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Yami no Matsuei Anime Episode Summaries
Hijiri is having a lot of fun during the sightseeing trip. Hisoka, who accompanies him, is already tired and wonders about Hijiri's enthusiasm. Hijiri remarks how he wished to have Tsuzuki with them, too. He thanks Hisoka, "I'm still alive because you protected me”. ["You" refers to both Hisoka and Tsuzuki.] Hijiri is sad that they would not be able to see each other [especially Tsuzuki] after the day. During this time, Tsuzuki has been at the school's basement storage area. He is again posing as the school doctor. The janitor thinks Tsuzuki is very dedicated to be working an extra shift. He hands Tsuzuki a package, which Tsuzuki unwraps and reveals the big cleaver inside. [The lighting makes the white labcoat Tsuzuki is wearing extremely bright, almost like Muraki's. Perhaps an effort on the animators' part to focus on the white (evil) & black (good) contrast? Note that Muraki is always wearing white while Tsuzuki usually sticks to the dark colors.] Later that night, Tsuzuki returns to Hijiri's place. He asks for Kazusa, and learns she is back in Enma Cho. Suspicious, Hisoka tests Tsuzuki on Konoe's taste in food, which Tsuzuki answers incorrectly. [Konoe, like Tsuzuki, has a weak spot for sweets.] Tsuzuki goes to take a shower, and Hijiri starts to tell him about the change of clothes. However, Hisoka stops Hijiri from following. In the shower, [which is so steamy you don't see anything. >:O] Tsuzuki is in pain again from trying to fight the demon. The demon prompts him to kill everyone. Hijiri is in his room, standing next to the window. When Tsuzuki comes in, he says, "look at the sunset. It's like the souls of the people who have died at sea”. Tsuzuki slams his hand against the window, causing Hijiri to turn to look at him. Tsuzuki demands some gratitude from Hijiri in exchange for protecting him.
{Hijiri: "Thank you." Tsuzuki embraces Hijiri from behind, startling the boy.
{Hijiri: "Wait... You're kidding, right?" Then Tsuzuki stabs him with the cleaver. As Tsuzuki starts to hack Hijiri to death, blood splatters everywhere. [The scene changes into black & white. Outside, the clouds turn red while the moon turns to a blue-ish color. The blood is also blue instead of red.] The scene ends with Tsuzuki's laughter and Hijiri's shocked face, pale against the blood pooling around him. The next morning, Hisoka reports the incident to Konoe. Tsuzuki has been possessed by the demon. When Konoe asks for evidence, Hisoka lists two. He senses no feelings from Tsuzuki, who also doesn't remember Konoe's fondness for sweets. Just then, Tsuzuki attacks their headquarters with Suzaku and Byakko. He wants Kazusa, since he has already fulfilled the contract by killing Hijiri. Konoe and Watari show up and try to stop him. {Watari: You're possessed by the demon!"} Suddenly, Hijiri appears. Tsuzuki is shocked, since he is so sure he has killed Hijiri the night before. Hijiri then pulls off the wig and reveals himself to be Hisoka. Apparently, the one Tsuzuki has "killed" is not Hijiri, but Hisoka in disguise. Hijiri and Kazusa are hiding in a safe place within Enma Cho. Back outside, Tsuzuki decides the matter has now expanded beyond the contract. Now he plans to kill everyone, saving Hisoka last for the worst torture. Byakko starts to attack Enma Cho in earnest. Feeling the building shake, Hijiri tells Kazusa to stay in the room and runs out himself. [-_-;;; Leaving a child behind like that...] Meanwhile, Hisoka asks Konoe for permission to perform a procedure that will separate Tsuzuki's spiritual power. Konoe refuses, until Hisoka explains to him their grave condition and how Tsuzuki will end up destroying them all if this keeps up. {Hisoka: "I don't want to do this either, but there is no other way."} Konoe finally gives his consent and Hisoka turns to face the entrance. [Hisoka actually looks his age here. ^_^ ::swoons::] As Tsuzuki comes in and demands to see Kazusa, Hisoka casts the binding spell on him. However, before Hisoka adds the final spell, Hijiri stops him. Hijiri doesn't want Hisoka to hurt Tsuzuki anymore. Hisoka replies that he doesn't want to hurt Tsuzuki either, but it's either the binding spell or Tsuzuki will destroy everyone else. By this time, Tsuzuki has gained enough time to break through the half-completed binding. Tsuzuki tears open the barrier and attacks. Hisoka pushes Hijiri out of the way and gets hit hard in the back. Tsuzuki starts to advance upon them. Hisoka slowly gets up and declares he will destroy the demon no matter what. Watari decides they must try to save Tsuzuki first. Tsuzuki laughs and says, "save him? I control him totally. He cannot escape my world." He also remarks how Tsuzuki isn't worth saving and, when Konoe asks why, reveals that he has indeed seen all of Tsuzuki's memories. The demon remarks how easy it is to break Tsuzuki's spirit by showing Tsuzuki the crimes he has commited in the past. Burdened by guilt, Tsuzuki will not be able to escape the demon's world. The feeling is so strong Hisoka feels it and falls to his knees in pain. After hearing Tsuzuki taunt them all, Hisoka gets up again and walks toward him, starting another binding spell. Hijiri also joins in the fight, calling out for Tsuzuki to come back to them. In Tsuzuki's mind, a young Tsuzuki runs away crying and begging for forgiveness, as blood-soaked hands reach out to him yelling out "why?" Then he changes into the grown-up Tsuzuki and says, "I didn't want this." He hugs himself tightly, then collapses. The demon appears before him in the beast form. {Surgatanus: "Where are you escaping? You're mine."} Then, Hijiri appears. The demon gets really upset. Hisoka joins in soon afterwards.
{Hijiri: "I like you." Tsuzuki escapes from the demon's control. {Surgatanus: "So it's all YOUR doing. Enma DaiOh!"} The demon is pushed out of his back. Watari comments that now they finally get to see the demon's true form. When the demon is almost entirely out of Tsuzuki's body, Tsuzuki sends Suzaku and Byakko to attack the demon, killing it. Parts of the building collapse, about to hit Hijiri. Tsuzuki screams his name, and Kazusa suddenly shows up, reaching towards Hijiri... After leaving Enma DaiOh's office, Konoe tells Tatsumi everything is now settled and Tsuzuki will not be punished for the Meifu destructions. When Hijiri wakes up again, he is told it's all over and he doesn't have to worry about the eye anymore. Unfortunately, Kazusa died shielding him from the falling debris. Sometime later, by the pond with the cherry blossoms, Tsuzuki and Hijiri are talking. Tsuzuki blames himself for trying to kill them when he had promised to protect. Hijiri reassures him it's all right, and that he should be happy for himself. Hijiri hugs him and asks him to go to the concert. He's going to play the Demon's Trill. Still sometime later, Hisoka shows up to stand beside Tsuzuki. Tsuzuki thinks Hisoka is right in saying he cannot keep the promise, since he did not protect the two people he was supposed to protect. Hisoka replies everyone understands and Tsuzuki should not worry so much. Hisoka, Tsuzuki, and Kazusa all attend Hijiri's concert, but they stand in the back. The audience is impressed with Hijiri's solo and the concert is an success. When Hijiri goes to the backroom, one of his classmates show him a bouquet of flowers and a card without names. The classmate thinks the person is careless to forget the name, but Hijiri knows who the flowers are from. He is glad they had come to the concert. {Hijiri: "My friends, wherever you are... From now on, I devote all my music to you."}
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