Master Arata, are you all right?
Tsukuyo just suddenly...
What's going on? Since yesterday, it's...
This is...
What's wrong?
Who are you?!
This presence... Is he a Sho?
Master Arata?
Why are you here,
Kadowaki?
Demonization
I found you.
A Hayagami?
Appear.
Kill him, Orochi!
Appear!
Orochi...
I see.
So that's the Hayagami that'll rule this world, or whatever?
I hear it's really strong.
Master Arata, who is he?
Kadowaki...
Why are you in this world?!
In this world?
Why? That's what I want to ask you!
You ran off to some weird world, leaving that guy in your place...
Were you that scared of me? Huh?!
I'm sure that's it.
You've been a worthless coward ever since middle school.
You're absolutely pathetic.
No matter how much I messed with you,
you just took it without a word!
In that world, you were just a spineless wimp
who did nothing but run away!
And in this world, you're the Sho of the strongest Hayagami?
You want to become king?
Give me a break, you scum!
Stop it...
It's all your fault!
Trying to run away from me, are you?
I'll never let you!
Scum like you should spend your life groveling at my feet!
Shut up.
This is...
It can't be. Tsukuyo has demonized?
No...
Arata...
Kadowaki...
Do you know what I've been through because of you?
Do you know what I've felt?!
You're the scum!
No!
If he's not stopped, Tsukuyo will turn completely into an Onigami!
Don't, Master Arata!
Don't become a demon! Come back!
Kotoha-chan!
Master Arata won't become a demon.
Master Arata is kinder than anyone!
I believe in you!
Kotoha-chan!
What? You're done already, Hinohara?!
That is enough.
Withdraw for now, Kadowaki the Sho.
Something we failed to foresee has occurred.
We never thought Tsukuyo would demonize.
We need to awaken Orochi completely.
Awaken Orochi completely?
That's the Six Shos' airship.
Kotoha-chan! Hey!
What happened?
Lord Kannagi, give that back!
That's Arata's Hayagami!
Arata is the one who let it go.
Wait!
Kadowaki...
Kotoha...
Kotoha!
Master Arata... Thank goodness.
I'm sorry. It was my fault.
Who was that person?
What did you mean by "in this world"?
Kotoha?
You're not him.
You're really not him.
The real Master Arata wouldn't react to me this way.
Who are you?
Look me in the eyes.
Who are you?
I'm not him.
To you, I guess look like your childhood friend, Arata.
But I came from another world,
and switched places with him in the Kando Forest.
You're someone else?
I didn't mean to deceive you.
But I was mistaken for the Arata of this world as soon as I got here,
and there was no time
to straighten it out before I became Tsukuyo's Sho.
And you know the rest.
I'm really sorry.
You're not Master Arata.
He's in my world, doing just fine.
Arata is well.
Why?
Why did you demonize?
Was it his fault?
Kadowaki hates me.
Who are you?
My name is Miyabi.
I will serve as your handmaiden starting today.
Oh, good morning!
Get out.
Pardon?
Get out!
Of course. Just let me know if there's anything you need.
Please excuse me.
What's with her?
"Good morning"?
It's still night.
He finally took me seriously.
If he hadn't, we could never have a real battle.
You won't get away, Hinohara.
Bullying?
Every day, Kadowaki and his buddies
pushed me around with no resistance.
At school, I was forced to submit all the time.
I know power is necessary sometimes.
But only people who have felt that pain, fear,
and misery can understand.
So I decided to never possess that kind of power.
Never use power against anyone else.
But that power was inside me, too.
The same power that's inside Kadowaki and Akachi...
I might become a demon again.
And if I do, I might...
Sorry.
Saying all that doesn't help, does it?
What is...
What is your real name?
Hinohara Arata.
We have the same name.
I have to get Tsukuyo back, fast!
This is Lord Yorunami's domain.
And this rain is Lord Yorunami's Kamui.
If we come under attack now...
Found him!
I'm going back.
Going back? Lord Kannagi?
You look pathetic.
There's no sign of the man you became just before.
What's wrong? Aren't you going to take it back?
Lord Kannagi!
Is that all there is to you?
Weren't you going to change the world?
If that's your decision,
then see it through, no matter what happens!
Take Tsukuyo in your hand again, Arata!
Didn't you want Tsukuyo for yourself?
It was my first time holding someone else's Hayagami.
Your Tsukuyo is heavy.
Heavy with the weight of your mission and your responsibility.
Who else can wield that?
You really piss me off, getting stronger all the time.
Here I come!
Wait.
I'll spar with you.
That man who broke Orochi's seal
was one of the Six Sho.
Six Sho?
Does that mean
Kadowaki took the place of one of the Six Sho in this world?
I don't know what happened between the two of you,
but he will come after you again.
What will you do when he does?
Lord Kannagi! What are you doing?!
It's useless to you right now.
You are hesitant.
You fear you will demonize again.
Am I wrong?
Can someone like you change this world?
You are not worth believing in right now.
Find Tsukuyo before sundown.
If you fail, leave us.
There's no way you can succeed!
What are you gonna do, Arata?
Hey! Arata!
Are you serious?! Hey!
What am I doing?
Why am I running down a path like this?
Can I really take Tsukuyo back?
I have the same demon power that I condemned
in Kadowaki and Akachi.
Can someone like me really keep moving forward?
Hinohara!
Hinohara, run with all your strength.
Kadowaki...
You're Hinohara, right?
You've got really nice form.
All right! We're in the same class!
I'm gonna beat your time one of these days!
You know, it feels great running next to you.
When I run with you, I feel like the wind.
So keep running with your eyes forward.
I'll keep running beside you.
Run with all your strength, Hinohara.
We...
We were friends, weren't we?
Kadowaki...
Hinohara? Is he a Sho?
He's spineless scum.
One day, I will crush him.
He gets on my nerves.
I wish he'd just disappear.
You really like Hinohara-san, don't you?
What?
If you hated him, you could just ignore him.
You can't help thinking about him.
That's the other side of liking someone.
In truth, you want to be friends with Hinohara-san.
Don't talk like you know anything!
What do you know about me and Hinohara?!
It was his fault!
I was in a slump.
My time just barely qualified me for the tournament.
So I asked to run by his side.
He was the only one whose skill I acknowledged.
We'd race with all our strength, and if I lost,
I'd still get what I wanted.
If it was Hinohara...
But he...
Hinohara!
Did you reduce your speed on purpose?!
Are you pitying me?!
What?
Don't screw with me!
Don't you make fun of me!
I was the only one who thought we were friends.
That's why I'll crush him.
Arata!
What's the deal? You had us worried!
Fine. I'll believe in you.
Kadowaki got me past my hesitation.
I want to move forward.
I'm still not confident, but I'll try.
I'll change Kadowaki's heart.
And I swear I won't become a demon.
Kotoha?
Yes. I believe in you.
You are strong. I'll be watching you.
Hey! Damn you, Arata!
Kotoha, thank you.
You'll be fine, Arata.
I thought his kindness was all that boy had going for him.
But he has the power of darkness, and the heart to calm it.
Arata the Sho...
Maybe you are the one
who can return Lord Yorunami to what he was.
Who do you think you are?
I'm just a stingy control freak, Lord Kannagi.
Destroy me with your Kamui!
You cannot defeat Arata.
I want to win! I want to beat him!
Admiration