We're up next, Benio!
Right!
Mayura and Seigen opened up the way for us!
And now it's our turn!
Can you sense it, Benio?
It's slight, but spell power is starting to leak.
Right.
Somewhere on this thing is a weak point.
Resonance!
Twin Stars' Hearts Dance Finally They Kissed?
Not good...
We don't have much time left, but there's no end to the Kegare...
These things are Kuranashi's puppets, and nothing more.
They were created solely to interrupt our ritual...
Pitiful.
Blammo!
Can't waste time feeling sorry for them.
Calling this "interference" doesn't even cover it.
I guess we've been caught up in his plans.
Then all we can do now is give it our best.
We're counting on you, Twin Stars!
That was a close one, huh?
If we hadn't boosted our protection with Resonance,
we would've been taken out.
Don't wanna get hit with another one of those.
From what I saw with Calamity Foresight, the amount of time until it fires again
is about a minute.
Plus, that eye is the core of the giant Kegare's spell power.
So if we smash that eyeball...
Then we can purify the giant Kegare.
Here it comes!
We don't have long!
Let's use Resonance and get it done!
Rokuro?!
That's it! The spell power is leaking from there!
Looks like that was its weak spot after all.
You helped me spot it with your approach.
I figured you'd catch on.
Now we have a way to do this.
Yeah.
Next time, together we—
Well, you know.
We can do it. As long as we're together...
We can overcome anything.
Let's go!
Burning Blade!
Crimson Cut!
The wound...
Benio!
I'm fine.
Even without that bulb of spell power,
it was able to close its wound.
That means it's still getting spell power from somewhere, doesn't it?
How is it getting so much?
We're quickly running out of time.
Om.
We will now begin the Rikujin Shinka ritual anew.
I guess that means we need to deal with these guys fast.
If it's a giant, composite form...
Then there's a limit to how much it can reproduce.
Be exorcised!
We will defend the town of Narukami...
and the Twin Stars!
What a handful...
Now the real work starts!
Honorable and wise
Izanagi no Okami,
who took to the divine river's waters
to be cleansed,
and through purification by those waters
was given life,
the Haraedo no Okami goddesses...
It's out of spell power?
Did it go back to recharge?
Rokuro, look!
It's sucking the spell power out of the air?
Yes.
It's taking the spell power
dispersed into the air by us, and even by itself,
and gathering it back up with the tentacles...
So that's its new source of spell power?
That means it'll need some time to gather enough strength to fight back.
If we're going to end this...
Then this is our chance, huh?
We can assume it needs at least five minutes back there to build up enough power.
If we can get above the clouds and attack before then...
You ready?
We're going. No matter what.
Not quite as tall as Mount Fuji,
but that's three or four times higher than the Sky Tower.
Two minutes will be enough.
Too slow! Let's make it one.
You're on!
Okay...
Go!
This thing doesn't know when to give up!
I'll handle this!
Now's your chance!
Hurry and catch up!
You okay?!
I'm fine!
We're not gonna lose, damn it!
I'm going to fix Narukami,
visit my regular candy store,
and watch a bunch of ohagi disappear...
into Benio's mouth!
Me, too... I want things to be peaceful again...
So I can feed Rokuro more of my...
homemade curry!
Why am I getting punished?!
Don't call it punishment!
Okay, how about if I win, I make the curry?!
I'm going to win, and I'll prove you wrong!
No, me!
Me!
Rokuro!
Benio...
I won't let it end like this...
I want to know what you were about to say that time!
I need to know!
Benio... You—
F-Forget about that!
Forget it!
Rokuro?!
Sorry.
Rokuro!
Well, at least it all turned out all right.
It's charging spell power...
Let's lay into this thing!
Right!
Resonance!
Reunion Spiral Hail!
Reunion Spiral Hail
I feel...
weak...
I think... that was our limit...
It's starting to collapse!
Crap... that means this place is gonna—
Benio!
Rokuro!
Don't worry!
I'm going to protect you, no matter what!
I was never worried.
My spell power's at its limit.
I'll have to hold out as long as possible...
Now!
We're safe?
Looks like it.
Benio-sama!
Kinako?
Rokuro, Benio, good work.
Seigen!
Benio-sama!
I'm glad you're okay!
That giant Kegare's gone and the miasma has dispersed.
The people whose spell power was drained are on the mend, too.
But, Seigen, what's gonna happen to Narukami?
It's going to fall, obviously.
Hell, it's already starting to.
Say what?!
What do we do?!
Relax.
Wherever the touch of evil...
...creates impurity,
I humbly and earnestly call upon you,
to purify and cleanse in your...
...grandeur!
The Twelve Guardians have boosted their spell power
to the limit with a special ritual to deal with it.
All so they can put Narukami back in place like nothing happened.
You guys can rest now.
You're probably too wiped out to be much help now, anyway.
That's a load of crap, Seigen!
He's right. We can still fight!
B-Benio-sama!
The Twelve Guardians are still working hard, so we will, too!
Do what you want.
But I need to borrow Kinako a bit longer.
Huh?! Wh-Wh-Why?!
There's a ton of stuff that needs doing, to be on the safe side.
Dang it all! I feel like my tires are about to pop!
Are you sure you're okay, Benio?
I'm fine. Why?
Well... During the battle earlier,
your enchantments were burning through more spell power than mine.
That may be true, but it doesn't matter.
We can't rest right now.
The people in town are still in trouble,
and our friends are working hard to help them.
So...
Yeah, but you tend to bite your lower lip when things get really tough.
I saw you doing it earlier.
But... I never realized...
Yeah? Well, it's probably not the kind of thing you'd notice yourself.
Thank you.
That makes me glad, for some reason.
It's nothing! Let's hurry!
Hey, wait up!
Not gonna happen.
I heard it faintly on the radio!
They said the town is starting to fall!
What's going to happen to us?! What do we do?!
For now, just calm down!
We're trying to find out what's going on!
Everyone, it's true that the town is starting to fall!
Rokuro?
But please don't worry!
The most powerful exorcists among us
are working to make sure we touch down on the ground safely!
Exorcists?
The ones with amazing powers, who healed people during that epidemic?
That's right. So please, have faith in us!
If that's what they say, then I know we'll be fine!
Chiaki?
When our school was attacked by a monster,
they worked together to beat it! They're amazing!
If they're saying we'll be okay, then I know it's true!
Nanba-san...
The time has come. Twelve Guardians...
Your power is now mine.
What's wrong?
I saw a little boy. He was heading toward one of the blocked-off areas.
I know I saw him.
He looked about five years old.
Let's hurry. There's no telling how long this place will be safe.
Wait!
What're you doing, kid?!
I have to save Erin!
Erin?
She's still in the car!
That one, huh?
Rokuro!
Take care of him. I'll go get her.
Hey! Look there!
The Sky Tower!
We're going down! We made it!
Hang on! I'll get—
Rokuro!
Erin! Erin!
Hey, I can see the Sky Tower!
We made it back!
We did it... We actually pulled it off.
That was a close one!
Erin!
Hey, quit wriggling—
Thank you!
Rokuro!
Benio...
What I was trying to say... I'll say it now.
Benio...
Yes?
I...
The way I feel about you...
That's...
He had the whole thing planned out!
They've fallen.
Next Episode
It was Christian Bovee who said,
"When all else is lost, the future still remains."
So don't let the fact that your kiss was interrupted get you down, Benio-sama!
That's not the problem!
What, really?
The Twelve Guardians Fall! Have A Nice Nightmare, 12 Guardians
Well, it's part of the problem, but...
See, I knew it!