It is time for me to begin my quest. Revenge is like gold. It does not rust. It will...

[a wounded Mizu gets in the hot springs. Under a small waterfall, she is sitting on her knees, in a bowing position. A flashback takes place to the past where Mizu tells Eiji that she's going on her quest]
Mizu: It is time for me to begin my quest.
The Swordmaker: [pause] Revenge is like gold. It does not rust. It will wait.
Mizu: I am ready.
The Swordmaker: You will get yourself killed.
Mizu: I am ready. I am. I can never repay your kindness. When I told you my shame, you did not disown me, even though I'm hideous to men's eyes.
The Swordmaker: I have no eyes, so... I can accept you.
Mizu: [smiles] I will always be grateful to you, Swordfather.
[Mizu bows before Eiji. In the present, Mizu takes a needle and thread; she stitches her shoulder wound in the water. The scene now goes back to the same flashback]
Mizu: Before I leave, Swordfather... there's something more I must confess.
The Swordmaker: You have spoken enough nonsense today.
Mizu: We cannot part in a lie.
The Swordmaker: That is your burden to keep.
Mizu: I have made your swords unclean.
The Swordmaker: Quiet! You came to me as a stupid lost boy. If you insist on leaving now, it will be as a stupid lost man.
[Eiji turns away from Mizu. He begins sharpening a tool. Mizu lowers her head in sadness for a bit; then, she puts on her kasa and gets up to leave]
The Swordmaker: If you must do this, take a sword.
Mizu: I already have one, Swordfather.
[She empoweringly unsheathes her katana and taps its tip on the ground. The clanking sound creates a unique echoing chime that Eiji recognizes. He opens his blind eyes, knowing that Mizu had used the metal from the meterorite that he could not do. In the present, Mizu is lounging in the hot springs in peace. A dark figure moves through some trees. The footsteps alarm Mizu. She quickly gets out of the water to grab her sword. She aims it at the intruder, who happens to be Ringo]
Ringo: [surprised and spooked] Ah!
[after a second, Ringo realizes that it's Mizu. Even more still, he discovers that Mizu is, in fact, a female. Mizu, wet and naked, lowers her weapon and glares at Ringo]
Ringo: Peaches.
[Screen goes black]