This was another great episode of Ao that kept the tension high and offered a lot of action and bonding. Izumo makes peace with Rin, but she and Bon nearly come to blows in a battle of egos, with Rin in the middle. Yukio punishes them with rocks, and the young group of Exwires has to work together to deal with a resurgent ghoul. One weak link and its game over for everyone.
Under duress, feuds are thankfully forgotten. Bon recites the Gospel of John in hopes of finding the ghoul’s fatal verse; protected by Shiemi, who seems to have mastered her little tree spirit, Ni, and can form huge barriers of roots. Even Izumo gets her surly fox spirits to listen to her and buys Bon and everyone else a little more time. I like how they were able to defeat their enemy, but only by a hair. It underscores how they’ll have to improve greatly both as individuals and as a team if they have any hope of being long-lived exorcists.
As for Rin, he tried to lure the ghoul away, but it split in two. Also underscored is just how much stronger Rin is than any other student, as he is able to easily dispatch his ghoul-half when he realizes no one is in sight and he can use his blue son-of-satan flames. It turns out the demon summoning teacher wanted to test Rin’s strength, and it would appear he passed. Rating: 3.5
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