Let's cut one as a demonstration.
Shimon!
That's better.
I will not be threatened by a Basara!
Even if it costs me my life!
You idiot!
Even to protect something, there's no such thing as an acceptable sacrifice!
Enmado, you and I are going to exorcise that Basara.
Yeah!
I'll tear both of you to shreds!
Why?!
Why, why, why?!
Why were you able to beat Momochi?!
Now!
Golden Winged Extreme Impact!
Cleanse! Purify!
Go, Shimon!
Come forth at once!
The Naniwa branch office in Kansai is an empty shell.
The exorcists have vanished.
For so many exorcists to disappear all at once, and with no traces left behind...
It's nearly time...
Soon, the bell that tolls for the end of the real world will ring.
Honorable and wise Izanagi no Okami,
Exorcist Union Headquarters
who took to the divine river's waters to be cleansed,
and through purification by those waters was given life,
the Haraedo no Okami goddesses...
Wherever the touch of evil creates impurity,
I humbly and earnestly call upon you
to purify and cleanse in your grandeur.
This really ain't good.
Spirits Soaring in the City of Romance Tell Me Honest Feelings
Twin Star Exorcists' Home
Man! What was that?
Shimon just got here, and they already call him back...
He can't ignore orders from the Exorcist Union.
If you want someone to train with, I'm here, Mayura.
Th-That's not what I mean...
He could've at least eaten before he left, since we made dinner.
Is that what's really bothering you?
What is going on here, Seigen?
Did something happen again?
I dunno.
If that were the case, wouldn't there be some kind of official notice?
If there hasn't been one, that means it's got nothing to do with you guys.
Nothing to do with us? But that's...
Rokuro?
It's true, though.
The thing that we need to focus on...
...is becoming strong exorcists.
So that no matter what happens, we can handle it.
We can't let Shimon and the other Twelve Guardians show us up!
Right.
Almost feels like I'm jealous of the mind-and-soul-sharing newlyweds over here...
Narukami Private Academy
Good morning, Adashino-san.
Good morning.
I overdid it...
My whole body is creaking.
And it's still so early... Pathetic.
What the...
You're cool, and I love you.
love
Is that a...
...love letter?
It finally happened!
Since he started high school,
Rokuro's popularity with the girls has been on the rise.
I'll be waiting behind the school during the break.
Really?
So, what now?
You have to give a proper answer, y'know.
I-I know.
We're gathering in a place like this?
Sorry we're late.
We've had our hands full researching some things.
The rest of Twelve Guardians are on their way back here, as well.
What is going on here, Mikage-san?
What has warranted the assembling of the Twelve Guardians?
It is in the process of happening.
Quietly, but certainly...
Look here.
What is this?
Each of these points
is a potent collection of spell power.
This really isn't right.
It's infringing on his privacy...
But I have to see what Rokuro is going to say to the girl who sent the love letter!
I have an obligation as his childhood friend!
You're curious, too, aren't you?
I...
Not really...
Rokuro-kun!
Please...
Go out with me!
Please!
Look, you may have forgotten this...
But a long time ago, you rejected me and I was kind of crushed, remember?
I'm sorry about back then.
But you're so much cooler now.
Almost like a different person...
W-Well, thanks...
And I like the way you always try your hardest, Rokuro-kun.
He's always been that way...
Before I realized it, I found myself always looking your way.
Seeing you work hard
is what helped me decide to do my best for the inter-high competition.
So...
L-Listen...
Rokuro's got a weakness for stuff like that.
And Chiaki has always been in his strike zone.
Strike... zone...
Rokuro-kun!
N-No...
I mean...
Sorry!
I'm sorry, but I can't go out with you.
Is there... another girl you like?
I...
Rokuro...
Benio? Mayura?!
Uh, well...
When was this put here?
Good question.
Before we realized it,
all this wicked spell power had built up in the Tokyo area.
It may have been set up this way intentionally from the start.
Starting with the damage to the Ame-no-mihashira,
the incidents involving the Dragon Spots,
and now, the missing exorcists all around the country...
We were so distracted by all this that we didn't even notice this ritual.
Ritual?
These clusters of spell power aren't just popping up randomly.
At the center is...
Narukami!
Then the strange feeling I was getting...
And Chijiwa's attack was part of the diversion, too?
And the only one who could arrange such a grand scheme...
Kuranashi...
Kuranashi!
What the?
Hello?
There's a barrier around Narukami?!
A barrier big enough to surround an entire town...
Considering the amount of spell power that would take,
Narukami is probably in big trouble.
You mean...
The enemy is after the Twin Stars?
It makes sense to assume so.
To prevent this, we'll need to use the Rikujin Shinka ritual.
The Rikujin Shinka?
It's used in many common forms of astrological fortune-telling,
but it's actually a spell devised by Abe no Seimei-sama
to heighten the Twelve Guardians' power to their utmost.
That is the Rikujin Shinka.
And luckily, the spell power clusters are positioned on a circle in twelve places
that correspond to where the Twelve Guardians would need to be.
But what about the missing Byakko?
The Rikujin Shinka can't be performed without all Twelve Guardians.
I will act as a substitute.
Fulfilling the role of Byakko is something I will risk my life for.
That settles it, then.
Let's shelve the chit-chat and get this show on the road.
If that's the best way to protect the Twin Stars, then that's what we'll do.
I'd better notify the others, then.
The Rikujin Shinka, huh?
We're gonna do that?
This is a big deal, then.
Sounds interesting!
A-l-l r-i-g-h-t...
All right.
Okay, then...
Let's go!
Japanese Sweets Kijima House
Oh, this is so good!
Miss, can we get more ohagi over here?
Why do I have to pay for this, anyway?
What's the issue?
We're celebrating your first love letter.
And we already apologized.
Don't go thinking this is the start of your popular phase,
you stupid hormonal imp!
Who're you calling hormonal?!
Man...
I...
Rokuro...
What were you going to...
It's... nothing.
Oh, I knew you'd be here!
Acchan?
And Shin-chan.
We've been looking for you. There's been no signal on our phones.
You're right... I wonder what's wrong.
Never mind that. Let's all get going!
We might get to see something hilarious!
South Narukami
This is it!
North-Northwest Narukami
It's about time we got started.
South-Southeast Narukami
'Kay, let's do it.
East-Northeast Narukami
Honorable and wise Izanagi no Okami...
West-Southwest Narukami
...who took to the divine river's waters to be cleansed...
South-Southwest Narukami
East Narukami
...and through purification by those waters...
...was given life...
East-Southeast Narukami
...the Haraedo no Okami goddesses...
West-Northwest Narukami
Wherever the touch of evil creates impurity...
North Narukami
...I humbly and earnestly call upon you...
West Narukami
...to purify and cleanse in your grandeur.
North-Northeast Narukami
This is... Oh, no!
Shit!
I guess they won't let us perform the Rikujin Shinka without a fight.
Sunflower Preschool
It's Ryogo!
Welcome back, Haruka onee-chan!
Hey, look at this!
I drew you!
Wow, that's very good!
Thank you!
Come on, let's play, Ryogo!
Aren't I "Ryogo-oniichan," not just Ryogo?
Nah, you're just Ryogo! Right, Ryogo?
You little...
Looks like the kids are all really fond of Ryogo now.
It seems more like they're fond of playing with him.
Indeed.
Ryogo! Let's play more!
Thanks for today, Ryogo-kun.
Sorry for dragging you along. Our dates are always kind of weird, huh?
Nah, I came along because I wanted to.
And I'm used to dealing with the little monsters.
Haruka-oneechan...
It's okay. I'm right here.
Ryogo-kun?
This kind of thing...
should probably... be put into words, huh?
I've been thinking this for a while...
Seeing you smile is always enough to keep me going.
I want to protect that smile, no matter what.
So...
Will you...
Will you
marry me?!
Wow, he went through with the proposal!
He's been muttering to himself a lot lately for practice,
so we figured it was coming!
This is so nice!
Uh...
Is that a no?
No.
Wouldn't that mean you'd be working on your own to protect my smile?
W-Well, I'm prepared to deal with—
Let me protect your smile, too, Ryogo-kun.
Haruka-san...
Ryogo and Haruka are smooching!
No way!
Nice one, Ryogo!
I want to kiss Haruka-oneechan, too!
No matter where I cut, it regenerates...
Where are they getting so much spell power from?
Damn it, this is super annoying...
But...
No matter how big they may be, they are no more than Kegare!
We can't have you underestimating
the Twelve Guardians!
That takes care of all the hindrances...
This isn't funny anymore.
Yeah, I can see how you guys would think this is a joke!
Especially considering their power is coming from your buddies!
And what do you mean by that?
We've been extracting the spell power from the exorcists we've snatched up lately
and infusing it into these giant Kegare,
as well as using it for Kuranashi's ritual!
I gotta say, nothing beats having expendable help...
Especially when it's exorcists!
Thanks for the explanation.
In other words, we just need to destroy this thing, right?
I don't think so!
The heads of the Twelve Guardians all belong to me, Yamato!
There's something funny about Ryogo, of all people, proposing.
It's not strange.
Nagitsuji-san and Haruka-san
looked really lovely.
What's wrong?
It's nothing...
Okay.
I guess everyone's changing a bit at a time, huh?
They've all been through a lot,
and they're deciding how they want to live.
You think we've grown a little, too?
You're still the same.
Simple, dense, and with no sense of taste.
What do you mean?!
And what about you?
What is it?
Benio?
I want to know...
I...
I want to know...
what you were going to say.
I...
The time has come.
The spell power!
Wh-What the?!
An earthquake?!
O-Oh, no!
What is this?!
What?!
Hey, hey! What the heck is this?!
An earthquake?!
It's a big one!
This...
is no mere earthquake.
What do you think? Things are playing out just as you expected...
Ijika Yuto.
All that remains is for the curtain to rise on the finale.
Next Episode
I'm disappointed in Papa and Mama!
Sae-chan?!
Saint-Exupéry said, "Love does not consist in gazing at each other,
but in looking outward together in the same direction."
You're watching over them, aren't you?
Narukami's Most Ill-Fated Day No Way To Run, No Place To Hide
Wait, now's not the time for this!