Seika Dormitory
Hey...
Hey, you two.
You're always together, huh?
You're really looking like a married couple now.
Shut up!
We're both Seika Dorm exorcists,
so it makes sense for us to be here!
You have more than your share of burdens, Seigen.
This is all normal fare for people of the Amawaka clan.
Take care of Yukari and Mayura for me.
Where's Ryogo?
Oh, Ryogo was contacted by an exorcist from the Ayame branch
named Fushihara, and stepped out.
Hasuike Park
Hey there!
I'm sorry to make you wait.
You asked me to come dressed in normal clothes, so I wore this...
What is it you wanted?
Well, you see...
There's someone I want you to meet.
Hi there.
I'm Kaibara Haruka. Nice to meet you.
Na... Najitsuji...
Er, I mean, I'm Nagitsuji Ryogo.
Goodbye to Being Alone The Awakening of Love
Kaibara-kun is an exorcist like us, but is also studying art.
She'd been going to school in Spain,
and when she returned a while back,
she registered under the Ayame branch...
But she has no one to spend her day off with,
and I thought you'd be perfect for that. That's why I asked you over.
Uh, are you listening?
Y-Yeah!
Well, then...
I need to get ready for my daycare job.
See you later. Show her a good time.
Wait... Uh...
Fushihara-san!
So, where are we going?
Where? Well...
Uh...
Nagitsuji-san, are you interested in art?
Huh?
You know, if you stare at each one like that,
you'll tire your eyes out.
Nah, I'm fine!
I'll try my hardest!
You're just like Fushihara-san said.
What?
He's always praising you, saying, "Nagitsuji-kun tries his hardest."
He talks about you like he would a little brother,
with a happy look on his face.
You really are the earnest type.
No, it's not that...
It's just... There's nothing really special about me,
so all I can do is try my hardest.
What's wrong with that?
I like people who work hard without trying to look cool more than people who are
confident for no reason.
That meal was great.
Yeah.
I'm sorry about today.
I don't really understand anything about art,
and had nothing interesting to say.
And this was your day off...
When can I see you again?
Ryogo's got a date?!
No way!
Ryogo, the guy who only ever talks about work and school, has a date?!
Benio, can you believe that?
It's not that strange...
I think.
So, what's this girl like?
She's apparently an exorcist with the Ayame branch.
We've never met her before, so I can't be sure,
Yum!
but I'd guess she's an older sister type who has her act together.
The salt makes it perfect!
I bet she's been whipping Ryogo-san into shape!
When he's talking to her on the phone, he stands at attention!
Right, Jissama?
Yeah, that sounds right.
Kyoto
Pardon me.
Arima-sama, there's something I need to ask you...
Normally, the security of our headquarters in the west is the duty of
the Twelve Guardians' Byakko, Seigen-san,
so why have you stationed him in Narukami for so long?
Why, you ask?
Because there's someone in Narukami that I need one of the Amawaka clan to deal with.
It's true that the Amawaka clan has been tasked with eliminating
threats to the Exorcist Union...
But there's more to it than that this time, isn't there?
Aren't you using Seigen-san's kindness to manipulate him into
shouldering the burden of all these recent problems himself?
And if I am...
What of it?
More importantly....
I only showed you a little bit of Sayaka-chan's swimsuit photo book, right?
Site of the Hinatsuki Dorm
They just keep making more trouble for me...
Idiot pupils.
Haruka-san?!
Why are you so surprised?
Y-Your hand...
Well, we're on a date, aren't we?
Right.
I kept waiting for you to hold my hand, Ryogo-kun...
But you never did.
I'm sorry.
If you're going to apologize,
next time, you be the one to take my hand.
I'll try my best.
If you're trying your best, you could at least give me a kiss.
No! That's... a bit...
You're so hopeless.
Well, I guess I'll just be patient.
Koshiroaoi Childcare
Sorry to bother you while you're working...
There's something I wanted to ask you about.
Fusshi, who's this guy?
He's my friend.
His name is Ryogo-kun.
Okay, Ryogo!
Fight me!
Hey! Cut that out!
I'm glad to see things seem to be going well with you and Kaibara-kun.
She always looks so happy when she talks about you.
Well, it's about that...
Ow, ow, ow!
Is it really okay if I keep going out with her?
What do you mean?
As exorcists, there's no telling when we might die...
But she's an exorcist, too, so it goes both ways, doesn't it?
Well... but...
I think this is more a "because" than a "but."
This might seem rude toward you,
but unlike the Twin Star Exorcists and the Twelve Guardians,
we're not capable of protecting the world.
But there are things we can protect...
Things we should want to protect.
For me, it's these children.
Ouch, ouch!
I give up, I give up!
Whether it's family, or lovers, or friends,
drawing on and giving strength to the people around you
seems like a natural thing...
But don't you think that's a wonderful kind of happiness in itself?
Aren't we fighting to protect those small kinds of happiness?
That's why I think someone who doesn't understand that happiness
can't risk their life to fight for its sake.
Fushihara-san...
I...
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!
Thank you for the advice.
My mind feels a bit clearer now.
I'm glad to hear that, but...
I don't usually give lectures like that, and now I'm embarrassed.
Well, I'll head out now.
Ryogo! Come back again!
We'll play with you whenever!
Yo!
You're here, Ryogo?
No date today?
Nah.
Haruka-san's been kind of busy lately...
Wait, you knew?
I've heard all about it from Acchan and Shin-chan.
Well, just try not to get dumped!
I don't need that from you!
May you have eternal happiness together.
You too, Benio-san?!
Th-There's big trouble, Ryogo-san!
What's wrong, you two?
This was just delivered here!
What is it?
Calm down and explain.
It's about Fushihara-san at the Ayame branch...
There was a report that he died in Magano.
Fushihara-san's dead?!
That can't be!
Is the report certain?!
Couldn't it be a mistake?!
Death Report
"Fushihara Toru, exorcist at the Ayame Branch,
entered Magano for a Kegare exorcism,
where contact was lost.
After a thorough search,
all that was found was a picture of children that he was known to carry.
His survival could not be confirmed,
leaving no option but to conclude that he was killed in action."
Death Report
Are you okay, Ryogo?
I'm going to see Haruka-san.
I had heard that the exorcist Fushihara Toru was incredibly skilled.
For someone like him to die in Magano...
Hey, Jissama...
Can I ask you one thing?
Are you hiding something?
First I thought it was just Seigen coming back, but then we found out Yuto was alive.
And since then, Seigen's been acting separately from the rest of us.
Come on, Jissama...
Is there something really dangerous going on in this town?
I suppose I can't keep this hidden any longer.
Seigen had asked me to keep this secret from the rest of you, but...
As of late,
Kegare corruptions keep appearing regularly
in the areas of Magano around Narukami.
Haruka-san...
Ryogo...
Let's go inside.
You'll get soaked out here.
I...
I felt like if I said out loud that he was gone,
then Fushihara-san really would disappear!
I'm sorry I didn't tell you!
It's okay.
I understand how you feel.
Hey, Benio.
I know Yuto's your brother, but...
I don't think I can ever forgive him.
I understand that what my brother did, what he's doing,
is beyond forgiveness.
Oh, no!
A Kegare with incredible spell power just showed up, Benio-sama!
With Kegare corruptions,
the amount of spell power they had in their human form is compounded,
making them incredibly strong.
And unlike normal Kegare,
the marks on their bodies are green.
He's...
a Kegare corruption!
He transformed spell power into light, and fired it?
Benio!
Stop!
That night...
I wasn't able to save the Hinatsuki kids, either!
Once they turn into that...
All you can do is exorcise them!
Benio...
Let's do that thing from when we fought the Basara.
Here we go.
I heard you two fought a Basara and lived,
so I figured you had shaped up a little...
But I guess that's still all you've got.
If you don't wanna get caught up in this, then stay where you are.
Beast Claw Master Talisman.
White Lotus Tiger Cannon, come forth at once!
You shouldn't linger around here for long.
You've suffered enough...
Tiger Strike: Kagutsuchi!
Tiger Strike: Kagutsuchi
Return to the stars.
To do that in front of a Kegare corruption...
You realize what that means, right?
You're just dead weight.
That's all you are when you come to Magano with that half-assed commitment.
Get out already.
And don't come back!
Don't you get it?
I'm saying you're not fit to be exorcists!
I'm the only one who should have to take on this kind of job.
Hey, it's Ryogo!
Ryogo, today we'll find out who's toughest!
Hey, who's this lady?
Your girlfriend?
Nagitsuji-san...
This is a picture of the kids that Fushihara-kun cherished to the very end.
Hey, Ryogo!
Where's Fusshi?
Next Episode
Why'd this happen?! It's so awful!
Sorry, kid, but don't you know what Shakespeare wrote?
"And worse I may be yet. The worst is not, so long as we can say 'This is the worst.'"
Stop making it sound even worse!
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