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 because...
the Flea Ayakashi protecting the barrier were wiped out
and the church disappeared?
Yes, that's likely the reason.
He looks exhausted...
MAO
The Byoki'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 the Byoki might still be...
OTOYA Does that mean the Byoki might still be...
OTOYA
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...
the Byoki.
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!
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 the Byoki'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...
Wow!
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...
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 Your grandfather is resting.
NANOKA'S GRANDPA
Grandpa!
Something's...
not right...
500 unread messages...
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 with the police?
Here you go.
Miss Nanoka, your smoothie.
Th-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 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 killed...
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.
Oh... If you want a snack,
I think Uozumi left something in the fridge.
Uh... 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
Nanoka's out...?
NANOKA MIGHT'VE BEEN DISCHARGED JUST LETTING YOU KNOW
I wonder if she's at home...
I want to see her.
But it isn't like we were dating...
so if I show up out of the blue would she get creeped out?
Maybe I should just...
Nanoka!
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.
Oh...
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?!
Why not?
There!
Right after you went back, Master Mao fell asleep...
for about 10 days.
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 the Byoki.
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?!
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!
Byoki!
BYOKI Give back...
BYOKI
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 Byoki 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...
Byoki!
At the very least, I'm taking you down with me!
After I severed its head, the Byoki 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 murdered 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 the Byoki?
You, too, are worthy of becoming my vessel.
Huh? What are you talking about?!
Could it be back then...
I encountered...
the Byoki?
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 the Byoki.
The seven tails are proof of that.
When he was about to be made the Byoki's vessel,
he severed its head in the heat of the moment...
but their bodies ended up merging together.
That's why the Byoki 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...
900 years I have waited.
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...
the Byoki'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