Not running into any Kegare for so long is kind of eerie...
Magano is probably being affected, too.
I'll push it as hard as I can while still driving safely!
Unity Solidarity
You're prepared, then?
Soon the absorption of spell power will be complete,
and preparations for the Grand Cleansing ritual will begin.
Now, come into my arms.
Rokuro... live!
Everything you have will be given to my true body...
To Abe no Seimei.
May it bring you eternal joy.
The Ame-no-mihashira...
It is deplorable that after a thousand years, such a grand cleansing is necessary.
But now the cosmos will bear witness to the birth of a pristine world.
This is what has become of the capital after a millennium...
It's completely different.
The sky never changes.
Only the world of man ever does...
I've kept our promise, Adashino Benio.
Rokuro-kun!
Rokuro-kun...
Everything just works out according to your plan, then, Abe no Seimei?!
The Head Exorcist...
Once all the pieces are in place, I will be counting on you.
Rokuro-kun.
Pervy underpants guy?
I'm... alive?
Where's Yuto?! I beat him, right?!
Yes.
Then... why am I...
You became the Cataclysm King.
And then you stole the spell power of countless people.
What did you say?
How could that happen?!
What about the Burial Ritual I asked you to do?!
I'm sorry, Rokuro-kun.
When you became the Cataclysm King,
the curse I cast on your heart activated, as planned...
But it wasn't enough.
It wasn't?
Abe no Seimei's power was far beyond that.
Your heart was repaired in an instant,
and as a result, you became the Cataclysm King
and turned many people to stone.
What the hell?
What the hell?!
I was ready to die, and now...
No matter what happened, he was able to adjust for everything.
You fighting Ijika Yuto was probably just another adjustment to his plan.
That was what turned you into the Cataclysm King, after all.
I was fighting... because I wanted everyone to be happy...
And now you tell me it was all pointless?!
I'm sorry to say that I've been dancing to his tune, too.
He's spent a thousand years trying to make his ideal world a reality...
He's working on a completely different scale.
Then... why am I alive?
There's no point in me still being alive, then!
You dumbass!
What do you mean, there's no point?
Listen to me, imp!
The reason you're alive is...
You're alive because...
Benio-sama...
Benio-sama, she...
Through her tears, she went to Seimei.
To Seimei?
To bring me back?
That's right!
After so much anguish, worry, and distress, she made a decision!
I'm a Kegare! Why would she do that for me?!
Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
Yeah, you might've been a Kegare!
And sure, you turned into a big white monster!
But it didn't matter!
To Benio-sama, you were still you!
The guy called Enmado Rokuro!
Here...
Take a look at this!
That's...
Before she went to Seimei, she...
I want you to give this to Rokuro.
Benio...
She didn't want to go to him!
But to save you...
Benio-sama... She...
But I'm a Kegare!
Are you still spouting that crap?!
That's enough, Kinako-kun.
Rokuro-kun has no memories of what has happened since
he decided to leave Benio-kun and fought Ijika Yuto.
It's natural that he's confused.
What am I supposed to do?
Save Benio-sama, of course! What the hell are you asking?!
That's impossible.
Benio-kun is likely inside the cocoon Abe no Seimei was in.
No one other than him would be able to even crack it.
On top of that, he took all of your spell power.
You mean we just have to give up?
No, let's continue to give this some thought.
Seimei and Benio-kun likely haven't joined together yet.
Damn it!
Why?
Why do I have to go through all of this for Abe no Seimei's selfish ideals?
That's right, worry!
You face a fraught and complex situation.
But there's no time for desperation!
What?!
The important thing...
The important thing is to see what's really going on, y'know?
There's so much we don't understand!
And the less clear things are, the more you want to know!
But you see, but you see, that is why...
Oh, yes!
That's how these wings come to be!
You should just grow your own wings, y'know?
Huh?
Not on your back. In your heart!
Right!
Because, you see, you have it!
An energy only humans have!
The strange,
enchanting,
thrilling,
burning instinct!
So rage and sorrow,
joy and doubt,
excitement and loathing,
and love!
Since there are so many ways you can feel, sometimes they can lead to mistakes!
Which is why...
It's okay to suddenly change your tune, y'know?
Because there's some part of you that never does!
The part that doesn't change...
Despite hurting others and being hurt,
you still need to move on to tomorrow!
What can you believe in?
What's the thing that won't change?
Why, it's...
Hmm, in your case... What would it be?
I know!
It's your bonds!
Bonds, the bonds, it's your bonds!
The bonds, bonds, bonds that connect...
Perhaps?
You're not very Basara-like, are you?
Basara discrimination!
What would be more Basara-like, then? Doing mean things to you folks?
There are humans who are even worse than Basara, you know!
Good point.
So, will you still purify me because I'm a Basara?
For the moment, at least, no.
I am totally grateful for your existential moral conundrum, y'know!
Now, my dear Twin Star.
The future of humanity is yours to decide.
Or maybe not! Bye now!
Well, then... What did you find?
It's faint, but...
I found hope.
At long last, the time has come.
Om Marici svaha!
That's all I'm capable of at the moment.
Thanks, pervy underpa— Master Head Exorcist.
Shikigami?!
Abe no Seimei!
Abe no... Seimei...
Head Exorcist, are you now prepared to serve under me?
Sadly, no.
The flower will soon bloom.
Once it does, the Ame-no-mihashira will spread the nectar of its blossom
into the world to cleanse the chosen, such as yourselves, of their yin energy.
As the nectar anoints humanity,
their yin energy will be trapped within it,
and the world will then be populated only with God's children.
It's worry and pain that cause love to be passionate,
which makes the bond between a couple grow stronger.
Your vision is devoid of worldly desires,
which will produce no descendants.
Worldly desires? Such things are completely unnecessary.
Each individual will abide by the ideal plan engraved in them,
and when the time comes, men and women will choose to be together.
That makes them little more than machines to create children!
But the temptations caused by worldly desires
are what lead people to separation and mutual pain.
You honestly believe this is the best solution?!
Hell no, it's not!
Please stand down. There is nothing you can do.
So what if there isn't?
Expressing emotions that will lead nowhere serves no purpose.
Even so...
I won't give up!
Rokuro!
Thank goodness! You're back to normal.
Mayura! Seigen! Guys!
We couldn't just sit and wait.
I don't know if we can help, but...
Still, we gotta do something!
So we flew down the Magano highway!
Thank you.
Where's Adashino-san?
Did something happen?
She's trapped in there.
She submitted to Abe no Seimei in order to turn me back.
Our odds of being able to save her are close to zero.
But we've got a faint hope!
I'm going to gamble on that and get Benio back!
I'm in.
Me, too.
So am I.
Same here.
You bet!
There you have it.
What's with you people? What the heck?!
You're all so fired up!
As little as I have to offer, I'll fight with you, too.
How long are you gonna hold me down?!
Wait for me, Benio!
There's a fresh barrier coating on this baby! Attacks like that won't do squat!
No way! They combined?
We're not getting anywhere!
This is...
Rokuro!
Dad!
With Arima's spell power, you ought to be able to use it!
Now, get going!
I'll be back!
Oh, no!
Shin-chan!
Iron Cliff Wall, come forth at once!
Hurry! Everyone, pass over me!
Shin-chan!
Quickly!
I'm sorry!
You too, Shinnosuke!
Never mind me, just go! Give my regards to Benio-chan!
Shin-chan...
We're gonna be trapped!
I've got it!
Pulverizing Lion's Strength, come forth at once!
Now's your chance! Go!
Acchan!
Go, Rokuro!
Acchan!
Talismans!
Right.
Rokuro!
Ryogo!
Take these!
Now, hurry on!
Right!
Hurry to Benio-san!
Ryogo!
Air Fissure Bullet!
Mayura!
I'm okay.
Here, Rokuro.
Go tell Adashino-san how you feel and give her a big hug.
I swear I'll come back!
Aww...
Looks like my romance has been called off seven times on account of rain...
Stupid Rokuro.
Just wait, Benio!
That's it! Keep moving, imp!
I can feel it... Benio-sama is up above.
Prove that you're more than an imp...
Kinako!
I'm going to put these to good use, guys!
Skanda Talisman!
Heaven Striding Speed, come forth at once!
I'm not going to let your efforts be wasted!
I'm coming, Benio!
Next Episode
Thomas Fuller said, "Absence sharpens love,
presence strengthens it."
I know it's like that for you two, so I believe in you.
Revival Restoration
Also... I am super jealous!