ITS NOT TRUE TAKE IT BACK GDI BOOK WHYYYYYY.

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Ahem. Sorry. Welcome to an-another r-recap of Fushigi Yugi...OH SCREW IT I'M TOO SAD TO BE CRITICAL.

I don't care if this was written two decades and more ago! I don't like. How could it happen? DOES NO ONE CARE BUT ME?

This is basically the prelude to what becomes six more volumes of people dying for love of Miaka (Farscape reference). Like. Seriously. Yui loses Warriors but none of them (with the exception of Suboshi) are there for HER. They were gathered by Nakago (effectively) and follow HIM.

Just another sign that Qu-Dong/Seiryu sucks by the way.

Nakago also starts showing his true colors with how he treats Ashitare. We learn next to nothing about the character, but we learn plenty about Nakago because of him.

Also holy crap I forgot about Soi's um unique problems. ( )

I found this a lot more tolerable than the previous volume, and it helps that Miaka actually does stuff in this book. Plus, there's more of Yui and her squad and what they do having actual consequences for Miaka's group. Not crazy about the contrived back and forth drama of Miaka and Tamahome. ( )