Episode 18

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**Seiryu, the Blue Dragon** (飛影出戦! 切り裂く剣, *Hiei Shusen! Kirisaku Ken*?, lit. **Hiei Comes Forward to Battle! A Slashing Sword**) is the eighteenth episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

Two of the four Saint Beasts are dead—or so Yusuke and his team believe! But in the chamber of Seiryu, a Beast who can trap his enemies in ice, an unexpected guest arrives. How can two Beasts in one room be stopped? And why is Hiei, a cold-hearted rogue, suddenly beset with emotion?

## Plot Details

Koenma's assistant is excited because he believes Yusuke's team might actually make it through Maze Castle. Koenma isn't so sure due to the lack of information and the Orge accidentally gives him a cook about detailing ingredients for the "Four Saint Beats".

Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei continue up the tower until they reach a room with fifteen doors. Kurama recalls the legend of bounty hunters who all died trying to find their way through Maze Castle. Despite the odds, Kuwabara uses his awareness to choose the correct door. The leader of the Saint Beasts watches the events and admits he's surprised. The other Saint Beast claims he will succeed where the Genbu and Byakko failed and leaves his master.

Meanwhile, in the living world, Botan keeps fighting to stop the Makai Insects. The infection is spreading too far for Botan to suppress and Koenma stakes their victory on Yusuke. The four heroes continue through the maze until they reach doors decorated with a Blue Dragon. They continue inside expecting to find another Saint Beast inside the room.

Once inside, Seiryu the Blue Dragon appears and claims he will no longer allow the intruders to disgrace his master. they're interrupted when Byakko enters the room behind them. He's heavily injured but still alive somehow, asking Seiryu for help. However, Seiryu feels disgraced by Byakko's defeat and kills him by freezing him alive before breaking the White Tiger into pieces. Yusuke asks how Seiryu could be so heartless but the Blue Dragon claims Byakko was nothing more than a weapon that has outlasted its usefulness.

Angry, Yusuke threatens to beat down Seiryu but Hiei steps up to fight instead. He seems irritated by Byakko's execution and uses his robe to cover the tiger's deceased head. Kurama doesn't quite understand why, but he knows Hiei is angry by the amount of Spirit Energy he's using to begin this battle.

Seiryu unleashes his Ice Dragon technique and Hiei is able to dodge. Using his impressive speed, Hiei avoids the ice as Seriyu unleashes attacks one after another, quickly freezing most of the room. Hiei's leg is frozen by the Blue Dragon and it appears as if Hiei won't be able to run from the dragon's ice any longer.

Seiryu prepares the final blow but Hiei uses this sword in place of his frozen leg to rush his opponent. They exchange blows at immense speed and two more of Hiei's limbs are frozen. Seiryu thinks he's won but Hiei's limbs all become unfrozen shortly after. Hiei slashed Seiryu with incredible speed, splitting him into multiple pieces and kill the demon. With his Spirit Energy gone, all the ice melts from the room.

Yusuke congratulates Hiei on the victory but Hiei remains silent rather than reply. Kurama notes that Hiei is beginning to change and believes he's warming up to his allies. Frustrated, the Leader of the Saint Beasts breaks his crystal ball and states how the intruders are ruining his plans. His familiar Merugu informs him about Keiko, Yusuke's weakness. Suzaku uses the Makai Whistle to target the Keiko with the Makai Insects.

Meanwhile on Earth, Botan is surrounded by the infected humans. They suddenly stop following Botan in order to follow Suzaku's new orders. At the Junior High, Keiko talks with Mr. Iwamoto and he's infected by the insects soon after. He loses his mind and attacks Keiko, forcing her to flee out of the school. Outside, she's confronted by more infected people and she runs away only to be caught by Iwamoto again.

Yusuke's group continues up the tower and Kuwabara gets a bad feeling about what's happening in the living world. Hiei tells them they shouldn't waste time and they need to focus on defeating the last Saint Beast. Little do they know, Suzaku has redirected the entire Makai army to the goal of killing Keiko.

## Credits

* Cast
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