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
If you don't make it to the goal in time, you're expelled.
Expelled? That's nuts!
If you think this is just some normal school,
you'd be better off dying once and starting over.
This is training.
After graduation, you'll all be on the front lines against the Momotaro Agency.
Yes, your life will always be on the line.
I won't use my blood.
You can use yours however you want.
But if you go berserk, I will use mine.
What if we kill you?
If you think you can beat us without blood powers,
don't cry if we kill you.
Go ahead and try.
If you succeed, you graduate instantly...
and you'll be assigned to the unit of your choice.
BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE
For Shiki and the other new students at Rasetsu Academy, their first test...
is Oni Tag.
They must return to the school within one hour
without getting caught by the "it" player, Mudano.
There's one more rule.
To reach the goal, you'll need one of these.
Whoa, those really flew!
If you don't have a ball, even if you reach the goal, it won't count.
Sensei! But there were only two balls!
So we're supposed to fight each other for them, huh?
There are a lot of you, so we'll split you into three groups.
Group One is...
Homare Byobugaura...
Shiki Ichinose...
Jin Kougasaki.
Group Two...
Ikari Yaoroshi...
Juji Yusurube.
Group Three...
Rokuro Kiriyama...
Kuina Sazanami.
Groups Two and Three, you'll only have one ball between you.
Sounds fun.
Yup, a full-on brawl.
That means at least three people are getting expelled.
My head hurts.
I might die.
You'll all go in first. I'll enter 15 minutes later.
If there's nothing else—
Wait!
There's no way I can team up with this masked weirdo!
Then you're expelled.
Seriously?
Um...
I'm Homare Byobugaura.
I'll try my best not to get in your way, so...
This guy has been a punk since he was a kid.
Of course girls stayed away from him.
And now, for the first time in years...
a girl talked to him.
I'll protect you!
N-No, really. That's too much.
I just want to stay out of the way.
So humble.
I-It's nice to meet you.
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry someone like me even spoke to you!
I'll just crawl into the dirt now!
You made her cry? You bastard!
Hey, don't cry! Come on, now!
Don't ruin your cute face with tears!
Actually, you even look cute when you cry.
But your smile's even cuter!
Please don't call me cute.
Too freakin' cute!
Let's work together and clear this thing, just the two of us.
Tough luck, pal. You're done for right here!
Do you have to talk to me every five seconds?
You some kind of attention-seeker?
Huh?
If you're gonna get expelled anyway.
Might as well quit now before you get wrecked.
Screw that. I've got a goal, and I'm not giving it up!
I bet it's something meaningless, anyway.
Say what?
That's enough.
How many minutes do you plan on wasting?
Group One, begin!
Huh? U-Um...
S-Sorry!
I'm sorry for being so slow!
Kill me if you want.
If you succeed, you graduate instantly...
and you'll be assigned to the unit of your choice.
This is my chance!
If I make it into the unit I want, I'll be able to see him again.
You went from attention-seeker to clingy psycho, huh?
I don't bother with small fights...
but I'm all in if there's a big one!
You called my goal meaningless, yeah?
Take it back, you piece of crap!
Well, yeah, there are only two balls, after all.
So it's fine if we beat each other bloody for them, right?
What the hell are those scars?
Showing off your old wounds? Weaklings do that.
Then if you lose to a weakling, what's that make you? Trash?
Blood Eclipse Release.
How are you pulling that off like it's nothing?
Why can't you?
If you're scared, you can run.
If I back down now,
it'll make my dad's death some pathetic, pointless tragedy!
You came here to avenge your father?
What if I did?
I see.
Then we'll never understand each other.
Not like I ever expected us to get along.
I can do that, too!
Come on, work!
Damn it! Why the hell won't it come out?
Don't laugh, bastard! I'll kill you!
This is pointless.
If you're going to waste my time, at least pay for it.
Damn it.
How can he pull that off so easily?
If I focus hard enough, if I shout it loud enough, it should work!
Why is it he can do it and I can't?
It pisses me off more than anything!
Try to at least be a decent warm-up before I kill the teacher.
Fine.
Then I'll beat it out of you.
This is my first step...
toward getting stronger!
Ichinose?
Kougasaki?
Where did you go?
Wh-What was that sound?
Someone like me doesn't belong here.
A garbage girl like me shouldn't be in a place like this.
But Ichinose said we'd work together!
Why do I always rely on others?
Okay. I'll just head toward that sound.
What the hell was that?
That scared me.
My heart's about to explode.
Am I dying?
Sounds fun.
Should we check it out?
No way!
It's not our turn yet!
Damn it!
This guy's tough!
How can he control his blood?
And the shape it takes when he uses it is totally different from mine.
No, even different from the teacher's.
Does it mean something?
What does it even mean to "control blood" in the first place?
I don't get it.
Where are you looking?
Crap!
It's the first time I've ever felt this way.
Not understanding something...
hurts this damn much?
Didn't even need to use my blood.
Hold it, you bastard!
Take a nap.
Finally found you!
That was way too close.
U-Uh...
That was dangerous, damn it! Apologize!
Apologize?
If you're scared of getting hurt, you should go home.
Huh?
If that weak attack scared you...
you weren't going to last long anyway.
You're seriously pissing me off.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's my fault you got hurt. I'm really, really sorry.
Wait, wait!
This was that jerk's fault!
I'm so sorry.
I'll just die to atone for it.
Hey, you don't have to apologize that... that much.
What the hell is that?
We Oni have way more blood than regular people...
But this... this is off. It's way too much.
Both of you, please run.
Otherwise...
she'll kill you.
Wasn't today just supposed to be school orientation?
Principal.
Giving them a life-or-death assignment on day one? Bold move.
Training's more meaningful than wasting a whole day on explanations.
You really do care.
Everything you say is for their sake.
You know, a lot of Oni die every year.
Most of them are kids.
Some are killed just because they're related to one.
Some are taken alive and used as test subjects.
They know nothing. They understand nothing.
What should children who are suddenly killed one day...
think about in their final moments?
I just hope there's at least a fair and equal heaven waiting for them.
I don't need to believe in heaven.
If you're strong, you won't die.
Simple as that.
Still, you really are kind.
Help them get strong.
Crap, that was too close!
Did that masked weirdo just die?
Damn!
It's way too big!
Hey! Byobugaura!
You can't stop that thing?
I'm sorry.
I can't... do anything.
She's losing too much blood!
First, I need to pull her away from that thing!
It's protecting her?
Does her blood have a will of its own?
Please stop.
Don't do this anymore.
Sis!
"Sis"?
You two should run.
What good is running?
You'll bleed out and die right in front of us.
I don't mind.
Watching someone die before your eyes really sucks, you know.
Besides, you've got that, "I'm barely hanging in there," face goin' on.
I can't just leave you like that.
What the hell is this?
So that's Byobugaura's Blood Eclipse Release, huh?
Let's see how those kids handle it.
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
Come on, come on!
Come out, already!
Why won't it work?
It's not going to.
Last time was a one-in-a-hundred lucky shot.
But that kind of luck, I'll give him credit for it.
Whoa!
Damn it! This isn't just weak.
This is pathetic.
I've never lost a fight before.
Pops died, and here I am, still completely useless!
I hate this.
Being weak is so damn humiliating and frustrating!
If you're gonna cry, do it somewhere else.
Huh? I'm not crying!
You're dead, mask boy!
This is just sweat! Idiot!
Look at me when I'm talkin' to you!
Moron!
That hit from earlier's still messing with me.
But if I run now, that's the end of me!
Creating two different weapon types at the same time,
that takes serious control.
He's got a clear edge in precision and experience.
An Oni's blood can take any shape, any strength.
The image a person holds is transmitted from the brain,
traveling not only through nerves but also through the bloodstream,
shaping itself accordingly.
It's a signal from the brain.
Some have their traumas reflected.
Others reveal their preferences or tastes.
For some, their experiences are imprinted.
It's said that what an Oni creates with their blood
can offer a glimpse into their life itself.
Then, at some point, the act of creating one's own unique weapon from blood...
came to be known as...
Blood Eclipse Release!
BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE
I'll take your head off!
It protected itself!
Damn it!
Come on, come on! Just work, already! Make anything!
Why is it he can do it and I can't?
Huh?
Wait a sec.
Everything he makes is for cutting.
And Byobugaura only formed that.
Oh!
What I made before...
It's gonna puke more blood?
This might be the limit.
Crap.
Quit yelling, already.
Blood Eclipse Release!
BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE
He figured it out?
Now I'm ready to go!
Crazy. Feels like this thing's part of my body!
Over here!
Brace yourself!
How was that?
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
NEXT TIME WORK WITH ME