where these mirrors lead to...Copy !req
193. The slightest mistake could
reignite the War of Fading Dusk.Copy !req
194. It's too dangerous!Copy !req
195. I have them!Copy !req
196. Shāng Bú Huàn and his companions!Copy !req
197. What?Copy !req
198. Well done. But where exactly are they?Copy !req
199. Those fools.Copy !req
200. They've wandered into a
very amusing location.Copy !req
201. Wouldn't you say so, Sir Jūn Pò?Copy !req
202. Ow, ow, ow!Copy !req
203. Now where are we?Copy !req
204. This place seems like it could be trouble
in a whole different sense of the word.Copy !req
205. You there! What do you think you're doing?Copy !req
206. Uh, well, I was...Copy !req
207. How did you get in here? You trespasser!Copy !req
208. Whoa, hang on, gimme a sec to explain myself!Copy !req
209. What is it? What's going on here?Copy !req
210. I found an intruder!Copy !req
211. I'm not sure what he's after, though.
He doesn't seem like a thief.Copy !req
212. There was another intruder found
in the hall I just came from.Copy !req
213. What? What became of him?Copy !req
214. He stole the uniform of the guard who
came after him, and made his way here.Copy !req
215. What?Copy !req
216. There's enough security, but what security
there is seems a bit lacking in caution.Copy !req
217. I don't know what palace this is, but they
should rethink their guards' training.Copy !req
218. I don't know if there's any security
good enough to deal with you.Copy !req
219. There you guys are.Copy !req
220. I hope you haven't caused any...Copy !req
221. I should've known better.Copy !req
222. Anyway, we need to hide. This is only
going to turn into a bigger commotion.Copy !req
223. I don't see Sir Wū Yáo.Copy !req
224. How is it that we end up
separated when we arrive,Copy !req
225. despite being together when we set out?Copy !req
226. I don't get the details myself.Copy !req
227. I'm just glad we're able to all
end up in roughly the same area.Copy !req
228. I'm sure Làng's gotta
be somewhere around here.Copy !req
229. But man, of all the places to wind up...Copy !req
230. If we're not careful, it could
turn into the biggest mess yet.Copy !req
231. For the record, where exactly are we?Copy !req
232. This is Phoenix Light Palace.Copy !req
233. Home to the emperor of Xī Yōu.Copy !req
234. Good grief! Out of the frying pan
and into the fire.Copy !req
235. Of all the places we had to land,
why the Phoenix Light Palace?Copy !req
236. Where are Shāng and the others?Copy !req
237. This place is practically a maze.Copy !req
238. Finding them might be a real ordeal.Copy !req
239. Oh, that is not good!Copy !req
240. If I remember right, this room belongs to...Copy !req
241. Who goes there?Copy !req
242. Devotion, love, and hatred swirl amid the
light and shadows of the imperial palace.Copy !req
243. And even companions who have traveled togetherCopy !req
244. may find their paths at myriad ends.Copy !req