Asumu
Please sit in a well-lit room, at a comfortable distance, when watching.
Todoroki!
Todoroki.
Todoroki!
Wake up!
Hey!
Todoroki!
Todoroki...
Zanki.
Please... don't tell Hibiki...
I... promised to do Hibiki's part too.
I said I'd work hard...
Operation in Progress
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 Forty­Three
Unchangeable Body
- Ow ow ow! - Come on, just hold still.
Hey!
- Ow ow ow! - Round and round...
No way! Stop! Hey—!
Did you get in a fight?
No! I got this in a soccer game.
- So transparent. - Ow ow ow!
Sonoda General Hospital
Zanki. How's Todoroki?
Is he okay? He's okay, right?!
The surgery just ended. Please go see him.
Todoroki... Todoroki.
Hey, Todoroki!
Calm down!
Calm down, Hinaka.
- But Todoroki is...! - Hinaka!
Work hard now.
We're training your arms.
Good job, Asumu.
Hibiki!
Just how long are we going to continue this?
Is physical strength all there is to it?
Is this really Oni training?
I'm checking your basic physical strength.
You want to surpass your father, right?
Yes!
Before your father... isn't there something else you have to overcome?
What do you mean?
There's no shame in being nonathletic or having poor physical strength.
But... isn't it important to surpass your current self?
That's...
Todoroki!
Zanki.
I'm sorry.
I guess...
I messed up.
Oni training is usually​ done one-on-one.
I'm thinking of eliminating one of them eventually.
Adachi...
I can't afford to lose to you.
I'm sorry.
Geez!
Why do I have to do this?!
I was really worried.
I wondered what would happen if you didn't wake up.
I'm sorry.
But... I'm fine now.
My body is my only redeeming feature, after all.
Zanki.
Sorry, Hinaka, but can you go buy us some tea?
Ah, okay.
Zanki...
I feel like... my body has no strength...
I don't think it's a big deal, but...
Can you... ask the doctor for me?
Zanki?
Todoroki.
I'm sorry.
What for?
You can no longer...
become an Oni.
What are you talking about, Zanki?
It's impossible​.
Becoming an Oni.
Don't say such strange things.
I'm totally fine.
Look.
Todoroki!
What happened?!
I'm fine. Zanki.
I'm completely fine.
Todoroki!
I'm fine.
Seal
The seal does not work.
I suppose this means Orochi really has begun.
We cannot rely on the Oni alone.
At this rate, everything will be destroyed.
What is this?
Kyousuke, you use that.
I don't need this!
Kiriya!
Don't meddle!
Who needs your help?!
Asumu.
Train yourself.
You just experienced what it's like to drown.
Experience is training.
Don't feel bad!
I just heard from the doctor.
It seems...
that there's no hope of recovery.
What a pity.
"A pity"?
Please don't say that so calmly.
He...
Todoroki is an Oni to the core.
Being an Oni is everything to him.
"Oh... a shooting star."
"Ahh, I want to see my grandmother."
While thinking that, she struck another match. The girl was very surprised.
High in the sky, she could see the grandmother she missed so much.
"Grandmother, when this match goes out, I won't be able to see you anymore, right?"
"I don't want that."
"I've got it. Why don't I set fire to this whole matchbox?"
And with that, she lit all the matches at once.
A big bright fire spread all around.
And right next to the fire stood her grandmother.
"Grandmother, I've missed you."
"I as well."
Amazing. When did Mochida start this?
Mochida is good, isn't she?
This is called panel theater, I think.
Please, Todoroki. Just eat a mouthful.
If you don't eat, you won't get better.
Did you forget? You promised to go to a hot spring with me.
How's he doing?
Zanki... Please say something.
Todoroki isn't eating at all.
What a troublesome guy.
Got the selfish sickness?
Zanki...
I have a favor to ask.
What is it? Tell me.
I... I don't think I can live like this...
Zanki... I'd rather... by your hand.
What are you saying, Todoroki?
How can you say that?
Zanki.
Todoroki...
In my heart... I just punched you.
Didn't you feel it?
Even if you can't become an Oni, you're a person with Oni training.
You should teach.
Being an Oni is a single way of life.
It's a way of life where you are always victorious over yourself.
I know...
I know, but...
But I...
Please...
I want to be alone.
Alone...
Hurry and climb up.
I'm thinking of eliminating one of them eventually.
Alright. You two did well.
Umm... excuse me.
There's something I want you to see.
This is from the time I won the national math tournament.
This is from the time I won a prize at an art show.
I got this one for calligraphy.
I have many more.
That's amazing, Kyousuke.
I have many excellent points.
Much more than Adachi. I wanted you to know that.
Forget your past.
What do you mean?
Asumu. You can go home now.
Kyousuke will... climb the cliff one more time.
Stop messing with me! I get it!
You actually hate me!
No matter what, you've decided to drop me for Adachi!
I'm quitting. From now on, I quit being your apprentice!
Kiriya!
Yes, Adachi here.
Okay.
Hibiki.
It's Hinaka.
Don't worry. I'll support you properly.
A hit.
Being an Oni is a single way of life.
It's a way of life where you are always victorious over yourself.
Zanki...
You always work hard no matter what... Todoroki!
I'm sorry.
I... tried my best to do your share of the work too, but...
Thank you.
But you've worked hard enough.
When you feel better, come save people with me again.
Now I'll work hard.
I'll be waiting for you.
Hibiki! I just got a call from Zanki!
Thanks for waiting, Zanki.
You're late. What were you doing?
I was receiving strength.
Right. Hurry and go.
I'm off.
Armed Hibiki.
Hibiki!
Fierce Spirits' Rousing Howl.
Ibuki.
Ibuki!
Hang on, Ibuki!
Unchangeable Body
Divination band? For me?
Zanki also told me. Being victorious over yourself is the Oni way of life.
So I'll definitely stand on my own two feet again.
No...!
Volume Forty­Four
Hidden Prohibition
Volume Forty-Four: Hidden Prohibition.