Tougen Anki (桃源暗鬼)

It's back! I'm gonna die!

Another one, huh?

Hey, weakling.

Hey, stay hidden!

I am!

That arm is like a parasite worm.

This one's different from the last guy.

But don't you dare ruin my fun, jerk!

I'm gonna wring every last drop out of you!

It's trapped both my arms!

This is bad. Bad. Bad.

Bad. Bad. Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad! Bad!

Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!

C-Come on, somebody do something! She'll be killed at this rate!

What do I do? I have to help!

Who? Me?

No way! No way! No way! No way!

I'll just get murdered!

And in some horrible way!

Someone will save her.

If I go, it'll be pointless.

Somebody's sure to...

When did I...

become this hopelessly timid?

In the 24 ALIVE HERE

Days soaked in blood, tangled in unease

A glance exchanged becomes the signal

Where a dream awakens, lost in the moment

So far, so far

In the 24 ALIVE HERE

Gunfire devours fairy tales

Aimed straight ahead, what's the dream?

We tame despair and glory alike

Just something you prayed to God

That wish vanishes without mercy

So swallow even what's right when you must

So far from who I was

Even being incomplete

Means you can care for someone else

Doesn't matter what it is

We'll carry out the mission we were given

So far from who I was

So far from who you were

I'm afraid

The sadness, so merciless

Only deepens the pain

In the dreaming overnight

THE UNRELIABLE HERO

She used to be my safe harbor.

Lulu. She was one year older. My very first crush.

Lulu! Watch me!

From here, I can fly, too!

Here I go!

In front of her, I was invincible.

As long as she was around, I could be a hero or even a poet.

Well? Pretty cool, right?

Yeah.

I can jump from even higher than that, easy!

Lulu was always there...

watching over me with kindness.

I was born in a little backwater town.

Lots of Oni lived hidden among the people.

She was one of them.

I loved dancing with her more than anything.

I can still picture the sunset sky while we practiced our steps together.

Not feeling well?

I'm okay.

Thank you, Rokuro.

But the truth was, she was ill.

For an Oni, the moment horns appear,

the very chemistry of one's blood changes.

Which meant she could no longer be taken to an ordinary human hospital.

We went to see the town's only Oni doctor.

I had another spell.

It's fine!

We'll beat this. You're going to get better!

Mm-hmm.

But calamity strikes without warning.

The Momotaro Agency raided our village.

They murdered the only Oni doctor.

Lulu, hang in there.

I'll go to another town and bring back a doctor!

Trust me! There's nothing I can't do, right?

You're...

always so cool.

So please stay just like that.

She was my safe harbor.

With her beside me, I could stay strong.

With her beside me, I was invincible.

After she was gone...

the worries and dread I'd kept buried swallowed me whole.

White hair spread. Insomnia gnawed at me.

Before I knew it, I'd turned into a full-blown neurotic.

Yeah, that's right.

From that day on, I was no longer the same.

Can't be helped.

Because without her, I'm completely useless.

You're always so cool.

So please stay just like that.

If Lulu could see me right now, she'd be so disappointed.

She fought so hard for me.

I can't stay like this.

If I meet Lulu again in Heaven like this,

I won't be able to hold my head high.

Since she's been gone, I haven't been cool at all.

So I've got to get strong enough to proudly say,

"Lulu, from the bottom of my heart,

I stayed an awesome guy even after you left."

To do that, I've gotta rack up a whole lot more achievements,

even if they're nothing but deeds from an unreliable hero!

Scared. So scared.

Terrified! Terrified! Terrified!

My heart hurts so bad, I can't stand it.

It's fine. It's fine!

I can do this!

Even if it isn't fine, I'll make it fine!

I may look pretty pathetic now,

but would you stay by my side?

I really can't do this without you.

Whoa.

The panic is fading!

Blood Eclipse Release!

BLOOD ECLIPSE RELEASE

FRIGID ASHES DANCE

Frigid Ashes Dance!

Mental Recovery!

Now I dance!

Ranbu!

DYING SAKURA DANCE

Dying Sakura Dance!

Frigid Ashes Dance.

He cloaks himself in a raiment of blood and begins to whirl.

Turning that blood into a blizzard of razor-sharp petals,

he raises a slicing wind at will.

How's the bite of these "scattered blades"?

Come on! Right now I'm invincible!

My body feels light.

All my anxiety is gone...

just because you're here beside me.

You're incredible.

When I dance with you...