Tsuchimikado Main Shrine
Oh, Shimon-chan.
Hold on, now.
You're wasting your time if you're looking for Arima-sama.
He's gone to Narukami.
Narukami?
Yes.
He left right after you came back.
Said he was going to take those two somewhere for their trial.
Seika Dormitory
A trial?
Well, hello, Rokuro-kun, Benio-kun! How have you been?
It's me, your own personal Cupid, Tsuchimikado Arima!
It's me! It's me! It's me! It's me!
What's wrong?
Tired after a long day at school?
What do you want, pervy underpants guy?
Hey!
Same as usual, eh?
I heard, you know.
You've begun working as an exorcist again, yes?
It's not that big a deal!
Oh, come now!
You've got a great look in your eyes right now.
Now, to get down to business, I'd like you two to get ready to head out.
Where to?
A very wonderful place.
Seriously?
To the location where your, the Twin Star Exorcists', evolution will be tested.
It is a stage of destiny that you cannot avoid.
A New Trial Unbelievable Game
Sure doesn't seem like we're headed toward some kind of trial...
We're only a few minutes away.
Really? We're still in the residential area!
Your point?
I mean...
When you said a trial, I was expecting a deep valley,
or somewhere with lots of raging waves...
Come on, you're not some old-fashioned superhero.
And here we are!
What do you think? Amazing, right?
I was originally using it as a holiday villa, but now...
Would you look at that?
After a drastic remodeling, it's now a dream house!
Complete with 10,000 square meters of space,
including a gorgeous pool in the yard.
air conditioning and heated floors in every room,
as well as excellent exterior insulation for year-round comfort!
It has a complete security system to dissuade any burglars, not to mention Kegare!
And downstairs, a training room that's right up Benio-kun's alley!
The stylish semi-open-air bath has continuous flow from the source
to wash away your exhaustion from Kegare exorcisms.
And now, the show-stopper...
What most of the effort in the renovations was dedicated to...
This room!
Arima's special double-bed-equipped ultimate love nest, for couples!
A battlefield for you
to seek each other out, at times tenderly, and at times savagely!
Cut the crap, you pervy underpants weirdo!
You're just showing off your villa!
What's any of this got to do with training?!
No, unfortunately, this is no longer my villa.
Huh?
Starting now...
It belongs...
to the two of you!
So that bed belongs to you two, you see?
You'll live here together, all on your own,
so that the Miko can be born as quickly as possible!
That is your trial, and in fact, your destiny—
How about you sleep here, permanently?
So immature...
What is it you're upset about?
Every single part of this!
I never agreed to this Twin Star thing in the first place,
and I have no interest in getting married!
It's impossible.
Don't be so ungrateful, Rokuro!
Jissama?
Kinu?
It worries me too much to leave you two alone! I will live here, as well!!
See, even the old bag is hoping you two get along well!
And the movers are already bringing in your things.
Right this way!
Keep it coming!
I understand your objections,
but I have a duty to ensure that the prophecy comes to pass.
Which is why I'm asking you to at least try this place out.
I'm jealous, Rokuro!
Stop screwing around, Jissama!
Hey, Kinako, say something!
As if, numbskull!
As long as Benio-sama takes orders from Arima-sama, I can't defy him!
Seriously?!
Is it all right if I borrow Kinako-kun for a moment?
I'll give him right back.
What is this?
See ya!
Take the lead, like a man ought to, you hear?!
Let's see...
This must be my room.
I prepared separate rooms, for now!
Grow close naturally over time, you casanova!
Who's he calling a casanova?
L-Living together?!
Living in the same house with a girl my age, and it's just the two of us?!
How am I supposed to do that?!
I do like the way he's agonizing over this.
Now, what about Benio-chan?
Ain't this in kinda bad taste?
You'll pay if you get a peek at anything you shouldn't!
It'll be fine, don't worry...
Sorry, but that won't move.
Because you'll need it for this...
Wh-What?!
You!
What is this?
What...
Whoa, whoa!
Uh...
Damn it! What was that?
Well, well!
Things have taken an odd twist, huh?
It's your fault! What the hell is this?!
Your first trial!
Can Benio-sama see us?
You can see an air vent near the ceiling, right?
If you enter that, at the end of the duct
is a button that will return the room to normal.
You two are to work together and press it.
However, I've placed a barrier that will block your spell power,
so you can't use enchantments.
Do your best to do it with raw physicality!
Isn't this just you having some fun with them?
You think so?
But this is just the first step to ensuring the birth of the almighty Miko.
Damn it... He keeps pulling all these stupid tricks...
What now?
We have to do it.
Yeah.
There, there...
And there.
And finally, we use the screwdriver to open the vent and get inside.
We're gonna have to work together on that last step.
Okay, first...
Okay!
Ow! Ow!
I'll go.
Come on, you, too.
What's wrong?
Y-Y-You... no... shorts...
Huh?
Where are my shorts?
The washing machine has broken, so I'll have to wash them by hand.
Please wait a bit longer.
You looked...
I didn't look! I just saw!
Forget it. Forget it... now!
I did! I forgot it just now!
All right, come on.
R-Right.
S-Sorry...
I-It's okay...
Oh, nice! Very nice!
Backing her against a wall for the first time!
That's not a wall, it's a bed.
Only one of us is gonna be able to get on that.
You go first, and then do this...
I get it.
You'll use that as a foothold and jump to the next bed.
Leave it to me!
What's wrong? Come on!
Don't look up, okay?
Huh?
Right! Is this okay?
I appreciate it.
You weren't looking!
Which am I supposed to do?!
Oh, my...
And they're back at the start.
Seika Dormitory
What?!
R-Rokuro...
a-and Adashino-san... living together?!
A-And it's just the two of them?!
Yes. It was a pretty fancy bed, too.
Grandpa, why didn't you stop this?!
You legendary blockhead of worldly desires!
The compass is reacting!
It's a strong one!
Okay, this time we're gonna pull this off!
When you get here, I'll do this!
I'm going now.
C-Can I look yet?
It's fine.
Use this.
Thanks.
This just leaves the vent...
I can't reach.
And if we jump and grab the rope, we can't use the screwdriver.
It'd be too hard to unscrew it one-handed.
But with a shoulder boost—
I-If you don't mind...
I-It's not really...
a problem.
Okay, climb on from behind me.
Heavy...
I can reach.
It's nice to be young, isn't it?
Every new experience is fresh and invigorating!
Fresh, my butt!
You keep making Benio-sama do embarassing things!
You need to cut it out!
Sugar Splitter, come forth at once!
Sugar Splitter
My soul stands with Benio-sama!
All right, we did it!
Now, step on my shoulders and head to get in there.
I couldn't...
Don't worry about it. You wanna get out of this mess, too, right?
I'll be right behind you.
I'll go ahead, then.
Are you in?
Y-Yeah.
Hello?
Can you get here fast? Benio-chan, too?
There's a really strong Kegare out here!
Again? Got it!
Pervy underpants guy has us occupied, but we'll get there as soon as we can.
Let's hurry.
So many cobwebs...
Is that the exit?
A monitor?
"Enter the correct answer.
But you only get one chance.
If you fail, you have to start over from the beginning"?!
Hey, quit messing around!
You're watching, aren't you, you pervy underpants freak?!
Ryogo and the others need our help!
We'll just have to answer the question.
"What is bigger than a whale, but smaller than a killifish?"
"It's an aquatic creature whose name can be spelled with three hiragana."
There isn't anything like that!
Stay calm, and stay focused on what's in front of you.
There has to be an answer.
My late brother taught me that.
Could it be stroke counts?
"Whale" in hiragana has six strokes,
and "killifish" has eleven.
So if it's something between seven and ten strokes,
there are many possibilities.
A chicken grunt, a scorpionfish...
But doesn't it sound like there's only one right answer?
You're right.
We should think this through carefully...
I've got it!
Wait! Let's be careful...
It's gotta be this!
Porpoise
He did this on "porpoise"!
A bad pun?
Sorry for the wait!
Rokuro!
Get clear!
Well done.
You, too.
Wh-What?
Cobweb.
Oh, thanks.
Hey, what happened to your hair tie?
I-It's gone?!
That can't be... Where'd it go?
You lost it?
Just get a new one—
My brother gave it to me! It's important!
Back then...
It has to be around here...
Where is it?
Where could it have gone?
What?!
Come on!
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
Quit making such a big deal of it.
But how did you know where it was?
Just a hunch.
You dragged me here just on a hunch?
Well, something felt off...
From the moment we entered Magano.
I kept looking at you, thinking something seemed different.
I didn't realize it was your hair tie, though.
So I figured you dropped it before we entered Magano.
I see.
You were looking that closely?
Wha— No!
I was just trying to observe your fighting style!
Don't get any weird ideas.
Why would I?
Go take a bath.
Let's order out for dinner.
We could fit in here together...
Together?!
I'm stuffed!
And the bath was great, too. This place isn't so bad!
After a rest, I'm going to clean up my room,
train, and write some talismans before going to bed.
What about you?
I think I'm already tired...
Don't forget to brush your teeth.
Hey, your brother...
What was he like?
Why ask?
I thought that was just a regular hair tie,
but it seemed really important to you.
Can I sit down?
Sure.
He was my twin brother.
He was very kind, and I looked up to him...
Wait!
Wait, Nii-sama!
You're too slow, Benio.
You'll never be like Father and Mother at that rate.
Don't cry, Benio. Become strong.
Here, Benio.
For me?
Yeah.
I know they'll look nice on you.
You look cute, Benio.
Thank you, Nii-sama!
But after our parents died, we were separated.
Then, one day,
I was told that he died during a Kegare exorcism.
He sacrificed himself to protect his comrades.
Sorry.
I didn't mean to make you recall something so painful.
I envy you, though.
I don't have a mom or dad.
You don't?
I was abandoned.
I only became an exorcist because exorcists took me in.
I'm not the heir to a fancy lineage or anything.
That doesn't matter.
Your power is remarkable.
Even if you are generally useless.
You didn't have to say that!
No, it's quite important.
You are so uncute when you do stuff like that!
I don't need you to think I'm cute!
Why are you so twisted, anyway?!
You're the twisted one!
I'm always honest with my feelings!
That's your idea of honest?
Next Episode
Please don't...
Don't expose my embarrassing past!
Holmes wrote that continuity with the past is only a necessity, and not a duty.
That's fine to say, but...
Rokuro's Feelings Shocking Confession
Watch next time. Do it.