Otogizoushi: Episode 09

A fun day for our weary travelers. They arrived at the capital only to find a devastating scene at the outskirts of the city. In addition to a harsh greeting from those foolish ministers, Hikaru was put under house arrest. Urabe discovered Tsuna’s recurring sight problems. Shitendouji started his assault on the capital. And Urabe could be a possible informant for the Kimaso. Um, yay team?

After Hikaru handed the water magatama to the ministers in the presence of Semei, they had the nerve to reprimand her for not retrieving the fire magatama. Hikaru explained how the events unfolded and how Shitendouji intended to destroy the capital. To her dismay, the so-called leaders only dismissed her story as a mere excuse for not completing her mission. Fortunately (or maybe not), Semei advised to have soldiers stationed at the gates as a safety precaution. However, he also manipulated the situation where Hikaru was put on probation. Ungrateful bastards.

Meanwhile, the agonized Tsuna walked Urabe towards the palace. He accidentally tripped and revealed to her his temporary blindness. He wished to have this disability to remain a secret between them. Urabe responded with kind words which moved him deeply causing him to cast away all his doubts on her. But is she to be trusted? Because Urabe suspiciously looks too similar to Shutendouji’s lady friend.

With Urabe’s possible betrayal (which I highly doubt), Semei’s dubious side activities exposed by Raikou’s poem, and Shutendouji’s attack on the capital, Hikaru and company have their hands full. I’m expecting action-filled episodes to close this arc. My fingers are crossed.

Now, let’s put these depressing events aside and focus on the more important (define important *grins*) part of the program. You may have noticed in my previous posts about my growing obsession partiality to Hikaru and Sai. If you are on board with this subplot, this episode provided a wonderful development for the pair. As soon as Hikaru whips out her flute, Sai comes-a-dancin’. Sai’s a little bit stalker-like in his entry but effective nonetheless. As it turns out, this is not a one-sided affair. Very sigh-inducing, indeed.