Listen good, runt.
That girl had a twin brother.
After their parents died,
he was adopted by different relatives,
and started going by a different family name.
This girl is Ijika Yuto's sister.
Yuto's... sister?
Tell me the truth, Enmado Rokuro.
It's true.
I was the one who did it.
With my own hands...
I killed everyone at Hinatsuki.
You...
killed my brother...
Face me, Enmado Rokuro!
Intertwining Tragedies Tragedy Comes With Smile
Put the sword down, Adashino girl.
I've—
I'm not trying to defend my idiot pupil,
but there's still more to this story.
This looks like fun.
Mind if I join in?
Hi, Roku! We meet again.
Yo, idiot pupil #2.
You showing up actually saves me a bit of trouble.
It's been a long time, Seigen-san.
What's one of the Twelve Guardians doing here?
I think you know why.
I'm cleaning up my idiot pupil's mess.
I see you're as kind as ever, Seigen-san.
But do you really think you should fight me right now?
Idiot pupil #2's hand could slip
and end up injuring Mayura-chan...
Besides, I just came to talk to Roku today.
Nii-sama...
Hey, Roku, why so quiet?
Say something!
Come on, Roku, I'm talking to you.
Why...
Why are you still alive, Yuto?!
I'm not sure how to answer that...
As you can see, the wound you gave me two years ago has healed up so nicely!
And anyway, isn't this more like a scene
where you shout out, "You're alive, Yuto!" and cry tears of joy?
Stop spewing your sick jokes right now!
He didn't use a talisman....
What are you doing?!
Don't make such a scary face.
It's been so long since we last met.
Let's have a nice, leisurely chat, Roku.
We're friends, aren't we?
Friends with you?!
Don't give me that crap!
What did you do to the others
at the Hinatsuki Dorm two years ago?!
What did I do?
I was just trying to give them more power.
On the other hand, what was it you did to them, again?
I...
So much happened on that night.
It was so much fun, wasn't it, Roku?
How long do we have to wait, Yuto?
We still can't start yet?
Nope. Sorry about that.
Is all this stuff in the right place?
Everything looks good, thanks.
This is great!
This is gonna make us strong like Roku and Yuto, right?!
Of course. Look forward to it.
This is gonna be great, Ami-chan!
What's wrong? You look so worried.
Should we really be doing this?
Huh? You're saying this now?
You said you wanted to go
on Kegare exorcisms with Rokuro-kun as soon as possible, right?
Yeah, but...
I don't know if that makes it okay to get more spell power so easily.
Manago Shunpei Kisato Shizuku Ataigawa Yuna Tamade Keisuke Wariishi Tetsuji Kanmaki Tatsuya
Okay, let's begin.
Ko Yuki Nagose Ami Karamomo Ruri Donyu Masato Hiyoso Eiko
Shikiru yuitsuwanu sowotahakumeka...
Uoenisarihete nomasu aseehoreke...
Ahaiya asobasutomoosenu asakurani...
Kegare-no-ohokami orimaseshimase!
Huh? Where is everyone?
They went to Yuto-kun's room. Something about a secret meeting.
Nothing in here looks good...
Maybe I'll run to the convenience store!
Hey, hang on, Roku!
We're not allowed to go out at night, remember?
It'll be fine!
Seigen and Jissama went out, and they said they'd be back late!
Huh?
If you get caught, the rest of us will be held responsible, too!
The door won't open...
It won't open? That's ridiculous.
I'm serious, it won't budge at all!
Maybe it's just locked.
It's not! Take a look.
See? Not locked, right?
Yeah, you're right...
What's wrong?
Ch-Chieko?
Hey, cut it out! Stop trying to scare me...
Okay?
Roku...
Help...
Roku...
Please...
Yuna! What's wrong?! What happened?!
S-Something really terrible... is going to happen!
Roku, please... Stop Yuto!
What about Yuto? What happened?!
Kegare...
Kegare? Are there Kegare in the dorm?
I...
I don't want to turn into a Kegare!
What's happening?
Yuna turned into a Kegare!
Ataigawa Yuna
Yuna-chan was a failure too, huh?
This isn't going as smoothly as I'd hoped.
Well, on to the next one...
Roku, we have to run!
Oh, no...
No, no, no!
It's no good! It won't open!
Hikari!
No!
Hikari!
No! Help me!
Roku...
Help me, Roku!
Wh-What is this?
What...
is...
this?!
What are you talking about,
Nii-sama?
Explain it so I can understand!
Listen closely, Adashino girl.
What you just heard is the truth about the Hinatsuki tragedy.
But I don't understand!
What happened to the exorcist trainees?
I get it... You don't know about Kegare corruption.
Kegare corruption?
It's when the bodies of living humans turn into Kegare.
Once that happens,
all you can do to save them is
end their lives before they start committing atrocities.
I've never even heard of this before!
Of course not.
Kegare corruption was discovered through exorcists
turning themselves into Kegare to gain their power.
It's the most wicked of the dark arts.
And only a few exorcists
know about this dark art...
Or rather, the knowledge itself is supposed to be forbidden.
However...
No one knows where or how,
but someone managed to learn that dark art.
And two years ago...
On the night of the Hinatsuki tragedy,
there were cases of Kegare corruption.
Th-Then...
Toying with the most wicked of dark arts,
using the Hinatsuki trainees as test subjects for his Kegare corruption experiment...
The one who messed up everything for this runt
was your brother, Adashino—
That is, Ijika Yuto.
My brother...
caused the Hinatsuki tragedy?
That can't be!
My brother is kind and righteous.
He's a brother I can look up to!
Please, stop joking!
My brother is not the kind of person who would do something like that!
Shut up, Benio.
Close your childish mouth right now.
You are so pitiful,
thinking I'm kind and righteous.
That would mean
you didn't understand a single thing about me.
Nii-sama...
Accept reality, Adashino Benio.
That's Ijika Yuto's true nature.
He's always deceived everyone around him.
But... what about the promise?
The promise we made in front of Father and Mother's home!
Father and Mother?
We swore to become the strongest exorcists.
The tears you shed then...
Were those a lie, too?!
As if I would look up to two fools
who only preached ideals, yet never accomplished anything themselves.
And most foolish of all, they died trying to protect you.
I have no idea why they expected anything from you,
but this is a good opportunity to make one thing clear.
Benio, I never once respected you as an exorcist.
Our foolish parents fawned over you,
and playing the role of the good brother to an idiot who couldn't see reality
was nothing but stressful for me.
What are you doing, Benio?
I've told you how I feel.
Now that you understand, would you get out of my sight?
Yuto!
No matter what happens from here on...
If you apologize...
If you repent...
If you feel regret...
Even if you die...
I will never
forgive you!
And what happens if you don't forgive me?
Show me, Roku!
Yuto!
This time I'll stop you myself!
Roku, did you...
He didn't use the the Master Star Armor Talisman?
Well, that was a shock!
That idiot pupil.
Oh, no, no, Roku...
You haven't mastered your power at all.
Nii-sama...
You're really...
Adashino Benio...
Why did you...
I felt like...
I had to stop you...
Done already, Roku?
Yuto!
You know, I happen to hate your guts,
but I do admit you have potential as an exorcist.
Which is why I came here to talk to you today.
In order to accomplish my goal,
it wouldn't hurt to have a henchman.
If you abandon those asinine morals and see things my way,
I can make room for you at my side.
How stupid are you?!
I'd rather die than side with you!
I'd say you're the stupid one.
You haven't changed at all in two years.
You always run away...
You stand before the door to gaining incredible power,
but you always turn away.
Your crime, Roku,
isn't killing the Hinatsuki kids,
or failing to bring me down.
Your crime is
your lack of commitment to becoming truly powerful.
I've grown bored of this chat. I suppose I'll take my leave.
Yuto!
When next we meet, try to entertain me more, Roku.
Wait!
You okay, Benio-sama?!
I'm fine, Kinako.
Adashino...
Playtime is over.
I can't leave Mayura lying on the ground all day, after all.
Enmado Rokuro!
What has happened today, along with the Hinatsuki tragedy,
was all the fault of my brother, Ijika Yuto.
I am so sorry for the the anguish
my family has caused you.
H-Hey, raise your head.
None of this is your fault.
And yet I
cannot simply brush this aside as if it has nothing to do with me.
The things my brother gave to you
go beyond what even words
like rage and sorrow can express.
I know that well...
And yet...
There is nothing I can do
but bow to you in penitence!
You...
Just raise your head, okay?
When you put it that way, I'm not that different.
I lived with Yuto for a long time,
but never saw what he really was.
If I had really stopped him two years ago,
this wouldn't have happened.
And there's something that Yuto helped me realize today.
Ever since the Hinatsuki tragedy,
I've been running away from battle.
It hurt too much that I couldn't save my friends.
I didn't want to remember what happened...
I've looked away from it all this time.
But all I was doing was running from it.
I never tried to get better.
I really didn't have a true commitment
to getting stronger!
I'm going to become strong, and I'm not going to do it like Yuto.
I want to become stronger, too.
Not because of my promise to my brother,
but because it's what I want!
Let's get stronger, Benio.
Let's get stronger, Rokuro.
Together!
Next Episode
Some weird girl is here!
She left a message.
"Van Gogh said, 'marriage ain't about being two halves.
You gotta become one whole.'"
Subaru's Training The Fickle Guardian
Van Gogh had a Kyoto dialect?!
Watch next time. Do it, y'all.