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Please, open!

Wait for me, Takuma.

I won't let you become a demon.

Memory of a Dream

Grandma will know right away that I broke through the barrier.

I have to hurry.

This barrier is stronger than the last one.

It's okay.

I'm sure I can open this barrier, too.

The Onikirimaru seal is weakening.

May the one bring good fortune to the world once again.

By such a wish, the blood barrier was made strong.

Blood barrier?

Did I just see the ceremonial offering?

Tamaki-sama.

Baba-sama is waiting for you.

Mitsuru-chan...

Will you come to the storehouse?

Okay. I have something I'd like to ask her, too.

I believe I told you not to act selfishly.

I looked into the Onikirimaru.

And?

I saw someone sinking into a pond.

Is that the ceremonial offering?

I see...

So now you know.

Onikirimaru's release long ago,

and its incomplete seal,

were protected by the blood and souls of people

to keep the end of the world contained.

Onikirimaru, that enormous power,

cannot be controlled without sacrifice.

Isn't that right?

The people said to have been spirited away in this village

were not taken away by the gods.

Spiriting away is the background work of the Tamayori.

That has always been the responsibility of the

Tamayori branch family's shrine maiden.

Yes, Mitsuru bears all of the Tamayori's sins.

Mitsuru-chan?

Even so, the Onikirimaru seal continues to weaken.

That which could normally only be released by the Tamayori princess

can now be released by people like Logos.

The strain of a thousand years can no longer be suppressed.

That's...

But, if we look, there must be another way.

You should worry about yourself,

Tamayori princess.

Documents remain which indicate...

...that previous Tamayori princesses have been able...

...to suppress the Onikirimaru by offering their own lives.

According to them, by offering the Tamayori princess' blood,

the seal can become even more complete.

In other words,

you're going to die.

You, who have never sacrificed anything, will have to sacrifice yourself.

If you can demonstrate true justice,

you'll be satisfied, won't you?

Unfortunately, you don't have a choice.

Tamaki.

That's what it means to be the Tamayori princess.

Grandma...

Soon, we will perform the sealing ritual.

You're going to wait here until then.

Once I've seen you trade your life to complete the seal, I'll follow you.

Because I'm sure that death is a lonely road to travel alone.

O-chan!

That's right.

O-chan, you have to continue living.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

Oh, well...

I was worried about Tamaki-chan.

Where is she?

In that storehouse.

What?

So you mean, she's been confined?

They really mean to do it.

You two.

What are you doing there?

That's right! We're here to do a straw figure exorcism.

This place is off limits to unauthorized persons.

How did you get in?

Well... How did we?

You're in the same class as Tamaki-senpai.

Well, since Tamaki-chan and Onizaki-kun have been missing school,

I got worried, so I decided to come.

In the middle of the night?

Right?

Are you all fine with this?

What?!

Mahiro.

What are you trying to say?

I'm asking, are you happy having the sealing system...

...beaten into your heads since you were kids,

and having been turned into tools for the old Ugaya woman?

What?!

Stop fighting, stop fighting.

How do you know so much about the guardians?

That storehouse...

...stinks of the hatred of blood.

Hey, wait!

Should we go after them?

No, more importantly...

The barrier around the storehouse has gotten stronger.

Could something have happened to Tamaki-senpai?

Mahiro.

I'm going to see Baba-sama.

Mahiro-senpai.

Are you planning on sacrificing Tamaki?!

Baba-sama, that's not right, is it?!

You're the one who told me that it was...

...the Atori house's duty to be sacrificed for the Onikirimaru seal.

I resolved myself to that fate when I was still a kid.

I drove the idea into my head,

erased the records,

and lived believing that someday I would be sacrificed.

And Tamaki just came to this village,

and only just became the Tamayori princess.

Why does she have to die?

I'll be the sacrifice for the seal!

It's too late for that, Mahiro.

Don't you understand?

You cannot fulfill that purpose anymore.

The Onikirimaru is already at the point...

...where only the Tamayori princess' blood can seal it.

But how...

How can you know without trying?!

Kill me!

Mahiro-senpai!

Kill me!

If we had the Artifacts... Even though it's only a slim chance,

we might be able to seal the Onikirimaru, right?

Probably not.

How can you be so sure?

The Onikirimaru's strength has returned to the point...

...where that sort of seal won't work anymore.

You should have already realized that by now, right?

That's how it is.

If Tamaki's life alone is enough to save the world,

then that's enough.

That's unacceptable!

Be silent.

Henceforth, you guardians will not be permitted...

...to speak on this matter anymore.

Screw this!

Mahiro.

Mahiro-senpai.

Until the ceremony is completed without a hitch,

you all will continue to strengthen the defense around the shrine.

It appears that some outsiders entered a while ago.

Haven't you found what you're looking for yet?

But that magician's spell cannot be dispelled that easily.

You said that I resembled your mother.

Why do you think that is?

I wonder.

I was a homunculus.

By a miracle through Logos, I was able to live as a human.

It appears that your mother was the model.

Why are you telling me this?

I don't know.

However, in order to obtain the Artifact,

we'll plant many seeds.

That sort of thing is easy for Logos to do.

Drei, who has come through all of this as a magician,

is a detestable and stubborn man.

What an interesting story.

However, you must have had some reason

to tell me all that.

It's for Aria-sama.

Aria-sama?

Because I let my guard down to you.

Without Aria-sama, we cannot steal the Artifact.

So that's why Drei is now under house arrest.

The problem is what happens next.

As he watches me take such thorough care of Aria-sama,

he may intend to ignore Aria-sama's order and try to do something with the Artifacts.

Perhaps he's attempting to control the Onikirimaru's power?

Can he do that?

I don't think it will be that easy.

But in any case, you and Aria-sama don't trust Drei.

Is that right?

Yes. That's why I made it my priority to team up with you and steal the Artifacts.

Well, well.

I'm so grateful that you came to meet us.

The result of the assembly of the four wise men.

Yes, the Black Book's prophecy indicates

that the time to steal the Artifact has come.

Is that so?

Then,

we'll have to make our move tomorrow.

Very well.

Don't come to me anymore.

Please go home.

Tamaki?

Takuma?

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

So you were sealed.

Who are you?

I am the god that was driven from his land.

Powerful gods visited my land and took everything from me,

turning me into an Underworld god.

I lost everything.

A place where I could feel at ease.

A family to love.

I pledge vengeance.

I will kill all of those gods and put an end to everything.

I approached a lone girl.

The name of that girl was the Tamayori princess.

The god who protects the sword that has the power to end the world.

We exchanged a vow,

and I asked the Tamayori princess to let me borrow the sword.

With its power, I killed many gods.

It was a heroic battle.

The world was enveloped in darkness and despair.

Crying, the Tamayori princess spoke,

Isn't that the same as what was done to you?

What will spreading misfortune bring you?

When I returned to myself,

I was already corroded by the power that was released,

and I could not seal it away.

Then...

The only one who can control the sword is me.

That's why...

So you were sealed...

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Why did I release this sword?

Don't cry.

You're not the only one who has done wrong.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

As a guardian, I will protect you forever.

You and the seal.

I know this... This is my memory.

And this voice belongs to the person

who has always protected me.

He's clumsy and violent, but he's really kind.

Takuma,

it was you after all.

The person who kept whispering to me in my dreams.

I am the reincarnation of the Tamayori princess.

Takuma, you are the reincarnation of the Underworld god.

Takuma, the power inside you is the power of the Underworld god from ancient times.

Different from the demon of a thousand years ago,

that was blamed for everything.

And you swore with me to protect the seal for all time.

I want to tell you this, Takuma.

But it doesn't look like I have time for that anymore.

But this time, I can end it with this.

If I seal the Onikirimaru.

I'm sorry.

Forgive me, Takuma.

As if I could forgive you!

Hey, can you hear me, Tamaki?

Takuma?

I can't let it end here.

The Osaki fox came for me.

He showed me his memories directly.

I guess he learned how to do that at some point.

Even though the Tamayori princess' order is absolute,

even though you told me to leave, I came.

Say something.

You mustn't, Takuma.

You finally spoke.

Don't worry about me.

My desire to protect you is stronger than anything else.

Those are my feelings.

Only when I am with you, am I myself.

Say it. Tell me what you want me to do.

Even I...

...can say what needs to be said.

I love you!

I won't let anyone else have you.

Senpai,

you're mine alone.

Next Time: Their Resolution