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Yes, hello?

This is Izumi Nase.

Nase...? As in the Nase family?

Yes. I called because there is something I would like to tell you.

Kuriyama-san...?

Senpai...?

Have you come to?

So that's what happened?

Right! Things were crazy after you transformed into a yomu.

But on the bright side, you didn't hurt anyone.

I see...

I think the Calm has something to do with that.

You still haven't recovered.

You know, I was told you might die if I attacked during the Calm!

I was such a nervous wreck!

Don't go touching it!

It should heal right up once the Calm passes.

Ever heard, "Wild concoctions never fail to disappoint"?

Ever heard, "Wild concoctions never fail to disappoint"?

It-it's a rice omelet!

A rice omelet?!

Right. When I asked Mitsuki-senpai what to make, she said that you love rice omelets.

Where is the egg?

Right here!

Boiled!

It was that or nothing! I was down to the very last one!

The last one...?

How many did you use?

You wiped them out!

Wh-wh-wh-what's that doing in there?

It's to celebrate your recovery. Sakura-

What type of ethnic celebration is this?!

And just because I was unconscious was no excuse to get into my fridge!

Or stuff in a pig's head!

You just focus on getting your sleep, Senpai.

I'll run to the store and make another one the right way.

Why?

"Why," huh? Well...

What's wrong?

Nothing! It's just...

Are you truly that oblivious?

Sakura?!

When did you get here?!

Ever since you fell unconscious, Mirai has been taking care of you.

She never once left your side.

You still don't get it?

Get what?

Mirai, he may be a lost cause.

What are you going on about?! What are you going on about?!

You should give it to him straight.

Give him what?! Give him what?!

What are you two...

It's hot!

Th-that's because it's summer now.

Summer, huh?

Good morning, Senpai!

Isn't it cold out today?

Where is Sakura?

She said she was going on ahead.

It's summer vacation all right.

But when I texted Mitsuki-senpai a minute ago, she said that she was at school.

You brought in some more?

It-it must be your imagination!

Besides, I don't have the money to buy more bonsai.

Oh, I got a text from Sakura.

Jeez! So this is where you've been!

Oh, glasses!

How strange. I could have sworn I heard Akihito's voice.

Am I hearing things?

Way to go!

There is no denying that sunglasses don't have as much impact as glasses,

but by throwing a girl who rarely wears glasses or swimsuits into a situation where...

This is one talkative phantom! but by throwing a girl who rarely wears glasses or swimsuits into a situation where...

This is one talkative phantom!

Phantom?

Akihito kicked the bucket, you see. He died two weeks ago.

Thinking back, you've gotta feel sorry for the guy!

They say that life is short for the beloved,

but that saying sure didn't match my image of Akihito!

He was hated, scorned and treated like a pest...

clear up until he drew his last breath.

I'm not dead.

It looks like you really are him.

In which case, you'd better make yourself scarce.

It's out-and-out degrading for you to see me in a bikini without paying.

I never asked you to put on a swimsuit!

Sheesh...

Akihito.

What now?

Learn from this experience and take a good, hard look at yourself.

I've had all I can take...

...of nightmares like this.

Okay...

While you're at it, drag that pervert to the clubroom with you.

Hey, Pervert!

What is it, Pervert?

The snow isn't letting up, is it?

Ow!

Ouch...

Senpai?

Senpai!

Wait!

Please wait, Senpai!

Wait...

Please!

The days keep getting shorter, don't they?

Well, the summer solstice was back in June...

Wanna read for a bit longer?

Nah!

Hiroomi and Mitsuki sure are taking their dear time.

They already went home.

For real?!

And here I finally came back after drifting between life and death.

Isn't that why they left?

I bet it's awkward for them to face you!

What is it?

Uh, it's nothing...

Kuriyama-san, are you free?

See, I was thinking we could go out to eat or something.

Ah, it's on me if you're short on cash.

Uh, okay...

I mean, I don't know what happened, but I'm sure I must have put you out.

I wish you had asked me out earlier...

So that's a "No"?

Right...

This will probably come to an end when the sun sets.

What do you mean?

Senpai...

Senpai, why are you always so nice to me?

Because you remind me of myself...

if I said that, Kuriyama-san, would you get-

You got a problem with that?!

I-I wouldn't say that!

But you clearly can't stand the thought of it!

D-did that make you happy?

How would that make me happy?!

Well, Mitsuki-senpai told me that you get immense pleasure

from people stepping all over you.

But I'm having a hard time getting it down quite right.

You don't need to master that!

Please forget what Mitsuki told you!

No!

I won't forget.

I will not forget...

What is that...?

That's you, Senpai.

It's Beyond the Boundary.

Created from a mass of warped human emotions,

I'm told that it will destroy the world.

This yomu resided inside of you, Senpai.

That was inside of...

I originally came to this town to defeat Beyond the Boundary,

but things didn't go according to plan...

I couldn't bring myself to kill you, Senpai.

I didn't want to kill you...

That's why...

I heard that during the Calm, if I used the power of my blood,

I could force Beyond the Boundary to leave your body.

I desperately wanted to do that...

What happened to... Kuriyama-san?

She vanished.

Then... in that case, who is the Kuriyama-san I'm seeing here before me?

Senpai, you still haven't regained consciousness.

This... is all part of a dream.

A tiny bit of my blood is still inside of you, which is causing this dream.

But the dream is about to come to an end.

Senpai, you're going to wake up soon.

Kuriyama-san...

I thought I could do it since this is a dream...

It really is hard, isn't it?

Farewell.

I was dreaming...?

Mirai Kuriyama-san?

It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Izumi Nase.

This is Mirai Kuriyama,

a Spirit Warrior who truly has inherited the cursed blood.

Is she from the clan that is abhorred by most Spirit World Warriors?

Yes.

Kuriyama-san.

She attacks by manipulating her own blood.

Naturally, she is able to harden her blood.

It is also a potent poison capable of destroying her opponent's internal organs.

Will that be enough to defeat it?

It is still too soon to say for certain.

However, I believe she stands a good chance.

Isn't her opponent said to be an immortal?

Yes.

It's immortal?

In reality, it simply has tremendously fast regenerative capabilities,

but it's called, "the immortal half-yomu" among the local Spirit Warriors.

The immortal half-yomu...?

Here is what it looks like.

Unlike those possessed by yomu,

this dangerous creature is the inconceivable offspring of a human and a yomu.

Upon looking into it, I found that its yomu half is Beyond the Boundary.

When my younger brother tried to subdue it, the creature retaliated.

His wounds put him on the brink of death.

You are the only person I can turn to.

Please...!

That is Beyond the Boundary...

I must take this person's...

Does the Society of Spirit World Warriors suspect any of this?

Probably.

I will offer her my full support.

I'm sorry you had to attend that stifling meeting with me back there.

What with this area's long history, it is entrenched in customs.

Bonsai?

Right... Um, moving on...

Yes?

Where is Beyond the Boundary?

Don't worry. I am making sure to keep it under close observation.

In the end, I'm going to have to kill it, right?

In that case, I'd like to hurry.

Are you up to it?

How am I supposed to know if I can pull it off?!

Earlier you said-

No, I was asking if you are mentally prepared for this.

I've heard about what happened with Yui Inami-san.

I am sorry.

After how you suffered at the hands of Spirit World Warriors, I know I am asking for a lot...

I don't want to hear it.

The half-yomu's name is Akihito Kanbara.

It is a second year high school student.

You...

I was too much for you.

Uh...

Say...

For now, could you do something about that...?

Please...

Is he really all that dangerous?

Why are you so hung up on me?

Then why don't you quit being a Spirit World Warrior?

If I could quit, I would have a long time ago!

But the cursed blood coursing through my veins isn't normal...!

This power is...

I'm the same way.

Why did you have to say that?

Why...?

So as suspected, his immortality is preventing you from finishing him off by normal means?

Right...

You should watch him for a while.

Blindly attacking at random will get you absolutely nowhere.

But...!

I am certain Beyond the Boundary will surface, just like it did with Hiroomi.

That is when you should strike.

Understood.

Also...

I am saying this as a friendly warning...

You should distance yourself from Akihito-kun.

Oh, right! Kuriyama-san!

Uh, y-yes!

About what I said yesterday. Whatcha think?

I'd like to invite you to come visit the Literary Club. Is that cool?

You haven't joined any other clubs,

and there aren't all that many Spirit World Warriors at our school.

Plus you just got here, so...

I believe I've already turned you down.

Wait!

Please don't come with me.

Despite what I said...

Why did you follow me, anyway?

Because you're a bespectacled beauty!

...you came after me anyway, Senpai.

Stab me!

All I ever thought about was myself.

All I ever thought about was myself. I'm immortal, so...!

I thought, "Senpai has friends who are there for him." I'm immortal, so...!

I thought, "Senpai has friends who are there for him." so...

"He's nothing like me."

"He's nothing like me." live...!

Senpai...!

Farewell.

But I didn't know anything about you.

I had no idea how much you had been suffering or how hard life had been on you.

I have to stop you!

And then, I...

You couldn't kill him?

You couldn't kill him?

I believe I told you to distance yourself from Akihito-kun.

The Hollow Shadow's possession had clearly weakened Beyond the Boundary.

You squandered a prime opportunity to defeat Beyond the Boundary.

Happy?

If we allow Beyond the Boundary to roam free, it will use its massive power to destroy the world.

Once that happens, there will be no second chances.

Right...

Goodbye.

I've been thinking about it ever since then.

And I've realized that being indecisive won't get me anywhere.

I have no choice but to annihilate Senpai- Beyond the Boundary.

But I do not want to kill Senpai...!

I do not want to kill him.

The Calm is coming...

The Calm?

I have a plan.

What is it?

Very well.

First, I shall place Akihito Kanbara in a frozen barrier and sink his human half.

This will make Beyond the Boundary surface while it is weakened by the Calm.

Then I will tell Mirai Kuriyama that if she takes advantage of the Calm,

there is a way to save Akihito Kanbara without killing him.

Kill him.

Considering Mirai Kuriyama's current state of mind,

I am certain she will take the bait.

However, the Society of Spirit World Warriors

is bound to come in pursuit of Beyond the Boundary.

I swear we will annihilate it before they beat us to it.

Is what you said in the text all true?

Yes. Seeing as it's a yomu,

even Beyond the Boundary should be weakened during the Calm.

If you use every drop of blood within your body,

you should be able to pull Beyond the Boundary out of its surface layer

without killing Akihito-kun.

However, that means Beyond the Boundary will violate your entire body.

But Senpai won't have to die, right?

You have already made up your mind, haven't you?

I have!

This is where you will find Akihito-kun.

He will awaken sooner or later.

If you truly wish to save Akihito-kun, you had better act quickly.

Kuriyama-san...

Akihito-kun wants you to live.

He wants you to kill him so that you may live.

I have no doubt in my mind that's what he would want.

I bet!

Regardless, you're going to rescue Akihito-kun, aren't you?

Yes! I know that Senpai is going to be angry with me.

If he hears about what I did, he'll say that I didn't achieve anything.

Just like he did back then...

Well, right back at him!

The snow is starting to pick up.

That must be Beyond the Boundary's core.

Kuriyama-san...

"Senpai?"

"I'm glad I was born!"

"I'm glad I was born!"

"I'm truly glad that I came to this town"

"and met you, Senpai."