Sea of the Wind, Shore of the Maze, Chapter 7

Mountains. When that happens, there would be no way to catch up  to him.
    After Gyousou returns to the Kingdom of Tai, he will resign from his position in the Oushi and leave  Tai Kingdom. In the end, no matter where he goes, Taiki would probably not even be able to contact him.
    ...This could not be stopped now.
    Taiki hadn't chosen Gyousou, so he was leaving Tai Kingdom. In this way, with regards to Gyousou,  Taiki was but a worthless 10-year-old child. A person like Gyousou, who is unafraid of what lies ahead of  him, will probably never condescend to looking back at a worthless person.
    There isn't much of a difference between this and a separation by death.
    Gyousou's distance from Mt. Hou is increasing step by step, just like he will also slowly forget about  Taiki. The link between Gyousou and himself will become weaker and weaker. After one of the Four Gates  opens and closes, without a doubt, the connection between him and Gyousou will be severed.
    Taiki stood up.
    "Taiki!" Sanshi saw Taiki, who had been sitting silently hanging his head, get up suddenly. She  hurriedly reached her arms out and wrapped them around his body. "Don't go! The night--"

    The night was incomparable to the day. Not to mention that now, it was already very late in the night,  just as the shiki was spreading. Thus, youma were becoming more and more active.
    "No! Taiki...!"
    Taiki shook off Sanshi's arms. He just couldn't bear it. At the thought that he might never have  another opportunity to see Gyousou again, he couldn't suppress the agitation in his heart.
    "What's going on, Sanshi?" Youka looked out from Rosen Palace to see what was happening. A few  nyosen stood behind Youka and watched for further occurances with doubt all over their faces.
    He knew very well that no matter where he ran, the nyosen, Sanshi and Gouran would most certainly  try to catch him. However, he still had to go.
    Sanshi leapt and landed in front of the fleeing child. In no way could she let Taiki go to the Yellow  Sea at night.
    Because of the effects of Risai's injuries as well as Gouran's own blood-soaked nature, Taiki had  slept deeply for a while. He had finally recovered his energy with some difficulty and was now able to walk  around outside. Where there was no strength, there was then no energy. If he encountered a youma now,  Taiki did not even have the power now to subdue it.
    When their master's strength is weak, the strength of shirei will also become weak. No matter if it's  Sanshi or Gouran, their link to Taiki was already inseparable. Besides the smaller youma, if Taiki  encountered a youma that was like Gouran, there would be no escaping from it.
    Carrying a mortal determination, she held onto the running Taiki's body, hoping to stop him. "Taiki!"
    --He surprisingly eluded Sanshi's obstruction.
    Sanshi sprung through the air and looked dully at her own hands. She thought that she had grabbed  onto Taiki.
    Though she felt a little taken aback, she immediately turned around and reached out for another  attempt. She looked at the hand that she thought had gotten a hold of Taiki, but again she was denied  success. All the child was doing was running around erratically, hiding here and there, so why couldn't she  catch him no matter what she did?
    --It's just like the last time! Sanshi suddenly widened her eyes.
    This was exactly the same as before during the taming of Gouran. It was as if someone had cursed  her. She couldn't get a hold of him regardless of what she tried.
    --Why?
    Though he was beginning to open his eyes to the powers he possessed, he was still only a small and  weak kirin.
    "Gouran!" Hearing Sanshi's voice, a beast leapt out from the shadow of a crag and blocked Taiki's  path. No one knew what sort of magic Taiki used, but he unexpectedly traded places with the beast that had  been blocking him.
    Sanshi again leapt through the air and landed in front of the boy, but just as she prepared to stop him,  he avoided her. With some effort, she managed to grab onto his wrist, though he almost shook her off. After  some tossing about, Sanshi finally took hold of his sleepwear.
    "Please, Taiki. The night..." Before Sanshi could finish speaking, the nyosen who were rushing up  behind her stopped running and couldn't help but gape.

    The pajamas in Sanshi's hand lost the tightness it had from being pulled about, and fluttered around  lightly as it laid in her hand.
    "Ah..." Sanshi involuntarily let out a cry