The two boys stand together. Taro is holding the bicycle upright.

Close-up of the smiling Koinu.

Taro straddles the bike and sets Koinu on the handlebars.

Taro is straddling the bike with Koinu sitting on the handlebars.

Taro is riding the bike, with Koinu sitting on the handlebars.

Koinu has raised his left knee so that his foot is resting on the handlebars.

Koinu sits with both feet on the handlebars.

Taro reacts with shock as Koinu lets go of the handlebars and balances, squatting on the handlebars.

Taro is wide-eyed as Koinu stands on the handlebars, arms akimbo.

The bike wheel twists and Taro grabs for the frightened Koinu, who has lost his balance and is beginning to fall.

A police officer in mirrored aviator glasses stares at Taro, who clasps his hands in apology. In the background, Koinu is barely visible inside an ambulance. The bicycle is on the ground, and a police car can be seen behind the ambulance.

Close-up of a smiling doctor in scrubs and lab coat, a stethoscope draped around his neck.

View of an emergency room module. Koinu, his head bandaged, lies on a gurney. Next to him, a nurse adjusts an IV bag. The doctor addresses the Houjous. They look quite a bit younger than they did in the Prologue; Mr.’s hair is gray, rather than silver, and Mrs. has black hair in the frothy perm of the 1980s.

Close-up of the smiling doctor.

Close-up of (Mrs.) Haruka Inuyasha-Houjou, who looks distraught.

View of Koinu, who lies with eyes closed. The doctor stands on one side of the bed. On the other, the nurse is adjusting his IV.

View of the Houjous—Haruka (Mom) and Yoshi (Dad). They are holding hands and look concerned.

View of the doctor, the nurse, and the sleeping Koinu. The nurse is still fooling with the IV line.

Koinu is asleep on the gurney. Next to him, the nurse is frowning at the IV line, as Haruka looks on.

The nurse is holding the sleeping Koinu’s arm, fooling with the IV.

The nurse works on the IV. Koinu sleeps, looking particularly cute.

Close-up of the nurse’s hand, pulling the IV needle from Koinu’s hand.

Koinu grimaces and thrashes in pain as the nurse pulls out the IV needle.

The nurse jumps back as Koinu sits up suddenly, his index and middle finger bent like claws and his face in a daemonic snarl.

View of the Houjous and the nurse, all wide-eyed and open-mouthed with shock.

Koinu sits looking around with his legs and arms crossed—typical Inuyasha pose.

Close-up of the Houjous, looking very apprehensive.

Koinu sits Inuyasha-style; he is smiling and confident-looking.