Asumu
Please sit in a well-lit room, at a comfortable distance, when watching.
I'm counting on you.
Alright.
Let's go!
Okay!
Okay.
Who's there?
Who is it?
Hey. Good evening, Amami.
I'm Kiriya Kyousuke. We're in the same class.
We've never spoken before.
Since you don't come to school very often.
What do you want?
I'm interested in you.
There are many things I want to ask you.
About Oni.
Haruka tooku no chiheisen kara From the distant horizon
Hikari afurete kuru you ni The light overflows
Kimi no mirai wa hajimatta bakari Your future has only just begun!
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Dare mo isogu michi A road that everyone hurries along
Kimi dake ni mieru asu he hashire Run to the tomorrow that only you can see
Oozora ni ao daichi ni inochi The blue of the sky, the Earth full of life
Senaka wo osu kaze unabara ni nami The wind at your back, the waves in the sea
Kurikaesu hibiki… This recurring resonance...
Ima, hajimari no kimi e Passes now to you, at the beginning!
Volume Thirty­Six
Hungering Shuki
How do you know about Oni?
I know Hibiki.
How did you become Ibuki's apprentice?
First of all, why would a girl like you want to be an Oni?
Excuse me.
Wait.
Let's have a contest.
Go!
I win!
Idiot.
Big trouble, head priest!
What is it?
The Oni armor is gone!
This can't be!
I'm sorry for always having you do this.
Don't worry about it!
All I'm doing is lending you my notes.
In comparison, you're working hard to become an Oni.
But are you okay with your attendance record?
The teacher scolded me again.
He said I was absent too much.
I see...
I wish there was more I could do.
I'm working hard to do all I can.
In both school and Oni training.
You really are amazing, Amami.
Amazing? How so?
You're always working hard for your future.
What about you, Adachi? You don't feel like becoming an Oni?
Like being Hibiki's apprentice?
No way! I haven't decided what I want to do in the future yet.
It'd be impossible for you to become an Oni, Adachi.
And, Amami. I don't think you're suited to being an Oni either.
Working hard in both school and Oni training...
How half-hearted.
To put it simply, you're making sure you have insurance in case you can't become an Oni.
Isn't that it?
No! That's just Ibuki's way. He says having a normal life is important too.
Right?
Yes.
But aren't you relieved that Ibuki says things like that?
You don't have to throw anything away.
There are spelling errors on pages two and four. The handwriting is terrible and it's disorganized.
Do it over.
Who are you?
S-Sabaki!
Sabaki!
Sabaki! Sabaki!
Sabaki!
That was... It couldn't be...
He said school is just insurance?
Yes.
But...
you said I should also value a normal life...
and it's true that part of me felt relieved.
Lately... I don't remember...
my father and mother being killed by the Makamou.
I don't think you need to remember such things.
Ibuki...
When I became your apprentice, you said "discard your hatred."
Yeah.
But... I think you can also gain power from hating the Makamou.
That's not true.
If you become an Oni due to hatred... you'll surely destroy yourself in the end.
I... don't really understand.
There's no rush. You'll understand one day.
I've... been thinking lately...
You and I are completely​ different.
You're descended from Yoshino's founder.
You were raised to be an Oni since you were born.
No, that's...
Yes.
Oh, Kasumi?
It was just confirmed for sure.
The Oni armor was stolen from Yoshino's Kibu Shrine.
So Father was called to Yoshino immediately.
So the person who stole the armor attacked Sabaki, right?
But for what reason?
W-w-wait a moment! What is this Oni armor?
Zanki, do you have any thoughts?
Oh, no... not really.
Then... if you wear that armor, you'll have the same power as an Oni?
More like power similar to an Oni.
Long, long ago, when Oni numbers were low, that armor was created to be a substitute.
What if I wore it?
It'd look good on you.
But... not just anyone can wear it. You have to be trained.
Then, the person who stole it...
Is definitely no ordinary person.
Hibiki...
May I ask you something?
What is it, so formally?
What does being an Oni mean to you, Hibiki?
Well...
Being an Oni... means you have to be an Oni.
Seems complicated... like a Zen riddle.
Actually, it's something that's really simple.
It's so simple... that it's difficult to explain.
So that's what it is — an armor made to substitute for Oni.
I had no idea that such a time existed.
One more thing worries me.
What is it?
Before being attacked by the Oni armor, Sabaki was fighting a Makamou...
I think it was a Notsugo.
A Notsugo?! That's the most brutal of all the Makamou!
It's been ten years since it last appeared.
When I was an apprentice, that was the last Makamou I fought with my master.
It's the only Makamou my master was unable to defeat.
Your teacher was... if I recall correctly...
Shuki.
That predecessor...?
No, she's no longer an Oni. Or rather...
she was forced to quit being an Oni.
Pay close attention to each cut flower.
Make dying flowers...
seem alive.
See you later.
Bye-bye.
Someone help!
Akira... with me?
Yes.
Can you please look after her for a little while?
What do you mean? Did something happen?
Well...
It seems she's troubled about a few things.
I think it's natural for a person trying to become an Oni to have concerns.
It seems like she's really worried.
I see.
I think your experience would be helpful to her, Zanki.
Okay.
Although I don't know how much I'll be able to do as I am now.
Thank you very much.
Your knee is mostly healed.
The problem is the old chest wound.
Well, if you live a normal life, it won't be a problem.
But...
You can never transform into an Oni again.
Okay?
This is my advice, as a longtime member of Takeshi who has examined many Oni.
Yes...
I understand.
Don't tell Todoroki. He'd just worry.
I'm not Todoroki and I'm worried.
So... is your health okay?
No big deal.
I see.
But no matter how bad it was, you'd just say "no big deal" anyway.
Trust me, don't worry.
I'm probably younger than you are.
Oh really?
Anyway, I have to look after Akira for a little while.
At Ibuki's request.
There's also the Oni armor matter.
What a lot of trouble.
Seriously.
You're here!
So you came.
Cool!
Hey... who are you?
Hey.
One, two, three, four... alright! Please take care of this one.
Okay.
Well, I understand how you feel, Akira.
It sure is hard to become an Oni.
I did a lot of worrying too.
What did you worry about?
Well... geez... a bunch of things! A bunch!
I... don't understand.
Ibuki told me to discard my hatred,
but is that really okay?
I think that hatred can become strength for defeating the Makamou.
Do you know what it means to be an Oni?
It's to... train your body, polish your techniques, and have a strong heart.
Yeah... but there's something more important than that.
It's to kill the demon within yourself.
Zanki... you're the same as Ibuki, aren't you?
Your parents were killed by the Makamou, right?
You think that if you forget that hatred, the strength to become an Oni will also disappear.
If you believe that...
then you shouldn't be an Oni.
A hit!
It really is a Notsugo!
Zanki? I just contacted Hibiki.
Yes. Tell Todoroki to hang on a little longer.
Hibiki!
Armed Hibiki.
That's...
Master...
Don't interfere, Zanki. You'll die!
Scarlet
Oni
Shuki
Alright.
Fierce Spirits' Rousing Howl!
Akira!
I won't let you escape!
Hungering Shuki
I can see the darkness in your heart.
If an Oni uses their power for evil, that Oni must be defeated.
An Oni's job is to protect lives.
Human lives... and Oni lives too...
Revived Thunder
Volume Thirty­Seven
Volume Thirty-Seven: Revived Thunder.