Seika Dormitory
All right!
It's starting to shape up.
Kinu-san sure does stick to her guns...
Break off the engagement -Kinu
Rokuro, hurry up and and write yours!
I don't know what to wish for...
Everyone.
The noodles are ready.
I prepared these myself.
Enjoy them gratefully.
R-Right...
Incidentally, the dipping sauce is the Benio Special.
Benio-chan!
You can cook?!
Try some.
Well, since you offered...
I'll just dig in!
Acchan, don't!
Acchan!
Hey!
Mayura-chan's here.
Um...
Thanks for... having me.
I told you not to serve that Benio Special to anyone!
When it's so delicious? You confuse me.
Your sense of taste is screwed up!
Your sauce is the best.
I'm so gwad you wike it.
Seriously, you are so—
R-Rokuro!
Oh!
Mayura. You're late.
What's up?
You...
You flaunting sweet sergeant!
Wh-Why?!
I know it's Tanabata,
but two middle school students being so flirty
is totally inappropriate!
Why would I flirt with her?!
And what exactly is a sweet sergeant?!
You're a sergeant at being sweet! That's you!
What do you even mean by "sweet"?!
A Tanabata wish...
Yukatas, Stars, and Wishes Tanabata Special
You want some, punk?
Hey, Mayura.
That thing earlier reminded me.
You say really weird stuff at times, don't you?
What?!
It's like you're practicing getting your heart broken.
Mister Chief of Melancholy!
You're like a summer sale on ignorance.
You puberty top-runner!
You legendary blockhead of worldly desires!
Do you think those things up beforehand and stock up on them?
I don't prepare them beforehand!
She actually doesn't?
What're you writing?
Hey, you stupid imp!
Where do you get off peeping at Benio-sama's tanzaku?!
I'm going to wish for Ohagi Man to get a movie adaptation.
Ohagi Man?
You don't even know about Ohagi Man?!
It's the incredibly cool and righteous superhero Benio-sama came up with!
I didn't know you could draw.
I have a story ready, too.
I'm Ohagi Man.
My body is made of red bean paste,
and my heart is made of mochi rice.
Well, that's what ohagi is...
I swear on my righteous, heroic name,
when I find any bad guys,
I'll blast them with coarse red bean paste!
Is that gonna beat them?
No need to worry.
I fire coarse red bean paste at Mach 2 speed.
That's enough force to pierce the armor of a tank.
Bad guys, run away!
I'll tell all the good kids out there who cheer me on
a secret, just between us.
The source of my power...
Appetite
is appetite.
His appetite?!
I mean my appetite.
Yours?!
Ryogo-san.
What did you write?
Oh, nothing special.
Good health for everyone in the Seika Dorm -Nagitsuji Ryogo
That's just like you, Ryogo-san.
It's normal to wish for your family's health and safety, right?
There's been so much trouble lately,
we could use all the health we can get.
You're right.
But still,
What's with that crazy backstory?
it's thanks to those two that we've come through.
It's not crazy. It's classic.
And what was with that voice?
What voice?
I never thought Rokuro would start working as an exorcist.
Before, it was like we had to twist his arm,
or we were arguing with a wall.
No matter how much Ryogo-san asked,
he would never come along.
Yeah...
And I knew how great he used to be, so it was even more frustrating.
Even I started to think he'd never fight as an exorcist again.
I had half given up.
But when Benio-san came along, everything changed.
I'd heard she was the heir to Kyoto's famous Adashino clan,
so I knew she'd be strong,
but she was far better than I had imagined.
That's right!
It's crazy that she can use six enchantments at a time when she's only fourteen!
Rokuro and Benio-san...
The two of them are different in every way,
but they both share the same desire.
That's my dream.
I'll wipe away the sins and the Kegare!
That's why I thought that Benio-san might be able
to lead Rokuro back to the path of fighting as an exorcist.
Actually, I'm kinda surprised that Rokuro
was as strong as you made him sound, Ryogo-san.
Yeah, he was able to fight evenly against Benio-san.
Tell me about it!
That right arm is practically cheating!
Not to mention...
They skipped dating and went straight to being engaged!
Damned normie! I hope he gets cursed!
It's great that he's an exorcist again.
I want a girlfriend... I want a girlfriend...
Yeah...
Although, now that he's back in action,
I have to worry about him overdoing it.
Ryogo-san...
Just stay still!
I guess I'm just an overprotective brother...
Only Benio-sama is allowed to doodle on my face!
Rokuro, stop being so immature!
Ryogo!
I'll give you... I'll give you...
This!
I'll make you my servant!
Hurry and become the strongest exorcist,
and make me your servant, Rokuro.
I've got it.
You decided on a wish?
Kinako...
My sketchbook.
Got it!
Here.
More Ohagi Man?!
Episode two.
When I, Ohagi Man,
see children who are hungry,
I share a portion of my body with them.
He feeds them his body?!
Ohagi Japanese sweets Ingredients: coarse red bean paste (natural), mochi rice (natural) Contents: 1 Expiration date: Storage: Do not store in direct sunlight or extreme heat.
Now, eat me!
It's okay.
There are no preservatives or artificial colors.
Is that explanation needed here?!
Hurry and eat me...
My expiration date is today!
Ohagi Japanese sweets Ingredients: coarse red bean paste (natural), mochi rice (natural) Contents: 1 Expiration date: Today Storage: Do not store in direct sunlight or extreme heat.
Can't that part be more fantastical?!
And when Ohagi Man feeds his face to children, he always says...
Even if my body is destroyed,
my righteous heart will never die.
No one could eat him then! They'd feel too guilty!
However, since Ohagi Man has no actual body,
once he is completely eaten, he is finished.
Okay, what? That's super depressing.
Please look forward to Ohagi Man episode three.
There's still more?!
Wait, am I actually kind of looking forward to it?
Rokuro, Adashino-san, hurry and hang up your tanzaku!
W-Well...
I haven't written anything on mine yet.
Neither have I.
You don't have any wishes?
Nothing's coming to me at all.
Rokuro...
You're hurt.
Oh, nah!
I just fell down some stairs...
I see...
I guess I couldn't stop you, after all.
You were useless at everything,
and everyone always made fun of you...
But when I saw you at the center of everyone's smiles,
you always seemed to be shining.
But I know your heart's been hurt badly, too.
You didn't have to be cool...
I just wanted you to stay the way you were...
But before I knew it, you had made your decision
to once again fight as an exorcist.
And...
I think the reason you decided to do that was because of Adashino-san.
Even so...
Even though I knew it was too late, I still didn't want you to fight.
Because when I saw you fighting, I knew that I couldn't stop you anymore...
Because it seemed to be the place where you really belong.
That Rokuro will be safe -Otomi Mayura
Oh, yeah!
You're wearing a yukata today, huh?
What?! You just noticed?!
Rokuro...
What... do you think...
of my yukata?
O-Oh...
Looks good, I guess?
Thanks...
And that my feelings will reach him
Boys and girls...
The wait is over. It's time for Ohagi Man.
Wow, that started out of nowhere.
Ohagi Man's trustworthy companion has appeared.
His name is Botamochi-Man.
I can't tell them apart!
But even these two superheroes share a weakness.
What, are they weak to water?
You're half correct.
Ohagi Man and Botamochi-Man, when doused in hot water,
turn into Oshiruko Man.
They melt into goo...
I have... no strength...
That's terrifying! They're actually in their death throes!
Kyoto
Yo.
Seigen-san...
Getting into the bath before me?
I guess you're a big deal now.
Sorry about that, Seigen-san! Let me wash your back.
All right.
I see you've got new scars.
You'd better be ready for some yourself.
You'll be lucky to get away with a few scratches like these
in the fight that's about start.
Right.
Arima-sama told me about it...
The most recently confirmed Basara, Kamui, has appeared.
Yeah.
Kegare that become Basara are so powerful,
even we Twelve Guardians are better off avoiding one-on-one fights with them.
And yet the Twin Star Exorcists,
Enmado Rokuro and Adashino Benio, were able to fend one off?
Is that true?
Well, that's probably overstating it...
It'd be more accurate to say they managed to survive.
I still can't believe
that such an amateur survived a battle against a Basara.
It's true the runt's a small fry who can't compare to you,
but he's trying to become strong enough to fight that Kegare corruption, remember?
He wants to fight a Kegare corruption?
Kegare corruptions have far more power than the normal kind.
They are, in truth,
humans who were turned into Kegare through the use of forbidden sorcery.
In the millennia since exorcists began fighting,
none have attempted that darkest of dark arts.
Yeah, well, it looks like someone finally did.
Ijika Yuto, right?
I can't imagine what he's after, and that just makes it more ominous.
Right...
I guess after idiot pupil #1, I now have to clean up idiot pupil #2's mess.
Seigen-san...
This water's great.
This should loosen up my shoulders a bit.
I wonder if Benio-han is taking a bath with her husband right now...
Yeah, right.
There's no way that wimpy boy could handle that.
You're so right!
And after I gave them a love nest as a present...
Rokuro-kun needs to act more, you know, impulsively!
And you, on the other hand, should show a little more self-control, Arima-sama.
Painfully true, that.
So, the sight of my nude body
is probably not what you're here for, right?
Right.
You haven't given me your report on the Twin Stars yet.
I was hoping we could have a drink and discuss it in detail.
You're incorrigible, Arima-sama.
Thanks for taking care of it.
Dealing with the Twin Stars must have been a lot of work.
You've got that right...
I was trying to teach them how important it is
for a couple to consider each other's feelings,
so I set them up on a date,
and played hide-and-seek with them...
I tried a few different approaches.
I can picture the sight of you toying with them, Su-chan!
You make it sound so sinister!
I was trying to help a young couple from the bottom of my heart!
Sob, sob...
Oh, dear! I'm so weak to a woman's tears.
But, Su-chan, helping the two of them get together
wasn't all I asked you to do, was it?
The power of the Twin Stars, depending on how it's used,
could grow exponentially.
And the key to that
will be a bond born from understanding and trusting each other.
I'm pretty sure I asked you to make that clear to them.
So how did that go?
Good question.
I wonder how it went.
Tell me, Arima-sama...
Even if the two of them get married,
you know that doesn't guarantee a happy future, right?
It's true,
the web of fate they find themselves tangled in is quite complex...
But I do believe that the two of them will give birth to the Miko that will
end the war with the Kegare!
You really are incorrigible.
Whoa, there...
Tonight is Tanabata.
Rather than drink gazing at the moon,
why don't we drink gazing at the stars for a lark?
Good idea.
The Twin Star Exorcists...
I wonder what kind of trials await the two of you.
I guess you can't see the Milky Way in Tokyo.
Orihime and Hikoboshi were too in love and forgot to do their important duty,
which angered the gods,
and the two of them were separated, right?
Orihime and Hikoboshi...
When you compare Vega and Altair's ages to the human lifespan,
it'd be like they're together every few seconds...
apparently.
Are you serious?! I'd say they're too in love!
Actually, I'm impressed you know that.
And wouldn't that mean they're not lonely at all?
It's only natural, for an exorcist.
If anything, it sounds like they're suddenly
getting hot and heavy under a coat made for two...
Benio-sama really knows her stuff when it comes to astrology, y'know.
She's strong, smart, and beautiful...
Behold! The perfect, beautiful ohagi empress!
Is that a compliment?
Two stars meeting...
An young exorcist as strong as me, or stronger, in eastern Japan...
At first I couldn't believe it was Enmado Rokuro.
A coward who avoided fighting Kegare...
But when he would actually fight,
the strength he wielded belied that weakness.
I couldn't understand it...
Until I learned the cause of it all was my brother, Ijika Yuto.
Nii-sama gave Rokuro an emotional scar that will never fade,
along with a sinister and massive power.
And despite all that, he chose to fight as an exorcist once again.
And his choice to stand strong in the face of a cursed fate is what saved me.
I'm going to get stronger,
so that I can defeat Kamui
and stop my brother, who has sullied his hands with dark arts.
Enmado Rokuro...
Was my meeting with him fate,
or was it...
There!
What?
Nothing.
What did you write, Rokuro?
D-Don't look!
Don't they say that if someone sees your wish it, won't come true?
Isn't that for
visiting a shrine during the Hour of the Ox?
What is with you, Benio?!
You're always finding fault with me!
I wasn't finding fault.
I was just questioning your education.
This is what I'm always talking about!
You should at least do your homework!
Oh, say it again, say it again!
Damn it, what the hell?! You're both making fun of me now?!
What's all the fuss? You'll disturb the neighbors.
Come on, the watermelon's cut.
Yeah!
To get stronger with Benio -Enmado Rokuro
To get stronger with Rokuro -Adashino Benio
Next Episode
Gon Chunagon Atsutada wrote...
"Having met my love, afterward my passion was, when I measured it
with the feeling of the past, as if, then, I had not loved."
Goodbye to Being Alone The Awakening of Love
What's gotten into you, Ryogo?!
Watch next time. Do it.
You're not supposed to say that...