I was just researching the ancient documents,
and I found out that Granvania has a labyrinth
other than the twelve Labyrinths of Constellations.
Congratulations, Itsuki!
This must be a sign that there's also a thirteenth maiden!
A new maiden?
I wonder where she is?
A new maiden?
Not a woman?
Wait a minute! Cool off!
Calm down!
Even if your brain's telling you to calm down, your body isn't listening.
The more you try to cool your head, the more your body heats up.
It's getting maddeningly hot and it feels like you're engulfed in flames!
It's hot here, here, here, here, here, and here!
I'm burning up! I can't take it anymore!
Burning!
Crispy margherita!
Oh, if it isn't Itsuki!
What a coincidence.
Ouch.
Better not burn myself.
Dripping sweat.
Twitching muscles.
There's no need for words.
Your instincts take over...
as wild breaths blow against you.
Itsuki.
What a coincidence.
I can't stop sweating.
See you.
We keep bumping into each other.
I'm wet.
Seiya's body wasn't the only thing getting wet.
Itsuki was wet, too.
His heart was burning up!
Love confused Itsuki.
This is Granvania,
where the Visitor around the corner gets wet...
Wait, this is a public bath for men.
It's normal that there's a lot of men here.
Itsuki was unsure of himself.
The smell of men all around him.
The fabulous scent caused a marvelous feeling to well up inside him.
Rising libido!
Yes, I am now about to open the forbidden door...
Even though I'm still hesitant...
I'll let my body take over...
The thirteenth maiden is a man?!
Maybe I can do it!
Enough of your weird narration!
Not so hard!
I'm starting to become dirty!
So dirty as you get cleaner!
Jeez...
Huh? Itsuki?
I just happened to be here.
Maybe this isn't a coincidence anymore.
Not so hard!
I'm starting to become dirty!
So dirty as you get cleaner!
No, if you keep scrubbing me...
I-I-I... no!
I can't take it anymore!
That's... that's... a danger zone!
Maybe it's fate... right?
Fate? Coincidence? Supernatural?!
Want me to wash your back?
Huh? No... Next time.
Why are you staring blankly into space?
You have to find the thirteenth maiden and perform a Love Ritual!
Even though I don't know who it is?
He might be closer than you think!
Closer than I think?
Maybe he hasn't realized his destiny yet.
Even if he did, there's no guarantee that he would just show up.
No, he must know just how important a maiden's duty is!
Hey, can you stop saying "him" this and "him" that?
How come?
Why are you talking as if the thirteenth maiden is a man?
What? You're still worrying about that?!
We teased about a Love Ritual between two men at the end of the previous episode,
and that's where the story is going so far in this episode!
No way! It's a maiden!
How can that be a man?
You're still stuck on the stereotypes.
You'll never get rid of your old fart smell!
When you've finally finished Love Rituals with twelve maidens...
When you've finally bonded with the twelve women...
That's when they added the plot twist about a thirteenth labyrinth!
This means they're trying to stimulate and shock the viewers!
Plot twist?
Even in sentai or bishoujo series,
you get new allies midway through the season.
It can sometimes even be an enemy commander, or an android...
That's trending right now.
The thirteenth maiden being a man...
That's not a stretch for episode 9 material.
You're very well-informed.
I've heard from Narcisstes
that the thirteenth labyrinth has been sealed all this time.
In other words, it's a forbidden door!
Don't twist the meaning like that!
Forbidden door! Then...
Forbidden
could it be anything other than a Boys' Love Ritual?
Forbidden
Visually so, as well!
No, no, no way!
Does that mean it'll be forbidden in some other way?
Where should we go?
Forbidden
What?!
Love Ritual with optional play.
No!
Forbidden
Or sibling love?
Onii-chan, I don't mind.
Forbidden
Or stepmother?
Are you sure you're fine with me?
I don't have a little sister or a stepmother!
Are you saying we should think outside the box?
Would you like an episode title of "Itsuki-kun and horsey"?
Horsey?
Will you go to Sue's farm and find a partner?
Are you going to drive the legal team crazy?
Which one would you like?
You can pick from all the cuties here!
You beast!
Who are you going to have?
Or maybe they'll have you!
No, no way!
What are we going to do, then?
Second round.
Huh?
I'll go for second rounds and make the next Star Child.
Second round?
I'll start with Mahiru, again...
This is the second round, so I've gained the skills.
I'm pretty confident this time.
Huh?!
Men are so simple-minded, don't you think?
They're maidens, after all.
And... women.
But that would still be a second round. Not the thirteenth maiden.
Reboots are important, but we need a new one here!
But a man?
It feels like I'm betraying Mahiru and the others...
Yeah?
What's the phrase you've said to all of twelve of them?
Please have my child.
I'm despicable!
Don't cry.
Well, I guess you would be despicable in Sola,
but in Granvania, those are the words that will save the world.
What are you going to do?
Go for horses?
Not horses.
All right!
I guess this is pretty much it.
Way too few choices!
How can we introduce a new character now?
That would be too convenient!
It would be more visually pleasing with a hottie.
Tasty!
I mean, are they even...
Huh?
Well, you know...
Huh?
Oh! You mean, are they fine being with another man?
No!
Maidens have to be chaste, right?
Oh, you mean, are they virgins?
Narcisstes reads ancient documents and researches all the time,
so he's probably only had books as partners.
Please, please bind me!
Bind me and put me on a shelf!
Seiya, as you know, is a playboy and looks like he's good with women,
but guys like that would never want girls to know they're actually inexperienced
and throw away opportunities when there's a real chance.
No action for me.
No, the king can't be, right?
You'll know by whether or not he can perform the Love Ritual when the time comes.
It feels like you're not trying as hard as you did with the other twelve maidens.
That's not true.
Listen! This is all for saving Granvania!
To seal the thirteenth labyrinth!
We need a new Star Child!
There's no time for hesitation—
But I don't have any feelings for...
I know how you feel, but for the peace and future of Granvania...
Itsuki!
I was shooting for a new photo book.
Selfies again?
Yeah.
Anyway, it looks like you're down, Itsuki.
Is something bothering you?
I'll be happy to hear you out, if you want.
Look, your prey has come on his own!
The theme of my next photo book is vampires.
I-I see.
Come on, you can tell me anything.
What am I supposed to say?
"Are you into guys?"
Or, "are you still a virgin?"
Aren't you thinking too much about others?
No, I can't do it with another guy.
I know how hard it must be for you.
You came to Granvania from Sola as the Visitor.
You don't know anyone,
nobody to lean on,
and you have to spend your days here alone as an outsider.
Actually, Mahiru is a childhood friend of mine.
Not only that, you have the duty of saving Granvania.
I know the loneliness and pressure you must be feeling!
It's the same for me.
They say I'm the number one womanizer in the nation, a playboy,
and I have to play my part to live up to the girls' expectations.
I have to spend my days alone making photo books.
You don't have friends?
This is not the real me!
I got a bit too excited.
Stop it.
Stop the sad look!
Itsuki, I'm the only one who can understand your loneliness.
Let's warm our lonely skins together.
Huh?
Isn't this a bit different from before?
Compared to how it went with the maidens before...
Well, all the previous maidens were girls,
so this time is definitely different, but...
Wait a minute, I'm the one who's being seduced?
Uh, um...
Are you nervous?
Nervous? More like...
That's good.
Good? What is?
Huh? What?
Live together, or just die alone?
Let's change our angle of thinking.
Relax a bit more.
Take two.
No...
Wait a second! I need a break!
You could've stayed the night.
Why did you run out like that?
You were so close!
He was almost on top of me!
If I kept going, I would've been the one to give birth!
Who cares who's the one giving birth now?
I care!
It's with another man!
Oh, well.
Let's go for the next one!
Next?
Who would've thought you would come to see me?
I thought maybe I should learn a bit more about the thirteenth labyrinth.
Smirk.
Don't do that.
That's a great attitude.
However, there are still many mysteries
surrounding the thirteenth labyrinth, and I'm still researching.
I need more time.
Okay, see ya.
Hey, don't just leave!
Itsuki.
Uh, yes?
Don't burden yourself too much.
The sudden responsibility of shouldering the fate of Granvania as the Visitor...
That is probably something I will never fully understand.
I am thankful, from bottom of my heart.
We need you.
Narcisstes...
I have a question for you.
History
Ancient hieroglyphs are hard to interpret.
I'll help if I can.
M-My body is really stiff,
so I can't do it!
According to ancient documents,
human culture is difficult to understand.
Stopping right before the action again?!
Why are you teasing me?
Well, he's still a man.
Why does that bother you so much?
Just go for it!
It just feels wrong for me.
I can't abandon my values so easily.
You can easily abandon and change your values.
Well, your values must have been messed up from the start.
I used to be an Impurity.
You were an Impurity?
A magician in this nation brought me out of a labyrinth a hundred years ago.
How did they just allow an Impurity to roam around free?
They didn't.
I've been told that the magician was trying to give consciousness to Impurities,
and tried to find a way to coexist.
But the magician died before he could complete his work.
Leaving me behind...
I was an Impurity who was left behind,
and I was all alone.
I was very confused, and didn't know what to do.
Not only that, the government found out about my existence,
and tried to cleanse me.
Cleanse you, Mana?
Because Impurities shouldn't exist.
But surprisingly, that Visitor didn't kill me, and protected me.
I have been serving this nation ever since.
That Visitor...
...is Shangri-La!
What? The king?!
Details on our website!
"Check the official website for details!"
Hey!
Got it?
You can change yourself very easily.
It's not that bad for you.
As a Visitor, you're welcomed by everyone.
But as a former Impurity,
I shouldn't even be allowed to exist here.
Sometimes I hate myself... My tainted body...
Itsuki?
Don't blame it on yourself like that.
Itsuki...
It must be hard for you.
You sexual beast!
I think I've just broken a barrier.
Mana, I think I can do it.
The more you resist, the more you want it.
Please be gentle.
Hey, Itsuki!
You've shamed me!
If I can do Mana...
If I can do Mana, I...
Itsuki?
I can also do men!
...men! ...men! ...men! ...men!
Also? Also men?
Men and women... I want to break that barrier and get past it!
I want to save Granvania!
Well said, Itsuki!
I've prepared a room for the two of you!
Huh?
I called Seiya, too.
Come, come, come!
I understand the situation.
The thirteenth maiden is a man, huh?
You will have my child?
Hold on, Itsuki.
What? Wait for what?
I will no longer wait for anything!
Who would you pick?
Yes. Who would you pick as the thirteenth maiden?
Both of you.
Huh?
I don't care about men or women, or the thirteenth or whatever.
You're both the important thirteenth maiden.
I want the three of us to save Granvania!
Unless you don't want to.
That's not fair, Itsuki.
Sheesh, we can't complain when you say it so sincerely.
But that sincerity...
is what's good about you.
So you will have my child?
Will we be able to?
Don't worry, just do it.
Let's do it.
Let us do it.
Open, forbidden door!
Wonderful!
That was a sight to behold.
So very interesting!
Mana, neither of them was the one?
Of course not!
How can there be a Love Ritual between men?
Are you telling me you were playing me?!
That's not it, Itsuki!
You have now leveled up!
Leveled up?
For you humans, the more open-minded, the better.
Open-minded?
I knew about this from the start.
You did?
Now, you can love the thirteenth maiden with fresh feelings.
Fresh feelings...
I mean, you can even do men!
You seem stronger than yesterday.
We're counting on you for the future of Granvania.
It's not fair that you've known all along.
I was serious, though.
Not just with women
or with men.
It's about having feelings for each other
that will become an irreplaceable bond.
Whether you prefer women
or men,
I'm sure that you, too,
are a Visitor for someone out there.
Let's Try Giving Birth, Together
My Children, Thirteen of them!?
Mole on your tushie.