Was... this it?
Where did you get that, Yae-san?
I was borrowing it for the festival,
but it's old so they said they didn't need it back.
So I get to keep it.
Yae-san loves teddies.
Right?
Hey!
How's it going?
Well...
I tried my best.
O-Okay.
Let me see...
Why's it look all Greek?!
Sorry.
I don't remember much from the time I was struck.
Why are you making Zakuro do this?
Because she should do her part if she really wants to live here.
Of course!
If people are mean to you, just tell me.
I'm a half-dæmon too, so I'll help you.
Thank you!
Use this!
Why are you sneezing?
Thanks.
Must've caught a cold.
Things have been pretty hectic around here, after all.
Oh, it's time to go on patrol.
You're in no shape for that.
Medics!
Yes, sir!
Wait, what?!
Stay still!
I called in the backup.
No need to worry.
Make sure she stays in bed, okay?
Roger!
I'll get some medicine from Juri-san.
Thanks!
Kotoha! Ao! What're you up to?
Hime caught a cold!
That's unusual.
We'll help too!
Rin, I'll do the cooking. Please take care of the delivery.
Oh, okay!
A week has passed since I started living in this town.
I'm staying at the Houhouran with Rin.
The boss and her husband are both really nice, and I'm very grateful to them.
Hey, Zakuro-chan!
Y-Yes?
Would you mind doing a delivery?
You can handle it by yourself, right?
No, um...
I'll draw you a map.
You should get familiar with the town.
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Their gazes are piercing.
Well, I guess it's no surprise.
I seem to have done really bad things while I was struck, after all.
Ah, Zakuroji?
Out on a delivery? Where to?
T-To Hime-san's place... if I can get there.
Oh, that's right around here.
A stick? A stick?!
What's this supposed to be? No wonder you're lost.
Oh, really?
Hime's place is that way.
Turn left at that corner.
Thank you.
I'll be there later too.
I forgot to lock the office, you see.
A stick? Is he going to beat someone?
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I can't even make a delivery properly.
Will I really be okay living in this town?
Not only did I cause trouble for them, but now they're taking care of me.
He's a half-dæmon!
That means he's here for someone!
He's a dæmon hunter too?!
Wait a moment.
What are you...
He's strong.
Calm down. Just listen to me—
That's enough!
Legs?
No, that's probably...
Kotoha-san!
Long time no see, Zuka-chan.
Huh? Zuka-chan?
Huh?
I'm so sorry!
Thanks for your patronage!
Thanks!
Take this.
Bran-pickled cucumbers.
Thank you.
You're helping out with the patrols, Zuka-chan?
Your mayor's secretary asked me.
Kohime and my mayor are here too.
We've split up to patrol.
Thanks.
Summer's great!
You like the summer?
I just love it!
The veggies taste great too.
She's eating radish raw?
Kotoha-san...
Could you introduce me to the other half-dæmons?
I wouldn't want to make the same mistake twice.
Um, well...
See you, Kotoha-chan!
You should wear panties!
Hold it, you pervy brats!
Take care on the way home!
The girl on the left is Chitomi. She's a dæmon.
The other one is Minori, and she's human.
That man's a dæmon.
She's human.
Dæmon. Dæmon.
Human. And a dog.
Um...
What about half-dæmons?
Hey, let's take a bit of a detour.
You wanted me to introduce you to other half-dæmons, right?
Yes.
Well, aside from you,
Zuka-chan and I are the only others ones I know of.
You see, unlike humans and dæmons,
half-dæmons aren't born.
They need to get struck.
And if that isn't powerful enough, you return to being human.
But if you do get struck hard enough, some dæmonic powers linger and you become a half-dæmon.
Like one of us.
But that's really rare.
Are these graves?
Not exactly.
The ones marked here didn't die. They couldn't be cleansed completely and were tuned.
And this is how many there's been.
You understand? That's why half-dæmons are rare.
Say, Zakuro.
You've seemed kinda at a loss since coming here.
You're not a dæmon, but you have dæmonic powers.
You're probably wondering what you're supposed to do in this town and even this world.
You know...
I live each and every day having fun without regrets.
That's my goal, at least.
That's because...
happiness in this town won't last forever.
We have until the Seven Pillars bloom.
They'll bloom?
Gimme.
What will happen when they bloom?
I'm sure that neither humans nor dæmons will be unscathed in the end.
To stop them from blooming, dæmons need to be sacrificed.
The town being what it is, sacrifices might always be in store.
I really don't like that though.
Neither do I.
Happiness built on the sacrifices of others can't be called true happiness.
No one should be sacrificed. We should all survive and live on happily ever after.
That would be ideal.
If and when the time comes that either humans or dæmons have to be sacrificed,
I think that we, half-dæmons, will be key.
We should make ourselves ready for next summer.
I just love the summer. It's so exciting!
So the more half-dæmon comrades I have, the better.
What do you say?
Great!
We don't come here often. Let's clean up a little.
These flowers are new.
Did someone come here?
Oh well. Let's just clean up.
What's wrong, Zakuro?
I'm just worried my necromancy power might go out of control.
No, no!
They got tuned! There's no one buried here!
They're not really dead either!
They might come back someday.
I see.
That's why we should keep the town going.
I wish I could've brought enough for all of them.
But you did say it's the sentiment that counts...
Hiizumi Makiharu
Right, Grandpa Makiharu?
Hey!
Juri-san!
Huh? Morino too?
Sorry to trouble you. Hime can't do it right now.
It's okay. Patrolling's no problem.
Shinozuka's still at it too.
Are you here to pay your respects too?
Yeah.
What's the occasion?
Please, I come here every month.
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I owe quite a lot to this town's previous mayor,
Yarizakura Mac
Hime's grandmother.
She taught me all the basics about being a mayor.
This place leaves me at a loss for words every time.
It's probably because there's nothing buried here.
Only those who were tuned get memorialized here:
those who were struck down, the previous mayors, and the members of the Hiizumi family.
I sent my grandfather over myself.
The power distorts its user, the member of the Hiizumi family, making their fall imminent.
It's simply another duty of the Dutybound to send our predecessors over when the time comes.
It's a real struggle.
But this town's a good one.
That's quite a sudden change of topic.
I mean it.
There isn't a single dæmon's grave here.
Even those dæmons who came here in hopes of being sent over
are living out their lives in this town instead.
That's quite the achievement, you know.
Says the guy who tried to mess up this "good town."
No, I-I just—
Don't worry about it. You were tricked too.
But I found out that the anti-dæmon barrier they used was created by the elders.
Yeah. It's been used for generations in the towns around Sakura Newtown.
I don't know the details though.
I see.
It's really starting to distort.
Say, Akina...
Are the dimensions really going to fuse together?
I wonder.
You wonder? Come on!
Want me to tell you?
Enjin!
The dimensions will definitely fuse together.
The current situation is like a cup of water filled to the brim.
The water's gonna spill out, regardless of how careful we are.
But I'm the impatient type, you see.
That's why I want the power of the Hiizumi main family.
You won't get it.
I see.
Then I came in vain.
And it was all the way from the other world!
I have little choice then.
I guess I'll just kill this body and go back.
Stop it. Don't make Ao cry.
Instead, tell me what you know about the dimensions fusing!
You really wanna know?
I'm sure you do.
The only one in this world who knows the other side is me.
But you know, Akina...
Is the fusion of dimensions really such a bad thing?
You don't know a thing about the other world!
Let me show you...
what that other world you didn't even try to learn about is like!
You thought it was heaven?
You imagined it as hell?
Well, burn its truth into your memory!
Akinacchi!
Could you see it?
That's right! It's nothing but hatred!
What did you just show me?
I wanted you at least to enjoy it to the fullest.
The hatred of all those generations!
Your body... is mine!
Akina!
Akina, are you okay?
What are you doing, cat-ears?
Get lost, you mere humans.
Morino-san!
Don't step—
Don't step on their memorials!
You mustn't!
Oh? Your lame sense of justice will be your end.
You're noisy.
What are the elders doing here?
What's wrong with a visit once a month to the resting place
of friends who protected the city with me?
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Right, Makiharu?
We've yet to thank you for hijacking and using the anti-dæmon barrier, now that I think of it.
There's no need for thanks.
Oh? I intended to give you a good scolding.
As if mere humans could stop me!
What's wrong?
I haven't even taken a single step.
Frankensteiner!
You see that?
I'm the direct descendant of Dr. Frankenstein,
Victor Juri Frankenstein's invention, the Franken Steiner!
Though you didn't invent it.
You bitch...
My, my. I'm really not a fan of violence.
D-Dæmon magic? With just one sheet?
It's not dæmon magic.
This is a power that the elders have been refining for ages.
This is Esoterism.
It doesn't breach the laws of the world in the slightest.
It's a technology developed to be useful against dæmons.
Esoterism is proper science.
Throughout history, dæmons have had some degree of influence,
but it was always the ingenuity of humans that advanced the state of the world.
Oh, dear. He's gone beyond my expectations.
Honestly.
None of you are remotely human anymore!
You've ceased to be human!
Of course!
When we have to deal with the likes of you,
we can't afford to be act like pure, good ol' humans to the bitter end!
We're monsters alike!
That's right. Let me prepare for that then.
Ouch.
Are you okay?
There goes my visit to pay my respects.
Let's go, Shidare.
Old Iyo! Shidare-san!
Let me say thanks.
I mean...
Don't get us wrong.
We have no intentions to side with your town.
"Don't step on their memorials." I agree with that.
That's all there was to it.
What's wrong?
My head felt itchy.
Cut your hair.
Yeah.
I see now.
So that's how it works.
You show all your cards as soon as you have an advantage.
Humans tend to do that, huh?
The power of the Hiizumis and Esoterism...
They seem to work together quite well.
I'll take them both, if you don't mind.
I'm a calculating woman.
People's ignorance makes the pot boil for me.
The mayor of Sakura Newtown, Yarizakura Hime,
announces her resignation.
Next time: One of Six, Part 2.
Next Time One of Six, Part 2
See you again.