Fumihiko!
Another disappearance?
People in this town keep vanishing.
There's a silly rumor going around that a tengu did it.
But you know, I think I heard a story once,
in which a Tamaru lord came here to Minakamiyama to hunt hawks,
and a tengu appeared and told him it was wrong to take another being's life.
I see.
But why would a tengu attack people?
In the Edo Period, there was a kid called "Tengu Kid Torakichi."
Records explain how a tengu kidnapped him and took him to the other world.
Nationology Professor Hirata Atsuntane wrote a book called the Senkyoimon,
based on his interviews with Torakichi.
It's not the Edo Period anymore.
Tengu. How stupid.
Morning, Maya.
I know!
Let's try and see if we can prove there's a tengu!
I don't think you can do that with a bug catcher's net.
Maybe if the tengu's little ?
A tengu!
I'm a teacher!
Sit down!
Y-Yes, sir...
What?
I was just thinking that I'm in the same class as you again.
A tengu, huh?
There are all kinds of strange rumors about the place.
Ghosts, monsters, supernatural phenomena...
A while ago, someone said they saw a tengu demon!
And it's almost the 21st century.
A tengu?
The rumors are especially prevalent
around Minakamiyama and Zouzan Bunker.
So what?
"Tengu" was originally a Chinese term meaning "Dogs of Heaven,"
that is, shooting stars.
It might be a UFO or something.
There's a theory that claims the beak of a
Karasu Tengu is actually the oxygen mask of an astronaut.
You know a lot about this.
You really do like the-
What is your job?
Find the Key of Nostradamus and stop the prophecy.
Then what if the tengu are actually an
advance scouting team for the aliens or something?
I get it... They might lead us to the key somehow!
Even if it seems impossible,
don't just deny the possibility without thinking!
If something seems strange, investigate,
and if you think it needs it, photograph it with your phone.
Got it?
Yes.
And no matter what the tengu are,
they may have killed my father.
Abe-sensei?
What is it?
Your tie is crooked.
Oh, right.
And do something about the creases in your trousers.
A teacher must be an example to the students.
Messy clothes are the sign of a messy soul.
By the way...
You seem to be visiting the principal's office quite often.
Is there something you need from her?
Um...
That hair style really fits you.
What's wrong?
That's the first time...
It's the first time someone's actually praised my hair.
The students call them "the two dumpling brothers" after a song...
I love you.
Abe-sensei...
I hook up with her.
Ow...
Abe-san...
Yes?
Make sure you separate out your garbage properly.
Did you read the pamphlet?
Flammable garbage is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Separated garbage is...
Yes, I understand.
I'll be careful!
Geez, what the hell is wrong with everybody?
The young boy with psychic powers
Behold!
The spoon is bent!
Bunmei-kun's so awesome!
That was Uchida Bunmei, the spoon-bender!
Bunmei-kun is so cute!
It's not Bunmei. It's Fumiaki-chan!
But this recording was great.
I made your favorite today.
Curry!
Thanks!
Good times back then.
I really want to go back...
Wait, I am back!
Yes, this is the Uchida residence.
Who is this?
U-Uh...
Fumiaki-chan! Don't put so much sauce on it!
Okay!
I'm sorry.
Who is this?
Welcome.
Landlord?
Oh, you meant my little sister, Tanoko?
Yes... I think.
I shouldn't have come here.
Curry...
Here you go. Just a second.
Here you are!
It's taken way too long...
Just my type.
Do you like curry that much?
Yes. I could eat it every day.
Look over here!
Bunmei-chan!
Bend a spoon!
Everyone loved me just 'cause I could bend a spoon.
But once I couldn't...
Um, may I get some chopsticks?
You eat curry with chopsticks?
You're so cute Bunmei-kun!
Only my mom called me "Fumiaki."
Fumiaki-chan's so cute.
Is something wrong?
What did you just say?
Is something wrong?
No, before that.
Um... You eat curry with chopsticks?
Not that far back.
What did I say?
I know!
Fumiaki-chan's so cute!
Fumiaki-chan...
She's the first person, besides my mom, to call me that.
Because Fumiaki-chan is cute!
Mikaze!
Stop making small talk and come help!
Right!
I'll be right there!
We're not busy at all, though.
Mikaze-san, huh?
That's a nice name.
A tengu?
No way.
Where's Kozue?
Who knows.
Maybe she went to look for a tengu.
Maybe she went to train her spiritual powers.
Spiritual powers?
Sometimes she'll stand under a waterfall or live at a temple for a while.
Wow, she goes all out.
Because Fumiaki-chan is cute!
Bunmei!
How's the investigation going?
The investigation?
Of the tengu.
The tengu... Yeah, the tengu.
Fine.
All good.
Come to me! Come to me!
JK, what are you looking for?
A tengu. For my class on Japanese youkai.
You think there is one?
Hell if I know.
But if there is, then my rods will find it.
There's a tengu. No doubt about it.
I got it. I got it.
Good evening.
You're a new teacher at Waldstein Academy, aren't you?
I am. How'd you know?
It's a small town.
I'll get the chopsticks.
Hi!
What's this?
A little bonus.
Thank you.
Didn't you say you were busy with work and hadn't had time to see the town?
Yeah.
Want me to show you around tomorrow?
Really?
I've got free time.
It's a promise.
Yes, of course.
Man, this station is ancient.
It's gotta be as old as my grandfather.
Abe-sensei, sorry to keep you waiting.
I-Is this yours?
Yes. Come on, get in.
Wow!
I've wanted a car like this since I was a kid!
Please put your seat belt on.
You do it like this.
It's not working...
It's done.
I guess we could start with the Sanada Mansion.
And then Matsushiro Castle...
Or maybe Zouzan Bunker?
I'll leave it to you.
Okay!
You can show me-
Sanada Mansion
This is the Sanada Mansion.
The 9th lord of this province, Sanada Yukinori, built this for his mother.
Shall we go to the next spot?
This is the Sanada Museum.
All kinds of artifacts from the Sanada family's history are housed here.
I brought you a map of Matsushiro.
Thanks for taking the trouble on your day off.
Not at all. By the way, what will you be using this for?
Something that you don't need to know about.
So that's all the places in Matsushiro where people have been kidnapped...
Zouzan Bunker.
It's a ten kilometer underground bunker.
They planned to move Army HQ, as well as most of the government,
here during the last days of the war.
They were planning to move the emperor, too.
It must've been quite a power spot.
This is the ruins of Matsushiro Castle.
Isn't that Matsushiro Station?
It is.
Did we have to come by car then?
You didn't want to drive with me?
No, that's not it!
Of course I did!
Good. I'm glad.
Then let's go to the next place.
This oyaki's good.
What was yours?
Eggplant miso.
Leaf mustard is great.
Try some?
But...
Don't worry about it.
An indirect kiss!
Do you like it?
It's a snack now,
but until a while ago, this was one of the few things available to eat.
Really?
You can't get much rice out here, you know?
So they would knead wheat flour,
put some pickled vegetables in it, and bake it in the ashes of their hearth.
Real oyaki's covered with ash.
Next is Zouzan Bunker.
Right.
Don't talk while you eat.
You're pretty funny.
You think?
This was made over sixty years ago, huh?
Hey, don't be silly.
You're a history teacher, right?
The war ended fifty-four years ago.
You're right.
I'd be so embarrassed in front of my students.
Is there no one here?
I guess not.
Normally, there are lots of tourists.
I'm sorry.
I'm fine.
Be careful.
The ground's rough here.
Usually, there are other people here, and it's not scary.
But when we're alone...
It's all right.
I'm with you.
My whole body's turned into an arm!
After all the yelling I did, what the hell is he doing slacking off?
What is this?
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
But you just started crying... I was surprised.
I just can't take it, looking at that.
You mean those paper cranes?
What are those?
There were so many...
They're for the dead.
Zouzan Bunker was built as fast as possible.
They pushed the workers beyond their limits.
So many people died there.
Dying so deep beneath the ground...
When I think of how painful it must've been...
She must be a kind girl to cry for people who died when her grandfather was alive.
A brief and gentle gust of wind blows through my heart,
as I struggle with my terrible mission.
"Terrible?"
You're not doing anything!
Sorry, sorry!
Oh, hey. A butterfly!
That's not a butterfly, it's...
It's...
A moth-
You mean the one that built a cocoon on Tokyo Tower?
No!
But I'm so embarrassed I can't say it!
Next time on Occult Academy, Episode 4:
The collapse of BUNMEI.
The occult is so embarrassing!
This program is a work of fiction. Departed spirits, psychic abilities, aliens, UMAs, etc., do not exist.
Unless you believe in them...