It disappeared.
Gaudí's ability turns dark spirits' power into structures.
It's beautiful.
It's ironic, though.
Is he highly regarded in the modern world, too?
Antoni Gaudí is an architect from Catalonia.
Since March 19th, 1882, Sagrada Família has been—
Never mind. I shouldn't have asked.
Help...
That... energy of yours?
Nicola acts that way sometimes, too. Why is that?
It's nothing. Sorry.
It's strange.
I feel like you know everything about us ghosts.
I can see that.
But I have my strengths and weaknesses.
I didn't know anything about Rembrandt even though he joined me.
I hope we can release them soon.
If we remove your bindings for even a moment, Nero will know.
Your power would grow significantly.
I'm sorry, but you'll have to be patient.
No! I can't breathe!
Take it off!
You're shouting?
But it was made to your measurements.
I can't breathe!
No! I can't breathe!
Nero?
You will teach me to sing.
What?
Why does "music" exist in this world?
I think I've figured it out
This melody will go on living much, much longer than us
For thousands and tens of thousands of years
Carrying the flames of wishes past
Traveling across time
What color is your elegy?
Well? Tell me
My 1,000% pure curiosity
Can't be stopped
Let my heart sing, sing, sing, sing and turn my life into music
I despise the word "destiny"
Ghosts still believe in pure dreams
Just as everyone's souls scream
The racing ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump running through the present
Waltzes through the new world with enough force
to break through the afterlife's border
Now smile and shine
Seria's voice probably came from over there.
I can't do this as well as Akari, but...
I can use spirit power to move.
My body won't last if I stay here too long.
I need to find the others.
I'm tired. Shall we rest?
Sure.
Are you okay?
Here.
Thank you.
I had no idea you fed on those.
You're cannibals.
Don't most living things eat each other?
True.
Something's not right.
Riku!
I thought I sensed something.
Really? Anyway, take me to the next sabbath.
We're almost there.
Once you complete the final ritual, you'll be accepted by Lord Baphomet.
All right! I'm excited.
Baphomet?
He can't be trusted.
I have to save her.
Do gods exist?
Do you think they do?
I've never seen one, so no.
I see.
I shouldn't say this in the Buddha's presence,
but faith exists for people, not gods or deities.
This thing is an aggregate of people's prayers.
Do we need it?
I'm not sure.
Do you not want gods to exist?
Not right now.
Not now, huh?
I'd like to meet a real god or deity.
That's why I'm a monk.
Do real ones exist?
If there are fake ones, there must be real ones.
That thought keeps me going.
What's wrong with hoping wish-granting gods exist?
But in this world, gods are humans,
and those fake deities manipulate and deceive people.
If someone you love blindly believes a fake god,
you must risk your life to bring them back.
Otherwise, you'll regret it.
Buritikiyaka... Baphomedutoerahem...
We're a little late.
Be careful. The feast's already begun.
Wow, how exciting.
You like that sort of thing?
I'm not sure.
Let's complete the ritual first.
This way.
Buritikiyaka... Baphomedutoerahem...
Lord Baphomet, I've brought one who's finished the pilgrimage.
He's not responding.
Be quiet and wait. You're being judged.
Oh, really? What's this?
This color means "enter."
Good. Now you'll be accepted as a witch after a kiss.
Then I'm off.
Follow the ritual.
Okay.
A goat head.
Hey, let go.
I'm not into rough stuff.
I'm supposed to kiss this?
How cute.
It's done.
Now you're a witch, too.
As promised, I'll teach you magic.
Hooray.
I'm so glad I made new friends.
New friends? Why?
Welcome back, Settei-san.
What? I heard you slipped out of training, but...
Who is that girl?
Are you actually a lolico—
Let's eat. Bring out the meat.
And Riku, look after Rui.
Rui? Okay.
Come with me. All our friends get jobs to do.
Friends?
But first, you need a bath.
Can't have you getting your futon dirty.
Riku.
So, there are lots of other witches, right?
Of course. We'll take you to our citadel now.
Buritikiyaka... Baphomedutoerahem...
Are you interested in that?
Not at all.
Then let's go right away.
Il tuo fedel sospira ognor
Cessa crudel, tanto rigor
tanto rigor
Caro mio ben...
That's Nero.
He's always singing poorly.
Huh...
Get on.
Really? Hooray.
We can hear Seria singing.
I'm still here.
Why does she want to become a witch?
She can't.
I'll bring Riku back.
Everyone must be following Seria's voice.
I'll work with the others to bring Riku back.
Well? I'll get better, won't I?
What? Uh, yes? What should I say?
Uh, I think you have lots of potential, but...
But?
Actually, never mind.
Never mind? You're hiding something, aren't you?
I'm not hiding anything.
Here. This tea is good for the throat.
Ah, Sana. How was my singing?
It was beautiful and touching.
I'm sure many ghosts will gather to hear it.
I'm looking forward to that.
I thought so.
Seria, after a short break, you'll continue teaching me.
Drink some tea, too.
Of course.
Oh?
You'll regularly provide me with old artworks
and artistically talented individuals?
A visitor?
He's right on time.
That's not a bad deal. More is always better.
Exactly. In exchange, when the realm gates are completed...
I'll let you use them.
I'll probably summon you on occasion.
More importantly, that girl is rather interesting.
Are you upset I took your precious toy?
No, it's true that she's harboring your fellow ghosts.
Do as you wish with her until you reclaim them.
So you gave up your compassion just to behold a deity?
You truly are interesting.
Someday, I'll kill MiucS for you.
Wouldn't that be more certain?
I'll be the one to destroy MiucS.
You don't need to interfere.
Right, of course. That's your destiny, isn't it?
Call it whatever you'd like.
It's better to have it than not.
I'll help you with your festival.
I'll pack the spirits into the device.
I have high hopes for you.
Settei-san.
Seria.
So that's where the dark spirits went.
What should I do now?
Wait!
When did she learn to do that?
I started flying while I was running.
I'm unstoppable with this.
We'll see about that.
I can't dodge it.
Simply flying is no big deal.
The answer is inside yourself.
Find the circuit to reduce your power.
Learn to fully ascertain air resistance.
You'll break a lot of bones until you do.
It's not that easy, huh?
But I'll figure it out eventually.
You sure are carefree.
What? That's the secret teleportation spell.
Friends of yours?
Probably.
Hey, Settei!
Kaede! Rui!
Akari?
Good.
Who is that ghost?
Did she find a boyfriend here?
I see. That's great news.
Rui, let's have red rice to celebrate when we return to the human realm.
I see. You're colluding with one of Nero's allies.
Yeah. Kaede's teleportation was our signal to meet,
but finding you and Rui was a fortuitous miscalculation.
But what about Riku?
I saw a witch take her away.
I couldn't defeat her alone.
A Great Ghost witch?
Riku was glad to have made new friends.
Does she think the telegeists betrayed us?
What about her wristband?
Hers is the only signal we haven't received.
She was wearing it.
I see. Then don't give up hope.
She must have a plan.
We can't rescue Riku-san if we don't know where she is.
We'll have to rescue Seri-chan first.
Yeah. We'll take back our most powerful member.
Serian's strong, but my Manpei is crazy strong, too.
Hello. I'm Ichinomiya Manpei.
The festival will begin shortly.
We'll use that opportunity to grab Seria.
Don't ignore me!
Congratulations on finding a lovely partner, Akari.
Huh? Uh, thanks.
A festival? Is that where the dark spirits gathered?
Undoubtedly.
Like Edison, Nero's group has devised a device to turn dark spirits into power.
Their goal is to fill the spirit, human, and Phantom Realms with art.
They'll install realm gates to travel freely between them.
They're gathering the energy they need to make that happen.
Considering what might happen when the gates are completed, I made a blood pact.
A blood pact?
It was an excuse to get close to Seria.
You met Seri-chan? Is she well?
Yeah. She was singing as usual.
Good.
We have our rescue and escape routes.
When do we act?
Device
Stage
Castle
Colosseum
During the festival's biggest event, Nero's concert.
They'll be vulnerable then.
His goal to fill the three realms with art is just a desire for attention.
That's why he's doing this?
A concert?
Yeah. Nero has a self-professed love of art.
He won't get away with this.
Incredible. You're far stronger than before.
That thing on your back is different, too.
And Rui's pet is huge.
Let me show you.
What do you think?
How does that even work?
Each weapon is made stronger by all the spirits synced to it.
The Saionji Group's got a wild R&D department.
That's a lot of spirits.
That must've taken a lot of training.
Not at all.
Settei, this is more people than you said.
It's not a problem. Nero knows about them.
Perhaps, but who's the giant?
Is he a familiar spirit?
Skree, skree. Skree, skree.
Y-Yeah. I'm sharing my spirit power with him.
So that's why he has so much power.
I thought you'd found a boyfriend.
Obviously not.
Well, that was silly.
No matter. Let's go.
Yeah.
We're here.
This is the witches' citadel.
What? This?
I was expecting something more sordid like the Black Mass.
Surprised? But don't worry. Everyone says that.
Okay.
Here there are spirits of real witches
and ordinary people killed in witch hunts.
Us high-ranking witches gather light and distribute it to the others.
We've never produced a dark spirit.
Light? Oh, you mean Spirit Haze.
That's what you call it in the human realm?
Yeah, but I like light. It's easier to understand.
It's not very witchy, though.
We're landing now.
Okay.
Anyway, I had no idea there was such a beautiful city was in the phantom realm.
Sometimes human mediums attempt to place something,
and other groups' spirits visit, but we send them away.
In here.
Here you are.
Thanks.
With Lord Baphomet's blessing, we cannot lose.
Nobody stands a chance against us witches.
Wow.
You're one of us now.
Yeah, but I still can't do anything.
You'll begin training tomorrow.
Okay. Are there many witches like you?
Of course. I'll introduce you when everyone returns tonight.
There's a meeting of high-ranking witches.
Thanks.
These people live normally in the Phantom Realm.
Am I going to take that away from them?
Why? To get revenge on the telegeists for betraying us?
Now that my guilt is suppressed, will I take everything from them?
What's the matter?
I'm sorry, Marie.
I have true allies.
You're kidding, right?
But you received the witch's baptism.
You can't have other allies.
Your faith is misguided.
I won't be fooled by lies.
What?
I like you, but I'm sorry.
You have to die for the power of my dream.
I'm sorry, Marie.
Ah, clearing a path even though I'm not certain
Advancing towards a faint light
Ah, on this path of thorns
To prevent the pain from wilting our hearts
We pray
Buffeted by headwinds
The harder it is to walk
The less we're bothered by this path of thorns
Fly freely up into that sky
It will surely be a delight, now break your fate