Understood.
Yes.
The day after tomorrow, right?
No, just get rid of it.
Yes.
Well then, I'll leave it to you.
Uh... it's me.
Come in.
Please sign this off for me.
What's this?
An ice cream stand this time?
Mikaze-san said it's a request from the candy store in the shopping district.
And this school isn't a shopping district.
Wouldn't the students love to have ice cream here though?
You're just trying to impress Mikaze-san with this, aren't you?
I'm begging you, please!
Thank you!
What's that?
Real estate sale?
Hey! Don't look at it!
My bad.
Really now...
They're demolishing it the day after tomorrow?
Yeah.
I loved your old house, Maya.
I used to play there all the time after school.
It makes me a little sad.
You're losing the house you grew up in, after all.
It can't be helped, though.
No one lives there anymore.
Someone wanted to buy the property anyway.
Is anyone going to be there at the demolition with you?
Want me to tag along?
I'll be okay on my own.
Spiritualism, a belief that was very popular in the West during the 19th century,
attempted to communicate with spirits of the afterlife through séances.
Nowadays, we use techniques, such as channeling, to communicate with spirits.
To put it another way, the ouija board and kokkuri-san are tools of spiritualism.
We've discussed this in class already, right?
The agenda for today...
is to summon a spirit.
We will employ the use of ectoplasm
to materialize the spirit.
Materialize the spirit?
Is that even possible?
What is ectoplasm?
We were tested on it just the other day.
It refers to human life energy.
If a spirit uses it, then it can become visible to us... or even tangible.
However, it is nearly impossible for a spirit to take shape.
Helen Duncan, a famous 19th century spirit medium,
died while trying to materialize a spirit.
Well then, do we have any requests for who to summon?
How about my granny who died last year?
What about a celebrity?
Let's summon a pro wrestler!
I want to see Poochi!
I think we should go with the former principal!
Everyone here knows him, and I admire him so much!
What the hell are you thinking?
My glasses!
Are you even considering how Maya feels?
My glasses!
Whatever.
It'll be easier for everyone to understand this way.
Alright then. Turn off the air conditioner.
The room temperature will drop during the channeling.
I hereby summon the soul of the Waldstein Academy principal, Kumashiro Junichiro.
Use my body...
to come to this ground!
That's not the principal...
Even I can see it!
Where am I?
Snow?
Who's that child?
Come here!
She disappeared.
Looks like it.
Did the principal appear?!
Why did some little girl appear instead of the principal, anyway?
It's just that difficult.
Maybe it's because she's on the same wavelength as the principal, so she accidentally got summoned.
I see.
Hey, Maya.
What is it?
Please do something about this.
The child from earlier!
I was working on my bike behind the school building when she started following me.
Even when I tried to shoo her away, she wouldn't get down from my back.
She's sleeping pretty deeply!
How lucky... I want to give a ghost a piggy-back ride too.
You can't see anything?
Nothing at all.
I do!
Kozue can see it too?
But I know where it is.
You're the same as always.
D-Do something about her.
Where am I?
Where's my home?
I wanna go home!
Let's go look for it together!
Really?
Yeah!
Waaaaaaaait...
Where'd you go?
Okamoto Akari-chan, seven years old.
She was a first grader at elementary school.
She appeared during the spirit-summoning experiment.
In other words, she's a ghost.
She said she wants to go home.
If we knew what elementary school she went to, we could find her home.
We're all going to help her find it.
That's a rare sight.
What is?
Even though this has nothing to do with finding Nostradamus' Key,
you're involving yourself plenty with this.
Even I can't just ignore a teary-eyed child.
Besides...
Maybe if we help to find her home, then her soul can finally move on.
Well, I got time.
I can help you out after school.
Maya?
It's nothing.
Abe-Sensei!
Mikaze-san!
Thank you so much for helping me with the ice cream stand!
I knew I could count on you.
My pleasure!
Um... after school today...
Do you have some time?
After... school?
If you do, then I have a favor to ask of you...
Uh... let's see...
Abe-sensei?
Okay, got it!
Thank goodness!
See you then!
Why me?
Because your knees provide a sense of stability!
Right?
Right!
What's the matter, Maya?
Nothing.
There's a total of six schools in Matsushiro.
We can probably check one at a time, but that's a little bit troublesome.
Akari-chan, what do you remember about your elementary school?
A gate and a yard!
A gate and a yard?
Is the gate at the entrance?
Yeah!
Every school's got a gate and a yard.
Does that mean it leaves an impression?
What's that for all of a sudden?!
Sorry about that, but it just occurred to me.
By "gate and a yard" she meant...
The Sanada Residence, perhaps?
And right next to it is...
Thank you so much.
It's pretty awesome, isn't it?
My intuition.
I guess you occasionally are useful.
Shut up!
I'm so glad that we found Akari-chan's house!
Her homeroom teacher was so nice.
Let's see...
Her house is about ten minutes away.
Home~ Home! Home~ Home!
Home! Home!
She looks so happy!
Looks like she really wanted to go back home.
Home!
Here you go!
Omelette curry?
It's a new item on our menu.
I know you love curry rice, so I wanted your opinion on this new dish.
Oh, I see.
She seemed so serious earlier that I thought she was asking me out on a date or some other emergency...
Thanks for the food!
How is it?
That was great!
Thanks for the meal.
Yay!
I wanted you to be the first to try it out.
I put all my heart into making it.
This is it.
Home.
Home!
Isn't this great, Akari-chan?
It's cold.
It's cold!
Where am I?
It's a Poltergeist!
It's so cold...
Watch out!
What's happening?!
Didn't she want to come home?
There's an incredible amount of spiritual energy...
Maya!
Kozue!
Are you okay?
Let's get out of here!
Kozue, are you alive?
Maya!
Hey!
Maya!
What's wrong?
Why do you look so sorrowful?
How can I help?
Hey!
What in the world is going on here?
This is pretty unbelievable.
That Akari-chan was...
Well, it's not that I think you are lying.
I know all about Occult Academy.
My own nephew was a even student there.
Oh, don't be shy. Please help yourself!
Those rice crackers are real tasty!
T-Thanks.
I still feel like she will pop out in perfect health just like usual.
If you don't mind, could you tell us what happened to her?
It might give us a clue for how to put her spirit to rest.
She was a nice, bright girl.
She was also very polite.
But she was a little pitiful.
Her parents divorced right when she started elementary school.
Her father took her, but raising a child proved too difficult for a single man.
Akari-chan must have been so lonely,
but she still always put on a smile.
I'm home, Aunty!
Welcome back! Are you home alone again today?
Do you want to come over for dinner?
No, that's okay.
I can cook for myself!
As a landlord, I tried to help wherever I could,
but I didn't think it was proper to get too involved.
And then, it happened.
It happened ?
She froze to death...
on Christmas Eve.
She was sitting in the snow outside her door the whole night.
Why?
Why was she sitting outside?
I haven't the slightest idea.
But, whenever I wonder, "Why I couldn't find her sooner?"...
I hate myself!
We really need to do something.
But if her feelings are that strong, then it might be difficult.
Right.
We're not sure about what exactly happened to that girl.
Maya?
What's wrong?
Could it be...
that Akari-chan was...
What?
For now, let's look for some more clues.
We should try to look for her father.
We can still help.
Maya...!
You're right!
We've already come this far.
That's right!
Hello?
Hello.
It's me.
How was it?
It's going well.
That's good.
I'll meet you down there now.
Don't bother.
It has nothing to do with the Key this time.
You don't need to come.
What's that?
Are you mad at me?
Not at all.
See you later then.
Hey, wait!
Abe-Sensei!
Mikaze-san!
Abe-Sensei, your forgot this!
Oh, sorry about that!
I thought I could catch up with you!
Hello, Maya?
I'm so sorry, I interrupted your call.
Oh, no problem.
Thanks so much for today!
Well then, see you tomorrow!
See you tomorrow...
Tomorrow?!
Who was that?
Abe?
Nah. More importantly, we have to go find Akari-chan's father!
But, the lady said she didn't know where he moved.
Where does her father work?
If I remember correctly...
He quit?
Okamoto-san from sales, right?
He quit right after New Year's.
His daughter's death really shook him up.
By the way, who are you people?
His relatives or something?
Well, actually, Akari-chan's spirit-
Her elementary school teacher asked us to find out where she was buried.
Umm...
Do you know how we can contact him?
I haven't heard from him after he quit...
Actually, I think an associate of mine saw him recently.
Where?
You've got visitors, Okamoto-san!
We'd like to ask about your deceased daughter.
The truth is, we were having a lesson on spirit-summoning,
and Akari-chan's spirit appered.
She's still bound to the place she once lived.
If you don't help us, Akari-chan will...
Please leave.
I don't know shit about this Occult Academy,
so don't give me this crap!
Get outta here!
Crap?
Leave!
Leave! Leave!
Please... just wait!
We're-
Completely unwelcome here.
Akari-chan is...
Akari-chan is all alone! Is that okay with you?!
Hold on, Maya...
That's a bit harsh...
Akari...
died because of me.
Hey, Akari-chan...
You found your home.
Why are you so sad?
What about you?
Why are you so kind to me?
Are you waiting, too?
Waiting?
Beep beep!
My rods are detecting something again!
I have no choice!
Since it has come to this, I will beat the hell-
Be more sensitive to your surroundings, you guys!
Next time, on Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin...
Even the occult is...warm.