Yugi's
well-laid plans grow closer to completion as a woeful Ryoko, having
witnessed Tenchi kissing Sakuya, drifts apart from the other girls.
She wanders the streets of Tokyo in a whirl of melancholic self-pity,
her heart leaden with sorrow. Suddenly, she is attacked out of nowhere
by an unseen assailant, who fires wave after wave of glowing needles
at her. She rushes through the streets, trying to shake off her stalker,
avoiding the repeated needle blasts. As she dodges through an alleyway,
she stumbles across a mysterious mansion. Having apparently shaken off
her tail, she pauses for breath. Hearing a noise behind her, she turns
and fires a bolt of energy, narrowly missing the figure that has appeared
behind her; Hotsuma, who she first met in episode
four. Hotsuma is about
to explain what he is doing there when they are both attacked by Ryoko's
earlier pursuer. Their attackers finally show themselves; a whole gang
of Bioroid Enforcers, sent by the Galaxy Police. Hotsuma tells Ryoko
that not only are they after her for her crimes, but after himself as
well. As they prepare to take on the Bioroid Enforcers, Hotsuma tells
her that he is interested if forming a partnership with Ryoko, taking
on the Galaxy Police together. He demonstrates his power to Ryoko by
vaporizing the Bioroid Enforcers.
Meanwhile,
Tenchi and Sakuya are planning their summer vacation together. They
decide to visit the beach one day. Tenchi remembers how he used to visit
the beach with his mother when he was younger, and how happy it made
him.
Elsewhere, a second
wave of Bioroid Enforcers are fighting Ryoko and Hotsuma. As they battle,
Hotsuma continues trying to tempt Ryoko back into space piracy. He tells
her that she is wasted on Earth, and there is nothing to keep her on
the planet. Ryoko begins to protest, saying that she has a special someone
here, but she remembers Sakuya and Tenchi's kiss. As the rage builds
inside her again, she destroys the Enforcers with her bare hands.
Back in Okayama,
Ayeka is feeling depressed, the memory of Tenchi's angry outburst at
her still fresh in her mind. She thinks that Tenchi no longer needs
or wants her, and that if that truly is the case, she wouldn't know
what to do. As she walks through the forest, she arrives at the holy
tree, where Tsugaru stands waiting. He introduces himself as a sorcerer,
and tells Ayeka he can help her understand her own heart. He shows her
the image of Tenchi kissing Sakuya, and tells her that she has lost
him to her. She doesn't believe Tsugaru, but he tells her to ask Tenchi
himself if she wants to be sure.
The
next morning, Ayeka decides to call Tenchi. Plagued with doubt, she
delays over picking up the 'phone, but Sasami beats her to it and calls
Tenchi herself for a chat. Sasami passes the 'phone to Ayeka and, hesitantly,
she speaks to Tenchi. She asks him how he is getting along with his
new friends in Tokyo, and specifically, Sakuya. Before Tenchi can answer,
his doorbell rings. He rushes to get the door. Sakuya has arrived to
walk to school with him, and he rings off, telling Ayeka he will call
her later.
Together, Hotsuma
and Ryoko are leaving the Earth. As the planet she has called home for
the last two years recedes from her view, she says a last wistful farewell
to her friends.
