Episode 4

## Episode 4 Screenshots

**Requirements for Lovers** (熱き炎! 恋人のきずな, *Atsuki Honō! Koibito no Kizuna*?, lit. **Hot Flames! Ties of the Beloved**) is the fourth episode of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime and the Spirit Detective Saga.

## Summary

Spirit World forgot an important question – does anyone want Yusuke back? Koenma sends an Investigator to find out, and Yusuke’s friends answer quickly when a fire threatens to char his earthly body. But will Yusuke give up the Spirit Beast, his one chance of reviving, to rescue his friends?

## Plot Details

Yusuke and Botan argue about the former's bad attitude and how it will result in him never getting his life back. Botan warns Yusuke to watch his mouth after he compares Koenma to the teachers he hates so much. Botan explains that Koenma will likely send an investigator to check on Yusuke's progress.

Just then, a young girl named Sayaka appears from the sky and confirms that she is the investigator. She inquires about Yusuke's relationship with Keiko, but he writes it off as nothing. Botan claims Yusuke is just embarrassed and says things he doesn't mean. With the relationship still unclear, Sayaka goes to gain more information about Keiko.

Sayaka learns that Keiko is smart and athletic, and also believes that Keiko could never like Yusuke. The three of them witness Keiko turning down a potential boyfriend. Yusuke tells Botan not to jump to conclusions but she's already convinced Keiko has feelings for Yusuke. Sayaka believes that a connection is there but it's clearly misunderstood.

Keiko visits the Urameshi house to find it covered in garbage and abandoned by Atsuko. Keiko helps clean and watches over Yusuke's body. Botan says she's been visiting every day since Yusuke reached her. Keiko appears to go in to kiss Yusuke's body but is interrupted by the neighborhood watch committee issuing a heat warning. Keiko leaves but an unknown arsonist sets his house on fire. Yusuke panics as his home is set ablaze and his body at risk of being burnt to a crisp.

Botan goes to get Kuwabara while Keiko learns the news of another fire in town. She finds out it's on the same street as Yusuke's house and rushes back to it to find it completely ablaze. Despite the warnings of everyone around her, Keiko pours water on herself and rushes into the house. Yusuke follows and tries to stop her to no avail since he's a ghost after all, as Sayaka reminds him.

Yusuke tells Sayaka that there's no point in coming back if Keiko dies. Keiko tries to escape with Yusuke's body but is too close to being engulfed by the flames. Yusuke begs Botan for answers but she's not sure what to do. Sayaka claims that Yusuke can save her by awakening the Spirit Beast early, but he won't be able to pass the ordeal.

Yusuke sacrifices the Spirit Beast to save Keiko from the flames. Kuwabara arrives in time to help her get out of the house with Yusuke's body. He's spooked when he realizes that Keiko is lugging around Yusuke's body, but she promises to inform him about whats going on. They leave the scene and Botan tells Yusuke that he can't roam around as he pleases for much longer, as his ordeal has ended.

Yusuke visits his loved ones one last time and sees Atsuko apologize to Keiko. They're excited for Yusuke to return, angering him since he believes he may never come back. However, when Botan and Sayaka return to take Yusuke to the next plain of existence, an image of Koenma appears. Koenma confirms he got Sayaka's report and admits he's impressed with Yusuke's selflessness. As a result, he decides to give the young man another chance to return to life.

## Credits

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