Barrier Master (結界師)

There!

With this. Now we're the same!

Yeah.

The dangerous forest invites me It's showtime again tonight

Everyone's rampaging with all their strength

Drive away all hesitation

Wanna take them on? Yeah

I will protect you

I will protect you, that's all

Goodbye to the days when all I'd do was cry

Sha la la la la...

I hold words in my heart that I'd like to say

Standing in front of me is someone I don't want to lose

I can't stand watching people get hurt anymore

Yeah

I wanna be your knight

I wanna be your light

Someday I'll share with you my 100% smile

Hey!

Don't "hey" me.

Besides, why are we meeting here of all places?

I wanted an ice cream float.

You of all people... With that face? An ice cream float?

I can't drink something with my face...

I have to use my mouth.

What I'm saying is that you stick out like a sore thumb here.

I'll have a kelp tea.

You don't dress that differently from me.

What are you saying? I'm fine.

I'm sorry. We only have black tea.

What? Oh fine. Then I'll have that.

Would you like lemon tea or milk tea?

I don't care. Either one is fine!

Are you mad?

It's because I don't want to see you.

Let's get this over with.

There's no mistake that your organization's Number Three

leaked the information about you joining the Executive Committee.

The one pulling the strings is mentioned in here.

To the best of my knowledge.

Correct. You did a great job investigating.

"Correct"?

But it's inaccurate to call it "your organization."

You're a member of the Night Troops now.

So who do you think is pulling the strings?

Possibly... someone on the Executive Committee.

So have you found any information on the committee members?

I've only heard rumors.

Their information is considered top secret.

Only a handful of people know who they are.

Do something about it.

Hey! Do you know how dangerous it is to pry into their affairs?

You can handle it.

Isn't one of your relatives on the Executive Committee?

There's going to be a committee meeting soon.

Yomi. Yomi.

Can you find out about it before then?

You can do it, right?

By the way, I am very nice. To my friends, that is.

You two are completely different.

Are you really Yoshimori's brother?

We are. By birth.

All right, let's start class!

Stand.

Hey, Sumimura. Class is starting.

At least stand up.

Bow.

What is that?

Be seated.

We're going to start a new section today.

No wonder no one noticed. It's a ghost.

Is it possessing the teacher?

What's wrong, Sumimura?

Have you ever had a cat?

Ask me questions related to class.

By the way, I've only had a Marimo.

Marimo? Is that the name of the cat?

That cat is so cute.

Okay, Kanda, read the next section.

Y-Yes.

In autumn, the evening...

the blazing sun has sunk very close to the mountain rim. And uh...

He's possessed all right.

I better get it away from the school soon,

but it's a lot of work separating ghosts and humans.

And helping its spirit pass on is even more work.

All right... What should I do?

All right... What should we do?

We have a newcomer today, right?

The seats will be filled for the first time in ages.

I hear he is very young.

I cannot wait.

But does he have the capability, befitting of the seat?

Watch your mouth! He was the President's choice.

It doesn't matter.

If we don't like him, we can just...

He might die before he even reaches here.

Oh? You're playing tricks again?

Cheap pranks.

He saw right through it.

Darned youngster.

You have failed horribly.

I am honored to join the Council of Twelve.

My name is Masamori Sumimura.

I may be inexperienced, but I will continue

to improve myself so that I may fulfill

- the responsibilities of this seat. - He's young.

- I hope you will give me further guidance - He is Chief of the Night Troops?

- And encouragement in the future. - Those barbaric half-wits?

Barbaric? They are more like a collection of naïve children.

The Night Troops are nothing but a collection of outcasts

within the Shadow Organization.

The President is absent today.

It is rare for him to attend meetings in the first place.

We can hold off on the introductions for now.

Your seat is over there.

Yes.

Would you please look under your seat cushion?

That is yours.

It's a membership badge of sorts.

Please hold onto it.

It just so happens that the seventh seat was vacant.

The number itself holds no special meaning.

You will be Number Seven in this council.

Numbers may not hold meaning,

but do not think that you have the same speaking rights as the rest of us.

By the way, if you lose or damage it, you will be demoted.

Please be careful.

This place is a den of monsters.

It'll become a monster?

Yeah.

When animal ghosts stay in Karasumori, they'll eventually become Ayakashi.

Then what are you going to do?

That's too cruel.

Yeah. I don't want to do it either.

But separating the ghost might be really hard.

But it's possible, right?

Yeah. There must be a reason why that cat is so fixated on him.

I have to ask what that reason is.

Like with "meows"?

No! I have to ask the teacher. Cats don't talk.

So if you don't do that, it'll turn into a monster cat?

But it's so cute.

Mr. Kurosu!

What is it? You seemed awake today.

Um, I have a question.

What? You have a question for me?

You can ask me as much as you want.

I was thinking of getting a cat.

Huh?

So what's it like to have a cat?

I thought you had a question relating to class,

since you were awake for once...

I'm serious! Please answer me!

I told you. I've only kept a Marimo as a pet.

Why are you asking me this?

There are other people you can ask.

What are you saying? You're the only one I can ask.

I thought teachers were the adults closest to kids.

True. But it sounds insincere when you say it.

Come on. Trust your students more.

Then why don't you participate in class more?

Come here!

What are you doing all of a sudden?

That's a ghost.

That doesn't make it all right for you to eliminate it on sight!

All ghosts in Karasumori should be eliminated.

I want to eliminate that messed up thought process of yours.

Sumimura!

I don't really know what you're up to,

but if you have questions, come to the teacher's lounge after school.

I don't understand. Those things cause problems.

It's also possessing someone.

It'll affect him if you don't do something about it.

That's why...

Besides, it's because you...

Did you two do something again?

Listen to me. Tokine...

I think Gen is right.

You have got to be kidding me!

He's right, but we're the ones in charge of Karasumori.

Th-That's right. Let me take care of it.

Stupid people have their own stupid way of solving problems.

Yeah! Stupid people have their own stupid...

You're not helping.