01x06 - Ano Hi no Kioku

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Vampires?

That's right.

Several people were apparently
attacked nearby.

From what I hear,
they were dressed in

black robes like the ones
Western nuns wear.

Wait for me!

NANOKA KIBA
Hey, is the town back to normal

Hey, is the town back to normal

because the Flea Ayakashi protecting
the barrier were wiped out

and the church disappeared?

Yes, that's likely the reason.

He looks exhausted.

MAO
Byouki's barrier wrapped the town

in a thin veil of yokai energy.

The real city must have existed
on the other side of the veil.

Does that mean Byouki...

OTOYA
Does that mean Byouki...

...might still be lurking
under that keystone?

About that keystone...

It's going

to disappear soon.

What?

Nanoka...

How do you know that?

Soon, on September 1st,

there's going to be
a massive earthquake.

The Great Kanto Earthquake.

This area will be devastated.

And...

The keystone vanished from that day on,
according to historical records.

Also, there was a huge cat...

There are testimonies of people
who say they saw

a huge cat peering down at
the burning city from the sky.

It might be Byouki.

It's too dangerous to stay here.

So you should leave the city for now.

It's going to be
a devastating earthquake.

I came here to tell you that.

How can you possibly
know the future?

I know this is hard to believe, but...

I came from 100 years in the future.

No way.
- No way.

What?!

You have to believe me!

MAO

MEMORIES OF THAT DAY

Come on!
I'm telling the truth!

I came from 100 years in the future...

Well, 96 years, to be exact.

The gate on that street
connects to the future.

Now that Byouki's
barrier is gone,

can I get back home
through there like before?

Sorry, Mao.

What's wrong?

I'm going to go back home for now.

Make sure you leave here, understand?

Nanoka...

Will this work?

Either way, I spent a whole
night on this side.

Whoa...

Amazing!

Huh?

I made it back...

But if there's fireworks...

No way!

That means it's already summer?!

FRIDAY AUGUST 15
August 15...

One month went by?!

I'm so sorry, Grandpa!
I'm going home right now!

It's so pretty!

Isn't that Nanoka?

Huh?
- Where?

Oh, you're right.

HARUKA, HITOMI, YUI NAKAGAWA
Oh, you're right.

HARUKA, HITOMI, YUI NAKAGAWA
It does look like her, but...

It does look like her, but...

I'm home, Grandpa!

FUNA UOZUMI

Uozumi...

Oh, Miss Nanoka.

It's good to see you.
Welcome home.

Why is it so dark inside?

Your grandfather is resting.

NANOKA'S GRANDPA

Grandpa!

Something's not right...



I've been missing for a month...

ARE YOU HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL?
WERE YOU AT THE FIREWORKS SHOW?

Apparently, I'm in the hospital again.

Nanoka.

Grandpa...

What a relief.
Where have you been?

I'm so sorry, Grandpa.

I was worried sick.

Worried?

But he didn't even file a missing
person report to the police?

Here you go.

Miss Nanoka, your smoothie.

T-Thank you...

Something's also suspicious
with this smoothie.

Drink it, Nanoka.

It's good for you.

Something's definitely off.

I feel sick every time I drink it.

Oh, I'm beat.

I don't have any strength.

Take it when you can't get your powers
to work and you're in trouble.

Right!

That medicine Mao gave me
a while back.

I think it's still in here.

It's an antidote.

Found it!

This is it.

Nanoka Kiba.

Pack up your things.

Teacher?

Mommy?
Why are you here?

Nanoka.

Grandpa isn't doing well.

I remember now!

That day...

Grandpa had been in and out
of the hospital for a long time.

Mom said he might not
make it this time.

FIFTH STREET SHOPPING
I was on my way to the hospital

with Mom and Dad.

That's when we were caught
in the sinkhole accident.

Mom and Dad were k*lled

and I've been living with Grandpa
ever since.

It's going to be alright, Nanoka.

Grandpa's going to be with you.

Always.

Grandpa...

Is something the matter, Nanoka?

N-No... I'm good.

If you want a snack,

I think Uozumi left something
in the fridge.

Okay!

That day, Grandpa was
in critical condition...

It's not making sense!
What's going on?

When Mom and Dad died
in the sinkhole accident,

Grandpa was on his deathbed.

Why couldn't I remember that until now?

And the medicine that Mao gave me...

It's an antidote.

For a poison?!

Tell me, Mao! Tell me!

SHIRAHA

NANOKA MIGHT'VE BEEN DISCHARGED

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW
Kiba's out?

I wonder if she's at home...

I want to see her.

But it isn't like we were dating.

If I show up out of the blue,
would she get creeped out?

Kiba!

Huh? She's gone.

Give me a hand.

Quickly!
We'll be soaking wet!

It's raining again.

So unpredictable.

Mao!

He's not here.

On September 1st, there's going
to be a massive earthquake.

So you should leave the city for now.

I remember it now.

He must have left.

What should I do?

I feel so alone.

Nanoka.

Huh?!

You're back?

Mao...

Good to see you again,
Miss Nanoka.

You didn't leave?!

But why?

There!

Right after you went back,
Master Mao fell asleep for about 10 days.



Once he's out,
nothing will wake him.

Thanks to that, I'm feeling better.

And regardless of whether
it's true or not,

if a massive earthquake happens
and the keystone vanishes,

it would be a once-in-a-lifetime
chance to confront Byouki.

So, I can't leave this place.

But...

We've been keeping an eye
on the keystone every day,

but nothing has changed.

I see.

More importantly,
what about you, Nanoka?

Why did you come back?

Well, you see, I...

Uh...

What's the matter?

Oh, no...

Just seeing Mao's face makes me
feel so relieved.

Is it an earthquake?!

Nanoka!

Today?!

It was today?!

MAO

Are you alright?!

Put out the flames!

Otoya, are you okay?

Yes, I'm okay.

I was protecting
the kodoku jar with my life.

Good.

An earthquake really did happen...

Which means...

The keystone!

Hey! Wait!

W-What is that?!

Ayakashi!

What are those things?

Did the earthquake—

My body is burning hot...!

Miss Nanoka?

Cat eyes?

Mao.

Byouki!

BYOUKI
Give back my body!

Give back my body!

Give back his body?

It's solid!

Mao!
- Master Mao!

It's only a head?!

Mao...

Give me your body!

On that day 900 years ago...

Mao...

Give me your body.

Give your life to me.

I was on the brink of death

and Byouki was just as badly wounded,
barely holding on.

If you offer your body to me,
you shall live on.

Become my vessel
and dwell within me.

Byouki!

At the very least,
I'm taking you down with me!

After I severed its head,
Byouki disappeared.

Lady Sana...

Mao...

You are a vessel found
only once in a thousand years.

Give me your body and
become one with me.

Preposterous!

A vessel found only once
in a thousand years?

I'm not quite sure.

Maybe it means they are
a good match. A good fit.

I kept searching for you to
annihilate you once and for all

and to sever the curse!

Curse, you say?

Mao, can it be that you don't know

what truly happened back then?

What?

Do you not know
who m*rder*d your master,

burned down the Treasure House,

and shot you with arrows?

We were framed.

Both you and I.

What are you saying now?!

Mao!
- Master Mao!

You there, young girl...

Who are you?

Is it talking to me?!

How?

How is it that you, like Mao,

also carry the blood of Byouki?

You, too, are worthy
of becoming my vessel.

Huh? What are you talking about?!

Could it be back then...

I encountered

...Byouki?

Hey, did you put a curse
on me that day?!

Why?

I wouldn't know...

I've been asleep for
hundreds of years.

Huh? Hundreds of years?!
Don't play dumb with me!

Then explain how
my body became like this!

Mao...

That's...

The monster I saw that day!

Is that really Mao?

Yes. Although he rarely takes
that form.

He's like a wild beast...

That is apparently
the body of Byouki.

The seven tails are proof of that.

When he was about to be made
the Byouki's vessel,

he severed its head
in the heat of the moment.

But their bodies ended up
merging together.

That's why Byouki wants
its body back...

How futile, Mao.

Even if you wounded me,

as long as I'm merged with your body,

I cannot die!

Foolish...

Even if you and I fight each other,
it settles nothing.

It got away!

What did it mean by
"settles nothing"?

Miss Nanoka, it's dangerous here.

Let's flee from here.

Okay.

Oh, no...

The entire town is burning...

Daddy... Mommy...

It's a child.

Perhaps she was left behind.

That's...

Me?!

Eight years ago, that day,

I was pulled by some powerful
force and ended up here?!

W-What should I do?

If we don't help her,
she will die.

Run!

I remember now...
I heard a voice after this...



I can wait a little longer.

Mao...

Prepare a new vessel
before your life expires.

A new vessel?

Mao! Do you recognize me?

That one is the same...

I have to help her!

That girl is me!

Mao!

Something flew out...

Mao...

NEXT TIME
You might end up becoming Byouki's vessel.

You might end up becoming Byouki's vessel.

These are protective stones.

They will protect you like a barrier.

In the burned ruins of the capital,

there are still bodies that
haven't been recovered.

There are stories of flaming heads
that fly about at night.

If you're afraid, stay here with me.

My senior apprentice?
It can't be!

Next time: "The New Vessel."