Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - From Father to Son - full transcript

Oh, dear.

Would you hand out
these demon-warding masks to everyone?

Miasma from the mountain might come down.

Y-Yes, ma'am.

Tatsuma…

For now, can you kids
look for Master Tatsuma?

Has something happened to Dad?

We're not sure if he's still alive.
He's probably still up on the mountain.

Dad…

If you forgive, you can move on

But bitterness will make you stop

Go ahead and blame me for this and that

Forgive everything that stops you

And everyone but me
and keep moving forward

Even if you name it
"a flower that will never wither forever"

That doesn’t mean it will become a flower
that will never wither

"If you keep living honestly,
you'll be rewarded someday"

But you know that’s not true

A certain percentage of what
would happen to you may be your fault

But the rest could
be unfairly no one’s fault

The worst thing you could do
is think you're useless

Go ahead and blame me for this and that

Forgive everyone but me and keep moving on

And please forgive yourself as well

Episode 8: From Father to Son

Yukio. I'm apologizing in advance,
so, sorry.

It's too late for apologies.

I gave up on you a long time ago.

Yukio.

At least be honest with yourself.

Commander Kirigakure!

The director is asking for you!

Sure thing! Lead the way!

Deep down, everyone is afraid.

Because this will be the first time
we've fought a demon this big.

Oh, you get used to the size
after a while.

J-Just what I'd expect to hear from

a Senior Exorcist First Class
from Vatican HQ!

I feel better already!

But I gotta be honest, I've never seen
a monster this big in my life.

Bring more! We need more kindling!

What do you plan to do?

We're preparing to summon Ucchusma,
the Vajra which purifies the unclean.

To summon Ucchusma,

the chanting of at least
ten senior-level Tamers is required.

I would like you to assist.

The Impure King is kin to the King of Rot.

In other words,
its weakness will be fire,

according to
the table of demonic elements.

Ucchusma is our trump card,

the most powerful fire-attribute demon
we're able to summon.

Ucchusma… An Agni, huh?

That's true. It'd be reassuring
to have it on our side. Okay, then.

Oh?

I am called Ucchusma, and I serve
ten priests of the Myo-O Dharani.

If you desire my aid,
provide me with proof of your blood.

The priest bloodline has been reduced
in number over the last 150 years.

We have but five priests gathered here.

Five is insufficient!

However, it would be undesirable to allow
the Impure King to corrupt this land,

so I shall grant you aid
commensurate with the blood of five.

Our k'riks!

This'll be plenty!

Impure King or Filthy King or whatever,
ol' Kinzo is gonna sterilize his ass!

Team 1, follow me!

Yes, sir!

All Dragoons, get into position
with your flamethrowers!

Yes, sir!

Come forth, Salamander!

Luckily, the target is stationary,
but it's steadily growing larger!

Use your salamanders
to ignite those large fungal masses

and begin to advance inward bit by bit!

-Understood?
-Yes, sir!

Attack!

Wait! Over there!

Dad!

N-No.

I-I'll call Ms. Kirigakure!

I am called Karura, and I serve
the head priest of Myo-O Dharani.

Karura?

Y-You're my dad's familiar?

I was, but when my secret was revealed,
it voided our pact.

At the moment, a personal pact
with Tatsuma Suguro is in effect.

I…

D-Dad!

Ryuji. What are you doing here?

Saving you!

What a foolish thing to do.

I healed your wounds,
but you shouldn't move yet, Tatsuma.

Karura? You've become so tiny.

I thought you and I were both dead.

I am also known as the Phoenix.
I am reborn again and again.

Besides, my pact with you for the Goha-en
is still in effect. I won't let you die.

Rin! Are you here
because you read my letter?

-I read it, too.
-What?

Everybody here came
knowing the basic situation.

You're gonna tell us everything,
secrets and all.

Very well. I'll tell you
how to defeat the Impure King.

According to the true "On the Impure
King," known only to the head priests,

the Impure King will steadily grow larger.

Eventually,
it will reach the size of a castle,

and before long,
a sporangium will form at its core.

Sporangium? You mean that thing?

That curly thing at the top?

I expect so.

That sporangium will burst
when it matures,

releasing a dense cloud of toxic spores.

This is the miasma it gives off.

It was this mature sporangium
that killed 40,000 people 150 years ago.

In modern-day Kyoto,
the death toll would be much worse!

We must prevent that, no matter what.

So you're saying we need to beat him
before the sporangium can burst?

It's not that simple.

Impure King Internal Organ Diagram
Heart / Toxin / Cyst

The Impure King's only apparent weak spot,
his heart,

is located inside the sporangium.

When Fukaku fought the Impure King, after
a tough battle with the unknown creature,

all he could do was cleave its heart
in two and seal it away.

Oh, so those must be
the Impure King's left and right "eyes."

S-So if we don't let the sporangium burst,
we can't get at his heart?

-That's right.
-That makes things tricky.

I made a promise with Karura
15 years ago to borrow his Goha-en.

The Goha-en is a spell that converts
a person's lifespan into a flame.

It's triggered
at the end of the person's life,

setting off
an all-consuming conflagration.

My intent was to keep that as
my trump card to defeat the Impure King.

However, I used the flame I had stored up
to halt the Impure King's advance.

I don't have much flame left.

I'll use my remaining Goha-en
to create a barrier

that will prevent the miasma
from getting out,

even if the sporangium bursts.

Rin, I want you to use the Koma Sword
to obliterate the Impure King's heart!

I'm sorry. I…

That's all right, I don't blame you.

After all,
I'm asking you to risk your life.

No, I meant…

I can't draw the sword right now.

I've been trying and trying,
but I can't get the damn thing out!

Why the hell not?

I don't know,
I think it's some kind of mental block!

Can that happen?

Even I get worried sometimes, too!

But it means
I can't be of any use to you now.

I'm really sorry, Suguro's dad!

Oh, I see.

But if that's the case,

I have to at least
cast the barrier myself.

You mustn't, Tatsuma.
You've lost too much blood.

I'm fine!

Master!

I healed your wounds,
but you nearly bled to death.

If you attempt to cast a barrier spell
in your condition, you will surely die.

It only has to last for a little bit.
This is more important than my life!

Konekomaru, have you gotten through
to Ms. Kirigakure yet?

I keep trying, but I only get static!

The miasma might be too thick.

Dad! Isn't there anything we can do?

Oh? You're Tatsuma's child. Perfect.

The Goha-en can be transferred to another
of the same bloodline.

I forbid it! Anything but that!

He's still a child!
I won't let you drag Ryuji into this!

I swore that this would end with me,
even if it costs me my life!

Anything but that.

Oh, I get it now.

This is why.

It's a secret.

I can't tell this secret to anyone.
Not even to my own son.

I forbid it.

I told you before! You're free to do
what you want with your life!

All this time, you've pushed me away
to bear this by yourself.

Well, I did this by choice.

To hell with that! I'll bear it with you!

And you're in no shape
to tell me otherwise!

Tatsuma. Your son is being
more rational than you are.

Maybe so, but Ryuji was the last person
I wanted to get involved in this.

In that case, I shall commence
the Goha-en transference.

Prove that you are of the blood
of Tatsuma Suguro, the current owner.

You are indeed of Tatsuma Suguro's blood.

Ryuji Suguro. You now possess the Goha-en.

Red flames!

Ryuji, I'll show you our strongest barrier
spell, known only to the head priest.

Come closer.

It involves mudra gestures
that will be unfamiliar to you.

Pay close attention
to how they're formed, too.

I can only do this once,
so watch, listen and memorize.

First, we form the mudra
for Earth-binding.

Ryuji!

Haven't I told you not to come here?

What am I going to do with you?
Fine, come in.

Finally, we touch the ground
with the Earth-touching mudra.

That will complete the barr—

Dad!

Moriyama and Kamiki!

Would you stay here and look after my dad?

-O-Okay!
-Sure.

Shima! Konekomaru!

You two go tell Ms. Kirigakure and
the Myodha teams everything we learned.

What about you?

I'm gonna go put up that barrier.

It radiates out
from the Earth-touching mudra.

So it has to be set up as close
as possible to the sporangium.

Are you saying you're going there?
That's crazy!

Bon, I've kept quiet and obeyed you
like my parents pestered me to,

but this is a special situation,
so I'll speak my mind just this once.

I mean it, you're gonna die.

It'll be okay. I'll keep him safe.

C'mon,
I might not be able to draw my sword,

but I can kinda-sorta use my flames now!

Plus, I'm super strong!

Will you leave it to me, Konekomaru?

What about me?

Koneko!

You guys are all nuts!
Don't come crying to me later, you hear?

Let's get moving, too.

Sure.

Be careful!

I'm so sorry.

Ryuji,
forgive this worthless father of yours.

I always loved
listening to you chant the sutras.

So you'd better not die on me.

Focus your fire on the areas
that are growing the fastest!

Force it back no matter what!

Salamander!

Are you all right? Fall back for now!

Thanks.

It's strange.

It's as if the noises around me
are coming from a million miles away.

Like none of this is real.

Yukio, be honest with yourself.

Saburota Todo?

No, he's too young.

What are those flames?

What should I do? Go get backup? Or…

Hello. I know you're there.

It's no use hiding.
Come on out, Yukio Okumura!

Where did he get such power?

Thank you for indulging me.

Are you really Saburota Todo?
Why do you look like that? And—

Oh, that's right!

I'm Todo!

The demon I was using for strength
had grown old and worn-out.

So I upgraded to a higher-end demon!
To become even stronger, you see.

He exchanged demons? Is that even
possible for an ordinary human?

What the hell are you?

Never mind that,
would you play with me a bit?

Besides, I wanted to have a chat
with you anyway.

Why don't I break the ice
with some pleasant small talk?

Let's see.

How's your brother doing?

Oh, my. No reply?

I think that's
a fairly easy question to answer.

Now, what do you say when someone asks,
"How is your brother?"

What is that?

It's starting to look like
an actual building!

Crap, this might get ugly
if we don't work fast! We have to hurry!

Rin!

-Kuro?
-Rin, run!

It's dangerous here!

This mountain's possessed
by a mountain demon monster!

And it smells so bad!

Mountain demon?
You mean the Impure King?

We know, but we can't run.

We have to climb up
to the top of this thing to defeat it.

What? That's crazy!
This thing isn't gonna listen to reason!

Somebody has to, or we're all in trouble!

You're so stupid, Rin!

It's not safe, so I'll take you!

Really? Kuro, you're the best!

Suguro, let's hop on!

Hop on?

Koneko! Koneko, wait up!

Wait, Koneko!

If you want to leave, go ahead and leave!

Not that! Look!

It's a part of the Impure King!

W-Was this the only path back?

This is the only path I know
back to the main temple. What now?

Seriously?

Master!

That's medicinal tea, isn't it?
I wonder if it isn't working?

The miasma that the Impure King
is giving off might be too strong.

And his immune system has been weakened
from all the blood he lost.

I wish I could summon Nee.

He could give me powerful medicinal herbs
good as a talisman or for blood loss.

That kind of talk won't help him.

We'll take him down the mountain
to a hospital!

He was left in our care,
so he's our responsibility!

The Impure King is one of the four pets
that serve the King of Rot.

It has no brain, but the damage
it could inflict on Assiah

is probably natural disaster-class.

Can it be stopped by those humans
scurrying about like ants down there?

A nasty storm is starting to brew.

Oh, my! You look angry. What's the matter?
Has something happened to your brother?

That's none of your business!

I think we're pretty similar.

Night and day, you're shackled
by your family, aren't you?

I understand that.

Because I used to be the same way.

Given my current condition,
those memories keep popping up!

Damn, he's toying with me!
We're leagues apart!

If this keeps up,
he'll toy with me to death!

Don't I have something? Anything?

Oh?

This actually hurts.

These must be magic bullets
that were blessed by a naiad.

So, water-attribute bullets affect me
since I'm fire-attribute now, eh?

How illuminating.

But using little bullets like these on me
now is like flicking water on a hot stone.

That reminds me,
you wanted to be a doctor, didn't you?

You went to an advanced placement program
for high school, yes?

Your father had a medical license,
too, didn't he?

It must have been difficult to get your
Doctor and Dragoon Meisters at your age.

Those are both Meisters
that your father excelled in.

I expect you'll follow in his footsteps
and eventually get all the Meisters.

In addition, you took over
the Anti-Demon Pharmaceutics class

at the Cram School
after he passed away.

Your life is
a carbon copy of your father's.

But the father who guided you is dead.

All you have now is your dear big brother.

If he were to die,
what would you have left?

Shut up!

Your life is spent following the path
laid out for you by your father.

Yukio… why don't you join me
in the battle?

Wouldn't you rather become strong
and protect Rin and other people,

than sit trembling
in the darkness forever?

Me? Protect Rin?

I can do that?

Your father always gave your brother
special treatment.

But what about you?

I bet
it was nothing but strict discipline

since childhood
to make you into an exorcist.

You're sure you aren't a useful tool

he raised specifically
to protect your brother?

You're wrong!

I chose this path of my own free will!

My father and brother
have nothing to do with it!

You're firing wildly now.
At least your heart is being honest.

It's only natural.

You must've asked yourself
again and again

why you're forced to do this
for your brother.

Even though that brother has no inkling
of the hardships you've endured.

You've thought, "This isn't fair!"

or, "I can't take this injustice anymore!"

The truth is, you absolutely despise
your brother, don't you?

You’re wrong. You have to grab hold
of what you’re searching for

If nothing changes even if you cry

Then it doesn’t matter whether you cry
or laugh, so I thought

The reason I couldn’t protect
what’s precious to me

Was because I was weak, or so I thought

Why do I exist here and now?

I don’t care that no one knows,
as long as you're with me

The crowd point their fingers
at the fire burning indiscriminately

I will definitely become strong
and protect anyone

Thinking of the one I loved,

I'll sweep away this darkness
with my own hand

Next Time

Episode 9: Through Thick and Thin

We're gonna win, Suguro!