[♪ opening theme song playing]
[Yuru breathes shakily]
[Yuru sighs]
[YURU] You've got one of those smoke signal things, right?
[JIN] Hm?
The device that lets you talk to people far away.
I saw you were using it earlier.
Oh, you mean my smartphone.
You're gonna tell Asa to come here.
I just want to talk, that's all.
All that you wanna do is talk?
Yeah, I figured he'd be telling us to hand her over,
- "or else." - Why settle for a simple chat?
Surely Higashi Village wants both twins.
But that's not why I'm here.
I came on my own, for my own reasons.
All right, then let's continue this
at the Kagemori manor.
Asa has been wanting to see you, too,
and you can talk there.
Only a fool would walk willingly into a bear's den.
Have her come here.
And stop acting like this is a negotiation
because it really isn't.
Hey, kid, tell you what.
Why don't you at least let us see what we can do
about that wound you gave him?
He could bleed out.
I made sure it wasn't deep enough to kill him.
But very well.
You kept it shallow on purpose?
Jin, isn't it?
You trapped me, but that's it.
I didn't sense bloodlust in you.
[JIN] Hm.
[YURU] If you had wanted to kill me,
things would have turned out much differently.
[HARUO] You'd think mountain folk would be peaceful.
But this kid's terrifying.
[YURU] It's true.
If he had wanted me dead,
he would have seen to it with that first attack.
[RIGHT] The fish belong to the spectacled one.
And the hare and tortoise answer to the rumpled youth.
There's another pair somewhere,
though they have yet to show themselves.
Yours, I assume?
Yeah. Those two would be mine.
They aren't far.
And yet they didn't aid you in the fight?
Are they not suited to combat, then?
Oh, suitability is not the issue.
[ALL] Hmm?
It's just, they're too big to fit in here.
If you want, though,
- I could make them try. - [Yuru whimpers]
I fear bringing Asa here is out of the question.
But if you'll let us take you back with us
to the Kagemori manor, no harm will come to you.
You have my word on that.
Killing you isn't my objective.
You just said as much yourself.
[Yuru breathes uneasily]
[YURU] The hare and tortoise, plus whatever that is.
Left and Right might be outmatched.
[YURU] Fine, I'll go to this manor of yours.
But I want Left and Right to be treated
with respect while we're there.
And they will be.
You're coming as our guests, not our prisoners.
[YURU] Then let's stop talking and move.
Take us to Asa.
[JIN] Actually, we need to clean up a bit first.
Ai, my dear, think you can handle this for us?
[Ai growls]
As usual, Scavenger makes a mess wherever they go.
You mean the fish?
[JIN] Scavenger.
Nature's janitors.
Ai will eat whatever I ask.
Makoto stores those items and summons them.
I regularly feed them things that might come in handy,
so I'm prepared in any situation.
Though, since they're janitors,
I sometimes feed them trash the world's better off without.
They're quite convenient.
It makes security a breeze, too, no matter what gear I've got.
I could carry enough for a hit or a hijacking,
and no one would have a clue.
That was a lot of words that don't make sense to me,
but I get your daemons are useful.
[LEFT] And your daemons?
Uh, mine?
The tortoise to start.
How many kan is it?
[HARUO] Kan? Right.
How many kilograms is that again?
Not that it matters,
'cause I've never actually weighed them.
But I can tell you,
this isn't the heaviest they get.
I require more training before our next encounter.
[gasps] She is one serious fighter!
[BUNBUN] Hm?
[Right grunts softly]
[Bunbun grunts]
[Right grunts]
Yuru, are you any good at rabbit hunting?
Sure am. I like to catch them with snares.
Once they're skinned, they make good broth.
Barbarian!
Can daemons be eaten? Hypothetically, I mean.
Uh, hello? Is somebody in there?
Oh, good! Security. We can use some help here.
We're not sure what may have caused it,
but the lights just went out all of a sudden.
Hmm... Uh? What happened to them?
They're not just off. They're broken.
[HARUO] Maybe they short-circuited.
We heard some crackling, and it freaked us out a bit.
[SECURITY] I see.
Fortunately, the lights are still on in the stairwell.
You can exit through here.
[ALL] 'Kay...
We appreciate it. Thank you!
[phone vibrating]
[Asa grunts softly]
[Asa groans softly]
[Asa gasps]
Gabby! Gabby! Gabby! Gabby! Gabby! Gabby!
What? We under attack?
[ASA] No, look! Jin is bringing my brother here.
[GABBY] Seriously? That dude works fast.
I'm not ready, though! What am I going to wear?
Uh, I don't know, clothes?
Does it matter?
[JIN] It's Jin. Sorry to be calling so late.
I've settled things with the brother.
That's right.
I have him in the car with me right now.
We're on our way to the manor as we speak.
[YURU] How long is this cave?
Yeah? Nice work.
I'm impressed.
Can you keep him there a while, at least until I make it back?
[JIN] That depends. Where are you, sir?
[chuckles] At a hot spring.
[GONZO] Thought I'd get an after-work soak in,
but this is more important.
I'll go and head that way right now.
- You'd all better be nice... - [camera clicks]
...to young Yuru.
♪
Here we are.
The Kagemori clan home.
♪
[RIGHT] We were to understand the Kagemoris
had a goodly number of Daemon Wielders.
Yet I sense none of my kind.
There are plenty of them around.
We're just not in the VIP area yet.
- [LEFT] VIP? - [JIN] Limited access.
We'll be crossing the barrier in a moment.
[Yuru grunts uneasily]
- Yes. - Incredible.
[RIGHT] Daemons everywhere.
So many I can't even count the number of pairs.
- [Gabriel grumbles] - Hm?
Jin is pulling up into the drive with your brother.
Now?
You wanna go with me to greet him?
He put literal holes in my body,
so I'm gonna pass on that invite, thanks.
Every step still reminds me of him.
Okay. Wish me luck.
[GABBY] Go get him, girl!
I'm gonna get some sleep.
[Jiro grunts softly]
[DERA] Is that one enormous building?
[HANA] Or a giant plot of land?
[Kotetsu grunts]
[HANA AND DERA] Hm?
[both groaning]
[HANA] Oh! Did he get himself captured?
[DERA] Wouldn't have thought that was possible
with Left and Right guarding him.
Well, nothin' for it.
I'll go rescue our wayward son from whatever trouble he's in.
[HANA] Want me to drive you?
[DERA] Nah, they don't know we're associated yet.
Might as well keep it that way.
I'll just catch a cab.
And how will you get home?
[DERA] By train.
Yuru can learn about the joys of public transportation.
[door opens, closes]
[YURU] What a huge entryway!
[RIGHT] Like a castle upon the plains.
[ASUMA] Out burning the midnight oil?
Ever the hard worker, Jin.
[HARUO] Asuma, how are you?
[JIN] Why are you out so late?
I heard that the other twin would be arriving soon,
so I came to extend a greeting.
I don't believe you were among the people I told.
[Asuma chuckles]
I have quite excellent hearing.
Oh, my!
You're injured.
It's nothing the doc can't fix up for me.
Then I presume you got in a fight with them?
Oh, what beautiful daemons!
And you, my friend, are Asa's brother?
[Asuma chuckles]
I'm Asuma Kagemori. At your service.
[Asa panting] Are you here?
It is you.
You're alive? You're not dead?
[YURU] Who greets someone like that?
Can I please give you a hug?
[YURU] Not so fast!
[Asa cries] Sorry, I don't know how close we should be.
Neither do I.
I didn't come here hoping to repair old bonds.
I'm here to get some answers out of you.
You can ask me anything.
Then once we're done, can I hug you?
[YURU] I said no!
[ASA] Oh! Oh, my gosh. You grew up into such a badass!
Look, forget me. Worry about this guy.
Whoa! You need to get to the infirmary!
His injury gives us the perfect excuse.
Why don't I take you on a little tour around the manor?
[ASA] Oh, I didn't see you there, Asuma.
Wow. Quite the tunnel vision for your big brother.
I invited Yuru here,
so I'll be seeing to his stay.
You have no business with our guest.
Very well, then.
Welcome. Please, treat this place like home.
Akio, you're on guard outside the barrier.
Let no one in.
Sir.
[JIN] As for you,
as long as you're at the manor, I want you close to me.
Can't have you getting lost.
♪
[SAKURAZAWA] Oh, yeah.
That one's gonna need some stitches.
Wait. You're kidding!
A billhook?
Straight to the calf.
[SAKURAZAWA] I was wondering what was urgent enough
to wake me up so late.
Can't believe you got caught by some kid with a machete.
- Teenagers are scary these days. - [keyboard tapping]
Well, most teenagers
aren't carrying hunting weapons, you know?
Seriously? What kind of kid doesn't have a billhook or two?
Absolutely.
[HARUO] Twin barbarians!
Hey, doc, I'm done with Asa's blood.
I brought it back for you.
[SAKURAZAWA] Don't make a habit of carrying that stuff.
- It's unsanitary. - [Yuru gasps]
Almost forgot!
What kind of fiend would draw blood
from a young lady like that?
It was my idea for Jin to take my blood,
so try not to judge him for it.
Modern medicine's crazy. Because of it,
we can bleed someone without cutting a single vein.
[YURU] Really? What kind of sorcery--
[JIN] Her blood was drawn safely.
We did it in this infirmary.
[SAKURAZAWA] We use this. It's harmless.
[ASA] If a doctor's skilled, then you don't feel anything.
[YURU] This heinous practice is medicine?
[HARUO] Didn't he cut open Jin's leg?
This is where he draws the line?
He's got some messed up morals.
The Kagemori clan gives me food
and keeps me safe inside their walls,
so a little blood felt like the least I could give back.
Would it be okay for me to hug you now?
[grunts] No way!
I still can't get over how big you are!
The Asa I know is tiny
and cute and couldn't hurt a fly!
Aw, don't worry.
You'll grow bigger too if you keep eating the food
they have down here!
I don't like it. Too salty.
Oh, you think?
[YURU] And too heavily seasoned!
Maybe I'm just used to it
after living down here for so long.
The rice here is great! I'll grant you that.
Hold on. I didn't come here to talk about food.
[ASA] Right! You said you have
- questions for me, yeah? - [YURU] Yeah.
[ASA] And after I answer, then can I hug you?
[YURU] Gotta hand it to you, you sure don't give up!
[HARUO] They're pretty in sync.
Must be a twin thing.
You're gonna tell me where Mom and Dad are.
[Asa gasps softly]
Let me see them.
You fled the village together, didn't you?
- Then... - [ASA] They're not here.
Where are they?
I wish I knew.
[Yuru gasps softly]
[ASA] Unfortunately, they're missing.
♪
[JIN] How much should I tell him?
All of it.
After everything, I refuse to lie to my brother.
[Jin sighs softly]
Your parents didn't have an easy go of things
after they fled the village.
So they came to the Kagemoris seeking protection.
Took a while to settle in.
But once they finally had,
they decided to pay a visit to your mother's home.
That's right.
My mother told me she was born in a place down the mountain.
She said she wanted to take me there.
[JIN] Your mother's from a place called Okinawa.
[ASA] It's an island
far to the south of the mainland.
You would need a boat or a plane to get there.
[YURU] What's a "plane?"
We called them "dragons" in the village.
[YURU] You mean those are vehicles?
[ASA] Yes, and they carry more than a hundred people.
Mom had family here, and as far as they knew,
she went missing in some mountains in Tohoku.
She was hoping to show her own parents
that she was still alive,
so she left me here in the care of the Kagemoris.
They boarded the plane to Okinawa, but didn't land.
They're gone.
[Yuru gasps softly]
[YURU] The plane...
Could they have fallen out of it?
[ASA] Mm-mm.
They vanished in midair somehow.
The doors never opened.
We know for a fact that they boarded in Tokyo.
But when it landed, they were nowhere to be found.
[YURU] Did someone abduct them?
[ASA] We don't know.
[YURU] Why was no one guarding them?
[ASA] They had a guard.
The Kagemoris assigned
one of our most trusted Daemon Wielders
to see they arrived there safely.
They still disappeared, guard and all.
[gasps] About that guard...
Think they could have had something to do with it?
[ASA] Yeah. It's crossed our minds.
They could've been an enemy, just playing the part.
Say, an agent from Higashi Village,
sent to infiltrate the Kagemoris.
[Yuru grunts]
Regardless of their allegiance, an apology is in order.
By no means should we have lost them.
And what? You really still trust these guys?
They lost our parents!
After we left the village,
their assassins hounded us day after day
with seemingly no end.
There's one reason we stayed safe all those years.
It's thanks to the kindness of Jin
and the Kagemori clan.
[Yuru gasps softly]
So, yes, I trust them with my life.
[Yuru grunting]
[MAN 1] The boy made his way inside Kagemori manor.
[WOMAN] Jin managed to work faster than we expected.
[MAN 1] In 400 years,
they're the first twins we've seen
born to sunder night and day.
[MAN 2] Four hundred years! 400 years! 400 years!
[MAN 3] They're both down here. Away from the mountain.
[MAN 1] Our timing couldn't be better.
The girl with the jaw daemon is badly injured.
[MAN 3] Jin, too.
[MAN 1] And the master is away.
[MAN 4] What a golden opportunity.
We can easily seize both twins at once.
[WOMAN] Easily?
There is still the boy and his daemons.
They seem quite capable.
[MAN 2] And the girl? What of the girl?
Don't forget the girl!
[MAN 1] We're striking at night.
She's weaker than during the day.
The boy is dangerous.
But we're fine to let him die.
As for the girl,
we only need what's above the neck!
[Right grunts]
♪
[squeaking]
[Gabby groaning]
[GABBY] What?
Why'd you wake me up before the sun's even out?
♪
[GABBY] Huh?
I don't think we've met before.
[Gabriel growling]
[footsteps running]
So much for being treated like guests, Jin!
Looks like you led us straight into a trap!
[JIN] No, those daemons don't belong
to any of the Kagemoris!
Seems outsiders have broken into the manor.
[LEFT] Have we leave to take them down?
I'd like to capture their master alive for questioning,
if it's at all possible!
How do you propose we do that?
This manor is labyrinthine!
Simply finding them will prove a trial!
[SAKURAZAWA] If you're going to fight them, don't go halfway.
Be sure to confirm your kills!
I'll be annoyed if you give me more people to treat.
You call yourself a doctor, and you're gonna talk like that?
What happens to a daemon pair when their master dies?
If they're not transferred to a new master beforehand,
then they become strays.
That's why, at least for most of us,
we prioritize our masters!
[all screaming]
So? What happens then?
The daemon's contract comes to an end,
and they're bound to that location like a ghost.
If no new contractor appears,
they're likely to be forgotten over time.
After a few decades or centuries,
- they usually cease to exist. - [growling]
That seems too cruel to them.
Understood.
I'll try leaving their master alive if I can.
You were ready to kill them outright?
My brother's a saint!
Jin, they have any bow and arrows?
Well, my boy?
[YURU] What is all that?
You can't just give me a normal bow?
I suppose I'll give this one a try.
[both growling]
[Asa gasps]
[♪ closing theme song playing]
[Asa gasps] Where's my brother?
[GABBY] You mind if I just do my thing over here?
[ASA] If my brother acquires the power of Seal,
she'll be his nemesis, too.