N-Now this is a real challenge...
I'm sure there's a point to it.
Why do I gotta do tedious crap like this?!
There's so much we need to be doing to get stronger.
I feel the same as Rokuro.
Hide and seek?!
Zero.
Come and get me.
Wh-What the?!
What is this?
Cute Kittens
Menacing
It's just...
Gosh, I'm stuffed!
We have to think ahead...
Think about her feelings, huh...
Feelings aren't visible,
so how was she supposed to know?
Lolita GSGS-Q
Boost your womanly appeal!
Wait, how did you know what I was thinking?
Look out!
Our attacks aren't working.
It's not the Kegare's movements I should be trying to anticipate.
I can tell...
...exactly what he's thinking.
See? You can do it if you try!
Trying to grab hold of something you can't see is pointless.
You just need to sense them.
What is this?
Menacing
L-Like I told you, the guys forced it on me...
Menacing
Sex fiends must die!
Nothing's more beautiful than a healthy relationship.
See y'all later.
Hey, you...
Do you happen to know where the Twin Star Exorcists are?
Yeah, all right...
I guess I'm wasting my time asking you.
Give me a break...
You wouldn't even make a decent snack.
Give Me a Break Basara Boy Kamui
My right arm's spell power has increased.
That makes it harder to control, but...
Yes!
I'm able to control its spell power much better now!
Still...
There's no way I can beat Yuto if control is all I work on.
Well, getting anxious won't help.
I guess I'll call it a day.
What the heck is that?!
I knew it was you!
Wh-What are you doing?!
Preparing dinner.
D-Dinner?
I'm working on a special drink
that contains vegetables, dried sardines, and various herbs.
That's not dinner!
J-Just what kind of dinners did you have as a kid?
Our family always ate ohagi and curry.
What kind of family is that?!
Oh...
Sorry, that was going too far.
It's ready!
That's what you were focusing on?!
For this drink,
the mixture of fresh cream and viper extract you add at the end is tough to get right...
What the hell kind of drink is this?
The super nutritious...
Benio Special!
You're actually gonna drink that?
What?
Don't tell me...
You made some for me, too?
Since I was making some anyway...
Oh, okay...
Hey, that's pretty considerate!
Well, I appreciate the sentiment, but...
Right now, I...
You chugged it?!
Fine...
A man's gotta have guts!
Bitter! Bitter, bitter, bitter!
And spicy! Way, way, way too spicy!
And it stinks! So bad!
Huh? But it's also slightly sweet?
But the way it all comes together is nasty!
Nasty! Nasty, nasty, nasty!
It's a sophisticated flavor.
Don't make excuses for it!
Nope, I can't do this!
I can't live with you!
You can't even make food that's fit for human consumption!
How rude!
It's not as if you can cook, either.
What?! Of course I can cook!
Hey, what's that face supposed to mean?!
Stop it!
Stop making that "Really? A klutz like you can cook?" look right now!
All right, let's do this...
We'll rotate dinner duty by the day!
And tonight, I'll be making dinner!
But, if you eat my food and actually like it,
then that becomes the standard for meals in this house!
Got it?
That means even if it's your turn,
you're not allowed to make any nasty drinks like that ever again!
It's not a nasty drink.
It's the Benio Special.
It doesn't matter what it's called!
I'm going to make you gasp in amazement!
Gasp?
Hey! Where are you going?!
Evening jogging.
You're going today, again?
I'll work up an appetite.
Maybe that way,
your food will actually taste kind of good.
What do you mean, "kind of"?!
And here I am!
There was some strange activity on the third stratum underground,
so a group of specialists went to check on it.
Oh, okay. Good work with that.
Thanks to you Twelve Guardians, everything in Kyoto is so, so safe...
For now.
By the way...
How are things in Narukami, Su-chan?
Well, mean ol' Seigen-han is on the case,
so it'll probably be fine.
He is mean-looking...
And what of the Twin Star Exorcists?
Not much to say...
They're not gonna be of much use any time soon.
However...
Depending on how they're trained,
something interesting could happen.
Especially the boy, Rokuro...
Wonderful, wonderful, simply wonderful!
Well, then, I'm going to step out myself.
Where are you going, sir?
It's a secret!
I hear something rather amusing is going on.
Just you wait, stupid Benio...
I'll get you to say, "It's delicious!"
Seriously, though...
What kind of food did she grow up eating?
And what kind of kid was she, anyway?
Crap, it's burning!
Mom!
What are we having for dinner?
We're having curry tonight.
Yay!
It's huge!
It's dangerous, so get a little further back, okay?
We'd better finish this before the sale at the supermarket ends.
Hyoga-kun, what would you like for dinner?
Ohagi.
I thought you'd say that...
All right, tonight we're having curry.
I don't like spicy food, Saki.
Ensemble Shores of Enlightenment Dance!
Ensemble Shores of Enlightenment Dance
Seriously?!
They took out that huge Kegare in seconds!
They're amazing!
Father!
Mother!
Benio!
Did you see how cool your mom was just now?
Yes!
Father and Mother, you were both very cool!
Go on, say something to her.
O-Oh... Yeah.
Father! Mother!
I'll try to grow up soon
and work hard so I can help you two!
I'll wait ten seconds for your decision.
All right, it's ready!
My specialty oyakodon!
The Rokuro Super Deluxe!
I knew I could do it if I just tried.
And I did a taste test...
Now I just need to wait for Benio to get back.
Come to think of it, she's pretty late.
It won't taste as good if it gets cold.
Benio-sama...
Maybe we should be heading back now?
It's gotten pretty dark...
And the imp said he'd make dinner.
Well...
I doubt any dinner he makes would be that good, anyway.
Dinner, huh?
Benio-sama...
You know I, your familiar, Kinako, will always be with you!
Wait!
Oh, no!
There's a Kegare!
A big one, too!
It's close by.
What do you want to do, Benio-sama?
Obviously, I'll go and purify it.
Not here, either...
Where exactly are you running, Benio?
She wouldn't go to purify a Kegare on her own, would she?
B-B-B-B-Benio-sama!
This should help me work up an appetite.
This is the end!
You're in the way.
Hey, you're an exorcist?
You are, right?
I've got a question for you,
so answer me.
Do you know where the Twin Star Exorcists are?
If you don't know, I'll kill you right here.
If you know and don't tell me, I'll kill you, as well.
If you tell me, I guess I could let you go.
Yeah.
I'll give you the privilege to choose.
I'll wait ten seconds for your decision.
Ten...
Nine...
Eight...
You...
Well? Which is it?
Seven...
I've...
Your father...
Run.
Or your mother.
Benio!
I'll spare one of them.
Six...
I have been...
Five...
Now, choose, human child.
Four...
...searching for you this whole time!
Three...
Two...
I'll wait ten seconds for your decision.
Kamui!
How do you know who I am?
Do you not remember the exorcists that you've killed before?!
Do you not remember
the exorcist couple that you crushed six years ago?!
Give me a break.
Are you telling me you remember how many ants you've stepped on,
and what each one looked like?
What you're after...
It's called revenge, isn't it?
That means you've lived your life, all this time,
thinking about killing me, right?
Then isn't this so pathetic, it's almost shocking?
I'll let you decide in the end.
Would you rather I crush you to death, the way I crushed them,
or have your head smashed in by my foot?
I'll wait ten seconds for your decision.
Father, Mother...
Please watch me.
I swear...
I'll avenge you!
Ten...
Nine...
Eight...
Seven...
Six...
Five...
Four...
I couldn't...
I couldn't do a single thing...
Three...
Two...
One...
What're you doing out here?
You're running off on your own,
being totally reckless, again...
I went to the trouble of making dinner,
and now it's cold.
You came here just because of that?
"Just because of that"?
A promise to eat dinner together is an important reason, isn't it?
Come on!
Let's get you patched up,
head home, and have dinner together!
Okay.
Oh, come on...
Give me a break.
He's a Kegare, right?
But he can talk?
Getting knocked around by a human...
If the others found out, I'd be a laughingstock.
I put a lot of power into that punch, but it didn't purify him?!
But still...
How long has it been
since I ran into an exorcist who could hurt me?
Just who the hell is this guy?!
Next Episode
Benio-sama, calm down! Don't do anything crazy!
But...
Y'know, Buddha once said,
"Do not be controlled by irrational emotions, but control them instead."
Your Courage, My Courage Zero Millimeters Apart
Just do that!
I'm sorry, Kinako... I can't!