Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko (刀使ノ巫女)

We've got three fatalities so far and 58 reported wounded.

The cities of Taito, Chiyoda, and Minato are currently restricted areas.

Shinjuku City and Koto City have been ordered to evacuate.

The Aradhana is heading south, now traveling along the Tokyo Expressway.

The squad's on duty are currently heading

north near Shibaura in Minato City.

We've estimated they'll run into each other near Edobashi.

The area has already been evacuated and secured.

I want you to have the appropriate troops use the special equipment.

They'll take care of everything within ten minutes.

Hence the Great squad's spread out. Groups of two.

Attack squad, wait for the special equipment.

Utsushi. Special equipment. ETA five seconds.

Yeah.

Since ancient times, a savage force called

the Aradhana has threatened our country.

They are exorcised by sacred shrine maidens

chosen by the divine swords, the Okatana.

These maidens are known as Toji.

That's enough. Ito is the winner.

Our

champion is second year middle school student, Konomi Ito. Yes, ma'am. Congratulations.

Thank you. This is such a great honor.

And our runner up is second year middle school student Mai Yanase.

Thank you, ma'am. Here you are. Thank you so much.

You are both representatives of Minsky Academy

and we wish you luck at nationals. Thanks. Hmm'hmm.

Yeah. We're going to Kamakura tomorrow by bullet train.

Yep. Uh huh. Yeah, I know, dad.

Even if I want to, I won't just challenge people right away.

Come with me. Uh oh. Sorry. Your friend's here.

Hey, my. What are you doing? Are you finished packing for tomorrow?

Still working on it? I've been on the phone

with my dad for a while.

I came to give you your ticket for the bullet train,

but maybe I should hold on to it. Good plan. Please do.

Mm. Um, I.

It's nothing. Sorry. I hope you sleep well. You too.

Home sweet home.

Totally cleaned out the origami's.

Huh?

Hmm'hmm.

It's time to go.

Make sure you don't get off at the wrong stop.

That would be so like you. Hey, I'll be fine. And my will be

with me too. Always depending on my.

I can't believe my quiet, unassuming young

Please stop! Shibata. It's embarrassing. Here's my identification.

Thank you, young lady. Goodbye. Thank you. Have a good day.

Welcome. Cheer you on tomorrow. See you guys later. Good luck.

Is it too soon to eat?

Here, have these special cookies.

Thanks, Mike. Well, I was so nervous

that I couldn't get to sleep,

so I ended up baking instead. Oh, yeah.

Handling the flour. Rolling out the dough.

Watching them bake. I don't know, it's

just always been really soothing to me somehow.

Mm. I seriously loved your cookies so much.

Good. Because one of my favorite things

about baking is seeing your happy face

when you eat them. Oh, they're just so good.

We'll be there in two hours, right?

Uh.huh change trains in New Yokohama. The origami family attends the matches.

I'm so excited. You're actually more excited than you are nervous.

We're gonna get to see so many sword fighting styles.

Yep. This is your happy place.

Huh? Well, this weather is great. Let's see the origami mansion.

Those are Ayanokoji uniforms, aren't they? Ayanokoji. Huh?

And they're from Renfrew.

Those girls over there from the Osafune Girls School, I think.

Oh, cool. That means one of them could be my opponent's.

No. Guess. So. Let's go. Come with me. Wait.

It's so huge.

This is the origami family mansion. The household,

the country entrusted with overseeing the okatana.

That uniform? It's from Heijo Institute.

Oh. Hello there. Are you going to. Be competing tomorrow? Uh.

Hmm? What's the matter?

This bath is amazing. Gotta love the origami.

I wonder if that girl from earlier

is the representative from the Heijo Institute.

If so, we might have to face her in the match tomorrow.

Hey, Mei, let me wash your back for you.

That's. You don't. It's fine, I don't mind. Here we go.

Okay. I'm fine now. Are you sure?

Yeah. Now it's my turn. So.

This almost feels like we're having fun on a hot springs trip.

What are you talking about? All the real

fun is going to be had at the matches tomorrow.

Wow, you really like sword fighting a lot, don't you, Konami?

Yeah, I love it almost as much

as I love your super yummy cookies.

I guess I'm still feeling pretty nervous.

We're up against real katana swords tomorrow.

What'll I do if I mess up using utsushi?

Let's go practice in the garden then.

Chidori.

Magoroku. Kanemoto.

Now then take your stance. Utsushi.

You seem just fine to me. Wanna