Episode 8 (Hanyō no Yashahime)

The Dream Gazing Trap is the eighth episode of Hanyō no Yashahime.

Synopsis

 * 1) The half-demon princesses succeed in tracking down Yotsume. However, using one of the Rainbow Pearls given to him by Kyūki, Yotsume increases his strength and traps Towa, Moroha, and Takechiyo in a dream-like state, where he is able to look into their memories.
 * 2) Setsuna, incapable of sleeping, is unaffected, and she quickly defeats Yotsume.
 * 3) Kyūki recovers the Rainbow Pearl, and, using its power, increases her own strength as well. Kyūki battles the half-demon princesses and is ultimately defeated by Towa's Sōryūha.
 * 4) As Kyūki laid defeated, Riku arrived and stole her Rainbow Pearl.

Plot
Riku pays a visit to Jyūbei, who gives him a large sum of gold for his services and reveals that he intends to use Towa, Setsuna and Moroha in his plan to defeat the remaining three Perils so that he can obtain all seven Rainbow Pearls and gain untold demonic power. Meanwhile, the three girls follow Yotsume to Kyūki's hideout. Kyūki uses the Purple Rainbow Pearl to empower Yotsume, who uses his power to put Towa, Moroha and Takechiyo to sleep. In their dreams, it is revealed that Moroha was given away at Kagome's urgent request as a baby and entrusted to Hachiemon when the two were about to confront both Kirinmaru and Sesshōmaru, Takechiyo was entrusted as a baby to Jyūbei by Miroku for unknown reasons and that the Dream Butterfly carried Setsuna's memories to the Sacred Tree of Ages, where the adult Rin is imprisoned. Setsuna, being incapable of sleep, resists to Yotsume's powers and destroy him. Kyūki reclaims the pearl and confronts the three girls, stealing Towa and Moroha's energy due to them still being under influence of Yotsume's spell.

As Setsuna fights Kyūki alone, Moroha reminds Towa about her natural ability to steal demonic energy and Towa uses it to fight and defeat Kyūki with the Sōryūha attack she inherited from her dog-demon father. After the battle, Riku arrives to obtain the purple Rainbow Pearl, and Jyūbei later introduces him to the girls as his and Takechiyo's employer, rewarding them for Kyūki's defeat with part of the gold he received from Riku.

Trivia

 * It is revealed that Kagome had sent Moroha away as a baby to Hachi the Racoon-Dog for her infant daughter's safety while she and Inuyasha readied themselves to battle Sesshōmaru and Kirinmaru. These events are explored more fully in Farewell Under the Lunar Eclipse.
 * Miroku entrusted Takechiyo to Jyūbei's care for currently unknown reasons.
 * Kyūki is the second of the Four Perils to die after her companion Tōkotsu.
 * This is the first time Towa has seen her mother who is in the Sacred Tree of Ages. However, she is not aware of their family relations.
 * It was the final episode of the English Dub to air in 2020, the following episode of the English Dub did not air until 3 weeks later.