Hinatsuki Dormitory Site
Sorry for dragging you along.
It's fine.
I've wanted to come here with you for a while.
I felt the same.
I see...
Here at the Hinatsuki Dorm was where I began to walk the path of an exorcist.
But after the tragedy that occurred here...
I abandoned that path.
And the one who gave me the strength to walk the exorcist path again
was you.
It's the same for me.
You've given me so much strength.
Hey, Benio...
Will you come with me?
There's something I want you to hear.
Into Chaos Seeking the Past, Seeking the Future
Before we even met, we were both chasing the same dream, weren't we?
To become the strongest exorcist.
To create a future where no one suffers because of Kegare,
I will exorcise all evil Kegare.
That's my dream.
When I heard you say that, it gave me quite a jolt.
But...
After going through the Hinatsuki tragedy,
I thought I no longer had the right to fight
for the world, or the future, or anything grand like that.
I couldn't ignore people I saw being hurt in front of me...
If someone is asking for help, as an exorcist, I want to reach out and help them.
That was all I thought.
But then the pervy underpants guy showed up...
The Miko brings an end to Magano,
and the Miko is the child of the Twin Stars.
In other words, the Twin Stars is the title given to
the exorcists whose union brings forth the Miko.
The strongest exorcist husband and wife give birth to the ultimate exorcist.
In other words, you two will get married and have a baby.
It's decided! Congrats!
And we found ourselves getting wrapped up in something pretty huge.
Showing an opening to Kegare during battle is a fatal disgrace for an exorcist.
Are you even taking this seriously?
If you feel that strongly, then why don't you show me?
Show me what you're capable of with that arm,
and just how committed you are.
And then...
Nii-sama appeared.
Your crime is
your lack of commitment to becoming truly powerful.
After you fought him...
We swore together....
Let's get stronger, Benio.
Let's get stronger, Rokuro.
Together!
Then we mastered Resonance and fought him again.
Flame Contact!
Crimson Blast!
Resonance!
Crimson Meteor Smash!
My brother
then disappeared into the darkness.
After that, I made a promise to the pervy underpants guy.
Two years. We'll wait two years!
In that time,
you must become stronger than the Twelve Guardians you see here!
Yeah!
We just gotta surpass them, right?
Challenge accepted!
Surpassing the Twelve Guardians in two years...
At the time, I thought we could do it.
Or more like, I felt we had to.
But...
When I saw the Twelve Guardians fight the Basara during our trip with Sae,
I was reminded all over again...
That we still can't even begin to compare to them.
Still...
We have to surpass them!
He said Arima lost to the likes of Kuranashi?
That damn Mikage!
Spouting nonsense...
I don't believe it!
We're talking about Arima.
He's probably hiding somewhere, with something up his sleeve!
Don't you agree, Cordelia?
S-O... D-E-A-T-H...
That's right (sou desu).
Right?!
Yeah! That's right!
Inconceivable!
With our leader, the head exorcist, missing,
we of the Exorcist Union have fallen into disarray,
resulting in unprecedented panic!
Seems like you're the one panicking the most.
To avoid a worst-case scenario,
Arima-sama must be found as soon as possible!
Where has he gone?! Where?!
Just shut up and look for him. So obnoxious...
This isn't funny!
Even with overtime pay, I'm not gonna come out even.
Maybe I should double down with the bet I made
on him being safe, and score big that way instead.
You sure do love money, huh, Kengo?
You got a problem with that, you quack?
Nah...
But if he really did lose to Kuranashi,
aren't we responsible, since we lost track of Kuranashi afterwards?
Right, Arata-san?
That's true,
but Kuranashi's presence vanished so suddenly.
Something is going on here that we're not seeing.
Exorcist Union Headquarters
Sorry, folks.
There's something we need to check into.
Once we finish, we'll catch up with you.
Understood.
If I have business in the area, I'll drop by Narukami.
You must be worried about the Twin Stars, huh?
Or maybe...
You've got someone else on your mind?
No, not at all!
Anyway, I'm heading off.
Well, shall we?
Narukami
It's not just the Twelve Guardians we need to overcome.
The Basara that we met during our travels...
They were as strong as Kamui, or perhaps even stronger.
There were several that we weren't able to exorcise.
We'll have to finish things with them someday.
Momochi...
Watch me.
I swear I'll avenge you.
That was a hell of a spell!
It's got me overflowing with spell power myself!
I'm going to gather some Twelve Guardian heads and give them to Kuranashi as a gift!
I need to consume much, much more spell power...
I'm must become the most delectable woman there is, after all.
They're not the only ones we need to settle things with.
Today was the most fun I've had in a while.
For our next encounter,
at least gain enough power to force me to use half my strength.
Oh, you can give birth to the Miko and I'll fight them instead, if you want.
Kamui...
And more than anyone else, we have to beat him.
The people who can control the power of both yin and yang—
Those are exorcists!
I strive to become the user of ultimate spell power...
A sublime, superior existence...
That's right!
In other words, the strongest exorcist!
Yuto...
I didn't know anything.
The Twelve Guardians, the Basara, Yuto...
People who are much stronger than us
are all fighting for such incredibly grand things.
Sae-chan, too.
As a branch of the Ame-no-mihashira,
she fights to maintain the barrier that keeps Magano out.
You're right...
And among all of that, what is there that we, the chosen Twin Star Exorcists,
can do that no one else can?
Something other than giving birth to the Miko?
Yeah.
I remembered...
Papa...
You really are my true Papa.
What did she mean by that?
And beyond that... just what am I?
Seika Dormitory
Hey!
Huh? Where are Ryogo and the others?
Out exorcising Kegare.
There's been a rash of accidents at a hospital that's undergoing renovations.
If you had called for us, we would've helped...
They said that the two of you were probably exhausted,
given all that's happened.
Ryogo and the others are thinking about how to do what they can, on their own.
So, can I help you with something?
Oh, yeah...
There's something I want to ask you and Seigen about.
Where is he?
Researching something in the room out back.
I need to know something, Seigen.
Before I moved into the Hinatsuki Dorm, where was I?
You said I had no family, right?
If they're dead, then that's it...
I'm prepared for that.
But I want to know!
Where was I born?
Where was I raised, and how did I end up at the Hinatsuki Dorm?
Fair enough.
But, Seigen, that's...
It's about time he learned.
This is a good chance to tell him.
Should I... step outside?
I want you to hear this, too.
That's why I asked you to come along.
The thing is, Rokuro...
I found you, ten years ago...
in Magano.
When we first met Sae in Magano,
I kind of had a feeling...
that she was just like me.
So when I heard that I was found in Magano, it was like, "Oh, I figured."
But in the end, what am I?
Rokuro, you're Rokuro.
You're just Rokuro.
The syllables are the same forward and backward: Ro-ku-ro.
What's that supposed to mean?
But... Thanks, Benio.
I tried to put up a tough front,
but I was scared to ask Seigen about that.
I'm glad you were with me.
Oh, no!
There's a Kegare out there!
And it feels pretty strong...
What do we do, Benio-sama?
Let's go, Rokuro!
Yeah!
Is this where the Kegare appeared?
Yeah.
I don't see any Kegare, though.
What now, imp?!
You saying the pro shikigami has made some kinda mistake?!
That's what I wanna say,
but the Kegare really does seem to be gone.
What's going on?
You're late, y'know!
I got bored, so I cleared out all the Kegare that were in the way!
It's been a while, y'know.
You're that Basara!
That's not a very elegant way of putting it!
Just call me Suzu-pyon!
That's way less elegant!
Oh, my! Do you even know what elegance is?
Typical Tokyo boy.
And what exactly does that make you?!
Well, I'm just a humble little Basara who was passing through, sir.
See?! You are just a Basara!
Rokuro, could you shut up for a moment?
Okay.
What are you doing here?
There she is!
The scary lady!
What am I here for? It's obvious, y'know!
I'm here to observe you two, the Twin Star Exorcists, y'know?
What?!
Since that girl went back to being a branch of the Ame-no-mihashira,
I thought you two would be more depressed.
I'm glad you seem to be doing well!
How do you know about Sae and the Ame-no-mihashira?
Hey, every girl should keep her ears open, y'know?
I know everything!
You do, huh?
Yep!
Then what exactly are you Basara after?
Excuse me?
Are you trying to tear down the barrier and make the whole world like Magano?
Destroy all humans?
There might be some who like the sound of that...
It takes all types in life, even among Basara, y'know?
Quit avoiding the question!
What are you after?!
Oh, me?
The question you've asked is incredibly profound, with serious implications.
I have yet to formulate a satisfactory response myself.
In other words...
I'unno!
Quit screwing around!
I'm not screwing around!
Such a pain...
In that case...
What do you plan on doing next?
That's...
See? You don't know, either!
Do you not despair at your misfortune,
Misfortune
awestruck by the ambiguity of the future
Awestruck
and troubled by the lack of guiding principles therein?
Troubled
But this is no cause for shame.
Shame
If anything, these emotional swings are universal elements
Conformation
that give existence its conformation.
Emotion
In other words...
Everyone's got worries, y'know?!
Let's dance, y'know?!
Your judgment's now arrived!
And you thought you could just mock me?!
Keep hoping for a reprieve, but none is coming!
Because the gate to Hell's about to open!
Welcome to my Hell! Welcome to my Hell!
Time to repent in the end!
Because the door to hell is about to open!
Guilty or not guilty? Guilty or not guilty?
To die!
If you don't know what to do,
you should try something you've never done before.
That might be the answer.
Huh? Wai—
Benio... You...
Oh, she gets it!
Benio-sama...
If Benio-sama is gonna dance...
Then I gotta dance, too!
Farewell! See ya next time, y'know?
Benio...
Right now, we might not know what to do,
but I think we should find something only the two of us can do.
You up for it?
Of course... y'know?
S-Say what?
The Ame-no-mihashira has returned to normal,
and the panic surrounding the Dragon Spots has subsided.
The fools of the Exorcist Union may believe that, but...
It's nearly time to begin.
Next Episode
Benjamin Disraeli said, "The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end."
Is it a romantic episode next? About you, Shimon?
Don't be stupid.
"Even you ought to fall in love once, Shimon."
The Master Repays a Favor I Want You To Eat Me
Dad said that!
Was that your idea of an impression?