Blue Exorcist (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 13 - Shômei - full transcript
Senior Exorcist First Class Shura Kirigakure stops the battle between Rin and Amaimon. Rin learns that Shura was once a disciple of Shiro's - and that Shura has targeted him for elimination - "the job that my mentor failed to do!"
[ CHILD #1 CRYING ]
IT HURTS!
[ WOMAN SHRIEKS ]
MOMMY!
[ PANTING ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
OH, RIN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
[ WOMAN ]
GET THE PRINCIPAL.
GET THE PRINCIPAL!
[ GASPING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
♪♪ [ CHORUS SINGING
IN JAPANESE ]
[ RIN ]
VATICAN?
SENIOR EXORCIST
FIRST CLASS?
HERE'S MY LICENSE AND BADGE
IF YOU WANT PROOF.
OF COURSE.
YES. THANK YOU.
AND I'M INTERMEDIATE EXORCIST
KAORU TSUBAKI.
NO NEED FOR SHOW AND TELL.
I TRUST YOU.
NO, IT'S COOL.
ANYWAY, I GOTTA GO TAKE HIM
TO JAPAN BRANCH H.Q.
I ALSO WANNA TALK TO MEPHISTO.
IF HE'S GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT,
DRAG HIM TO ME IF YOU HAVE TO.
- YES.
- COME ON, GET UP.
[ GRUNTS ]
I GOT A MILLION QUESTIONS,
AND I'D BETTER LIKE
YOUR ANSWERS.
[ MUFFLED PROTESTS ]
EXCUSE ME.
RIN'S INJURED
AND NEEDS TREATMENT.
- CAN'T THIS WAIT A BIT?
- [ RIN GRUNTING ]
OH, DON'T YOU WORRY.
HE'LL BE FINE.
BUT, BABY, YOU SMELL LIKE MILK,
SO CHILL OUT.
I SMELL LIKE MILK?
HOW LONG ARE WE
GONNA WAIT?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
[ KAMIKI ] UH, SIR?
[ SUGURO ] WHAT THE HECK'S
GOING ON AROUND HERE?
LISTEN UP, CLASS.
TODAY'S MISSION IS OVER.
YOU CAN ALL RETURN
TO YOUR DORMS FOR NOW.
[ RIN ]
LET ME GO!
I CAN'T BREATHE, DAMN IT!
- [ GASPS ]
- [ SHIMA ]
WELL, THAT SUCKS.
NOW I'M JEALOUS.
[ MIWA ]
SHIMA!
[ SHIMA ]
HOLD ON A SEC.
WHO IS THAT HOTTIE?
SHE'S WEARING PANTS
FROM A BOY'S UNIFORM.
[ MIWA ]
COULD THAT BE YAMADA?
NO WAY!
[ SUGURO ]
TYPICAL OKUMURA.
GUY'S ALWAYS GETTING
INTO A JAM.
[ KAMIKI ]
HEY, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ALL I KNOW IS
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT.
I'M NOT SURE YET.
[ KAMIKI ]
HUH?
IS IT?
[ RIN ]
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU NEVER HAD A REASON
TO COME TO THE BASE BEFORE NOW.
THE BASE?
[ CREAKING ]
[ DOOR CREAKING ]
IS THIS IT?
YEP. THIS IS THE JAPAN BRANCH
OF THE KNIGHTS
OF THE TRUE CROSS.
[ GRUNTS ]
THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS
ARE IN THE VATICAN,
RIGHT UNDERNEATH
SAINT PIERRE PAULO'S BASILICA.
ALL THE BRANCHES
FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
ARE RUN FROM THAT LOCATION.
THE ORDER'S BEEN AROUND
FOR MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS...
PROTECTING THE WORLD
FROM MONSTERS.
OH.
[ MEPHISTO ]
QUITE TRUE.
WELCOME TO THE JAPAN BRANCH OF
THE KNIGHTS OF THE TRUE CROSS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
IN AGES, SHURA.
AND WHAT A SURPRISE IT IS
TO FIND THAT YOU'D INFILTRATED
OUR CRAM SCHOOL TO SPY ON US.
YOUR DISGUISE WAS INSPIRED.
I HAD NO CLUE.
MEPHISTO, HOW ABOUT
WE CUT TO THE CHASE?
WHY'D YOU HIDE THE EXISTENCE
OF THE SON OF SATAN
FROM THE ORDER?
I DIDN'T HIDE ANYTHING
FROM ANYONE.
YES, I TOOK HIM IN,
BUT IT WAS ALL FOR THE SAKE
OF THE ORDER AND ITS FUTURE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WE TRAIN THE SON OF SATAN
AND USE HIM
AS A WEAPON FOR THE ORDER.
LOOK, FOR THE LAST 2,000 YEARS,
WE EXORCISTS
HAVE BEEN ON THE DEFENSIVE.
BUT WITH HIM,
NOW WE HAVE THE CHANCE
TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION,
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU
ONE MORE TIME--
WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT THIS
TO THE VATICAN?
WELL, LOOK AT HIM.
HIS POWER ISN'T AT
ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
YOU KNOW THE GRIGORI
WOULD NEVER BE CONVINCED
BY A HALF-FINISHED PROJECT.
ONE MORE QUESTION.
WAS SHIRO FUJIMOTO ALSO INVOLVED
IN THIS SCHEME OF YOURS?
I SWEAR, THERE'S NO SCHEME.
FUJIMOTO RAISED HIM
UNTIL THE BOY BECAME AWARE
OF HIS POWER.
ALL I'M DOING
IS ACTING AS HIS GUARDIAN.
I SEE.
EITHER WAY, I'M STILL
GONNA REPORT THIS.
BEFORE I DO,
I WANNA INTERROGATE THE KID.
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
IF I USE THE GREAT CELL.
PLEASE.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND HIM
TO BE QUITE THE AMUSING SUBJECT.
HUH. YOU'RE COOL
AS A CUCUMBER.
WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
AFTER I'M DONE.
WAIT, SHURA, JUST A MOMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO INTERROGATE
MY BROTHER.
I CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW.
YEAH, YOU'RE A LITTLE TALLER
THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU.
BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS,
YOU'RE STILL THE KID
I USED TO KNOW.
GO HOME
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
I'M OUT.
SHURA--
[ DOORS OPENING ]
[ RIN GRUNTING ]
WANNA TELL ME
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
YOU'VE BEEN AWFULLY QUIET
THIS WHOLE TIME.
BACK THERE YOU SAID
YOU KNEW MY OLD MAN AND YUKIO.
UH-HUH. I WAS SORT OF
A DISCIPLE OF SHIRO FUJIMOTO'S.
REALLY?
YOU MEAN YOU WERE LIKE
A NUN OR SOMETHING?
I NEVER PRAYED TO GOD
EVEN ONCE IN MY LIFE.
YEAH, RIGHT.
GROWING UP, I LIVED
IN SOME AWFUL PLACES.
EVERY DAY WAS A STRUGGLE
JUST TO STAY ALIVE.
AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE
THIS MAN CAME AND SAVED ME,
AND HE WAS SHIRO FUJIMOTO.
[ SCREECHES ]
[ COCKS ]
BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME
BEFORE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER
WERE BORN.
[ GASPING ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
DID YOU HURT YOURSELF
AT THE AMUSEMENT PARK?
- [ GASPS ]
- DUMBASS.
YOU JUST FELL FOR THE OLDEST
TRICK IN THE BOOK.
HOW MANY TIMES YOU GONNA GIVE
THIS THING AWAY?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM
HANGING ONTO IT, KID?
OF COURSE I DON'T.
GIVE IT BACK!
[ SHOUTING ]
[ THINKING ]
THE SWORD HASN'T BEEN DRAWN.
BUT HIS POWER--
KURIKARA CAN'T CONTROL IT
ANYMORE.
WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO MENTOR
THAT FOUR-EYED CHICKEN?
[ SHURA ]
[ FUJIMOTO ]
NO. I'D LIKE YOU TO MENTOR
THE OTHER ONE.
YOU'LL LIKE HIM.
HE'S AMUSING.
WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME
TO DO IT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE AN EXPERT
AT HANDLING DEMON SWORDS.
ARE YOU GONNA GIVE HIM
A DEMON SWORD?
PUTTING SOMETHING THAT DANGEROUS
IN THE HANDS OF A LITTLE KID'S
INSANE.
HELL, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT!
YES, I DO, BUT I DON'T
HAVE A CHOICE.
IF SOMETHING
SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME,
HE'S GOING TO NEED HELP.
SO, PLEASE, TEACH HIM
THE PROPER WAY
TO USE THE SWORD.
I'M BEGGING YOU.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
YOU WERE ALWAYS COOL,
CALM AND POWERFUL--
THE BEST EXORCIST IN THE ORDER.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE OLD,
YOU'RE GETTING SCARED TOO?
YOU TOSS ME OUT
LIKE I'M YESTERDAY'S GARBAGE,
AND NOW YOU COME HERE
TRYING TO DUMP THAT KID ONTO ME?
JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T COME BACK.
SHIRO, YOU WERE
THE GREATEST TEACHER.
I REALLY WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT.
DEVOUR THE EIGHT PRINCESSES.
SLAY THE SERPENT.
WHAT THE--
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU SAID YOU WERE
THE OLD MAN'S DISCIPLE.
BUT THIS COMES
RIGHT FROM THE TOP.
AND I'M A SENIOR INSPECTOR,
SO ON THE DAY SHIRO DIED,
THE VATICAN SENT ME
ON A SECRET MISSION.
THEY SUSPECTED SHIRO FUJIMOTO
AND MEPHISTO PHELES
HAD BEEN CONSPIRING...
EVER SINCE THE BLUE NIGHT.
THE VATICAN THOUGHT
THE TWO OF THEM MIGHT BE HIDING
SOMETHING CONNECTED TO SATAN,
SO THEY SENT ME IN
TO INVESTIGATE.
BUT HERE'S THE FUN PART.
IF I FOUND OUT THERE WAS
A CONSPIRACY THAT WAS TIED
INTO ANYTHING SATANIC,
I WAS GIVEN PERMISSION
TO EXTERMINATE IT
ON THE SPOT.
- EXTERMINATE?
- THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
YOU KNOW THOSE BLUE FLAMES
SPROUTING OUT OF YOUR BODY?
EVEN TO THE UNTRAINED EYE,
THAT'S PROOF POSITIVE
YOU'RE THE SON OF SATAN.
SO AS ORDERED,
I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.
GUESS THE DISCIPLE'S
GOTTA CLEAN UP
HER MENTOR'S MESS AFTER ALL.
YOU'RE GONNA--
HEY, WAIT.
KIRIGAKURE SWORD TECHNIQUE,
SNAKE FANG!
- [ GASPS ]
- [ CRASHING ]
SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE HAVING FUN.
NO USE TRYING
TO INTERVENE THOUGH.
THE GREAT CELL CAN ONLY BE
UNLOCKED BY A SENIOR EXORCIST.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO NOW
BUT SIT BACK, RELAX AND WAIT
FOR THE INTERROGATION TO END.
[ RIN COUGHING ]
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
[ SHOUTS ]
THAT DEMON WAS STRONG,
BUT SHE'S--
SHE'S WAY STRONG!
[ SHURA ]
SHIRO, WHAT WERE YOU
TRYING TO DO?
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
YOU IGNORED THE VATICAN
AND RAISED THE SON OF SATAN.
[ MEPHISTO ]
WE TRAIN THE SON OF SATAN...
AND USE HIM AS A WEAPON
FOR THE ORDER.
[ SHURA ]
WAS THIS YOUR DYING WISH?
IS THIS WHAT YOU RISKED
YOUR LIFE FOR?
WHAT YOU DIED FOR?
DAMN IT, SHIRO!
[ GRUNTING ]
MAN, TALK ABOUT DELUDED.
EVEN IF I DID TRAIN
THIS GOOD-FOR-NOTHING PUNK,
HE'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT
A SCRATCH ON SATAN.
SAY WHAT?
YOU WERE A COWARD, SHIRO.
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING
LIKE A MAN,
YOU DECIDED TO HANG ON
TO YOUR IMPOSSIBLE HOPES.
NO! YOU'RE WRONG.
MY DAD WASN'T A COWARD.
HE DIED PROTECTING ME.
- I SAY HE WAS A COWARD.
- YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING.
SO SHUT THE HELL UP!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I DON'T CARE
IF YOU WERE HIS DISCIPLE.
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE
YOUR CRAP ANYMORE.
AND DON'T DIS MY OLD MAN!
[ GRUNTING, BLOWS LANDING ]
[ SIGHS ]
THIS KID'S OUTTA CONTROL.
HIS ATTACKS
ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HE'S GOT NO FIGHTING TECHNIQUE.
IT'S PATHETIC.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU WEREN'T GONNA TAKE
MY CRAP ANYMORE.
IF YOU DON'T ATTACK, I WILL.
KIRIGAKURE SWORD TECHNIQUE,
RATTLE!
[ HISSING ]
[ SHOUTING ]
- [ GASPS ]
- [ SHOUTING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GRUNTS, SCREAMS ]
GEEZ, YOU'RE A MAN.
DIE WITH SOME DIGNITY.
THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA LET
MYSELF GET KILLED
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
YOU HEAR?
THAT SOMEDAY I WAS GONNA BE
A GREAT EXORCIST LIKE HIM,
I SWORE ON HIS GRAVE
AND THAT I'D BEAT THE SHIT
OUT OF SATAN!
YOU'RE GONNA BEAT THE SHIT
OUT OF SATAN?
YEAH. I'M GONNA BE A PALADIN,
THE MOST POWERFUL EXORCIST
OF ALL.
AND THEN ONCE I'M A PALADIN,
EVERYONE'S GONNA KNOW
THAT MY DAD WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH,
YOU BRAT.
OH, A PALADIN, HUH?
[ FUJIMOTO ]
YOU'LL LIKE HIM.
HE'S AMUSING.
[ CHUCKLING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WERE RIGHT.
HE'S FUNNY.
OH, MAN. OR MAYBE I'M
THE RIDICULOUS ONE.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ DOORS OPENING ]
YOU REALLY LOVED SHIRO,
DIDN'T YOU?
HUH? I--
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
[ SHURA ]
YOU WEREN'T RAISING A WEAPON
ALL THESE YEARS, SHIRO.
NAH. YOU WERE RAISING...
A SON.
[ RIN ]
OW! THAT STINGS!
TAKE IT EASY.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
NOTHING. THE USUAL.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ SHURA ]
HERE, CATCH.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THIS THING?
WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND?
IT'S A WOODEN SWORD.
- WHERE'S MY SWORD?
- I'M HOLDING ONTO IT
FOR NOW.
TRUST ME, IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.
WHO KNOWS WHEN AMAIMON'S
GONNA COME AROUND
AND SNATCH IT FROM YOU AGAIN?
[ GASPS ]
IF YOU WANT IT BACK,
GET STRONGER.
WHEN YOU CAN BEAT ME,
THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO PROVE IT, KID--
THAT SHIRO WAS RIGHT
ABOUT YOU ALL ALONG.
[ GASPS ]
[ SHURA ]
I WON'T SEND A REPORT
TO THE VATICAN YET.
I'M GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON RIN OKUMURA
FOR A WHILE THOUGH.
I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND A PLACE
FOR ME HERE AT THE JAPAN BRANCH.
AS YOU WISH. ACTUALLY,
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
TO HAVE SUCH A CAPABLE EXORCIST
IN OUR MIDST.
IT WOULD BE REASSURING
HUH.
WE'RE DONE HERE.
NO. YOU CAN'T LEAVE JUST YET.
I HAVE THIS FABULOUS GREEN TEA
ICE CREAM I ORDERED FROM KYOTO.
HAVE SOME WITH ME.
MEPHISTO, YOU WANNA CUT THE CRAP
AND JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO?
I ONLY DESIRE PEACE
FOR HUMANITY AND ASSIAH.
WHY, NOTHING.
THIS IS MY HOME NOW.
I ABANDONED GEHENNA
TO LIVE HERE, REMEMBER?
LOOK, DON'T FORGET
YOU'RE STILL A DEMON.
OUR SUPERIORS DON'T TRUST YOU
AT ALL, AND I, FOR ONE,
DON'T BLAME THEM.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ AMAIMON ]
MY POOR BROTHER.
NO ONE TRUSTS YOU
AT ALL, DO THEY?
AMAIMON, YOU AND I
HAVE MUCH TO SPEAK ABOUT
REGARDING YOUR RECENT ANTICS.
HI, RIN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP
SO EARLY?
I JUST COULDN'T
GET TO SLEEP, IS ALL.
- ARE YOU WORRIED
ABOUT SOMETHING?
- JUST REMEMBERING...
STUFF ABOUT MY OLD MAN.
OLD MAN?
YOU MEAN SHIRO?
YEAH.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT'S OKAY, RIN.
JUST CALM DOWN NOW.
GET AWAY!
DON'T COME NEAR ME!
SHUT UP!
[ SHOUTING ]
EASY.
RIN!
DAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
YOU HIT YOUR FRIEND SO HARD
HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL NOW,
SUFFERING.
THAT KID
ISN'T MY FRIEND!
WHAT?
THIS IS ALL HIS FAULT.
HE CALLED ME A DEMON, A MONSTER.
HE DESERVED IT,
AND I'D DO IT AGAIN!
IT'S YOUR FAULT
FOR RAISING A HAND TO HIM.
[ SCREAMING ]
[ WOMAN ]
LOOK OUT!
[ WOMAN #2 ]
HOW DO YOU EVEN RAISE
A CHILD LIKE THAT?
LOOK AT HIM.
HE REALLY LOOKS LIKE A DEVIL.
IT'S DANGEROUS, LADIES.
PLEASE STAY BACK.
[ SCREAMING ]
OW!
[ GASPS ]
[ GRUNTING ]
- DAD?
- PSYCH! I'M JUST KIDDING!
I TRICKED YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
- WERE YOU SCARED?
- HUH?
LISTEN, RIN, IF YOU
DON'T CHANGE YOUR WAYS,
YOU'RE GONNA FIND YOURSELF
ALL ALONE SOMEDAY.
INSTEAD OF USING YOUR POWER
TO HURT OTHERS,
YOU SHOULD BE USING IT
TO HELP THEM.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE
A WHOLE BUNCH OF FRIENDS.
THE GIRLS GO CRAZY FOR.
I WANT YOU TO GROW UP
TO BE A COOL GUY, THE ONE
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HOW AM I EVER GONNA BE
SOMEONE LIKE THAT?
YOU TRY.
IF YOU WORK HARD
AND ARE NICE TO PEOPLE,
YOU'LL BE THAT COOL GUY
WITH ALL THE FRIENDS.
THEN BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW IT,
I CAN'T HOLD IT.
I'M GONNA NEED
THAT AMBULANCE AFTER ALL.
DAD! HANG ON!
YOU HAVE SOME BROKEN RIBS,
SO LIE STILL.
- SERIOUSLY?
- DAD!
OH, NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO LOOK SO SCARED, KIDDO.
I'M ALL RIGHT,
YOU NEED A HECK OF A LOT MORE
THAN THOSE LITTLE FISTS
TO TAKE ME DOWN.
BUT THEY SAID YOUR RIBS
ARE BROKEN!
I BROKE 'EM ON PURPOSE
'CAUSE I WAS PUMPED UP.
NOW I GET TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL
AND HAVE A NURSE
WITH HUGE BOOBS LOOK AFTER ME.
OW!
GENTLY, BOYS.
GENTLY.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
I WANTED TO GROW UP
TO BE COOL...
JUST LIKE MY OLD MAN.
[ AMAIMON ]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WHY WOULD FATHER
AND MY BIG BROTHER
BE SO OBSESSED WITH THIS ONE?
AND WE'LL USE HIM AS A WEAPON
FOR THE ORDER.
[ SHURA ]
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO PROVE IT, KID--
THAT SHIRO WAS RIGHT
ABOUT YOU ALL ALONG.
[ YAWNS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN THINK ABOUT IT ALL NIGHT,
BUT I WON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.
MY BRAIN'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.
COME ON.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.
OKAY! LET'S PLAY!
LET'S PLAY!
- I'M READY, RIN!
- LET'S GO!
ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW
IS SHAKE IT OFF,
KEEP A CLEAR HEAD...
AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
[ SHURA ]
HOW'S EVERYONE DOING?
I'VE BEEN TRANSFERRED...
FROM VATICAN HEADQUARTERS
TO THE JAPAN BRANCH.
MY NAME IS SHURA KIRIGAKURE,
AND I'M 18 YEARS OLD.
NAH, I'M KIDDING.
I'VE BEEN IN CLASS WITH Y'ALL
FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS,
SO, TECHNICALLY,
WE ALREADY MET.
NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN!
[ LAUGHS ]
ANYWHO, I'LL BE TEACHING
YOU GUYS MAGIC CIRCLES
AND SEALS, AND--
[ GROANS ]
YEAH, SWORDSMANSHIP TOO.
OH, KILL ME NOW.
- MS. KIRIGAKURE?
- HMM? YEAH, WHAT'S UP,
MR. SUGURO?
SO WHY WERE YOU PRETENDING
TO BE A STUDENT?
GROWN-UPS HAVE
THEIR REASONS, YOU KNOW?
YOU WOULDN'T
UNDERSTAND, KID.
[ STUTTERS ]
MA'AM?
PROFESSOR NOIHAUS
WAS TEACHING
MAGIC CIRCLES AND SEALS.
CHANGING INSTRUCTORS
MID-SEMESTER
IS KIND OF CONFUSING.
THE PROFESSOR'S
ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
BUT PROFESSOR NOIHAUS
IS A MAN!
YEAH!
OH. OKAY, THEN.
UH, PATERNITY LEAVE.
OR WHATEVER.
WHAT DO I KNOW?
ASK THE PRECEPT!
RIN'S REALLY LATE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ RIN ]
SORRY I'M LATE,
[ SHIEMI ]
RIN!
YOU SEE, I DIDN'T GET
MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT,
AND I WENT UP TO THE ROOF
TO TAKE A NAP,
BUT NO ONE CAME TO WAKE ME UP,
EVEN AFTER HOMEROOM ENDED.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO STAND OUT THERE.
COME ON IN.
I WON'T GET MAD AT YOU.
[ GASPS ]
IT'S YOU!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NEVER MIND.
SIT YOUR ASS DOWN ALREADY.
OH.
RIN,
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE ALL HEALED UP?
HUH?
OH, YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.
WHY?
[ GIGGLES ]
AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY.
IS IT ME, OR DOES HE SEEM
A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY?
MAYBE HE SUFFERED
SOME KIND OF SHOCK OR SOMETHING.
DO YOU THINK SO?
NOW THAT WE'RE ALL HERE,
HOW ABOUT WE GET
THIS PARTY STARTED
AND DO SOME LEARNING?
LET'S HAVE MR. TARDY READ
THE CHAPTER ON GEOMANCY
FROM SEAL ARTS 101.
HIT IT, OKUMURA.
OKAY.
IF IT'LL HELP ME BECOME
A PALADIN, I'LL DO IT.
HERE GOES!
[ WOMAN ]
♪♪ [ CHORUS SINGING
IN JAPANESE ]
"ACCORDING
TO ANCIENT LITERATURE
ON GEE-O-MAN"--
OH, HOLD ON.
"GEE-O-MAN"--
- GEOMANCY.
- SEE THAT?
HE'S THE SAME AS HE EVER WAS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I GUESS IT WAS ME AFTER ALL.
[ BLUBBERING ]
UH-UH.
THAT WASN'T MY FAULT.
[ YUKIO ]
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL EXCITED
ABOUT SUMMER VACATION.
[ RIN ]
THIS IS GONNA BE RAD!
LIKE GOING ON A PICNIC!
[ SHURA ]
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND
THE SITUATION.
SO YOU'D BETTER NOT
BE FLAMING UP OUT THERE, KID.
[ SUGURO ]
OKUMURA, WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?
IT HURTS!
[ WOMAN SHRIEKS ]
MOMMY!
[ PANTING ]
[ CRYING CONTINUES ]
OH, RIN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
[ WOMAN ]
GET THE PRINCIPAL.
GET THE PRINCIPAL!
[ GASPING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
♪♪ [ CHORUS SINGING
IN JAPANESE ]
[ RIN ]
VATICAN?
SENIOR EXORCIST
FIRST CLASS?
HERE'S MY LICENSE AND BADGE
IF YOU WANT PROOF.
OF COURSE.
YES. THANK YOU.
AND I'M INTERMEDIATE EXORCIST
KAORU TSUBAKI.
NO NEED FOR SHOW AND TELL.
I TRUST YOU.
NO, IT'S COOL.
ANYWAY, I GOTTA GO TAKE HIM
TO JAPAN BRANCH H.Q.
I ALSO WANNA TALK TO MEPHISTO.
IF HE'S GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT,
DRAG HIM TO ME IF YOU HAVE TO.
- YES.
- COME ON, GET UP.
[ GRUNTS ]
I GOT A MILLION QUESTIONS,
AND I'D BETTER LIKE
YOUR ANSWERS.
[ MUFFLED PROTESTS ]
EXCUSE ME.
RIN'S INJURED
AND NEEDS TREATMENT.
- CAN'T THIS WAIT A BIT?
- [ RIN GRUNTING ]
OH, DON'T YOU WORRY.
HE'LL BE FINE.
BUT, BABY, YOU SMELL LIKE MILK,
SO CHILL OUT.
I SMELL LIKE MILK?
HOW LONG ARE WE
GONNA WAIT?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
[ KAMIKI ] UH, SIR?
[ SUGURO ] WHAT THE HECK'S
GOING ON AROUND HERE?
LISTEN UP, CLASS.
TODAY'S MISSION IS OVER.
YOU CAN ALL RETURN
TO YOUR DORMS FOR NOW.
[ RIN ]
LET ME GO!
I CAN'T BREATHE, DAMN IT!
- [ GASPS ]
- [ SHIMA ]
WELL, THAT SUCKS.
NOW I'M JEALOUS.
[ MIWA ]
SHIMA!
[ SHIMA ]
HOLD ON A SEC.
WHO IS THAT HOTTIE?
SHE'S WEARING PANTS
FROM A BOY'S UNIFORM.
[ MIWA ]
COULD THAT BE YAMADA?
NO WAY!
[ SUGURO ]
TYPICAL OKUMURA.
GUY'S ALWAYS GETTING
INTO A JAM.
[ KAMIKI ]
HEY, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ALL I KNOW IS
IT'S NOT HIS FAULT.
I'M NOT SURE YET.
[ KAMIKI ]
HUH?
IS IT?
[ RIN ]
WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?
OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU NEVER HAD A REASON
TO COME TO THE BASE BEFORE NOW.
THE BASE?
[ CREAKING ]
[ DOOR CREAKING ]
IS THIS IT?
YEP. THIS IS THE JAPAN BRANCH
OF THE KNIGHTS
OF THE TRUE CROSS.
[ GRUNTS ]
THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS
ARE IN THE VATICAN,
RIGHT UNDERNEATH
SAINT PIERRE PAULO'S BASILICA.
ALL THE BRANCHES
FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
ARE RUN FROM THAT LOCATION.
THE ORDER'S BEEN AROUND
FOR MORE THAN 2,000 YEARS...
PROTECTING THE WORLD
FROM MONSTERS.
OH.
[ MEPHISTO ]
QUITE TRUE.
WELCOME TO THE JAPAN BRANCH OF
THE KNIGHTS OF THE TRUE CROSS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
IN AGES, SHURA.
AND WHAT A SURPRISE IT IS
TO FIND THAT YOU'D INFILTRATED
OUR CRAM SCHOOL TO SPY ON US.
YOUR DISGUISE WAS INSPIRED.
I HAD NO CLUE.
MEPHISTO, HOW ABOUT
WE CUT TO THE CHASE?
WHY'D YOU HIDE THE EXISTENCE
OF THE SON OF SATAN
FROM THE ORDER?
I DIDN'T HIDE ANYTHING
FROM ANYONE.
YES, I TOOK HIM IN,
BUT IT WAS ALL FOR THE SAKE
OF THE ORDER AND ITS FUTURE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
WE TRAIN THE SON OF SATAN
AND USE HIM
AS A WEAPON FOR THE ORDER.
LOOK, FOR THE LAST 2,000 YEARS,
WE EXORCISTS
HAVE BEEN ON THE DEFENSIVE.
BUT WITH HIM,
NOW WE HAVE THE CHANCE
TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE.
YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION,
SO I'M GONNA ASK YOU
ONE MORE TIME--
WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT THIS
TO THE VATICAN?
WELL, LOOK AT HIM.
HIS POWER ISN'T AT
ITS FULL POTENTIAL.
YOU KNOW THE GRIGORI
WOULD NEVER BE CONVINCED
BY A HALF-FINISHED PROJECT.
ONE MORE QUESTION.
WAS SHIRO FUJIMOTO ALSO INVOLVED
IN THIS SCHEME OF YOURS?
I SWEAR, THERE'S NO SCHEME.
FUJIMOTO RAISED HIM
UNTIL THE BOY BECAME AWARE
OF HIS POWER.
ALL I'M DOING
IS ACTING AS HIS GUARDIAN.
I SEE.
EITHER WAY, I'M STILL
GONNA REPORT THIS.
BEFORE I DO,
I WANNA INTERROGATE THE KID.
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
IF I USE THE GREAT CELL.
PLEASE.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND HIM
TO BE QUITE THE AMUSING SUBJECT.
HUH. YOU'RE COOL
AS A CUCUMBER.
WE'LL SEE WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
AFTER I'M DONE.
WAIT, SHURA, JUST A MOMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO INTERROGATE
MY BROTHER.
I CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW.
YEAH, YOU'RE A LITTLE TALLER
THAN THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU.
BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS,
YOU'RE STILL THE KID
I USED TO KNOW.
GO HOME
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
I'M OUT.
SHURA--
[ DOORS OPENING ]
[ RIN GRUNTING ]
WANNA TELL ME
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
YOU'VE BEEN AWFULLY QUIET
THIS WHOLE TIME.
BACK THERE YOU SAID
YOU KNEW MY OLD MAN AND YUKIO.
UH-HUH. I WAS SORT OF
A DISCIPLE OF SHIRO FUJIMOTO'S.
REALLY?
YOU MEAN YOU WERE LIKE
A NUN OR SOMETHING?
I NEVER PRAYED TO GOD
EVEN ONCE IN MY LIFE.
YEAH, RIGHT.
GROWING UP, I LIVED
IN SOME AWFUL PLACES.
EVERY DAY WAS A STRUGGLE
JUST TO STAY ALIVE.
AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE
THIS MAN CAME AND SAVED ME,
AND HE WAS SHIRO FUJIMOTO.
[ SCREECHES ]
[ COCKS ]
BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME
BEFORE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER
WERE BORN.
[ GASPING ]
WHAT'S WRONG?
DID YOU HURT YOURSELF
AT THE AMUSEMENT PARK?
- [ GASPS ]
- DUMBASS.
YOU JUST FELL FOR THE OLDEST
TRICK IN THE BOOK.
HOW MANY TIMES YOU GONNA GIVE
THIS THING AWAY?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM
HANGING ONTO IT, KID?
OF COURSE I DON'T.
GIVE IT BACK!
[ SHOUTING ]
[ THINKING ]
THE SWORD HASN'T BEEN DRAWN.
BUT HIS POWER--
KURIKARA CAN'T CONTROL IT
ANYMORE.
WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO MENTOR
THAT FOUR-EYED CHICKEN?
[ SHURA ]
[ FUJIMOTO ]
NO. I'D LIKE YOU TO MENTOR
THE OTHER ONE.
YOU'LL LIKE HIM.
HE'S AMUSING.
WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME
TO DO IT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE AN EXPERT
AT HANDLING DEMON SWORDS.
ARE YOU GONNA GIVE HIM
A DEMON SWORD?
PUTTING SOMETHING THAT DANGEROUS
IN THE HANDS OF A LITTLE KID'S
INSANE.
HELL, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT!
YES, I DO, BUT I DON'T
HAVE A CHOICE.
IF SOMETHING
SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME,
HE'S GOING TO NEED HELP.
SO, PLEASE, TEACH HIM
THE PROPER WAY
TO USE THE SWORD.
I'M BEGGING YOU.
WHAT'S UP WITH YOU?
YOU WERE ALWAYS COOL,
CALM AND POWERFUL--
THE BEST EXORCIST IN THE ORDER.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE OLD,
YOU'RE GETTING SCARED TOO?
YOU TOSS ME OUT
LIKE I'M YESTERDAY'S GARBAGE,
AND NOW YOU COME HERE
TRYING TO DUMP THAT KID ONTO ME?
JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
DON'T COME BACK.
SHIRO, YOU WERE
THE GREATEST TEACHER.
I REALLY WANTED TO BELIEVE THAT.
DEVOUR THE EIGHT PRINCESSES.
SLAY THE SERPENT.
WHAT THE--
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU SAID YOU WERE
THE OLD MAN'S DISCIPLE.
BUT THIS COMES
RIGHT FROM THE TOP.
AND I'M A SENIOR INSPECTOR,
SO ON THE DAY SHIRO DIED,
THE VATICAN SENT ME
ON A SECRET MISSION.
THEY SUSPECTED SHIRO FUJIMOTO
AND MEPHISTO PHELES
HAD BEEN CONSPIRING...
EVER SINCE THE BLUE NIGHT.
THE VATICAN THOUGHT
THE TWO OF THEM MIGHT BE HIDING
SOMETHING CONNECTED TO SATAN,
SO THEY SENT ME IN
TO INVESTIGATE.
BUT HERE'S THE FUN PART.
IF I FOUND OUT THERE WAS
A CONSPIRACY THAT WAS TIED
INTO ANYTHING SATANIC,
I WAS GIVEN PERMISSION
TO EXTERMINATE IT
ON THE SPOT.
- EXTERMINATE?
- THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
YOU KNOW THOSE BLUE FLAMES
SPROUTING OUT OF YOUR BODY?
EVEN TO THE UNTRAINED EYE,
THAT'S PROOF POSITIVE
YOU'RE THE SON OF SATAN.
SO AS ORDERED,
I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.
GUESS THE DISCIPLE'S
GOTTA CLEAN UP
HER MENTOR'S MESS AFTER ALL.
YOU'RE GONNA--
HEY, WAIT.
KIRIGAKURE SWORD TECHNIQUE,
SNAKE FANG!
- [ GASPS ]
- [ CRASHING ]
SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE HAVING FUN.
NO USE TRYING
TO INTERVENE THOUGH.
THE GREAT CELL CAN ONLY BE
UNLOCKED BY A SENIOR EXORCIST.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO NOW
BUT SIT BACK, RELAX AND WAIT
FOR THE INTERROGATION TO END.
[ RIN COUGHING ]
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
[ SHOUTS ]
THAT DEMON WAS STRONG,
BUT SHE'S--
SHE'S WAY STRONG!
[ SHURA ]
SHIRO, WHAT WERE YOU
TRYING TO DO?
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
YOU IGNORED THE VATICAN
AND RAISED THE SON OF SATAN.
[ MEPHISTO ]
WE TRAIN THE SON OF SATAN...
AND USE HIM AS A WEAPON
FOR THE ORDER.
[ SHURA ]
WAS THIS YOUR DYING WISH?
IS THIS WHAT YOU RISKED
YOUR LIFE FOR?
WHAT YOU DIED FOR?
DAMN IT, SHIRO!
[ GRUNTING ]
MAN, TALK ABOUT DELUDED.
EVEN IF I DID TRAIN
THIS GOOD-FOR-NOTHING PUNK,
HE'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PUT
A SCRATCH ON SATAN.
SAY WHAT?
YOU WERE A COWARD, SHIRO.
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING
LIKE A MAN,
YOU DECIDED TO HANG ON
TO YOUR IMPOSSIBLE HOPES.
NO! YOU'RE WRONG.
MY DAD WASN'T A COWARD.
HE DIED PROTECTING ME.
- I SAY HE WAS A COWARD.
- YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING.
SO SHUT THE HELL UP!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I DON'T CARE
IF YOU WERE HIS DISCIPLE.
I'M NOT GONNA TAKE
YOUR CRAP ANYMORE.
AND DON'T DIS MY OLD MAN!
[ GRUNTING, BLOWS LANDING ]
[ SIGHS ]
THIS KID'S OUTTA CONTROL.
HIS ATTACKS
ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HE'S GOT NO FIGHTING TECHNIQUE.
IT'S PATHETIC.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU WEREN'T GONNA TAKE
MY CRAP ANYMORE.
IF YOU DON'T ATTACK, I WILL.
KIRIGAKURE SWORD TECHNIQUE,
RATTLE!
[ HISSING ]
[ SHOUTING ]
- [ GASPS ]
- [ SHOUTING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ GRUNTS, SCREAMS ]
GEEZ, YOU'RE A MAN.
DIE WITH SOME DIGNITY.
THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA LET
MYSELF GET KILLED
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
YOU HEAR?
THAT SOMEDAY I WAS GONNA BE
A GREAT EXORCIST LIKE HIM,
I SWORE ON HIS GRAVE
AND THAT I'D BEAT THE SHIT
OUT OF SATAN!
YOU'RE GONNA BEAT THE SHIT
OUT OF SATAN?
YEAH. I'M GONNA BE A PALADIN,
THE MOST POWERFUL EXORCIST
OF ALL.
AND THEN ONCE I'M A PALADIN,
EVERYONE'S GONNA KNOW
THAT MY DAD WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH,
YOU BRAT.
OH, A PALADIN, HUH?
[ FUJIMOTO ]
YOU'LL LIKE HIM.
HE'S AMUSING.
[ CHUCKLING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WERE RIGHT.
HE'S FUNNY.
OH, MAN. OR MAYBE I'M
THE RIDICULOUS ONE.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ DOORS OPENING ]
YOU REALLY LOVED SHIRO,
DIDN'T YOU?
HUH? I--
I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
[ SHURA ]
YOU WEREN'T RAISING A WEAPON
ALL THESE YEARS, SHIRO.
NAH. YOU WERE RAISING...
A SON.
[ RIN ]
OW! THAT STINGS!
TAKE IT EASY.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?
NOTHING. THE USUAL.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ SHURA ]
HERE, CATCH.
WHAT'S THE DEAL
WITH THIS THING?
WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND?
IT'S A WOODEN SWORD.
- WHERE'S MY SWORD?
- I'M HOLDING ONTO IT
FOR NOW.
TRUST ME, IT'S BETTER THIS WAY.
WHO KNOWS WHEN AMAIMON'S
GONNA COME AROUND
AND SNATCH IT FROM YOU AGAIN?
[ GASPS ]
IF YOU WANT IT BACK,
GET STRONGER.
WHEN YOU CAN BEAT ME,
THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO PROVE IT, KID--
THAT SHIRO WAS RIGHT
ABOUT YOU ALL ALONG.
[ GASPS ]
[ SHURA ]
I WON'T SEND A REPORT
TO THE VATICAN YET.
I'M GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON RIN OKUMURA
FOR A WHILE THOUGH.
I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND A PLACE
FOR ME HERE AT THE JAPAN BRANCH.
AS YOU WISH. ACTUALLY,
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
TO HAVE SUCH A CAPABLE EXORCIST
IN OUR MIDST.
IT WOULD BE REASSURING
HUH.
WE'RE DONE HERE.
NO. YOU CAN'T LEAVE JUST YET.
I HAVE THIS FABULOUS GREEN TEA
ICE CREAM I ORDERED FROM KYOTO.
HAVE SOME WITH ME.
MEPHISTO, YOU WANNA CUT THE CRAP
AND JUST TELL ME
WHAT YOU'RE UP TO?
I ONLY DESIRE PEACE
FOR HUMANITY AND ASSIAH.
WHY, NOTHING.
THIS IS MY HOME NOW.
I ABANDONED GEHENNA
TO LIVE HERE, REMEMBER?
LOOK, DON'T FORGET
YOU'RE STILL A DEMON.
OUR SUPERIORS DON'T TRUST YOU
AT ALL, AND I, FOR ONE,
DON'T BLAME THEM.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ AMAIMON ]
MY POOR BROTHER.
NO ONE TRUSTS YOU
AT ALL, DO THEY?
AMAIMON, YOU AND I
HAVE MUCH TO SPEAK ABOUT
REGARDING YOUR RECENT ANTICS.
HI, RIN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP
SO EARLY?
I JUST COULDN'T
GET TO SLEEP, IS ALL.
- ARE YOU WORRIED
ABOUT SOMETHING?
- JUST REMEMBERING...
STUFF ABOUT MY OLD MAN.
OLD MAN?
YOU MEAN SHIRO?
YEAH.
[ GLASS SHATTERS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT'S OKAY, RIN.
JUST CALM DOWN NOW.
GET AWAY!
DON'T COME NEAR ME!
SHUT UP!
[ SHOUTING ]
EASY.
RIN!
DAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
YOU HIT YOUR FRIEND SO HARD
HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL NOW,
SUFFERING.
THAT KID
ISN'T MY FRIEND!
WHAT?
THIS IS ALL HIS FAULT.
HE CALLED ME A DEMON, A MONSTER.
HE DESERVED IT,
AND I'D DO IT AGAIN!
IT'S YOUR FAULT
FOR RAISING A HAND TO HIM.
[ SCREAMING ]
[ WOMAN ]
LOOK OUT!
[ WOMAN #2 ]
HOW DO YOU EVEN RAISE
A CHILD LIKE THAT?
LOOK AT HIM.
HE REALLY LOOKS LIKE A DEVIL.
IT'S DANGEROUS, LADIES.
PLEASE STAY BACK.
[ SCREAMING ]
OW!
[ GASPS ]
[ GRUNTING ]
- DAD?
- PSYCH! I'M JUST KIDDING!
I TRICKED YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
- WERE YOU SCARED?
- HUH?
LISTEN, RIN, IF YOU
DON'T CHANGE YOUR WAYS,
YOU'RE GONNA FIND YOURSELF
ALL ALONE SOMEDAY.
INSTEAD OF USING YOUR POWER
TO HURT OTHERS,
YOU SHOULD BE USING IT
TO HELP THEM.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE
A WHOLE BUNCH OF FRIENDS.
THE GIRLS GO CRAZY FOR.
I WANT YOU TO GROW UP
TO BE A COOL GUY, THE ONE
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
HOW AM I EVER GONNA BE
SOMEONE LIKE THAT?
YOU TRY.
IF YOU WORK HARD
AND ARE NICE TO PEOPLE,
YOU'LL BE THAT COOL GUY
WITH ALL THE FRIENDS.
THEN BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW IT,
I CAN'T HOLD IT.
I'M GONNA NEED
THAT AMBULANCE AFTER ALL.
DAD! HANG ON!
YOU HAVE SOME BROKEN RIBS,
SO LIE STILL.
- SERIOUSLY?
- DAD!
OH, NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO LOOK SO SCARED, KIDDO.
I'M ALL RIGHT,
YOU NEED A HECK OF A LOT MORE
THAN THOSE LITTLE FISTS
TO TAKE ME DOWN.
BUT THEY SAID YOUR RIBS
ARE BROKEN!
I BROKE 'EM ON PURPOSE
'CAUSE I WAS PUMPED UP.
NOW I GET TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL
AND HAVE A NURSE
WITH HUGE BOOBS LOOK AFTER ME.
OW!
GENTLY, BOYS.
GENTLY.
[ SIREN WAILS ]
I WANTED TO GROW UP
TO BE COOL...
JUST LIKE MY OLD MAN.
[ AMAIMON ]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WHY WOULD FATHER
AND MY BIG BROTHER
BE SO OBSESSED WITH THIS ONE?
AND WE'LL USE HIM AS A WEAPON
FOR THE ORDER.
[ SHURA ]
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE
TO PROVE IT, KID--
THAT SHIRO WAS RIGHT
ABOUT YOU ALL ALONG.
[ YAWNS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN THINK ABOUT IT ALL NIGHT,
BUT I WON'T HAVE AN ANSWER.
MY BRAIN'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.
COME ON.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.
OKAY! LET'S PLAY!
LET'S PLAY!
- I'M READY, RIN!
- LET'S GO!
ALL I CAN DO FOR NOW
IS SHAKE IT OFF,
KEEP A CLEAR HEAD...
AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
[ SHURA ]
HOW'S EVERYONE DOING?
I'VE BEEN TRANSFERRED...
FROM VATICAN HEADQUARTERS
TO THE JAPAN BRANCH.
MY NAME IS SHURA KIRIGAKURE,
AND I'M 18 YEARS OLD.
NAH, I'M KIDDING.
I'VE BEEN IN CLASS WITH Y'ALL
FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS,
SO, TECHNICALLY,
WE ALREADY MET.
NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN!
[ LAUGHS ]
ANYWHO, I'LL BE TEACHING
YOU GUYS MAGIC CIRCLES
AND SEALS, AND--
[ GROANS ]
YEAH, SWORDSMANSHIP TOO.
OH, KILL ME NOW.
- MS. KIRIGAKURE?
- HMM? YEAH, WHAT'S UP,
MR. SUGURO?
SO WHY WERE YOU PRETENDING
TO BE A STUDENT?
GROWN-UPS HAVE
THEIR REASONS, YOU KNOW?
YOU WOULDN'T
UNDERSTAND, KID.
[ STUTTERS ]
MA'AM?
PROFESSOR NOIHAUS
WAS TEACHING
MAGIC CIRCLES AND SEALS.
CHANGING INSTRUCTORS
MID-SEMESTER
IS KIND OF CONFUSING.
THE PROFESSOR'S
ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
BUT PROFESSOR NOIHAUS
IS A MAN!
YEAH!
OH. OKAY, THEN.
UH, PATERNITY LEAVE.
OR WHATEVER.
WHAT DO I KNOW?
ASK THE PRECEPT!
RIN'S REALLY LATE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ RIN ]
SORRY I'M LATE,
[ SHIEMI ]
RIN!
YOU SEE, I DIDN'T GET
MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT,
AND I WENT UP TO THE ROOF
TO TAKE A NAP,
BUT NO ONE CAME TO WAKE ME UP,
EVEN AFTER HOMEROOM ENDED.
YOU DON'T HAVE
TO STAND OUT THERE.
COME ON IN.
I WON'T GET MAD AT YOU.
[ GASPS ]
IT'S YOU!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
NEVER MIND.
SIT YOUR ASS DOWN ALREADY.
OH.
RIN,
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE ALL HEALED UP?
HUH?
OH, YEAH, IT'S ALL GOOD.
WHY?
[ GIGGLES ]
AS LONG AS YOU'RE OKAY.
IS IT ME, OR DOES HE SEEM
A LITTLE DIFFERENT TODAY?
MAYBE HE SUFFERED
SOME KIND OF SHOCK OR SOMETHING.
DO YOU THINK SO?
NOW THAT WE'RE ALL HERE,
HOW ABOUT WE GET
THIS PARTY STARTED
AND DO SOME LEARNING?
LET'S HAVE MR. TARDY READ
THE CHAPTER ON GEOMANCY
FROM SEAL ARTS 101.
HIT IT, OKUMURA.
OKAY.
IF IT'LL HELP ME BECOME
A PALADIN, I'LL DO IT.
HERE GOES!
[ WOMAN ]
♪♪ [ CHORUS SINGING
IN JAPANESE ]
"ACCORDING
TO ANCIENT LITERATURE
ON GEE-O-MAN"--
OH, HOLD ON.
"GEE-O-MAN"--
- GEOMANCY.
- SEE THAT?
HE'S THE SAME AS HE EVER WAS.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I GUESS IT WAS ME AFTER ALL.
[ BLUBBERING ]
UH-UH.
THAT WASN'T MY FAULT.
[ YUKIO ]
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL EXCITED
ABOUT SUMMER VACATION.
[ RIN ]
THIS IS GONNA BE RAD!
LIKE GOING ON A PICNIC!
[ SHURA ]
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND
THE SITUATION.
SO YOU'D BETTER NOT
BE FLAMING UP OUT THERE, KID.
[ SUGURO ]
OKUMURA, WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?