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I'm Kazuki Shikimori and I'm seventeen years old.

I'm a normal high school student attending Aoi Campus,

and I possess the genes that will give birth to the greatest magician in history.

But I used up all of my magic, so my body turned to ash and disappeared.

All that's left of me is a ghost.

Despite that, Yuna, Kuriko and Rin are by my side as always.

Even though I can't do anything.

I don't want to!

I don't want to...

I don't want to train anymore.

Stop it...

Stop it!

Stop it!

A dream...

He's a demon that wears the face of a man.

He's a demon that wears the face of a man.

All right, then. Next up we'll be discussing the "queen of the night,"

but I'll leave that explanation up to my assistant, Shino.

If you would...

Yes, sir.

All right, I will explain.

The "queen of the night" is also known by its scientific name Epiphyllum, genus oxypetalum,

and tends to be associated with ephemeral love.

It is said to bloom only on nights when the summer moon is beautiful,

and because it is used to treat any number of illnesses,

it is also considered to be an extremely valuable flower

She really was more than a plain-old ghost collector.

In terms of its pharmaceutical applications.

There are many ways to preserve them, such as pressing, drying,

There are many ways to preserve them, such as pressing, drying,

and this method, which is the most common:

Covering them from the base up in white liquor.

All right, it's over.

You, the ghost over there.

Would you mind taking this back to the nurse's office?

Yes, ma'am.

Yuna, I'm telling you, it's okay.

No, it's not. I can't let you carry a heavy object like this in your state.

Besides, we don't know what Shino will do to you at the nurse's office,

or what kinds of traps she's set up.

There's no way she'd go that far.

Do you want to be made part of her collection?

I don't, but...

Right?

That's why I can't let you go to the nurse's office by yourself.

It's too risky!

Let me carry that, then.

It's not right to make you carry it and it's heavy, so...

It's all right. I'm using magic to float.

Oh, you are?

Yup. I have been this whole time...

Excuse me.

There's no one here.

It looks that way, doesn't it?

All right, Yuna. Let me have that jar.

What? But...

It'll be fine. I can at least put it on the shelf...

Kazuki...

Are you all right?

I'm done for. I'm just going to pass right on to the other world.

Something warm and soft is enveloping me.

Is this heaven?

Hold on, I turned to ash! Or rather, I'm a ghost. I can't die...

Hey...

Move your hand!

You bastard!

I'm sorry! It wasn't on purpose!

Besides, I have no sense of touch, so I didn't feel a thing...

Honestly!

Are you all right, Kazuki?

Yeah.

More to the point, why was Rin in the nurse's office?

I wonder if she wasn't feeling well or something.

She's looked really tired recently.

She was pretty violent for someone who was tired.

After all, she put a ghost into a condition like this.

You got what you deserved.

Huh?

Isn't that Rin?

You're right.

Kazuki, this is a good chance to make up, don't you think?

Right?

Umm...

The weather's fine today. No it's not...

Umm...

What about your club activity today?

We have the day off.

I see...

I see...

Oh yeah! I've been meaning to ask,

why do you always carry a katana around, Rin?

Is it wrong of me to?

Nothing of the sort!

It looks like you've studied kendo. Did you learn that from your parents?

My parents are tofu makers.

What?

I just assumed your parents did kendo or something.

The head family has a dojo. That's where I learned the sword.

I see. So I suppose you have a master, then.

Don't say that!

Someone like... like him is no master.

He disciplined me so much when I was younger.

Is he saying it wasn't enough?

Um...

Today...

Rin, I'm sorry. I didn't know it would make you so upset.

That is... I'm sorry, for making you angry.

There's also what happened in the nurse's office.

Would you let me do something for you by way of apology?

Apology?

Yeah. If it's in my power, then anything.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

In that case, help me.

He will come for me soon.

He'll use an attack that makes use of explosive power,

but if we can survive the first attack, we have a chance of winning.

Shikimori, you just watch my back.

When he comes flying in, use a bag or whatever you want

and hit him as hard as you can!

Huh? Hit who?

Here he comes!

You're still not ready, Rin.

I thought that your skill might have improved with you practicing every day, but...

Every day, every day! Are you trying to kill me?

Well, I have to see how far you've come.

I am an ordinary high school student! I have no desire to inherit the dojo!

The head family has already decided it.

They told me to bring you back.

Who cares about the head family?

I am definitely not going back.

So what do we do?

Um, sorry to interrupt your conversation...

Oh, sorry about that!

I'm Shunji Kamishiro.

The Kamishiro family has taken care of me for a long time...

Yeah, about a hundred years now.

I've been Rin's guardian and sword master since she was born.

You call yourself a guardian?

A hundred years?

His clan is particularly long-lived, even among werewolves.

Werewolves?

Demi-humans who have both the speed and power of wolves.

Demi-humans?

Maburaho Brief Memo!

Maburaho Brief Memo!

To put it simply, demi-humans are human-like beings, they're similar to humans.

Are there not semi-humans and quasi-humans too?

Demi-humans are pretty unusual, even in our magical world.

That is true. There were many a long time ago, but unfortunately,

with the ravages of war and their blood mixing with humanity's,

it seems that there are not many left these days.

Now pretty much all that's left are vampires in Eastern Europe,

werewolves in out-of-the-way parts of Germany,

and weretigers in India and South America or so this book says.

More importantly, it looks like this is my only chance to appear this episode!

Me too!

Rin, you're supposed to be getting Shikimori's genes, right?

But that's impossible now that he's become a ghost.

With things the way they are,

there's nothing to do but return to the head family.

That's what the order is.

I will not go back.

Your grandfather is waiting, not to mention everyone else.

I have...

I have a reason that I must remain here.

What reason is that?

I... I am betrothed to him.

That's right. We got engaged at the school a little while ago.

What?!

Rin, what were you thinking engaging yourself to a ghost?

This isn't sane.

He is a weakling, but he is skilled with the sword.

And besides, the day will definitely come that he returns to being human!

This is rather difficult to believe.

Trust me!

Trust me!

Right, right.

I understand.

Really?

It's still a bit early to be rejoicing.

I'm going to test you, to see if you're appropriate to be engaged to each other.

A test?

One week.

In one week, you will both duel me.

That is your test.

To be blunt, the only option we have is to increase your base stamina.

For that purpose, you will run, run, run your heart out!

Right...

Say, Shikimori.

What do you think of Rin?

Um, that is, she's cute, sincere and she seems to be popular at school.

What do you think of her as her fiancé?

Er, that is, as her fiancé, there is no one better than her.

Oh, that's right. So Rin wasn't born here?

You don't know much about your own betrothed, do you?

You sure are interesting.

Rin was born to a branch family in Shizuoka, but, well, a lot of things happened,

and she was left with the head family in Kyushu.

Since then, I'd always taken care of her.

We were as close as real siblings.

But ever since it was decided that she would be the heir, that stopped being possible.

I ended up having to teach her the sword,

and stopped being able to be the kind older brother I was until then.

In order to make her a proper heir, I came down on her hard while she was young,

forcing her to do drills and practice swings over and over again.

Because of her training, it looks like she wasn't able to make friends

after she started elementary school, either.

But...

Rin likes kendo, doesn't she?

I don't know if she loves it or hates it, but she had a natural talent for it.

Her skill increased by leaps and bounds.

But I don't know what happened with her heart.

Once, when Rin had just started elementary school,

she looked out the window at some children playing.

The look on her face was one of jealousy, one that couldn't say a thing.

I pulled Rin away from the window and began training her intensely.

I thought it was a matter of course.

And then, when she started her third year of middle school,

she said that she was enrolling at Aoi Campus.

Everyone in the family was opposed to it, but regardless, Rin left for Tokyo.

She hadn't contacted me at all since then.

I made her into a cold-hearted person.

What Rin needed wasn't swordsmanship, but to be allowed to play with her friends,

to deepen her understanding of things and to be allow to celebrate the joys of youth.

When Rin left home, I was the only one to see her off.

But right to the end, I didn't say a single word to her.

I cannot remember his face from that time.

Shikimori?

The moon is beautiful, isn't it, Shikimori?

Yes.

Werewolves manifest power on the full moon, but there are various beliefs as to why.

Most of them are based on the moon's mysterious qualities,

but some say that it's because werewolves came from the moon.

So when we die, we go back to the moon.

Naturally, I don't know my parents' faces.

I don't even know if there any others like me or not.

I consider myself to have faithfully served those who raised me, the Kamishiro family, but...

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Shikimori...

If I die, do you think I'll be able to return to the moon too?

What are you saying?

If you keep going on like that, we're going to win our upcoming duel.

Is that okay with you?

Fine words.

Please be sure to win, with Rin.

If you do that, I'll be able to go back to the moon with my head held high.

My friends on the moon might be shocked, though.

What should I do?

I don't know. But...

What do you want to do, Shunji?

Well, I suppose I want to apologize to Rin.

I don't really know. I'm so hopeless.

When you've lived for too long, you stop being able to be honest with yourself.

Um, Rin? What do you think of Shunji?

I wish we hadn't taken this on.

This is a real sword!

Listen, even if you hurt him, do not let your guard down.

His regenerative abilities are above average.

Furthermore, it is a full moon tonight.

Rin.

What is the meaning of this?

I thought this place would be appropriate for our deciding battle, so I put up a barrier.

I will win here, with Shikimori, no matter what!

Rin... You've overcome.

Okay, you're ready to go, right?

Prepare yourself!

The same move will not work again!

What are you doing, Shikimori?!

But...

There's no need to hold back, Shikimori.

Why you!

So you did...

Got you!

Hold on!

What are you doing? This is a valuable chance!

You mustn't! Shunji is... Shunji!

Please hold on!

Why?

I don't know. But he's been looking like he was in pain for a while.

Kazuki!

Yuna! Can't you do something with your magic?

Without knowing what the illness is...

What can we do?

That's it! The "queen of the night"!

Yuna!

Right, Kazuki!

Why did you ask for a duel?

I wanted to see you at the end.

To see you happy.

And to tell you everything I knew.

But that was a mistake.

I should have let you do as you wished.

That does not bother me any more.

You don't have to forgive me.

But I wanted to apologize.

I'm sorry, Rin.

Big brother...

Big brother?

Big brother!

My older brother apologized.

Even when I left for Tokyo, he saw me off, smiling in that way.

I am the one that rejected him, because of my stupid pride.

I wanted to apologize too.

But...

Rin, Shunji says he understands.

Open your eyes and look.

Is that true, big brother?

Thank you, big brother.

He ascended...

Rin, cheer up. After all, I didn't even have a part!

My big brother went back to the moon, right?

That's right. If you look up at the night sky, you'll always be able to see him.

The next episode of Maburaho is "We Snooped"