Himiko, after a long, long journey through time, we have finally met again.
In that land of Asuka, we once pledged our loyalty to the gods together.
We turned our hearts toward the darkness—though we never thought of it as darkness at the time.
Believing we were acting in devotion to the gods, we moved our physical bodies accordingly.
We poured forth tremendous energy from deep within our hearts:
"Listen to my words, for they are divine.
Any who oppose them shall be cast into the depths of hell.
I am the ruler of this land.
Follow my command, and all shall go well.
Witness the power by which I govern this land.
We are the ones who will bring this power to the nation."
That is what we declared to the people.
We demonstrated overwhelming power.
Behind that show of force were the pitiful figures of the shrine maidens.
We used them to further our aims and vowed to one another to make this land great.
Within Himiko burned ambition.
A thirst for power.
She longed for her name to resound across the land—
even across the sea—to rule not only this country but also the peoples beyond the waves, and to build her own empire.
But looking back now, all of that was so very small, so very insignificant.
When we turn our hearts to Taike Tomekichi, to Albert, to our true home—the Mother Universe—and begin to feel its vibrations,
we come to see how tiny, how truly insignificant, those desires for control and so-called power really were.
Himiko, we were wrong.
Yes, we were mistaken.
You said you could not call out to your mother.
I told you, "Please call to your mother."
But I too was unable to call to mine.
To me, my mother was nothing more than a scorned and foolish being.
No, worse—I had slaughtered her over and over again.
How could I possibly call out to such a mother from my heart?
I defied her.
I would defy her to the end.
That is what I told Taike Tomekichi.
And Taike Tomekichi replied:
"Even so, I say to you: Call out to your mother.
I believe in the joy, the warmth, the boundless kindness within you.
You are me, and I am you. We are one."
When I felt that message in my heart, I was overwhelmed with remorse for how foolish I had been.
And so, now, after the passing of so much time, I am truly grateful to have encountered you once more.
From the bottom of my heart, I want to tell you what I am learning now.
Even before I joined this path of study, I believe I was preparing for this moment—
making countless journeys through the land where we were born and raised.
"Now I shall face the pain in my heart."
That is what I must have been telling you then.
As I gazed upon Mount Nijo, I carried a deep yearning to join this study,
to feel the vibrations of truth—those of Taike Tomekichi.
To touch the world of Albert.
Of course, I knew none of this at the time.
I spent long years in the foolishness of a physical existence,
and only now, at last, have I been able to join this path.
Now I have been given this time to turn my heart to Himiko.
Himiko is joy.
And so am I.
In this space of joy, we now receive the happiness of turning our thoughts to Taike Tomekichi and Albert.
Thank you, Himiko. Truly, thank you.
In our hearts, we were joy.
We were warmth.
Let us return—together. Let us go home—together.
Yes, Yamatai, Himiko, and our true home—Asuka.