Noragami (ノラガミ)

Ah!

Stop.

Stop. Please don't kill them.

My lady! Help!

Please, my lady!

Lady Bishamoan!

No!

Yato.

Hello there, and thank you for calling!

Fast and affordable, Delivery God Yato at your service!

Damn. It keeps slipping.

Yes, of course!

I'd be more than happy to accept the job!

I can't do these handwritten fliers, Yato--

Right!

Put down the pen. We've got work!

There!

Hiyori! Breakfast is ready!

I'm coming!

Good morning, Mom.

Good morning, Dad. Did you sleep well?

Not too bad.

Yes, thank you, dear. Now, come eat.

I opened that jam we got as a year-end gift.

Oh, yummy!

I hear that you did well on your practice exam.

The actual exam is what matters, though.

You wouldn't wanna be held back a grade!

See you later!

There's no need to run!

Hello there, Hiyori!

Oh, good morning, Miss Sasaki.

Have a good day!

Morning! Staying warm?

I'm trying, Ami. Hey, where's Yama?

She headed in early, the poor thing.

Sounds like she bombed the practice exam.

Oh, really?

Hey, Yama!

Yori! Perfect timing!

Why's that?

Do you know the answer to this one?

Oh, this is a hard one.

Let's see. If I remember right...

Thank you.

With your help, maybe I'll actually pass.

You can teach me everything I need to know.

My secret weapon!

Be careful, though.

Trying to learn too much, too quickly, can backfire on you.

Yeah, you're right.

With my luck I'd cram all night only to fall asleep

during the exam the next day!

Uh, Hiyori?

Huh?

Ah-ha! Hiyori's patented Insta-Snooze trick!

Man, I really hope she doesn't do this during the test.

Rise and shine, Hiyori!

Great. Looks like my soul slipped out again.

Oh, well. What do you say we go for a walk?

Smells nice. Is that...?

Have you prepared yourself?

Because the time has come.

Here we go! Almost there! And...

Clean baby!

Oh, wow.

You mean you actually know how to change diapers?

That was nothing compared to

changing a cloth diaper. Are you that surprised, though?

I've been around for a long time, you know.

Who'd let you near their baby?

Hey guys! Can I come in?

Hiyori!

I'm not interrupting, am I?

You sure slip out of your body a lot.

How'd you know where to find us?

You doing some Delivery God work?

Yeah. Yato the babysitter god, at your service.

I guess his parents are sleep deprived

because he cries all the time.

Really? He's not crying now. He seems perfectly happy.

For the moment, sure.

Where's his mom, anyway?

Snoring it up in the other room.

Can't blame her. She hasn't gotten any sleep in a week.

Hey, he's laughing!

He's looking your direction. I guess he can see you.

Actually, it's pretty normal for animals

and young children to perceive those of us

from the Far Shore.

His skin's so soft.

He likes you.

I think he's asking you to pick him up.

Huh?

Uh-- Oh! He's heavy! And why's he squirming?

It's freaky!

Here. Put your left hand on his back.

Support his head and neck with your whole arm,

and put your right hand underneath.

O-O-Okay. Like this?

What did I do wrong? Why is he crying?

Huh?

We have company!

A Phantom?

Let's go! Jungle Savate!

Nice one! Hiyori, keep an eye on the kid for me.

Huh?

Come, Sekki!

Ready, Yukine?

What? No!

You're sharper than I realized!

Wait a second! The room's too cramped.

Don't forget, there's a baby in here!

I commend you for being concerned.

We must take care not to cause undue harm

to those of this world. You'll need to hold back.

Great. How do I do that?

Let's review, shall we?

You draw a Borderline.

A line between what gets killed and what survives.

What, or who, I kill is up to you. Understand?

Yeah, I think so.

This Phantom is acting really weird!

It's... healing itself?

The kid's doing it.

But how?

The mirror. This Phantom is just an image.

One created by the kid himself. See what he's doing?

He probably wanted somebody to play with.

So he kept reaching out to his own reflection in the mirror.

The longing and vulnerability

that poured out of him summoned a Phantom.

Unless we do something to stop it,

it will eventually possess his mother, stealing her humanity.

That's awful!

I have to say, this thought energy

seems unusually strong for a baby.

Okay, then. What do we do?

We slay the real one-- The one in the mirror.

Keep the baby there, Hiyori. He needs to see his reflection.

'Kay. Got it.

This is the land of the Rising Sun.

Your desecrations shall not be allowed.

Hear me. I am the god, Yato.

I now lay thee waste with the Sekki,

and expel thy vast defilement! I cleanse thee!

Rend!

That was incredible, Yukine!

That's my Regalia for ya!

See, I knew you could do it.

He should be safe now.

Well, that's a relief.

But... What do we do about all this?

We scram, obviously.

Huh?!

-- That's horrible Yato! -- I can't believe you!

Especially when you're supposed to be

setting a good example for Yukine.

A mask?

You called for me, Lady Bishamoan?

Yes I did, Kazuma. Please, come in.

How may I help?

How much time do we have remaining

until our next patrol?

It's today.

We have it planned for the Fiendish Hour.

I see. It's almost time then.

Is something troubling you?

Well, as a matter of fact,

I had an old nightmare this morning.

Clashing with Yato again after all these years

may be to blame.

I'm sorry to hear it. Are you all right?

Yes, I'm quite fine.

However, I'll need you to locate him again for me.

I must know if we've overlooked anything.

Right. Shall I inform the curer, to be safe?

Yes.

What? No way!

It's true.

But... I'm sure you cleaned up in the end though, right?