Daemons of the Shadow Realm (2026) s01e11 Episode Script

They destroyed it.
But we know the way
to Tadera's hideout now.
We can retrieve the bodies of the missing.
Thank you, Asagiri.
While I was running around earlier…
Tenaga-Ashinaga's attacks
stopped only when I came here.
There they are.
Tenaga-Ashinaga's master.
Come on out.
A-Are you going to kill me?
He sounds young. Is he a kid?
Maybe. It depends on what you say.
He's merciless. Is this guy really a kid?
I'll tell you everything.
I'll talk, so please don't kill me.
Seriously? He really is just a kid.
Are you Tenaga-Ashinaga's master?
Yes, I'm their master.
Who are you? What are you doing here?
My name is Tadera Ken.
I heard this was my dad's house.
What did you just say?
Your dad?
Dera-san, is this your kid?
No, no, no! Wait, wait, wait!
I don't remember…
I don't remember having a kid!
What was that pause?
What's your mom's name?
Abeba Tesfaye.
She's a foreigner?!
She's Ethiopian.
Yeah, she's definitely a stranger to me!
He's not my kid!
Um, you're Tadera Ryu-san, right?
Dad told me about you.
I'm Tadera Roei's son, Tadera Ken.
Roei? I've heard that name before.
That's my predecessor and dad's name.
He frequented Higashi Village when you
were a kid, so you probably remember…
Wait, you're my dad's son?!
How old are you?!
Thirteen.
We're twenty-two years apart!
So he's your much younger half-brother.
What a touching reunion.
That's great, Dera-san.
Your family has grown.
This is not some heartwarming development!
Um, I eavesdropped on your conversation
while I was hiding.
That guy is a Higashi Village twin, right?
Mine-san and Nagisa-san's son.
Dad told me about them.
You know my parents?
Not exactly.
My dad taught them how to escape
Higashi Village's barrier.
Wait, wait, wait! What?
He never mentioned that!
- Really?!
Tell me! Where are
my father and mother now?!
I'm sorry!
Hold on…
If the twins' parents ultimately
joined the Kagemoris,
wouldn't Higashi Village think
the Taderas are Kagemori spies?
Uh, I don't know where to start.
Don't say a word.
I don't need to hear
anything else I shouldn't.
I'll pretend I never heard any of this
since you saved my life.
I won't tell Asuma-san, and I won't
tell Higashi Village anything either.
I appreciate that.
Anyway, are you going to let me go home?
If Asuma's Daemon was here,
they know the route in,
and this place is useless.
Killing one tail now
won't change anything.
What do you want to do, Yuru?
What do you mean?
This old ha—woman spilled
your identity to Tenaga-Ashinaga.
Oh, it's fine.
It doesn't seem like she wants to kill us.
He'll forgive people depending on
whether or not they want to kill him?
That sounds careless.
Does your husband do this work, too?
No, he's just a plain old petty official.
He doesn't even know I do this job.
Then we can probably let her go.
If you say so.
Thanks.
Anyway, this is why the Kagemoris tailing
the Taderas kept going missing, huh?
I wouldn't want to die like this.
Before I go, could I at least bury
the guys tailing you with me?
They don't have families
to hold funerals for them.
Yeah, sure. Bury them wherever you want.
I'll help.
You casually talk about killing
and help your enemies bury their dead.
I don't get you at all.
You have to bury bodies,
or you'll get a plague.
Those can wipe out entire villages.
Oh, so that's the life he's lived.
Also, I want you out of here
so I can hear what Ken has to say.
Right and Left, help us.
Is this deep enough?
You dig with your bare hands?
I guess we don't need tools.
Um…
Brother—
- Call me Ryu.
Ryu-san.
Thank you for defeating Tenaga-Ashinaga.
Come to think of it, blood is used
to form contracts with Daemons.
How are contracts peacefully dissolved
when the master doesn't die?
Everyone involved agrees
to dissolve the contract.
And then, everything goes
back to how it was.
So they talk it out?
Yup. We call them masters
because it's convenient,
but they're equal in that regard.
Daemons have feelings, too.
I see. You're right.
Does that apply to you, too?
Yeah. If you so desired, we'd return
to Higashi Village's entrance.
Our contract comes with some limitations,
but we'd be a little disappointed
since we're free to move around now.
To be honest, we'd like to enjoy more
of the outside world after 400 years.
Listen, kid.
Not all Daemons are as
understanding as us.
You mustn't carelessly
free strange Daemons.
I know what I did was wrong!
Good. Seal can instantly seal any Daemon,
no matter how wicked,
without a tedious contract.
Break creates stray Daemons,
but Seal returns them to
their relic state and seals them.
In some ways, it's a kind power.
We're back in town.
We're in the normal world now.
You can make it home alone, right?
Yeah, sure.
Later.
Give my regards to Kagemori Asuma, Granny.
I'm quitting.
Now then…
Ken-kun, tell us everything you know.
First, I don't know where
Yuru-san's parents are.
I don't even know where my own dad is.
I wonder if he's even alive.
What? You don't know where he is either?
Nope.
I assumed he was dead
since you called him your predecessor.
I never said he was dead.
I said this Daemon belongs to the Tadera
clan, but I never said it was mine.
Its contract is with my predecessor,
and he dipped
without passing it down to me.
That's why it didn't respond
to you being in danger.
You know, since Daemons generally
protect their masters.
My dad taught me
all about Daemons just in case.
He'd visit my mom every now and then.
Uh-huh.
And then disappear again.
Yup, yup.
The other day, my mom died.
I couldn't get in touch with my dad,
so I was all by myself.
I thought I had to get stronger
so I could survive on my own,
so I decided I'd acquire powerful Daemons.
I found where Tenaga-Ashinaga were sealed
and formed a contract with them,
but they turned out to be really evil.
They weren't able to harm me
since I was their master,
but they wouldn't listen to me.
I felt like I couldn't let them
run rampant in this world, so…
So you trapped them inside the Lost House.
Yes. I'd been taught
how to get in and out.
I inherited this job
from my predecessor ten years ago.
That's when Yuru's parents
fled the village.
He suddenly announced all the Tadera
clan's work was mine to manage and dipped.
I haven't heard from him since.
Damn him.
He dumped the family business on me
and fled because he didn't want
to deal with people finding out.
Wait, you were already born by then?
He didn't talk much about work,
but he complained when he drank.
Nagisa-san's from the
outside world, right?
That's how she knew Dad
was from down here, too.
Anyway, she blackmailed him
into telling her how to get out.
He said she looks nice,
but she's actually scary.
Not bad, Mother.
He also simply didn't like Higashi
Village's twin tradition.
But he only told them how to escape.
He didn't do anything else
with the couple.
But that doesn't change
that he defied Higashi Village.
That said, because he'd
fought the Kagemoris for so long,
he had nowhere to go.
Maybe retiring was his only option.
Hana-chan, we're home.
Yuru-kun?
Are you okay?! You're hurt!
It's just a scratch.
Sorry I left without saying anything.
I was so worried!
I'm so glad you're all right.
Hana-san was genuinely worried about me.
She really is a nice person.
I'm so glad we won't have
to pay any medical bills!
I'm amazed you came back in one piece
after going to pick a fight
with the Kagemoris, Dera-san.
A lot happened.
I'll explain later. Let me rest for now.
Was he gambling?
And fooling around?
Hello. Nice to meet you.
I'll be staying with you.
My name is Tadera Ken.
Tadera?
A secret child?
Dera-san, how much money do you have?
Are you calculating
what you'd get in a divorce?
I don't have money,
but I've got land and a house.
But it's a Tadera clan Daemon,
so you won't get those if we split.
A Daemon that incurs property taxes?
REALM
Hey, there. I'm Danno Hana.
I'm a retainer and runner
for Higashi Village.
I live down here
with a cute doggy and kitty.
But one day, my fellow retainer
Dera-san forced me to marry him.
I was supposed to marry Jason Statham!
Not only that, but he came
with a boy with baggage.
Between my husband's gambling, womanizing,
and worthless real estate,
I've had no time to relax.
And to top it all off…
I learned he has a secret child!
Every day, I make shocking
new discoveries in
my exciting and unpredictable
newlywed life.
I told you, he's not my kid.
To summarize…
You used Right and Left to find
your parents but found your sister
and ended up at the Kagemori mansion.
You fought off a kidnapping
attempt by a third party
and settled things with
the Kagemori clan head.
And on your way home,
you went gambling and womanizing
and picked up your secret child.
There was no womanizing
or secret children.
But you don't deny the gambling.
No.
My predecessor just never
told me about him.
He's not a secret child.
An illegitimate child?
Yuru-kun, phrasing.
My predecessor and my mom
split a long time ago.
He must be legally married to Ken's mom.
No one has the right
to say anything about it.
Which means…
He'll be staying here for a while.
I knew it!
He doesn't have anywhere else to go.
Don't you feel sorry for him?
I believe I told you I don't like kids.
Why are you trying to add
more to the household?
The more hands to help, the better.
Plus, they say children are a treasure.
Down here, birthrates are declining.
And don't put children to work.
We don't even know
if this kid is on our side.
It'll be fine. He doesn't have
a shred of bloodlust in him.
Yuru-kun, you should be more careful
with how you judge people.
For example…
Huh? Hey…
Right now, I don't want to kill you.
But what if I change my mind
and try to kill you?
Hana-chan, domestic violence is wrong.
Do you get it now, Yuru?
Hana-chan's the scariest person
in this house when she gets mad.
If you know that,
why are you always making me angry?
Um, is everyone with ties
to Higashi Village like this?
Maybe I shouldn't be saying this,
but nobody normal would ever associate
with Higashi Village.
Even if the kid's plotting something,
we should be fine with all of us here.
What? But…
Um, my mom made this for me.
You could use this to cover
your living expenses.
A passbook?
What's that?
It's like an account book for your assets.
This hasn't been updated in years.
We have no idea
what the current balance is.
Dera-san, go get this updated.
Got it!
And buy dinner while you're at it.
Yes, ma'am!
She started bossing around
her senior at some point.
I'm back.
Hana-chan, we should definitely
look after Ken-kun here.
What?
Ken-kun, do you have a family register?
Yes. I have Japanese citizenship.
If you want, you can stay here forever.
Thank you very much!
This is a ton of money.
It's more than any kid should have.
The amount is crazy, but look at this.
These monthly deposits are for
covering the kid's expenses, right?
How conscientious.
Your dad is a good person, Dera-san.
No, he's not. He never did this for me.
Look. This deposit is recent.
He's still alive and well.
All right!
Then let's find him.
The question is…
Ken, do you have a photo
of my predecessor?
No, I don't.
He never let me take any.
See? I don't have a single
picture of his face either.
How are we supposed to ask
around without a picture?
If he's your predecessor,
he must use a ton of aliases.
I guess we'll try to find him
through Ken's mom.
Actually, my mom worked
at a bar in Katsushika.
After she died, I asked her friends
if they knew where my dad was, but…
Nobody knew a thing about him.
Yeah.
No wonder the Kagemoris never caught him.
Oh, well.
We'll have to find a roundabout way to get
information out of Higashi Village folks.
I'm not getting involved.
You're on your own, Dera-san.
Yeah, yeah.
Leave the rest to us adults.
You kids should eat dinner,
take a bath, and go to bed.
Okay.
I'm allowed to use all
this water like this?
What a guilty pleasure.
GREW UP IN THE MOUNTAINS,
WHERE WATER IS PRECIOUS
Yuru-san, are you okay
with that flat futon?
The futons down here
are too soft to sleep on.
I feel bad for taking the better futon
when I'm the freeloader.
You're related to Dera-san.
You're basically family.
There's no need for restraint.
Okay…
I hope we find your dad soon.
Yeah. I need to tell him Mom died.
I hope we find your parents soon, too.
Yeah.
What's that?
Ken's mom, apparently.
She doesn't have a grave yet.
They're her remains?
If Ken-kun's okay with it,
we could make a grave for her
in a nice spot on my mountain.
Thanks, Hana-chan the gravedigger.
I'd be happy to dig you a grave anytime.
Good night.
Good night.
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I'm glad I got to hear your voice.
There are faint lines here.
Were these made by a razor?
Hello, Uncle.
Translator: Sho Stifler