[BEHOLDER] In an attempt
to defeat the Nokker controlling Izumi,
Fushi makes his move.
If you’re really worried about me,
then please don’t hurt the people I care about!
♪
You don’t need to save Mizuha anymore.
It’s too late for her.
[♪ opening theme song playing]
FLYING BUG
♪
[birds chirping]
[yawns]
[FUSHI] It’s been about six months
since I arrived here.
I thought that after hundreds of years,
I had made a peaceful world.
One that was finally free of the Nokkers.
But it looks like I was wrong.
The Nokkers are still here.
They just stopped randomly killing people,
and created the illusion of peace.
Most people continue to live
completely unaware of the Nokkers' existence.
However, some unhappy people
willingly embrace the Nokkers.
And some choose to keep their lives as they are.
No matter how difficult it’s been.
See you later!
[FUSHI] I wonder if Izumi has really accepted it.
She said Mizuha didn’t need saving anymore,
but I don’t know.
I’m certain that’s not right.
[indistinct chatter]
If we can give Mizuha a reason to live...
It’s hard to imagine
that I wanted my life to come to an end.
[FUSHI] There has to be something I can do.
I’m sure of it.
And then there’s Funa’s Nokker.
Is it trying to sneak more Nokkers into this world?
To what end? What is it planning?
I can rinse those cups if you want. May I?
Oh, great, thank you!
- [Mizuha grunts] - [shattering]
[all gasping]
- [BOY] What happened? - [GIRL] What happened?
[Mizuha breathing shakily]
[TEACHER] Mizuha, are you okay?
I’ll take her to get some first aid.
[TEACHER] Thank you.
[FUNA] Come on.
You went too far.
No! I...
Wow, you sure got lucky I'm on the health committee.
[chuckles]
[FUSHI] It looks like she can fully heal herself
when the Nokker's in charge.
[NAGISA] Is it just me
or are Mizuha and Funa best friends all of a sudden?
[sighs] Whatever.
I don’t care.
I think that it’s weird.
So what? Those two losers deserve each other.
[footsteps]
You’ll be marked as absent
- if you show up as a bird. - [bird Fushi squawks]
[FUSHI] She knows?
[FUNA] Why not just come to school normally?
Everyone’s worried about you.
Better come as a human to school,
or I’ll put you in the curry!
- I’m just kidding! - [chuckles]
[FUSHI] Put me in a curry?
- I’d like to see you try! - [YUKI] Hey, guys!
I’ve got a question for you both.
Do you think humans and mutants could ever coexist?
[FUSHI] Yuki?
Mutants, huh?
Sure.
Yeah, right? I totally agree with you!
Great! Then let’s shake on it!
[Fushi stutters] What are you doing?
Now we’re officially friends.
[Yuki chuckles]
Hooray! I’ve always wanted a non-human friend,
and now I have two!
All right, then, let's chat more again later! Bye!
[FUSHI] Wait a minute.
Was that what he was talking about?
We can forge an official peace agreement!
[FUSHI] And this is all it really takes?
- [TEACHER] How’s your cut? - [gasps]
[Mizuha sighs] It’s bandaged.
It doesn’t hurt anymore.
Excellent!
Well, why don’t you both come back in
and have some curry?
Bye, Fushi.
- [birds cawing] - [horse snorts]
[YUKI] "The sixth-generation descendant
of the Guardians, Kahaku,
made great use of the written word."
That means we can’t even send messages to each other.
I need to find a way to talk to Fushi
without the Nokkers finding out.
But how do we communicate with each other
without using language?
[horse munching]
[YUKI] Huh?
♪
Hey, Eko.
Any chance I can borrow that pot of yours?
[Eko grunts softly]
- [YUKI] That one right there. - Uh?
[water running]
Focus on my favorite food.
All right, Eko.
Let me tell you what my favorite food is.
[Eko gasps]
[exclaims]
Huh? [exclaims]
[Eko screams]
Eko, hey, wait!
[Yuki screams]
Gugu, my guy!
Fried chicken’s my absolute fave!
[GUGU] Oh, cool! Eko showed me a photo of some.
She seemed to want me to make it for her,
so I thought I’d best get to it!
[Yuki gasps]
[Eko chuckles]
That's it.
[birds chirping]
[MIZUHA] Come on, Mom! Hurry up!
I got carried away and made too much.
No complaints from me.
I always enjoy making food for my family.
It’s fun!
[FUSHI] So, they’re having a nice weekend outing, huh?
Still pretending to be a happy family.
Oh, that’s right.
Izumi had asked me to get rid of the images
that are inside her PC.
Well...
Hmm.
[grunts]
[grunting]
[NANDO] How do you even open this thing?
All I need to do is get rid of it.
[Fushi grunts]
- [sighs] - That’s illegal!
You can’t dump trash, environmental scumbag!
Oh, Aiko, what are you doing here?
I’m here doing my monthly volunteer clean-up work!
You can’t litter like that.
You have to contact the city,
so they can come and collect the PC properly.
The phone number is on their website, at--
Great! Thanks for doing that!
[AIKO] Wait a minute!
Do it yourself!
Those images were hard to remove.
I guess they must have been pretty important.
I wonder why Izumi wanted them to be thrown away.
[grunts]
[Yuki groans]
Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow.
Whoa, what happened, Yuki? Are you okay?
Huh? No way! It really worked!
Huh?
Hang on, don’t tell me... all that just to call me here?
Yeah!
Hey, what were you trying to do in the hall?
If all it took was a simple handshake,
then we’d already have peace in the world by now.
That simple handshake was the first step in communication.
I think we’re super lucky
that I managed to make the first move toward peace!
I believe we’ll soon engage in a heart-to-heart agreement
to get that peace we all want.
Hmm. So, do you need something?
I come to you with a message.
It’s in this clay pot. Ta-da!
A message? Is it from Eko?
- It’s not. It’s from me! - Huh?
Hey, Fushi, did you know,
you don’t need to be a clay pot person
to make a clay pot?
[FUSHI] Hm? Huh.
[YUKI] Well, go on. Take a look.
If you’re seeing and hearing me, Fushi,
then that means I must have made a pretty good pot,
if I do say so myself.
[Fushi gasps]
[YUKI] Imagine this pot is kind of like a bar code.
We might not be able to decipher them,
but we can still make them in order to be read.
♪
So, with that power
and you in the form of Eko’s brother,
I can send you information secretively and directly.
Then the Nokkers in heaven
can’t listen to our conversations.
Wait, the Nokkers in heaven?
Yeah, you know, the Nokkers just outside of Earth.
I’ve given this a lot of thought, Fushi.
How do the Nokkers always seem to find you
when they don’t have eyes, or ears or noses?
Mizuha’s Nokker was receiving messages
when it was inside Kahaku, right?
That’s how other Nokkers were able to communicate with it.
[FUSHI] Uh...
[YUKI] But from where? And how?
- Huh? - I was curious,
so I thought I’d test something on Mizuha and Funa.
I wanted to know how they’re connected.
And how they’d react
if I asked them a weird question
when other students were around to hear.
And I saw...
Evidence that they communicate with one another
using their eyes.
If the Nokkers were telepathic,
then they wouldn’t need to do that, would they?
I also asked Bon to do me a favor.
He checked with Fen and Nixon to see
if they use telepathy to communicate.
They both say, "What are you talking about?"
[YUKI] So then,
where are all of these messages coming from?
From the Nokkers who are beyond this world.
Those who aren’t bound by the rules of the Earth.
Keep talking.
Telepathy isn’t something I entirely understand,
but I get what you’re saying. So then...
Right. This is where we get into it.
♪
[YUKI] I don’t want the Nokkers to listen in
on the hypothesis I’m about to present to you.
After all, information is going to be
our strongest weapon in this fight.
As Vice President of the Occult Club,
I’ve come to certain conclusions.
And if you feel you’re losing now,
then the future probably holds
even bigger losses for you.
All of the Nokkers in the world,
they aren’t just living here.
They’re still trying to accomplish
their original goal from all those years ago.
To lead our souls, our Fye, to paradise.
Just think about it.
They see us humans as victims
who are trapped like prisoners
inside the flesh of our own bodies.
And they see you as the enemy.
So, if we judge them based on their own beliefs,
they shouldn’t be trying to live
in human bodies at all.
Yet, they still choose to enter
these "grotesque bodies"
that they hate so much,
and they still play by terrestrial rules.
So that definitely means
they haven’t completed their plan yet.
And as long as you’re alive, Fushi,
there’s no way they can ever complete it.
That’s why they’ve been after your life
for so many years.
But they can't kill you that easily.
They tried to figure it out using the fake Mimori,
but they still couldn’t find your life source.
"What is Fushi?"
If I were a Nokker, that’s what I’d be asking.
The one that knows the answer to that
is the one who created you.
The entity who created the "rule" that is Fushi.
Destroy that, and the mystery behind Fushi’s life
may finally be solved.
The entity known as "Mister Black."
A.K.A. the boy, Satoru.
[SUMIKA] Satoru!
[thunder rumbles]
Why don’t we all walk home together?
It flashed!
[SUMIKA] Wow, that doesn’t happen much
at this time of year.
- [thunderclap] - [all gasp]
- Scaredy-cat! - So are you.
I didn’t say "wah!" like a little crybaby, though!
[SUMIKA] Come on, Tomori.
Don’t bully Michi like that.
- [thunderclap] - [all exclaim]
I’m scared.
It’s okay, your big sister will look after you.
Satoru, you must be scared, too! Come here and join us!
No, I’m not afraid.
You don’t need to act all tough, you know.
You can depend on me to keep you safe.
- Wow, here comes a big one! - [both exclaim]
- [thunderclap] - [screaming] Scary!
[Satoru exclaims]
[SUMIKA] I’m sorry, Satoru.
Turns out I’m a scaredy-cat as well!
[laughter]
Hey, Funa, you heading out somewhere?
[FUNA] Just to the store. Need anything?
Hey, sis, pick me up an energy drink?
[FUNA’S MOM] Didn’t you hear the thunder out there?
[FUNA] I won’t be too long.
[door opens]
[STORE CLERK] Thank you! Come again!
[FUNA] It’s pretty good for having zero calories.
I like it.
[thunder rumbles]
[FUNA] Now then...
♪
[MICHI] Hey...
It’s way past lights out, you know?
[Michi gasps]
Let go of the kid.
Don't take one step closer.
[Michi gasps]
Taking a hostage to save yourself.
You’re just the same as Mimori’s Nokker.
[Michi gasps]
[whimpers]
♪
- You okay, kid? - [gasps]
[Michi screams]
Are you hurt? Let me take a look.
Huh?
[thunder rumbling]
♪
[thunderclap]
[Funa gasps]
♪
[FUNA] No one told me you could do that.
It’s time to go back home.
[Sumika groans]
[SUMIKA] Satoru, what’s going on?
What’s all the noise?
It’s nothing.
What’s with the flower?
Hold up. Is that for me?
Sure.
- [footsteps running] - [Fushi panting]
[Fushi grunts] Black One!
Are you okay? You’re not hurt, right?
No, did you get hurt?
Wait, how did you know I was here?
The sounds you make reverberate.
Well, I was attacked by a Nokker back there.
The whole thing must have woken you up.
Are you hurt? Let me take a look.
Huh?
[FUSHI] It's been a while
since I got hit with a poison needle.
But I managed to create a double before I passed out.
I can’t believe there was another Nokker in this place.
[gasps] Funa’s Nokker is here somewhere!
- We have to try and capture it. - I burned it.
- I extracted its contents and-- - But don’t worry!
I’ll protect you and make sure...
Huh? What did you burn?
The Nokker.
I turned it into a flower,
pulled out its core and burned it.
Wha... Wait, is that something you can actually do?
Yeah.
You pulled it out and burned it?
That’s what I said.
[exclaims]
Hey! You lied to me, damn it!
What?
You can defeat the Nokkers, after all!
The last time I asked,
you told me that you had no idea how to defeat them!
Oh, did I say that?
[groans] You’re gonna help me defeat them all, you hear?
They can’t keep taking human lives!
You’re gonna help me get rid of them!
- Okay? - [Sumika gasps] You!
[Fushi grunts]
[SUMIKA] What do you think you’re doing to my Satoru?
Oh, man, seriously? This annoying girl?
What did you say? Say it again!
I won’t let you bully Satoru!
And you broke in here! I should call the police!
Sumika, help me! Michi... she’s down!
[panting]
Hey! Michi! Are you okay?
Huh?
Oh, I fell asleep.
[SUMIKA] Oh, thank goodness!
I was really worried there.
I thought you were getting sick again!
[FUSHI] Here’s good.
Let’s finish our talk.
That child who attacked me back there,
she’s got a Nokker in her.
Yeah, I know.
How can you be so casual about something like that?
If you knew, then why didn’t you remove and destroy it?
Because it’s fully-merged.
Even if I did remove it,
there’s nothing to replace it.
[grunts] But we have to defeat it.
I have to defeat it.
You can!
Not long ago, that girl had a serious illness.
She wished for death every day.
All she wanted was for the pain to stop.
[SATORU] Then her heart
finally succumbed to the disease.
[monitor flatlines]
[SATORU] However, the moment didn’t last long.
Michi’s heart began to beat again,
and her health was restored.
Her sisters readily accepted it
as a miracle and rejoiced.
That’s why I have no intention of depriving them
of their happiness.
[FUSHI] Uh...
[Fushi sighs]
Even if there’s a Nokker inside her?
Trusting it for the sake
of others’ happiness isn’t wrong.
Besides...
it’s futile.
Even if I helped you wipe out all of the Nokkers,
I don’t believe that you will ever be truly satisfied.
Every single Fye has its own story to tell.
And some don’t wish to live.
It simply takes too much time
to decide whether a Nokker should be killed or not.
Who cares about time?
Will you spend another century trying to wipe them all out?
They’ll simply double their numbers in that period.
And didn’t you say you wouldn’t return home
until you’d defeated all of them?
So, will that be in two hundred years?
Four hundred?
The friends you finally got back
will all be dead by then.
[Fushi exclaims]
[SATORU] I admire your ambition, I really do.
But it’s unrealistic.
I cannot keep up with your lengthy lifespan anymore.
Well, you can say whatever you want!
I don’t care what the Nokkers’ excuse is.
The arrogance they have
in taking someone else’s life is just wrong!
It makes me sick! I can’t allow it!
You’re in no position to talk.
What? Yes I am!
I’m nothing like the Nokkers at all!
And how are you different?
I don’t take anything from anyone!
They’re the thieves here.
They take people’s bodies without even asking,
it’s the same as stealing.
Oh, really? Isn’t that what you do?
Have you spoken to the boy whose body you’re using now?
[gasps]
But that’s...
He told me not to forget and remember him forever.
So, to remember him, I...
Hey, you can’t talk me out of this,
so don’t even bother trying!
This is something that I have to do!
I have to bring peace to the world
for everyone’s sake!
Then do it.
I will no longer stop you.
Damn it! [grunts]
What the hell’s his problem?
I’ll show him.
I will do it!
Oh, Bon.
Hello there, Fushi.
Have you wiped out all the Nokkers yet?
[sighs] Not yet.
[laughs] Yes, I know. You’re struggling again.
Is there anything I can do for you?
I still don’t fully have the courage
to swing a sword yet.
So instead, I think I’m going to try a different approach.
And there’s someone who can help me.
[FUNA’S MOM] Funa, do you want breakfast?
[FUNA] No, I’m good!
Hey, sis,
How about you actually get me an energy drink this time?
[FUNA] What? An energy drink?
[KASABE] Morning.
[SAKI] Morning.
[FUNA] Morning, everyone!
[KASABE] Morning... Uh?
[gasping]
[Fushi Funa chuckles]
[♪ closing theme song playing]
PREVIEW
[BEHOLDER] Determined, Fushi works tirelessly
to ensure Mizuha belongs.
However, a rift forms
between Mizuha and Hanna,
threatening their friendship.
What is expected from a close friend?
And how high should the cost be?
NUMBER ONE