After returning to the real world with priestess Miaka Yuuki, celestial warrior Tamahome vanishes into a strange red light and finds himself back in the Universe of the Four Gods, fifty years later, and now living in the body of his old enemy Nakago. Confused about his own identity, Tamahome has to figure out how to reunite with Miaka despite the mix-up, while a lighter second story sends the celestial warriors and priestesses on a chaotic hot spring bus trip.