Missing persons reports?
Missing: Kumashiro Maya
I haven't been able to contact her since last night.
And this one's been gone for a few days.
Missing: Naruse Kozue
Naruse-kun's parents said she was sick and stayed home.
That's because she disappears to train every so often,
so her parents weren't worried.
However, she hasn't returned after a few days...
That's why we should look for the them together, Abe-Sensei~!
Don't you think it would be better if we split up and looked for them?
That principal is sticking her nose where it doesn't belong again...
"Curiosity killed the cat."
But what are you planning to accomplish by seducing that man?
Is it...
Is it a sin for me to fall in love with someone?
Not at all...
Okay, I got it. The search at the 2nd district is finished.
Please do the 4th district next...
Anti-Spirited Away (Vanishing) Committee
What's all this?
Ah, you're a teacher at Occult Academy, right?
I heard it's pretty tough over there too.
Right...
Some students went missing, right?
Y-Yeah...
We're all trying to find them together.
They will definitely be found!
Th-Thank you very much.
I guess even such a weird school is still part of the neighborhood.
Abe-Sensei?
Mikaze-san?
You're helping out here too, Mikaze-san?
Even if it's not much, I wanted to do what I can.
Um... would you like to search with me in my car?
Eh?!
Uh... no, I couldn't...
Let's look for them as far as the Nagano suburbs.
Alright, got it.
Well, it seems that a person of that description was spotted in Minakamiyama.
Minakamiyama...
Looks like they were right under our noses, huh?
Why'd you stop so suddenly?
I thought I saw someone there.
Amato Shrine?
Let's check it out.
An ancient tomb?
No one's here.
You're right.
I guess I was just seeing things, huh?
E-Excuse me!
No, it's my fault...
I hear wind.
This is scary!
I-It's gonna be okay!
Could they be here...?
The missing people might be in there waiting for help.
But, alas!
If we had a flashlight, then we could go looking for them, but...
If only we had a flashlight!
What the-
Where did that come from?!
Well?
Do you think you can find the new principal?
I'm getting a faint response...
This way.
Sensei...
Don't worry!
I'm here with you.
I'm so sorry! I keep leaning on you, Sensei.
I'll always be here to support you.
Will... Will you hold my hand?
I might trip again, so...
I wonder who built this place.
It's said that Minakamiyama is a pyramid.
They say it's a geologically strange mountain.
This was the epicenter of the Matsushiro earthquake swarm, too.
A power beyond human understanding may be at work here.
A-A power beyond human understanding?
Yes. Spiritual powers for instance.
S-Spirits, huh?
His legs fly like the wind.
His clear and bright eyes...
His voice dances lightly through the breeze,
and he takes my hand, and we dance gently together.
A dance for two.
An eternal dance.
A dance that strikes even angels with envy!
Ouch...
Mikaze-san...?
Mikaze-san?!
Crap, I left her behind.
Which way did I come in from?
Mikaze-san!
Mikaze-san, where are you?!
There.
I was so worried...
May-
What the hell was that for?
Don't call my name. It sickens me.
E-Everyone's looking for you!
What the hell are you doing in a place like this?
I got attacked by a monster, so I ran and ended up here.
A monster?
It was in Zouzan Bunker.
Stop joking. An occul-
Sorry.
But, what is that monster?
Is this cave part of the bunker?
Obviously not.
It's much older.
Then, could this really be a pyramid?
Ah, the Minakamiyama pyramid theory?
Tayama Omoikane's theory, right?
Initially, it was Sakai Kazutoki who asserted that
there were also pyramids in Japan before the war.
He said that the word pyramid originated from the Japanese word "Hiramitsudo"
that is also written in the Takeuchi Document.
He also said that Ashitake Mountain was one of them...
Wh-What? I'm just saying that such a theory exists.
So?
Which way's the exit?
Don't tell me, you're-
Just shut the hell up and tell me!
I'm lost too.
I wonder where the exit is...
Didn't I tell you that I have no idea?
Anyway, should you really be leaving that Mikaze-san person behind?
It's not like that...
What's that?
Wha-
What is this place?
The World Tree...
World Tree?
It is called the World Tree or the Universal Tree.
In mythologies all over the world, there is always a giant tree.
Yggdrasil of Norse mythology.
Irminsul of Germanic paganism.
Fusang of Chinese mythology.
Even in Japanese mythology, there is a giant tree that is said to cast a shadow
that stretches to Awaji island when hit by the rising sun,
and that rises higher than Takayasu mountain when hit by the setting sun.
In other words, it is the tree at the center of the world.
It is the tree that supports the universe!
This was the source of Minakamiyama's power!
The pyramid was built to protect this.
No way...
This is... Nostradamus' Key?
Without a doubt!
It's not...
This whole mountain gets blown up in 2012.
Where in the world is Nostradamus' Key?
Bunmei?
What the hell are you doing?
Are you hur-
What's this stuff?
It stinks!
It's poop!
A huge pile of poop!
Why the hell is there a pile of poop here?!
Number Five?
The guy before me used this!
Stay back!
I don't want to be infected by your cooties! Stay three meters away from me at all times!
No!
This cell phone is from the guy before me!
No one would eat a cell phone!
N-No... he was eaten with the cell phone...
What was that?
There it is.
Be careful!
I said stay three meters away from me!
The reaction's getting stronger!
This area is suspicious.
...three meters...
Are we hearing things?
It looks like we're okay for now.
You decided to check by hurling me into danger?!
What if it was still here?
You're a man, so stop being a pussy and get it together!
Doesn't the fate of mankind rest on your shoulders?
Isn't it your duty to save the future?
Don't you have any weapons from the future?
Isn't it about time you use your psychic powers?
If you really are a top class psychokinesist,
then do something about the monster!
I'm sorry.
That was...
a lie.
I lied.
It was all a lie.
Are you kidding me?!
I saw you press that spoon on the ground, ya know.
Eh? It's just some swindler?
Spare change! Spare change...
Please forgive me!
I don't have any racket money for you!
Please don't hurt me!
Are you Uchida Bunmei?
N-No... My name is Fumiaki...
Whatever, it doesn't matter.
Your name is Number Six from here on out.
What is your duty?
The prevention of Nostradamus' prophecies.
If we can pinpoint Nostradamus' Key and destroy it,
we can save mankind from destruction.
But, it looks like we underestimated Occult Academy.
I'm being chased by a monster I've never seen before!
Pyrokinesis doesn't do shit!
Forget the key!
Please hurry!
Screw this!
I don't want to go to a place filled with monsters!
You really have no choice.
Hell no!
We're at the end of our rope, Number Six!
You're all we have left!
Then take better care of me!
We're counting on you.
...is what really happened.
Hey, wait!
Don't leave me here!
Three meters!
You can't use psychokinesis, and we're lost in this cave.
You're just a really shitty time agent.
And above all... you stink.
Hey, what was that monster back there?
A tengu.
It was probably a Moth Man,
a type of UMA.
First spotted in America,
they are a mysterious creature with giant wings and human-like characteristics.
They are the truth behind the tengu rumors.
A tengu that would eat people, huh?
Defensive spells designed to counter all possible attacks by my enemies are written in this notebook.
I wonder if there's a defensive spell in here for the Moth Man...
Wh-What was that?!
Holy shit...
What is that?
H-Hey!
Kozue?
What is it?!
What's happened?!
Shut up!
What the hell just happened?!
What... What is this?!
No...
No!
No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!
No!
But... I'm alive.
I'm alive.
I'm...
saved!
Spell... Spell!
Smile!
The cavalry is here.
I'm the one who found her.
JK!
They're not the Key, either?
They're endless.
Do they have any weak points?
Let's try something.
Why the hell did you bring that?
Music is my life.
Real moths can't stand sound that is a certain frequency.
All right!
Let's get outta here!
Oh, I'm alive, so alive!
It's so wonderful to be a-
Are you trying to kill me?!
Did those things get sealed in?
Anyway, let's go back to the academy.
W-Wait a second!
How about an apology?!
I almost died-
You're a coward.
Sensei~!
Mikaze-san!
I was just about to go looking for you.
I'm sorry for making you worry.
That's okay, as long as you're safe.
I didn't see you when I defeated the tengu, so I was a bit distressed...
You defeated the tengu?
Yeah.
I rescued the missing student, and just now sent her on her way back to the academy.
You're so cool!
You can do anything, Sensei!
Oh, no, it's not a big deal.
Come in.
The caves have been sealed.
I see.
Good job.
However...
that principal is a pain in the neck.
Yes.
I was a liar.
A prince on a white horse appearing from the clouds.
I lost my psychic powers ages ago,
and was sent to the past against my will.
In an instant, he pierced my heart.
I thought I fell in love at first sight with Mikaze-san...
Please don't look anywhere else.
I left her, Maya and Naruse behind and ran away!
Don't blame yourself!
I am...
My fated person!
Next time, on Seikimatsu Occult Academy...
A poem of lov-
Wrong!
KOZUE in the summer.
The occult is a total lie!