Cleanse!
Purify!
Come forth at once!
If I'd had this power then,
I could've saved the Hinatsuki kids, and all those others...
It's not over yet.
How've you been, Roku?
The Red Emblem Master Gave Me New Talisman From Master
Yuto...
You...
It's good to see you again, Roku.
Haven't seen you since that last time.
You know, when you were totally helpless against me.
Please, Nii-sama, tell me why!
How could you?
How could you do this?!
Could it be...
You want to recreate the tragedy?
Do you want to make the Hinatsuki tragedy happen again?!
Shut up, Benio.
This doesn't concern you.
Well, Roku?
How did you like my presents?
Huh?
Oh, you know, I figured getting powerful Kegare to wreak havoc
would be the best way to test how strong you are now.
But I'm a little disappointed.
I went to the trouble of making Mayura-chan a Kegare corruption,
and you just panicked like an idiot.
Maybe you're really not committed enough yet, Roku.
This isn't funny...
Just what do you...
What do you think human beings are?!
I'm going to kick your ass!
What was that for, Seigen?!
Stay out of this.
You and the Adashino girl
have hardly any spell power left after using the Furu no Koto.
I know the kind of baggage you have...
But I'm just as pissed as you are.
This time I'm cleaning up your mess for good, idiot pupil #2.
I see you still dote on your students, Seigen-san.
But...
You're kind of annoying.
I mean, you already went around
exorcising the other Kegare corruptions I made for Roku.
Please stop getting in my way.
Let those who turn away from divine blessings
be struck through with the divine arrow...
Is that Air Fissure Bullet?!
As good as you are, Seigen-san,
you're going to have trouble dodging this with your hands full.
Wh-What is that?!
Light-Warping Bullet, come forth at once!
Light-Warping Bullet
Amawaka Seigen of the Twelve Guardians!
Killing you here will be my declaration of war on the Exorcist Union!
White Tiger Crystal Talisman.
We don't just borrow the name of the original Twelve Guardians...
We wield powers that belonged to the familiars we inherited our titles from.
That's what makes us who we are.
White Lotus Tiger Cannon, Divine Enchantment!
A-Amazing...
This is the true form of one of the Twelve Guardians...
What an honor!
Seigen-san is actually taking me seriously.
Then I should probably get a little more serious myself.
I won't be able to hold back, you know.
Well, it wouldn't be any fun if you did.
I'm going to end all of this, here and now.
It's sad...
It's so terribly sad.
I never imagined... that in just two years...
I'd grow so much stronger than you.
Seigen!
Just kidding.
Damn it, quit messing around!
I won't accept this!
I will never accept this!
Rokuro...
Wow, amazing! Roku stood up!
Now, what's he going to do next?
You can't, in your condition...
Our bodies and spell power are both at their limit...
We can't...
Don't give me that. We're not done yet.
This isn't over!
It was for this day...
We swore we'd get stronger for this moment!
We can't let it end yet!
Wow, still not giving up, huh?
Of course not!
Right now,
you're the embodiment of the sins and corruption I have to purify!
You're right about that!
Well, in that case...
Why don't you try and exorcise me?!
If you think you can, that is!
Seigen!
Wow, so you can still move?
An end to seven torments, as seven leagues return to the stars,
come forth at once!
What are you doing, Seigen?!
I won't let the Twin Stars die...
Even if it costs me my life.
That's my duty...
as one of the Twelve Guardians.
Your life's not worth much, then.
What's this?
Phoenix Eruption Talisman, Fortress Destroys Mountain...
Come forth at once!
Now, do you really think that sneaky little spell will—
Take Mayura and leave Magano while you can.
This barrier won't hold for long.
Wh-What are you saying?
If we're running, we all need to go...
There's no way to end the Kegare corruption other than beating Yuto!
If he isn't stopped here, there's going to be a second tragedy, and a third...
On a scale that'll make what happened at Hinatsuki look trivial.
Listen to me, runt.
I gave the old man at Seika Dorm something I was thinking of giving you.
Once you're out of here, go pick it up.
Wait a minute!
What are you talking about?!
Stars...
Just as stars reach the end of their lives,
fall apart, and give rise to new stars...
You, who rose up after you were beaten down,
should be able to put it to good use.
I-I don't understand!
If you've got something to give to me, then do it in person!
Stop talking this way! It's not like you!
They say the Miko will end the war with the Kegare.
To give one's own life to protect the Miko's parents
is an honor for one of the Twelve Guardians.
From the beginning, my life has been for the two of you.
For saving Mayura...
I thank you.
W-Wait a minute, Seigen!
Seigen!
Amawaka-san!
Quit trying to show off! Let us out!
Let us out of here!
Let us out!
All done saying goodbye?
Honor to the great wise men in times of calamity...
I now speed to their side.
Like the sky changing to reflect time's passing
The same Phoenix Eruption Talisman from before?
man seeks his ultimate place in the heavens.
May the sorrow accompanying the end of this existence
He's putting more spell power into the same talisman?
be joined with this scouring flame...
But...
He's using too much!
Seigen-san...
Are you serious?
That arm of yours doesn't save people...
It's for pushing aside the hands of people who are looking for help, isn't it?
If someone needs help, then I'll reach out to them...
As an exorcist!
In the end... I didn't need to be quite so protective, did I?
I kind of wish I could see a bit more
of your growth as an exorcist, though.
How about it... Rokuro?
Starfall Grandeur, come forth at once!
D-Don't!
Blowing himself up? Lame.
How about the others?
They're bound to have run.
Roku?
Yuto!
Whew, you scared me!
I didn't think you'd even be able to touch my face.
You must've broken that barrier from the inside...
Not bad!
But it looks like you're really at your limit now.
Okay, how about this?
If you come with me, you can consider survival guaranteed.
What?
I told you before, didn't I?
The one thing I acknowledge is your potential.
And now that you're a bit stronger...
You've become even more interesting, Roku.
Are you stupid?!
I told you before, too!
I'd die before I would ever work with you!
Aren't you the stupid one?
I didn't say I'd guarantee your survival.
I was talking about everyone else.
You can't mean...
Ryogo-san and the Seika Dorm people,
and all your friends at school,
waking up tomorrow and becoming Kegare corruptions...
Something like that just might happen!
Nii-sama... How could you...
Yuto...
You bastard!
I'll give you one day.
Why don't we meet tomorrow, at around this time,
and you can tell me your response?
We'll meet in Magano at...
Oh, I know where.
Say, Roku, what's a place that holds memories for both of us?
The Hinatsuki Dorm...
Tomorrow should be fun!
But don't forget, Roku...
You've done nothing but dance around in the palm of my hand for a long time now.
Damn it!
Damn it! Damn it!
Nii-sama...
Operation in Progress
Narukami Municipal Hospital
Otomi-san...
This happened to you because of my brother...
Benio-sama.
Benio...
Can I have a moment, Rokuro?
The Exorcist Union?!
Yes.
A unit is being put together specifically to eliminate Yuto.
The members are from the Twelve Guardians...
A quartet of Suzaku, Taijo, Daion, and Seiryu.
Once they're ready, they'll be dispatched to Narukami.
The Twelve Guardians...
Why don't we meet tomorrow, at around this time?
What's wrong?
No, it's nothing.
If the Exorcist Union had acted sooner,
maybe this wouldn't have happened to Seigen.
"Exorcise the recent string of Kegare corruptions,
and eliminate the cause, Ijika Yuto."
Those were the orders Arima-sama gave Seigen.
Seigen didn't want you and Yuto fighting,
so he played the bad guy to try and keep you away from Magano.
Jissama... Will Seigen...
Even if he does survive...
He'll never be able to fight as an exorcist again.
No way...
Rokuro.
What is this?
Seigen wanted me to have it?
But what is it?
A red Master Star Armor Talisman?
It looks good on you, Rokuro.
Now I get to be a real exorcist!
Dummy.
You're just standing at the starting line!
But how come Seigen's is black?
I'd rather have one like that!
It'll be about a hundred years before you can wear one of these.
Only exorcists with power and commitment befitting it get to wear black uniforms.
The fact that a brat like you is wearing one at all is a damn mistake.
S-Seigen-san, that's a little harsh...
Thanks to us useless adults, kids like you now have to fight...
When you should be acting like kids,
only thinking about goofing off with your friends.
Seigen?
Well, if you wanna wear one of these so badly...
Make me think you've earned it.
Become a real exorcist.
Do that, and you can have as many as you want.
A real...
exorcist...
Your crime is
your lack of commitment to becoming truly powerful.
Men aren't supposed to sulk forever! Cheer up already!
Do your best, Rokuro!
For our next encounter,
at least gain enough power to force me to use half my strength.
I will exorcise every evil Kegare.
That is my dream.
Okay, I'll do it!
I'll become the strongest exorcist of all,
and I'll get rid of all the bad Kegare!
But you should keep doing it.
Prove to me it's not just talk.
Father... Mother...
Excuse me, where's Otomi Mayura?
I heard she was admitted here.
Are you a relative?
Yes, I'm her mother.
This way, please.
Nii-sama...
Benio, can you hear me?
Tomorrow, I'm...
going to defeat Yuto.
I don't care what the Exorcist Union decided,
or if the Twelve Guardians are on their way.
I have to settle this myself.
He took down Seigen...
And I know that he's so much stronger, it's almost stupid.
But... I still have to go.
I have to beat him!
Because...
I'm...
Because I'm
an exorcist!
Next Episode
Caesar himself said it: "The die is cast."
Why are we talking about metalworking?
Not a metal die, a playing die.
He meant there's no turning back now, and I'm talking about you, Roku!
On the Eve of Battle Triumph Over Fear
I'll keep moving forward until I bring you down for good!