Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師)

It's the tower you were talking about!

That's so cool!

Right, guys?

Yo!

Order of the True Cross Japan Branch

Episode 2: Strange Bedfellows

I'm Kinzo Shima, envoy from the Kyoto field office.

It's a pleasure to meet you!

Dang it, Kin. You and that stupid routine... Please don't let anyone figure out we're related.

I'm taking you to where you guys will be staying.

Once you're settled in, we'll have you assist with Temptaint victims.

So thanks in advance!

Rin! Look at that! Look!

Man, kill me. Somebody, just kill me now...

And here we are.

- Thank you for coming. - Thank you for coming.

Right this way, please.

It's Bon!

- You're right! - Bon, welcome back!

I can't believe you've come back!

Hey! This ain't a personal home visit!

Bon! Sorry for not saying hi earlier! I didn't see you!

Wow, what a happy occasion!

- Ma'am! - Listen, dammit!

Ryuji!

You...

You went and dyed your hair!

You lookin' to become a rooster in the future or something?

Th-This is to motivate me!

Motivation, my foot!

I won't stand for it!

I knew she'd bring up the hair!

Um, what?

Oh, where are my manners?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Ryuji's mother.

Thank you for looking after our Bon.

You're Suguro's mom? I always assumed you'd be more—

Oh, this is Bon's family home.

I thought Suguro's family home was a bankrupt temple.

The temple couldn't make ends meet anymore, so I took over my family's inn.

I'd always wondered why they kept calling him "Bon"!

He's the bon-bon (young master) of an inn!

I'm standing right here, Kamiki!

Thank you for putting us up.

Think nothing of it!

We appreciate the continued patronage of the Order of the True Cross.

We'll head straight out to the field office to provide assistance,

but I'll leave half of our Doctors here, so please use them to treat Temptaint victims.

Thank you very much.

Suguro, Miwa, Shima.

This is your first visit home in a while, so go say hello to your families.

Yes, ma'am.

Moriyama, Kamiki, and Okumura, you'll help with the injured.

That's all. Dismissed.

Yes, ma'am!

Hey! Follow me, kids!

There's so many...

There's another 15 or so in the guest house out back.

Okay, here's what I want you to do for now.

They're making an herbal tea antidote in the kitchen, so go hand it out.

Also, replace any empty drip bags, all right?

Yes, sir!

Hang on.

Not you, Okumura.

What do you want me to do?

Hm, let me think...

What can you do? Go pick up... something.

Like what?

Trash, I guess?

Yaozo, we're coming in.

Bon!

Dad!

Dad, are you okay?

Yes...

Yaozo, you don't have to sit up!

Come on, it's not that serious.

Some field office chief I am, stuck in bed.

I need to get back to work as soon as possible.

Is everyone this hurt?

It's all right. They're expected to make a full recovery.

I see. That's good to hear.

I'm glad to see you're all right.

Yeah, thanks to these guys.

Konekomaru.

I'm impressed you kept Bon safe. You're a tough kid.

No! I didn't do anything of the sort! All I did was run around in a panic.

Dad! Dad! I put my life on the line, too!

All you did was dye your hair pink!

I didn't entrust you with my k'rik so you could go and dye your hair pink!

Hey, I did my best, too!

Shima also ran around in a panic as best he could.

Koneko, that's not helping.

My dad...

My dad, is he okay?

The Master got caught in the attack just as he arrived at the field office,

but he wasn't hurt, thank goodness, so don't worry.

Where is he now?

Good question.

He goes back to the temple every day, but who knows? He doesn't carry a cell phone.

Where is he?

I got a bone to pick with that chrome dome!

Hey! You there!

Could you give me a hand?

Watermelons!

Those look so good!

They're for the injured. Can you slice them up and hand them out?

You can have a slice, too.

Will do! I'll slice and dice them!

This guy reeks of booze.

Isn't it a little early to hit the bottle, Pops? Some priest you are...

Uh-oh. You found me out, huh?

It's so hot I couldn't help myself.

Talk about a degenerate priest... You're just like my Dad.

I like you, kid.

What's your name?

Rin Okumura.

Oh... So you're him.

Well, who are you, Pops?

Who, me?

I'm Ryuji Suguro's old man!

For real?

Yes, for real! Can't you see the resemblance?

Really? Suguro looks a lot cooler.

You think?

You must be good friends with Ryuji.

We had a fight.

Oh, dear. You too, huh?

Actually, Ryuji and I are in the middle of one, too!

You too, huh?

He can be a real minefield, can't he?

That's for sure.

But he's a good guy.

So I want to patch things up with him.

I know how you feel.

So this is the Kyoto field office's Deep Keep?

Yep. It's not much compared to the True Cross Academy's Deep Keep,

but the strength of our wards here is just as dangerous.

And yet somebody waltzed right through both of them.

Good point...

I've been hearing about internal squabbles among the Myoda Sect.

Could that be related to this?

No! Or so I wish I could say.

But to be perfectly honest, I can't say for certain that it's unrelated.

So this is the Right Eye of the Impure King, huh?

Done! Pops, why don't you carry in some of these yourself?

Hey, what are you doing?

I'm glad I met you, Rin! Let's chat again sometime!

Hey! Wait, you—

What did you say?

Don't forget, the Deep Keep is Hojo jurisdiction!

We're in this mess because your security was so full of holes!

Watch your tongue!

Wouldn't you say your own lax security on the upper level was to blame?

That's telling him, Sister!

I thought Kyoto was supposed to be more refined...

You're always making excuses, you snake-faced hags!

Stupid ape!

Fly, k'rik!

Look out!

That's enough!

- Bon! - Master Ryuji!

Somebody out there is targeting us! This is no time to be at each other's throats!

M-My apologies...

I wish you'd say that to the face of the Master, your father.

The public mocks him as a degenerate who's a high priest in name only.

Mamushi! Give it a rest!

No. Mamushi is right.

Bon...

Anyway, cut it out.

Is anybody gonna eat these watermelon slices?

Yeah...

Yaozo! We're gonna borrow some cucumbers!

Hey, Bon!

Oh, let them. Our temple's poor, so let them have some in place of a snack.

Bon! Where are you going?