An aradama using utsushi?
The elite guard members were using it, too, so it's not that surprising.
Incredible...
She deflected a strike from the Storm Armor one-handed?
I guess you could say that equipment did acceptably
if it fought against my vanguard, which was my armor and
the elite guard carrying aradama.
How delightful.
What?!
It shall be a relief from this tedium.
I will fulfill the duty my mother left behind!
You can try.
One last thing. Are you Origami Yukari?
Or are you Princess Tagitsu?
Do you have time to converse?
Kanami, hit her with everything you've got!
Right!
Katana Maidens
Episode 12 A Single Sword
Nene?
Damn it...
Hey, Ellen.
She's dead, huh?
Please don't just kill me off.
That brat isn't here.
We did dish out as much as we took...
That's where the great aradama is, isn't it?
If Hiyori and Kanami defeat her, things will be a lot easier.
We only have a little while left until we hit our equipment's time limit.
What should we do?
We've taken a real beating.
Even if we went to join them, we wouldn't be able to contribute much.
I'd really like to just take a nap right now.
But we're still going to go. That's what heroes do.
I'm with you!
After losing that much blood, you should be dead.
You are the ones who will be finished first.
Keep going.
They should be nearing their operational limit.
Sayaka-chan, I need you to hold back the aradama for a bit.
I will cut her down.
Understood.
I will use this power as I see fit.
This is Origami Yukari's Niten Ichi style?
You don't have time to hesitate!
Kanami, the next attack will settle this!
Got it!
Finished?
Hiyori-chan!
Hiyori-chan...
Why was she able to fend off our attack just now?
Is she completely predicting our sword movements?
Yes, I can see right through everything.
Sayaka...
Well done.
Sayaka!
You would dare point Muramasa at me?
Sayaka-chan!
It's hot.
My hands, which received Kanami's sword, are hot.
My shoulders, which Mai hugged, are hot.
But when I point my okatana at you, my chest aches.
Sayaka-chan...
So even a doll like you had feelings like that.
No, perhaps they sprouted?
Fine, Sayaka. I will teach you...
how to remove that pain.
Beg me for forgiveness.
Then I will teach you how get rid of such unnecessary—
...get it.
You don't get it.
The pain I feel is because I pity you.
Let's hurry and catch up with Kanami and Hiyori.
Okay.
Sayaka...
Go on ahead to Yukari-sama, Maki-san.
Unfortunately, I no longer have the strength to fight.
I will deal with Yume's remains.
Deal with?
She will turn into an aradama if left like that.
That's right.
Yume would once again...
Maki-san!
You understand, don't you? That is no longer Yume.
It is an aradama that's just using Yume as a vessel.
Then we would have to kill Yume once more.
I will take care of her.
It would be too hard for you.
So we are not even permitted a normal death?
We were prepared for that from the start.
Ever since we accepted the aradama.
Now, go! First member of the elite guard!
My eyes see through everything.
Your physical abilities, your latent powers, your thoughts...
I see through every single possibility
and I decide on the best move from there.
I will answer your question from earlier.
I am Princess Tagitsu.
Can she really see through things?
We have no choice but to believe her!
That's right, the reason she was able to deflect my single sword was—
Yes, I could see everything.
It would have been so simple to kill you,
but I released you on purpose.
As a result, you pulled all the strings, and Mokusa was destroyed.
And now you have returned so that I can kill you.
Curse you!
No!
I can see it.
Wh-What are you—?!
She didn't see my attack just now?
Get back, Kanami!
Then...
No, that won't work.
Why isn't she attacking?
She's seeing too much.
If I strike, she can narrow down what follows to an extent.
But in this state, she can see too many possibilities
and can't decide what to do.
I see.
It seems any further calculations will be difficult for this vessel.
However—
Chidori!
Chidori and Kogarasumaru.
I did not think there would be anyone in the present day
like both Fujiwara Minato and Hiiragi Kagari.
The same quality as us.
Why did I not see that possibility?
That is it!
Yukari!
Attack!
What?!
Attack me with your okatana!
This is just like that other time!
Akane-sama, it's happening again.
Nee-sama...
A... demon?
Sayaka-chan!
The next wave is coming! Hiyori-chan!
Retreat!
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
For the first time, I'm scared.
Me, too.
She probably is, too.
I have to be sure...
Impossible!
There was this much noro here...
Have you finally accepted the situation, then?
What is this place?
The storehouse for all the noro the Origami family collected.
Up until a few hours ago, twenty years' worth of noro was here.
So then they combined it all and revived the monster?
Noro doesn't become a spectrum if you keep applying electric current
according to its wavelength.
It can be managed more steadily than by offering it in various places
in small quantities.
Unfortunately, that is a lie.
The noro was only pretending to be dormant
under Princess Tagitsu's control.
Which means this country has been deceived by her for twenty years,
all while diligently collecting noro.
Take responsibility.
But accidents involving aradama have decreased
ever since the Origami family started managing the noro.
Along with the numbers of dead Toji.
All an act put on while preparing for this day.
The aradama, which is the embodiment of impurity, won't die
even if it is exterminated again and again.
Equivalent power is necessary to compete.
All you can do is fight poison with poison, and impurity with impurity—
Is that the reason why you accepted the aradama?
The point is, you're just scared.
What?!
Aradama are hated for being impure
due to the fears of those like you.
Yukari-sama?
No, that's...
Wait!
Kaoru-chan! Ellen-chan!
The enemy is using six-sword style.
That is just perfect for the six of us!
Kanami-chan, hold back a moment!
Ellen-chan, behind you!
Kaoru-chan, don't get too close!
Mai!
Mai-chan! Sayaka-chan!
Should I use it? The same secret technique as my mother?
I am the god of evil.
Yukari-sama, please give me the order...
To fulfill my duty.
Your duty?
Yukari-sama!
Please, Kagari.
Seal Princess Tagitsu.
Yes, ma'am.
Hey, now!
I am sorry you had to make such a painful decision.
The school days I spent with everyone are my priceless treasures.
Minato-senpai, I honestly struggled with you sometimes,
but I am very, very grateful to you.
Kagari?
Princess Tagitsu! I will seal you away!
That is why I am here!
Kagari!
Minato!
Minato-senpai?! No! Not you, too!
I will not give you up!
Kagari... Minato... What have I...
Origami Yukari...
I have a proposal for you.
I found myself awakened in a cold, dark storehouse.
At first, there was a sense of loss.
The feeling that a part of me was ripped away,
something precious was stolen,
and the urge to get it back...
It was like a hunger.
Eventually, I became a massive god of evil.
It was then that revenge became my motivation.
While scattering the worst, my intelligence continued to evolve.
Soon I predicted one conclusion.
I, who had changed into a god of evil,
would one day be destroyed by human hands.
I sought for a way to survive.
It just needs to be carried out.
No...
Containing Enoshima and sending in the special military unit...
You are correct, Origami Yukari.
It was all merely a show to lure you out.
Then what about Kagari and Minato?
Fuse with me.
Do so and the lives of Fujiwara Minato and Hiiragi Kagari will be saved.
I will fuse with you,
hide in the shallows of the netherworld, and heal my wounds.
I will grant you a grace period of a few decades.
If you can destroy me in that time, then you will win.
Why would I agree to such a foolish proposal?
You have already made your decision.
It is an Origami family duty that has been continuously passed down.
However, Yukari chose their survival.
K-Kanami!
You are good, but you're no match for your mother.
Mother...
Now, what will you do?
Will you use the same secret technique as your mother?
That's if you can pierce me with that okatana, of course.
Your sword cannot reach me.
There is no Toji in this world that surpasses Origami Yukari.
Yukari, long time no see!
Minato?
Kanami?
Impossible.
Totally possible!
Kanami?
Impossible.
Fujiwara Minato is dead!
Apparently so.
This future should not exist.
And yet here we are!
Kanami!
This is my true, single sword!
Well done.
You will descend along with me to the depths of the netherworld!
Don't do it, Hiyori-chan!
Princess Tagitsu is...?
Katana Maidens
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