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Stop, Misao! You have to stop!

If you do that...

It's okay.

I'm fine.

What are you saying?!

It's eroding your soul!

There's no way you're-

Misao?

Misao?!

Misao!

This is how it all started...

I have to see my brother!

Ikutsu mono kiro ni tatte

Nayami mogaite wa

Erabareshi ibara no michi wa tadashii no?

Ayamachi nano?

Oshiete

Jsura Cryin' 2

Daitai kakoku na sentaku wo shiirareru tabi

Nigemichi tatte

Yowasa no uragaeshi wa kougeki suru koto shika omoi ukabanai

Ikinuku tame ni kimi ga hitsuyou tsuranuku tame ni

Mune wa kouyou

Dive ushinaitakunai to

Itsuno ma nika nagedasareta senjou no sueta nioi ni mo

Field nareta

Kanzen ni nishatakuitsu no dilemma ni kisu wo sareta

Sign toki ga michita hi

Koi, boku wa nigenai

That's awesome, Shuri!

What a wonderful bamboo tree!

NOTE: Tanabata is a festival celebrating the meeting of the lovers Orihime and Kengyu, who are separated by the Milky Way and only allowed to meet once a year. Tomorrow's Tanabata, after all.

Okay, so what do we do with these?

You write your wishes down, then hang them on the branch.

Okay! Let's get to writing then!

Tomo, aren't you gonna make one?

Oh, yeah...

Hey, Shuri?

I wanna see my brother.

Naotaka? Why?

I want to know more about what's happening.

I want to know the truth.

Do you know a way to get in contact with my brother, Shuri?

Unfortunately, no...

But wait, my brother sent you here with Kurogane's case, right?!

That was given to me by the Royal Dark Society.

Naotaka just told me to give it to you.

The Royal Dark Society?

Who were they again?

Um, if I remember right, they're a international society that researches "dark science."

Also, uh...

They're one of the Third Student Council's sponsors.

Wait, then, does President Toru know...

Yeah, she might know where Naotaka is.

Really? Well, then...

You really want to see him that bad?

Okay, I'll look into it when I have time.

Thank you so much.

The Burial Doll Consumed by the Demon

Hurry, hurry! We're gonna be late!

Made it just in time.

Outta the way, outta the way!

Vivian!

Hey, Mahiwal!

She stopped Vivian just by drawing her sword.

Ow, ow, ow...

Commuting to school by Daughter is against school rules, Shu Mahiwa.

How many times does this make now?

Uh, Shuri? How many times does this make now?

That's it!

Can you tell me what power President Toru has? Today, I'm finally going to send you home!

Can you tell me what power President Toru has? Aww, man! Come on...

Even Kagakagari was pretty surprised by her.

Oh, that's because she's an ex-Handler.

X-Handler?

Demons and Asura Machina can't affect her,

and she has the ability to nullify magic spells.

Wow!

That's actually kinda powerful, huh?!

Y-yeah, I suppose it is in a way.

Hey, Tomo, you should be an X-Handler too!

Shuri, what does he need to do to be one?!

O-oh, it's a long process...

More importantly, don't you have business with President Toru, Tomoharu?

Uh-oh...

We ended up late after all.

Science Classroom Building

Look at this bunch!

The science club members are such trash!

You're right, they're just garbage people!

What's going on?

No idea.

Tokiya, you're in here, aren't you?!

Tokiya?

Who's that?

Toru, that sounds like someone in a visual kei band. There's nobody here with that name!

Yes, there is, right there!

I hear you're skipping school again, Tokiya!

Remember what I told you yesterday?!

Get your act together!

U-um, President Toru?

Tokiyal

M-Mr. Koala?!

Mr. Koala just died!

Huh? N-no, he just...

Mr. Koala! Mr. Koala!

We might still be able to bring him back!

We just have to shock him into coming back to life!

Hang in there, Mr. Koala!

Move.

Winter Blossom, unsheathed!

What kinda skit are we doing this morning, hmm?

This Doll is a pseudosensory mobility device made by Tokiya.

Pseduosensory mobility device?

That means it's just like a Burial Doll?

That hurts!

He said you can turn it on and off at will, and that all five senses are transmitted through the device.

Transmitted? Transmitted to who?

Just so you know, Tokiya is a real, live human.

He's just holed up in his house refusing to come to school.

He's human?!

What did you think he was?

I mean, I thought he was a robot like one of Mahiwa's widgets.

Well, Tokiya made those, too.

And all the gadgets I'm equipped with were made by him, too.

The prez must be a pretty incredible guy.

Th-that tickles!

Mr. Koala, I bet you know a lot about Burial Doll systems, huh?

Hey!

He disconnected...

I'm leaving.

U-um, President Toru!

Do you know where my brother is?

No...

Oh...

But I think I can get in contact with him,

if I can ask the Dark Society council to help.

They're Naotaka Natsume's legal guardians.

Really?!

Please, could you ask them?

Tomo?

Very well, sure.

On one condition.

Condition?

As I mentioned before, Tokiya refuses to come to school.

In three days' time, he will have missed a third of the entire school year.

When that happens, he will automatically be held back a grade.

Not only that, if his absence continues, he may be forced to drop out entirely.

Tomoharu Natsume, your mission is to make Tokiya Kagayaki come to school.

That is my condition.

If you can make that happen,

I will contact the Dark Society and find a way to get hold of Naotaka Natsume.

Okay, I'l do it.

Really?!

Y-yeah...

Perfect! I'm counting on you!

You better drag him out here, okay?!

Was President Toru always like that?

I dunno, but ever since that koala came into the picture, she's been acting weird.

In any case, we've just gotta get the president to come to school.

Oh, President Saeki.

Ugh, they're all wearing white! So gross!

Together with Kanade Takatsuki again, I see.

And Misao! I'm here, too!

Where are you going?

Hey, are you ignoring me again?!

Oh, uh, we're off to see the president of the Science Club on President Toru's orders.

President Kitsutaka told you to do so?

Um, what is that?

Hisui's altar.

I'm off to hand it over to the GD.

Hisui's altar?

You don't know about them?

All Asura Machina have their own altar case.

Those who use altar cases

to offer a Burial Doll to an Asura Machina become Handlers.

Though there are some exceptions to the rule.

Exceptions?

Exceptions such as when a Burial Doll is sealed away,

but another person has already summoned their Asura Machina.

Two Handlers cannot summon the same Asura Machina at the same time.

Wait, does that mean someone else was using Kurogane before I was?

Have you not been informed about any of this?

Never mind, you'll know it soon enough.

What the...

Is this the president's house?

A bomb shelter?

I-in any case...

Uh, what should we do?

Bust in there with Kurogane!

What are you saying?! Absolutely not!

Tomo?

Hey, there you all are.

So, how's it going with Tokiya?

Wh-why are you two here?!

What do you mean, why? I live here.

I came here to train with Toru.

Wait, then where's the president's house?

Over there.

He lives right next door!

Why did you ask me to go out of my way and bother him, then?

You could go over there any time and get him to come to school with you!

I can't do it.

Misao, what are you doing?!

Owie...

I just tried to peek in, but...

Toru's got the outer wall enchanted with protection spells.

It would be hard for a nuclear missile to break through that wall, let alone a Projection.

Man, why do we have to get him to come to school if he doesn't want to come outside?

It's probably because I'm out here.

President Toru?

She's leaving.

Was she mad?

She's not mad.

She was crying.

She was crying?

I didn't see tears.

She's been so, so sad for so many years, she can't shed any tears about it anymore.

Who passed away?

You caught on quick.

I know what it's like to be so sad, you can't even cry.

Toru was part of a trio that had been friends forever.

A trio?

You mean President Toru, President Tokiya, and...

Toru's older sister, Aki.

They were all very close.

Aki and Tokiya were practically inseperable.

That's why they couldn't bear to suffer

the day Aki died.

You mean...

Aki became Kurogane's Burial Doll.

Kurogane belonged to Toru before.

President! Can you hear me, Prez?!

Tomo?

Prez, you have to come out! Please!

Prez!

Natsume...

You really gave him a good wash, huh?

Yeah, he smelled weird, so I cleaned him well.

Geez, has Tomoharu not put his wish up yet?

Looks like it.

Maybe he's got too many wishes.

He's so selfish!

Or maybe it's just the opposite.

I wish for everyone to be happy.

You still can't decide on a wish?

Yeah...

Want me to decide on it for you?

Let's see...

I wish to be smarter!

I wish to stop being such a loser!

I wish I was popular with girls!

How about...

I wish for everyone to be happy.

Hey, I'm fine, okay?

I'm fine with how things are right now!

C'mon, let's get some sleep.

Tomo, I'm gonna pass out. Night!

Night...

I want to change it all.

I want to change a Handler's fate, and the fate of their Burial Doll, too.

I wish to change that fate.

Naotaka?

My, you're dumber than I thought, Shuri Kurosaki.

Naotaka Natsume isn't here anymore.

Who are you?

Who, indeed?

I will bid you farewell, then.

A phoenix of ice...

A member of the Torishima family?

He still hasn't come out?

Yeah, I don't sense anything from it.

There you are, Tomoharu Natsume!

Huh?

Tokiya's gone missing!

This morning, I went to his shelter and the door was open.

I found this inside.

"I'm going to see Aki"?

Going to see her?

You mean like in the afterlife?

Maybe that's why he hasn't responded!

What should we do?

It's all right, Toru.

Susugiharal

Tokiya... Tokiya...

Um, Susugihara, do you know where the president might have gone off to?

You mean Tokiya?

Any idea might help, like a shop he frequents, or a place where he has strong memories of Aki...

So you have an idea!

Maybe he means the place where Aki died.

Somewhere around here?

Let's start looking!

Tokiyal

Tokiyal

Prez!

Tokiya?!

No, that's not his.

President Toru!

Susugiharal

Um...

What do you want to know?

What happened to Aki's Burial Doll at the end?

It happened when we were dispatched to take out an Asura Cryin'.

At the time, Tokiya was the highest-ranking commander in the GD.

Do it!

Toru!

It happened all of a sudden.

Neither Tokiya nor Toru realized

that Aki's soul had been worn down to its limit.

It was nothing special.

This is a Handler's fate.

All they can do is find things to leave behind for when the time comes.

Tokiyal

Tokiyal

Tokiyal

Tokiyal

Tokiyal

Wait! Don't go!

Why are you running away?!

Why?

Because it hurts.

It hurts to look at me?

No, because it must hurt you.

It must hurt to remember her when you look at me.

Is that why you locked yourself away? For me?

Ever since Aki passed on, you haven't smiled once.

I've been trying my hardest to be strong!

To keep you from hurting anymore!

That's why...

No way, for me?

No, but I was the one who...

Tokiya, you idiot!

Toru... Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!

You're so stupid, Tokiya!

You were worried about me?

You really are stupid...

But you're stupid too, Toru.

You shouldn't have worried about me.

We're just a couple of idiots here, huh?

Hey, Toru, did you know?

Tonight's Tanabata.

Orihime and Kengyu might not get to meet,

but we finally got to meet again.

Looks like she's finally able to cry.

So that's President Kagayaki...

Misao?

Sorry, I kinda spaced out there.

Science Classroom Building

What the heck is all this?

Be careful!

President Kagayaki, you're in there?

Yeah, I'm in the middle of researching something.

Um, Prez?

I heard the Dark Society couldn't get in touch with Naotaka Natsume, either.

I see...

Doesn't sound like he's given up on the world yet.

Listen up, Tomoharu Natsume.

Fate is all about results.

It's all dependent on your choices.

Okay!

Wait, why are you a koala?!

Because this makes life easier!

What happened to being held back or expelled?

Oh, it's fine, don't worry.

Toru will fudge my record for me.

Plus, I wanna make your wish come true.

Y-you heard that?!

I'd be happy to help out with that big job of yours, if you don't mind me helping.

Thanks!

What big job?

I haven't heard anything.

You sure this is okay? He is a koala.

It's fine.

You can't rely on him!

I said it's fine!

Tokiyal

Wait, Toru!

There's a reason I came like this!

I don't wanna hear it!

Winter Blossom, unsheathed!

Are you sure?

It's fine!

Make up your mind

Make or breaking

Sou kanashimi o shittabakari

Tamashii o kosuriherashite kugumotte shimau no?

Kioku no katasumi ni oitekebori nano?

Anata wa chigau hanazono e

Fukigen na kasumi sou ikigurushiku warau

Make up your mind

Make or breaking

Sazameki wa kanata no delight

Nomikonde shimatta kotoba

Meian shadow meiun labyrinth

Konkyo no nai kakushin datte watashi ga hitsuyou datte

Akkenai hodo sorrow

(Is this love? Only I am left)

Kokoro wa sasu arrow

Next Episode

I don't care.

For me?

I don't know.

Nothing will end if it is not addressed.

Please...

Please...

Don't falter.

Free but Inconvenient Choices