Asumu
Please sit in a well-lit room, at a comfortable distance, when watching.
Hibiki!
Slashing Sound: Razing Thunder!
Zanki!
Are you feeling okay?!
Yeah.
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 Forty­Four
Hidden Prohibition
I really can't say that this is good...
I told you before to never become an Oni again,
if you don't want to shorten your lifespan.
Wait up! Hey!
Are you really quitting as an apprentice?
None of your business, is it?
Try one more time!
You've come so far.
Hibiki doesn't like me.
He's decided he'll ultimately make you his apprentice.
What does that mean?
Maybe you didn't know, but Hibiki was planning to eliminate one of his apprentices.
Now that you know, leave me alone.
Please do your best, Todoroki! Just a bit more!
Just a bit more! Right?
Do your best...
Todoroki!
Does it hurt?
I'm sorry.
Let's take a break.
I'm fine.
His body...
Yeah...
He can never become an Oni again.
Can you believe it?
Just a bit more...
Do your best!
Okay?
A bit more! Just a bit more!
You can do it! You can do it! Just a bit more! Hang in there!
I can hear~
the frogs' song~
Ah, Hibiki!
Yo.
Here. Tachibana's millet dumplings.
Thank you very much! I'm so happy!
I feel like it's been so long since I've been to Tachibana's.
I've wanted to eat these!
I can bring them any time.
So don't rush.
Since you're working hard enough.
Right.
Zanki also told me.
Even if I can't become an Oni, I can still live as an Oni.
Being victorious over yourself is the Oni way of life.
So I'll definitely stand on my own two feet again.
I'll be waiting.
Right.
I hope Asumu and Kyousuke become Oni quickly.
They've got to do their best to do my share too.
Hibiki...
Please make sure to train them well.
So they become stronger Oni... than a screw-up like me.
What are you talking about?
A beloved guy like you... is a strong Oni.
I'm sorry for calling you unexpectedly​.
Thank you for coming to the panel theater the other day.
So, how was it? Any thoughts?
It was very interesting.
Adachi?
I was surprised! I had no idea you were doing that, Mochida.
Adachi and Amami, do you want to join us too?
You can go to all sorts of places and make everyone happy.
Oh, everyone's getting together today after this. You can come too if you'd like.
Kiriya?
Hey. You're Kiriya, aren't you?
Don't you remember?
Still just as dull as before.
You went to our high school, right?
Did you know this guy?
We found out he sucked at sports, so he transferred schools.
For real?!
You're so lame!
Lame!
What are you doing?!
What?!
Kiriya!
I see...
Todoroki is doing his best.
Yeah, I suppose.
Suppose?
He likes to try too hard.
We should call him a fighter instead of an Oni.
I want to believe in miracles.
Yeah.
How is Zanki doing?
Zanki's injury is even worse than Todoroki's.
But... the bond between those two isn't an ordinary one.
That's true.
I can't get between them either.
By the way... something for you arrived from Yoshino earlier.
A divination band, huh?
Does using this mean that your apprentices are growing well?
Well, not quite, boss.
I suppose raising people doesn't really go as expected.
Hibiki!
What's wrong?
Big trouble! Asumu just called. He said Kyousuke was taken into protective custody by the police.
I'm very sorry.
Bow your head.
Kyousuke.
Hey!
Aren't you mad?
Not really.
I don't know the reason,
but you're still my apprentice,
so I'm on your side.
Please stop talking like that!
I'm not your apprentice anymore!
I see.
Hey!
Todoroki, fight! You can do it!
Todoroki! Are you okay?
Um...
Could you please stop?
I have a request...
Please don't come here anymore.
What do you mean by that?
At this rate...
I'll rely on you forever, Hinaka.
That's fine! You can depend on me as much as you'd like!
That's not okay!
I don't want to be a burden.
That would be painful for me.
A burden... how can you say that?
I'm sorry.
So please...
I'll...
definitely walk on my own feet...
and return to your side, Hinaka.
I hope you'll wait until then.
Please.
I understand.
If that's what you want to do, Todoroki...
I understand.
Zanki.
Todoroki.
Zanki.
I'm... hopeless.
No matter how hard I try...
my body has no strength.
I...
Todoroki.
Become my apprentice once more.
Your apprentice... once more?
Yeah. And recall...
the underlying strength to endure Oni training.
I'll be by your side.
I won't die.
I won't die yet!
Divination band?
For me?
Yeah. If you wear this, even without Oni powers...
you'll be able to control shikigami.
Watch.
Let's go.
Well, that's about it.
How you use this power...
is up to you.
I won't die yet.
Absolutely not!
Let's go, Adachi.
Oh, sorry.
Kiriya?
Don't space out, Adachi.
- It really hurt. - It's your own fault for spacing out.
It can't be!
Yes, that's it.
Nice and slow.
Make sure your feet move forward.
Okay.
Don't worry. I'm with you.
Okay.
A hit.
That's it, take it slow. Slow is okay.
Yes?
Zanki? Ibuki just called. I'm having Hibiki head to the scene too.
Ibuki, you okay?
Hibiki!
Alright!
Zanki!
Out of the way!
Thanks!
Armed Hibiki.
Fierce Spirits' Rousing Howl!
Slashing Sound: Razing Thunder!
Kiriya...
Excuse me.
That guy...
You're Kiriya, aren't you?
Still just as dull as before.
You're so lame!
It can't be...
Kiriya!
It can't be!
No way!
Zanki!
Zanki.
Zanki! Zanki! Wake up, Zanki! Zanki!
He's dead.
No...!
Hibiki!
Zanki.
You okay?
There's nothing to worry about.
I...
I'm by your side.
Hidden Prohibition
Spirit restoration technique?
The path I chose is none of your business.
Give it back!
Please don't go!
Then try stopping me.
Zanki!
Volume Forty­Five
Death
Glorious
Zanki's
Death
Glorious
Zanki's
Volume Forty-Five: Zanki's Glorious Death.