Seirei no Moribito – 17

It’s episodes like this one where you can see the fruits of the huge amount of time that the previous episodes have spent on building up. For those who were hoping for the plot to get moving: this one’s it, and this is not an episode you’d want to miss. The central event in this episode had to be Shuga, who ran into Chaggumu, making him and Barsa aware that people are after them. The result was an excellent episode. In the end, Barsa will not allow people to take Chaggumu away from her. When she made the vow, she didn’t only promise to protect Chaggumu, she’d also take care of him like a mother. Not only that, but this episode also placed a barrier between Barsa and Chaggumu, especially after he learned that Saggumu had died. But the real star of this episode had to be Tooya, when he tried to outsmart the warriors without knowing anything, by setting Barsa’s house on fire. With this, he hoped to warn Barsa that something happened, and he succeeded in this. But I loved how he just surrendered after it, since there would be no way to escape from these guys. I don’t know why, but somehow I love this reasoning. It must’ve been extremely hard for him to be lectured by the guy who he thought to be his friend, but turned out to be a member of these warriors. Thing is, I have absolutely no idea what will be happening after this. Barsa, Tanda and Chaggumu will probably go to Torogai-shi, but what happens after that? What will be the next step of the warriors? Will Yin find Chaggumu? How will the king react? What about Rarunga? I have absolutely no idea.]]>