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It's the tower you were talking about!

That's so cool!

Right, guys?

Yo!

Order of the True Cross Japan Branch

Episode 2: Strange Bedfellows

I'm Kinzo Shima, envoy from the Kyoto field office.

It's a pleasure to meet you!

Dang it, Kin. You and that stupid routine... Please don't let anyone figure out we're related.

I'm taking you to where you guys will be staying.

Once you're settled in, we'll have you assist with Temptaint victims.

So thanks in advance!

Rin! Look at that! Look!

Man, kill me. Somebody, just kill me now...

And here we are.

- Thank you for coming. - Thank you for coming.

Right this way, please.

It's Bon!

- You're right! - Bon, welcome back!

I can't believe you've come back!

Hey! This ain't a personal home visit!

Bon! Sorry for not saying hi earlier! I didn't see you!

Wow, what a happy occasion!

- Ma'am! - Listen, dammit!

Ryuji!

You...

You went and dyed your hair!

You lookin' to become a rooster in the future or something?

Th-This is to motivate me!

Motivation, my foot!

I won't stand for it!

I knew she'd bring up the hair!

Um, what?

Oh, where are my manners?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Ryuji's mother.

Thank you for looking after our Bon.

You're Suguro's mom? I always assumed you'd be more—

Oh, this is Bon's family home.

I thought Suguro's family home was a bankrupt temple.

The temple couldn't make ends meet anymore, so I took over my family's inn.

I'd always wondered why they kept calling him "Bon"!

He's the bon-bon (young master) of an inn!

I'm standing right here, Kamiki!

Thank you for putting us up.

Think nothing of it!

We appreciate the continued patronage of the Order of the True Cross.

We'll head straight out to the field office to provide assistance,

but I'll leave half of our Doctors here, so please use them to treat Temptaint victims.

Thank you very much.

Suguro, Miwa, Shima.

This is your first visit home in a while, so go say hello to your families.

Yes, ma'am.

Moriyama, Kamiki, and Okumura, you'll help with the injured.

That's all. Dismissed.

Yes, ma'am!

Hey! Follow me, kids!

There's so many...

There's another 15 or so in the guest house out back.

Okay, here's what I want you to do for now.

They're making an herbal tea antidote in the kitchen, so go hand it out.

Also, replace any empty drip bags, all right?

Yes, sir!

Hang on.

Not you, Okumura.

What do you want me to do?

Hm, let me think...

What can you do? Go pick up... something.

Like what?

Trash, I guess?

Yaozo, we're coming in.

Bon!

Dad!

Dad, are you okay?

Yes...

Yaozo, you don't have to sit up!

Come on, it's not that serious.

Some field office chief I am, stuck in bed.

I need to get back to work as soon as possible.

Is everyone this hurt?

It's all right. They're expected to make a full recovery.

I see. That's good to hear.

I'm glad to see you're all right.

Yeah, thanks to these guys.

Konekomaru.

I'm impressed you kept Bon safe. You're a tough kid.

No! I didn't do anything of the sort! All I did was run around in a panic.

Dad! Dad! I put my life on the line, too!

All you did was dye your hair pink!

I didn't entrust you with my k'rik so you could go and dye your hair pink!

Hey, I did my best, too!

Shima also ran around in a panic as best he could.

Koneko, that's not helping.

My dad...

My dad, is he okay?

The Master got caught in the attack just as he arrived at the field office,

but he wasn't hurt, thank goodness, so don't worry.

Where is he now?

Good question.

He goes back to the temple every day, but who knows? He doesn't carry a cell phone.

Where is he?

I got a bone to pick with that chrome dome!

Hey! You there!

Could you give me a hand?

Watermelons!

Those look so good!

They're for the injured. Can you slice them up and hand them out?

You can have a slice, too.

Will do! I'll slice and dice them!

This guy reeks of booze.

Isn't it a little early to hit the bottle, Pops? Some priest you are...

Uh-oh. You found me out, huh?

It's so hot I couldn't help myself.

Talk about a degenerate priest... You're just like my Dad.

I like you, kid.

What's your name?

Rin Okumura.

Oh... So you're him.

Well, who are you, Pops?

Who, me?

I'm Ryuji Suguro's old man!

For real?

Yes, for real! Can't you see the resemblance?

Really? Suguro looks a lot cooler.

You think?

You must be good friends with Ryuji.

We had a fight.

Oh, dear. You too, huh?

Actually, Ryuji and I are in the middle of one, too!

You too, huh?

He can be a real minefield, can't he?

That's for sure.

But he's a good guy.

So I want to patch things up with him.

I know how you feel.

So this is the Kyoto field office's Deep Keep?

Yep. It's not much compared to the True Cross Academy's Deep Keep,

but the strength of our wards here is just as dangerous.

And yet somebody waltzed right through both of them.

Good point...

I've been hearing about internal squabbles among the Myoda Sect.

Could that be related to this?

No! Or so I wish I could say.

But to be perfectly honest, I can't say for certain that it's unrelated.

So this is the Right Eye of the Impure King, huh?

Done! Pops, why don't you carry in some of these yourself?

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm glad I met you, Rin! Let's chat again sometime!

Hey! Wait, you—

What did you say?

Don't forget, the Deep Keep is Hojo jurisdiction!

We're in this mess because your security was so full of holes!

Watch your tongue!

Wouldn't you say your own lax security on the upper level was to blame?

That's telling him, Sister!

I thought Kyoto was supposed to be more refined...

You're always making excuses, you snake-faced hags!

Stupid ape!

Fly, k'rik!

Look out!

That's enough!

- Bon! - Master Ryuji!

Somebody out there is targeting us! This is no time to be at each other's throats!

M-My apologies...

I wish you'd say that to the face of the Master, your father.

The public mocks him as a degenerate who's a high priest in name only.

Mamushi! Give it a rest!

No. Mamushi is right.

Bon...

Anyway, cut it out.

Is anybody gonna eat these watermelon slices?

Yeah...

Yaozo! We're gonna borrow some cucumbers!

Hey, Bon!

Oh, let them. Our temple's poor, so let them have some in place of a snack.

Bon! Where are you going?

It's a secret!

Ryuji!

Haven't I told you not to come here?

I-I brought an offering for Buddha!

So can I listen to you recite the sutras again, Dad?

What am I going to do with you? Fine, come in.

I loved to sit there quietly and listen to my dad recite the sutras.

Everyone!

I'm sorry, but could I bother you to take some meals over to the field office?

When you need grunt work done, I'm your man!

Up we go!

Goodness, you're as strong as an ox!

Hey! Ryuji! Are you just going to stand there?

- These weigh a ton! Keep it moving! - Oh, sorry.

Delivery from the inn!

Thanks, good work.

You guys can call it a night and get some rest.

Sweet! We're finally done!

Ms. Kirigakure.

Would it be okay if I went out for a bit?

Out where?

Kongo-Shinzan up in Raku-Hoku.

The mountains? To do what?

To see my old man.

No can do.

As your guardian, I can't let you go traipsing around the mountains after dark.

Don't forget that we're here in Kyoto on a mission.

Take these juices. And those bento boxes, too.

Sweet! Food!

Sorry to bother you. I'll turn in early.

Hey, Suguro! Your bento!

Man, you're grumpy... That's 'cause you haven't eaten.

Eat something! Here, gorilla!

Quit bugging me!

I made him mad...

- I should get going, too. - Konekomaru! Wanna join us?

Sorry, I want to go pay my respects to my family.

I see. Well, that's important.

I missed my chance to bail!

Um, well... I guess I should also—

What the hell? You ain't gonna eat the bento I brought, either?

Hey, this bento is really good! Right?

Hey, man. Aren't you kinda far away?

Am I?

You're scared of me like everyone else, aren't you?

I'm not scared!

Why am I so tense?

If I had to say, I just don't like hassles.

You don't like hassles?

Lame! Sheesh, you are so uncool!

You called me uncool? I can't let that slide!

I'm famous for being cool, I'll have you know!

You?

It's not that funny!

Personal Coolness Rankings: 1) My Old Man 2) Suguro 3) Konekomaru 4) Me 5) Kuro (cat) 6) Yukio

Look close! On my list of cool people, you rank somewhere around here!

I'm below Kuro?

Nope. You're off the page!

That's just mean!

He's asleep!

What am I doing?

I was trying to avoid you as much as possible,

but here I am, talking to you like always.

It's way more of a hassle to avoid somebody.

Okay, I give!

Damn right! Just give up!

It ain't gonna do any good, so laugh it up! Laugh it up!

Yeah, I'll do that.

Even Bon, even Koneko...

Everybody's way too uptight.

You're, like, the king of lame.

Why are you talking like that?

I learned that by listening to my dad!

That's amazing, Bon!

You can memorize stuff after hearing it just twice!

He's a weirdo, a weirdo! He's not awesome, his head's messed up!

Who's a weirdo?

I'm gonna inherit this temple, so I gotta be able to—

We can't take it anymore!

We keep losing parishioners! If this goes on, we won't be able to feed our families!

I'm leaving the Myoda Sect!

Plus, the thought that there might be another Blue Night terrifies me!

Bon!

Wait!

When I grow up and take over the temple,

I'm gonna work with my dad and defeat Satan!

We're gonna make it so there'll never be another Blue Night!

We won't let anyone else get hurt!

So please!

Bear with us just a little longer!

Master Ryuji, the Master has moved the temple's main object of worship elsewhere.

That's a betrayal of his followers... No, of the Myoda Sect itself.

We can't follow Father Tatsuma anymore.

Wait... Please, wait!

I know Dad will...

Bon.

What's the matter?

Juzo!

Everybody's saying they're gonna leave the temple!

Are even you and Mamushi and Shima and Konekomaru... Is everybody gonna leave?

It will never come to that.

Ever since the Blue Night, there have been unprecedented hardships for Myoda.

After many lengthy discussions between us senior priests and the Master,

a decision has been reached.

The Myoda Sect will affiliate itself with the Order of the True Cross!

While we may undergo outward changes,

it won't conflict with the Myoda Sect's teachings and their emphasis on pure exorcisms.

The Master has given his blessing to this course of action.

All in favor of this adopting this policy, raise your hand.

Dad!

I heard about the Order of the True Cross!

You're gonna become an exorcist, too, right?

No, I won't.

I'll be letting Yaozo and Uwabami handle things after the merger with the Order.

That'll put our followers' minds at ease.

Ryuji, you don't need to worry about that anymore, either.

Well, I'm busy, so I'll see you later.

Dad...

Master Ryuji.

Uwabami!

It's been a long time.

I'm told you defused a situation between my subordinates earlier.

Thank you for that.

No, don't sweat it.

Master Ryuji.

Are you aware that Myoda followers are suspected in this incident?

What?

Which is why I've decided to investigate the matter quietly.

Do you have any likely suspects?

No. But even the office director is under suspicion, so I must act.

We might uncover something.

Have you gotten in touch with my dad?

No. This is an internal Order matter. The Master has no say in—

He damn well does!

Sorry.

I'll join in, too. Can you bring Dad, even if you have to drag him here?

Very well.

I'm gonna go to True Cross Academy in Tokyo for high school.

I'm gonna study exorcisms at their cram school and become an exorcist.

To lead our followers, I want to learn as many types of exorcism lore as I can.

I forbid it.

Why?

I told you before! You're free to do what you want with your life!

You're smart, and you haven't had a Temptaint! You can leave this life behind!

You could even take over your mom's inn!

This is what I want to do with my life! Like I'd take over a stupid inn!

This discussion is over.

You're running away?

You're hardly ever at home, you refuse to join the Order,

and you've abandoned the Myoda Sect! Running is all you do!

Do you know what everybody says about you, Dad?

They call you a coward! A degenerate priest!

Doesn't that piss you off?

Cause... it sure pisses me off!

I'm...

...not gonna run.

What the heck?

This one's the juice?

Why is this happening to me?

Happy Father's Day!

You two are fine artists!

Target is close... Target is very close!

I'll break the glass.

They're dead...

Everything is ready to go on my end.

How are things going on yours?

If you don't act before they find you out, you won't get another chance.

After all, this is all for nothing if the left and right eyes aren't brought together.

Next Time

Episode 3: Suspicion Will Raise Bogies

Okay, now I'm mad!

What am I gonna do? At this rate, I...

I... I have nothing.

Master! What in the world?

I've brought you all here for one reason!

To smoke out the traitor in our midst!