Midnight Occult Civil Servants (真夜中のオカルト公務員)

Over here! Over here!

Hurry, you wimp!

Wait...

We'll leave you behind, slowpoke!

I said wait...

I can't fly...

Oh, is that them?

Excuse me. I'm with the Shinjuku Ward Office.

Where have you come from?

What's your name?

Where... Where?

Name? Name, huh?

Now, who was I?

Storage #1

An Another with amnesia, huh?

So you just brought him here?

#12 "Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division"

Yeah. I wanted your opinions.

That doesn't mean you can just...

Sorry. But...

I can't leave its side. But it's broken.

My home is gone...

He's saying that the stone statue where he lives was broken.

Apparently, he can't leave it.

Some Anothers need a vessel to call home.

A vessel?

So his vessel was broken, and he lost his memories, huh?

It's no good. I'm getting nowhere.

Oh, dear...

Let's have a meeting, I guess?

All I can tell you is that it's part of a very old stone statue.

It's hard to say more with the equipment here.

I'll scrape off a bit and have a guy I know at a university analyze it.

This is a problem... If only we knew his name.

Okay, I'll go see if I can find clues

about what kind of Another he is, including his name.

Sakaki-kun, you've got to go help your sister, right?

Ah, y-yes...

She's finalizing her post-graduation plans...

Huh? Oh, I see.

Oh, man. I'm behind on updating the database, too.

I'll handle it, then.

I'm the one who brought him here.

Alone?

Yes.

Sounds good.

He'll be fine.

Well, I guess it's all right.

Okay, I'm leaving it to you.

Sure, I got it!

What's wrong?

I'm... hungry...

Oh, of course.

Is there something you want to eat?

What I want to eat... What I want to eat...

That's right. What do you want?

Honey. I want honey.

Honey?

Yes.

Got it.

I brought you honey. How do you eat it?

On bread?

I'll open it for you.

He got it.

Wait!

Are you okay?

Sounds like a rough one.

Well...

Oh, I forgot to mention.

If he is the kind of Another that needs a vessel, there's a problem.

What is that?

Without his vessel, he has no place to go.

Oh...

Which means we have to give him a place to stay!

Give him a place?

Good luck!

Oh, fine. I'll take him home for today, I guess.

Who's this?

Who's he?

Who is he?

What are you doing, bringing somebody who smells like a bear here?!

Why are you so mad?

He's not even trying to hide his divine aura. He's spreading it everywhere.

If he stays here, I'll go crazy!

B-But it's my job.

I'm leaving! Forget you!

I'll go, too, then.

Hey!

Sakaki Kyoichi-san.

What do you think about your little sister's post-graduation plans?

Yes, well, for my part, I think my older—I mean, younger sister..

should do what makes her happy.

So, um...

I'm sorry, Sensei. He's very nervous.

Kyo-chan.

Sorry.

Calm down, mister.

Here's breakfast.

Don't spill it today, okay?

Let's go find you a place to live today.

What about this?

Hell no! We're not letting someone like that live with us for this!

Go away!

That's right!

Well, that's a problem...

Leave!

Is it just me, or is that Another doing better?

But he's...

You seem tired, Miyako.

Yeah, I've been walking around all day for days now,

and it's more exhausting than I thought.

Sorry. I'm getting nowhere myself.

It's fine. I can keep going.

Finding clues is my job. Leave it to me.

Okay, I'm off to keep looking for a place for him to go...

Done eating?

Let's search around the neighborhood today.

A home, huh?

What kind of place would be good?

Huh? He's gone!

There he is...

Oh, jeez.

I like the atmosphere here. It's good.

A worthy home for me.

Wait! This is...

Hey!

Who said you could come in here?

You should feel honored. I am making this place my temporary home.

Temporary home? Yeah, right.

You look like a hunting god, which is probably why you're so reckless!

What did you say?

Wait! Wait!

What, you again, Seimei?

He just lost his vessel and memories, and is having a rough time.

Not my problem.

Get him out of here, Seimei.

There won't be a next time.

This won't work.

Shrines already have gods in them.

But there is power here. It's hard to give that up.

Wait. You almost got into a fight, though.

If you find a vessel with no occupant, that would be one thing.

But failing that, a fight is inevitable.

If you try to go inside, there'll be big trouble!

What's wrong?

Wake up! Wake up!

Huh?

Good. You're awake.

You have him to thank.

That Another brought you in.

You should take better care of yourself.

Job or not, you're pushing yourself too hard.

Sorry.

No, that's not all.

Arata's life force is leaving his body and going somewhere.