It hurts!
Mother!
Rin-kun, what are you doing?!
Proof
The Thirteenth Story
The Vatican branch?
A senior investigator?
Here's my license and badge.
Well, this proves your claim.
I'm Tsubaki Kaoru, a middle first class Exorcist.
Oh, don't sweat the formalities. It wasn't that much trouble.
For now, I'm going to take this fella to the Japanese branch headquarters.
I'd also like to have a word with your branch manager, Mephisto,
so make sure he shows up.
Yes.
Come on, get up.
I want to discuss a few things with you as well.
Excuse me...
Rin's injured, so I still need to treat him.
This guy's doing just fine.
He still reeks of milk, don't you think?
"Reeks of milk"?
Sensei!
What the hell happened there?!
Today's mission is over.
Everyone, please return to your dorms.
Hey!
Let me go!
I can't breath!
What's up with that? I'm so jealous...
Shima-san!
Come to think of it, who is that girl?
I think she's Yamada-kun.
She's wearing trousers from our school's uniform for boys.
No way!
What did Okumura do this time?
Hey, wait!
What's going on here?!
I don't know, but...
Rin has done nothing wrong.
Rin...
Where are we going?!
Oh yeah, you haven't entered this base yet, have you?
Base?
Where is this place?
This is the Japanese branch headquarters of the True Cross Knights.
The headquarters I come from is located underneath St. Peter's Basilica, deep inside the Vatican.
We're an international organization that branches all over the globe.
Our history's pretty rich.
We've been around kicking monster ass for almost two thousand years now.
That's correct.
Welcome to the Japanese branch headquarters of the True Cross Knights.
It's been a while, Shura.
I had no idea you snuck into our academy to inspect us.
That caught me completely off guard.
Mephisto, let me get straight to the point.
Why were you hiding the existence of Satan's child from us?
That wasn't my intention at all.
I only did this with the future of the True Cross Knights in mind.
Our future?
I'm planning to raise Satan's child as a weapon for the True Cross Knights.
These past two thousand years,
we've done nothing but defend ourselves.
But with him, we'll finally get our chance to strike back.
That's not the answer I was looking for.
I'm asking why you kept the Vatican in the dark about this.
As you've seen for yourself, he's barely mastered his powers yet.
The higher-ups won't be satisfied if
I present them with an incomplete weapon, will they?
One last thing.
Was Fujimoto Shiro involved in this?
You could say that.
He was going to raise him until his powers fully matured.
I'm something like his secondary guardian only.
I see.
In any case, I'll have to report this to my superiors.
But before that, I'd like to interrogate him first.
I'll be using the Great Cell for that.
Do as you please.
I'm sure you're going to enjoy his company.
You sure look calm, you bastard.
I'll make sure you regret this.
Shura-san, please wait!
There's no need to interrogate him!
Please let me explain everything in his stead!
That part of you is still the same, Yukio.
Nothing else has changed, aside from you growing up a bit.
Thanks for your hard work!
Now go home and rest.
Shura-san!
You were really quiet on the way here, just like a tame little kitty.
Are you an acquaintance of Yukio and my dad?
Something like that.
I was an apprentice of Fujimoto Shiro.
An apprentice?
Are you a nun or something then?
Unfortunately, I haven't prayed to God even once yet.
I used to live in a pretty unusual place.
Every single day was a struggle to survive for me.
I barely kept myself alive.
That all ended when Fujimoto Shiro saved me.
This happened way back before you twins were born.
What's wrong?
Did you get hurt from the fight earlier?
Idiot!
You actually fell for it.
Do you really like giving this thing out as a present to others that much?
That's none...
Of your damned business!
Now that he doesn't have his sword...
Does that mean nothing's holding back his powers anymore?
Are you telling me to mentor that four-eyed wuss?!
No. I was talking about the other twin.
He'll make you laugh.
Why me though?
You're an expert at handling demon swords.
You're planning to give him one?
Isn't it madness to entrust a demon sword to a child?!
You know this already!
I do, but it's still an inevitable situation.
If something happens to me in the future, I'm begging you...
Please teach him how to fight with a sword.
That's just how it is.
Look how pathetic you are.
Your strength and calmness were always so perfect.
Have you started to fear your own mortality already?!
Right after you push me aside,
you're gonna do it again by pushing that kid on to me?
Don't show your face here ever again.
I've misjudged you, Shiro.
I thought you were the strongest.
Devour the seven princesses.
Slay the serpent!
Why?!
Why would an apprentice of my old man point a sword at me?!
On the day Shiro died, I was promoted to a senior inspector position for the Vatican.
I'm following secret orders from them now.
"Fujimoto Shiro and Mephisto Pheles, the Japanese branch head,
are both hiding something regarding
Satan and the Blue Night, which happened sixteen years ago."
"Investigate what that is."
"And also,
if you gain enough information to connect it to Satan in any manner,
then you are permitted to terminate the subject."
That's how they went.
Terminate?
I've already seen your blue flames with my own two eyes.
Those flames signify that you indeed bear Satan's blood.
So now I have to kill you, just as I've been ordered.
An apprentice always cleans up after her master's mess.
Kill me?
Wait!
Hidden Mist Style - Demon Blade Technique...
Serpent Fang!
Looks like it's begun.
There's no point in going in.
The Great Cell can't be opened by anyone other than upper high class Exorcists.
Why don't we just kick back and relax until the 'interrogation' is over?
What the...
What just happened?
She looked great against that demon earlier,
but she's on a completely different level right now.
She's strong!
Shiro, what exactly were you trying to do?
Disobeying the Vatican by taking Satan's child under your wing...
He was raising Satan's child as a weapon for the True Cross Knights.
Did you really want that?
You actually risked your own life for something like this?!
Shiro!
You made a big mistake.
This stupid kid won't even be able to put a scratch on Satan.
What?
You lost your way, Shiro.
You gave up trying to fight,
and just latched yourself on to some false hope.
You're wrong!
He died protecting me.
He's not the coward you make him out to be!
He was a coward.
Don't mouth off stuff you barely even know about!
I don't give a damn that you're his apprentice anymore.
I won't forgive anyone who says shit about my old man!
This guy doesn't know what he's doing.
He does a lot of useless moves, and has absolutely no skill in fighting.
What's wrong?
Didn't you say you wouldn't forgive me?
If you're not gonna do anything, then I will!
Hidden Mist Style - Demon Blade Technique...
Absolute Emptiness!
This is just sad now.
Roll over on your belly already.
I'm not gonna go down here!
I promised before his grave...
That I'd become a powerful Exorcist just like he was, and beat the crap out of Satan!
"Beat the crap outta Satan"?
Damn right.
I'm going to become the best Exorcist there is, a Paladin!
If I become a Paladin,
it would prove that my old man was right all along!
A Paladin?
Don't make me laugh, you brat!
He'll make you laugh.
He wasn't kidding.
That one was actually funny.
No, maybe the joke's really on me.
You love Shiro, don't you?
It's not like that!
Shiro, it seems like you weren't actually raising a weapon.
You were really raising
a son.
Infirmary
O-Ouch! It stings, it stings!
What exactly happened in there?
Nothing out of the ordinary.
There you go.
What's this?
You can tell by looking at it.
It's a wooden sword.
What about my sword?
I'll take care of it for now.
If you keep walking around with it,
you'll always be prone to Amaimon swooping in and taking it again.
If you want it back, get stronger,
and try to reclaim it from me.
And also, prove it to me...
That Shiro was right!
I'll be delaying my report to my superiors.
However, I'll keep on observing Okumura Rin.
In light of that, I'd like you to prepare a place for me here.
Understood.
In any case...
It's very reassuring for me to know that a topnotch Exorcist will be staying here.
That'll be it.
Oh, you're turning in already?
Uji's going to be serving us some green tea ice cream in a bit.
Mephisto, what exactly are you planning?
I only want peace for all humankind and Assiah as a whole.
It's solely for that purpose that I left Gehenna and joined the True Cross Knights.
You're nothing but a demon to us.
Don't forget that none of my superiors trust you.
I feel bad for you.
She obviously doesn't trust you.
Amaimon, I have a lot of things to discuss with you about your actions today.
Rin, what are you doing out here so early in the morning?
Well, I can't sleep.
Is something bothering you?
I just remembered something about my old man.
Do you mean Shiro?
Yes.
Rin-kun, calm down and come over here.
Stop it! Don't come near me!
Rin!
Father...
Do you understand what you've done?!
Your friends are all in the hospital now in pain.
They're not my friends!
I didn't do anything wrong!
They started it when they called me a demon!
They said I was a monster!
You're the wrong one here!
He's dangerous!
Just how did he raise him up to be like that?!
He really is like a demon!
Please stand back. This is going to be dangerous.
F-Father?
Gotcha!
Did I scare you?
Listen to me, Rin.
You'll end up being alone if you keep this up.
Try using your powers for someone else's sake.
Try doing something gentler with it.
I want you to have a future where you're a cool person
who's surrounded by friends. Girls really like those types.
What are you talking about?
How can I become like that?
Fight it!
If you fight back your instincts,
and try to be nicer to people along the way,
you'll eventually notice you're like that already.
This can't be good...
You should probably call an ambulance now.
Father!
Fujimoto-san, can you hear me?
Some of your ribs are broken.
Seriously?!
Father!
What's with that face of yours?
Don't worry about me! Your little fists didn't break anything.
But your bones really are broken—
I did it on purpose with my own willpower!
I only did this so a busty nurse would take care of me.
Gently! Gently now!
It's times like those
that make me want to be just as cool as my old man was.
I don't get it.
Why are Father and Brother so obsessed with this loser?
I'm planning to raise him as a weapon.
And also, prove it to me...
That Shiro was right!
I'm not a smart guy, so I can't figure out an answer no matter how much I think about it.
Kuro, play with me for a bit.
Ah, let's play! Let's play!
Here I come, Rin!
Come here!
All I can do right now is just clear my mind and keep moving forward.
Nice to meet you!
My name's Kirigakure Shura, and I'm 18 years old. I just got transfered here from the Vatican branch.
Well, something like that.
Anyway, you'll be stuck with my classes for the next three months,
so I hope we'll all get along!
So now, we'll cover magical arrays, sealing techniques, and—
What a drag, sword techniques also. Oh well, let's enjoy ourselves.
Umm, Sensei?
What is it, Suguro-kun?
What's with the sudden interest in teaching us?
That's a matter for adults. You kids don't need to worry about it.
Kids?!
Sensei, Negaus-sensei was our previous teacher in this class.
Why was he replaced right in the middle of the school year?
Well...
He's on maternity leave! Yeah, that!
But Negaus-sensei's a guy!
Fine, I'll just change it to family matters or something.
It's a bother, so just ask your principal about those things.
Rin sure is late...
Excuse me.
Rin!
Well, I didn't get a lot of sleep yesterday.
I tried to make up for it by sleeping through Homeroom,
but no one bothered to wake me up on the roof.
There's no need to explain yourself. You can come in.
I'm not angry.
Huh?! Why are you here?!
Just take your seat already.
Rin, are your injuries fine?
Yeah, I'm okay.
What's wrong?
Nothing. I'm just glad you're okay.
That guy...
He seems different today.
Maybe something good happened.
You think so?
Now that everyone's present already, let's start our class.
All right, someone read the Geomancy chapter from your Academic Seal primer to me.
You're up, latecomer Okumura.
Yes.
I'll keep on working to become a Paladin!
Bring it on!
Umm... "Since ancient times, Geomancy records have been kept in... arc... archi—"
"Archives."
He's still his usual self.
You're right. I take back what I said.
I swear, that wasn't my fault.
Everyone's going to have a fun summer vacation, right?
Next Episode
I'm excited because it feels like a picnic!
You understand this, right?
Don't let your flames out now.
I have an idea
You... What the hell was that just now?
A Fun Camp