Here I am, Yuto!
I'm so glad you kept your promise, Roku!
Hinatsuki Dormitory
Choosing this place for our fight...
You're as screwed up as ever!
Aw, and I thought you would like it.
Yuto!
They were a collection of worthless idiots...
But we were all friends, after all.
By the way, I've got one here for you, too, Roku.
So, what will you do?
If you ask to join me, there'll be no need for this flower...
I...
would rather die than join you!
I'm here
to exorcise the impurity of Ijika Yuto, as an exorcist!
How cool!
It's like I'm looking at the old you!
And what about you?
I...
As your sister, and as your family...
I can no longer avert my eyes from your foolish actions.
Nii-sama, prepare yourself!
This is so ridiculous, I'm speechless.
I demonstrated the difference between us when I fought Seigen-san, didn't I?
And you come here
with Benio, of all people, helping you...
I wonder how that makes you think you can beat me, Roku.
I guess I don't need you after all.
I'll pulverize you and turn you into food for the Kegare.
Both Sin and Impurity The 10 Seconds Decision
Incoming!
This speed and power, without even using any enchantments...
Where does he get it all from?!
You're so calm and composed, Roku.
Is this any time to spend thinking about things?
Ephemeral Lotus Dance,
Ephemeral Lotus
Ephemeral Lotus Dance
Point-Blank Range,
Ceremonial Fierce Tiger Form!
Ceremonial Fierce Tiger Form
What was that?
Is that all the power you can muster?
Are you screwing with me,
you useless fool?!
Air-Fissure Bullet!
With your spell power, these are like grains of rice.
Right now, you're being more insulting than brave, Roku!
This is it!
We're just getting started!
Burning Stone!
Crimson Strike!
Resonance!
Sky Striker!
Sky Striker
Wasn't that...
the thing you used to save Mayura-chan?
Talk about desperate...
Yuto!
What's with your form?
You're wide open...
Burning Blade!
Crimson Cut!
Resonance!
World End Overlay!
World End Overlay
Yes! A direct hit!
Resonance!
A technique that only Twin Stars can use, right?
You spent a whole day refining it,
thinking it'd be ready for use in combat?
He's not even scratched?!
I was just starting to get a bit excited.
You're not done already, are you?
Don't you worry!
We've still got the big guns left!
Let's go, Seigen.
Star Armor Master Talisman, Inferno!
Cleanse,
purify,
defend,
and bless!
Come forth at once!
Unleashing your spell power and adding an enchantment?
And he's directly enchanting his Kegare arm on top of that?
Exorcism Enchantment Ensemble: Astral Disaster!
Interesting!
Roku, you really do know how to keep me amused!
Here comes the real deal!
Meteor Talisman!
Meteor Smash!
Meteor Smash
Yuto!
Y-You little...
He's fast!
Are you insane, Roku?
You can only use one enchantment at a time,
which means, other than your arm, you're completely unprotected...
That arm is definitely powerful,
but the fact that you need to cook up a scheme for a direct hit proves it's—
Flame Contact!
Crimson Blast!
This one, too?
Resonance!
Crimson Meteor Smash!
Crimson Meteor Smash
That one... was pretty good.
But it wasn't quite a one-shot kill.
Yuto... You...
Your entire body is a Kegare!
Well, I would've taken more damage if I had kept holding back my power.
You were holding back?!
Yeah, of course.
Just like that black talisman of yours.
To retain a human form, you need to contain the Kegare power somehow.
See, my true form's spell power is too great.
This body can't withstand it for lo—
What?
Why...
It's working!
Yuto!
Tough luck!
Yuto?!
Your attacks
have no effect on me at all!
You didn't actually think for a second that you'd won, did you?
Rokuro!
Talentless waste with nothing but speed...
Dealing with your speed is starting to get tedious.
Let's be rid of it.
Benio!
Your scream is simply delightful, Benio!
Yuto, you bastard!
What kind of older brother does that?!
That kind of reaction is why you and she are always going to be second-rate.
Sorry about that! All I did was give you a little push.
Come on, Roku. You really should've cast Iron Armor.
Still, I guess in the end,
a loser will never be any more than a loser, huh?
You know...
You weren't really trying to kill me at first, were you?
I'm sure I'm wrong, but...
Did you perhaps think this was all some kind of misunderstanding?
That maybe I was someone other than the brother you knew?
You didn't believe that, did you?!
The fact that you're still wearing the hair tie I gave you
proves how pathetic you are.
You really don't deserve to live.
Neither as a human being nor an exorcist.
I don't even need to destroy you myself.
Go on hating your own weakness as you die a meaningless death.
Nii-sama...
What...
What am I doing?!
Am I...
In a place like this...
This...
This can't...
Where do you get off having a cool fight without me?
Please just stay down this time, Roku.
It's really hard to hold back enough to avoid killing you.
Listen up, Roku.
This is your last warning.
What... are you...
I said this yesterday, too...
It's easier for me to achieve my goal with you at my side.
If you do as I say—
If I do that...
You're saying you'll spare Ryogo and the others, right?
You're right, I did say that.
Sorry, though.
The truth is, I was just lying to move things along.
Now that I have the body and power of a Kegare,
just like they do,
I can steal the spell power of humans and become stronger by killing them.
I'll have power surpassing that of any exorcist.
And to have that, I need one thing...
The spell power of everyone in the country!
You...
They'll all die if you do that!
Maybe so.
But when you think about what's to come,
oddly, it makes the sacrifices at Hinatsuki seem a bit insignificant, doesn't it?
Are you...
Are you being serious?
Listen, Roku.
Exorcist or Kegare, no matter who the strongest is, they're still not perfect.
If you say that human spell power has a yang nature,
that would mean the Kegare have a yin nature.
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!
You bastard!
Kamui...
If people could get stronger by crying, life would be pretty easy.
What are you doing here?!
Do you want to keep fighting?
Answer me.
Do you want the power to keep fighting?
What... are you talking about?
Rather slow on the uptake, aren't you?
I can use Kegare power to replace the legs you've lost.
The same deal the fang boy made with his right arm.
Wh-What would you gain from doing that?!
It's merely for pleasure.
Pleasure?
I just enjoy fighting strong people.
And the one thing I enjoy most is to let people with potential
get stronger so I can fight them again later.
That blue-haired guy is pretty strong, but...
The way he likes to flaunt it gets on my nerves.
Now, what's your answer?
If you don't want help from someone you plan to kill, you can die clinging to your ideals.
Or, to survive, to keep fighting, you can take a curse upon yourself and rise up.
I'll wait ten seconds for your decision.
So what's your answer?
Will you follow me? How about it?
I'm gonna kick your ass right here!
Really?
That's a shame.
You can go ahead and die, then.
Goodbye, Roku.
Rokuro!
Ten...
Nine...
Eight...
Seven...
Six...
I...
Five...
This power is nothing but a curse...
Four...
I...
Three...
If this power can be used to protect people, I want to do that.
I already died once, two years ago.
But when you...
When you came into my life, Benio, I was revived.
You really don't deserve to live.
Neither as a human being nor an exorcist.
Two...
One...
Power...
I want power!
So I can fight with Rokuro...
I want the power to fight by his side!
I want the power to stop my brother!
I want...
I want the power
to kill you!
Good answer!
If the Kegare corruption gets you, I'll take responsibility and kill you myself.
Ahariya asobasuto moosenu asakurani...
Kegare-no-ohokami orimaseshimase.
Is that...
That's...
The Basara?!
Wait a minute...
What are you doing?!
What did you do?!
Benio!
Never forgive you... I'll kill you...
What is this?
I'll never, ever forgive you!
The voice of a Kegare...
No, more like the thoughts of one?
Go to Hell!
A dark, heavy, negative aura...
Die, die, die!
Wh-What?!
No...
Don't come in here...
No more...
Any more and I'll...
I'll lose myself!
Someone...
Some... one...
Never forgive you...
Benio...
Kill you... Never forgive you...
Benio...
Die...
Benio!
Rokuro?
I wonder what it is...
When I call his name...
When he calls my name...
I somehow feel so peaceful,
and I can feel my chest growing warmer inside...
It's so strange.
When did this happen to me?
Oh, I see....
So that's it...
At some point...
You became the one I...
Even if weakness is a sin,
and even if wanting strength is an impure desire...
If it lets me continue on with Rokuro, I'll...
I'll accept both the sin and the impurity!
How could the likes of Benio be chosen?!
That's Benio?
Give me a break...
This...
This is far too beautiful to be called impure.
Next Episode
Futabatei Shimei once said, "Yes, life is all about spirit."
Coming from you, that's sort of refreshing.
But I think the spirit I have now is because of you.
Our Path To the Future with Us Two
R-Really?!
Which is why I dedicate next time to you.