Blue Exorcist -The Blue Night Saga- (2025) s01e03 Episode Script

When the winter comes,
both the mountains
and the waters freeze over.
When I was little,
all I thought about
was escaping from here as soon as I could.
What are you looking at, Shura?
I hate snow.
Aomori?
Why Aomori?
Ms. Kirigakure is from Aomori.
Her phone's GPS
last pinpointed her location
at Hachinohe station in Aomori.
She's been absent without notice
for two days now.
Now that we are on heightened alert
for Illuminati threats,
we fear she may have
run into some trouble.
I want the two of you to search for her.
All right, got it!
Tough as she is, she's still a lady.
We gotta look out for her!
Do we really need two people
for this mission?
I think I would be more than enough.
It may be easier for me to move
without my brother.
Don't be like that!
Are you trying to ditch me?
Mr. Okumura.
I don't care about your opinion.
This is an order.
Yes, sir.
Also, according to my sources,
you've been engaging in
some dangerous training as of late.
Dangerous training?
The training itself is not a problem.
As long as you don't endanger your life.
Moreover, overworking oneself
is poison for the body.
Go blow off some steam with your brother.
Have a nice trip!
LAKE TOWADA
Wow! Snow!
So cold!
According to the taxi driver earlier,
he dropped her off at Lake Towada.
Wait, where are we gonna stay?
I'll find a place.
The lights are on in that inn.
Excuse us. Is there anybody here?
I don't know about this place…
Yes, yes, I'm here.
Looks like we have some guests.
Sorry, do you have a room for two
for the night?
Yes, yes. We have plenty of empty rooms.
Welcome to our remote neck of the woods.
Thank goodness.
She's just a normal old woman.
Do you have an open-air hot spring?
Yes, yes, we do.
Awesome!
Hey, we've got work to do.
Well, you don't need to pretend.
We live in a time
where people may do as they please.
-I'm not one to judge.
-A hot spring in the snow!
-Will this room be all right?
-We can see the lake!
You can also reserve a private hot spring.
Private?
You two can bathe together
away from prying eyes.
No, I wanna go in the open-air bath.
Yukio, you too, right?
Yeah, sure…
Is that so?
Then I'll make sure no one disturbs you.
Wait…
Enjoy yourselves.
That's not what this is!
Come on, let's go for a soak!
-Love a good open-air bath!
-I'm exhausted.
Want me to scrub your back?
No! I'm good.
I wish I could be as laid-back as you.
I'm enjoying this mission.
I've always wanted us
to exorcise demons together.
Rin and Yukio, the Exorcist Brothers.
So cool!
So lame.
Well, anyway. It's been a while
since we've had the chance to talk.
What's the dangerous training?
That's what Mephisto said, right?
What's so dangerous? Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
It's just some gun practice.
Damn it, Sir Pheles,
why'd you have to say that?
What have you been doing lately?
Me?
I told Shiemi I like her.
In the spur of the moment.
Is that so…
What did she say?
She sees me as a friend.
I shouldn't have told her.
Things will be all awkward now.
I see.
I thought Shiemi was in love with you.
But she said she sees both of us
as just friends.
You don't get it, do you?
She only admires my perfect image
as a model student.
She's been that way ever since we met.
If she knew the real me,
she wouldn't like me at all.
If anything, she'd despise me.
Besides, the one she really loves is…
You think so?
She did say she admired you,
but I don't think she's like that.
Sorry, I'm feeling lightheaded,
so I'm going to get out.
-Wait.
-What?
Well…
Are you in love with Shiemi too?
What?!
I just want to make things clear.
Would you stop?
I'm getting out!
I can't take any more of this.
I should go to sleep before he comes back.
Damn it, Ms. Innkeeper!
What's the matter? You're in the way.
Are you asleep?
You know…
You never tell me anything, do you?
I mean, there are times
when I wanna be left alone too.
So if you don't want to tell me,
I won't pry.
But still, even I notice it.
That you're hiding something.
Shiemi does too.
So, just remember this one thing.
If things get really tough,
your big brother's here for you.
I'm worried about you.
Are you really asleep?
Good night, Yukio.
I'm sleepy.
Today, we'll search around the lake.
Come in.
Good morning. I brought your breakfast.
Thanks for coming so early in the morning.
Yes, yes. Did you sleep well last night?
Sorry! We're Exorcists
from the True Cross Order.
We're looking for one of our members
who's gone missing.
We're here for work!
In search of
this person!
Have you seen her?!
Yukio, you look scary.
Yes, yes. This lady stayed here
for one night and left.
Hey. I came because you said
someone's been snooping around.
So what kind of welcome is this, Hachiro?
We told no lies.
One of our long-lived comrades
has been killed.
No doubt one of those
you call the Illuminati was responsible.
Then you need protection.
They're dangerous.
I'll drive them out.
That is not what we ask of you.
The true reason we called you here…
You already know it, do you not?
The time has come to keep your promise.
Did she say where she was going?
No, but…
I'm sort of going home.
What are you looking up?
Ms. Shura's background.
Her birthplace is Towada, Aomori.
After the Baba Yaga incident
when she was nine,
the Order took custody of her.
The Baba Yaga incident?
I thought you two went way back.
We do, but…
Since I was little,
all she's ever done is tease me.
I saw her almost every day,
but I don't know a thing about her.
You must bear a child at once.
You don't have any more time.
And our patience is at its limit.
No!
It is a pact made in blood.
I don't give a damn.
Besides, in exchange,
I come out here to help you shut-ins
whenever you need something, don't I?
Then you leave us no choice.
We will take back Fang.
For you, that is worse than death.
Do as you like.
Why?
You once treasured it.
I dunno. It's worthless to me now.
Surely…
it cannot be because of that man?
Did everything become worthless to you
after he died?
Unacceptable!
Remember your childhood. You clung to us
because of your obsession with Fang.
I knew this would happen.
Let's see if your own Fang can pierce you.
Devour the Eight Princesses…
The Serpent never dies.
Spiral Serpent Fang!
Why…
Why did you not draw it?
What about you?
Why did you hold back?
This hurts.
Do you truly have no more will to live?
People are coming?
Perfect timing. Let them save her.
We will not let you die just yet.
TOWADA SHRINE
Eighteen years ago, the Order
received a request to exorcise a yamanba,
a Baba Yaga rampaging around Lake Towada.
That Baba Yaga had made
this Towada Shrine its lair.
It seems this is where they found Shura.
At that time, Shiro Fujimoto
resolved the matter himself.
Shura told me the old man saved her
and she became his apprentice.
What's wrong?
Something dangerous is up there.
Here?
We're in enemy territory, so I don't know.
We should have brought more equipment.
Yukio!
Ms. Shura!
-Shura!
-You're awake?
Why are you two…
Please stay still.
You lost a lot of blood.
Though the cuts weren't that deep.
I must be healing quickly
because I'm near Hachiro.
What happened?
That damn Mephisto.
Sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.
I'm going to die soon.
What are you talking about?
Long story short,
because of a pact I made
with the dragon god who rules Towada.
Hachirotaro Omikami.
Hachirotaro?
From the Legend of Three Lakes?
That's our Fraidy-Cat Four-Eyes.
You know a lot.
I thought Buddhist monks vanquished it
over a thousand years ago.
No, they just sealed him at Lake Towada.
Hachiro is a super high-level Hydra.
He's not as strong as before
he was sealed,
but he still possesses great power and
near-immortality regeneration abilities.
Then…
Yeah, he's probably being targeted
by the Illuminati.
I came here because Hachiro said
that a stranger had been
snooping around his territory.
Ask the Order to protect Hachiro.
I wanted to hide him,
but now there's no choice.
Why?
Why did you make a pact
that would kill you?
I wasn't the one who made it.
It was my ancestor.
She sold the lives of her descendants
in exchange for a Demon Sword.
Her name was Tatsuko Kirigakure.
She fled her village
to found her own school.
But Iga ninja don't forgive runaways.
Barely alive,
she arrived in this northern land
and met Hachiro.
Damn it.
Just when I finally escaped my pursuers,
I now have to face a mononoke?
At first, to Hachiro,
who was bored of eternal life,
fighting Tatsuko
was just a way to kill some time.
Such strength.
Is this the power of a mononoke?
Not yet.
I don't want to die yet!
I will become strong and take revenge
upon those who mocked me!
What a beautiful woman.
It would be regrettable to kill you.
Drink.
If you drink our blood,
your wounds will heal faster.
My wounds… What's happening?
Do you want our power?
This fang can call forth our power,
which can freeze water and wind.
Should you wish to increase its power,
feed it your beautiful hair
and fingernails.
With this fang,
no human would stand in my way.
I want it!
Then stay by our side forever.
And stay as beautiful as you are now.
That's impossible.
Humans grow old and die.
Bear a child.
That child will bear another.
And that child will bear yet another.
By doing so, your life will continue,
and you will stay young for eternity.
You have until your 30th year.
You must bear a child before you die.
We do not wish to see you
grow old and weak.
Mononoke…
Fine.
I will stay with you forever.
Then let us make a pact in blood.
You now belong to us.
Having received a Demon Sword,
Tatsuko lived with Hachiro
and perfected the Kirigakure style.
Then she gave birth
and died when she turned 30.
Because of Hachiro's curse,
the next child, and the child after that,
were born looking like Tatsuko,
and like her, would die at 30.
I'm her descendant,
which means I, too, will die at 30.
So that leaves you three years to live?
No, I'm still 18 years old.
I've got 12 years--
This is no time for jokes!
Let's defeat Hachiro!
We'll help you.
I told you, he's immortal.
Besides, this is a blood pact.
It's carved into my flesh.
Even if he were to die,
the pact would live on.
Then should we threaten him
to tell us his weakness? Or ask nicely?
Weakness, huh?
The thing he fears the most
is me growing old
and dying without having a child.
There's no way he'll nullify the pact.
And he can't be threatened.
But I can still resist,
so I'll die without having a kid.
Don't give up yet!
Yukio, got any ideas?
Rin, it's okay.
I'm prepared for this.
I've always known I wouldn't live long.
I made sure not to keep anything precious
or form any bonds
I'd regret leaving behind.
So don't worry yourselves about it.
I guess my time is up.
Could you turn in my resign--
Big Brother!
You don't have anything precious?
No bonds you'd regret leaving behind?
We shouldn't worry?
How can you expect us to do that?
Don't talk like that!
Besides, we made a promise!
I have to become the strongest Exorcist
-and prove the old man was right!
-Brother!
I still haven't proven anything yet!
You've already proven it to me enough.
That's enough. She's injured.
No, the wounds have healed.
Not even a scar.
Is that due to Hachirotaro's
regenerative power?
It's not as strong as Rin's.
But the closer I am to Hachiro,
the stronger it gets.
-Report all of this to Mephisto.
-Yes.
Go back now.
There's nothing you can do.
You're still--
Please get some rest.
I won't give up!
You have to stick around
till I become a Paladin!
I can't have you dying on me!
What a kind-hearted boy Rin is.
To think you raised him like that, Shiro…
He'll be fine even after I'm gone.
It's just…
There's something about Yukio…
He worries me.
-Yes. I'll leave it to you.
-Damn it, at this rate…
What do we do?
I've reported this to Sir Pheles.
Reinforcements will arrive tonight.
Did he say anything about Shura?
He said he trusts the two of us
to figure this out.
That bastard!
This pact…
It gives Hachiro the upper hand entirely.
The only way is for Hachiro
to nullify the pact himself.
But that regenerative ability…
Yukio!
The presence I sensed
at the shrine is here.
Shura!