Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師)

I've had all I can take...

I've brought you all here for one reason!

To smoke out the traitor in our midst!

When it happened,

it appeared to me that Master Tatsuma was controlling the flames.

Surely Master Tatsuma wasn't behind—

Besides, isn't the fact that he hasn't come to this inquiry all the proof we need?

First thing tomorrow, I'm gonna climb Kongo-Shinzan and get the truth out of Dad!

Juzo?

Good work today, sir.

Yeah.

We heard there was a meeting of the Myoda leadership today.

Has something happened?

No, are there rumors going around?

Well...

Just that the director put out an emergency summons

to all Deep Keep security senior exorcists, so we thought there might be a meeting.

- An emergency summons? - Yes.

Why?

Well, I have no idea, but it is okay to leave the Deep Keep's defenses so thin?

You have a point.

I'll ask the director about it.

Thank you.

The key to the field office?

Why would he suddenly need to go to there?

Hey! Are you okay?

What's going on here, Juzo?

Episode 4: Act of Treachery

Stay calm...

If I stay calm and think about it, I've been too focused on lighting the candle.

That's why I set the whole candle on fire!

What I really want to burn... is this part here!

This part

Which means all I need is a small flame.

Just enough to give it a little flick...

I did it.

I did it!

You sure did!

I did it!

How do you like that, Shura? I lit 'em! I lit 'em with style!

Yeah, you sure did.

I guess you're finally at the starting line now.

You mean I haven't even started yet?

You have to have perfect command over your flames.

If you flame up and lose control again, you'll be put down as an exorcism target.

Let's get straight to the point... Is that demon there the son of Satan?

That is correct. It is far too late for excuses.

Then what was your purpose for secretly having him raised under Shiro Fujimoto's care?

In order to turn him into a weapon for fighting Satan.

Everyone gathered here today!

May I propose a wager?

On whether this spawn of Satan will become the demon king of Gehenna,

or if he will be the savior of the Order! No, of all Assiah! Place your bets!

- Preposterous! - You've lost your mind!

Arrest Mephisto at once!

We will now vote to decide whether to accept the wager put forth by Mephisto Pheles.

First, he must pass the Exorcist Authorization Exam six months from now.

And, if he should be declared a threat to Assiah,

you will remand him to be executed immediately as an exorcism target.

Dammit... Yeah, I've still got a ways to go.

But this is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind!

What are you yammering about? Maybe you should calm down first.

What are you doing there...

Mamushi?

Did he say Mamushi?

Just as I thought, you were the traitor.

It was also you who rigged the invocation fire.

I thought you were acting suspiciously at the inquiry meeting.

Still, even though I never liked you,

I thought that you loved Myoda more than anyone else.

So why?

Say something!

I did it to open Myoda's eyes.

To show them that the real traitor is...

...Tatsuma Suguro!

Him, and Japan Branch Preceptor Mephisto Pheles.

Mephisto?

Mephisto? What are you talking about?

It was eight years ago, shortly after we began exorcism cram school.

Mr. Todo took me into his confidence.

- Ms. Hojo. - Sir?

I ask that you keep this between us,

but do you know of something called the Left Eye of the Impure King?

The Left Eye of the Impure King is being held in the Deep Keep

as the personal property of Preceptor Mephisto Pheles.

Apparently, a Right Eye also exists.

It's all rather mysterious, though.

Since you belong to the Myoda Sect, which defeated the Impure King,

I was wondering if you knew anything.

Left Eye?

S-Such a thing exists?

Wh-What do you mean?

Nothing...

Well, the truth is...

Mr. Todo had long harbored suspicions regarding Mephisto's behavior.

He said he wanted to expose his corruption.

Corruption?

He figured out that even Tatsuma Suguro was involved.

And so, I decided to assist Mr. Todo and have learned all I could these past years.

I was unable to uncover anything definitive, but a week ago,

I obtained fairly reliable information regarding Mephisto's disciplinary hearing at the Vatican.

It said that Mephisto had secretly spared Satan's spawn and raised him!

What did you say?

And that Myoda's main object of worship has been used to help him do it!

You understand what that means, I take it?

It means that Tatsuma Suguro helped Mephisto to perpetrate this fraud!

Just as Mr. Todo suspected!

Prove it!

As if there'd be any proof here! But everyone will know eventually!

Our superiors can no longer be trusted!

Mr. Todo will seal both the Right and Left Eyes somewhere safe!

Stop this, Mamushi! Don't act on your own!

At least make your accusations openly in front of everyone!

Our superiors are fools who still don't suspect Tatsuma,

the man who sold Myoda out to the Order of the True Cross!

Even Father is no different!

What would you have me say to the likes of them?

And the Shima family is the worst of the lot!

No matter what I say, they'd just tell me I'm overthinking things!

And there's no time for that!

It's begun sooner than I expected,

Master.

I've heard enough.

In that case, I'll have the senior exorcists standing by take her into custody.

Is that okay, Uwabami?

Mamushi is a grown woman.

It's fine.

Are you serious, Mamushi?

I don't need your approval.

All that I do, I do to save Myoda!

In that case, out of the friendship we once shared,

I'll be the one to stop you!

Stop this, Mamushi! Juzo!

You two don't need to fight!

What's going on? Everything's shaking!

Over there!

Something must've happened at the field office.