Ever heard of Turtle Rock in Asuka?
Nope.
It faces south,
but they say, if it ever turns west, the whole Nara Basin will sink.
Like the Crystal Skulls, where if they're all gathered
in one place, the world will be destroyed?
There's a similar legend about this.
Red Mask
There's a blue mask, too. And if the two ever face each other,
it means goodbye to Minakamiyama.
Minakamiyama?
So maybe this is Nostradamus's Key?
It was originally an evil god,
but it was split into light and shadow, and sealed away.
Excavated Clay Mask from Late Joumon Period
In other words, the two must never be allowed to meet.
Excavated clay mask from late Joumon period?
This is the blue mask?
It's worth looking at, don't you think?
Wait!
What if we bring them together and something happens?
It's not the 21st of July yet.
Abe and the Principal are going to Nagano City?
Excuse me.
Abe-sensei... Welcome back.
Hi... What are you doing, Mikaze-san!
Cooking?
No! I mean, why in my room?
I came to make dinner.
After I talked to the landlord, I got the spare key, to come in.
Eat up.
How is it?
It's good.
Tastes just like Mom made it.
Great!
What did you use for the secret ingredient?
A little banana and cola.
My mom's the only person in the world who put in banana and cola!
Why is she doing the exact same thing?
Um, Abe-sensei? Are you free tonight?
Are you okay?
I'm sorry. I'm acting weird, aren't I?
Yeah. It's too sudden, right?
You're busy.
Kill the witch!
Destroy the demon's den!
Kill the witch!
Destroy the demon's den!
The neighborhood's getting together.
The neighborhood?
Yes. They're keeping the city safe.
Man, these clothes are so hot.
One of your students is gone?
We're all looking for them.
What is this?
You know what we're talking about, right?
Waldstein Academy, where you work, is a den of evil.
Destroy the demon's den!
And the witch has returned there.
A woman constantly at the center of every bizarre event...
Someone involved in the school's founding...
You know who I'm talking about.
Kill the witch!
Say her name.
Say it!
Kumashiro Maya...
But why?
The tengu, the disappearances, the blood-drinking monsters... It was all her doing.
Soon, she will open the door to Hell and invite it in...
Invite...
Kill the witch!
Do you understand now?
She's the key to everything.
And she'll open the door to Hell.
On July 21st.
Nostradamus's Key...
I want you to do something for me.
There's something always protecting her.
Some kind of talisman.
If you can get rid of it,
we should be able to do something about her.
But...
Please.
If we don't destroy her, Matsushiro is doomed.
I'm glad...
Let's kill the witch.
Archeology Lab
I'm sorry for all the trouble.
Don't get so down, just because this wasn't it.
We can find it.
Let's head home.
This way!
I heard the miso-flavored ice cream here is good!
Take it. Take it. Take it!
Stay still!
Let's kill the witch.
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
The oyaki here is good, I heard!
The juu'wari soba here is good, I heard!
The shichu...
The hakutou juice...
The sakamanjuu.
I'll take two!
Hey, you want to go home?
I'm thirsty. Let's at least get some tea.
Tea...
Let's kill the witch.
Let's kill the witch here, together!
Stop it!
Bunmei, snap the hell out of it!
Are you a witch?
Mikaze-san told me that you're at the center of all this.
That someday, you'll open the door to Hell,
and invite in things not of this world!
What are you talking about?
You're a witch, and...
The heck's wrong with you?
Why would I be a witch?
Then why has all this weird stuff happened, ever since you returned to the school?
Why is a door to another dimension opening at Waldstein Academy?
The center of it all?
You're saying I'm Nostradamus's Key?
Are you saying you're not?
Then what if I am?
Will you kill me?
I know.
I've taken a photo of myself with this.
The only thing I saw was a skeleton.
If I'm the Key, you'd see a peaceful future, right?
Were you trying to kill yourself?
I told you. To make it work, you need to think about destroying the object.
Stop it.
Why?
We won't know unless we try it, right?
Wait! What are you doing?
Give that back!
Give it back.
Give it back!
You shouldn't go back to Matsushiro.
It's not just Mikaze-san who's after you.
You might be killed!
Like hell I will!
Maya...
What's going on?
There's no contact from #6.
There's no time left.
Where's the Commander?
Gone.
Jeez...
It's almost July 21st there.
Will we be able to stop it from happening?
You're certain it's the principal?
Maya! Maya!
Maya!
Kozue!
They said school's canceled today.
Wh-What's wrong?
Maya-san... Maya-san...
What?
What happened to her?
She was killed!
Someone... Someone killed her!
Is there anything missing from the room?
I haven't been in here very often.
Anything you can tell us...
The notebook...
She always carried a notebook.
A notebook?
I still can't believe she's dead.
Maya-san... She helped me with all that occult stuff...
She's gone somewhere even my dowsing rod can't find her.
Cut that out.
It's like she's really dead.
I killed her.
If I hadn't gotten her involved in looking for the Nostradamus's Key...
If I hadn't told her she might be the Key...
I was afraid to know.
That was all I thought.
If I'd held your hand and not let it go... Maya...
When I was a kid,
Maya and I always used to talk with the spirits like this.
Maya... Why?
That's it!
What are we?
We're students of Waldstein Academy...
Of Occult Academy!
That's right.
We can do what other people can't.
We'll find out who did it!
We can do a summoning!
Or a séance!
A ouija board is the simplest way!
Let's do anything, whatever it is!
Idiot Kumashiro Maya
I don't care if you call me an idiot...
Won't you call me again?
Yell at me again?
Am I not good enough?
You?
Did you kill her?
You really are an idiot.
Maya...
Look at your face.
I'm alive.
The body you saw yesterday was a fake, made by magic.
I've hidden it until now. But I'm a white mage, in service to the previous principal.
Wh-Why?
To deceive the enemy.
The previous principal ordered me to protect Maya.
I couldn't reveal myself.
I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you.
It's true.
You're lying.
She died!
Her body was cold!
We told you, that was a-
The police said she was dead!
Bunmei...
I-I know.
If you're the real Maya, you should have the notebook.
Miss...
This is...
Thank you, Abe-sensei,
for stealing her talisman.
You almost fooled us into thinking you were dead.
I guess that to deceive your enemies, you start by deceiving your friends.
Oh, my. Do you think you can escape?
From a black mage like me?
You wait here, sensei.
I'll take my time killing you, once I've dealt with them.
Hurry!
Kumashiro Maya, you're going to die.
This time, for real!
Kill the witch!
Miss, this way.
Kumashiro Maya.
The door to Hell will open.
I'll kill anyone who tries to stop me.
Just like your father.
You killed my papa?
You must not...
Let me go!
She killed my papa!
I'm sorry, miss.
You run.
I'll hold them off.
Damn you, white mage!
I can't believe it!
Mikaze-san was an evil witch?
She was trying to open the door to Hell. The dimensional rift...
It's the last battle.
Bunmei, take a picture of her with the phone!
But... But...
There's no time! Hurry!
Me?
Next time on Occult Academy:
A thousand wind, the search for beauty.
It's occult, but we can't lose!
This program is a work of fiction. Departed spirits, psychic abilities, aliens, UMAs, etc., do not exist.
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