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This is the last time.

Please don't meddle in my affairs anymore.

You and I are different.

I don't want to go through life the way you do.

Senpai, I'm not allowed to enjoy life with others the way you are.

Why not?

I... killed someone.

Kuriyama-san!

You may have it.

Are you trying to win me over by earning my gratitude?

You're taking it the wrong way.

I'm not like Senpai!

This is my first time here,

but you've got quite the place!

An interrogation officer from the Society of Spirit World Warriors' Observation Department...

Right. I'm Miroku Fujima, Izumi Nase-san.

What brings the Society here?

The Hollow Shadow.

It's unusual for that class of yomu to appear,

so I've come to observe it.

Dreams are a milestone to the underworld.

Dream phantoms-yomu-are said to be the materialization of human animosity.

They come from people's twisted hearts, hatred, jealousy and malice.

As long as people exist, yomu will continue to exist.

As long as we possess the ability to see them, we will continue to smite them.

Don't you think that makes Spirit World Warriors a detestable trade?

The Society has some rather interesting thoughts on the subject.

Meaning?

As the daughter of an ancient line of Spirit World Warriors that has made its livelihood by exterminating yomu,

I view them the way a farmer views rice or a fisherman views fish.

I do not care what they are.

I see...

Is that a picture of a yomu?

It is sunken into a frozen barrier.

So it's real.

Come to think of it, weren't frozen barriers your forte, Izumi Nase?

May I ask you something?

What is it?

How do you personally perceive yomu?

Isn't that a given?

They are merely monsters.

Kanbara-senpai!

Eating in the cafeteria today?

Uh, yeah.

Say, Ai-chan, how do you eat when you're so broke that you can't afford plain udon?

Good question...

I see! So this is where you went.

I see! So this is where you went.

Senpai!

How may I help you?

Well, I heard that you defeated a yomu.

That is none of your business.

Mitsuki left it with me, so I dropped by Ayaka-san's and traded it in.

T-t-ten-thousand yen?!

That yomu was worth...?!

Ah, my last shrimp...!

Take it.

I said I don't need it!

Calm down! Your mouth says one thing, but your actions say another!

Do you realize how many of these cup ramen I could buy with that?!

That's why I said you can have it.

Are you crying?

I can't accept it.

Your words ring hollow!

I said that I didn't need it, but you just had to bring this to me...

That line won't convince anyone.

Now moving right along. Why don't you drop by our club today?

I've told you: Please don't meddle in my affairs anymore.

After all the times you used me as your practice dummy?

I'll stop doing that.

First you insist on chasing after me and now you're running away?

So that's Mirai Kuriyama?

What are those hands?

They would be my hands, which I have placed on your waist. Got a problem?

Oh, right! I never told you, did I?

I'm a teacher here.

Did you hear about the Hollow Shadow?

Guess not since you just moved in!

It's supposed to enter town this evening.

Until it passes through, we aren't allowed near it.

Is that right?

You could cut loose and live off the funds for a good year if you managed to defeat it,

but you'd need more lives than a cat!

Make sure you steer clear of it!

Hey! No running in the halls!

A clan that can control their blood at will, huh?

Do you know anything about them?

Like... did something happen in her past? Was there an accident?

Beats me. Even if I did know, I'm not obligated to tell you.

But I truly don't know anything about her.

I see...

Did she tell you something?

If you don't want to tell me, you don't have to.

No, I'm just not sure if it's something I should talk about.

But... I'm confident that she's hiding something.

You sure she isn't deceiving you?

Akkey, you've never been able to turn a blind eye when you see a busty damsel in distress.

Just a sec. I won't deny that, but you need to edit the "busty" part.

The most important factor bifocal enthusiasts look for in a girl is GLASSES!

Akkey, do you enjoy passionately declaring your fetish?

Shut up!

You have no right to criticize me when you've got a "sister complex" fetish, Hiroomi!

Isn't my unwavering resolution grand?

As a bifocal-something-or-other, you could never comprehend the love I have for my sacred sister.

Don't dismiss my love for glasses as "something-or-other."

I've put glasses on that "sacred sister" of yours.

You've what?!

I had her put them on when we were alone in the clubroom.

Actually, it might be more accurate to say she went nuts putting them on.

Mitsuki started to enjoy herself somewhere along the line.

She went nuts with them...?

How could you do that with my sister?!

Hey, you two perverts.

Do you realize that you're defiling our clubroom?

Mitsuki, you've finally awoken to the glories of glasses!

I just wanted to inflict damage on my perverted older brother.

How could you do that to the holy glasses?

Now then, Pervy Bro!

I keep telling you to call me, "Big Brother."

Pervy Big Brother, I would like you to hurry up and remove the cage.

Okay, sure thing!

You admit that you're a pervert?

And since you are kinda in the Literary Club,

could you help out with the screening process?

I don't mind picking stories out!

I'll take any series about blood-related little sisters, sister-in-laws,

or any other form of little sister.

If you want, I could go through the ones that only feature little sisters.

There aren't any!

"I love you"?

That was clearly, "Go to hell," dumb-ass!

So this is the place.

Are we gonna be okay out here?

I made sure to set up a cage.

I made sure to set up a cage.

Does this mean it'd be really bad if someone overheard us?

Indeed.

I was so desperate to avoid eavesdroppers that I braved the risks of being alone with a pervert

and had us rendezvous out here.

Wait! That "pervert" could only refer to one person here, right?

Well, if the pervert did his best to have his way with me,

I might possibly be willing to fulfill those desires.

I-I'll pass.

You lack any balls.

Wasn't it your goal to confess your feelings for me when you graduate, Akihito?

When did that become my goal?!

Now cut to the chase already!

Mirai Kuriyama.

I suspect she's after the Hollow Shadow.

Why?

Dunno. I simply asked a Spirit World Warrior who's an information specialist to sniff around.

Iori Ichinomiya. You've heard of him, haven't you?

Yeah.

Didn't you tell me that he can connect his mind directly to the net to obtain information?

Right. And he found a rumor that sounds a bit like a ghost story.

Care to hear it?

Wow! What a pretty color!

Huh?

It won't show up on the screen.

The Hollow Shadow is merely making the sky appear purple.

It's just like how Spirit World Warriors are the only ones who can see yomu.

Then...

It has already entered town.

A-Aya-chan...

The yomu are growing rather active, I see.

Rest at ease. I just finished.

Misfortune always befalls any who get involved with those who carry the cursed blood.

The Spirit World Warrior, Mrs. Inami, took in the only living descendant from that clan.

When she was subduing the Hollow Shadow,

she lost the daughter whom she cared for above all else.

I believe we can prevent it from hitting the center of town.

Oh?

If a Spirit World Warrior lets their guard down even a little while near the Hollow Shadow,

it will possess them.

You've read your fair share of mysteries as a member of the Literary Club.

You can connect the dots, can't you?

Senpai...

Why did you come here?

You're going after the Hollow Shadow, aren't you?

You accidentally killed the Inami girl when the Hollow Shadow possessed her.

That's what happened, isn't it?

You looked into it?

A little, but that's mostly speculation.

This is none of your business.

Please go home.

Kuriyama-san!

To think that's a yomu...

Its actual body encompasses only a portion of the central core.

You perceive it this way due to its immense power warping the space around it

Are you going?

You're still here? Please hurry home.

What'll you do after you go?

Senpai, that doesn't concern you.

Defeating the Hollow Shadow won't change anything.

It won't bring the dead back.

All that lies ahead is the risk that you could get killed, Kuriyama-san.

I know that!

You should stay home and wait for it to pass over!

I know that...

Then why?!

The Inami family took me in despite my cursed blood.

They taught me how to suppress these powers, which were too strong for me.

Their daughter was named Yui.

Wait! Their daughter was named Yui.

Certainly. How may I help you? Their daughter was named Yui.

Certainly. How may I help you?

I'll take it up!

I'll take it up! Even in the Inami house, I was isolated.

Even in the Inami house, I was isolated.

Yui was the one who opened the door to the outside world for me.

One, two, three!

Yui, aren't you starting high school next year?

Yep! I'm going to join the Archery Club!

Yeah? Good luck!

I'll go root for you.

She was my friend. I'll go root for you.

I've got a really cool senpai!

But... I...!

I'm a murderer!

No, you're not!

I'm a murderer!

Back then, fear gripped my heart.

"I might lose my own life."

That thought clearly flashed across my mind.

You're wrong!

Senpai, what would you know?!

Senpai, you said that you're a half-yomu.

You said that you're special, just like me.

But you're wrong!

Senpai, you have friends. You've got Hiroomi-senpai and Mitsuki-senpai...

You even have yomu friends like Ayaka-san and Ai-chan!

You're wrong.

How am I wrong?!

Ever since I was a baby, I've been treated like a demon.

People are even afraid to touch me.

How could you possibly know how I feel?!

Please don't act like you know what it's like.

Kuriyama-san!

Wait!

Please don't come with me.

It's unpleasant.

This is an announcement. For your safety, all Spirit World Warriors in the district

are prohibited from approaching the Hollow Shadow.

We request that those able to set barriers or cages

We request that those able to set barriers or cages

We request that those able to set barriers or cages

offer their assistance in guiding the Hollow Shadow out of town.

Is that a type of barrier?

Hardly! It's nothing that impressive.

It's coming.

My blood should take care of it, even if it doesn't have a physical body...

Who...?!

Sakura!

No! Get away from here!

Sakura, at this rate, the Hollow Shadow will-

The yomu are filled with malice...

Damn it!

Why... are you alive?

Atonement?

Sakura!

I won't accept it.

This is...

My blood...

Senpai?

Give it a rest...!

You're the one who doesn't get it!

Did you think you could defeat the Hollow Shadow without a plan?

My plans got skewed!

No one asked you to come and now you're complaining?

Aw, jeez! You're really getting on my nerves!

That's my line!