Mao (2026) s01e12 Episode Script
Mizu no Jutsusha
Nanoka
There was so much more
I wanted to teach you.
Mao?
Mao?!
Mao!
Mao
Hey! No!
Don't leave me!
I don't know anything!
I can't do anything by myself!
Please! Come on, Mao!
No! Don't die!
No! No! No!
Nooo!
Mao!
Huh?
What'shappening?!
I feel dizzy.
Master Mao's wound is healing.
Nanoka
It seems your blood
somehow kept me alive.
So that's what happened
My blood
is just like Mao's.
Cursed by the Byouki.
But I'm just glad
Mao is still alive.
I'm up against a senior apprentice
who is a Water sorcerer.
Water is everywhere around us.
Could they be watching me
through the water?
If that's the case
I shall take you to Kyoto.
Why not come in person?
What's keeping them from
leaving Kyoto?
My precious son and heir
fell gravely ill and even the doctors
gave up on him.
Just when I was at my wits' end,
I heard the rumors about you.
I realized an onmyoji of the Goko Clan
was my last hope
I'll pay whatever it takes.
Preserving life is the
duty of the Goko Clan.
SHIRANUI
Preserving life is the duty of the Goko Clan.
I shall save your son.
Please, put your mind at ease.
What a truly divine presence.
Master Shiranui.
Nothing's showing up in
the water mirror anymore.
What? You failed again?
You shikigami are so useless.
Mao
I can't wait to see you again.
MAO
WATER SORCERER
Where are we going today, Master?
We're going to see how things
are going at Northern Beach.
MAO
Northern Beach
MAO
That is where the Water sorcerers train.
That is where the Water sorcerers train.
MASTER OF THE GOKO CLAN
Yes.
MASTER OF THE GOKO CLAN
Mao, it will be good for you to observe them.
Yes, Master.
That's amazing!
Oh, Master.
Master.
Who cast that spell?!
The caster was Masago?
MASAGO
A woman?
Well done, Masago.
You don't look familiar.
Your name is Mao?
Yes. I only recently arrived
at the compound.
I see.
And yet,
you've already been permitted
to accompany Master on his rounds.
Get out while you can.
What?
If you stay here long enough,
you'll understand why.
Idiot!
You have no talent!
Just quit!
Forgive me, Master!
This is a cruel place.
Among the Water sorcerers,
HYAKKA
Masago was the most powerful,
wasn't she?
You think so as well, Hyakka?
Yeah.
NANOKA KIBA
She was a woman, but
If anyone was worthy of being
summoned to the Goshikido,
there was no sorcerer
greater than Masago.
But somehow,
the way I'm being attacked now
doesn't fit with the Masago I knew.
Maybe living for hundreds of years
changes a person?
Alright, eat up!
Why udon?
It's my next gig.
The show I used to perform in
was all based on fire.
But that doesn't go over
well these days.
OTOYA
People are still traumatized by
OTOYA
the earthquake and the fires, after all.
the earthquake and the fires, after all.
In that case
Thank you for the food.
Dig in! Tell me how it tastes.
Hey, when are you going
to start eating?!
I'm like a cat.
I can't handle hot food.
Good grief, you're such a slowpoke.
You, too, Mao?!
Give me a moment.
They gained access to a wealthy family
whose daughter was near death
and convinced them
they could prolong her life.
KAMON
KAMON
But it was almost disappointingly
KAMON
easy to connect the dots.
easy to connect the dots.
Claiming to be members of the Goko Clan,
they were peddling their
crude spells to the upper class.
That person is probably
a Water sorcerer.
If that's true, could it be
Masago?
Master Shiranui.
A visitor has appeared
in the water mirror.
This fellow
Just as Master said
Whoever survives
the battle of deadly curses
and is the last one standing
is the true successor.
But Mao, the sacrifice,
was still alive.
And also
Kamon, why are you still alive?
Well, that's what I'd like to know.
Welcome!
Thank you for coming.
Mr. Kuchinawa
Is that what they call you?
It isn't Masago.
What's with that look?
Mr. Kuchinawa, you're
Kamon, aren't you?
What a fool.
To think you'd walk right
into my trap.
Who are you again?
If you don't remember,
that's fine by me.
Just to let you know
The killing isn't over yet!
Could it be that guy?
Kamon, I'd like some medicinal herbs
that will stop bleeding.
Did you injure yourself, Masago?
They're not for me.
One of the junior apprentices pushed
himself too hard during training.
My apologies, Miss Masago.
That's what happens when
someone tries to use spells
beyond their abilities.
It seems he's been secretly watching
my techniques and trying to imitate them.
Then expel him.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
Masago was always looking after
that hopeless junior apprentice.
What was his name?
I remember now. It's
Shiranui.
So, Shiranui.
The fact that you're alive
in this era could only mean
Were you summoned to the Goshikido?
Why you?
If anyone was going to be summoned,
it should've been Masago.
You were completely hopeless
back then.
I'm not who I was back then.
No, you haven't changed.
Even now,
all you can manage are
half-baked life-extension spells.
And on top of that,
you're going around using
the name of the Goko Clan.
Shut up!
Die.
MAO
Die.
BENIKO
Master Kamon.
Were you injured?
I paid him back twice over, though.
But what is up with Shiranui's legs?
Damn it! I failed to kill him.
What do you say, big brother?
Instead of staying cooped up
inside this barrier,
YURAKO
why don't we go to the Imperial Capital?
If only it were that simple.
It is.
There are powerful people everywhere
who don't want to die.
And besides
I want to see Mao, too.
The Mao I saw in the water mirror
has changed since those days.
But I want to see Mao again.
FIFTH STREET SHOPPING
I came back to this side.
But if he gets attacked
like that again
It seems your blood
somehow kept me alive.
Maybe I should stay
by his side all the time.
No, no! Am I some kind of blood bank?
I don't want our relationship
to be like that.
BYOUKI
What's Otoya up to?
He's creating a new kodoku pot.
The kodoku pot that sustained
my life until now was destroyed.
It was a prized concoction
Otoya spent centuries cultivating, but
Sounds like a secret sauce.
I have to keep adding to it.
And it will take forty-nine days
for the first kodoku to be ready.
Will your body be alright
until then, Master Mao?
For the time being, yes.
If anything,
ever since then
After Nanoka's blood flowed into me
and my wounds healed
Nanoka
I've been overflowing with strength.
Is it because our blood shares
the same curse of Byouki?
FUNA UOZUMI
Oh, dear.
Mao gave me these protective stones.
He said they would protect me from evil.
She forgot to wear them.
Miss Nanoka!
Byouki?!
I found you.
No! How?!
Unless it reclaims the body
that fused with Mao,
Byouki shouldn't be able to transfer
itself into me as its new vessel!
So then why?!
What does it want from me?!
Help!
Help me, Mao!
SHIRAHA
SHIRAHA
Kiba?
Huh?
I think I'm safe now
I'll head home.
Nanoka.
My body won't move!
You can still turn back now.
If you continue to
give yourself to Mao
you will
Uozumi!
Are you alright?
It's gone
It appears that Byouki's wounds
still haven't healed.
Because of that, I was able
to cut through its barrier.
Thank you, Uozumi
Miss Nanoka?
I was so afraid
What did it do to you?
Nothing.
But
If you continue to
give yourself to Mao
you will
What does that mean?!
So, Mao
What's the plan from here?
Are you going to Kyoto to kill that senior
apprentice who's a Water sorcerer?
Well, I'm not interested in killing.
But, I do want answers.
That day, when the compound
burned down
What really happened that day?
Did I really kill Lady Sana?
Answers?
Hey, they came to kill you!
You've always been such a softie.
Ah, I'm exhausted.
Mao, mind if I crash here?
What?!
Kamon
NEXT TIME
I have to let Mao know that
I encountered Byouki.
Why did Byouki appear
before Nanoka to warn her?
I went to the mansion
But a family I had never seen
before was living there
and they politely turned me away.
What was Lady Sana like?
For you.
Merry Christmas!
I have something for you, too.
Next time: "Byouki."
There was so much more
I wanted to teach you.
Mao?
Mao?!
Mao!
Mao
Hey! No!
Don't leave me!
I don't know anything!
I can't do anything by myself!
Please! Come on, Mao!
No! Don't die!
No! No! No!
Nooo!
Mao!
Huh?
What'shappening?!
I feel dizzy.
Master Mao's wound is healing.
Nanoka
It seems your blood
somehow kept me alive.
So that's what happened
My blood
is just like Mao's.
Cursed by the Byouki.
But I'm just glad
Mao is still alive.
I'm up against a senior apprentice
who is a Water sorcerer.
Water is everywhere around us.
Could they be watching me
through the water?
If that's the case
I shall take you to Kyoto.
Why not come in person?
What's keeping them from
leaving Kyoto?
My precious son and heir
fell gravely ill and even the doctors
gave up on him.
Just when I was at my wits' end,
I heard the rumors about you.
I realized an onmyoji of the Goko Clan
was my last hope
I'll pay whatever it takes.
Preserving life is the
duty of the Goko Clan.
SHIRANUI
Preserving life is the duty of the Goko Clan.
I shall save your son.
Please, put your mind at ease.
What a truly divine presence.
Master Shiranui.
Nothing's showing up in
the water mirror anymore.
What? You failed again?
You shikigami are so useless.
Mao
I can't wait to see you again.
MAO
WATER SORCERER
Where are we going today, Master?
We're going to see how things
are going at Northern Beach.
MAO
Northern Beach
MAO
That is where the Water sorcerers train.
That is where the Water sorcerers train.
MASTER OF THE GOKO CLAN
Yes.
MASTER OF THE GOKO CLAN
Mao, it will be good for you to observe them.
Yes, Master.
That's amazing!
Oh, Master.
Master.
Who cast that spell?!
The caster was Masago?
MASAGO
A woman?
Well done, Masago.
You don't look familiar.
Your name is Mao?
Yes. I only recently arrived
at the compound.
I see.
And yet,
you've already been permitted
to accompany Master on his rounds.
Get out while you can.
What?
If you stay here long enough,
you'll understand why.
Idiot!
You have no talent!
Just quit!
Forgive me, Master!
This is a cruel place.
Among the Water sorcerers,
HYAKKA
Masago was the most powerful,
wasn't she?
You think so as well, Hyakka?
Yeah.
NANOKA KIBA
She was a woman, but
If anyone was worthy of being
summoned to the Goshikido,
there was no sorcerer
greater than Masago.
But somehow,
the way I'm being attacked now
doesn't fit with the Masago I knew.
Maybe living for hundreds of years
changes a person?
Alright, eat up!
Why udon?
It's my next gig.
The show I used to perform in
was all based on fire.
But that doesn't go over
well these days.
OTOYA
People are still traumatized by
OTOYA
the earthquake and the fires, after all.
the earthquake and the fires, after all.
In that case
Thank you for the food.
Dig in! Tell me how it tastes.
Hey, when are you going
to start eating?!
I'm like a cat.
I can't handle hot food.
Good grief, you're such a slowpoke.
You, too, Mao?!
Give me a moment.
They gained access to a wealthy family
whose daughter was near death
and convinced them
they could prolong her life.
KAMON
KAMON
But it was almost disappointingly
KAMON
easy to connect the dots.
easy to connect the dots.
Claiming to be members of the Goko Clan,
they were peddling their
crude spells to the upper class.
That person is probably
a Water sorcerer.
If that's true, could it be
Masago?
Master Shiranui.
A visitor has appeared
in the water mirror.
This fellow
Just as Master said
Whoever survives
the battle of deadly curses
and is the last one standing
is the true successor.
But Mao, the sacrifice,
was still alive.
And also
Kamon, why are you still alive?
Well, that's what I'd like to know.
Welcome!
Thank you for coming.
Mr. Kuchinawa
Is that what they call you?
It isn't Masago.
What's with that look?
Mr. Kuchinawa, you're
Kamon, aren't you?
What a fool.
To think you'd walk right
into my trap.
Who are you again?
If you don't remember,
that's fine by me.
Just to let you know
The killing isn't over yet!
Could it be that guy?
Kamon, I'd like some medicinal herbs
that will stop bleeding.
Did you injure yourself, Masago?
They're not for me.
One of the junior apprentices pushed
himself too hard during training.
My apologies, Miss Masago.
That's what happens when
someone tries to use spells
beyond their abilities.
It seems he's been secretly watching
my techniques and trying to imitate them.
Then expel him.
I'm afraid I can't do that.
Masago was always looking after
that hopeless junior apprentice.
What was his name?
I remember now. It's
Shiranui.
So, Shiranui.
The fact that you're alive
in this era could only mean
Were you summoned to the Goshikido?
Why you?
If anyone was going to be summoned,
it should've been Masago.
You were completely hopeless
back then.
I'm not who I was back then.
No, you haven't changed.
Even now,
all you can manage are
half-baked life-extension spells.
And on top of that,
you're going around using
the name of the Goko Clan.
Shut up!
Die.
MAO
Die.
BENIKO
Master Kamon.
Were you injured?
I paid him back twice over, though.
But what is up with Shiranui's legs?
Damn it! I failed to kill him.
What do you say, big brother?
Instead of staying cooped up
inside this barrier,
YURAKO
why don't we go to the Imperial Capital?
If only it were that simple.
It is.
There are powerful people everywhere
who don't want to die.
And besides
I want to see Mao, too.
The Mao I saw in the water mirror
has changed since those days.
But I want to see Mao again.
FIFTH STREET SHOPPING
I came back to this side.
But if he gets attacked
like that again
It seems your blood
somehow kept me alive.
Maybe I should stay
by his side all the time.
No, no! Am I some kind of blood bank?
I don't want our relationship
to be like that.
BYOUKI
What's Otoya up to?
He's creating a new kodoku pot.
The kodoku pot that sustained
my life until now was destroyed.
It was a prized concoction
Otoya spent centuries cultivating, but
Sounds like a secret sauce.
I have to keep adding to it.
And it will take forty-nine days
for the first kodoku to be ready.
Will your body be alright
until then, Master Mao?
For the time being, yes.
If anything,
ever since then
After Nanoka's blood flowed into me
and my wounds healed
Nanoka
I've been overflowing with strength.
Is it because our blood shares
the same curse of Byouki?
FUNA UOZUMI
Oh, dear.
Mao gave me these protective stones.
He said they would protect me from evil.
She forgot to wear them.
Miss Nanoka!
Byouki?!
I found you.
No! How?!
Unless it reclaims the body
that fused with Mao,
Byouki shouldn't be able to transfer
itself into me as its new vessel!
So then why?!
What does it want from me?!
Help!
Help me, Mao!
SHIRAHA
SHIRAHA
Kiba?
Huh?
I think I'm safe now
I'll head home.
Nanoka.
My body won't move!
You can still turn back now.
If you continue to
give yourself to Mao
you will
Uozumi!
Are you alright?
It's gone
It appears that Byouki's wounds
still haven't healed.
Because of that, I was able
to cut through its barrier.
Thank you, Uozumi
Miss Nanoka?
I was so afraid
What did it do to you?
Nothing.
But
If you continue to
give yourself to Mao
you will
What does that mean?!
So, Mao
What's the plan from here?
Are you going to Kyoto to kill that senior
apprentice who's a Water sorcerer?
Well, I'm not interested in killing.
But, I do want answers.
That day, when the compound
burned down
What really happened that day?
Did I really kill Lady Sana?
Answers?
Hey, they came to kill you!
You've always been such a softie.
Ah, I'm exhausted.
Mao, mind if I crash here?
What?!
Kamon
NEXT TIME
I have to let Mao know that
I encountered Byouki.
Why did Byouki appear
before Nanoka to warn her?
I went to the mansion
But a family I had never seen
before was living there
and they politely turned me away.
What was Lady Sana like?
For you.
Merry Christmas!
I have something for you, too.
Next time: "Byouki."