One day until completion
Hey, are you okay?
Tsukimiya-san.
I'm sorry. I failed to protect you again.
Huh?
It's because I was weak.
But...
This Heian-kyo is finished.
I'm sad to say.
That bastard!
Be quiet and still, trespasser!
Atsunaga-kun?
Leave this to me, please.
Atsunaga! Go and get Hareaki!
Huh?
I gotta give that guy a piece of my mind!
Re:Birth Verse
Episode Five Come On Down, Once-in-a-Millennium Me! The Yasha Mask That Guides Takeru
And you were naïve enough to bring him here?
He's wearing a diviner, so I took him for one of us.
And who might you be?
"This Heian-kyo is finished."
Pardon?
That's definitely what you said then.
What did you mean?!
You're being rude!
I do not recall saying such a thing.
Because you're gonna say it in the future!
That's what you said, and you gave up on Atsunaga, and Yura, and all the other onmyoji!
On everyone in Heian-kyo!
What's with this guy?
Didn't you say you wanted to protect Heian-kyo?!
I have to wonder now if your heart's in it!
My desire is for Denji Heian-kyo to keep flourishing for eternity.
And that is all.
Don't play innocent!
What're you doing to Sei-chama?!
Element
Did you murder him?
I held back.
Uh-oh.
Huh? Where'd he go?
Let's find him!
Yeah!
Find him!
He tried to attack Seimei-sama!
Find him at once and seize him!
Damn that Hareaki.
Nobody's gonna listen to a word I say.
Wait a minute. When am I at now?
The chief reviser hasn't come to watch Tsukimiya-san yet, has he?
Black mist!
It's close by!
Evacuate!
Hurry!
I'm gonna protect them all!
Ow...
What's this?
Crap!
Isn't that the guy from earlier?
Iruka?
He almost landed a hit on Seimei.
I had my hopes up.
Iruka, saying that'll get you in trouble again.
Who cares? Let's ignore him.
First we've got to get rid of this black mist.
Let's go!
Yeah!
Why was I shaking?
Does that mean "SOS" or whatever?
Say what?!
It hurts...
Don't hit me anymore, Father!
Whoa, what's he talking about?
I'm so hungry. Someone, give me food.
What's going on?
Stop!
Please stop!
Hey, dodge.
Dodge!
Good. His fever's gone down.
Oh.
Oh?
Ts-Ts-Tsukimiya-san?!
And his color looks good, for having slept three whole days.
Shall I go get some hot water?
Sure, please do.
Three whole days?
Um, what am I doing here?
I found you lying in the street.
Couldn't just leave you there.
Th-Thank you.
But it was mostly Miyoshi-chan who looked after you.
I had to go dance.
When is your performance?!
The one the chief reviser comes to watch!
You mean the chief imperial adviser? It was the day before yesterday.
How can this be?
Then yesterday, did the reviser summon you or anything?
Yes, his messenger came by.
But we got him to postpone it by telling him someone in the troupe had suddenly fallen ill.
Huh?
I mean you.
I brought you in, so I have to help care for you.
But how do you know I was summoned by the chief adviser?
Oh? Well, I guess I dreamed it.
You did? That's a weird dream.
So, because she was tending to me, Tsukimiya-san didn't get caught in the black mist.
I did things differently this time around, so now the future's changed.
And that's why Iruka and Kajiki are...
Ow, ow, ow!
Did that sting? Are you okay?
Y-Yes.
U-Um, why are you doing all this for me?
You don't even know me.
You're right. That's a good question.
When you suddenly showed up onstage, you were crying.
You were crying because of me, right?
You said something about failing to protect me again.
Right.
Oddly, I couldn't get it out of my head.
What was that all about?
I'll fill you in, Tsukimiya-san.
I saw Heian-kyo get destroyed.
In a dream?
It wasn't a dream.
The truth is, I keep repeating the same period.
I keep leaping back in time.
What?
And that's how Heian-kyo got destroyed one time.
Then, I went into the past again.
Is that so?
I'm sorry.
Who would believe a story like this, all of a sudden?
Right.
But, I think it's okay to try.
Huh?
Because I think your tears that time were genuine.
Let's go train.
Yeah.
About that ruffian.
It seems he's regained consciousness.
I see.
I wonder why Tsukkii's harboring a guy like him.
We don't need to go arrest him?
All he did was try to hit me.
I am, however, curious about his objective.
Let's leave him at large for now.
Sei-chama, here it comes.
Black mist
Tsurubishi and Kaisei are on patrol nearby.
I'll send them there.
The black mist.
Again?
Could it be that I'm afraid?
Genbu
You're kidding! The oni won another battle?!
Yes, and I heard there were more losses.
Including the onmyoji who fought.
It wasn't Atsunaga and Yura, was it?!
Don't worry. It was Atsunaga-kun who told me.
Oh, okay.
But the situation is getting worse.
The oni have steadily increased their power this past century.
They'll never win the Centennial Pandemonium like this.
Shit!
I heard it was the same oni as before.
Everyone it's beaten was a Five Star candidate.
I couldn't bring myself to go into the black mist.
Huh?
Right now I'm scared of the oni.
I was no match for them with my strength.
And that's why...
I have to get stronger, and soon!
If I don't...
I won't be able to do a damn thing!
I'm not sure if this will help, but...
Did you know they say I have a natural gift for dance that only appears once a millennium?
Oh, yes.
But how do I seem, just looking at me now?
Just like any other girl in town, right?
No, you're very pretty.
That's not what I'm getting at.
Sorry.
I get scared too, before every performance.
But the one who's scared is the regular-girl me.
What comes in handy at times like that...
is this.
A mask?
A yasha mask.
You know, masks have an incredible power.
When I put this on and focus my mind,
I can be someone who's me but not me.
The once-in-a-millennium dancer.
Something within me awakens...
and the possibilities open up.
I'm mindful of the area just below my navel
as I adjust my breathing.
Well?
It's true. You seemed totally different.
I've used this for practice since I was little,
but you can have it if you like.
Huh? Are you sure?
Sure. Give it a try.
Well?
It smells like you.
Yup, that didn't work at all.
This oni uses a freezing technique.
Were it simply a freezing technique, Tsurubishi and the others could've handled it.
So, what made them lose so easily?
What provides a clue is Tsurubishi's voice.
Stay away!
Not my face!
Don't sting me!
Tsuru-pon was a tough cookie, but her one weakness was bugs.
She was stung on her face as a child, and it swelled up badly.
She was afraid it would stay like that permanently.
Kaisei, meanwhile, was afraid of pointy things.
Don't point that needle at me!
This is a type of psychological attack.
This oni forces its opponents' fears to resurface in their minds.
It links the power of those fears to its freezing technique.
There's a strong chance the same oni will appear in the next black mist.
My power is unusable now, during the Centennial Pandemonium.
That is why I must leave it to you.
Please, you must prevail.
Yes, sir!
You still haven't found it?
I don't get it.
It's like, nothing much has changed.
I can't even tell if I'll be able to do anything when the black mist comes.
Maybe you're overthinking it all.
Focus on something simpler— taking a single step.
It's just one step,
but it's the most crucial one.
If you keep doing that,
the once-in-a-millennium Narihira Takeru will come down.
Maybe.
Yeah, I get it.
The most crucial step comes first.
Mm-hmm.
Such a charming sight.
But what are you all about?
Shino.
Black mist
There will be a black mist outbreak in 120 seconds.
Black mist
It's forecast to span 200 meters, centered at Left Capital, Jo Four, Bo Four.
Jo Four, Bo Four...
Right here?!
Tsukimiya-san!
Please hurry and evacuate!
Okay. And you?
Here I am worrying about going into the black mist, and it's come right to me.
It's like it's picking a fight.
Black mist
Come to poppa, you son of a bitch!
Evacuation
Takeru-kun...
Bastard.
You must be the one!
The one who took out Iruka and Kajiki!
Don't be scared. Just do this!
Come on.
Come on!
The power from that time!
Here it comes!
I still can't do it?!
Flame!
Element
It stopped?
Atsunaga! Yura!
That hair... It's him!
But how can he move around?!
Don't get distracted, Atsunaga.
Stay on the offensive, before it can use its psychological attack!
I know!
The five elements!
Wood feeds fire at low power!
Element
Thunder!
Did she say "psychological attack"?
Does that mean this ice is my fear taking physical form?
No!
Yura!
It's just a trick. I'll beat it!
Keep attacking, Atsunaga!
Paper soldiers!
Rite
Great Gale!
Seiryu
Damn!
You must succeed, Atsunaga!
Rite
Again?!
Crap!
Flame!
You and your strange visions!
Now what? Now what?!
I can't do anything!
Is it gonna be just like that time?!
What do I do?!
Maybe you're overthinking it all.
Focus on something simpler— taking a single step.
It's just one step,
but it's the most crucial one.
Just one step.
No, just one blow.
The most crucial blow.
That alone is enough.
The once-in-a-millennium Narihira Takeru will come down.
Move!
Damn it!
Stop!