I never imagined this would happen.
In the 24 ALIVE HERE
Days soaked in blood, tangled in unease
A glance exchanged becomes the signal
Where a dream awakens, lost in the moment
So far, so far
In the 24 ALIVE HERE
Gunfire devours fairy tales
Aimed straight ahead, what's the dream?
We tame despair and glory alike
Just something you prayed to God
That wish vanishes without mercy
So swallow even what's right when you must
So far from who I was
Even being incomplete
Means you can care for someone else
Doesn't matter what it is
We'll carry out the mission we were given
So far from who I was
So far from who you were
I'm afraid
The sadness, so merciless
Only deepens the pain
In the dreaming overnight
DAY OF THE STORM
Wasn't today's class way too hellish again?
Professor Muda is seriously an ogre.
He's a real ogre!
What's with him?
He got sick of your grumbling!
At least give us some peace and quiet when we're taking a bath.
Whatever.
The moment is over, so I'm not going to break in with,
"Yeah, Professor Mudano is a real Oni."
Thanks, man! I appreciate that!
I felt sorry for you, being left hanging like that.
I know Sazanami is right outside.
Want some milk, Rokuro?
Let me blow-dry your hair!
I'll clean your ears!
I'm scared!
Braggart!
I know, right?
I'm not bragging!
Rokuro!
Hey! Get your ass out here!
Rokuro!
Hey, get the hell outta here!
This ain't mixed bathing!
I've got no interest in seeing your nude bodies!
- That's not the point! Hey! - Out of my way!
Hey, Rokuro! Do something!
B-Bath with a girl?
We're going to do an evacuation drill.
You have ten minutes to assemble in the gym.
Evacuation drill?
So this is where the gym is.
You're late.
I was taking a bath. Can you blame me?
And I thought classes were over for today.
We're putting the storm to good use.
Would you prefer training outdoors instead?
Nope! Love me an evacuation drill!
This rain is crazy.
Feels like the roof's gonna fly off.
What kind of place do you think this is?
Rasetsu Academy isn't so poorly built, it'll buckle from a little storm.
This isn't just about learning how to respond during disasters.
If you can't act quickly as a team in an emergency,
you're useless to any unit.
That's what this training is for.
Everything you'll need has been provided.
Everyone is to remain in the gym until further notice.
I'll be patrolling the campus.
You guys go ahead and have dinner first.
Lame. It's just a drill.
So we just stay here?
Weirdly warm in here.
So we're on standby, but what are we supposed to do, exactly?
What if this is a trap or something?
Totally possible!
Is that...
- Huh? - Huh?
A pot?
If we open it...
boom!
What?
When you don't have bomb disposal gear,
it's best to stay back and just shoot it.
Knock it off, dumbass!
P-Please, just don't blow up the food!
Kidding! I was just kidding!
Are you that stupid?
Don't go calling me stupid, stupid!
I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to think of you as an idiot, Ichinose!
Somehow that hurts even more.
Seriously, it's just idiots all the way down.
If you guys keep screwing around, Rokuro's gonna starve.
Huh? Me?
Sit tight over there. I'll take care of everything.
Oh, it's just curry.
Good thing...
...some idiot didn't blow up the food.
Huh? I wasn't the one acting all suspicious.
It was you, right, Kougasaki?
Not really.
You gave it that shady look and muttered, "Is that..." didn't you?
Be honest!
I just guessed it'd be curry.
What, you're just really into curry?
Hey, does anybody want this?
Shiki Ichinose. Born February 4th.
Favorite food: meat.
Hates any food that's green.
Just your average boy in Japan.
Picky eating isn't good for you, you know.
I don't even get vegetables.
Homare Byobugaura. Born February 14th.
Favorite food: stir-fried bean sprouts.
However, not so much that she wants leftovers from a guy.
Fine. Guess I'll just drown it in curry and eat it.
No fair!
Huh? If you want more, eat what you have first!
There's still plenty left.
All right!
I'm ready for another heaping helping!
Jin Kougasaki. Born September 17th.
Hates spicy food.
But he will never admit that fact to anyone.
Hey, we're about to run out here!
Must be nice having strong stomachs.
Want me to go get you seconds?
Uh, I'm good. If I eat too much, I get kinda nauseous.
But...
they even have pudding? This is the best.
Oh? So you like pudding?
It's my absolute favorite.
Absolute favorite.
So you like it that much? Who do you love more, me or the pudding?
Your favorite, huh?
H-Hold on! Stop shaking me! I'm getting sick!
Rokuro Kiriyama. Born June 6th.
Favorite food: pudding.
Suffers from extreme anxiety and gets sick really easily.
Kuina Sazanami. Born August 21st.
Favorite type: hopeless guys.
Her current fixation: Rokuro Kiriyama.
I'll make you a whole bucket of pudding!
Huh? That actually sounds kinda nice.
Right? I'm your number one, aren't I?
Wait, no, I didn't mean it like—
Whatever! For today, just eat my pudding, too!
Man, that curry hit the spot!
I'm totally stuffed.
Same here.
I even got an extra-large second helping of bean sprouts.
Wait, did someone forget to take a pudding?
I had one!
I ate mine!
Me, too!
And I...
Sazanami gave me hers, so I ate that one, too.
If there's an extra, can we give it to her?
Don't worry about it! Just eat another one, already!
Nah, three puddings is a bit much.
If you don't want it, then I don't want it, either.
So what should we do with this leftover pudding?
Dibs!
If nobody wants it, I'm taking it!
Huh?
What, you still hungry, Kougasaki?
Yeah, I guess.
Then say so, man.
Here, take the last of the curry.
I'll let you have it.
Don't hold back.
We're roommates, after all.
I'll kill you.
All clear.
Is this an emergency?
Naito, thanks for doing the rounds.
Principal?
Seems the storm's messing with the signal.
My phone's out of range, so I had to ask Mukkun.
But honestly, even after walking around,
I haven't seen anything suspicious, you know?
I figured as much.
Still, since this is a drill, I'm following protocol.
You should just enjoy this chance and have some fun with the students.
I'll check in on them later.
You're so stiff.
I mean, maybe they'll relax more without a teacher breathing down their necks.
I hope that bunch can start to get along.
After all, it's having comrades that makes an Oni truly strong.
That's easier said than done.
Each of them carries their own burden.
That's why they came to this academy in the first place.
Sure, they gripe about everything...
but none of them have the luxury of just hanging out with friends right now.
Yeah, you're right about that.
Well, maybe I can help things along.
You're seriously annoying.
You're the one being annoying!
If you wanted the pudding so bad, you should've just said so. Jeez.
Idiot!
I'll make that smirk widen from ear to ear!
BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE
Blood Eclipse Release!
This just got fun.
BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE
Blood Eclipse Release!
Get him!
Die!
What are you doing?
I see.
You were risking your lives over pudding.
No. I was just trying to off this guy because he pissed me off.
That's no excuse for activating Blood Eclipse Release!
I was just defending myself! I'm innocent!
I don't care that you didn't leave any for me, but...
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I ate all the bean sprouts!
I'm just a gluttonous piece of trash! I'm sorry!
Wait, was that food not just for us?
Then he should have said that from the start.
First come, first served, right?
Raise your head, Byobugaura.
It's true. I never said any of it was for me.
But all of you will remain here until morning.
Fighting and damaging the facility is strictly forbidden.
Anyone who leaves this place without permission is expelled.
The professor took the pudding.
What's wrong?
He forgot to take a spoon.
Should we go give it to him?
Don't. Just don't.
You step out of here, you're expelled.
We've eaten.
It's time for us youngsters to get some sleep.
You sound like a kindergartener.
Hey, since we're all stuck here, let's tell love stories! Love talk!
You're still on about that?
Only if it's about Rokuro.
Huh?
Is this some kind of torture?
Aw, come on! You guys are no fun!
Hey, Kougasaki!
You, too! Get over here!
What happened to team spirit, huh?
Don't bother with me.
Tch! Fine, let's play cards or something.
So basically, you just want to hang out with everyone.
I'm sleeping with Rokuro, so don't bother us.
Uh, um, I don't think that's a great idea!
And that's exactly the problem.
I've been wondering ever since this drill started.
We're spending the night with the girls, right?
Huh? Yeah, we're just gonna talk and sleep. What's your point?
Juji Yusurube. Born March 19th.
It's not like I'm thinking impure thoughts or anything!
But if this were a story, something's supposed to happen!
In a setup like this, something should happen, don't you think?
If you're red-blooded lads, you'll know where I'm coming from!
He's just a pervert.
Sorry, but I don't get you at all.
What?
Um...
wouldn't it be better if we slept separately?
You know, boys and girls?
Don't be shy, Rokuro.
We'll sleep after we xxxx.
Are you stupid? Of course that's not okay!
Ikari Yaoroshi. Born November 11th.
No tolerance for dirty jokes.
Believes dating should only start after age 20.
BOYS GIRLS
Girls, behind this curtain!
Dudes, go over there!
This is exciting, isn't it?
So what kind of fun can you even have with just the guys?
It's kinda like a school trip, though, right?
A school trip, huh?
It's been a long time since I've felt safe enough to sleep like this.
Hey! Don't crash on me yet!
If a bunch of guys are hanging out like this, it's ghost story time.
G-Ghost stories?
Those are kinda played out, right?
I'm fine with it.
I'm in.
This will be easier if we limit it to some theme.
Like, how about high school girls?
This is a story that actually happened
Kougasaki, you're not sleeping until you tell a story, too.
at a girls high school near my family home.
One day after school, the head of the brass band was alone in the music room.
D-Don't look like that, man. I'm fine with it or whatever.
Oh, by the way, this band captain
looked like the very picture of grace and good conduct.
Look, guys, you're scaring Kougasaki, so let's do something else.
But behind that elegant exterior,
she secretly had an unusually strong curiosity about...
I don't mind.
well, certain things.
That internal conflict only made her more mysteriously alluring...
That's a pretty sudden development.
Right? It surprised me, too,
but the Kyoto base is completely tied up with rebuilding for a while.
I tried to call you right away, Danny, but the call wouldn't go through.
I seriously thought you'd blocked me and almost cried.
You really think I'd do something like that?
What? You being all sweet suddenly just throws me off.
I didn't call to chitchat.
I'm hanging up.
Come on, tell me about the kids, especially Shiki.
Are you being too hard on them?
They're not calling you an ogre or anything, right?
I'm holding back, enough that no one dies.
There's no problem.
See, it's that kind of wording that makes people misunderstand you.
Still, I think those kids understand your kindness in their own way.
After all, they've experienced real fear before.
This is something that's been happening to me.
Ever since we got back from Kyoto, I've had trouble sleeping.
Even in bed, I feel like someone's watching me.
That's just Sazanami.
Obviously.
Oh, it's just about a person, not a ghost.
Okay then, my turn.
As you all know, I share a dorm room with Professor Mudano.
But the thing is, he's hardly ever in the room.
I end up alone most of the time.
All right! Should have enough time for a sub-boss battle!
But I swear, every time, those footsteps come like clockwork.
The terror...
Oh, it's just Muda.
That's not scary at all!
All right, my turn.
Mine's the real deal, a story where people have actually died.
I-I can't wait!
I had this friend who was really into bikes.
He used to tear up this mountain pass,
and there was this one curve with a bad reputation.
They say at night, you can hear a woman's voice there,
Shiki Ichinose.
and that, no matter what, you must never turn around.
Weakness: all things supernatural.
Maybe the battery ran out?
That timing was a little too perfect.
Someone just screamed like a total coward.
Wh-Who was that? So lame.
So the rumor is true.
What rumor?
They say ghost stories attract ghosts.
Cut it out!
If you say that, a ghost really will...
Seriously?
So ghosts really do exist.
First time I ever seen one!
I'm gonna nab it!
Ghosts are really strong, huh?
Let go of me, you morons!
Let go!
- I'm sorry! I'm sorry! - Shut up!
What the hell are you doing?
Nope, nope, nope!
I can handle anything, but not ghosts!
Huh?
Don't you think that was a bit much?
Come on, I just meant to spook them a little.
I had no idea this kid was that afraid of ghosts.
He didn't lose control exactly,
but yeah, still got a long way to go on power regulation.
Well...
let's just tell the kids they had a weird dream.
After all, everyone's got a secret or two.
Like a bad dream
Even when I wake up, it's the worst, every day
Inherited and passed down, this descent
How long will I keep protecting it?
Ah, believing in justice, proclaiming lies
To live and die, this path is tangled, a maze
I've already crossed the line
Even if I regret it, there's no tomorrow
What is justice? I don't know
So I erased it, just to be myself
What is justice?
I don't know
No pain, no gain,
I'll go to the end
No matter how pretty the words
Or how noble the cause
Break down
This fight comes with pain
No one truly knows the meaning behind these tears
What is justice? I have no idea!
No choice.
Break down!
Stick now to my guns, go my own way
I feel like I had a really awful dream.
Same here.
Maybe it was the storm.
All right, you lot. Your next field exercise has been decided.
- Huh? - Oh?
We're going somewhere again?
Yeah.
Your next destination is...
Tokyo.
NEXT TIME MIKADO, LIKE GATE OF THE GODS