Why are you going so far?
Because...
I...
Enmado Rokuro...
I love him.
I'm sorry, but it's time to break up our duo.
See ya.
Wait!
Don't follow me!
You'd just hold me back.
Rokuro...
I've been waiting, Roku.
The Couple Alone Lonely Twin Exorcist
Welcome to the Chamber of Darkness.
I was certain you'd come, Roku.
Yeah, guess I kept you waiting.
Hmm... I like the look in your eyes.
It's obvious how ready you are to fight.
That's what you want, right?
Could it be that you're here to grant my wish for me?
If I didn't show up, you'd just come after me in the real world.
And then, as if it were a game, you'd try to destroy it.
Now, that is impressive.
You really do understand me.
I can feel how strong your love is.
Cut the crap.
It's not crap at all.
I'm honestly touched, from the bottom of my heart.
And more than anything else, I'm glad that you didn't bring Benio along.
You came to see me by yourself...
That means you've cast her aside and chosen me, right?
That's not it.
I just...
Just... what?
I'm more than enough to handle you!
Star Armor Master Talisman: Inferno!
Exorcism Enchantment Ensemble: Astral Disaster!
Wow... I can tell
how determined you were to come and see me...
And how serious you are about fighting me.
Yuto... Today, right here, I'm settling things with you!
Okay. No one can enter this place.
Meaning no one can interrupt our fun.
Roku, let's share all our feelings...
Just the two of us!
Roku!
Let's go, Benio!
Right!
Resonance!
Rokuro?
Benio.
You'd just hold me back!
Benio-sama!
Adashino-san! Don't push yourself!
You've got a really high fever!
Where am I?
Your room.
Where's Rokuro?
We haven't been able to find him.
He didn't come back here or go to the Seika Dorm, and there's been no word from him.
He can't have gone alone...
Hang on, Adashino-san! Where are you going?
To Rokuro...
And what will you do then?
The Head Exorcist!
What can you do in your condition?
Rokuro and I
are the Twin Star Exorcists!
I'm going to fight at his side!
Benio-sama, you should forget about him.
I don't know what happened between the two of you,
but he left you behind.
That shows how he feels.
But... I have to go.
We promised... we'd get stronger together...
So I have to go...
Even if it makes him hate me, I have to!
Benio-sama...
There's no way he'd ever hate you!
I know Rokuro must feel the same—
Who loves or hates whom isn't what matters here.
If you can't be an asset in battle, you'd only be troubling Rokuro-kun by going.
To be blunt, you'd hold him back.
Didn't he tell you as much?
And to stay away?
You don't have to say it like that!
Rokuro...
Adashino-san!
Arima-sama, what did you do to her?
This fragrance puts people to sleep.
I figured she wouldn't behave unless I did.
The most important thing is for her to rest and heal her injuries, right?
Sorry about this.
Over here!
Come on, aim carefully!
I guess it's about time...
to fight back.
Meteor Smash!
Meteor Smash
That was intense!
Air Fissure Bullet!
Light Warping Bullet.
Air Fissure Bullet
Light Warping Bullet
This is really amazing!
Now, how about an attack like this?
What is this supposed to be?
Roku!
I don't want to die...
Help me, Roku!
I don't want to become a Kegare!
Takes you back, huh?
If you'd had the power, you could've saved them all.
That makes it your fault.
Is that all you have to say?
I don't need you to point that out.
I've already thought about it nonstop, agonizing over every moment.
The rage, pain, and suffering of the Hinatsuki Tragedy
still lie deep in my chest.
It'll never go away...
As long as I live!
Which is why I'll get stronger...
To make sure it never happens again!
That's why I came here.
Wow, you've grown. You're so mature now.
You haven't changed at all, Yuto.
You probably showed me memories from Hinatsuki to shake me up,
but that's not gonna beat me.
So cool!
Really, I'm falling for you all over again.
Y'know, I've never really had any interest in other people.
My parents babbled about their ideals and never accomplished anything...
My sister was as useless as she was obnoxious...
And my teacher was a loudmouth.
They were all such a drag, really.
But...
You were different.
At first, I thought you were just an idiot.
But somehow,
before I realized it, I was always watching you.
I couldn't figure out what it was about you that captured my attention,
but now I understand.
Abe no Seimei made it clear for me.
You were the only person in the world who was like me.
It was no coincidence that we met... It was fate!
What do you mean?
I'm saying the red thread of fate connects us.
Let's stick together so that we're never apart again, Roku!
Golden Crow Portal Talisman!
Gold Smash!
Gold Smash
Flame Contact!
Huh?
Wait, did you just try to use Resonance?
Benio isn't here, you know.
Shut up!
Because she was always there...
Because Benio was there...
How cruel of you to be thinking of that woman when I'm here.
You've already got me.
Well, it's understandable.
You've always let your emotions get the better of you.
It's okay. I'll make you forget all about her.
What's wrong? Huh?
You'll never beat me that way.
Fight back! Come on!
This is so much fun!
I wish we could do this forever...
What are you smiling about?
What's so damn funny?
Well, I'm enjoying myself.
Yuto... What...
are you even fighting for?
I should go.
Arima-sama, why must Benio-sama suffer like this?
Her parents were killed by Kegare, her brother betrayed her,
she lost her legs and they were replaced by a Kegare's...
And to top it off, her fate as one of the Twin Star Exorcists.
She meets Enmado Rokuro, and finally achieves a measure of happiness...
And he turns out to be the Cataclysm King.
Why must it all happen to Benio-sama?
Because it's her.
Her yang spell power is incredibly potent.
As someone with great power, she is burdened with a great duty.
And those trials only fall to those who have the strength to overcome them.
Arima-sama...
The time will come when we need her power again.
Take good care of Benio-kun.
Seigen?
So nice of you to come and see me!
Arima, I know you respect your ancestor, but I have to say...
Abe no Seimei was a real piece of crap.
What makes you say that?
Rokuro was created to be the Cataclysm King?
So he just thinks of Rokuro as a tool.
I'm not gonna accept that!
You're as kind as I would expect from Byakko of the Twelve Guardians.
I'm not one of the Twelve Guardians anymore,
and I don't follow Abe no Seimei's orders.
Where are you going?
Where else? To bring Rokuro back.
You want his wishes to amount to nothing?
He went because it was what he wanted, not because anyone else asked him to.
Isn't it your duty as his master to respect that decision?
You want me to just wait around when I know he's going to get torn up?
Even if we did want to help,
neither you nor I have enough strength to be of any use. Am I wrong?
If it were possible,
I wanted them to get lovey-dovey and peacefully give birth to the Miko...
But unfortunately, we no longer have time to wait for that.
Damn it, why do we have to send kids to fight?
It's true, we are rather pathetic adults.
But he's not a child anymore.
This isn't like when he ran from his fate and looked away from his past.
He has the power and heart to fight.
With so many exorcists lost
and the Twelve Guardians unable to take action,
Rokuro-kun is the only one who can battle Ijika Yuto.
You actually do realize that, don't you?
Rokuro...
Yuto... What are you even fighting for?
What brought that on?
Could it be you're taking an interest in me?
Yeah.
I'm not like you... That's what I thought.
But I'm a Kegare...
So in a way, we're alike.
Which is why I felt like asking.
And what would you like to know?
Say you win this battle. What comes after that?
What kind of future do you want?
Future?
I couldn't care less.
You don't care?
Nope. I just want to fight you.
Nothing else matters to me.
Why?
Countless exorcists have done battle with Kegare since ancient times...
To protect people, or to protect their villages and towns,
sometimes even risking their lives...
But it was all pointless!
After all, the world's going to end soon.
Reality, Magano, humans, Kegare... It will all disappear!
All that stuff they were so desperate to protect! Isn't it funny?
You found that out by connecting to Abe no Seimei?
That's right. Kegare come into existence because of humans.
So let's kill all the humans, he says.
In the end, everyone has just been dancing in the palm of Abe no Seimei's hand.
And you're fine with that?
Doesn't it bother you to let things play out just as Seimei planned?
Well, it doesn't seem like there's much I can do.
Well, I think it's bull.
I don't care if it's Abe no Seimei, or whoever else.
I don't take orders from anyone!
You don't take orders, huh?
But you're the Cataclysm King, remember?
You can't run from that fact.
I won't run.
Even if it's my fate to become the Cataclysm King,
I'll face that head on.
I'll fight against fate, to the very end!
That's so much like you.
Never giving up, no matter what the predicament...
It's one of the best things about you.
Yuto...
This doesn't seem like you.
Really?
I strive to become the user of ultimate spell power...
That's right!
In other words, the strongest exorcist!
You wanted to become the strongest exorcist.
What happened to that goal?
It hasn't really changed.
After I defeat you and consume your spell power, I'll become even stronger,
getting closer to being the strongest exorcist.
That's wrong.
What exactly is wrong?
You wanted to devour the spell power of everyone
in the country to become the strongest exorcist.
Your selfish ambition really pissed me off,
but if nothing else, it was what you really wanted.
It was your vision of the future.
And now you say you don't care about the future?
What the hell are you giving up for?
I wondered what you were getting at.
You think I've given up?
Me?
It's so stupid, I have to la—
Don't try and laugh this off!
What do you really want to do? What is it you want?!
I don't know what you found out by connecting to Abe no Seimei,
but you don't get to back down!
So self-righteous.
You're getting judgmental and criticizing me, but what about yourself?
When you were told that you and Benio were the Twin Star Exorcists,
knowing you, you rebelled, right?
And yet you were acting like a sweet husband and wife...
Isn't that you giving in to the prophecy that the exorcists came up with?
That's...
Then you made that bold statement about beating me with Benio,
yet you came here on your own.
Once you learned you were the Cataclysm King,
you abandoned Benio in tears and quit being one of the Twin Star Exorcists.
Sounds like you're the one who let fate beat you.
Giving up? That's not it at all.
Roku, it seems you don't understand me after all.
I just want to enjoy the moment, you see.
The results, who wins and who loses... None of that even matters.
I just want to fight you with everything I have!
Even if that means there's no future. That's my wish.
And that's really enough for you?
Yes. I want to know more about you,
and I want you to actually understand me.
And I don't think just talking would help either of us accomplish that.
That being the case...
Let's try and kill each other.
They do it all the time in shonen manga, right?
Having a conversation using your fists.
By having a real fight and trying to kill each other with all we have,
I believe we can come to an understanding.
So come at me with all you have, Roku.
If you don't fight me as best you can, the real world will be destroyed!
Benio...
Benio... Benio!
Benio, I'm sorry.
I said we'd get stronger together...
I didn't keep that promise.
I wanted to see you smiling from the bottom of your heart...
But I can't make you happy.
So I at least...
want to protect the world you live in.
I'll fight to do that!
Good, Roku!
That's more like it!
Hey, Mr. Head Exorcist.
I can trust you with this, right?
This is a spell passed down through the Tsuchimikado clan, called the Burial Ritual.
Will this really take care of it?
Yes.
If you unleash your yin energy and lose control of yourself, going berserk...
This spell will stop your heart.
In other words, if you become the Cataclysm King, you will die.
The Cataclysm King who's supposed to purge humanity...
If I ever turned into that, I'd already no longer be me.
So if that happens, I'm counting on you,
Burial Ritual,
to kill me!
Come on, Roku...
Let's get started.
We'll fight to the death...
Together!
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying
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to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Emerson said that.
Yuto Destiny
I'm waiting, Roku...
To see what wonders you accomplish.